LISTENING EVENTS - SEPTEMBER 21 AND 22

Ed Farrell, the Transition Ministry Officer for the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, and the Rev. Pamela J. Mott, Canon to the Ordinary, will visit on September 21 and 22.

Ed has been working for the church for over 25 years as an Associate Dean of one of our seminaries, as the Academic Dean and Chaplain of an Episcopal boarding school, on diocesan staffs in two dioceses, and on a variety of church bodies at the local, regional, and national levels. Ed is married to the Rev. Barbara Thrall, who is the rector of St. Paul's Church in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Pam has served Rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Pam was also Canon Pastor of Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, where she provided pastoral care for a 2,000-member parish. She also served as Curate and Associate Rector of Grace Church, Millbrook, New York. 

The Profile Committee invites everyone at St. Francis to attend a listening event facilitated by Ed and Pam immediately following each service this weekend. Babysitting will be provided following the 10:00 a.m. service.

Over the summer, the Profile Committee interviewed the many ministries and missions of St. Francis to learn more about what each group does well, what they feel they could do better, and what they might like to try that they've never done. 

Now, Mr. Farrell and Rev. Mott will focus on St. Francis as a whole. We urge you to attend so you can provide input as we craft an accurate profile of St. Francis as the first step in the search for a new rector.