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30 Apr 2024, 12:25 am by David Pocklington
 Other objections related to: archaeology [5, 6]; seating [7 to 9]; Vestry [10, 11]. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 1:00 pm
McCauley and his vestry claimed the right to continue to occupy the parish's property after they had joined the Orthodox Church, the Corporation of the Diocese had to become the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed to oust them from possession. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 1:01 pm
Using a by now standard tactic, they also sued individually the rectors and vestries of each of the thirty-five parishes, and alleged that they had "usurped control" of their respective parishes. [read post]
11 Mar 2015, 2:30 pm
But if the vestry and rector of All Saints improperly excluded parishioners from voting on the basis of their alleged "disloyalty," then the vote itself was improper and could be set aside. [read post]
16 Feb 2013, 10:43 am
That no Powers be delegated to a general ecclesiastical Government, except such as cannot conveniently be exercised by the Clergy and Vestries in their respective Congregations.I doubt whether any parts of Nos. [read post]
18 Jan 2015, 9:17 pm by Carter Ruml
Voluntary community liabilities might include service on civic boards or a church vestry, or charitable pledges. [read post]
2 Jun 2007, 1:04 pm
"Much of the religious symbolism of the courtroom is obvious: the cavernous public room, the rows of uncomfortable wooden pews all facing one direction, the figure in the black robe facing the opposite direction, the large wooden structure centered on a raised platform to serve as a focal point, the stereotyped, kitschy artwork, the requirement that the audience stand up and sit down on cue, the bar beyond which only the initiated may venture, even the… [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 7:59 am by Harry Styron
Dedicated volunteers who serve on church vestries and finance committees may occasionally place too much confidence in the church’s paid leaders. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 9:12 am
Not only that, but they sue the parish rectors and vestry members as well, and frequently seek punitive damages against them, both as a means of punishment and intimidation, and to make it more costly for them to have to defend themselves in addition to their parish.Q Why do they sue for those things? [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 5:17 pm
They expressed concern about a loyalty oath being required of vestry candidates and other signs that their voices were being disregarded by some parish leaders. [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 1:49 pm
The notice sent out to the members was as follows:The Vestry and Rector of The Cathedral of St. [read post]
17 Jul 2024, 1:56 pm by Lee E. Berlik
” Influenced by these statements, the vestry (a group that essentially serves as a board of directors of the church) directed the bishop to sever ties with Marshall and to bypass the remainder of the Title IV process. [read post]
21 Oct 2012, 9:07 pm
Any act that a vestry member contemplates that removes this or violates this, violates their fiduciary duty to the corporation/parish as formed. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 8:21 am
Bishops swoop into parishes, fire the vestry, order the rector out, change the locks, and most often do so without warning or explanation. [read post]
15 Aug 2017, 1:21 am
Today, those clinging to the dying remnant that was the once-renowned Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ("PECUSA" -- or, after they dropped the first adjective, "ECUSA") finally learned that there is no soul left in that scabrous body. [read post]
2 Sep 2022, 12:30 am by David Pocklington
Although most of the reported cases refer to the sale of “church treasures” as if that were a special category of property to which quite separate rules apply, it seems to me that there is no distinction in principle between the disposal…of an extremely valuable painting and that of a spare piece of carpet used in the vestry…”. [read post]
15 Jan 2012, 11:47 am
The vestry members of each of these churches, upon taking office, have sworn to uphold the doctrine, worship, and discipline of the Church. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 11:41 am
As plaintiffs’ bishop put it: “If a bishop wants to meet with a vestry, [he] would … have to be invited. [read post]