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To: St. John’s/Gilman/Spring Lake Lutheran Church Councils
Re:  Sept. 2022 Pastor’s Report
Submitted by:  Pastor Amelia Houdek
Date: 09/13/22
 
Things to Celebrate:
  • Full house for Parish Unity Sunday and Rally Day!  Blessing of the backpacks was so fun!
  • Sunday School on the Move!  Great job to the TVLP Sunday School Lead Team: Janna Neidemyer, Tanya Beyer, Rob Moore, Missy Stringer, Donna Stringer. This is going to be a great year!  Now get Sunday School helpers on board!
Things I Am Working On:
  • FAITH FORMATION for the Parish. When I accepted the call as the pastor for the Parish I laid out a tentative 3 year plan. Year 1 would focus on organizational development, systems, and infrastructure to work efficiently and effectively as a parish. This task proved to require much more time and attention than anyone anticipated but we have made it through! Year 2 (which is NOW) would focus on Intentional Faith Formation for the Parish. Year 3 would focus on mission and outreach. Due to unforeseen circumstances plans have shifted a bit but press forward into year 2 considering deepening our personal and corporate relationship with Jesus Christ—Let’s Go Deep. Year 3 we will GO WIDE.
  • Establishing an “as needed” visitation rotation whereby the parishioners indicate to the office or to the pastor when they would like a visit. This helps with the pastor’s time management; establishes a mutuality of the visitation ministry; can help with boundary training issues to keep me and the parishioners safe
  • Contemporary Worship for Oct. 5—I am looking for musicians and singers! Send people my way if you know of anyone who might be interested.
  • Middle School and High School mission trip possibilities for summer 2023.
 
Things I Am Wondering:
  • What are we doing well that we can build on? How can we use Appreciative Inquiry to guide us into our next faithful steps as a parish?
  • How out of date and obsolete are the constitutions and how do these living documents help or hinder our faithful next steps.
Things I Am Praying:
Be still and know that I am God. –for me, for you, for us.  Amen

 


Respectfully and Joyfully,
 
Pastor Amelia HOUDEK


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