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.
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 2026, the VPOM is Andy Pettigrew.
Andy has lived in the DC area for 20 years and became a member of Holy Comforter in 2021. On the vestry in his second year, he serves as liaison to the Children and Youth Ministries, the Preschool and Kindergarten Board, and the IONA Fund. He graduated in 2019 from Holy Comforter’s Education for Ministry (EfM) program and was a co-mentor in 2022. Andy also serves as a verger.
If you have any comments, questions, or need pastoral care, please do not hesitate to reach out this month’s VPOM,
Andy Pettigrew.
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