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Trinity Adult Forum: Preparing for our new Rector

Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord calls a new Rector to the Parish. Hear Search Committee chairs discuss this important step

Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord prepares to welcome its new Rector to the parish. At Trinity's Sunday morning Adult Forum, 9 AM on September 17, Carolyn Coffin and Rod Hossfeld, members of Trinity's Search Committee, will hold an open discussion on the attributes needed and what the Search Committee sought based on the Trinity's Parish Profile.

All in the greater Concord community are welcomed to attend. The Adult Forum meets in Trinity's Parish Hall at 9 AM in the Parish Hall (entrance on River Street), followed by the 10 AM service in Trinity's spacious Main Sanctuary at 81 Elm Street in Concord. Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord is fully handicap-accessible. For further information on Trinity's activities, please call 978-369-3715 or visit us online.

• Trinity seeks a pastor who knows us and wants to be known by us, to help parishioners identify their gifts, and nurture individual and group ministries. Pastoral care has been identified as very important to Trinity Concord.

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• Trinity seeks a preacher who delivers dynamic, substantive, and inspiring sermons. Trinity parishioners appreciate preaching from the heart and the head, with a keen sense of humor and the ability to make the Gospel relatable to our lives today.

• Trinity seeks a leader who is forward thinking and able to collaboratively form long-term plans. We need someone whose leadership experience is deep and broad, who works well with and is beloved by clergy colleagues and lay leaders alike.

• Trinity seeks an administrator with strong supervisory and operational skills, and has a strong financial literacy necessary to work well with laity on planning for Trinity's financial future and addressing today’s needs.

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The Search Committee believes that The Rev. Nancy Hagner brings all of these qualities to us and has called her to be Trinity's new Rector. The Search Committee is confident that Nancy Hagner will enable Trinity to continue to deepen our faith and mission as a community, and grow in strength and numbers while serving as the Body of Christ in Concord and beyond.

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