In this time of transition and change, you may have questions. Fortunately, we will be able to get some of them answered very soon.

Randall Warren, on right, talks to Mark D Britt at Holy Innocents

Randall Warren, Canon for Deployment and Pastoral Care, will be at St. Nicholas on Sunday, February 13 to discuss with the parish the next steps toward assuring ongoing ordained leadership for St. Nicholas. He wants to hear from everyone in the parish about their hopes and desires for future leadership of St. Nicholas, and so all are encouraged to join him in conversation immediately following worship that day.

In order for everyone to be able to meet with Canon Warren, there will be no Saturday liturgy Saturday, February 12.

In the archive photo above, Randall Warren visited Holy Innocents for a meeting some years ago, and he has also delivered a homily at St Nicholas on at least one special occasion. He’s a dynamic preacher and is a lot of fun; the best part is he usually preaches “off the cuff,” without prepared notes.

P.S. What’s a vicar? The pastor of an Episcopal or Anglican church that is a “mission” of the local diocese, or a “daughter” of a larger nearby church, rather than a fully independent parish.

As the first southern Sudanese flocked to the polls Sunday to determine whether to secede from the north, hundreds of Episcopalians in a time zone nine hours behind them gathered for vigils in Chicago parishes to pray for the safety of their brothers and sisters during the historic vote.Should southerners choose independence in the weeklong referendum, millions of refugees from the north are expected to pass through the border town of Renk, where the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is largely responsible for progress.”For us this vigil is really praying not just for our partner parish and their safety, but their lives may be changed … for the good,” said the Rev. Shawn Schreiner, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park, where parishioners gathered late Saturday before polls opened. “There could be an amazing grace that comes out of all of this.”

via Chicago Episcopalians pray for peace in Sudan – Chicago Tribune.