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D&S Team Meeting: August 29, 2010
The Discernment & Search Team met on August 29 with Diocesan Deployment Officer Judy Fried. She gave us feedback from some of the candidates in the first phase of our discernment and search for our tenth rector. The diocese has received some inquiries and applications for our re-opened position. After the bishop reviews the applications and approves these candidates, we will begin reviewing their files. We expect to receive additional applications after the semi-annual Transitional Ministry Conference which Judy will attend in late September.
The Team is reviewing the goals and descriptions of our parish and the language used as we describe ourselves on our web site and in our printed materials. Our next meetings will also focus on reviewing the questions we ask candidates in our phone conversations.
D&S Team Meeting: August 4, 2010
Several members were absent because of prior commitments, but those attending were eager to resume the discernment and search process for our tenth rector. Senior Warden Sandy Card and Treasurer Jim Albert reported on the negotiation process with the former rector-elect and the D&S Team was able to ask questions.
Our rector opening is again listed on the national Episcopal Church Deployment Office Positions Open Bulletin, the Transitional Ministry Newsletter, the Diocese of Central New York web site, and our Trinity Memorial web site. Statistics for 2010 have been updated and the Team reviewed the position profile.
A lengthy discussion was held concerning “How are we doing?” We discussed the dynamics of team participation and we considered some things that had been done well in the first phase of our process and some things that we would like to do differently this time.
The Team reviewed the essay questions that candidates submit with their résumés. We also reviewed a timeline for this phase of our process.
The Team’s next meeting will be on Sunday, August 29. We will meet with Diocesan Deployment Officer Judy Fried.