2021 Vestry Nominees...

SAVE THE DATE!
ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 2021

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given of the Annual Meeting of St. Luke’s Church, Granville Ohio on Sunday, February 21, 2021. This meeting will be held on Zoom. The purpose of the Annual Meeting shall be to elect Vestry members; to receive reports by the Vestry officers, and organizations of the Parish; and to conduct any other business that can properly come before the meeting.

A Nominating Committee has been formed by the Vestry; whose members will place a slate of candidates for Vestry before the Annual Meeting. The congregation will be electing three new members. The terms of 3 members of the Vestry: Pat Ford, Karen Dowdy-Fullin, and Barb Mighton expire as of the Annual meeting.

VOTING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
Article I, Section 3 of the Code of Regulations of St. Luke’s defines Communicants in Good Standing as follows:
All communicants of St. Luke’s Church who for the previous year have been faithful in corporate worship, unless for good cause prevented, and have been faithful in working, praying, and giving financially to St. Luke’s Church, are to be considered communicants in good standing. This determination shall be made by the Wardens.

Article II, Section 1E
Persons eligible to vote in the Annual Meeting shall be those sixteen years of age or older who have been Communicants in Good Standing, as verified by Church records, for not less than six months preceding the day they wish to vote. A list of eligible voters, compiled by the Parish Administrator and Wardens, and approved by the Vestry, shall be available at the meeting. Ballots will be distributed only to eligible voters.

According to the by-laws of the parish, Article II, Section 1E, those eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting are as follows: CLICK HERE

PROPOSAL FOR A NINE-MEMBER VESTRY MODEL
If approved, adoption of this proposal will be entered into the by-laws and will become effective with the election of the 2021 Vestry.

ST. LUKE’S BY-LAW CHANGE PROPOSAL
Beginning with the Vestry elected in 2021, the Parish of St. Luke’s will be represented by nine parishioners elected from members in good standing.

VESTRY NOMINEES ARE:

Josh Whittington: Josh grew up in Granville and graduated from GHS in 1993. He then attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Upon graduation, he headed west; starting his career with Accenture in San Francisco. Today, Josh is a VP, Solutions Engineering at Deltek HQ'd in Herndon, VA. Josh has been a member of St. Luke's for nearly seven years. He is joined in faith with his wife, Robin, and their children, Gwyn (11) and Ellis (9). Josh enjoys skiing, hiking, playing guitar, gardening, and spending time with his family. This is his second rotation in Vestry and as the liaison to the Finance Committee.

Ginny Sharkey: Ginny and her husband Greg met at Denison many,(too many to count!) moons ago. They returned to Granville in 1995 to raise their four children and began attending St. Luke's at the invitation of Bruce Westall. Ginny works at Denison today and has served St. Luke's in many positions including teaching Sunday school, leading Adult Education programs, Stewardship campaigns, and serving as Senior Warden. She looks forward to serving once again, if elected.

Ginny Sharkey: Ginny and her husband Greg met at Denison many,(too many to count!) moons ago. They returned to Granville in 1995 to raise their four children and began attending St. Luke's at the invitation of Bruce Westall. Ginny works at Denison today and has served St. Luke's in many positions including teaching Sunday school, leading Adult Education programs, Stewardship campaigns, and serving as Senior Warden. She looks forward to serving once again, if elected.