Dear <<First Name>>
Welcome to the churchwarden update.
What an absolute joy it was to be able to admit you as Churchwardens at our recent ‘Zoomitations’ during November! Although we are serving in strange times it was good to spend time with you in prayer and to mark the important position of responsibility that you have been elected to. Thank you to those of you who have fed back how meaningful our short times together were.
We recognise that due to Covid-19 your term of office, unusually, is only for a six-month period. The Churchwardens training events that we planned at the beginning of this year have obviously had to be cancelled. Nonetheless our desire is to support you as best we can during your shortened tenure.
We are going to offer a webinar early in the New Year for all new Churchwardens, and for any of you continuing in post wishing a refresher. This will cover the basics of what it means to be a Churchwarden and will be a bird’s eye introduction to the role. Following this introductory session, we will be holding a few other optional webinars on a variety of topics for anyone to join in with. Details of all these training opportunities are below. To register for any of these training sessions please click on the relevant links below.
Thank you once again for responding to the Lord’s call on your life to serve him and his church as a Churchwarden with all that means. Despite these strange days of Covid-19 let us continue to encourage one another with the words of St. Paul, ‘Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart’ (2 Corinthians 4:1).
Wishing you a joy-filled Christmas,
Archdeacon Paul
Archdeacon Martin
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