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Grace Church Planning Committee Presents:
Our Three-Year Plan
This plan is built on the foundation of the work that the Members of Grace Church had done through Appreciative Inquiry and the development of the Parish Profile for the search for its 18th Rector. We would not have come so far so quickly if that work had not already been done.
The three-year plan started at the Vestry Retreat in February, 2019 and continued with a Parish-wide meeting on May 18. At that meeting and a subsequent meeting in July, year-round and seasonal members of Grace Church were asked to identify and share their ‘hopes, dreams, and aspirations’ for Grace Church, concentrated in the three areas of Buildings & Grounds, Parish, and Community. Approximately forty members, representing approximately half of the households of Grace Church, participated. Their thoughts and input were categorized by the Planning Committee (which consists of Glenn Alberich, Kim Garrison, Rev’d Stephen Harding, Karen Huff, and Peter Landry) and re-presented to the Parish at another Parish-wide meeting in late July to gather additional input and to make certain that the Planning Committee had presented the material correctly. Approximately twenty five members participated in this meeting.
The Parish’s original thoughts, hopes, dreams, and aspirations had been organized into broad categories (See Section 5 below), subsequently prioritized by the Planning Committee, with more specific focus areas in each category similarly prioritized by the Committee. This plan is developed directly from the thoughts, dreams, hopes, and aspirations of the members of Grace Parish. It is intended to guide the Parish of Grace Church through the next three years by identifying needs, gaps and existing services within and without the Parish, with the overall unifying principle and desired end state of becoming a self-sustaining Parish in perpetuity.
Below is a pdf file of the three-year plan that you can download and read at your leisure. Please read and the planning committee welcomes your thoughts, comments or suggestions. Thanks to all in the parish for contributing!
The three-year plan started at the Vestry Retreat in February, 2019 and continued with a Parish-wide meeting on May 18. At that meeting and a subsequent meeting in July, year-round and seasonal members of Grace Church were asked to identify and share their ‘hopes, dreams, and aspirations’ for Grace Church, concentrated in the three areas of Buildings & Grounds, Parish, and Community. Approximately forty members, representing approximately half of the households of Grace Church, participated. Their thoughts and input were categorized by the Planning Committee (which consists of Glenn Alberich, Kim Garrison, Rev’d Stephen Harding, Karen Huff, and Peter Landry) and re-presented to the Parish at another Parish-wide meeting in late July to gather additional input and to make certain that the Planning Committee had presented the material correctly. Approximately twenty five members participated in this meeting.
The Parish’s original thoughts, hopes, dreams, and aspirations had been organized into broad categories (See Section 5 below), subsequently prioritized by the Planning Committee, with more specific focus areas in each category similarly prioritized by the Committee. This plan is developed directly from the thoughts, dreams, hopes, and aspirations of the members of Grace Parish. It is intended to guide the Parish of Grace Church through the next three years by identifying needs, gaps and existing services within and without the Parish, with the overall unifying principle and desired end state of becoming a self-sustaining Parish in perpetuity.
Below is a pdf file of the three-year plan that you can download and read at your leisure. Please read and the planning committee welcomes your thoughts, comments or suggestions. Thanks to all in the parish for contributing!
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