Transition Communication #3

April 8, 2009

Important Notice: All members of the Living Water Congregation are asked to read through this update thoroughly. This communication provides a status on the transition process, an update regarding Pastor Marcia and dates for upcoming events.

Transition Process: Much has happened at Living Water since our last formal Transition Communication. In the first communication, we outlined the 5 Pastoral Leadership Transition Steps provided by the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod. As we move into Step 3, the Church Council wanted to provide you an update on our progress to date and the next steps as we move toward identifying our new Senior Pastor.

The individuals listed below are the Nominees for the Call Committee for the purpose of beginning a search for a new Sr. Pastor. These nominees will be presented to the Congregation for a vote of approval on March 22, 2009.

Chad Decker (Youth Representative)

Kim Fordiani

Jan Johnson

Melissa Laudenschlager

Frank Schmitt

David Van Driel

Dave Wilder

On Saturday, January 24, 2009 the Living Water Lutheran Transition Team hosted a great barbeque dinner for nearly 90 attendees.  The evening went for over three hours as a timeline was placed on the wall highlighting many of the significant events over the past 11 years in the life of our church.  It was a marvelous evening of memories as many of the Charter Members were present.  Paula Sturgeon who was the first President of the Church Council gave many memories of the early days.  Verdell Bothun who was the third President of the Council also added many fine stories during the evening.

Thanks to the Transition Team for all that they have done and are doing as we go through this time of change in our congregation.  The next step ain the process will be the "Focus Groups" which are scheduled for February and these will help define the future direction of the congregation.  Thanks to all of the attendees that evening for making this such a great success.

RECAPTURE HISTORY!  WITNESS HISTORY UNFOLD! 

Your Living Water Transition Team has been busy.  We have now met 3 times.  The plans are coming together for our “History Day” on Saturday, January 24, 2009.  We will begin with a BBQ dinner at 5:00 PM.  After dinner, we will recapture and discover our history – together – all of us!

You may be thinking or asking:

• Why should I want to attend this event?
• What can I contribute?
• What can I learn?
• Is it worth spending a Saturday evening talking about history?