The Transition Team is still hard at work to make the transition from Father Chris Berg,s retirement to a new permanent priest for our parish as stress-free as possible. Currently we are looking into the development of a form which will tell us the responsibilities of each committee or commission of St. Andrew's. Matt Jenkins is developing the form, and Carole Wollard, Judy Rowcliffe and Char Wall will compile the information received. The goal of this form will be to ensure that no responsibility needed to keep our church operating smoothly is overlooked.
We all know that Fr. Chris did many tasks for the various committees. We need to know what he did and how that task is now being dealt with. We also need to know the responsibilities, purposes and goals of the many groups in the church. We need to know of any roadblocks groups encounter while trying to achieve their goals.
For instance, The Companion committee has learned that we need to do some different things with the address page of the newsletter to prevent late arrivals of the newsletter to parish homes. The committee apologizes for any inconvenience the late arrivals of the last newsletter may have caused parishioners and it wants to assure that problems are being worked on and will be resolved.
The team really wants to stay in touch with parishioners, and the suggestion box at the back of the church is one way to do that. Another way is to bring your concerns and comments to the team's members. These include: Carole Wollard, Matt Jenkins, George Rogers, Mark Taylor, Judy Rowcliffe, Marcia Bottomley, Bill Foster, John Ferris Jr., Francine Klein and Charlotte Wall.
We will address each concern and comment as they come to us. All will be kept confidential, and we will do our best to resolve any problems that may occur during this time.
Charlotte Wall on behalf of the Transition Team
St. Andrew's Mission Statement
The mission of St. Andrew's Church is to show forth powerfully the love of God in Christ, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, by means of worship, fellowship and service to all who come to us, to those whom we seek out and to one another. Corporately, we will grow in numbers and in tangible and intangible resources. Communally as well as personally, we will grow toward the full maturity of Christ.
