themessenger Monthly Newsletter of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church MARCH 2013
VOLUME 102
ISSUE 03
A Message From the Senior Warden By Tom McGehee
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s we enter into the Easter season we often think of renewal and so it is also for our St. Mark’s family. As we all now know The Rev. Mike Chalk will be leaving us after 19 years of exceptional leadership and we now begin the process to find his successor. It will be a daunting task but with the help of many, it will go smoothly. Bishop Lillibridge and The Rev. Joann Saylors met with the vestry at our February meeting. Joann is the Canon for Deployment & Congregational Development for the diocese. They have provided us with an outline for this search, “Steps in the Rector Search Process”, which was handed out at the Winter Gathering and a copy of which is also found in this newsletter. She will help us throughout the search process. Mike and I are currently reviewing names which have been submitted in regard to the search committee. We should soon be choosing a chair for this search committee and subsequently choose those who will serve on the committee. We want to reflect the makeup of the entire parish with those who are chosen to serve on this search so it will be both a thoughtful and prayerful process. I want to thank all of those
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individuals who have contacted me with names and suggestions as to those best suited to serve on this committee. We hope to have this committee in place by the beginning of summer. The next step in the search process is the development of a Parish Profile. This will be done with the assistance of Joann and the Diocesen office. The Parish Profile is based upon a series of questions which will be answered by the congregation in regard to the specific beliefs and needs of St Mark’s. This profile will be supplemented with our parish history, descriptions of our ministries, photographs and other information to aid candidates in their discernment in regard to their/our church. It is very important to the search process that this Parish Profile be as complete as possible and accurately reflects our beliefs as a church family. Therefore, your input is vital. We planned two workshops in regard to the Parish Profile. These workshops will be on Saturday mornings June 1st and June 15th. You need to only attend one meeting. Additional information will be made available as soon as possible. For those who already have great summer vacations planned and will be out of town on those dates there will be several ways for you to submit your thoughts. There will be an
identical questionnaire available at the church office and we are working on a method of sending and receiving this data electronically.
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IN THIS ISSUE: Budget Report ................................................ page 2 Ministry Spotlight .......................................... page 3 Easter Flowers ............................................... page 5 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE ........................... page 10