Parish Transition

Timeline

Learn more about the timeline during the Parish Transition below.

Every step is guided by the Bishop’s office and full of prayerful listening and discernment.

During 2022, the vestry and leadership were focused on stabilizing the parish from the disruption of Covid and the previous rector’s abrupt departure. During this time, the vestry reached out to the bishop’s office for guidance regarding a transition process and call of a new rector.

Canon Tom Discavage from the Los Angeles Diocese met with the vestry and presented the call process details and an outline of possible call process pathways including Priest in Charge Under Special Circumstances (PICUSC) or a National Search.

  • Profile Committee formed in January, named by and reports to Vestry

  • Profile Committee: began meeting and organizing

  • Story Day was planned with Canon Tom Discavage of the Bishop’s office

  • Story Day: April 30, 2023 with Canon Tom Discavage

  • Began ideation process in preparation for drafting the profile

  • Survey developed, drafted, edited, using diocesan info

  • Profile structure presented to and approved by vestry

  • Profile draft begun

  • Drafts circulated and edited by profile committee members

  •  Drafting of profile continued

  • Administered parish survey

  • Survey results incorporated into profile draft

  • Vestry received profile for review Aug 20 and received survey results. Gave feedback on Sept 26

  • Vestry reviewed and approved profile on October 10

  • Profile and other call documents submitted to the Diocese

  • Vestry discerns call process method, in consultation with the Bishop's office and Canon Tom:

  • Discern with PICUSC or other search process format (National/Limited)

  • Parish profile approved and shared

  • Vote passed to convert to PICUSC and proceed with Mutual Discernment

Bishop approval of PICUSC Status and Mutual Discernment

  • DREAMS + DIRECTIONS + DISCERNMENT
    Sunday, April 14 and 28 following the 10 am services
    All were invited for a parish gathering for conversation with the vestry about where God is calling All Saints’ Parish during this season.

  • Mutual Discernment and vote