Currently Serving Elders, Deacons and Trustees Class terms end when a new class is ordained,

usually by January 31 of the class years noted in the lists below.

Elder List: Class

Joyce Evans (second term) 2021 Erich Merrill (second term) 2021 Sue Miller (resigned) 2021 Brenda Peterson 2021 Amy Wood 2021 Andy Wright 2021 Olivia Coles (one-year term) 2021

Rick Lee 2022 Bill Nelson 2022 Fran Page 2022 Mary Priedeman 2022 Steve Primack 2022 Russell Smith 2022

John Bates 2023 Cam Birnie 2023 Kendra Hilty 2023 Jerry Johnson 2023 Amy Meabe 2023 Steve Snodderly 2023

Trustee List Class

Eric Oliverson 2021 Peter van Bever 2021

Marilyn Howe 2022 Chris Rasmussen 2022

Steve Brown 2023 George Spencer 2023 Deacon List: Class

Sally Bates (second term) 2021 Shelly Garg (second term) 2021 Bette Hess 2021 Kathryn Hill 2021 Jeane Iles 2021 Jim Patterson 2021 Bill Resley 2021 Laurna Shively 2021

Deacon List (continued): Class

Grace Babatunde 2022 Cathy Chang 2022 David Hawkins 2022 Emily Jo Jensen 2022 Fonda Lucas 2022 Dick McFall 2022

Rebecca Brown Brownell 2023 Preston Callison 2023 Will Deming 2023 Bruce Felix 2023 Molly Spencer 2023 Shelby Walker 2023

Those completing second terms are not eligible for re-election until after a year elapses from the end of their terms. A resignation creates another vacancy. The youth elder is elected for a one-year term, but can be re-nominated.

CNC Member List Term

Dustin Coles 3rd Sally Fish 3rd Amy Hall 3rd Fran Merz-Phinney 3rd

Alice Estes 1st or 2nd Deborah Resley 1st or 2nd Jean Smith 1st or 2nd Mike Starosciak 1st or 2nd Phyllis Whittington 1st or 2nd Erich Merrill, Session Member* Mary Priedeman, Session Member* Jeane Iles, Deacons Member* Chris Rasmussen, Trustees Member* *Members appointed by the boards, not elected by the congregation.

Suggestions for Elder, Deacon, Trustee, or CNC Member I suggest the following person for consideration by the Congregational Nominating Committee (CNC) for the office of Elder, Deacon or Trustee, or to serve on the Congregational Nominating Committee.

Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

For (check 1 box): Elder Deacon Trustee CNC Member

Please tell us about the abilities, characteristics, faith, and/or experience, with examples if possible, of this person that leads you to suggest him/her to the committee. If you know, where has this person previously been active or served in this or another church?

Your Name ______________________________________________________ Date _______________________________________

Forms can be sent by email to Erich Merrill (Erich.Merrill@millernash.com) or Zane Buxton (zkbuxton@gmail.com) or mailed to the church (FPC, 1200 SW Alder Street, 99205). You may nominate more than one person by using additional forms or a blank piece of paper.

Due by June 30, 2020

Elders are ordained and serve on Session for a three-year term. Elders can be elected to a second consecutive term. The Session is the governing body of the church and ensures that the work and worship of the church continues to move toward the vision of the church. Elders should be active, involved members of the congregation who have served in a variety of roles, including leadership. They are to be people of deep faith and wisdom for the spiritual oversight of the church.

Deacons are ordained and serve for a three-year term. Deacons can be elected to a second consecutive three year term. The Board of Deacons is responsible for assisting in the care of the congregation. They serve Communion in Worship and home visits, visit the home bound, assist with memorial services, coordinate van service on Sunday morning, deliver flowers at Easter and Christmas and much more. They are an active, vital part of our church. Deacons should be active, involved members of the congregation, with a caring heart.

Trustees are not ordained but are officers of the church corporation. The trustees meet quarterly and are charged to receive, hold, and manage the financial investments of the church. A trustee serves a three-year term and can be elected to a second consecutive three-year term. Trustees are active members of the congregation and may have served in leadership roles. Trustees generally have professional background in financial management to steward the church’s resources.

The CNC includes nine active members of the congregation who are elected annually. A member of the CNC is elected to a one-year term and may be reelected to the committee twice for a maximum of three years. The CNC also includes two current Elders, one who serves as chair, and a representative each from the Board of Deacons and from the Trustees.

The CNC nominates candidates for Elder, Deacon, and Trustee positions as well as candidates for the CNC for the following year. The members of the CNC welcome your suggestions to assist us in our task. Current CNC Members are: Dustin Coles, Alice Estes, Sally Fish, Amy Hall, Frances Merz-Phinney, Deborah Resley, Jean Smith, Mike Starosciak, Phyllis Whittington, Jeane Iles (Deacon Rep), Chris Rasmussen (Trustee Rep), and Elders, Erich Merrill (Chair) and Mary Priedeman. Sharon Ziel is serving as secretary. Rev. Zane Buxton is serving as pastoral advisor of the CNC.

The Pentecost Offering is one of four annual special offerings. The church-wide Special Offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) play an important role in

defining what it means to be a connectional church in the twenty-first century, bringing together the diversity of the PC (USA) to focus and take faith-based action on shared concerns. The Offerings offer opportunities for partnership, learning and witness, and profoundly affect the life of the church as a collective witness to Jesus Christ’s love for the whole church. CO

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stays with this congregation to develop and support programs for young people in our own church and community.

supports Young Adult Volunteers (YAV), serving in communities around the world, and growing as leaders through transformative Christian service.

supports Ministries with Youth to help guide our youth by uniting them in Christ and lifting them up as leaders and messengers of God’s word

is devoted to children at-risk to improve education and provide safe havens.

Our congregation is joining the whole church in building for our future, in building individual lives of faith.

Won’t you join us?

IF WE ALL DO A LITTLE, IT ADDS UP TO A LOT.

BUILDING GOD’S HOUSEHOLD THROUGH EDUCATION

God’s youngest family members need support for developing their full potential in both faith and life.

Susan Byrne, who attends First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, helps organize tutors for Willow Brook Elementary School, and nearly half come from First Presbyterian.

Willow Brook is in a low-income neighborhood and many of the students’ parents are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, while others are incarcerated or absent.

The second grader that Susan tutors holds her hand the whole time they are together, working on building his reading skills. She says, “No one is as glad to see me all week as that little boy. He’s so bright but just needed a little help with reading.”

The Pentecost Offering supports the education of every child in this country through the Educate a Child, Transform the World national initiative. The portion we retain, supports programs for children right here in our own community.

During this Pentecost season, we join together to build a life of faith

and build the household of God with our children, youth

and young adults.

Susan and her student.