A Time of Transition -
​Finding Our New Rector

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St. Augustine's has had five excellent rectors since 1954, and has grown and flourished under their godly leadership. We are now prayerfully working to find our sixth rector.

Using information gathered from our small group discussions and survey responses, and under the guidance of the Canon to the Ordinary and our vestry, the search committee has created the 2021 St. Augustine's Parish Profile to aid us in finding the right rector for our church.

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Good news, St. Augustine’s!

Our parish profile has been approved by both Bishop Morris’ office and our vestry, and we are excited to finally share it with you! You can view the completed profile here, in the Rector Search section of the St. Augustine’s website. 
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This profile was created relying heavily on your input. Through our surveys, small group discussions, and the conversations our committee members have had with many of you along the way, we believe we have been able to paint an accurate picture of St. Augustine’s. Your thoughts and ideas have been invaluable, and your prayers vital. We want to say THANK YOU for your enthusiastic participation in the process so far.

The completion of this profile means we are now in a new phase of our search, but we still need your help. The committee has begun gathering resumés and evaluating potential future rectors. There are two things we would like you to do:
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1. If you know someone who would be perfect for the job, pass their name along to one of us. We will look into any suggestions that come our way.
2. Please continue to pray – not only for us here at St. Augustine’s, but also for our next rector, whoever they may be.

- The Rector Search Committee

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¡Buenas noticias, San Agustín! 

​​Nuestro perfil parroquial ha sido aprobado por la oficina del Obispo Morris y nuestro “vestry”, ¡y estamos emocionados de finalmente compartirlo con ustedes! Pueden ver el perfil completo aquí, en la sección “Rector Search” del sitio del web de San Agustín.

Este perfil se creó basado en sus comentarios. A través de nuestras encuestas, discusiones en grupos, y las conversaciones que los miembros de nuestro comité han tenido con muchos de ustedes, creemos que hemos podido pintar una imagen precisa de San Agustín. Sus pensamientos e ideas han sido valiosos y sus oraciones vitales. Queremos decir “MUCHAS GRACIAS” por su gran participación en el proceso hasta ahora.

La finalización de este perfil significa que ahora estamos en una nueva fase de nuestra búsqueda, pero aún necesitamos su ayuda. El comité ha comenzado a juntar currículums y a evaluar posibles futuros rectores. Hay dos cosas que queremos que hicieran:

1)    Si conocen a alguien que sea perfecto para el trabajo, por favor díganos su nombre. Analizaremos cualquier sugerencia nos presenten.

2)    Por favor, continúen orando, no solo por nosotros aquí en San Agustín, sino también por nuestro próximo rector, quienquiera que sea.

- The Rector Search Committee

The Process

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What's happened so far?

February 2021: We welcomed our interim rector, Fr. Brad St. Romain, on February 7, 2021, and began work on forming a search committee. 

March 2021: The Rector Search Committee was called, consisting of the following members: Raul Esquivel (Chair), Susan Hackett Walpole (Vice Chair), Stephen Braud, Patrick Goodman, Tony Gregorio, Myra Noustens, Donovan Ohrt-Champage, and Kate Smith. The committee met with the Canon to the Ordinary for initial training, information, and planning.

April 2021: The Search Committee, with help from the Diocese, published an anonymous survey to gather data from the parish, and began working on small group discussions. The responses were analyzed by both the committee and the diocese to help us better understand the wants and needs of our congregation and assist in building an accurate parish profile. 

May 2021: The Search Committee hosted small group discussions to talk to as many of our members as possible about our strengths and weaknesses as a church, and what they believe we need in a new rector. The committee met with the Canon to the Ordinary to discuss preliminary findings, and the Canon addressed the parish on May 16.

June 2021: The committee completed the public parish profile and a profile for the Office for Transition Ministry. Both were approved by the bishop's office and St. Augustine's vestry. These profiles were posted online, and the committee began gathering names and resumes for potential rectors.​