September 2014

September is a transitional month in Naples, with many returning to town and to normal activities. I was pleased with participation in worship this summer, and especially by the number of children coming on Sundays with their families. Now the beginning of the school year is here, which we celebrated on Backpack Sunday, August 17.

With the start of the school year comes the advent of our church program year as well. Our staff has been busy throughout the summer making plans for programs that connect children, youth and adults to Christ’s mission at Moorings. Please be on the lookout for announcements and mailings concerning the making of a new church picture directory, an outstanding Hyacinth Series, great Distinguished Speakers, inspiring Faith and Art programs, Sunday School and Wednesday Connection rotations, and meaningful Mission and Outreach events.

I will continue to preach from the Gospel of Matthew up until Thanksgiving, highlighting how Jesus connects our hearing and doing of the Word. In Matthew, Jesus is revealed as not only a great moral teacher, but also as the Son of God who reveals the coming of God’s kingdom through miracles and acts of compassion. My office is providing a list of Sunday readings and sermon titles during these months, so you can read ahead for each service.

Whether you are near or far from Naples right now, I invite your continued prayers for our vital ministries. Be sure to give thanks for all the good he is doing among and through us!

Yours in Christ,

Church-Wide Wednesday Evening

DinnersResume Wednesday, October 1

With a menu ofBaked Ziti & Meat Balls

Tossed Salad with Italian Dressing Garlic Bread

Ice Cream with Italian Cookies

Michael and Evie Viggiani, Moorings’ extraordinary chefs, have agreed to again provide our congregation with fresh and healthy dinners each Wednesday evening beginning October 1. Meals are $7 per adult and $4 for children. This is for everyone – families who might be picking up children from Wednesday Connection or Middle School Fellowship, those who might be coming to choir or a Wednesday night meeting, or those who are just looking for healthy food at a great price and good friends with whom to share it. We will print the menus ahead of time and each week’s reservations can be made up to Monday at noon. Dinner is served from 5:15-6:15 PM.

We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to set tables each Wednesday and assist in serving and clean-up if needed. Please call Martha (213-5244) or e-mail mcrofts@mooringschurch.org if you are able to help this way. Your short commitment of time will assure that this fellowship opportunity succeeds.

P. S. Coming in late September, new online registration for meals and programs. Watch the bulletin for more details.

A Message From Dr. Doug Learned

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Your Invitation to Join Us

Your Time to DonateThe Community Blood Center’s

Bloodmobile will be at MPC for blood donations

on Sunday, September 7 from 8 AM to Noon.

Please reserve your time to donateon the sign-up sheet

at the Reception Desk.

Interested in Membershipat

The Moorings Presbyterian Church?

We hope you will join us for our next

Membership Inquiry Class Sunday, October 12

11:30 AM in Moss Hall. Lunch is provided.

(New Member Recognition Sunday, October 26 at 10:00 AM worship)

Please contact Jana Geiger(jgeiger@mooringschurch.org

or 213-5233) to register your attendance for this class.

You may also indicate your interest on the Friendship Pad.

Mark Your Calendars... ...Meals of Hope Is Coming!

On Sunday, November 9, MPC will once again participate in the Meals of Hope food packaging event to help alleviate food insecurity and hunger to many citizens of SWFL. Learn more about the mission of Meals of Hope at www.meals-of-hope.org. In advance, thank you for your consideration to participate both physically and financially in this very worthy cause! More information will follow in the October's Moorings Line.

Rally Day is Sunday, September 21

An opportunity:• For the church family to come together

to re-center and re-commit as God’s people

• To reach out and invite a friend to church so they too can experience the warmth, joy and love of our faith family

• To celebrate the Fall startup of our graded education program for children and youth

• To share table fellowship in Moss Hall with a delicious brunch prepared by Michael and Evie Viggiani at 11:15 AM. Adults $7, Children $4. Be sure to make a reservation.

MenuPancakes with Berries & Maple Syrup

Scrambled Eggs, BaconFresh Fruit, Cookies

You won’t want to miss this incredible day of worship, education, and good food!

Dr. Doug Learned preaches9:00 AM Casual Worship in Webster Chapel

10:00 AM Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary

Church School for Children 10:00 AM ● Nursery/Childcare 8:45 AM

Sunday, August 31Doug Learned preaching 9:00 and 10:00 AM Worship

“More Leaders or More Followers?”Matthew 16: 21-28

Sunday, September 7Doug Learned preaching 9:00 and 10:00 AM Worship

“What Happens When We Agree?”Matthew 18: 15-20

Sunday, September 14Doug Learned preaching 9:00 and 10:00 AM Worship

“Settling Up”Matthew 18: 21-35

Sunday, September 21Doug Learned preaching 9:00 and 10:00 AM Worship

“It’s All Good!”Matthew 20: 1-16

Sunday, September 28Doug Learned preaching 9:00 and 10:00 AM Worship

“Who Do You Think You Are?”Matthew 21: 23-32

Worship Preview

OneWordThe Word for

WorshipAs a Way

of Life

Volume 6

A Great Time Was Had by All at “Everybody’s Birthday Party and Talent Show”

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Wednesday Connection ResumesCherub and Choralier Choirsfor Pre-K 4 through 5th Grade begins

Wednesday, September 3 (3:00-5:00 PM).

Wednesday Connection is a special Moorings Presbyterian link for children 4 years old (by September 1) through 5th grade. Activities include snacks, choir, worship center, gym and crafts. Grades 4 and 5 also ring handbells. Children are part of the Cherub and Choralier Choirs. Grades 2-5 prepare the annual Mother’s Day Musical. Call Martha Crofts (213-5244) for more information.

Milk and CookiesA 15-week Session on Fridays,

beginning September 19 at 11:00 AMThis 35-minute class of playing instruments, singing, moving, and exploring the musical world is based on the latest research on music and early childhood development. It is appropriate for children of age 18 months through 3 years accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Cost: $85. Call Martha Crofts (213-5244) as soon as possible, as class size is limited.

Children’s News

Fall Sunday School for ChildrenGraded Sunday School classes for the 2014-2015 year begin on Sunday, September 7. We will continue using our popular large and small group curriculum and will strive to follow these goals for the year:

• To treasure each child as a gift from God • To tell and show children that God is love• To make working with children one of the most important things the

church does• To include children in everything the church does – from Sunday

worship to helping others

We have exciting plans for the year including a special project in both the fall and the spring and we hope that you will plan on having your children present on September 7 when we begin. Please help us be a community where children and adults care about each other, and work together to follow Jesus’ teachings and do God’s work.

The Moorings Presbyterian Preschool opens its doors on September 2 to welcome 98 children and their families. Our 2014-2015 teaching staff consists of Mrs. Barbara Graefe and Ms. Mariann Martino working with our two year olds, Mrs. Rebecca Dermody, Mrs Amy Howarth and Mrs. Moira Reynolds our three year old teachers, and Mrs. Stefanie Doyl, Mrs. Margaret Frino, Mrs. Heather Leedy and Mrs. Carol Robinett our Pre-K teachers.

All About Me is the theme for the month of September as the children learn about their new classmates and their families. Developing new routines, fire and safety drills, and learning their way around our beautiful campus will help complete the month!

Preschool News

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Thank You to All Who Donated Items for the Backpack Event at Grace Place.

Youth News

Get Things Started with Our Youth! School has started and now it is time to get back into the routine

of coming to Youth activities.

Middle and HIgh School Sunday School follows the Word for Children in the 10:00 AM Service

Middle School Youth Fellowship (gr 6 – 8)begins Wednesday, September 3, 4:00-6:00 PM with snacks, Christian studies, music, and gym.

High School Fellowship (gr 9 – 12)begins Sunday, September 14, 6:00-7:30 PM

with dinner, Christian studies, music, and gym.

Please check out our website (www.mooringschurch.org/forms) to register online.

Congratulations to this years

MPC Educational Scholarship RecipientsEvyn Graefe, Alex Nunner,

Eleanor Reidy, and Haley Schultheis

The Moorings Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund was established to provide assistance for higher education to worthy students who have been active participants in the life of the church. The initial funding was provided through the generosity of a late member of the Moorings Presbyterian Church, Mr. Al McFadden. Graduating High School students are eligible to apply for the onetime $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must meet the base criteria and are measured on church involvement.

MPC Educational Scholarship Task Force: Lance Godley- Chair, Anne Sellers, Larry Tibstra, Chris McCarthy, Carrie Shannon and Alicia Rowland, staff liaison.

High School Mission TripChallenge to Change

Along with partnering with the MPC Mission Outreach Committee for local events, our High school youth participated in a week long mission experience in Lithia, Florida. Organized

by Camp Cedarkirk, the week was called Challenge to Change. Our youth, along with others from across the country, spent their week at Beth-el Farmworkers ministries learning how every job, no matter how big or small, makes a difference. They participated in projects such as painting the facility, doing yard work and working in their food bank preparing bags and handing them out to the hundreds of people who come each week. As the week came to an end, they talked about the differences they had made and challenges they had faced and how they could continue to make a change in the world.

The Kids enjoyed their time and worked hard together.

One youth said, “It felt good

to make a difference.”

Youth Art PresentationAs a part of the Faith & Art offerings, our youth will be working on a special art project that will be displayed during the month of November.

Our project will be through the use of assemblages and collages of images to illustrate particular scripture verses.

Our scripture focus will be Ecclesiastes 3:1-9, Everything Has Its Time.

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Church Officers Cec Borgeson joins as an Affiliate Member. Cec may be a new member, but she is a familiar face and has been a friend of Moorings for years.

John and Carol Davidson join as Active Members by Letter of Transfer. They enjoy traveling and have an interest in Mission Outreach.

Welcome our Newest MPC Members

Amy and Paul Evans join as Active Members by Letter of Transfer from Rhode Island with their two daughters, Sarah and Abigail. The Evans were interested in Moorings because of the Sunday school program, meaningful sermons and the music.

Dee and Art Forsman join as Active Members by Letter of Transfer. They enjoy the music (Art is in the choir) and the way the sermons relate to everyday life.

Susan Henderson and Mike Ostertag join as Active Members by Profession of Faith with children, Abigail and David Henderson.

Rhett Josey joins as an Active Member by Letter of Transfer. Rhett served as an Elder at Mountain Brock Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL and enjoys the intimacy of the chapel service.

Katie Lamb joins as an Active Member by Reaffirmation of Faith. She likes that Moorings is a multi-generational congregation with active family and youth programs.

Tom and Sandy LoPresti join as Active Members by Reaffirmation of Faith. They enjoy the chapel service and the friendly atmosphere here at Moorings.

Lauren and Chris Baker join as Active Members by Reaffirmation of Faith with their two children, Joslyn and Chase. The Baker family enjoys the children’s programs and the welcoming members.

New Member Class of July 13

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Moorings Handbells Out West

Moorings Handbells took flight in June, checking 12 extra pieces of chimes, bells, and foam pads—all part of traveling with 11 handbell ringers. Participant John Lawson, in his daily devotional writing, reflected on the experience in a piece called Bells and Blessings. Here is an excerpt:

We had a memorable trip out west. Playing handbells somehow prompted in me a sense of grateful wonder for the journey we are on together. Initially, I thought that we had come a long way from Florida to Oregon/Washington, but one of the players joining us was a pastor that came from Beirut, Lebanon. Despite her relative young age, she had come a long way spiritually as well as geographically. It was she who gave the sermon message at a gathering of worshippers. Her words were was full of understanding that our lives as Christian bell ringers, whether we know it or not, retell the glory of God’s handiwork in us—not unlike the way nature proclaims God through the whispering silence of a retreat center and the reality of a face of nature changed by the likes of Mount St. Helens. The reality is that not all handbell ringers are church goers but many are spiritual having been humbled by the skill needed to be musical with a bell...having received grace to go on after a mistake... to be on time with the next note at the next measure. What struck me about that sermon was how she connected the experience of her family life in a war zone, to scripture about the Holy City of Jerusalem and the faith experience of our lives together as a team of bell musicians in a place where nature can be at war with its surrounding. She thoughtfully connected the reality that we were all playing in a place where, at times, the mountains do rock the earth.

In August, John Lawson and family Amy, Stephen, and Jessica continued a summer of ringing at an International Handbell Symposium in Jeju, South Korea.

Choirs Tuning UpBring your musical gifts

to worship!

Cherub & Choralier Choirs(Wednesday Connection)

for Pre-K 4 through 5th GradeWednesday, September 3

from 3:00-5:00 PMSee more information about

Wednesday Connection under Children’s News (p. 4).

Youth Music Singing is part of

Youth Fellowship Meetingswith the volunteer leadership

of Dr. Cindy Learned.Handbell Ringingfor all ages youth,

including an option for parents, is Family Handbells.

Please contact Martha/Dick Crofts.

Chancel Choir Wednesday, September 17 at 7:15 PM

Accept the welcome, challenge, and rewards given to all who offer their voices.

Moorings RingersRinging in its fourth decade.

Morning Bells Thursday, October 16 at 9:00 AM.There are openings for new ringers.

Contact Dick Crofts: 213-5246 orrcrofts@mooringschurch.org

Moorings Music Ministry

Interview Regarding Hyacinth Series!Life in Naples is published by Reg and Sandra Buxton, members of the congregation. Several months ago, Dick Crofts was asked for an interview regarding Hyacinth Series. It turned out great! View the article at

http://lifeinnaples.netClick the August Issue and scroll to page 64.

Watch your mail for the Hyacinth Brochure coming soon!

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ALL NOMINATIONS REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.

This nomination is for (please check one): _____Session Member ______Board of Deacons TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE MOORINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: I, the undersigned, submit the name of the following person to be considered by the Nominating Committee for inclusion on the slate of candidates to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the church. FULL NAME OF CANDIDATE_______________________________________________________________________

THEIR CURRENT HOME ADDRESS__________________________________________PHONE__________________

State what you know about this person’s service to church and community:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

State why you think this person would be a quality candidate:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your Name (print)_____________________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________Phone______________________________ Signature___________________________________________Date_____________________________________

Nomination Form for Elder and Deacon

The Nominating Committee depends upon your participation to submit the names of qualified candidates to serve on the Session and as members of the Board of Deacons.

The 2015 Nominating Committee is beginning its work. You can submit your recommendations by using this form.

The qualifications for Session members and members of the Board of Deacons are: faith in Christ, personal and financial support of the church, ability and willingness to chair a committee and lead a group, vision for the future, and being an active member of the church for at least one year.

Please complete the Nomination Form for any candidate you believe meets the qualifications for the positions of Session member or Deacon, and return it to the church office (see box on the Reception Desk) or mail to the attention of “The Nominating Committee” on or before October 1, 2014.

Committee members include: Lance Godley (Chair), Kris Doyle, Peggy Foss, Elsie Larson, Dee McClay, Ruth McNeal, Mary Payne, Steele Stewart, Russell Williams. Alternates: Glenn Haughie, John Lawson, Susan Liebetrau.

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Mission News

Early Christmas Collection: September 7 through 21

Toys for Guatemalan Children

A generous donor will fund the delivery, via ocean container, of 5 pallets of toys (packed, inventoried and ready to go by September 23!) Toys requested: new or gently used stuffed animals (8” – 12” high) no jumbos please; toy cars and trucks (non-battery operated only); beanie babies, Barbie dolls, and baby dolls.

Please place your donations in the collection box in the lobby of Moss Hall. Thank you for helping us share Christmas gifts with children who may be receiving their very first toy. Our children have the opportunity to share and this gift will reap benefits both for them and the children of Guatemala.

September

Food and Clothing Donations Benefit Helps Outreach

Because many of our local non-profit agencies are experiencing a great increase in the number of food requests, the Mission Committee is continuing its ongoing food collection. Recipients of donated items change from month to month. September donations benefit Helps Outreach. Their needs: peanut butter and jelly, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, macaroni and cheese, tuna, canned ham and chicken, roast beef, soups (all kinds), beans (all kinds), rice (family size bags) pasta and pasta sauces, canned fruit and vegetables, canned milk, baby food and diapers. Food and used or new clothing can be dropped off each Sunday in the two white wicker bins in the Narthex, or to the three large bins behind the Reception Desk in Moss Hall.

News About Our Summer Trip to Immokalee

An energetic and enthusiastic multigenerational team of 39, including 14 Youth, participated in a Mission Outreach trip to Immokalee on Wednesday, June 11. We learned about the accredited educational programs and childcare that Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) provides for children of migrant farm workers and rural, low income families. The Youth and several adults participated in a painting project at RCMA, while others helped sort at Guadalupe Social Services Pantry, and learned about the progress of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Fair Food Program, to ensure better wages and working conditions in Florida’s tomato fields. John Lawson and Pastor Learned discussed Christian service in the Immokalee community, and an Immokalee high school student talked about her dreams of becoming a midwife and then a doctor – dreams she believes will come true thanks to Immokalee Foundation, One by One, Habitat for Humanity and Beta.

Our Collection of School Supplies for the Children of Grace Place

Was a Huge Success.

See more photos on page 5.

Sponsored by the Mission Committee and our Youth.

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Additional Information: 2014-15 PW Handbooks are located at the Reception Desk.

The first Coordinating Team meeting of the new season is Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00 AM in Classroom B.

Our first PW Luncheon Gathering is Tuesday, November 11 at 11:30 AM.

Calling All Presbyterian Women

“And now the rest of the story”…who didn’t like Paul Harvey! I have a favorite of his that I’d like to share - a paraphrased and condensed version but the message is the same. A young, newly married couple is hosting a family gathering for Easter. The bride is preparing the traditional ham for the meal and before putting the meat into the pan she cuts off the end. Why, her husband wants to know. She replies, “That’s the way my Mother always did it.” So, young husband is eager for his mother-in-law to arrive and put the question to her. His wife’s parents ring the doorbell, hugs and greetings are given and as soon as the opportunity presents itself, the ham in the pan question is

posed. He gets the same answer, “That’s the way my Mother always did it.” Thankfully, he thinks, Grandmother will be coming soon. Upon her arrival, pleasantries are exchanged and young husband dives right in with his need to know why did you cut the end off the ham? Her answer, “That’s the only way it would fit in my pan!”

How many times do we do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done it” without really knowing why. Traditions are comforting and reassuring as they provide a connection to people and places we hold dear. I am learning with my own family’s growing pains what absolutely positively must stay, what we can be flexible about and how we let the circle grow with new people, places and ideas.

As Presbyterian Women gear up for a new season, I would appreciate hearing your reflections on the good things that sustain our programs and missions or possibilities you see for something new or something that just needs a little tweaking. You may also have thoughts about something that deserves our respect for the good it provided but the need it filled has either been served or changed and we need to let it go. I’m all ears!!

Molly BakerModerator

Financial ReportJuly 31, 2014

July 2014 YTD 2014Plate Income 69,473 646,690Other Income 1,610 57,362Total Operating Expenses 98,218 784,560

Operating Gain/(Loss) (27,135) (80,508)

Calling All Cooks!

Evie Viggiani returns to offer Moorings’ chefs and friends a class on Vegetarian Meals. Included in the class offerings are Quinoa & Black Bean Enchiladas, Meatless Eggplant Balls and Lasagna with Butternut Squash Noodles. Come to the south end of Moss Hall on Monday, September 29 at 6 PM to be a part of the group to taste and share these recipes as well as preparation tips. Call Martha Crofts at 213-5244 or e-mail mcrofts@mooringschurch.org to reserve a spot in the class. Your healthy eating can begin right here! Cost: $25

Church Financials

COOKING CLASS

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Happy Aniversary to You!

September Birthdays

Alex Foster 1Courtney Hendrix 1 Dennis Poppert 1Nicholas Rowe 1Emelia Beynon 2Megan Denny 2Grace Murphy 2Shirley Eichholzer 3Sandy LoPresti 3Dee McClay 3Priscilla Washburn 3Allison McCarthy 4Karen Miller 4Laura Tibstra 4Lauren Brock 5Robin Doyle 5Jack McElrath 5Brenda Wilkes 5Nancy Hayes 6Monty Richards 6Olive Stewart 6Jacob Gust 7Howard Hirschy 7Eleanore Bladich 8Jennifer Corneil 8John Humphreville 8Edward Rumberger 8Kendall Shumake 8Norma Thorne 8Jan Cook 9Peggy McKenna 9Katie Price 9Jennifer Williams 9Vanessa Johnston 10Melissa Sanchez 10Clayton Brock 11Christopher Franco 11Mary Lou Rachmeler 11

Eric DeShields 12Diann Rinker 12Tyler Johansson 13Georgina Mathews 13Paula Oliver 13Karen Quigley 14Marilyn Read 14Christian Boyd 15William Keith 15Miranda Legutki 15Mary Macfarlane 15Jason Mathews 15James Swingley 15Burns Dobbins 16Paul Frank 16Martha Gates 16Zona Smith 16Judy White 16Joseph Fernandez 17Dyam Sanchez 17James Maiden 18Blaise Underhil 18Claire Belfore 19Christina Crowley 19Cynthia DeShields 19Henry Halle III 19Peter Learned 19Charis Nelson 19Aiden Nicol 19Mike Coleman 20Greg Griffin 20Cleo Reeves 20Sophia Sparks 20Elva Spicer 20Angela White 20Wendy Dowling 21Marlene Hodge 21Jean Niemi 21

Kiera Tibstra 21Elwood Baker 22Taylor Dehnz 22Diane Heald 22Jarvis James 22Penny Strickland 22Lauren Baker 23Jane Miller 23Chuck Read 23Collin Weigel 23Gabi Boyd 24Emily de St Pierre 24Peggy Mason 24Richard Crofts 25Bob Harwood 25Abby Henderson 25Chris Sereno 25Samuel Adams 26Chloe Didonato 26Erna Nash 26Mary Snore 26Lisa Mead 27Billie Stevens 27George Reider 28Ray Slabaugh 28Ursula Boyd 29John Fisher 29Julie Fisher 29Jonathan Foss 29Anastasia Graefe 29Lesly Hale 29Pat Morrissey 29Allison Young 29Bill Murray 30Betty Niles 30Sandy Perrotta 30Douglas Rankin 30Amber Rumberger 30Ann Sprowls 30

John & Amy Lawson 9/01Dick & Lois Heuerman 9/01Bob & Barbara Todd 9/05James & Kitty Maiden 9/05Byung & Micki Kang 9/06Bob & Carol Fenzan 9/06William & Cindy Gaskins 9/07Dick & Carolyn Chormann 9/07Aaron & Kaye Stallings 9/09Mal & Sally Hildebrand 9/12Mike & Lori Yashko 9/13

Jim & Joyce Loffree 9/15Norman & Joyce Hayward 9/15Tommy & Carrie Beynon 9/16Joey & Lania Nicol 9/20Douglas & Janette Rankin 9/22Mark & Suzanne Klym 9/23Frank & Sandy Perrotta 9/23Allen & Jennifer Perry 9/23Steve & Nancy Williams 9/24Clayton & Renee Brock 9/26Joseph & Linda Fernandez 9/27

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Dr. Herbert B. Anderson, Parish Associate Reverend Nancy P. Stewart, Parish Associate

Richard T. Crofts, Minister of MusicMartha Crofts, Director of Children and Family Ministries/Music Associate

Alicia Rowland, Director of Youth MinistriesJen Sullivan, Assistant to the Pastor

Jennifer Clark, Associate for Children's MinistriesCindy Lauri, Manager of Publications

Jana Geiger, Manager of Stewardship/Membership Nanette Rathbun, Preschool DirectorSteve Tynski, Maintenance Technician

Lea Leonard, Wings of Change Counseling

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