From the Vestry August 2026

Hello and welcome to August!

I hope everyone’s summer is going well and possibly getting out on the water or headed to the mountains for cooler air!

I would be remiss if I didn’t share some of the great volunteer work that has gone on this past month. First, I want to thank Jeff McClelland for his six years as the Newsletter Editor. His consistent performance month after month meant so much for our parish and communicating all that is going on. Thank you for all that you do Chef Jeff.

Second, thank you to our Jr. Warden, Jeff Loustaunau. He tackled what we thought would be a small repair that turned out to be huge in the Parish Hall, and got it done in record time! Way to go Plain Jeff!

- Music and Youth Ministries on the Move

If you have wandered to the far end of the Parish Hall, you have noticed that there has been a huge transformation between the two classrooms. The Choir Room has flipped with the Youth Classroom. As our youth ministry grows, we need to have the youth classroom closer to the Nursery for restroom purposes and trained supervision.

With the leadership of Ann DePeyster and the Choir, they were able to clean out the choir room as it had become the “gathering place” for many items, many of which were not related to music!

- Christ Church Painting – 1900

A week ago, the Reverend Scott Krejci donated a beautiful painting of Christ Church Parish. The painting was created around 1900 and depicts the church at that time. Apparently, this painting hung at Rosegill for some time. The artist is unknown, but it is a wonderful opportunity to see what our Parish looked like at the turn of the 20th Century.

Thank you, Scott, for your wonderful gift. We will view it for many years to come!

There are many other projects occurring in and around the church so please read on and learn about all that’s happening.

Finally, Kathy and I will be on the road for a bit, and I will not be submitting any articles for September and October, but you will be in good hands with Reverends Randi and Peg and your Vestry Members to help you each and every day.

Yours in Christ,

Tom Clarke, Senior Warden