Annual Meeting and Amended Bylaws
Please plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 24th at 9:15 a.m. on Zoom. At the meeting we will elect new Vestry members, vote on some amendments to the parish by-laws to bring them into alignment with current church practice and policy, welcome our new Deacon Shug who is being ordained on the 23rd, and say goodbye to Joseph+ and Rob+.
Zoom information for Sunday, January 24 Annual Meeting
- Zoom link: http://bit.ly/SPECsundaycoffee (The Annual Meeting is taking the place of regular Sunday forum)
Meeting ID: 815 0169 0657
Passcode: 719071
The Nominating Committee announces the following candidates who, if elected, have consented to serve St. Peter’s Church: Ann Babington, Bob Craig, Jimmy Grimmett, Claire O’Brien, and Lynn Stockwell.
Ann Babington
Ann Babington has been an active life-long member of St. Peter’s, and recently retired after being on the staff for seven years as Director of Christian Education. She has served as a Lay Reader and a member of the Handbell Choir for 25 years, and was also a Sunday School teacher, Confirmation Class Assistant, a member of St. Peter’s Cares, and a past President of the Woman’s Guild. In the community she has been on the Boards of The Haven of Grace and The Junior League of St. Louis, and is President Elect of the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club. For twenty years she was Assistant Head, Director of Admission, and Pre-Primary Division Head at the Forsyth School
Bob Craig
Bob has been a member of St. Peter's for twenty-five years. He and his wife Jan have four grown children, Brent, Kristen, Margot, and Melanie and four grandchildren. Brent and his wife Margit and their two daughters are also members of St. Peter's. Bob is an Ear, Nose, Throat, and Facial Plastic surgeon. He has previously served as a member of the vestry in Oklahoma and at St. Peter's.
Jimmy Grimmett
Jimmy was raised in the Methodist Church in Bowling Green, MO. In junior high he began exploring his faith and converted to Catholicism. After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, Jimmy moved to St. Louis, where he is a general contractor and owner of a masonry company. Jimmy found his way to St. Peter's and the Episcopal Church in 2011 by way of his fiancée, choir member Amanda Meinen. He attended musical events and services sporadically until 2017 when he decided to go all in. He participated in Confirmation classes and was received into the Church. He is a lay reader, participates in Friday morning bible study, and is regular participant in the monthly men's breakfast. He follows his mother's advice, who says, "We're all trying to get to the same place, we're just taking different highways." He is happy to be traveling this highway with you.
Claire O'Brien
After growing up in Kentucky, Claire moved to St. Louis to attend St. Louis University School of Law. Claire grew up in the Presbyterian Church (PC USA), and her husband, Pat, grew up in the Catholic Church. On a search for compromise, Pat and Claire attended St. Peter's, and found just what they were looking for. Their daughter, Cece, was born in January of 2019, and baptized in the church the following November. Claire practiced law for several years and is currently working at Washington University School of Law in the Office of Admissions and the Center for Career Development.
Lynn Stockwell
Lynn and her husband, Stephen, moved to St. Louis in 2015 from North Carolina along with their 3 daughters, Audrey, Madison, and Sloane. When they moved to St. Louis, they found St. Peter's and have been active members since. Lynn has been a Sunday School teacher for several years as well as involved in the Christmas Pageant, Sunshine Ministries sandwich making, and Children's Chapel. Lynn is a pharmacist and the Chief Pharmacy Officer for Ascension Health.