Your Committee met on Feb 22nd and have laid out the next few steps. These include:
1) We believe structuring all input to the Faith Story under headings taken directly from the New Creed will provide a theological framework, for both our immediate work of building our call for our next Minister, and will also position us to complete other planning work the National Church has on the horizon for us. Essentially we suggest our primary Framework include lifting up the statement from the Creed: “We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence.” Areas of activity within our Charge that support this statement would be captured under the four headings: “How we live with respect in Creation,” “How we love and serve others,” “How we seek justice and resist evil,” “How we proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,” (This may sound complicated now, but we think we can make it make sense for everyone as we go forward!) 2) The Committee needs input from the Charge. This will be gathered in the following ways. .1 Groups like the Treasurers and the Trustees and others are required to share their particular wisdom and experience via template provided by the United Church. These will be shared with them in the next week, with hopes of completion within two weeks. .2 An invitation to comment on a couple of questions will be provided in an upcoming Bulletin. These can be completed (anonymously or identifiably) by anyone that wishes to participate this way. A Drop Box for returns will be located at the back of each Church building. .3 A Scenario Development Workshop is being designed and will be held very soon. Details are still being worked out, but it will be open to all and is expected to be about three hours long. If lots of folks come out for it, it may be a little longer to ensure everyone has the opportunity to engage. .4 A very short video reflecting the current life and work of our Faith Community is underway. You may be asked to supply pictures, allow your face to included in various shots or even be a short feature interviewee! This will be available online for viewing by Ministers seeking a call. Sorry for the long announcement, but we know we missed the Bulletin this week and we did want to update you. For those on Facebook, you will also find this message on our Church page and you can read it at your leisure.
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Your Committee met with Liaison Rev. Sarah Reaburn on Tuesday February 12th. The scope of work was outlined, and there is lots for everyone! The Committee will meet again on February 21st to begin building the required Profiles. We will be approaching folks for assistance with these, as using all our many hands and our collective knowledge will allow us to post our vacancy as quickly as possible. One fun project beginning immediately is a very short promotional video that we can share with those searching for a ministry 'Call.' Stay tuned for details as they emerge.
The Pastoral Relations Liaison from Region 15 to work with Milford-Gays River-Lantz Pastoral Charge has been named and is Sarah Reaburn. Your Committee has had its first meeting with her. The Journey has begun! We invite your prayers and support as we all move forward together.
Rev. Nancy Ritchie has been appointed to a half-time ministry position within our pastoral charge. Rev. Ritchie will be leading our worship and faith life until June 2019. Come meet Rev. Ritchie at one of our Sunday services.
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