Vestry

The Vestry

Holy Comforter’s Vestry consists of 12 persons, each elected by the congregation to serve no more than a three-year term. The terms of each group of four are staggered so that four are elected annually and four are retired. The Vestry carries out its canonical duties through an organization of the officers (senior warden and junior warden), register, secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, committee chairs, and members at large, with the Rector as the chair. In making a commitment to serve, each Vestry member gives their time and talents to fulfilling this role.

Vestry Person of the Month (VPOM)

Each month one Vestry member is the Vestry Person of the Month (VPOM). The role of the VPOM is to serve as the point person for our combined interaction within the Holy Comforter community and the Vestry’s canonical role and responsibility in promoting the spiritual well-being of our parish.

For the month of July 2024, the VPOM is Kathy DeSanti-Paulini.

Kathy and her husband Joe have been members of Holy Comforter since they moved to Vienna in 1995. They have two adult children. Bobby and his wife Becca and daughter Adeline live in Vienna. Olivia, a pharmaceutical professional, lives in Arlington.

On the Vestry, Kathy serves as the Vestry liaison to and a Board Member of the Holy Comforter Episcopal Preschool; and Vestry representative for Children’s and Youth Ministries and the Iona fund.

She was a facilitator for the Confirm not Conform program for 12 years and an adult chaperone for 1 youth pilgrimage and 4 mission trips. She is an Education for Ministry graduate and supported monthly dinners at Mt. Carmel House. On the Vestry she currently serves as your Junior Warden.

If you have any comments, questions, or are in need of pastoral care, please do not hesitate to reach out this month’s VPOM, Kathy DeSanti-Paulini.