Call Committee Forming

VICAR TRANSITION NEWS - CALL COMMITTEE FORMING

A Call Committee is being formed as we wait in hope for a candidate for Vicar for our congregation. The Committee will be responsible for reviewing candidates' materials, meeting with the candidates, and strict confidentiality is required. 5-7 members are needed, and we have some suggested guidelines from the Canon to the Ordinary regarding Committee makeup. Nominations will be considered by the Bishop's Committee. If you would like to nominate someone or volunteer for this Committee, please contact Doug Dahl.

Christ Church's position has been posted on the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia's job listings, so we are making progress!

Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a priest for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (BCP, p. 818, Prayer 13).

CHRIST CHURCH CALENDAR

2/15 Joe Huss Memorial Service (11am)
2/16 Bishop's Committee
2/17 Loads of Love
2/25 Shrove Tuesday
2/26 Ash Wednesday (5:30pm)
2/26-4/4 Season of Lent
4/5 Palm Sunday
4/9 Maundy Thursday (5:30pm)
4/10 Good Friday (12:00noon)
4/12 Easter Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt

LOADS OF LOVE

This vital ministry of Christ Church Blaine provides quarters, detergent and refreshments at The Washhouse on 3rd Street on the first and third Mondays from 5-7:30pm. To learn more, or volunteer to help, contact Susan Thomson.

LOADS OF THANKS

Dear Christ Church Family,

I’m not very good with words. I get tongue tied when trying to speak in front of people. So I’m going to try and put down my thoughts and feelings in a note.

The love and generosity you all have shown to April and me through my time in the hospital and since is overwhelming. At first I was uncomfortable because neither of us is good at asking for or receiving help. But after sitting with this for a couple of weeks (and taking fewer pain pills) I have been shown that our church family is kind hearted, caring, sensitive, compassionate, always willing to help others in need. This is something I have always known on one level, but when on the receiving end of this love it is breathtaking and humbling.

Thank you all for the prayers, the food, the visits, covering my commitments in the church, and the money that helped allow April to stay in Seattle and care for me during my unexpected 23 days in the hospital. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Susan

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
2/3 Caroline Hodgins
2/13 April Thomson
2/27 Mary Rebman
2/28 Jodith Allen

OTHER COMMUNITY WORSHIP AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
IN WHATCOM COUNTY & THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA

3/7 BETTER TOGETHER 2020. Looking for inspiration and fresh ideas as you plan your congregation’s faith formation program for 2020? Seeking creative solutions to address your program’s time and financial limitations? Or are you in need of some time for connection and collaboration with other faith formation colleagues? Join the Diocese of Olympia March 7 at St. Margaret, Bellevue for Better Together, a day-long conference for church staff, clergy, volunteers, and anyone who works in their congregation’s faith formation! The conference includes an inspiring keynote address from faith formation guru Sharon Ely Pearson, 12 distinct workshops from four different tracks, opportunities for regional networking with other faith formation colleagues, and time for worship as a community of formation leaders in the Diocese of Olympia! So register today and go back to your congregations, inspired, refreshed, with some new ideas and some new connections, ready to take on your faith formation journey in 2020!Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch.Childcare is available for $10 per child for the entire day. Please pack snacks and a lunch for your child. Register here: https://ecww.org/event/better-together-2020/.

4/27-4/28 BISHOP'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, Port Townsend. The Diocese of Olympia’s Office of the Bishop is pleased to bring back “The Bishop’s Leadership Conference: Size to Size, Strength to Strength” – a conference that explores what it means to be faithful, healthy, and effective in your church’s current, local context and help you discern if God is calling your congregation to grow in new ways. Over the course of the week, each church will attend two days of the conference. The first day, connect and network with other churches of similar size to share and discover strengths specific to your congregational size. On the second day, learn more about how growth would look by joining the next congregational size up! More details and registration info will be coming soon, so mark your calendars! Visit with last year's attendees...Myra Ryneheart Corcorran or Doug Dahl...if you have any questions about the conference.

6/21-6/27, COLLEGE FOR CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Federal Way. The College is a comprehensive training program that seeks to nurture and develop congregational development practitioners from within existing parish lay and clergy leadership. The program draws on a) organization development theory and practice, b) congregational development theory and practice, c) theory and practice related to healthy, responsive leadership and ) current and traditional understandings of Anglican/Episcopal ethos, culture, spirituality and ways of being the church today. The training consists of readings, presentations, experiential exercises, application activities, and back-home projects and will be offered in two formats:

Four 2-day sessions for each of two consecutive years, or
Two seven-day intensive sessions over two consecutive summers.

For more information, visit www.cdcollege.org or visit with previous year's attendees...Myra Ryneheart Corcorran or April Thomson...if you have any questions about the conference.

10/23-10/24 DIOCESAN CONVENTION, Seatac, WA. The Diocesan Convention is held annually for clergy and lay delegates to conduct diocesan business. This includes electing individuals to offices and deputations, admitting worshiping communities as missions or parishes, and voting on resolutions. The bishop also gives an annual address. Visit with previous year's attendees...Jodith Allen, Mary Rebman, or April Thomson...if you have any questions about the convention.