Vestry

The Vestry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Lebanon, PA is the legal, canonical (church law), and financial “board of trustees”
for the church. It is chaired by the Senior Warden(warden of the rector) and Junior Warden (warden of the people.)

Members are elected for three-year terms and lead the parish in setting policies and goals, maintaining the buildings, and raising financial support for the mission of the parish. For questions about the Vestry or to contact individual members, contact the Secretary/Treasurer of the church at 717-272-8251 or secretary@stlukeslebanon.com.

  
  

       Current Vestry Members

Dr. George Conner, Senior Warden
     Occupation: Former chief of Otolaryngology Dept. at Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine

     St. Luke’s :
Vestry member several times, Junior & Senior Warden several times, choir member, former property
chairman, co-chair of Capital Campaign for new organ (1978), member of men’s group, free noon meal, Co-chair
of New Hope Campaign for diocese, delegate to diocesan convention, “official” photographer of parish, member
of Church Growth & Development Committee, member of website committee,

      Community Affiliations
: associated with Lebanon VA Hospital.

Bob Kunath,  Junior Warden
     Occupation:  Physician Assistant at Veterans Administration Medical Center;  former teacher and athletic coach.
     St. Luke’s:  Member for over 10 years; Vestry 2007
     Community Affiliations: VA Medical Center; involved with federal issues, such as lobbying on Capitol Hill
and national professional organization.

Linda Arguedas
     Occupation: Vice-President of Ironwolf International, LLC, a business consulting company.  Formerly, the
Childcare Coordinator for the Lebanon VA Medical Center and the Director of Projects for Contract Consultants
in Harrisburg, coordinating conferences, meetings, trainings and publications for the Office of Mental Retardation.
     St. Luke's:  A member of the St. Luke's family since 1995.  She has chaired two Holiday Bazaars and is
currently a member of the Church Growth and Development Committee and 150th Anniversary Committee. 
    Community Affiliations:  President, Lebanon County Mental Health Association; Vice President, Lebanon
County Fatherhood Initiative.

John Bingaman
    
Occupation:Psychologist
     St. Luke’s: U
sher, member of Church Growth & Development Committee, vestry member,
              host, Stewardship Committee, church member since 2006
     Community Affiliations
: Disaster Crisis Outreach Referral Team

Don Blyler, Jr.
       Occupation:  President/Owner of Donald Blyler Offset, a Commercial Printing Co.
       St. Luke’s: Member since marrying Mary Kolovani in 1964; Active in St. Luke’s Boy Scout troop in
the late 1950’s.  

      
Community Affiliations:  Member of Middle Creek Chapter of Ducks Unlimited; Eastern Chapter
of FNAWS; Past President of Blue Mountain Chapter of Safara Club; donates printing to many local
non-profit organizations; past board member of Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce.


 Brad Bross
       Occupation:  Material handling specialist for Advanced Equipment Co., Inc.
       St. Luke’s:  Brad and his family became members in 1990.  He has served as an usher, was on the
property committee and helped with the youth group—camping, fishing, hiking and skiing.  His wife
Theresa (now deceased) was active in ECW, a Sunday school teacher, a Vestry member and also helped
with youth group activities.  Their four children participated in the choir, played hand bells, and served
as tapers and crucifers. 

      Community Affiliations:
Member, Antique Automobile Club of America and gun clubs.
  


 Matt Clarkson
       Occupation:
sales rep for Sun Microsystems
       St. Luke’s:St. Luke's Church School program with wife, Tina...vestry, father of acolyte son,
                        Grant and future acolyte son, Luke
   
   Community Affiliations: coach for CQM football, 32nd Degree Mason, board of directors of
                        neighborhood civic association in N. Bethesda,MD, membership committee of
                       Lebanon Country Club,full time husband and father

 John D. Gragson, Clerk of Vestry
      Occupation:  Attorney at Law, KTHL Law Offices, PC.
      St. Luke’s:  Member of Vestry; Representative to the Worship Committee, the Anniversary History
Committee,Church 
      Community Affiliations:  Member of the Lebanon County Bar Association and an Inspector for
the Board of Elections.

  Warren Hoopes
    Occupation:
Retired Clergyman (Methodist)
    St. Luke’s: vestry member, member of church anniversary committee, lay Eucharistic minister,
serves free noon meal, lay reader, member of Church  
  Growth and Development Committee, host,
 conducts services at Hearthstone.
    Community Affiliations: Outreach, member of Harmonia Club

Keith Nusbaum
     Occupation:
Colonel, US Army (Ret). 

     St. Luke’s:  Member since 1998, Lector; Vestry member 2005-2007; Worship Committee
member, member of Church Growth & Development Committee

Bernie Yohn
      Occupation:
Tri-axle dump truck owner/operator
      St. Luke’s: Sanctuary choir, Festival Choir, vestry member, co-chair of New Hope
Campaign for diocese, property chairman
     
Community Affiliations: None at present