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Grace Church Vestry

Our vestry is the governing body of the church. Our members are elected in our Annual Meeting taking place on the fourth Sunday in January. Vestry members serve a three year term, and officers are elected for a one year term. 
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Barbara Rudy, Warden 
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William Taylor, Warden - "Bill" Taylor is the Headmaster of Trinity-Pawling School. He is a graduate of Kenyon College and Yale Divinity School at Yale (MAR). He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the New York Association of Independent Schools. He has also served on the boards of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, The Children's Museum of Memphis, The Melrose School, and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He has served on the vestry of Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Collierville, TN and was a Deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2006. 
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Cathy Shanks, Treasurer - 
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Molly Hurley -  Molly has a Masters In Social Work and before retiring worked as a Hospice Counselor.
She continues to be active raising money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation/Millbrook Play For Pink event, and is currently on the board of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Vero Beach Town Committee. She is married (Scott) with a grown daughter (Allegra).
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Lisa Lacey 
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Marion Thompson - Marion is retired from Literacy Connections as a trainer of volunteer teachers and coordinator of student and tutor pairings in Dutchess County. Marian has been singing in Grace choir for 35 years, and was a member of the vestry for 7 years during Doug Fisher’s tenure. She has also been a member of the Boards of Dutchess Outreach and the Clinton Community Library. Marion is married to her husband Gleed. They have one son Fletcher.
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Marli Higa 
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Val LaRobardier - Val was born in Wyoming and raised in Montana. She came to NYC for college at Barnard, Columbia University. Val later moved to Dover Plains where she raised her three sons. She is a professional genealogist, and co-historian of Dover, and serves on several boards and committees. She designed and taught a cultural arts curriculum at Immaculate Conception School grades pre-k through 8.
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William (Will) Cox - Will is the son of a Presbyterian minister from a small valley in West Virginia, and the  father of four children. He found the Anglican tradition during Covid-19 through outdoor services at Grace and morning prayers with Dean Robert Willis of Canterbury Cathedral. 

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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission & Values
    • History
    • Father Matt
    • Staff
    • Episcopal Diocese of New York ↗
    • The Episcopal Church ↗
    • Annual Report
    • Contact Us
  • Worship
    • Services
    • Music & Arts
    • Resurrection Church Window
    • Sermons
    • Moments of Grace
    • Life Events > >
      • Baptisms
      • Confirmations
      • Weddings
      • Reconciliation & Healing
      • Funerals & Memorial Garden
  • Church
    • New to Grace Church?
    • Episcopal Evangelism
    • Pastoral Care > >
      • Ministry for Senior Citizens
      • Wellness Programs
      • Counseling
    • Fellowship Groups
    • Christian Formation > >
      • Sunday School
      • Adult Education >
        • The Way of Love
        • Prayer
        • Spiritual Direction
    • Special Events >
      • St. Nicholas Bazaar
  • Community
    • Millbrook Community Preschool ↗
  • Our Partners
    • Comida de Vida Food Pantry at St Thomas ↗
  • Gracious Giving
  • Family Resources
    • Storytime@Grace
  • Online Service Bulletin
  • Español
  • Grace Newsletters
  • Resurrection Church Window
  • Blessing of our Sacred Earth
  • Vestry
  • New Windows at Grace