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July 20, 2008 - Download our Search Survey
July 1, 2008 - An Update from Your Search Team
I am praying for God to give me patience ... and I wish He would
hurry up!!!
It seems like just yesterday, yet so long ago, that Fr. Dan answered
God's call to serve as Bishop of Nevada. It is evident in so many
ways that God is holding us in His arms, Christ's love is strong in
our church family, and the Holy Spirit has moved in mysterious, yet
glorious ways.
Still, we must move forward in our search for a permanent Rector, and
I am happy to report that we are perfectly on schedule. I have heard
some say in comments of patience how important it is to allow time
between Rectors, and time for us to heal and prepare as a
congregation. While this all is true, we are not waiting around for
some prescribed period of healing. The process simply takes a certain
amount of time, and the healing, buffer, preparation space is allowed
to happen while the process moves along.
The Search Team is so thankful of your participation in the first
phase of Let Every Voice Be Heard: Our Core Values. These group
activities helped each of us reflect on and discover what is really
important at St. Francis. The results were evident in each group. We
will share more of the results with you in the future.
The next step in our self-discovery will be Let Every Voice Be Heard:
The Written Survey. This survey will be coming out in July. Please
follow the instructions in the survey, and return it promptly. This
is your opportunity to give us more detailed information about who we
are, as well as your thoughts on our new Rector. We want and need
feedback from every one of you!
After this survey is returned, the Search Team will create the Parish
Profile. This instrument will accompany our "help wanted" ad that
will be distributed by the national church. That is when we finally
start looking at real people, and they take a good look at us, to
find the new Rector for St. Francis.
At just over three months since we formally began this process with
the diocese, we are on schedule, and confidently moving forward.
Thank you all for your love, patience, and prayers.
Peace.
The Search Team
Team Members:
Bryan Hinson
Jason Hobbs
Barry Jenkins
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Guy Lachine
Dell LaBorde
Gladys Malone
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Judy Sexton
Parrish Smotherman
Crystal Watkins
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