1. Re-Imagining
Church
Information
Package

2. RE-IMAGINING CHURCH INFORMATION PACKAGE
Thank you for your commitment to Christ Church Deer Park. This package contains
what you need to know in order to apply for financial support from Re-Imagining
Church, our project for funding new initiatives that promote the vitality and growth of our
parish".
Here is what you will find:
1. RE-IMAGINING CHURCH GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET
2. RE-IMAGINING CHURCH FUNDING APPLICATION FORM
3. OUR FAITH – OUR HOPE: PARISH CASE STATEMENT
4. PARISH FORUM: SIGNPOSTS OF VITALITY
5. IN THE WORKS - WORKING GROUPS
6. DIOCESE OF TORONTO: OUR FAITH-OUR HOPE: RE-IMAGINE CHURCH GRANTS.
Please visit http://www.toronto.anglican.ca/parish-administration/grants-
funding/our-faith-our-hope-re-imagine-church-grants/
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Round 1: April 30, 2013
Round 2: August 15, 2013

3. RE-IMAGINING CHURCH FUNDING APPLICATIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET
In 2012 Christ Church Deer Park participated in a successful fundraising campaign of the
Diocese of Toronto called Our Faith Our Hope. In accordance with the terms of that campaign,
we will receive (for our own use) a portion of the money raised to a maximum of $406,348 over
5 years. When our first installment arrived in January 2013, the clergy and churchwardens set
the money aside and created Re-Imagining Church, a project for funding initiatives that will
advance the vitality and/or growth of the parish. These are to be new initiatives (as opposed to
existing activities or general operations) that are consistent with the four broad priorities
identified in our fundraising literature namely:
• Additional staffing for new ministries (i.e. youth and pastoral care)
• Capital projects that will enhance our mission and ministry
• Technology to help us communicate in more innovative ways
• Outreach projects – locally and globally.
Any individual or group may apply for funding by completing the attached Re-Imagining
Church Funding Application, and everyone is encouraged to develop and bring forward ideas
that they think are worthy of finding.
Applications for Re-Imagining Church funds will be reviewed by an Allocations Committee
composed of parishioners, namely:
 Walter Blackwell (co-chair) wblackwell@christchurchdeerpark.org 416.964.1462
 Tony van Straubenzee (co-chair) tvanstraubenzee@christchurchdeerpark.org 416.994.4811
 Edna Quammie (member) equammie@christchurchdeerpark.org
 Ward Lindsey (member) wlindsey@christchurchdeerpark.org
This committee will vet applications and make recommendations for funding using the criteria
contained in the Funding Application. The Management Team (clergy and churchwardens) will
ultimately allocate funds across a range of initiatives, taking into account how well proposals are
shown to contribute to the vitality and/or growth of Christ Church Deer Park.
Interested individuals or groups are encouraged to apply at the earliest possible date by sending
a completed application form to one of the committee chairs.

4. RE-IMAGINING CHURCH GRANT APPLICATION FORM
Thank you for applying to the Re-Imagining Church project at Christ Church Deer Park. To assist the
Allocations Committee in its recommendation to clergy and churchwardens, please be as thorough as
possible when completing this form. Feel free to attach supplementary information or additional pages in
support of your application. For your convenience, an on-line version of this application is available at
www.christchurchdeerpark.org .
Person(s) making this application
Include your name, affiliation & contact
information
Application date
The date your completed application is
submitted to Christ Church Deer Park
What is this initiative called?
Short title
Please describe the initiative
What is it and how is it new to Christ Church
Deer Park?
What is the timeline for this
initiative?
When will it start? How long will it take? Etc.
What is this initiative intended to
accomplish?
For example, will there be specific outcomes?
How would you measure success?

5. How much money are you asking
for?
Be specific
How did you calculate the amount of
this request?
Identify assumption & projections and provide
back up such as comparables, quotes or unit
prices
Will this initiative use any additional
existing parish resources?
Such as custodial time, administrative support
or premises
Do you have additional or potential
sources of funding?
Such as from participants, donors or other
available funds
How and when will the funding be
used?
Provide an outline, work schedule or proposed
work plan
How will this funding contribute to
the vitality and/or growth of Christ
Church Deer Park?

6. Which Signpost(s) of Vitality apply  Hospitality  Discernment  Healing
to this initiative?  Contemplation  Testimony  Diversity
Check all that apply
 Beauty  Reflection  Worship
 Justice
What support do you currently have
for this initiative?
Inside and/or outside of Christ Church Deer
Park
Is there anything else you would like
to add in support of this
application?
Thank you for taking an interest in our parish and for completing this application. Completed
applications should be sent by e-mail or given to either of:
 Walter Blackwell (co-chair) wblackwell@christchurchdeerpark.org 416.964.1462
 Tony van Straubenzee (co-chair) tvanstaubenzee@christchurchdeerpark.org 416.994.4811

8. Explanatory Note: These “signposts” were developed by the clergy and churchwardens from
the writings of Diana Butler Bass and were presented to the parish at a Parish Forum on
October 14, 2012. They are ideals for Christ Church Deer Park to live up to while we continue
to develop and grow as a spiritual community. Applicants for Re-Imagining Church grants will
be asked to indicate which of these apply to their proposed initiative.
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S I G N P O S T S O F V I T A L I T Y
As we live out our Christian identity at Christ Church Deer Park, we aspire to a vital community
that reflects these ideals:
SIGNPOST: WHAT IT MEANS TO US AT CHRIST CHURCH DEER PARK:
HOSPITALITY Welcoming others whether or not they are like-minded, without
pressure to conform
DISCERNMENT Deep listening and openness to where the Spirit is leading us
HEALING Attending to the spiritual, physical, mental and relational
wellbeing of one another
CONTEMPLATION Honouring silence and cultivating the practice of prayer
TESTIMONY Creating a safe space for people to talk about their faith stories
DIVERSITY Embracing the rich variety and inherent value of all people.
JUSTICE Embodying Christ’s compassion in the world.
WORSHIP Cultivating a sacred environment that evokes experiences of
the Divine.
REFLECTION Engaging in study and dialogue that supports an enquiring and
open approach to living a Christian life.
BEAUTY Awakening an experience of awe, humility and respect that
yields glimpses of the Transcendent Mystery.

9. Explanatory Note: At our Parish Forums on October 14th and 28th, 2012, participants shared
their ideas about how to make our parish more vital and alive. They then signed up for one of
six working groups (collectively known as “In The Works”) under the leadership of fellow
parishioners with a view to meeting and developing new initiatives. The working groups will
report their progress to Parish Forum on April 21, 2013. Applications for Re-Imagining
Church may but need not be submitted under the auspices of one or more working groups. In
any event, applicants should coordinate their initiatives with relevant working groups and
existing undertakings at Christ Church Deer Park and be in a position to generally demonstrate
support from interested individuals and groups.
IN THE WORKS
WORKING GROUPS
1. WELCOMING – Jill MacRae & William Jackson
2. DISCERNING OUR GIFTS FOR LAY MINISTRY – David Moore
3. OPENING UP OUR SACRED SPACE & GROUNDS – Bob Hutchison
& Henry Zaluski
4. DEVELOPING SPIRITUAL PRACTICES – Gavin Keachie
5. BUILDING COMMUNITY INSIDE & OUT – Michael Overbury
6. RAISING SPIRITUAL KIDS – Andrew van Nostrand &
Christopher Symonds