The 265th Annual 
PARISH MEETING
Sunday, January 25
 following the 11:00 a.m. service

Vestry Elections
Bryan Hawkins, Wright Montgomery, and Claiborne Porubsky have been nominated to fill three open Vestry positions.  Bios for each is listed below.  

Dea Baldwin has been nominated as his Junior Warden.

Ramzi Assad, Guy Baldwin, John Clemens, and Tricia Nixon will be concluding Vestry terms on Easter Monday. 
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Bryan S. Hawkins, Esq.
Bryan Hawkins has been a member of Saint Paul's Church since 2011. Bryan graduated from the University of Georgia and the Mississippi College School of Law. He is a practicing attorney in Downtown Augusta and specializes in workers' compensation law. Bryan serves an Usher at Saint Paul's and has previously served one term on the newly formed Evangelism Committee. As of January 1, 2015, Bryan is serving as the Chairman of said Committee.

Bryan has recently concluded his second term on the Board of Directors at West Lake Country Club and would bring to the Vestry his previous Board experience, which included governing a multimillion-dollar non-profit member-owned corporation. Additionally, Bryan would bring to the Vestry his business acumen having owned and operated a small business of his own for 5 years, and 8 years of legal experience having practiced law in the State of Georgia since 2006. Finally, Bryan would bring to the Vestry an understanding of current trends in social media/web-based marketing, which would enable the Church to reach out to potential new parishioners.

Bryan is interested in bringing in more young families as new parishioners because he believes families are the foundation of a strong and vibrant Church. To do so, Bryan believes we need to devote more resources to our youth and childhood Christian education programs, while not compromising our commitments to our outreach ministries, our first rate music ministry, or the maintenance of our historic building. Bryan believes his experiences as a lawyer, a businessman, and his previous community involvement serving on other Boards will assist the Vestry in moving Saint Paul's forward.

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Wright Montgomery
Wright Montgomery has been an active member of Saint Paul's Church for most of his life. Baptized at Christ Church in Savannah, he and his family joined Saint Paul's parish after moving to Augusta in 1990. Since then, he has ardently participated in the practices and liturgy of the Episcopal Church, and has devotedly served as acolyte, choir member, and Audio-Video Operator.

Wright moved to Athens in 2006 to attend the University of Georgia, and after graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture, he moved back to Augusta in 2012, and currently works at Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. Since his return, he has continued to play an active role in the church, and looks forward to serving on the Vestry.
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Claiborne Porubsky
I am a life long member of Saint Paul's Church-I was baptized, confirmed and married here. I grew up going to Sunday school, singing in the choir and acolyting. After graduating from Augusta Prep, I attended Wake Forest University and then returned back to Augusta. I worked for Glaxo Smith Kline as a pharmaceutical sales representative. I married my husband, Eddie, in 1998 and we have two children-Claiborne,11, and Austin,8. Claiborne and Austin enjoy serving as acolytes. 

At Saint Paul's Church, I have served on the Nursery Guild, co-chaired the stewardship campaign and volunteered for angel tree. In the community, I am on the Episcopal Day School Board of Trustees and serve on the executive finance committee. I value and appreciate the faith based education my children receive at EDS as it helps them grow in their spiritual journey. I enjoy playing tennis, practicing yoga and traveling with my family and friends.

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Dea Baldwin
Monty Osteen has been a member of Saint Paul's Church since 1975.  He has served as Senior Warden (three times), Junior Warden, and as a member of the Vestry.  He led the search process for the Interim Rector, George Muir.  At the Diocesan level, he served on the Board of Officers of the Episcopal Church in Georgia for four terms (28 years and three Bishops). Additionally, he has served in a leadership role in every capital campaign and major fundraising initiative since 1975. Monty currently serves as Senior Warden, filling an unexpired term, Chairman of the Saint Paul's Endowment Committee and President of the Oglethorpe Foundation. He has also been a sponsor of Tuesday's Music Live since its inception.  

Monty is a retired bank executive, having served as Chairman and CEO of Bankers First Corporation. He is active in civic and community service organizations and currently serves on numerous Boards of Directors.

Molly and Monty have been married for 47 years and have two children, Greg and Drayton, who both grew up at Saint Paul's, and two grandchildren.

Annual Report



The 2014 Annual Report is available for your review prior to the Annual Meeting.  Printed copies will be available in the Narthex  on Sunday morning and at the meeting Sunday afternoon.