News from Kol Ami

on Monday, 22 February 2016.

This past month has been one that has seen the very best of our community. On February 6th, we celebrated with our Adult B’nai Mitzvah class, as 13 of our members became B’nai Mitzvah after 18 months of study. The feelings of joy, community, friendship, spirituality and sense of belonging were all present as 200 people celebrated this achievement.
We also began streaming our Torah Study, Adult Education programs and Shabbat morning services to members who are unable to attend in person due to illness, circumstances or distance. So far we have had a tremendous response to this new service, with up to 20 people viewing online. If you are unable to attend Kol Ami in person, you are able to access the video stream on our website.....http://www.kolami.ca/. Clicking on the video window will also show you our upcoming broadcast schedule and give you access to our video archives.
And finally, we held two sessions with Robin Fowler from the Offord Group, our Strategic and Fundraising consultant, where Board Members, Committee Chairs and a number of interested members participated in the development of our Strategic Plan. While these sessions were at times challenging, they certainly gave us a better understanding of our congregation and helped us understand the pillars of our community that require focussed effort in the future. The next steps will include some further analysis of the data, a presentation to the Board with conclusions and recommendations and the development of an action plan and an implementation strategy. The involvement of so many in our congregation has been incredibly helpful in this process and we are excited to share more details with the congregation in the near future.

L’shalom,
Mark.