Grief Support Ministry 2018 St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry Team: Frances Hart, Ministry Chair and GriefShare Program Coordinator Michael Lyons, Co-Chair and Leader Hillary Saunders, Leader We have had a successful 2018, in spite of our low numbers. We diversified our GriefShare program by using materials from other sources. We developed a program of Special Days Read more about Grief Support Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Foyers My first year as head of Foyers went pretty well. Spring 2018 we had 34 people sign up giving me enough for 5 groups of either 8 or 9 friends per group. For Fall 2018 we had roughly the same amount of people sign up but due to some unfortunate events several people had to Read more about Foyers Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Flower Guild The St. Edward’s Flower Guild primary function is to provide flowers to increase the beauty of our worship space. We also arrange flowers for funeral and wedding at the parishioner’s request. The Flower Guild has had another joyous year. Congratulations to the current team for their continued service. I am happy to announce that Cindy Read more about Flower Guild Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
2018 Ministry Report: LEM Submitted by: John Nystrom, Ministry Head LEM’s (Lay Eucharistic Ministers) in the Episcopal Church are licensed by the bishop to administer the consecrated elements of the eucharist. In short, our primary responsibility is to assist the priest in serving communion. Our ministry is blessed to have dedicated people who have studied Read more about Eucharistic Minister Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Eucharistic Visitor Eucharistic Visitors or EV’s are parishioners who take communion to our members who are temporarily or permanently unable to attend church. The EV’s are trained by the Priest and licensed by the Diocese for this ministry. Because St. Edward’s is “one body, we share one bread and one cup.” We currently have 9 parishioners serving Read more about Eucharistic Visitor Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Episcopal Church Women 2018 Annual Report The Episcopal Church Women at St. Edward’s became active again in 2016/2017. We kicked off with the Tea Party in memory of Cherry Goulbourne with Inspirational Speaker, Liz Thompson. In November 2017, our very own Tonya Leary, led a workshop “Silence the Noise” The month of December 2017 ECW Read more about E C W Annual Report 2018[…]
2018 EFM Annual Report Since the calendar year begins in January and the EFM year runs Sept to May, this calendar year began in the middle of last year’s study year. Each year has a theme, and the theme for last year was “Living Faithfully in Your World”. Our participants enjoyed their year and Frances Read more about EFM Annual Report 2018[…]
Nursery Ministry Erica Harris – Chair Marlaina Woodward – Vice-Chair St. Edward’s Nursery Ministry was reactivated this summer due to a growing need for child care during the 8:00 and 10:30 worship services. The former nursery space has been converted into the current Gathering Room, so the nursery is now in the Crying Room at Read more about Nursery Ministry – Annual Report 2018[…]
Counting Ministry – 2018 Report Diane Van Slyke, Chair / Bernadette Matthews, Vice Chair Did you ever wonder what happens to the offering you put in the plate each Sunday? After each service, two designated counters secure all the checks and cash in the offering. Later that day, the team of two gathers, counts, records Read more about Counting Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]
Communications Ministry 2018 Annual Report Communications Ministry Overview The Communications Ministry serves to facilitate communications both within our congregation as well as to the general public. Our team focuses on digital communications and also assists with conventional communication methods. Ministry members Our ministry members include: Ted Ruchalski (Chair), John Talipsky Sr. (Vice Chair), Frances Hart, Read more about Communications Ministry Annual Report 2018[…]