Annual Meeting and Vestry Election
Sunday, May 4 @ 10:15am

2008 Annual Meeting & Vestry Election
Sunday, May 4 @ 10:15am
The Vestry encourages you to attend this important meeting, which begins immediately following the conclusion of the 9:00am service. Childcare provided featuring a structured Godly Play preview and “feast” for all children and youth. Children are not allowed to roam the building at any time during the meeting. If you have any questions about the Annual Meeting or your status as a Member of All Saints -- please contact Elise Carlson in the office (301) 654-2488.

2008 VESTRY NOMINEES
Lyn Witt
Jan O’Neal
Richard Toikka
Tom Billington
George Fellows, Jr.
Randy Ribaudo
Todd Miller
John Hines
Nancy Morgan

Go here for candidate bios and questionnaire responses.

We will elect 5 of these nominees to fill the seats being vacated by Cabell Williams, Tom Parker, Jan O’Neal, Lyn Witt, and Richard Toikka, who are coming off the Vestry.  Note: Jan, Lyn and Richard are eligible to run again since they’re filling unexpired terms of others who resigned.

Absentee Ballots
Requests due by Friday, April 18
You can obtain an Absentee Ballot for the first ballot only by submitting a written request to the church office by Friday, April 18, and it will be mailed to you with instructions. You can email this request to elise.carlson@allsaintschurch.net.

How Do I Make Sure I Can Vote in the Vestry Election?
1) You must be a Member of All Saints Church — meaning that your baptism is officially recorded in the parish records. This may be done via letter of transfer. You must request a membership transfer to All Saints by April 4, 2008 (30 days prior to the meeting). You can call Elise Carlson in the church office and she can contact your "home" church and have them send your transfer. Elise also has forms to register you as an All Saints member. (301) 654-2488.

2) You must be a “contributor of record,” in accordance with our By-Laws.

Bylaws Amendment
The following outlines a new Vestry oath which Dr. Zahl, Bishop Edward Salmon and the Vestry unanimously support. We will be voting on this amendment at the Annual Meeting.

This proposed new Vestry oath is the first in a series of changes to the parish and All Saints Foundation bylaws being studied by the Vestry under the direction of Bishop Salmon and with my direction and support. Bishop Salmon discussed this review of our governing documents with Bishop John Chane at the recent House of Bishops meeting.

Proposed Amendment to Article III, Section 7, of Bylaws to Adopt New Vestry Oath and Explanation for Proposed Amendment

At its March 3, 2008, meeting, the All Saints’ vestry unanimously adopted the following resolution proposing to amend the existing vestry oath set forth in Article III, Section 7, by substituting the following new vestry oath:

I,________________, do solemnly swear that I confess Jesus Christ as Lord and that I will faithfully execute the office of vestry member in Chevy Chase Parish, in Montgomery County, without prejudice, favor or affection, according to the best of my skill and knowledge.

The vestry proposes the adoption of a new vestry oath in agreement with and upon the recommendation of our oversight Bishop, The Right Reverend Edward L. Salmon, Jr.

Bishop Salmon believes that the existing oath is cumbersome and fails to communicate in simple, readily understandable terms the nature and seriousness of vestry service.

The existing vestry oath provides as follows:

I, _______________, believe in the Christian Faith as set out in the “Outline of Faith” found in the Book of Common Prayer of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America.

I, ________________, do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully execute the office of Member of the Vestry of Chevy Chase Parish, in Montgomery County, without prejudice, favor or affection, according to the best of my skill and knowledge.

I, _________________, asking God’s guidance, do promise to use my best skill and knowledge to nurture a Christ centered Parish family in which people worship, know, love and talk about God, and carry God’s love into the world.