{"id":14963,"date":"2025-07-02T13:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjohnsonthegreen.org\/?p=14963"},"modified":"2025-07-03T07:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:21:09","slug":"letter-from-rev-jill-morrisoncarta-de-la-revda-jill-morrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohnsonthegreen.org\/?p=14963","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Rev. Jill Morrison
Carta de la Revda. Jill Morrison"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
June 29, 2025<\/p>\n

Dear Beloved Community of St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church,<\/p>\n

Since November 2023, we have walked together in faith, beginning when I first joined you as a supply priest. Before that first Sunday, I knew very little about St. John\u2019s, but I was immediately met with warmth and a palpable sense of the Holy Spirit\u2019s presence. Over the months that followed, we have worshiped and prayed together, called a faithful and gifted Associate Priest, fed our community, cared for one another in times of need, lifted our voices for justice, celebrated life\u2019s milestones, and discerned our identity as a community rooted in diverse culture, prayer, and belovedness. It has been a joy and an honor to walk this stretch of the road with you.<\/p>\n

It is with a full and tender heart that I share the news that I will be stepping down as your Priest-in-Charge, effective August 10, 2025. After much prayer, discernment and broader shifts in my life, I have realized that God is calling me to take on a new ministry. This was not an easy decision. Serving alongside you has been one of the great privileges of my ministry.<\/p>\n

I will soon step into a new role as Director for Congregational Development and Networking in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.<\/a> This newly created position invites me to support ministry networks and regional leadership teams across our diocese, helping to strengthen existing relationships and imagine new pathways forward in collaboration and faith.<\/p>\n

I know this news may stir a range of emotions and raise important questions for the future of St. John\u2019s. Please know this: you are well equipped for the journey ahead. The Rev. Roxana Videla, your faithful vestry, and the Rev. Cn. Dr. Kevin Olds, Canon for Congregations and Transitions, will accompany you with wisdom, care, and courage through this season of transition.<\/p>\n

The seeds of renewal, connection, and hope are already being nurtured in this community, and will continue to grow as you abide in love and remain open to the movement of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

I ask for your prayers and your blessing as I step into this next chapter, just as I will continue to hold each of you in prayer with deep gratitude and love. I look forward to supporting and celebrating all that God is doing in and through you in the journey to come.<\/p>\n

In Christ,
\nThe Rev. Jill Morrison<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n29 de junio de 2025<\/p>\n

Querida y Amada Comunidad de la Iglesia Episcopal de San Juan:<\/p>\n

Desde noviembre de 2023, hemos caminado juntos en la fe, desde que me un\u00ed a ustedes como sacerdote suplente. Antes de ese primer domingo, sab\u00eda muy poco sobre San Juan, pero inmediatamente me recibi\u00f3 una c\u00e1lida bienvenida y una palpable presencia del Esp\u00edritu Santo. Durante los meses siguientes, hemos celebrado juntos nuestros cultos, llamado a un Sacerdote Asociado fiel y talentoso, alimentado a nuestra comunidad, cuidado mutuo en momentos de necesidad, alzado nuestras voces por la justicia y discernido nuestra identidad como una comunidad arraigada en la cultura, la oraci\u00f3n y el amor. Ha sido una alegr\u00eda y un honor recorrer este camino con ustedes.<\/p>\n

Con gran ternura les comparto la noticia de que dejar\u00e9 mi cargo como su Sacerdote a Cargo, a partir del XX de agosto de 2025. Despu\u00e9s de mucha oraci\u00f3n, discernimiento y cambios m\u00e1s profundos en mi vida, me he dado cuenta de que Dios me llama a asumir un nuevo ministerio. No fue una decisi\u00f3n f\u00e1cil. Servir junto a ustedes ha sido uno de los grandes privilegios de mi ministerio.<\/p>\n

Pronto asumir\u00e9 un nuevo cargo como Director de Desarrollo y Redes Congregacionales en la Iglesia Episcopal de Connecticut.<\/a> Este nuevo puesto me invita a apoyar las redes ministeriales y los equipos de liderazgo regional de nuestra di\u00f3cesis, ayudando a fortalecer las relaciones existentes e imaginando nuevos caminos para el futuro en colaboraci\u00f3n y fe.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9 que esta noticia puede despertar diversas emociones y plantear preguntas importantes para el futuro de San Juan. Sepan esto: est\u00e1n bien preparados para el camino que les espera. La Reverenda Roxana Videla, su fiel junta parroquial y el Reverendo Can\u00f3nigo Dr. Kevin Olds, Can\u00f3nigo para Congregaciones y Transiciones, los acompa\u00f1ar\u00e1n con sabidur\u00eda, cari\u00f1o y valent\u00eda en esta etapa de transici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Las semillas de renovaci\u00f3n, conexi\u00f3n y esperanza ya se est\u00e1n cultivando en esta comunidad y seguir\u00e1n creciendo a medida que permanezcan en el amor y abiertos a la acci\u00f3n del Esp\u00edritu Santo.<\/p>\n

Les pido sus oraciones y su bendici\u00f3n al comenzar este nuevo cap\u00edtulo, as\u00ed como seguir\u00e9 orando por cada uno de ustedes con profunda gratitud y amor. Espero con ansias apoyar y celebrar todo lo que Dios est\u00e1 haciendo en ustedes y a trav\u00e9s de ustedes en el camino que les espera.<\/p>\n

En Cristo,
\nReverenda Jill Morrison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Please read this important letter from Rev. Jill Morrison, Priest-in-Charge.
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