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This column will normally appear in the Eagle. Since the Eagle is not published in the summer, we are distributing this column separately.

  Transition Report

In this column, the wardens, vestry and search committee will request input from and offer reports to the parish on the transition process. One of our first tasks is to nominate a slate of candidates for the search committee to be elected at a special parish meeting this fall. 

The search committee will be your representatives in identifying a short list of candidates for rector to be presented to the vestry. The vestry will discern which candidate to call. The search committee is a committee of the vestry that will include the wardens and up to 10 other parishioners (including 3-5 vestry members).

Criteria for Search Committee Membership:

• Baptized Christian, member of the Episcopal Church;
• Knowledgeable about the church;
• Voting member of the congregation—affiliated with the parish for at least 6 months;
• Mature in faith and practice, participate regularly in worship, supports the church with financial pledges, involved in ministry in the church and community;
• Willing to commit to weekly meetings, and work outside of meeting times;
• Willing to travel to meet with candidates in their home parishes;
• Able to work with others; and
• Able to respect the confidential aspects of the process.

The nominating committee will prepare a slate of candidates taking into consideration the criteria listed above, demographic diversity, representatives of both Sunday services, new and long-term members, representatives of our various ministries including children and youth programs, music, liturgy, parish life, stewardship and outreach. The goal is a committee that will represent a cross section of our parish.

Call to Action: All parishioners are invited to submit names to be considered for nomination to the search committee. Please contact any member of the nominating committee…Joan Beattie (beattiej@kent-school.edu), Chris Boshears (CBB@christopherbboshears.com), Winston Fowlkes (jwfowlkes@earthlink.net) and Mary Schinke (mary@schinkelaw.com)...to suggest a search committee candidate. Please consider the criteria and include in your suggestion the qualifications of the person and the reasons the person would be a good search committee candidate. The deadline for submitting names is July 4^th.

- Mary Schinke, Warden