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May 19, 2024. Watch Now. We provide a live stream of the 9 and 11 am services for those times when you just can’t make it to The Chapel or if you’re out of town and you would like to share in the worship experience with the rest of the church body. Visit this page during our service times to join us for worship each week. Next Steps. Give ...
- Leave Taking Essentials
- Communicating Your Decision
- Preparing to Go
- Organizing For Your Successor
- Relating After You Leave
- Resources
Inform the Bishop in writing of your leaving and the date of your last service. Notify the wardens (in person) and with the wardens notify the vestry of your decision to leave. Canons require the vestry to give formal consent of your resignation. The canons require the wardens to notify the Bishop in writing that the parish is without a priest. Wit...
Assist the wardens with writing a letter to the congregation that outlines your plan for leaving and assures them that they will have support and guidance from the diocesan staff through the transition. Develop an agreement with the vestry and let the congregation know, in writing, that, 1. you value their friendship; 2. after you leave, you will n...
You may wish to schedule an exit interview with the Canon for Transition Ministry and a mutual review of ministry with the vestry and parish leaders. List all your current responsibilities, assigning a hand off date, and designating a specific person to take up that task. With the wardens, review all leadership positions, clarify roles and responsi...
Review with the wardens and vestry their leadership responsibilities for property, finance, and administration during the transition. Identify those in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home bound, noting who expects to be visited and with what regularity. Note significant pastoral concerns such as premarital counseling, pregnancies, d...
Arrange for change of address and mail forwarding. After your last day, do not return to the office to check for mail, e-mail, or phone messages. In all cases, the responsibility belongs to clergy leaving to make clear that the pastoral relationship has ended. If you are contacted by anyone who was a member of the parish during your time there, req...
Weese, Carolyn and Crabtree, Russell. The Elephant in the Board Room. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004. White, Edward A. Saying Good-bye: A Time for Growth for Congregations and Pastors. Alban Institute, Inc. 1994. Church Pension Group website at www.CPG.org.
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May 4, 2019 · The Sunday 11 AM service is available for live stream and on-demand viewing. Join us anytime on our video streaming channels: the Grace Church website , Vimeo , YouTube Live , and Facebook . You may listen to audio recordings of past Sunday Worship Service sermons on our Soundcloud Channel.
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