1 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 1719 N. 22 nd Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Annual Meeting: February 21, 2021 Virtual Agenda 1. Opening Prayer Rev. Dorothy White 2. Guidelines – Using Zoom/Virtual & Phone 3. Election of New Vestry Congregation 4. Senior Warden’s Report Ronald L. Carey 5. Junior Warden’s Report Olivia Brown a. Parish Hall Project/Grant b. Sharing Circle Marc Lockhart c. Food Distribution Ron Carey d. Prayer Groups Nikki Fernandes e. Wednesday Evening Prayer Lindsay Goodrich Komline f. Remembrance Cemetery Jabriel Hasan g. Service Participation Carolyn Chilton 6. Deacon’s Update Deacon Karla Hunt 7. Treasurer’s Update Ron Carey 8. Priest’s Overview Rev. Dorothy White 9. Closing and Adjournment
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
1719 N. 22nd Street Richmond, Virginia 23223
Annual Meeting: February 21, 2021
Virtual Agenda
1. Opening Prayer Rev. Dorothy White
2. Guidelines – Using Zoom/Virtual & Phone
3. Election of New Vestry Congregation
4. Senior Warden’s Report Ronald L. Carey
5. Junior Warden’s Report Olivia Brown
a. Parish Hall Project/Grant
b. Sharing Circle Marc Lockhart
c. Food Distribution Ron Carey
d. Prayer Groups Nikki Fernandes
e. Wednesday Evening Prayer Lindsay Goodrich Komline
f. Remembrance Cemetery Jabriel Hasan
g. Service Participation Carolyn Chilton
6. Deacon’s Update Deacon Karla Hunt
7. Treasurer’s Update Ron Carey
8. Priest’s Overview Rev. Dorothy White
9. Closing and Adjournment
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ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2021 ANNUAL MEETING
21 February 2021
Report from the Senior Warden, Dr. Ron Carey
The year 2020 more than challenged us to continue living normally.
Normality indicates a sense of habit, of comfort and our choice. Maybe,
just maybe, we are being forced, pushed and commanded to develop new
normal, filled with ventures of places we have dared to go. Our lives and
behaviors are now directed by many factors beyond our control. We, St.
Peter’s have weathered this storm through more visual communication,
more understanding and adhering to our “Family of Faith” mission.
Accomplishments continue and new groups were established:
• Food distribution efforts increased from two to four a month. More
provision, from others was provided.
• Pastoral care and support to members, neighbors and community grew in
scope. Church became an increased action and less of the building
• Communication among vestry continued monthly. This was an hour of
prayer, direction and action among persons you entrusted with decisions
responding to our mission.
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• Our Sunday service, through Zoom, allowed for prayer, extended greetings,
welcoming of new persons and a learning of biblical study by our Priest.
• The financial position of 2020 is strong and 2021 budget indicates
continued progress.
All is well. However, changes are inevitable. Fr. Terry, wife Tiffany and
Langston moved to Texas. Patience and blessings continue in our
leadership. Rev. Dr. Dorothy White joined us and shares love, knowledge,
shepherd qualities and involvement. We continue to accept challenges,
love to our mission and discern what God has in his plan for us.
It is my privilege to be a vestry member and enjoy your support.
Report from the Junior Warden, Olivia Brown
With the occurrence of the 2020 pandemic around the world, our church
family of St. Peter’s has begun to realize how valuable our coffee hours
have meant to us. By the Grace of God, we have been able to keep our faith
community together each Sunday since the church shut-down, March 6th. It
was during this time that we began our Sunday sessions by way of the
internet-zoom. We are still very strong in our membership and increasingly
gathering new people to join us each Sunday. Our coffee hours have
offered an opportunity for us to see one another, to receive blessings from
our inspirational sermons and gatherings in small groups so that we can
fellowship and digest the information received from the Word of God.
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The kitchen in our facility needs to be remodeled for us to have a place
where we can prepare our meals and meet and greet one another with
spiritual nourishment. Thus, we are applying for assistance from the Scott
Foundation for funds to provide for this work to be done.
The Scott Foundation offers money to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia for
capital improvements for mission churches. The total cost of the work that
we are proposing is estimated at $14,995 to complete all three projects.
The Foundation has $35,000.00 which will be divided between several
churches in need. This is the reason that we have prioritized our requests
for any funds to assist with these projects. Our first priority will be our
kitchen, our second, will be the women’s bathroom which we would like to
make handicapped accessible. The third, would be the work that needs to
be done in the men’s bathroom. If you have any questions about these
projects, you may address them to Daniel Komline and Johnnie Payne who
will be supervising and overseeing the work.
Any assistance that we are blessed to receive from the Scott Foundation will
be greatly appreciated.
Report from the Sharing Circle, Marc Lockhart
The Sharing Circle is an initiative to connect church members who might
need things with those who can make them available. It began in April
2020 in response to the pandemic to provide disinfectant, wipes, spray
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bottles, toilet paper, and paper towels to any member who needed them. It
later grew to serve neighborhood residents with a generous donation from
St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Outreach Ministry.
As the need for paper products and cleaners diminished, the Sharing Circle
shifted its focus to projects and activities. Over the course of last year,
many members offered or received items and services through the Sharing
Circle, such as:
● Distributed Lysol, wipes, and towels to lots of folks
● Gave rides to medical appointments
● Called members who do not attend coffee hour to keep in touch
● Provided a used bike for a member’s mobility
● Transported a dozen people to vote last November with Souls to the Polls
● Cooked and distributed Thanksgiving meals
● Put together Christmas bags of prayer cards and gifts for teenagers and
delivered them to the group home across the street
● Assembled and delivered Lenten bags
● Began a partnership with River Road Baptist Church
I would like to thank Olivia, Karla, LaVerne, Lindsay, Daniel, Thom, Margaret,
Torey, Peter, Jay, and Marilie for their participation. Their energy kept us
connected during this time of social isolation and strengthened our
relationship as a church and with the community. I am deeply grateful for
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all of their efforts and look forward to what the Lord may guide us toward
in the coming year.
Report from the Food Distribution Program, Dr. Ron Carey
Numerous national and state level reports constantly use and continually
refer to the rising number of citizens facing and experiencing homelessness
a lack of food for family. Many long lines of person, waiting sometimes for
hours, may leave with little or no food because the amount of food for the
day is depleted. The pandemic, identified with loss of job, not receiving
replacement checks or other factors have plunged the numbers to a new
low.
Here at St. Peter’s, where our food distribution began more than ten years
ago, we continue to partner with Peter-Paul Development Center (PPDC) to
feed those who come to the Parish Hall to receive bagged food. The
distribution is held each Wednesday at 8:30 am with the adherence to
COVID-19 protocols (masks, distancing, etc.). No one is turned away!
Many of you have consistently provided funds through pledges of
restricted funds. These funds are used to purchase canned food items and
other anticipated needs of our recipients. Additionally, weekly homemade
soups and breads from the Underground Kitchen (UGK) are welcomed. Our
committee, volunteer congregation, meet to assist in many ways to ensure
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safety, carry food to vehicles, assist with prayer, provide requested services,
and transport food to homes. Likewise, we use the COVID-19 protocols to
keep our group healthy, while we are together.
The numbers on each distribution day varies from forty to seventy. We
look forward to this opportunity to serve.
Thank YOU – St. Peter’s
Report from the Intercessory Prayer Group, Nikki Fernandes
For the past year and a half, the St. Peter's intercessory prayer group has
met for an hour on Saturdays to pray for the needs of the church, the
neighborhood, our city and our Nation. Originally, we gathered once a
month, but during the spring and summer of 2020, after sensing the
greater needs of the pandemic, we moved to weekly virtual meetings.
Currently, the group meets twice a month on every second and fourth
Saturday from 3 - 4 PM. During our time together, we share prayer
requests, meditate on a scripture, and then alternate praying over requests.
We prioritize praying for the patrons of our food distribution during every
meeting. Anywhere between 3-6 St. Peter's members typically attend, but