Leadership Transition
The Ascension rector search committee, working hard but still smiling, after its May 5th meeting.
On Friday, May 5th, the rector search committee met in person in the Ascension library. The meeting was held to determine which candidates would be brought to Chicago for in-person interviews. The meeting went very smoothly thanks to the goodwill of the committee members and the guidance of the diocesan consultant, Fr. Kevin Caruso. The final candidates will visit Chicago on different weekends in June. Based on information gathered during these visits along with an assessment of each candidate's entire application, the committee will make a decision on which candidate we will recommend to the Vestry to be our next rector. Please continue to keep the committee in your prayers.
April 26, 2023
Candidates
There are exciting developments in the new rector search committee! Six candidates, out of the ten that applied, were picked to be interviewed via Zoom by the Search Committee. All first-round interviews will be finished by Wednesday, April 26th. After reviewing all of the interviews, committee members will meet the first week of May to determine finalists. Each finalist will be brought to Chicago for an in-person interview with the committee and will also be given a chance to meet the Bishop and diocesan staff, Ascension's vestry and staff, and celebrate a mass. These in-person interviews will begin in June.
Candidates
There are exciting developments in the new rector search committee! Six candidates, out of the ten that applied, were picked to be interviewed via Zoom by the Search Committee. All first-round interviews will be finished by Wednesday, April 26th. After reviewing all of the interviews, committee members will meet the first week of May to determine finalists. Each finalist will be brought to Chicago for an in-person interview with the committee and will also be given a chance to meet the Bishop and diocesan staff, Ascension's vestry and staff, and celebrate a mass. These in-person interviews will begin in June.
New Rector Search Committee Members
Co-Chairpersons: Cynthia Perrizo and David Schrader
Cynthia Perrizo, Co-Chair
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David Schrader, Co-Chair
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Committee Members:
Marlea Edinger
Patrick Johnston
David Reeves
Joshua Simpson
Dan Stell
Staff Liaison: Gary Alexander
Diocesan Advisors:
Father Kevin Caruso, Trinity Episcopal Church, Wheaton
Mother Andrea Mysen, Diocesan Director of Ministries
Marlea Edinger
Patrick Johnston
David Reeves
Joshua Simpson
Dan Stell
Staff Liaison: Gary Alexander
Diocesan Advisors:
Father Kevin Caruso, Trinity Episcopal Church, Wheaton
Mother Andrea Mysen, Diocesan Director of Ministries
Rector's Resignation and Retirement
In early December, 2021, Ascension's 17th Rector, the Rev. Patrick Raymond, announced his plans to resign his ministry and retire at the end of February 2022. You can read his full letter to the parish as well as a letter from the Wardens here.
In early December, 2021, Ascension's 17th Rector, the Rev. Patrick Raymond, announced his plans to resign his ministry and retire at the end of February 2022. You can read his full letter to the parish as well as a letter from the Wardens here.
Resources
Click here for a glossary of terms that may be useful for better understanding the leadership transition process.
Resources from the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago can be found here.
A general introduction to interim ministry taken from the ecumenical Center for Congregational Health can be found here.
Resources from the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago can be found here.
A general introduction to interim ministry taken from the ecumenical Center for Congregational Health can be found here.
"Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness."
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Sunday Worship Schedule
7:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer, via Zoom 9:00 a.m.-In-person Sung Mass (with organ voluntaries and hymns ) 11:00 a.m. - Solemn High Mass (In-person and streamed on Facebook and YouTube) Full Schedule
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