Author: Lou Ellen Gibson

Early October 2024 the Parish Profile was approved by the Vestry and the Diocese and is posted on our Web Site Home Page. Click on the blue button labelled Parish Profile.  Also on October 15 we published the position opening on the Episcopal News Service under Jobs and Call.

Please remember all the nominating committee members in your prayers! Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro, Jeannine Krenson, and our newest member Richard Smith who has replaced Ric Sanchez.

The Nominating Committee was pleased to host Sally Ulrey from the diocese last week as she made a presentation regarding the data gathered from the parish-wide CAT survey. If you have any questions about the survey or any aspect of the work the committee is doing, members of the committee will be available in the parish hall between the services to speak with you this Sunday, August 11. Of course, you are free to contact any committee member at any time to discuss the search process. 

Please remember all the nominating committee members in your prayers! Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson.

Canon Sally Ulrey will be at Holy Family this Sunday August 4 for the 10 am Service to explain the results of the survey that 140 of us took in preparation for the new rector. Canon Ulrey will speak for approximately 30 minutes and will have a short amount of time for Q&A. We look forward to seeing you this Sunday! 

The Nominating Committee will be available on August 11 for a Round Table Discussion between services to answer any questions you may have about the survey results. The Nominating Committee encourages all parishioners to come to both special events.

Meanwhile, the Parish Profile sub committee is diligently working on editing the writeups from each ministry head and exploring ways of showing Holy Family as it really is – a welcoming, active, and vibrant parish ready to transition into the next phase of doing God’s work here in the Jasper area. 

Please remember all the nominating committee members in your prayers! –Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

There will be only one service on August 4 and it will be at 10:00 am. There will be no 9:15 Adult Ed that day. The reason for the change in time is because Canon Sally Ullrey from the Bishop’s staff will be at Holy Family to explain the results of the survey 140 of us took in preparation for the new rector. Canon Ullrey will speak for approximately 30 minutes and will have a short amount of time for Q&A. 

Remember! Put it on your calendar! Put a string around your finger! Tell Siri 10:00 am Service, August 4.

Also, the Nominating Committee will be available on August 11 between the services to answer any questions that folks may have about the survey results. The Nominating Committee encourages all parishioners to come to both special events. –Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

On August 4 Canon Sally Ulrey will present to the congregation highlights of the CAT survey we filled out in May. There will be only one service that day. Canon Ulrey’s interpretation will be at the end of the 10:30 service.

On August 11 at 9:15 between the two services the Nominating Committee will host a round table discussion with parishioners who would like to ask questions and/or give opinions regarding the results of the survey and the search for our new rector. 

The Nominating Committee encourages all parishioners to come to both special events. –Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

The nominating committee and vestry met jointly on June 25 with Canon Sally Ulrey to hear her interpretation of the CAT survey that we all took in May. It was a very informative meeting. Canon Ulrey will return to Holy Family in early August after the 10:30 service to highlight the survey findings. Watch for the actual date!

-Your Nominating Committee, Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

Your nominating committee is hard at work with a scheduled joint meeting of the nominating committee and the vestry on June 25 to hear the interpretation of the Church Assessment Tool (CAT) from Canon Sally Ultrey from the Bishop’s office. Sally will also return to Holy Family one of the two first Sundays in August for a congregational meeting after the 10:30 service to share highlights of the survey with the parish. We are also working on the Parish Profile which will be published electronically and is directed at potential candidates for Holy Family.

The nominating committee covets the prayers of the parishioners during this time of transition. If you have questions, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee:  Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

This parish is the “CAT”S MEOW”. Seriously, thank you from the Nominating Committee for your participation in the Congregation Assessment Tool (CAT). This survey will give clear insight to the committee in our search for our new rector. The next step is a professional interpretation of the results of the survey. We will then complete a Parish Profile that will highlight the ministries and activities of Holy Family and will be available for prospective candidates. 

If you have questions, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee:  Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson. 

The Nominating Committee has extended the deadline date for the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) Survey to Thursday, May 30. If you have not had the opportunity to complete the survey yet, please do so between now and May 30. We would like as much input from as many congregants as possible. If you need a paper copy, they are available in the church office; contact Christie to let her know you will be by to pick one up.

Please set aside enough time to answer all the questions. Read the instructions carefully before starting the survey. The survey will take about 25 minutes. All survey responses are completely anonymous.

Thank you for your willingness to be a part of this congregational assessment and for helping to build the future for Holy Family. If you have questions, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee: Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson.

The Church Assessment Tool (CAT) arrived in your emails on Tuesday, May 7. (The CAT is an on-line survey that will tell us about your experiences with, and priorities for, Holy Family.)

The nominating committee cannot stress enough how important it is for this survey to be completed in a timely manner and returned. Your input as parishioners of Holy Family is vital to the success of our Parish Profile and ultimately to the success of selecting our new rector.

The survey will take approximately 25 minutes to complete and must be completed in one sitting. The link to the CAT will be available to the people in household that use the same email. Please do not discuss the survey or your answers with others as this may influence their answers. All answers are completely anonymous. Paper copies of the survey for any who do not use email are available. Call Christie in the church office if you need a paper copy.

Committee members are Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Ric Sanchez, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro and Jeannine Krenson.