The congregation will gather next Sunday, 11/13, right after celebration, to take another step in engaging the Mission Study Process. The purpose is to ask, answer, and share about some questions regarding Montclair Presbyterian Church and our vision of the future. Everyone’s voice is important, whether you are an “old timer” or have just started attending MPC. These conversations will continue to inform decisions and direction for the church.
At the same time, and even if you cannot attend the meeting, we are asking all church members & friends to take a survey! The Mission Study Team mailed and emailed the 2011 Mission Study Survey. If you get Contact by mail or email, you should have already received your invitation to complete a survey. If not, you can go to http://www.mpcfamily.org/survey and get started. The team put together a thorough survey which will enable MPC to better articulate to a prospective pastor who we are and where we want to go. The survey is not short–it’ll take you about an hour. But, it’s a great way to let your MPC community know where you stand and what’s important to you.
As Beth reminded us earlier: “This is an exciting time for the Montclair Church Family as the reflecting and dreaming and planning for the future gets underway. Regardless of whether you have been a member for more than 50 years or you are just beginning here, your voice and experience and wisdom are so important in this process. Part of what it means to be Presbyterian is that we believe in the ‘priesthood of all believers.’ In other words, the Pastor (or Priest) is not the one who issues directions or commands from on high. The congregation, working with the pastor, embodies the wisdom, knowledge, faith and discernment that was once attributed only to the clergy. So, come on out and embody this Presbyterian value!”