Annual Meeting Thoughts

Parish Family,

This Sunday following the 10:00 services we will be holding our 59th Annual Meeting in the Parish Hall. As usual one of the things that will occur during the course of our time together will be the election of three new vestry members who will serve as your representatives for the next three years. With this in mind I do hope to see many of you present and voting for your selections. We will provide those who are attending the 8:00 service one last opportunity to submit an absentee ballot at that service time.

In past years the focus of the Annual Meeting has been on the activities of the past year. While that is important to consider the individual reports of the various committees are included in the Annual Report which is available for your review. What I would like for us to do at this meeting is to focus on what we, your staff, would like to do in the upcoming year. So that you might have an opportunity to think about those things and ask questions and provide input on these things I have listed them below for your consideration:

1. Faith Formation
2. Pastoral Care
3. Stewardship
4. Harmony Music Leader
5. 18 - 30 Group
6. “Green” Movement
7. Clergy

In addition to hearing your thoughts and concerns in these areas the staff, vestry and I will be available to answer any questions you might have on any topic that concerns you regarding our life in the community of St. Thomas’ Church.

I look forward to seeing, and hearing from, many of you this coming Sunday.

Blessings,
John+