| Town, Church Name: Charlestown, Church of the Holy Spirit |
| Contact: Canon Betsy Fornal
Electronic submissions to betsy@episcopalri.org
CHURCH WEBSITE: http://members.cox.net/church_holyspirit/ |
| Position: Vicar |
| Search Stage: Receiving Names |
| Community: town |
| Compensation: $26-34,000 |
| Housing: Allowance |
| Budget: 100,000 |
| Communicants: 177 |
| Average Sunday Attendance: 60 |
| School Teachers: 5 |
| School Students: 22 |
| Liturgical Style: Rite II |
| Strengths: Sixty-year-old mission in beautiful growing seaside community. Committed to discernment and deployment of all the baptised in ministry. Good formation programs for all ages. Committed to outreach. |
| Challenges: Transitioning from Family to Pastoral with commitment to total ministry. Need priest to lead collaboratively. |
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| Town, Church Name: Bristol, St. Michael's |
| Contact: Canon Betsy Fornal Electronic submissions to betsy@episcopalri.org
CHURCH WEBSITE: www.stmichaelsbristolri.org |
| Position: Rector |
| Search Stage: Receiving Names - Second Round |
| Community: suburban |
| Compensation: $75-90,000 |
| Housing: Supplied |
| Budget: $398,000 |
| Communicants: 319 |
| Average Sunday Attendance: 140 |
| School Teachers: 4 |
| School Students: 18 |
| Liturgical Style: Prayer Book, Eucharistically Centered |
| Strengths: Well-established historic parish in beautiful seaside town. Well-maintained buildings. Committed lay leaders. Financially secure. |
| Challenges: Gaining clarity about and commitment to current identity, mission and ministry. Need a pastoral presence to both engage and motivate. Attention is needed in the area of stewardship. Redevelopment process to be continued by new rector.
We are accepting applications for a second round of searching beginning 3/08. Profile on Website: www.stmichaelsbristolri.org
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| Town, Church Name: Lincoln, Christ Church |
| Contact: Canon Betsy Fornal
Electronic submissions to betsy@episcopalri.org
www.christchurchlincoln.org |
| Position: Curate |
| Search Stage: Receiving Names |
| Community: suburban |
| Compensation: $50,000 |
| Housing: allowance |
| Budget: $282,115 |
| Communicants: 400 |
| Average Sunday Attendance: 200 |
| School Teachers: 24 |
| School Students: 140 |
| Liturgical Style: Eucharistically centered, traditional through emergent |
| Strengths: Growing suburban church (ASA 200+, 140 Church School) is seeking a priest or transitional deacon to serve as Curate to help them continue their growth especially in the areas of small group development, support for youth and youth ministers and ministry to and with elder members. |
| Challenges: The Curate will share in leading liturgy (traditional to emergent), adult formation and pastoral care with a collaborative priest. Candidates must be excited to be part of a transforming community. Ability to laugh is a MUST. |
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| Town, Church Name: Riverside, St. Mark's |
| Contact: Canon Betsy Fornal; electronic submission to betsy@episcopalri.org |
| Position: Rector |
| Search Stage: Receiving Names |
| Community: suburban |
| Compensation: 60,000-70,000 |
| Housing: supplied or allowance |
| Budget: 183,255 |
| Communicants: 356 |
| Average Sunday Attendance: 117 |
| School Teachers: 8 |
| School Students: 42 |
| Liturgical Style: Eucharistically-centered |
| Strengths: A redeveloping congregation with enthusiastic leadership and new strategic plan for the future. Good church school. www.stmarksriverside.org |
| Challenges: Continue the development of leaders and congregation. Increase stewardship, outreach and growth. |
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| Town, Church Name: Narragansett, St. Peter's-by-the-Sea |
| Contact: Canon Betsy Fornal
Electronic submission to betsy@episcopalri.org
Church website: www.stpetersbythesea.com |
| Position: Rector |
| Search Stage: Receiving Names |
| Community: town |
| Compensation: 60,000-70,000 |
| Housing: allowance |
| Budget: 272,354 |
| Communicants: 480 |
| Average Sunday Attendance: 140 |
| School Teachers: 14 |
| School Students: 76 |
| Liturgical Style: Eucharistically centered |
| Strengths: Growing church in a seaside community. Good lay leadership in place. Successful capital drive for new parish house addition completed. |
| Challenges: Manage growth and development of church and leadership. Increase commitment to stewardship of both treasure and time. |
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