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July 10, 2009
Announcing our New Rector
On behalf of the Vestry it is with great joy that we announce to you the call of the Reverend Matthew Dutton-Gillett as Trinity's 17th rector. Fr. Matthew, his wife Kate, and their children will join our parish family in August, in time for Madeline (14) to enroll as a freshman at Menlo-Atherton and Max (5) to start kindergarten at Encinal School.
The Vestry was particularly moved by Fr. Matthew's engaging preaching, his embrace of diverse worship styles, his vision for cradle to grave Christian faith formation, and his ability to articulate what it means to be a twenty-first century Christian in an accessible and compelling manner. For his part, Fr. Matthew is thrilled with the opportunity to continue his ministry journey - and Matthew and Kate seek to raise their family - in a place characterized by the sense of loving inclusiveness of all of God's children, for which our diocese is so well known.
Please join us in thanking the members of the New Rector Search Committee: Sara Bostock, Janis Wilcox Christiansen, Jay Dean (co-chair), Elaine Hammond, Ward Johnson, Kent Smith, Margie Stehle, Larry Sweeney (co-chair), and Nancy Walsworth. Our parish has been blessed by their year of intensive and faithful service and their work should pay dividends for many, many years to come.
Now comes the next stage of transition, as we begin our journey together. We are eager to extend Trinity's "radical welcoming" embrace to Fr. Matthew and his family, to begin the process of getting to know the Dutton-Gilletts, and to support them through the coming year as they adapt to their new lives. You can stay current on upcoming welcoming events - and ways to get involved - by reading the Sunday bulletin and the weekly e-newsletter. We hope you will feel as blessed as we do and ask you to add Fr. Matthew and his family to your prayers.
Faithfully in Christ,
Howard P. Smith Linda Hubbard Gulker
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