If health insurance benefit needed, compensation will be adjusted to fit church budget.

Traditional Rite II Eucharist with occasional lay-led Liturgy of the Word or Morning Prayer

• Welcoming, giving, thoughtful, and caring congregation
• Members past and present have always provided for the church financially
• Active and self-motivated core leadership
• Active lay liturgical leaders – LEM’s, lay readers, altar guild
• Long-term music program
• Strong Outreach Committee with yearly bequest for distribution
• 2 trained Lay Eucharistic Visitors who can assist with pastoral visits
• Enjoyable tradition of First Sunday potluck brunches

• Smaller congregation - need to identify and draw in new members from the community
• Older congregation - currently only one family with children
• Little growth in church
• Priest-in-charge retired on May 28, 2023 and church is currently supported by supply clergy and lay leaders

Skills Sought from New Minister

• Welcoming to people, interested in exploring ways of attracting new congregation members, and positively encouraging of congregation membership growth
• Good communicator with Vestry and congregation
• Accessible to members and responsive to member needs
• Encouraging of continued strong Outreach Program within the community
• Providing sermons of meaning, substance, and relevance
• Available for pastoral duties as needed, including hospital, home, and nursing home visitations, as well as performance of any baptisms, weddings, and funerals.

This is a quarter-time (10 hours per week) position that focuses on: preparing for and providing Holy Eucharist Rite II each Sunday with a sermon; pastoral care (hospital and nursing home visits); baptisms, weddings, and funerals; services on Ash Wednesday, Holy Week (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday), and Christmas Eve.

Dr. Becky Lindsay, Sr. Warden, airthfarm@ntelos.net 540-456-8127

The Rev. Shirley Graham Smith, Diocesan Transition Ministry ssmithgraham@thediocese.net

804-622-3180