Dear Peacemakers,
Judi and Frank Creneti were among the first people to sit around a table and imagine a church, later to be named Peace. Judi has worked diligently and with great care as pastors’ assistant for five years. She brought her artistic ability and worship sensibilities to the preparation of visual arts each week, including the powerpoint and the printed bulletin. She has served as master administrator of our communication website CCB, along with maintaining other administrative and worship records.
For the last six months, she has prayerfully considered whether God might be calling her to devote more time to creative activities, both in and beyond Peace’s congregational life. She enjoys operating out of her home and does not feel called to “manage” Peace’s new office. So she has decided to resign, effective the end of February. She has met with me and with the Admin Team to discuss the transition.
The good news is Judi and Frank will continue to be a blessing to Peace in so many ways. The challenging news is that we must find a way to parcel out some of Judi’s responsibilities, as we prepare for a new position to be developed at Peace. Please consider whether God is calling you to be involved in the church office (we already have two mornings covered). There are a wide variety of tasks to be taken up by volunteers in the transition time – some which need to happen at church and others which you might do from home.
It is a new year and time for all of us to consider what new things God might be calling us to do. Sunday’s service will focus on our baptismal identity and the impartiality of God’s love. Pick up a Bible and read Acts chapter 10, especially verses 34-48.
One of the new things Peace is doing this year is Stephen Ministry, a system of congregational caregiving. You will hear more about it on Sunday from Gretchen Frueh, as you send Betty Clough, Nancy Hughes, and me off to do the training that Barbara Staton did last summer.
Let’s expand our ministries, expand our reach, expand our love to include all the people God loves.
Copies of the new directory of participants are available this Sunday, along with offering envelopes. Help us to get all your info correct.
Peace,
Elizabeth
