Each Sunday, the Eucharist is celebrated at an 8:30 AM spoken service, and at a 10:30 service with organ and a devoted choir. There is church school during the 10:30 service; coffee hour follows that service. A simple, spoken Eucharist is celebrated Wednesdays at 6 PM. We use Rite 2, but once a month Rite 1 is used at the 8:30 service only. We use the 1982 Hymnal, with occasional selections from other sources. Incense is rarely used.

• Inclusivity -- toleration of differences, mutual respect and helpfulness
• Devoted and responsible lay leadership.
• Tradition of community involvement by means of the church's own events and programs as well as cooperating with those of the town and beyond.
• Resilience, demonstrated in coping with the retirement of a long term beloved pastor, exigencies of the pandemic, and the sudden loss of the priest-in-charge.
• Optimally sited and well-maintained church buildings and grounds.

• While we have had increasing numbers return to worship in person over the past few months, we have not returned to our pre-covid numbers.
• In late December 2022 the priest in charge of 2 and 1/2 years was called to another   This is both a challenge and an opportunity as we search for a full-time rector who whose ministry will best suit this parish and its ministries.  Included in those ministries is our aspiration of reaching more in our local and regional communities.
• Working effectively and purposefully with the wider church.

With God’s help we seek

 A full-time Rector to live in the Rectory and guide our church, building on our current strong base of worship and good fellowship to grow our parish in diversity, faith and service in the future.

1.Spiritual Leadership

Deliver relatable, biblically-based sermons with sensitivity to diverse opinions in the parish

Be comfortable in using traditional sacramental worship

Teach and guide parishioners in church and in other gatherings

Connect with parishioners individually and in groups

Have knowledge and love of sacred music

Actively and flexibly listen and communicate

2.Pastoral Leadership

Participate in our parish family

Attend to those who are in need

Reach out to those who have disengaged from the church

Encourage new and younger members

Delegate appropriate areas of pastoral care

3.Education

Support and work to grow our church school

Provide adult education through Bible Study and other instruction

4.Community Leadership

Serve as St. Andrew’s presence in Kent by participating in the town

Encourage mission and outreach activities by parishioners

5.Practical Leadership

Guide our Officers and Vestry

Support the missions and activities of our commissions, including our stewardship and other financial activities

Oversee our parish administrator

Bring Energy, Enthusiasm and Joy to the Parish

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Check out clergy compensation information in ECCT in The Commons Companion found here.

Tim Hodapp

Phone: 203-639-3501 ext 133

Email: thodapp@episcopalct.org