St. Edmund's Visioning Process

Our Vision Statement

2006-11-22T21:00:00.000-08:00

Vision Statement

“ St. Edmund’s is a Christ-centred, spirit filled, welcoming community
that joyfully celebrates God’s love through prayer, worship and service/action.”

St. Edmund’s Goals for 2007-2008

Grow Congregation

Grow Spiritually

Serve the Needs of the Community

Objectives and possible actions

Congregational Growth

make St. Edmunds more attractive to youth – eg. youth group
make St. Edmunds more welcoming and visible

advertising
communications

newsletter
bulletin
paper and e-mail
create web site

being friendly, engaging and accommodating when people come to church

make more joyful noise unto the LORD
follow up to telephone inquiries, people joining congregation by phone

for building and keeping personal relationships

create a website
social functions

for congregation members, friends and community

Spiritual Growth

provide more opportunities for Spiritual Growth

Bible Studies
Alternative Services
Retreat/Speakers
Develop Prayer ministry

Serve the Needs of the Community

continue the food bank

sponsor breakfast program at local school
card with contact – need to invite to event

continue the clothing bank
continue providing space to Brownies, Sparks, Spectrum
host outside speakers of interest to community
serving the community in the community

building relationships in the community

playgroup
provide spiritual food

Suggestion

2006-05-23T20:07:00.000-07:00

Well, as the first comment to be posted, I thought I would make a suggestion.
I think that we should present within the blog as complete a picture of the evolving situation and circumstances surrounding the visioning process as possible.
To this end, I think we should add links to or include parts of The Sower, The Journal, and The Dart and other materials that deal with St. Edmund's which may pique the interest of the readership at large.
The end result of this may be that we generate enough interest to develop a website for St. Edmund's that is separate from the diocesan website but which might have a link to it.
Thoughts?

Welcome!

2006-05-10T21:09:00.000-07:00

Hi!

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