We are very happy to announce that we have an interim priest, Fr. Robert McBride, to be with us until we call our new rector.


The Search Committee and the Vestry will meet with Canon Michell on Tuesday, October 20. After that meeting the Search Committee will begin their work with the search process. Please keep up the prayers for our parish.




St. Luke's is on the move!

The Vestry has been hard at work forming the Search Committee and that is now complete. Each member has been notified. We believe this group will do a great job with the rector search process. Names of committee members will be posted on the bulletin board and will appear in next week's Sunday bulletin.

Due its limited size some who volunteered are not on the committee. It is wonderful that we have so many willing volunteers and all will be utilized in some way. There is much work to be done and we will need help.

My next step is to contact Canon Michell at the Diocesan office to let him know the committee is formed. He will select a date to come to our parish to lead our services and meet with the combined Vestry and Search Committee.

The Vestry continues to work toward calling an interim priest. Please keep up your prayers for our parish and our Vestry. Thanks so much for your support, suggestions and prayers.

Currently we are still early in this search process. Determining who will be our interim priest is underway. We continue to have supply priests each Sunday and appreciate so much that they share their time with us. Please give your thoughts and comments to the Vestry. We need your feedback during this time.

I stay in contact with the diocese for questions, advice and suggestions. Canon Michell has been helpful. He stated he will come to Denison on a Sunday shortly after the Search Committee is formed in order to meet with them. He will lead our services the Sunday of his visit.

Please continue your prayers for our parish. The positive outlook of the congregation and the encouragement has been wonderful.

The vestry and the wardens have all had meetings with Canon Michell, our diocesan contact for the rector search. The diocesan flow chart of the process will be on the church bulletin board this week. Canon Michell indicated the average time for calling a new rector is about one year.

The vestry will select an interim priest to assist us while our parish is moving through the process of calling the new rector. Except in special circumstances the interim is not a candidate for rector.

In coming weeks we will have supply priests leading our Sunday services. Please give feedback to vestry members because some of the supply priests may be under consideration as interim.

Next steps: Forming the search committee and selecting an interim rector.

Thanks so much for your prayers. The Daughters of the King are praying for our parish, too. Prayer and patience will get us through this just fine. St. Luke's has an amazing group of people! We will find a rector that will be a blessing to us.

I'm happy to let you know that Canon Neal Michell will be here for both services on Sunday, 8/9/09. After the 10:30am service he will attend the vestry meeting to discuss the rector search process with all members of the vestry.

Canon Michell is the diocesan liaison during this time we spend on our path to selecting a new rector. David Gibbs, the Diocesan Administrator, who was a member and acolyte at St. Luke's will be with Canon Michell on this visit.

The Jr. Warden, Keith Whiteside, and I will meet with Canon Michell on Tuesday, August 4. At that time we will discuss selection of an interim priest for St. Luke's. We also plan to talk about the search process and how we move forward.

While we are all sad to bid farewell to Fr. Curt and his family, I feel very positive about the future of our parish. Stay tuned!

Welcome!

This is where you will find information about the transition of rectors at St. Luke's - Dension, TX. Please stay tuned!