St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church San Francisco, CA October

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church

San Francisco, CA October 2014

http://www.saintcyprianssf.org/

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church October 1, 2014

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Objective:

The people of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church seek a vicar that, building on our historic legacy, will help us grow in relationship with God, with each other, and with all members of the diverse community called to gather at the corner of Turk and Lyon Streets.

Background:

St. Cyprian’s is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of California. It is located in San Francisco’s Western Addition/North of Panhandle neighborhood, a vibrant, racially and economically diverse part of the city that has seen significant demographic change in recent decades. The church was founded in 1923 by Anglicans of the African Diaspora that had been meeting in the crypt of Grace Cathedral. St. Cyprian’s current membership reflects both the congregation’s Afro Anglican heritage (African American and Afro Caribbean) and the changing demographics of the neighborhood, which is home to a growing number of families with young children. St. Cyprian’s congregation is, and seeks to be, diverse: black and white, young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight.

Many organization and programs find their home at Turk and Lyon. Most importantly, St. Cyprian’s is called to a common mission with First United Lutheran Church, who also worships and maintains offices at St. Cyprian’s. St. Cyprian’s and First United collaboratively sponsor the Cyprian’s ARC (arts, resilience, community) program, which seeks to reach out to our surrounding community through concerts, dinners, events and other programs, to invite them into our facilities and into relationship with our congregations, in hope that they come to see and feel Christ’s love through these new relationships. St. Cyprian’s has active relationships with many community organizations, including Episcopal Senior Communities. In addition, Turk and Lyon is home to the Village Project (after school enrichment program), the Simply Sandwiches ministry, and a broad range of other community events and services.


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Turk & Lyon 2020 Plan

St. Cyprian’s developed its “Turk & Lyon 2020 Plan” as a vision for growth and sustainability. We hope to build a common vision among congregants and other stakeholders that builds on the Church’s history, invites new relationships and cooperative efforts with other Christian and secular groups, and

seeks to bridge the divides between church and community. Reaching this long-term goal requires meeting several short-term objectives, none of which will be accomplished without significant effort. Yet, we welcome this work, and seek God’s guidance in setting a path that allows our rich legacy to thrive and importantly, helps us live up to our creed to be “a place where everyone matters”.

An important short term goal is to build a collaborative partnership with First United Lutheran Church, which makes its home in St. Cyprian’s facilities. Our joining together has sparked interest throughout the communities of both the Anglican and Lutheran denominations. With the help of denominational leadership, we are confident this model will resonate throughout our Christian traditions. We hope the clarion “Call-to-Common-Mission” will help our two groups formulate sustainable relationships that lead to growth both within our individual congregations and as the Christian cornerstone of the broader community called to gather at Turk and Lyon.

As we gather together and seek to reach out to others, it is critical to identify our constituent moving parts: an Episcopal Church with a rich legacy, struggling to stay alive and keep relevant in an ever-changing socio-economic climate; a maverick Lutheran Church who has stood the test of time and can foresee the benefits of joining resources and ideas in this time and place; and perhaps most important, a neighborhood and surrounding community full of young, receptive, enthusiastic people, including many families with small children, eager for social engagement and spiritual growth. Building stronger relationships among these groups, and therefore building one larger community, is the recipe for the growth and sustainability we seek. With effort, and God’s guidance, we believe we will succeed.

By the Numbers

Members 94 Average Sunday Attendance 29 Total Value of Pledges $40,680

in 2013


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In the context of this collaboration, other short-term objectives are also important:

• Refreshing the infrastructure that will help facilitate our growth: implementing appropriate policies and procedures and plans as well as setting up committees and networks that can assist in identifying needs of our present and future congregants and community affiliations. Specifically, we are strengthening the directives of our Bishop’s and Steering committees who play important roles in vetting the needs of the Church and community at large.

• Playing a more active role in the ARC Center (Art, Resilience and Community) efforts alongside First United. St. Cyprian’s will continue to work side-by-side with the ARC Leadership to incorporate programs and facility uses that will promote the objectives of our Call to Common Mission.

• Maintaining and where possible improving existing church programs and liturgical practices to make our church more attractive and inviting to the general public. This includes the Spirit Village service for Children and Families.

In the long term, our initiatives are along the lines of our short term endeavors: to foster and strengthen the Call to Common Mission; expand the footprint of outreach to the community by answering the needs of its people; build on the Spirit Village model by offering more programs for children and families; assist in further development of the Village Project; solicit more community programs like Simply Sandwiches, SF Live Arts, the Art programs, Shakespeare Camp, USF Environmental Studies, etc. In essence, our goal is to lay down a solid foundation of principles and practices that will allow all who use and enjoy Turk and Lyon to thrive well past 2020.

This is our plan and we’re holding to it.


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Job Description

We need to select a Vicar that embodies the collaborative spirit and sense of community we share at St. Cyprian’s. An Episcopal Priest that can understand and appreciate the model we are working towards and will vociferously carry forward its plan and objectives. A reverent person who is empathetic, yet knowledgeable and considerate of the thresholds and boundaries of our collaborative associations.

The position is half-time. It requires:

• A passion for people, their struggles, and the power of God’s reconciling love • An understanding of the value of collaboration, a strong desire to build common mission

with other Christian congregations and to cooperate with secular community groups (and in particular support St. Cyprian’s common mission with First United Lutheran Church and the two congregations’ joint ARC outreach program)

• Strong organization and delegation skills combined with youthful energy and creativity • The vision and willingness to help a small congregation build a community where

something is happening, and “where everyone matters”


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Core Duties

• Organize worship and develop liturgy for all St. Cyprian’s worship services for Sundays and Holy Days; coordinate/supervise the work of other worship leaders including readers, Eucharistic ministers, musicians and all others

• Prepare and deliver creative and inspiring homilies that • Clearly express the Gospel and show how Christ is at work in our lives today • Call us to be in better relationship with one another • Help us reflect on important challenges in and among our constituent communities,

including issues related to race and wealth distribution • Develop and lead programs for children and families, such as St. Cyprian’s Spirit Village

service • Offer pastoral care in relation to birth, marriage, death, and the sick and shut-in • Chair the Bishop’s Committee and work with its Wardens, members, and standing

committee chairs to continually renew and implement the long-term strategic direction for the church

• Champion our Common Mission with First United Lutheran Church; build ties among congregants, collaborate on events and services

• Participate in the oversight of the ARC program


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St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church 2014 Budget

Income Pledges 33,000

Plate 4,000 Long Term Rents

First United Lutheran 21,600 Episcopal Senior Communities 5,400

AlAnon 720 Alcoholics Anonymous 3,300

T-Mobile 24,852 Other Offerings 10,000

Total 102,872 Expenses

Maintenance 41,323 Clergy 24,000

Worship 8,672 Admin 10,154

Other 17,780 Total 101,929

Short Term Rents Net -812 Income includes donantions and space use fees. Expenses include staff, supplies, promotion, and equipment.

Net

Excluding Short Term 943 Including Short Term 131


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Appendix A: List of Partner Organizations

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

http://www.aasf.org/home.cfm

Cyprian’s ARC ARC is a community-based and volunteer-driven center that connects the power of the arts with the imperative of these times for sustainable living and resilient urban communities. http://cyprianscenter.org/

Episcopal Senior Communities ESC’s mission is to “cultivate and build healthy communities with a continuum of residential and innovative aging services that actively promote intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual well-being”.

http://jtm-esc.org/

First United Lutheran Church First United is a progressive church in the heart of San Francisco. We are an open, service-oriented church. We welcome all those looking for a spiritual home, regardless of whether you are a committed, returning or questioning Christians.

http://fulc.com/

San Francisco Live Arts at Cyprians Since 1981, SF Live Arts at Cyprian’s (formerly Noe Valley Music Series), presented by Larry Kassin, has earned a reputation as one of the most diverse and innovative music/performance series in the Bay Area.

http://www.noevalleymusicseries.com/

Simply Sandwiches Volunteers make over 200 sandwiches for San Francisco’s hungry every Friday morning.

The Village Project The Village Project is a non-profit, community based organization providing a safe haven for academic, cultural and enrichment activities for youth, 6 to 17 and their families.

http://www.thevillageprojectsf.org/


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Appendix B: Events Calendar October 2014

Documents

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