We, as the Vestry of St. Paul's Church, are very excited to both honor St. Paul's history and to embrace the challenges of the current community, as we move forward to effect positive changes for our parishioners, church and communities.
"The vestry is the legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property... The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church's mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances." http://www.episcopalchurch.org/19625_15561_ENG_HTM.htm
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| Vince McMahon, Senior Warden, has been a member of St. Paul's since 1998, transferring here from St. Paul's in LaSalle, IL. He previously served on the vestry in both these parishes. He is a retired teacher and coach, completing his 50th year of football coaching in 2008. He has had one book and 12 articles published on coaching football and/or baseball. He and his wife, Pat, have two children--Kurt, who teaches computer science at NIU, and Kara, who is married and is the principal at Dundee Middle School. He is an avid golfer and also enjoys reading biographies and historical non-fiction.
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| Brad Cripe, Junior Warden, and his family joined St. Paul’s in the spring of 2008, having moved here from Nebraska. He is a professor of taxation in the Accountancy Program at NIU and is married to Rochelle, a marketing specialist at the DeKalb County American Red Cross. Brad and Rochelle spend most of their time with their young son, Andrew, who loves the attention of St. Paul’s parishioners during coffee hour. Brad and his family joined St. Paul’s because of the warm welcome they receive every Sunday, the wonderful music program, and the liturgy of the Eucharist.
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| Patricia Brown, Treasurer, information forthcoming.
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| Rita Anderson is a life-long member of St. Paul’s, being baptized, confirmed, and married in the church. She has been a Sunday school teacher as well as the Sunday school director while raising their sons and foster children. She has been active on many committees’ through the years and especially available on lobster day. Her hobbies are reading, quilting and traveling. She attended Kishwaukee College and Northern Illinois University. Rita is a community volunteer working for the DeKalb County Community Foundation and with non-profits agencies in DeKalb County. Following 20 years as foster parents for hard to place teenagers, and after the death of her youngest son she started the Hospice Teddy Bear Program making teddy bears for those who are grieving, now nearing its fifteen-year. She has worked as the Office Manager for DeKalb Poultry Research, Inc. for 28 years and now ten years with the Foundation as their Development Assistant. Her husband is George “Jack” Anderson and they have three sons, Thomas (decreased); Jeffrey (Amy) Anderson and Stephen (RuthAnn) Anderson. They have one granddaughter Allison, and five grandsons, Jared, Brandon, Bradley, Hayden and Cole.
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Michael Duffy is the Music Librarian and Head of Branch Libraries at NIU. He has M. Music in musicology from Northwestern University, Master of Library and Information Science from Dominican University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University. Michael enjoys listening to all kinds of music, and likes to play classical and occasionally jazz trumpet music. Michael began playing trumpet for St. Paul’s in 2007. Michael also plays trumpet with the DeKalb Municipal Band in the summers and enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife, Kristin and daughter, Nora. This is Michaels first year on the vestry.
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| Peggy Newby joined St. Paul's in 2004, and is currently serving on the Vestry as well as the Search Committee. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother, and is a registered nurse at the DeKalb County Health Department. She has lived in DeKalb County all but two years of her life, and is lucky to have nearly all of her family nearby. Peggy enjoys her work on the Altar Guild, and also serves as a lector and usher. She has experience on a search committee, having served in that capacity in her previous church.
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Hazel Retherford and husband Larry, have been members of St. Paul's since 2000. They moved here from Cincinnati, Ohio, where they attended St. Thomas Episcopal church in Terrace Park and All Saints in Cincinnati where she was a vestry member and Stephen Ministry trainer. A background in social work and an introduction to Stephen Ministry during a family illness led to her becoming a Stephen Minister and then taking the training in St. Louis to be a leader. This has led to a special interest in Pastoral Care. Hazel and Larry have three grown children Robert, Stephen and Martina and two granddaughters.
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