A Report on Ministry in Western Maryland

1. A Report on Ministry in Western Maryland

2. Allegany County Garrett County

4. Emmanuel Parish, Cumberland Rector: Bo Chapman RASA: 150 Holy Cross, Cumberland Deacon-in-Charge: Roland Bonadi RASA: 25

6. St. Peter’s, Lonaconing Vicar: Rick Morley ASA: 50 Mutual Ministry Parish St. John’s, Frostburg Priest-in-Charge: Rick Morley ASA: 30 Mutual Ministry Parish

8. St. George’s, Mount Savage Priest-in-Charge: Elizabeth Webster ASA: 35 St. James’, Westernport Rector: Manning Smith ASA: 40 Mutual Ministry Parish

10. St. John’s, Deer Park Vicar: Chip Lee ASA: 40 Mutual Ministry Parish St. Matthew’s, Oakland Rector: Chip Lee ASA: 40 Mutual Ministry Parish

12. What’s Going On?

13. What’s Going On? • Mutual Ministry

14. What’s Going On? • Mutual Ministry • Regional Youth Ministry

15. What’s Going On? • Mutual Ministry • Regional Youth Ministry • Collaborative Christian Formation

16. What’s Going On? • Mutual Ministry • Regional Youth Ministry • Collaborative Christian Formation • Cooperative Evangelism

17. What’s Going On? • Mutual Ministry • Regional Youth Ministry • Collaborative Christian Formation • Cooperative Evangelism • Technology Boom

18. Mutual Ministry

19. Mutual Ministry • 5 Parishes: St. Peter’s, Lonaconing; St. John’s, Frostburg; • St. James, Westernport; St. Matthew’s Oakland; St. John’s, • Deer Park.

20. Mutual Ministry • 5 Parishes: St. Peter’s, Lonaconing; St. John’s, Frostburg; • St. James, Westernport; St. Matthew’s Oakland; St. John’s, • Deer Park. • In these parishes there are teams of people who have been • called by their local parish to be trained and formed for • lay and ordained ministries.

21. Mutual Ministry • 5 Parishes: St. Peter’s, Lonaconing; St. John’s, Frostburg; • St. James, Westernport; St. Matthew’s Oakland; St. John’s, • Deer Park. • In these parishes there are teams of people who have been • called by their local parish to be trained and formed for • lay and ordained ministries. • They are currently being formed for ministry, using the • LifeCycles curriculum.

22. Mutual Ministry • Background • The Mutual Ministry model was developed in several remote dioceses in the Episcopal Church as a response to the problem of finding and financing seminary trained clergy.

23. Mutual Ministry • Background • The Mutual Ministry model was developed in several remote dioceses in the Episcopal Church as a response to the problem of finding and financing seminary trained clergy. • On the way towards solving a practical problem, a solid example of baptismal ministry was discovered.

24. Mutual Ministry • In Short • In the next few years there will be a core group in each of those five parishes who have undergone extensive and intensive formation, and who will be serving as priests, deacons, catechists, ministers of Christian Worship, lay preachers, etc.

25. Mutual Ministry • In Short • In the next few years there will be a core group in each of those five parishes who have undergone extensive and intensive formation, and who will be serving as priests, deacons, catechists, ministers of Christian Worship, lay preachers, etc. • As group (lay and ordained) these people will serve as ‘rector’ or ‘associate rector’ under the leadership and direction of the Area Missioner and Bishops.

26. Regional Youth Ministry

27. Regional Youth Ministry • Five years ago, none of the churches in Allegany County had • the capability to run a sustainable youth ministry program (with the exception of Emmanuel).

28. Regional Youth Ministry • Five years ago, none of the churches in Allegany County had • the capability to run a sustainable youth ministry program (with the exception of Emmanuel). • Out of a creative partnership between the laity of Holy Cross, Cumberland and St. James, Westernport emerged the idea of pooling resources and youth to have a regional youth ministry.

29. Regional Youth Ministry • Five years ago, none of the churches in Allegany County had • the capability to run a sustainable youth ministry program (with the exception of Emmanuel). • Out of a creative partnership between the laity of Holy Cross, Cumberland and St. James, Westernport emerged the idea of pooling resources and youth to have a regional youth ministry. • Since that time the youth of the region have been regularly meeting, worshipping, and growing together.

30. Regional Youth Ministry Now, there is the annual haunting of the tunnels underneath Emmanuel – which used to be an exclusive Emmanuel youth project and which is now a region wide event which spans the whole of October.

31. Regional Youth Ministry With the funds that are Raised by the tunnels Project each year we all Go snow tubing. . .

32. Regional Youth Ministry And we take a major trip: so far we’ve gone to New York and Boston – this year looks like Atlanta.

33. Regional Youth Ministry We have also joined together to celebrate with regional Vacation Bible School.

34. Regional Youth Ministry All in all, we’re doing ministry together and we’re having a pretty good time of doing it!

35. Regional Youth Ministry Under the Regional Youth Umbrella Also falls the college ministry at Frostburg State University.

36. Collaborative Christian Formation

37. Collaborative Christian Formation • A new idea: St. Peter’s, Lonaconing; St. John’s, Frostburg; and St. George’s, Mount Savage are sharing a Christian Education and Formation program.

38. Collaborative Christian Formation • A new idea: St. Peter’s, Lonaconing; St. John’s, Frostburg; and St. George’s, Mount Savage are sharing a Christian Education and Formation program. • Realizing that the clergy in the three parishes have different gifts, and the people in the parishes have different interests and needs, we joined together to offer a greater variety of formation opportunities.

39. Collaborative Christian Formation • We published a ‘catalog’ of short courses which was distributed to all three parishes, and was published in the local newspaper.

40. Collaborative Christian Formation • We published a ‘catalog’ of short courses which was distributed to all three parishes, and was published in the local newspaper. • People from the various parishes can then decide which courses they would like to be a part of.

41. Collaborative Christian Formation • We published a ‘catalog’ of short courses which was distributed to all three parishes, and was published in the local newspaper. • People from the various parishes can then decide which courses they would like to be a part of. • This fall we had a course on the Bible and Prayer Book at Mount Savage; a course on the most disturbing texts of the Bible at Frostburg; and a course on evangelism at Lonaconing.

42. Collaborative Christian Formation • We published a ‘catalog’ of short courses which was distributed to all three parishes, and was published in the local newspaper. • People from the various parishes can then decide which courses they would like to be a part of. • This fall we had a course on the Bible and Prayer Book at Mount Savage; a course on the most disturbing texts of the Bible at Frostburg; and a course on evangelism at Lonaconing. • An explicit expectation is that every parishioner will partake in at least one course in a year. Because they meet at different places, on different days, and at different times of the day, just about everyone can fit one in their schedule.

43. Collaborative Christian Formation • We’re also publishing the ‘home grown’ courses on the internet in PDF format so that even people who can’t make the course time and day can at least check them out: • See: www.frostburg.ang-md.org Christian Education • Or: www.stpeters.ang-md.org  Christian Education

44. Collaborative Christian Formation • The hope is that we can add the participation of other parishes in the region into this endeavor, so that all Christian Education offerings could be cataloged and offered to every parishioner in at least Allegany County.

45. Collaborative Christian Formation • The hope is that we can add the participation of other parishes in the region into this endeavor, so that all Christian Education offerings could be cataloged and offered to every parishioner in at least Allegany County. • Also, in this same vein, we are undertaking a tri-parish mission trip to El Salvador with ER-D this June.

46. Cooperative Evangelism • St. Peter’s, Lonaconing and St. John’s, Frostburg received a • grant from the diocesan grants committee (about $7,000) • to undergo a cooperative evangelism project.

47. Cooperative Evangelism • St. Peter’s, Lonaconing and St. John’s, Frostburg received a • grant from the diocesan grants committee (about $7,000) • to undergo a cooperative evangelism project. • In the next 6 months 10,000 residents of Allegany Counties • will receive three direct mailing from us: a full color brochure • and two seasonal postcards.

48. Cooperative Evangelism • St. Peter’s, Lonaconing and St. John’s, Frostburg received a • grant from the diocesan grants committee (about $7,000) • to undergo a cooperative evangelism project. • In the next 6 months 10,000 residents of Allegany Counties • will receive three direct mailing from us: a full color brochure • and two seasonal postcards. • There will also be coordinating newspaper ads, and there • is a advertising campaign website: www.Godwithus.ang-md.org

50. Technology Boom • Emmanuel, Cumberland; St. Matthew’s, Oakland; St. Peter’s, • Lonaconing; Emmanuel, Cumberland; and St. John’s, Frostburg • have each invested in high speed internet, Wi-Fi, and are • serving at ‘hotspots’ in their respective communities.