Process: surveyed all the responses from all the Feedback Sessions and established a list of the comments we heard most frequently.
What are our values as a community?
We value:
Creativity, beauty, and sensory experience – candles, water, beautiful banners, visual displays and art
Inclusivity
- aids for hard of hearing,
- open communion invitation
- our sense of relationship with each other, community and God
- value a sense of belonging
- value presence of children, families and youth
Accessibility
- want all to be able to worship here with safety and respect
Worship space
- having three focal point – altar, font, lectern
- our unique font,
- our stained glass cross, its placement, (has people on it) and stained glass windows
- sacred space and the sense of reverence it evokes
- mystery and spirituality
- having a place of sanctuary and retreat
- the central placement of our musicians
- healing prayer as part of worship
- the votive candle area
- the pews
- more flexible seating – chairs
- Front placement of altar party
- living plants in sanctuary and narthex
- good acoustics
- audio visual capacity
Our style of worship
- our Anglican tradition
- contemporary liturgy and pushing the boundaries at times
- participation of clergy, lay, youth and children in our worship
- we include current events in our prayers and words
Flexibility
- being open to change, listening and learning
- being willing to try new things
- others being able to use this space – music concerts, MAT, AA, childcare
- more adaptable/flexible space – for our worship, for outside events
Parish functioning
Our outreach programs
- we value being a blessing to others – homeless, hungry, PWRDF
- living out the Gospel mandates of service and compassion
- a concern for the outside world