Vestry

The St. John's, Centreville Vestry (from left): Nancy Brannegan (children and youth formation), Libby McCullough (worship), Lee Griffith (Junior Warden), George Dewey (outreach and adult formation), Lisa Heller (Senior Warden), Ann Goldberg (fellowship)

"In England the annual election of churchwardens took place in Easter week. The parishioners gathered at the church to hear the outgoing wardens render their accounts and elect their successors. The parishioners assembled in the vestry, the room off the chancel where the clergy vested. The assembled parishioners came to be known as the vestry... The vestry is the legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property... The presiding officer of the vestry is the rector. There are usually two wardens. The senior warden leads the parish between rectors and is a support person for the rector. The junior warden often has responsibility for church property and buildings... The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church’s mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances."

- An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

Vestry Members

George Dewey (2027) - outreach and adult formation

Ann Goldberg (2027) - fellowship

Jim Heller (2027)

Lee Griffith (2028), Junior Warden

Lisa Heller (2028), Senior Warden

Nancy Brannegan (2029) - children and youth formation

Libby McCullough (2029), Register - worship

Vestry members serve three-year terms and are listed by their class. Wardens are noted as are vestry members' area of interest. Vestry members have portfolios of sorts, areas of ministry and ministers that they check in with ahead of vestry meetings to bring concerns and questions to the vestry. If you have a question, concern, or an idea about the church's work, you can contact the priest, one of the wardens, or a vestry member.

Parish Treasurer

Tom McDermott

Parish Treasurer, Assistant

Penny Parker

Delegate to South Fairfax Region and Annual Convention

Walt Cooner, Monti Zimmerman (alternate)