Transition Process Updates

​The Wardens and the Vestry have wonderful news! At the request of the Vestry of St. David’s Episcopal Church and School, Bishop Susan Goff of the Diocese of Virginia, has called The Reverend Susan B. Pinkerton to be the Interim Rector at St. David’s. Susan will be joining St. David’s from California on December 1, 2022, in time to celebrate the Advent and Christmas season with us, and the beginning of the church liturgical year!

To learn more about this wonderful news click here!

Join us this month:

Morning prayer returns on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10am via Zoom.

Saturday, October 1, 7:30pm Loudoun Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, October 4, 6:30pm Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 9, after the 10am service, Sunday School
Sunday, October 9, 12:30pm-2:30pm every 2nd and 4th Sunday, Youth Ministry
Saturday, October 15, 9am, Men's Fellowship Family Hike

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The Discernment Committee continues their work to develop a parish profile in the Rector search process. See below for more information about the Discernment Committee and their work. 

If you have questions about the transition or discernment process, please let us know at wardens@sdlife.org. 
  
Katherine Beckett-Goodwin
Sr. Warden, Vestry 

Jenifer Bluhm 
Jr. Warden, Vestry

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About the Discernment Committee 

Each of the seven is a member in good standing of St. David’s and has either been Confirmed or Received into the Episcopal Church and is at least 16 years of age.  All have been active in the life of the church with St. David’s ranging from 2 years to 20+. 

Beyond these usual qualifications, these individuals love St. David’s; are open to all possibilities; are able to listen carefully, responsively and respectfully; are able to hold all work and conversations in strict confidence; and are rooted in prayer and awareness of God’s presence and guidance. 

The Discernment Committee will reach out to parishioners through surveys and, more importantly, listening sessions. The committee will use all of this and more to prepare a portfolio to present an honest picture of the St. David’s community to potential candidates to serve as our next spiritual leader. The committee will accept applications, pre-screen candidates and decide which to interview, select candidates who will visit St. David’s as a finalist and make a final selection to present the candidate’s name to the Vestry. 

Please give your thanks to these fellow parishioners who have offered to commit a significant amount of time and energy to the future of St. David’s. ​

Questions? Contact wardens@sdlife.org
Holy and loving God, grant us the peace that surpasses all human understanding. Reassure us by your presence at moments of doubt or uncertainty. Comfort us with the knowledge that all our concerns are under your care and are governed by your will. Give us ears to hear, eyes to see, wills to obey and hearts to love, knowing that you are already at work doing infinitely more than we can ask or imagine, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Frequently Asked Questions

Diocesan Process

The above link will provide some information from the Diocese on the transition process. 

The Diocese of Virginia takes seriously the challenges and joys inherent in transition. Whether the incumbent rector, vicar or priest-in-charge is retiring or taking another call, this “in-between time” can be an opportunity for accepting the loss of a beloved shepherd, for healing old wounds, for discovering how the church and its surrounding community has changed since the last call, and for imagining how God is calling the church to be the Body of Christ now and in the future. There will be anxiety about this future, but, approached faithfully, there may also be great discovery and growth.

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