In This Section:
Office Helpers | Art, Furnishings, & Memorials | Church Helpers
Kitchen Ministry | Capital Improvements | Finance Committee
Stewardship | Long Range Planning | Vestry

Office Helpers
Do you enjoy meeting new people, answering questions, or filing? The church offices at All Saints’ are always in need of friendly folks to help in the office, and you even get your own desk to sit at!

Art, Furnishings, & Memorials
This group organizes plans our church spaces when remodeling, furnishing, or updating is needed. If you love color and design, and enjoy helping make rooms more inviting and functional, this group would love your help.

Church Helpers
This group of volunteers gathers approximately every two months on Saturday mornings to care for our grounds and to do small maintenance projects inside the church buildings. Help is always appreciated, whether you can come for one hour or four, and no experience is necessary.

Kitchen Ministry
Our dedicated kitchen teams gather on a monthly basis to clean and organize our Great Hall and Conference room kitchens. Volunteers are needed for different crews to work once or twice a year for a Saturday morning.

Capital Improvements
From overseeing the installation of the sprinkler system to guiding the construction of the atria, this group of volunteers manages capital improvement projects both large and small.

Finance Committee
This committee meets on a monthly basis to help oversee our budget and help determine spending needs.

Stewardship
The Stewardship committee is composed of a varied group of parishioners who plan and implement our yearly stewardship campaign. This group meets on a monthly basis during the year, with more frequent meetings scheduled as needed during the campaign.

Long Range Planning
All Saints’ has been in a sustained growth period for several years, and this group is dedicated to planning for the next ten to fifteen years. We are in the process of evaluating existing space needs, and are looking for ways to improve our facilities, as well as planning for new ones.

Vestry
During our annual parish meeting each fall, we elect parish members to serve a threeyear Vestry term. If you would like to be nominated for the Vestry or would like further information about the role of a Vestry member, please contact Glenn Smith, our Sr. Warden, at glsmith@bellsouth.net

Q: What does the Vestry do?
A: A vestry is the legal governing and decision–making body of a parish church, consisting of the rector and elected lay representatives. Its duties include calling the rector, approving the budget, making policy, and approving expenditures.1 As leaders of the church, vestry members are responsive to the total needs of the parish and act in the best interest of the parish as a whole.

Q: What are the qualifications for nomination?
A: The Vestry of All Saints’ Church is currently comprised of 18 members, one third elected each year for a threeyear term. Under Standing Resolution #5, a person considered for nomination to the vestry shall be one who:
· Is committed to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and to the spreading and acting out of the Good News to all people.
· Faithfully and regularly participates in the worship of this parish.
· Is actively involved in the total life and ministry of the Church.
· Pledges a proportionate amount of his or her income to support the Church, and whose total giving for all charitable purposes is projected as a tithe, or whose pledge is part of an increased percentage working towards a tithe.
· Is a person who deeply cares about people because His Lord does, and in this light believes that the Church is people and that buildings are only incidental.

1A Dictionary for Episcopalians, John N. Wall

For more information about any of these volunteer activities please contact the
All Saints’ Church office at 879-8651, or office@allsaintsbirmingham.org.