At the end of June 2007, we bid farewell to our intern, The Reverend Eileen Shanley-Roberts, who served as A&HT’s assistant rector for three years.  Reverend Eileen and her family moved from Wyoming, Ohio, to Waukegan, Illinois, so Eileen could serve as the new rector of Christ Church in Waukegan.

In early August 2007, we bid farewell to our rector, The Reverend Robert Rademaker, who was with A&HT for four and a half years.  Father Bob accepted the call to become Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and he and his wife Kay were excited about their return to Wisconsin.

Searching for a New Rector

A&HT is now in the process of searching for a new rector, following guidelines set forth by the Diocese of Southern Ohio.  This is an exciting and anxious time for our church!  Our ultimate goal is to find a rector who will join us in growing our parish.  We are moving forward with faith and excitement about the future possibilities for ministry in our community and beyond!

The search process is divided into two functions:  the Parish Profile Committee and the Interview Committee.  Vestry representation is included on both committees.  The Parish Profile Committee creates a parish profile, which provides the basis for the work of the Interview Committee.  Development of the parish profile helps us determine skills we need in a new rector, and this enables the church deployment office to generate a list of potential candidates for our consideration.  The parish profile also will be used to help explain our parish to prospective rectors.  The Interview Committee then evaluates candidates against the skills described in the Parish Profile.

Parish Profile Committee members:  Laura Bence, Karin Fetterman, Sudy Graham, Noel Horne, John Kuyath (graphics), Ariel Miller, Glenn Schaaf (vestry), and Cheryl Thomas.

Interview Committee members:  To be announced in 2008

The search process may take many months.  Along with our interim rector the Reverend Patricia Merchant (who officially joins us on Sunday, October 28, 2007) and our Deacon Top Borden, we will have supply clergy, so our worship services and other activities will continue as scheduled.

If you have any questions, thoughts or concerns about the process, please feel free to talk directly with any vestry member.  A partial list of vestry members is included on the Staff & Vestry page of this website, and a complete list is available from the church office.  Updates on the search process will be provided at a minimum through our monthly newsletter Connections and our weekly worship bulletins and e-mails.  The only confidential portion of the search process is the specific names of clergy being considered.  This is to respect the status of those being considered.  All other information will be communicated to the parish as it becomes available.