Dear fellow travelers at Trinity,
At yesterday’s vestry meeting, your leaders discussed how to respond to the question raised at the October retreat: “How did we get here?” Our hope is to develop a timeline, a kind of “case study” of the past few years, to discover what we can learn from the past as we plot a course into the future.
At the October retreat, Rev. Mary Slenski encouraged us to have that timeline ready by the celebration of the Reign of Christ, which was last Sunday. I admit I thought that a bit optimistic! And, indeed, putting together that timeline and considering what we might learn needs more time. It was my original hope to have these materials ready for our annual meeting, and that is now our goal. The vestry determined yesterday that our annual meeting will be Sunday, January 30, 2022. (Please mark your calendar!) We hope to use that time to build on the insights of our October retreat and continue to chart a course forward.
One last piece of news from our meeting is that Cynthia Wolpert has decided to end her service as junior warden. I am grateful for all her efforts to keep Trinity organized during this interim time; she has been a great help to me getting on board. The vestry has determined to leave position of junior warden vacant until our annual meeting.
And speaking of wardens and vestry: Your leaders are now surfacing names to invite to serve on the vestry beginning in 2022. If you would like to nominate someone, or might like to serve yourself, please email me (rector@trinitychurchhp.org) or a member of the vestry.
Above all, thank you for both your commitment and patience in this interim time. I know many are eager to know especially who Trinity might call as priest-in-charge and how that person might be chosen. The vestry and I continue to be in conversation with the diocese and hope to have more news to share soon.
On to Advent!
Bryan
