ELIZABETHAN PROSE:    Message From The Rector

 It is "Come to Meeting Time"!

 

    Most of us prefer to avoid business meetings; they seem to have proliferated to such a point that they have become the bane of modern existence.  To be honest, most meetings are downright boring.  However, if the organization or cause is dear to our heart, we make a point to attend. 

     With this in mind,  I call us to the Annual Parish Meeting of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on  Sunday, January 17th  following the abbreviated service of Holy Communion.  At the conclusion of our Parish Business Meeting, we will reconvene in the Undercroft for fellowship and lunch. 

    As we come together as a parish family to lay the foundation for the ministry and mission of St. Luke’s in 2010, we will be following an ancient practice .  From the foundation of the

Church, Christians have met together in  councils to seek the will of the Holy Spirit as  people who worship and serve Jesus Christ as  Lord.

     At the Annual Meeting, the Rector's Report  will be presented, the yearly budget discussed and approved, and lay leaders elected for vestry and as delegates to the Diocesan Convention. 

   The good news is that being a smaller congregation, this will not take too long.  But being a smaller congregation  also means we need your presence!   We need everyone to make plans to join us

    Many years ago, I complained to a priest, much older than I at the time, about the poor attendance at most Parish meetings.  His response was that this was a good sign because it meant people were basically happy with how things were going... and he warned me to be wary when too many people showed up for the Annual Meeting because that meant there was trouble!

      Well, I disagreed then and I disagree now.  I believe for the Church to be healthy every voice needs to be heard and everyone needs to know what is happening.   The Annual Meeting is an important part of this process.

      I look forward to seeing all of you as we “come to meeting” on January 17.

A Blessed Epiphany,

Elizabeth +