Minutes July 21, 2013

ST ANNE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Mission Committee Minutes

July 21, 2013

St. Anne’s Mission Committee met on July 21, 2013 at Mike Battle’s office.  Rebecca Lovelace opened with a prayer.

Members present:  Dan Ennis, Mike Roberts, Mike Battle, Julie Hearn, Kevin Shea, Rebecca Lovelace

The majority of the meeting was a discussion on writing a mission statement.  The following statement was drawn up and unanimously approved:

ST. ANNE’S MISSION STATEMENT

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church strives to be a joyous community that welcomes all people who seek to know Christ in their minds, hearts and lives.

We gather together at God’s table, offering diverse gifts, but of one spirit, becoming the body of Christ and gratefully receiving God’s grace.

We go out into a broken world, guided by scripture, tradition and reason, honoring Christ’s command to serve others, believing that through God’s presence in our community, we can advance God’s kingdom in the world.

The group then discussed how to handle pastoral needs, particularly crisis needs (such as serious illnesses in the congregation and deaths/funerals in the congregation).  It was agreed that we need to prepare a hand-out for the congregation on who to contact in cases like this.  Church members will be instructed to contact Dan Ennis and/or Rebecca Lovelace.  Rebecca agreed to be the designated Mission Committee member who would handle pastoral needs.  We then discussed setting up some sort of formal relationship with one or two of our supply priests, where they could serve as the “priest on call” for pastoral needs that require a priest’s attention.  It was agreed that Rebecca would consult with Bishop VonRosenberg on this idea, and report back to the mission committee.  Rebecca will also work on a hand-out for the parishioners.

Respectfully submitted,

Rebecca Lovelace