What is Next for St. David’s?
Before Pastor Beth’s last Sunday, we were approached by the
Church of the Transfiguration, Cranston, indicating they were
interested in the prospect of merging with St. David’s. Pastor Beth,
Denise Izzi and I met with Rev. Korte, Doug Barrett (Senior
Warden) and Beth Anderson (Junior Warden) to further talk about
what the possibilities might be. At that meeting we agreed the next
step would be for the two vestries to get together, informally, to meet
and see how to proceed. We did that on July 12th. Now we are
looking at ways for the two congregations to interact. One way is to
have some joint worship services, which we are pursuing.
I want to stress that this process takes a long time and we need to
be certain that everyone is aware of the steps as we go along. Your
input is critical as we take baby steps in this process.
While the discussions of merging are ongoing, we are also looking for
a full-time Interim Priest for St. David’s. Full-time interims are not
that easy to find, but Betsy Fornal, our consultant, is trying to do
just that.
Several of you have asked us to refresh your memories as to how we
have reached this point of considering merger with another church.
The vestry will do that in September, when everyone is back from
vacation.
Meanwhile, keep St. David’s and the vestry in your prayers, asking
God’s guidance as we move along these two paths.
Faithfully,
Sue Hurn