To the people of Saint Alban’s Church:
Thursday evening May 30, 2013, we held a special vestry meeting at 7pm in the parish hall. This proved to be a significant occasion in the life of the church. We met with the Rev. Joan Anthony, canon to the ordinary of the Diocese of Olympia, who guided the discussion. We looked at how the vestry can make a plan to meet the basic financial obligations of the parish and to accomplish the transitions the congregation needs to make to meet the challenges of the future.
Among the necessary transitions will be a reduction in funding for personnel.
After prayer and careful consideration I have discerned that it is time for me to conclude this pastoral relationship. So I am planning to resign as rector effective August 31, 2013. My last Sunday with the congregation will be on the day of the parish picnic, August 4, 2013. Soon after that my wife and I will depart for our annual family vacation.
It has been a great blessing to enter into Christ’s ministry in Edmonds with the people of Saint Alban’s Church. The gospel has been proclaimed, the sacraments administered, and thanksgivings celebrated. We have been together for baptisms, weddings, and funerals. We have served together with joy.
From the end of August my wife and I will be working toward bringing our time in town to a close. Please pray for us as we seek new adventures. We pray for you as you seek to participate in the ongoing work of the Spirit here in Edmonds.
The vestry wants you to know that Canon Anthony and the Diocese will be working with you during this important time of transition. The Bishop will appoint a priest-in-charge in due course, to carry on the pastoral and sacramental ministries. The process will be open. Please do not hesitate to contact any vestry member with any questions or concerns.
Faithfully yours,
Father John
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20, 21)
Re: Thursday evening special Vestry meeting 7pm Parish Hall
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Thursday evening May 30, 2013, we held a special vestry meeting at 7pm in the parish hall. This proved to be a significant occasion in the life of the church. We met with the Rev. Joan Anthony, canon to the ordinary of the Diocese of Olympia, who guided the discussion. We looked at how the vestry can make a plan to meet the basic financial obligations of the parish and to accomplish the transitions the congregation needs to make to meet the challenges of the future.
Among the necessary transitions will be a reduction in funding for personnel.
After prayer and careful consideration I have discerned that it is time for me to conclude this pastoral relationship. So I am planning to resign as rector effective August 31, 2013. My last Sunday with the congregation will be on the day of the parish picnic, August 4, 2013. Soon after that my wife and I will depart for our annual family vacation.
It has been a great blessing to enter into Christ’s ministry in Edmonds with the people of Saint Alban’s Church. The gospel has been proclaimed, the sacraments administered, and thanksgivings celebrated. We have been together for baptisms, weddings, and funerals. We have served together with joy.
From the end of August my wife and I will be working toward bringing our time in town to a close. Please pray for us as we seek new adventures. We pray for you as you seek to participate in the ongoing work of the Spirit here in Edmonds.
The vestry wants you to know that Canon Anthony and the Diocese will be working with you during this important time of transition. The Bishop will appoint a priest-in-charge in due course, to carry on the pastoral and sacramental ministries. The process will be open. Please do not hesitate to contact any vestry member with any questions or concerns.
Faithfully yours,
Father John
Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20, 21)
Re: Thursday evening special Vestry meeting 7pm Parish Hall
http://stalbansedmonds.org/2013/05/re-thursday-evening-special-vestry-meeting-7pm-parish-hall/
