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Vestry Position Open
The Vestry is the elected body that leads and guides our congregation, attending to its spiritual and temporal needs. Are you feeling called to serve St. Mary's in a new way this year? The chair for Growth and Communications is transitioning off the Vestry to pursue other forms of ministry, and we are in need of someone to complete their term of service, which will end in January 2025. A brief description of this position follows; there is also a link to a full position description below. The total time commitment is about 8 hours a month, including meetings.
Growth & Communications Ministries:
Making St. Mary’s a Welcoming and Inviting Place for Everyone
The Growth and Communications Ministries team aims to create ongoing church growth through programs of invitation and welcome, celebrating the gifts and inclusion of newcomers. To that end, we coordinate internal and external communications focused on newcomers to increase pathways toward becoming a part of St. Mary’s and to create a more intentional presence in the broader community as a progressive and welcoming church.
Growth and Communications-Specific Responsibilities:
Along with the ministry team:
- Craft St. Mary’s message to emphasize the unique ways that we understand the Gospel and its application to 21st-century North American life.
- Develop and implement a welcome program to fully connect with new members and visitors.
- Work with other established committees at St. Mary’s, including:
- Outreach Ministries to ensure St. Mary’s presence and involvement is known;
- Adult Christian Formation Ministries to increase opportunities for newcomers to receive educational information and create opportunities to share the newcomer’s spiritual journey;
- Community-Building Ministries to focus on church growth activity among current church members, including providing volunteer opportunities to increase participation.
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