Vestry asks for input in regards to Draft Ministry Plan

Now I know only in part.

Then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

In the last months of 2022, Calvary's Vestry began an important discussion in the life of our church. It was time to be honest with ourselves and with this community about the challenging years we had just passed through. We had to admit that, as a somewhat smaller congregation that had weathered a global pandemic, the plans that we made in a previous decade were no longer sustainable. But we also began to see that new expressions of who we know ourselves to be are possible in this place. At the core of our identity as the Episcopal Church in Fletcher is an abiding desire to know one another and to be fully known.

With this desire at the center, the Vestry has worked throughout 2023 to envision and draft a plan for our shared ministry in the coming years. This plan has been shaped by the input of parishioners at the Annual Meeting and through the Parish Survey. Now we welcome your feedback on the Draft Ministry Plan to help us see what is good, what needs improvement, and what is missing. The plan consists of four sections:

 ·         A statement of the values we share as a community

·         An expression of the hope we see in the world

·         An articulation of God's call on our common life

·         The areas in which that vocation is enacted at Calvary

 You will find that each Vocational Area has a set of goals we intend to reach and the objectives we will need to meet along the way. If you are a "big picture" person, please let us know if this plan as a whole seems to reflect the life you encounter at Calvary and the possibilities you see in this place. If you are more detail oriented, please dig into the minutiae for the hidden or missing pearls. You may send your comments to Father J. at jclarkson@calvaryfletcher.org. While the Vestry will look to formally adopt this plan in the fall, please know that this process of planning and evaluation is one which will continue so that our life together may flourish.