Saint Mark's Church

After engaging in a process of prayer, discussion, and consultation with the entire Parish, the Vestry  recently adopted a mission statement for Saint Mark's.  The leadership of the parish sees this as an important early step in strategically planning for the challenges and opportunities the parish faces in the coming years.  In addition to the mission statement, the Vestry also adopted vision and values statements.  These steps are taken with the conviction that the health and welfare of the parish  are linked to a clear articulation and shared understanding of our mission, vision, and values. 

The Vestry met in September 2007 to discuss draft versions of all these statements, and to pray about the mission of the parish.  Those drafts were circulated by mail to the entire Parish with notice of three opportunities to provide feedback in open forums throughout the Fall. In due course, a fourth session for parish feedback was scheduled to accommadate as many voices and ideas as we could.  At a second retreat in January 2008 the Vestry reviewed the feedback collected from the parish and  spent time in prayer again to make changes as seemed approriate to reflect the mind of the parish at large as well as the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we were able to discern it.  Together, the Vestry and clergy agreed to the final versions of these statements and pledged to continue to engage in a process of strategic planning to enable the growth and impact of the ministries of Saint Mark's.