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Annual Parish Meeting and Vestry Nominating Committee for 2012
 The Cathedral Vestry has adopted Vestry Election Procedures that include the naming of a Nominating Committee and guidelines for conducting the Vestry election at the Annual Parish Meeting.
The Annual Parish Meeting will open on Sunday, January 22, 2012 and close on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Click HERE for the schedule and agenda.
Click HERE to learn about the nominees.
The adopted Vestry Election Procedures document gives the Nominating Committee the responsibility of creating and announcing the election slate, announcing and coordinating the annual meeting, providing for the election itself, and for the announcement of the election results.
For a complete timeline of the nomination process, click HERE.
Diocesan Canons establish eligibility to vote. You must be present, 16 or older, and an enrolled, confirmed, communicant in good standing of the Cathedral congregation. If you are uncertain of your eligibility to vote, please contact Peggy Tucker at ptucker@christcathedral.org or 615.255.7729.
2012 Vestry Nominating Committee
Members of the 2012 Nominating Committee are:
Michael Hasty - appointed by the Senior Warden
Ken Hinman - appointed by the Dean
Mary Herbert Kelly - from the retiring 2011 vestry class
Sandra Merritt - appointed by the Dean
Scott Smith - from the retiring 2011 vestry class
The committee's term of service shall end following a successful Vestry election.
Vestry Nominations Timeline
This is the working timeline for the 2012 Nominating Committee.
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Date |
Event |
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 3pm |
Nominating committee meeting to organize process |
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Sunday, November 20 and November 27, 2011 |
Order of Worship insert about the committee's work |
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Sunday, December 4, 2011 |
Deadline for recommendations to the committee from the parish for potential nominees |
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 3pm |
Nominating committee meeting to prioritize and develop nominee contact list |
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 through Sunday, December 18 |
Nominees contacted and nomination list finalized; committee meets to refine as needed |
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Monday, December 9, 2011 |
Vestry Nominations presented to the Dean, Wardens, and Vestry |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012 |
Biographical information and head shots collected by committee from nominees |
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Sundays, January 8, January 15, and January 22, and 29, 2012 |
Order of Worship inserts with Vestry nominees and information about Annual Meeting |
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Monday, January 9, 2012 |
Parish mailing with Vestry nominees and information about Annual Meeting |
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
Email distribution of Vestry nominees and information about Annual Meeting |
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
Opening of Annual Parish Meeting; introduction of nominees, nominations from the floor, Vestry election begins |
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
Annual Parish Meeting and Lunch; Vestry election concludes and results certified; nominees notified |
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Monday, January 30, 2012 |
Vestry election results announced via email and parish mailing |
Annual Meeting Schedule and Agenda
Sunday January 22, 2012: Opening of the Annual Meeting and Vestry Voting begins
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Time |
Location |
Description |
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7:00am |
Nave |
Holy Eucharist, Rite I |
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8:30am |
Nave |
Holy Eucharist, Rite II |
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9:30am |
Nave |
Opening of Annual Parish Meeting (immediately following the post communion prayer)
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Introduction of Vestry Nominees
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Floor nominations
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Overview of next Sunday 01/29/2012 Annual Meeting and lunch
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Annual Meeting goes into Recess
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Voting opens in Parish Hall
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9:45pm until 12:45pm |
Parish Hall |
Voting stations open |
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9:50am |
Cathedral Campus |
All Sunday School classes proceed as normal (there will be no Forum this Sunday due to vestry voting) |
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11:00am |
Nave |
Holy Eucharist, Rite II |
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12:45pm |
Parish Hall |
Voting stations close |
Sunday January 29, 2012: Annual Parish Meeting, Lunch, and Vestry voting ends
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Time |
Location |
Description |
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8:30am until 12:30pm |
Parish Hall |
Voting stations open |
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9:30am |
Nave |
Holy Eucharist, Rite II |
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10:45am |
Nave |
Annual Parish Meeting resumes from recess
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Introduction and Agenda
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2011 Reports
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2012 Plans and Budget
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Draft Mission Statement Presentation
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Voting continues in Parish Hall
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12:00pm |
Cheek Hall |
Lunch |
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12:30pm |
Parish Hall |
Voting stations close |
The Vestry election results will be communicated on Monday 01/30/2012 via email and postal mail.
Documents and Downloads
November 20, 2011 Service Leaflet Insert
Vestry Election Procedures for Christ Church Cathedral
Canons of the Diocese of Tennessee
Nomination Process Information
Starting on Sunday November 20, 2011 through Sunday December 4, 2011, parishioners are encouraged to forward any recommendations for the Vestry slate to Mary Herbert Kelly at maryherbertkelly@gmail.com or 615.292.5262. There is no need to secure the permission of the individual suggested to the Nominating Committee. The Committee will follow-up as needed. The slate of nominees created by the Nominating Committee will be announced to the congregation at least two weeks in advance of the election. Per the canons of the Diocese of Tennessee, an opportunity to make nominations from the floor will be provided the congregation prior to open balloting.
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