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Vestry

The Vestry is responsible for enhancing both the spiritual and organizational life of the parish. It manages all church property and assets, approves the budget, and authorizes major expenditures. All Souls has senior and junior wardens, a treasurer, clerk, and ten additional members. Keep these Vestry members in your prayers — they have many responsibilities, and they are much appreciated!

MEETINGS

Meetings of the Vestry are held the 3rd Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m. and are open to all members of the Cathedral.  Copies of the minutes can be obtained through the Cathedral office.

MEMBERS

Each year the Nominating Committee considers proposed vestry members and recommends a slate of candidates.  This slate is then approved by the Vestry.  Elections are held each year at the Annual Meeting, where nominations are also accepted from the floor.  Four positions are filled each year, for three year terms.

Officers

Lewis Sorrells_sm.jpg Senior Warden:  Lewis Sorrells (2008-2010)
Lewis, a native of Haywood County, lives  in East Asheville with his wife Mary, a member of the Cathedral choir, whom he met and married at All Souls in 1978.  Initially attracted by the music, Lewis fell in love with the liturgy and with the All Souls community, and has remained active in the life of the parish. He has served previous terms on the Vestry, and has worked on the Adult Education, Outreach and Stewardship Commissions.  He currently serves on the Altar Guild.  Lewis and Mary have two children, Rachel and Franklin, who grew up at All Souls.  Franklin lives in Asheville and Rachel lives with her husband and three children in Bakersville.   He is a co-owner of Accent On Books in North Asheville.

john-johnson.jpg Junior Warden:  John Johnson (2009-2011)
John and Margie lived part time in Montreat, NC, for 15 years and then, since retirement, have permanently moved here. They joined the Cathedral of All Souls in 2007. Both grew up in Morristown, TN, where he was the president of a petroleum distribution company and also was elected Mayor for 18 years. He is a graduate of Davidson College. John held a variety of positions at All Saints' Church in Morristown where Margie was Organist and Choirmaster. At All Souls, John currently serves on the Finance Committee and is a Teller. He has done volunteer work for many agencies. Margie and John have two children, five granddaughters and one grandson.

Jack ParsonsTreasurer:  Jack Parsons
Jack has called All Souls home since 1986 and has served in a number of ways.   In addition to being Treasurer since 2008, he sings tenor in the Cathedral Choir and serves on the Capital Campaign Building Committee.  He has served as an elected member of the vestry including a term as Junior Warden, previously served as Treasurer from 1997 to 2000 and was a member of the Dean's Search Committee in 1996-1997.   After 20 years as CFO for the Blue Ridge (now Western Highlands) Mental Health Authority, he nows works for several different agencies through his own Business Consulting firm, specializing in healthcare budgeting, billing and planning.   He holds degrees from Wake Forest and Rollins (MBA) and lives in North Asheville with his partner Leland, a dog Stout and a cat named Wonka. 

jeanne-cagle.jpgClerk:  Jeanne Cagle
Jeanne Middleton Cagle has been an active parishioner, along with her husband, Tommy, for around 20 years.  She has been a Sunday School teacher, Vestry Member, Liturgical Minister, member of the 9:00 choir, and chair of the Food Booth Committee.  She was a founding member of All Souls Counseling Center and remains a huge cheerleader for that organization. In her daily work, Jeanne is the director of Mountain Area Residential Facilities, Inc., a small nonprofit serving adults with developmental challenges.  Jeanne enjoys baking and reading in her off time.  This is her first year as Clerk of the Vestry, following Bev Gaines, who indeed has been a hard act to follow.

2008-2010 members

Bill Doyle_sm.jpgBill Doyle
Bill has been an active member at All Souls for over ten years. He and his wife, Amy Congdon were married here in 1997. Over the years he has been involved in softball, EfM, DOCC, teaching Sunday school, coordinating All Souls volunteers for the last two Episcopal houses and working with All Souls ministry to New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Bill has been powerfully motivated by All Souls to work in community outreach and to seek to serve Christ in all persons. He is an acolyte and an usher at the 11:15 service. Bill enjoys reading, stargazing, making beer, gardening and playing with his dogs.

Nancy Marlowe_sm.jpgNancy Marlowe
Nancy Marlowe is a writer and editor who retired as columnist and features editor of The Asheville-CitizenTimes newspaper. She is a member of the ethics committees of Mission Hospital and of Care Partners. She is community representative on the Cancer Institutional Review Board of Mission Hospital.  She is a member of the board of directors of the Buncombe Country Library System.

Eric Ordnung_sm.jpgEric Ordnung
Eric and his wife Lynn have been members at All Souls for 14 years and have taught Sunday school for 11 years. Eric has also been a member of the Properties Commission for a number of years and is a team leader for Mike's Mowers, the volunteer group that takes care of the grounds. During the week he is a physical therapist assistant at Aston Park Health Care Center. Eric is an avid gardener, landscaper and photographer. He and Lynn live in West Asheville with their dachshunds, Emma and Darcy. He and Lynn have both fallen in love with Italy and travel there whenever possible!

2009-2011 members

ted_ahl_2.jpg Ted Ahl 
Dr. Ernest Theodor Ahl, Jr. (Ted) was born in Atlanta. He is a practicing pathologist at the Asheville VA Hospital.  While in Boston, Ted became an Episcopalian, and was confirmed at The Cathedral of St. Paul. He first came to All Souls with his late partner Carroll Ensley, who had grown up at All Souls. Ted's service to All Souls over the last ten years has been great and varied, from serving on the Vestry to chairing the Organist/Choirmaster search committee, to singing with the Adult Choir for 10 years. His adored English Cocker Spaniels—Madison, Jefferson and Adams—virtually guarantee that his life remains complicated!

smith.jpg Ellison Smith
Ellison, his wife Electa, and their two children Brooke and Matt, have been members of All Souls since moving to Asheville in 1999. Ellison was born in western North Carolina, but grew up in Goldsboro, N.C. He attended Furman University, UNC Chapel Hill Medical School and completed his medical training in Boston. He and his family have enjoyed participating in many All Souls opportunities and activities. Ellison practices rheumatology at Asheville Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center. He is an outdoorsman and enjoys running, biking, climbing and paddling.

Susie StokesSusie Stokes
Suzanne (Susie) Prior Stokes grew up in Elba, Alabama. She has been at All Souls since moving to Asheville in 2006 to live in the mountains and be closer to her two children, their spouses, and three grandchildren. Her work at All Souls includes being a facilitator for the Newcomers Class led by Brian, preparing the Table for the Wednesday noon Healing Service and Eucharist, and working in the “brownies, cookies, & bread” area of Food Booth. Susie attends the 9 o’clock service. She is a die-hard fan of The University of Alabama, is a retired college professor at Troy University, and enjoys trying to become reasonably good in creating stained and fused glass art.

2010-2012 members

ak-benninghoffen.jpgAK Benninghoffen

AK and her husband Jeff have two young children, Dottie and Bert.  They moved here in October of 2005 from California where they were members of All Saints in Pasadena.  Their rector, Ed Bacon, had worked with Todd in Jackson, MS so, happily, they came straight to All Souls on his recommendation.  AK taught the kindergarten Sunday School class for one year and currently teaches the Middle Schoolers.  Together, Jeff and AK have directed the Epiphany Service for the last couple of years.  She enjoys participating in the All Souls Book Group when time permits, and loves attending the Kanuga Family weekend.

kay-mantiplyclark.jpgKay Mantiply-Clark
Kay and Blair Clark and their son, Macon, claimed All Souls as their church home in 1991 upon being invited to visit.  Their attachment to and reliance on the family of All Souls has grown and Kay is deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve on the vestry. Kay is a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner currently working for CarePartners in the community, serving persons with life limiting, chronic illnesses for whom the dying time of life is more certain than for others of us.  She is grateful that she can find nourishment and healing through her work and certainly through her life at All Souls.  "Being a healing intercessor brings healing to me that extends to my work as a nurse and being a part of the All Souls family is a gift not unlike the gift of each morning's light and each night's darkness." 

ken-dotson.jpgKen Dotson
Ken is a human resource officer at Volvo.  He and his wife, Melissa, have been active participants at All Souls for over five years.  They have two children.  Ken has been an active member of the Altar Guild for several years and has been Chairman of his Altar Guild for most of that time. His is a familiar face at the annual Porch Sale and at Room in the Inn. He has been involved in the Youth Group and has a real interest in and talent for extending hospitality to members of our church family as well as visitors.

brenda-lilly.jpgBrenda Lilly
Although Brenda Lunsford Lilly is a native of Asheville, she spent 27 years in Los Angeles working as a television writer and producer for a variety of ‘family- friendly’ programs.  Her work has been acknowledged with several awards, and she has served on professional boards and as a literacy program mentor.  In 2005 Brenda moved back to Asheville with her husband, Michael, and continues to work as a writer, college professor and arts volunteer. Since joining the All Souls family, Brenda has worked with Room in the Inn, assisted Todd Donatelli with his sabbatical grant, and served as a volunteer for other parish programs and events. 


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