From the President April, 2011
Lots of things are happening in April! And yes, I did mention candidating week - which you will be reading a lot about very shortly. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the entire congregation of TJMC-UU, I want to thank the Ministerial Search Committee for presenting us with such a wonderful candidate in Reverend Erik Walker Wikstrom, WAMR. This year’s Ministerial Search Committee includes Ann Salamini (Co-Chair), Don Landis (Co-Chair), Kathy Philhour, Bob Gross, Shannon Redmond, Jim Rotherham, and Deborah Rose. Please thank them personally when you see them for all of their time and hard work.
We know the name of our ministerial candidate. What do we do now? I encourage you to participate fully in Candidating Week this month. Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom will present sermons at both services April 10 and April 17. In between these Sundays there will be several opportunities for you to meet him.
Once we officially call our new minister the next steps in our journey begins. In our work with the transition team and Rev. Dr. Janet Newman, we are looking at a new covenant and our mission. When this work is done, how will you put these words into action with our new minister?
Bob Gross describes a new minister as a spark for the congregation. How will you be the fuel that helps shape TJMC over the next few years? Are you the tinder that helps turn the spark into the flame? Are you the kindling that transfers the flame to the logs? Or are you in it for the long haul – the logs that will keep the fire burning for a long time? Whatever your role in the next few years – we need all of you. We need your ideas to flow, your hands to work, and your participation to flourish. We need you to support the church we love as we grow into the future.
In Peace,
Donna Baker, Board President