[Info] From your Senior and Junior Wardens

[Dawn Martin]

And a full blown HALLELUJAH CHORUS from Australia!

Thank you God, Bishop, Wardens and all!!!!!

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On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:04 PM, "Martha Wilson" <marthawilson at towervillas.com 
 > wrote:

> HALLELUJAH!
>
> Martha Wilson
>
> --- fatheralbert at hotmail.com wrote:
>
> From: Albert Scariato <fatheralbert at hotmail.com>
> To: <info at stjohnsgeorgetown.org>
> Subject: [Info] From your Senior and Junior Wardens
> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:12:43 -0400
>
> Dear members of St. John's:
>
> Mike Flanagan and I had a very positive meeting this morning with  
> Bishop Chane. He listened intently to the "state of St. Johns" and  
> was impressed with the gains we have made financially and as a  
> community. He was also very thankful for our check for the Bishop's  
> Appeal. He thanked us numerous times for that.
>
> At the end of our report, we told him we were sent by the vestry to  
> tell him that the parish was not interested in a search and that we  
> were happy with the person we had. He smiled and said he was not  
> surprised by those statements. He went on to define the difference  
> between the terms priest-in-charge and interim rector. In his view a  
> priest-in-charge may now become a candidate for rector whereas an  
> interim rector cannot.
>
> Therefore after much positive discussion concerning the growth St.  
> John's has experienced these past 18 months, Bishop Chane is happily  
> offering us the opportunity to conduct a search and will allow  
> Albert to be a candidate for rector of St. John's. He is asking us  
> to interview at least three people, including Albert.
>
> Questions still remain as to the timing of the search. The search  
> could begin in September 2008 or maybe earlier. He has directed Mike  
> and me to meet with Canon Sulerud, canon for deployment, to work out  
> the options as to the length and scope of this search. She is  
> currently on vacation. I will call her office and find out when she  
> will return to work. With Christmas right around the corner, we will  
> need to give this much discussion and thought.
>
> Both of us felt this was a very positive meeting and the best  
> outcome we could hope for. It is right in line with what Bishop  
> Chane has offered other parishes. We now have the process with which  
> to follow!
>
> Thank you all for your help and support.
>
> Margaret
>
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