St. Peter's Philadelphia
Canon for Transitions: Arlette Benoit Joseph
Basic Church Profile
St. Peter’s Church, at Third and Pine Streets in Philadelphia, is seeking an Interim Rector to shepherd us through the process of selecting a new Rector. A priest with experience with the search process is preferred. The ideal candidate would have excellent administrative and communication skills, an ability to connect with people, and excellent listening skills.
St. Peter’s is an historic church in an urban neighborhood. We are a vibrant community where all different types of people come together to ask life’s big questions and to find relationship and community with one another. Our members range in age – we have a lively Family Worship service for children age 8 and younger. We also have active ministries for those in their 20s/30s, 40s/50s, and 60+.
We believe that all people are beloved by God and are of equal worth and dignity; we have many parishioners in the LGBTQ+ community and embrace all who walk through our doors. We raise our voice for justice and look for ways to serve our neighbors and our city. We have a Food Cupboard ministry that distributes groceries to those in need weekly, and a choral program that is steeped in the Anglican Church musical tradition. Both of these ministries are being reshaped during this “post-pandemic” period. The Interim Period will include discernment and decisions about how these ministries could best meet current and future needs of the parish and neighborhood.
The majority of St. Peter’s parishioners live in the neighborhood. St. Peter’s parishioners have a healthy sense of ownership and stewardship of their church. People are volunteers both at St. Peter’s and elsewhere.
Job Description
· Provide Stability: The Interim Rector, working with the Vestry, will provide the leadership necessary to maintain stability during the interim period. They bring a “non-anxious presence” to an uncertain, grieving, or conflicted congregation.
· Support Discernment Process: A key task is to help the congregation complete its disengagement from previous leadership as it begins the self-study related to the search process. They will also work with the Vestry to create and support a search committee.
· Liturgical Leadership and Support:
o Work with the Vestry and other lay leaders to maintain the regular schedule of worship services and preaching, education, pastoral care, and pastoral offices (weddings, funerals, and baptisms), while increasing the flexibility and resiliency of the parish in liturgy and music, by offering opportunities to experience different forms and styles of worship.
o Manage and support the Associate Rector and other staff with the worship calendar and liturgical planning for worship.
· Review organizational structures: Manage the clergy and staff; help the staff and lay leadership identify processes that might be improved for decision-making, management, and communication; establish a detailed report of current active ministries.
· Pastoral care: Call upon the sick and shut-in, visit newcomers, and ongoing administration of the parish, while increasing the parish’s commitment to pastoral care by lay members.
· Supervise all parish staff in the exercise of their responsibilities and ministries, for which they shall be accountable to the Interim Rector. If it is necessary in the interim time to hire or terminate staff, the Wardens shall take those actions, given their canonical responsibility for the parish during the Interim Period.
· Support the Vestry in its responsibilities.
Church of the Redeemer, Springfield
Canon for Transitions: Arlette Benoit Joseph
St. David’s (Radnor) Church
Frank Allen <fallen@stdavidschurch.org>
We are a growing and energetic parish of over 3,000 members in the Diocese of Pennsylvania on the Main Line of Philadelphia. We are a church on the mission of knowing God in Jesus Christ and making Christ known to others.
We seek an experienced clergy person to assist the Rector in leading worship, in preaching, in teaching, in pastoral care and the overall ministry of the parish. The Associate will be a loving pastor, an effective preacher and a strong teacher who is spiritually centered, self-motivated, creative and able to empower persons of all ages to exercise their Christian ministry. As a member of a very collegial staff, that includes two other full-time clergy and a large programmatic and professional support staff, the Associate will have specific responsibilities which will include supporting Commissions of the Church, participation in the Chaplaincy of our preschool, the Women’s Fellowship and a weekly Women’s Bible study.
We seek a clergy person who is deeply grounded in the Christian life, who works collegially with laity and staff, and who is committed to growing the ministries of St. David's, our Diocese and The Episcopal Church.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 654 N Easton Rd, Glenside, PA
Please send a resume and cover letter to the Rev. Barbara Ballenger at stpeter654rector@gmail.com.
Part-time Associate for Communications and Administration
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, a warm and inclusive faith community, is seeking a part-time Associate for Communications and Administration, a 25-hour, in-person, position that can be scheduled over four or five days per week. St. Peter’s is located at 654 North Easton Road in Glenside, PA.
Responsibilities include:
• Organizing and managing the parish office, maintaining materials, coordinating volunteers and offering welcome to callers and visitors.
• Creating the weekly e-newsletter and worship leaflet, as well as designing other communications for parish and community audiences, using print, electronic and social media platforms.
• Working in collaboration with staff, volunteers and contractors to manage parish finances, as well as property use and tenant relations.
• Support record keeping, scheduling,
The successful candidate will be skilled in the following:
• Organization and planning, managing many dimensions of a church community.
• Basic financial skills.
• Familiarity with databases and scheduling programs.
• Speaking, writing and editing. Skills in graphic design and layout are a plus.
• Experience and competence with using Google applications and social media platforms such as Facebook, Wix, and YouTube.
• Offering welcome, care and concern to parish and community.
Familiarity with church settings, terminology and structure, especially in an Episcopal context, is a plus.
Please send a resume and cover letter to the Rev. Barbara Ballenger at stpeter654rector@gmail.com.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 654 N Easton Rd, Glenside, PA
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to The Rev. Barbara Ballenger, stpeter654rector@gmail.com.
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to The Rev. Barbara Ballenger, stpeter654rector@gmail.com.
7020 Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington, PA 19034
To apply: please send cover letter and resume with relevant work experience to the Rev. Lorna H. Williams, Associate for Lifelong Discipleship and Pastoral Care, lwilliams@stthomaswhitemarsh.org
Love working with children and need a part-time job with a vibrant church community? We are a large Episcopal congregation in the Whitemarsh section in Fort Washington, PA. We run 3 Sunday school classes for children and youth and provide nursery care for our children infant to 3 years.
Expectations:
We expect the Nursery Attendant to be a consistent presence in the lives of the children in their care, therefore the Nursery Attendant needs to be present every Sunday from 9:15 am to 12:45 pm. It is very important that someone in this position convey a sense of hospitality to our little ones and their parents.
Responsibilities:
• Provide age-appropriate care which means cleaning, changing diapers, holding, and cheerfully interacting with children through games, stories, art activities and prayer
• Be polite and friendly to all children, parents, and volunteers
• Set up and keep nursery clean and sanitize toys as needed, keep art/craft supplies tidy
• Straighten and tidy the nursery before leaving.
• Dependability and a warm and welcoming presence are essential
Minimum Requirements
• Minimum of 21 years old
• Attend Safeguarding God’s Children/Safe Church training
• PA background check
• Candidate demonstrates that they love working with children
• Flexibility as needs change from week to week.
The compensation is $25 an hour, and there may be opportunities for work during special church events.
To apply: please send cover letter and resume with relevant work experience to the Rev. Lorna H. Williams, Associate for Lifelong Discipleship and Pastoral Care, lwilliams@stthomaswhitemarsh.org
Deadline for resume submission is October 6, 2022