St. Paul’s is undertaking work to call our next Rector. Only rarely do we come together as a community to reflect on the church and our leaders in such a fundamental way. The main tool we will use to describe St. Paul’s and our aspirations is the Parish Profile – a document prepared by us, and shared throughout the Episcopal Church, to be read by any and all priests who are ready to accept a new calling. The work of preparing our parish profile involves parish meetings, small group discussions, questionnaires answered by parishioners, the leadership of the vestry and wardens, and the support of a consultant who guides the congregation through the process. The completed parish profile will be made available to clergy who may be interested in a call to a position here at St. Paul’s. An accompanying document, the Ministry Portfolio, will also be developed and posted on the database of the Office of Transition Ministry (OTM) for national clergy exposure.

While we might say we are in a quiet phase of the process, a small group led by John Rollins has been hard at work in developing a parish-wide survey. The survey is now in test mode with a goal of parish-wide distribution by the end of January. Once named, the focus of the Profile Committee is twofold:

The full Parish Profile committee will be named and commissioned within the next 2 weeks. You will be invited to complete a parish-wide survey. You will be invited to participate in formal or informal conversations at the church or in your community to further explore our future. The final documents will be sent to the Canon for Transition for review, then shared with the entire parish.

Please feel free to reach out to any member of the vestry with questions or suggestions.

Please keep an eye out for upcoming information about the survey. Be sure to complete it so your voice is heard!