Parish Transition
News & Updates
Get news and updates about the Parish Transition update and what has happened thus far.
APRIL 18
NEW VESTRY CHAPLAIN
The Vestry announced their new Vestry Chaplain, Quinton Peeples, earlier this week.
Quinton is a member of All Saints’ and has taught our Adult Faith formation classes ‘Renovation of the Heart’ and ‘The Life You’ve Always Wanted.’ He is a graduate of the Renovare Institute of Christian Spiritual Formation, where he studied under Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, John Ortberg and many others.
He has been a preacher, teacher, and guest lecturer in venues ranging from the Taylor County Coliseum in Abilene, Texas to the playground at 10th Street Preschool in Santa Monica, California, with numerous churches mixed in along the way.
He worked as the Communications Director at All Saints’ in 2003 before moving on to help establish Thad’s, a mission church in Culver City, California in 2006.
His writing has been published in Cut To The Chase published by Penguin USA, and Eternal Living: Reflections on Faith and Formation published by IVP. He is currently working on a book titled, Are You Sure? Spiritual Lessons Learned on Public Tennis Courts.
APRIL 11
A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM SR. WARDEN JEFF SMITH
Please watch this video message from our Senior Warden, Jeff Smith.
Jeff reviews where we have been in the discernment process so far and invites the parish to upcoming listening sessions. We hope you will join in!
This message was published in the April 11, 2024 issue of our newsletter.
MARCH 14
The 2024 ASBH Vestry invites the parish for
DREAMS + DIRECTIONS + DISCERNMENT
Sundays, April 14 and 28 following the 10 am services
All are invited for a parish gathering for conversation with the vestry about where God is calling All Saints’ Parish during this season.
Who are we called to be? What is our vision and mission?
Gather in Lower Sweetland after worship for table conversations with vestry members and fellow parishioners. Your input will be used by the vestry as they discern the vision, mission, and leadership for All Saints' future with special focus on the mutual discernment with Canon Andrea.
While they hope you will make every effort to attend in person, the Vestry plans to offer a Zoom option for those who cannot be present.
JANUARY 25
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MUTUAL DISCERNMENT
A series of meetings commenced in November during which the Vestry prayerfully discerned whether to enter into mutual discernment with Canon Andrea about the possibility of her becoming the next Rector of All Saints’ Beverly Hills. On December 5, a vote was taken and passed to convert Canon Andrea to Priest-in-Charge Under Special Circumstances (PIC-USC) and to engage in a period of mutual discernment with her about this possibility.
The Vestry is pleased to announce that The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, has recently granted our request to convert Canon Andrea to PIC-USC.
Per the search process outlined in meetings with Canon Tom Discavage of the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese and outlined in the timeline found on the Parish Transition Tab on our website, the Vestry will now enter into a period of mutual discernment with Canon Andrea after which a vote will be taken on whether or not to call Canon Andrea as our next rector.
During this time, the Vestry will be called upon to think deeply and openly for the parish. The Vestry will be asking for input from the congregation in the form of feedback and fellowship. As the Vestry enters this period of mutual discernment with Canon Andrea, please pray for us, for Canon Andrea, for the church, and that God continues to guide us in the way and the light.
God Bless,
John Tan, Senior Warden
DECEMBER 7
PARISH PROFILE
We’re pleased to announce that after completing Story Day, the Parish Survey, and much to-ing and fro-ing, our Parish Profile has been approved by Canon Melissa McCarthy and Canon Tom Quejada-Discavage of the Los Angeles Diocese and is ready for its close-up!
With special thanks to the Parish Profile committee (Marissa Flaxbart, Gerrie Maloof, Bonnie McClure, Kevin Shrum, Ranlyn Wrede, and Kevin Yoder) for their hard work and perseverance, we present to you the final Parish Profile!
DECEMBER 5
VESTRY DISCERNMENT PROCESS
Vestry met without clergy to continue prayerful discernment about the call process.
NOVEMBER
RECTOR SEARCH UPDATE
As posted in the November 30 issue of the All Things All Saints newsletter, the Vestry met without clergy on both November 7 and 14 to discuss next steps in our Rector search process. We are discerning two possible processes: mutual discernment with Canon Andrea as Priest in Charge Under Special Circumstances, or to move directly to a national search. We are deliberating prayerfully, and ask you to join us in prayer during this time.
JULY
PARISH TRANSITION CONVERSATION
Jeff Smith and John Tan, parish wardens, present the call process as guided by the bishop’s office of transition ministry and Canon Tom Discavage.
UPDATE: over 60 people were in attendance at this event.
JUNE 25-JULY 7
Parish Survey Open
PARISH SURVEY: OPENS SUNDAY, JUNE 25
As our church plans for the future, the Parish Profile Committee and the Vestry invite ALL members of All Saints' Beverly Hills to share their expectations for our mutual ministry and their perceptions on how these expectations can best be carried out by our next rector. In a few days, you'll receive a link to the survey. Simply click on the link and contribute your thoughts! The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. The results of the survey will be used in the Parish Profile as we discern what we are looking for in our next rector.
The survey is an updated version of the parish survey we used in 2018. The design allows us to trend and compare not only the data, but also the demographics of our parish community. We've given the survey some nips and tucks to make it more streamlined, and added just one new question. The questions are divided into four, clearly labeled sections. As in the prior survey, we have provided space for open-ended comments, which we welcome.
You'll see that this time we're using Google Forms instead of Survey Monkey for the survey. It will feel very familiar to any who've done surveys in the past. Multiple members of the same household may complete this questionnaire by following the link and changing the email as to who is responding.
Know that your responses are completely confidential. No one will be able to connect the data to individual respondents.
The survey will go live on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in the afternoon, once services are completed. It will remain open until end-of-day on Friday, July 7, 2023. If you have questions while completing the questionnaire, please feel free to contact your wardens or a member of the Profile Committee.
We realize that completing the survey is an investment of time, and we thank you. Know that each individual's participation helps make the survey a meaningful part of the journey toward our next Rector. We are on this journey together. We greatly appreciate your time, care and attention to this work.
Lastly, if you are unable to complete an online response, please reach out to Hallie Foote in the parish office, who will be happy to assist in getting a paper version to you, which will then be input into the dataset.
STORY DAY: APRIL 30, 2023
One of our chief goals with Story Day was to do the deep work of listening to as broad a swath of our community as possible about what their experience is of All Saints'. On Sunday April 30, we achieved that, when over 100 parishioners gathered in lower Sweetland Hall for a discussion of what All Saints' means to them. Story Day was moderated by the Rev. Canon Tom Quijada-Discavage, who expertly helped us celebrate our rich and amazing history, and guided us as we shared our great dreams about the next chapter in our story.
The stories we shared were open, heartfelt, and personal. The spirit in the room was amazing. And on top of that—we had a wonderful lunch!
For those in the congregation who were unable to join us in person at Story Day, we're pleased to announce plans to hold a virtual session on Zoom so all have the opportunity to participate. We'll have more information on the date and time in the near future!
Thank you for your contributions Story Day!
TELL US YOUR STORY TODAY!
What does being at All Saints' mean to you? Please feel free to share your responses with the Profile Committee by clicking the link below. Your responses will be confidential unless you choose to share your name or email. Thank you!
STORY DAY IS APRIL 30
Join us as we gather together in worship at 10 am, then proceed to Sweetland Hall for a light lunch and Story Day conversations moderated by the Rev. Cn. Tom Quijada-Discavage, Canon for Formation and Transition Ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles.
We want as many people as possible to participate in Story Day, so there will be NO AS2 service at 11:30, and NO Choristers rehearsal this Sunday. Instead join us in Lower Sweetland Hall for lunch and important conversation.
ADD TO OUR PARISH TIMELINE…
April 21, 2023 — In connection with Story Day (April 30), we’ve set up a parish timeline in Lower Sweetland Hall. The goal of Story Day is to share our stories of the All Saints’ experience. Please add your recollections and stories to the timeline! There’s pens and stickers and markers and Post-Its for you to use. Consider sharing your experiences of a moment of joy, or of blessing, a moment of great emotion, joyful or sad. Think about the special events you marked at All Saints’ or what brought you here the first time. Or even what brought you back after the pandemic. There’s an excerpt of our last timeline posted on the wall to inspire you. The goal is to focus less on history and more on what our experiences have been through the years. Join us in telling our stories!
TRANSITION UPDATE: STORY DAY AND MORE…
April 18, 2023 — Often on trips, it helps to have a map that points out the milestones and markers to be passed along the way. It's true of most road trips, and applies also as a metaphor to other types of journeys, such as the one we've embarked on in search of our next rector.
The first milestone that we have to cross as a parish is the completion of the revised Parish Profile. The profile, the story of who we are as a community, is the first important step or milestone we need to complete before we can begin a search of any sort…
Read the complete email here…
STORY DAY IS APRIL 30
March 27, 2023 — Please join your fellow parishioners for Story Day in Lower Sweetland Hall following the 10 am service on Sunday, April 30. After a light lunch, we’ll get started with the help of Rev. Canon Tom Discavage from the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Read the complete email here…
STORY DAY TO BE RESCHEDULED
March 2, 2023 — We have discovered that the announced date for Story Day (Saturday, March 18) conflicts with another major parish initiative: the Honduras Medical Mission trip.
Given our desire to do the deep work of listening to as broad a swath of our community as possible, a course correction is in order. We’re thus rescheduling Story Day to a different date that will allow all of us in the parish to plan with more certainty and participate more fully.
Read the complete email here…
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