Sabbatical News - May 5, 2017

​The Sabbatical Committee, with members Steve Dassoulas (Chair), Patrick Cunningham, Fayne Farrar, Tim Foster, Meg Lawrence, Jeff Merwin, Catie Mickletz, Molly O'Donovan, and Dedi Whitaker represent a diverse group from our congregation, staff, and Vestry. We have been working diligently to develop plans for the upcoming Sabbatical for David and the Church.

The goal of the sabbatical is to be a planned time by which our Rector receives spiritual, personal and professional renewal and rest. It is also a planned time for the congregation to raise new leaders and to grow as a community. The Committee's mission is to ensure the goals of the sabbatical will be met.

John 15:1-2 says, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." We are excited about the opportunity the Sabbatical presents us to grow spiritually together and we anticipate we will be a much stronger and fruitful community through this time. We are also excited to bless David and the Drake family with this well-deserved time off and an opportunity to grow individually and together without the day to day pressures of ministry.

David will be away from July 1 through November 15th, with David returning to work with staff in a limited capacity until the beginning of Advent - which is when we will have him return to full time ministry.

The Sabbatical Committee