Campaign Leadership

Co-Chairs

Foss and Bev Boyle

Committee

Therese Branby

Anne Hovland

Fr. Mark Kelm

Anne Rogers

Jean Tews

Canvassers

Joe Afryl

Sherri Afryl

Barbara Anderson

Cathryn Bashore

June Bennett

Nancy Brown

John Brunner

Bari Chilton

Ed Chilton

Dorothy Haas

Amy Hawley

Chris Hawley

Janet Kelber

John Kobinski

Jim Kroesch

Judy Kroesch

Alma Limbach

Tom Long

Barbara Merrill

Terry Rooney

David Seitz

Joann Smith

Joanna Torgerson

Barbara VanSteen

Janet Waller

Avis Watkins

Nat Watkins

April 4, 2005

Dear Parishioner,

We are writing to inform you of a very important effort which will begin on April 4, 2005: the Campaign for St. John in the Wilderness.

The campaign work actually began on March 20, 2004 when a Vestry strategic planning session identified the need for a comprehensive fund drive. The work continued during the summer of 2004 with a feasibility study whereby 30 households were interviewed to determine if such a comprehensive Campaign should take place at this time. The study clearly showed that we should undertake such a campaign. This is fundamentally due to the fact that our new Clergy are providing tremendous leadership for the parish. The people interviewed in the feasibility study felt the parish is on the move. Attendance is up, and a new vigor is evident throughout our church programs. Strong lay leadership which augments our clergy leadership has brought us to where we are today: blessed with a vital, spirit-filled faith community and contemplating an even greater ministry for ourselves and St. John’s through an ambitious strategic plan to be underwritten by the Campaign.

Today St. John’s is at an important crossroads in its ministry and community life. Three critical challenges are facing the Church:

• Preserve, protect and update our historic Church facility

• Staff the Church and new programs to encourage and sustain growth, and

• Finance the future through a capital and endowment campaign

The Campaign will provide us with funds to address each of these three vital areas and assure our future as an independent and vibrant Episcopal Community.

Our goal is to raise or surpass $750,000, and we have set up a canvass calling organization to make personal calls on all parishioners. This type of campaign is run very infrequently, so we ask that you carefully consider your gift. Since this is a three-year campaign your pledge can be paid at any time during the three-year period up to December, 2007. We are pleased to report that the advanced gifts phase of the Campaign has raised $535,000, and we are very hopeful of meeting our goal.

We hope you will join us in this very important event in the life of the parish, and make a campaign pledge which resonates with extraordinary generosity and dedication to St. John’s.