You will have heard references in the past weeks to Transforming Futures (TF). Rev Sulin wove it into her four sermons over Advent. It was adopted unanimously by all parishes at the last Synod. It is designed to be parish led and to challenge us to envisage how we see our parish and church in 5 to 7 years’ time.

The team responsible for finding a new rector consulted us on our long-term goals as they put together a new parish profile. TF will enable us to come up with specific initiatives to implement those goals so that the message of Jesus Christ becomes the lived experience of many more in our wider community.

On January 18 and 19, Walter Stewart a volunteer from the parish on Salt Spring Island and Bishop Logan’s right-hand person for TF, will speak to each of our services about this initiative. The following week, we will hold two late afternoon/evening drop-in events for members of the parish to express their views about how this should be implemented at St Peter’s. Stay tuned.