On June 2, we had a wonderful parish meeting– complete with pizza and drinks. If you were not able to attend, you can view the slide deck here. (This is a link to CCB, our on-line database. It requires a username and password. You will find the deck under files in ‘Entire Church Group’.) Here […]
On Sunday, there will be an opportunity for people to make commitments of membership at Restoration. We are a community that is following Jesus together. A few times a year, we invite people to join us in this journey– to make promises to each other. Restoration members make these commitments: I am a baptized believer […]
Was Sunday your first visit to Restoration? Have you been coming for a few months and gotten interested in learning more and getting more involved? Have you been here for two years but have never been able to make it to one of those “newcomer dinners”? Have you ever even thought about setting foot in […]
At our parish meeting on Tuesday, I announced that nominations for vestry were open until October 17. Men and women who are members of Restoration and confirmed in the Anglican Communion can serve on our vestry. Nominations should be kept confidential because we will have more nominees than our slate can hold. The outgoing vestry […]
One of the best parts of my job is that I get to spend a lot of time just talking with people. Lots of lunches and coffees getting to know you all and your stories, hearing about the ways God is working in your lives, rooting for you through your struggles and celebrating with you […]
One of the leadership structures for Restoration is an elected team of 9 men and women who serve as elders for our church. We call them, ‘the vestry’ (ancient Anglican term– they used to meet in the vestry, the room where they store the vestments– the fancy clothes for the priest and altar). The vestry […]
Friends, On Monday and Tuesday evening this week we had identical parish meetings. The agenda was 8-fold: a report on the summer survey a reminder of our core values revelation of our new logo and some of the words that are shaping our brand process a financial report and explanation of our FY2010 budget (Fiscal […]
There will be a catered dinner at our membership class on Tuesday, May 26, at 7pm. If you attend the other class on Saturday, May 30 at 12:30, there will be a catered lunch. Both classes are at Restoration. Your presence is requested at just one of them. Are you planning to attend? Let us […]
This is the second in a 2 part series on membership. Part 1 talks about the New Testament arguments for being a church member. You can read it here. This week: more specific thoughts about being a member of Restoration. What does it mean to be a member of Restoration? When you join Restoration, you […]
On May 31, during the Sunday services, people from Restoration will express their desire to belong to each other by holding common commitments– we will become members. This is the first of a 2 part series on what we believe about membership. The mic goes to the New Testament first. Some thoughts from Paul and […]