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2017- 18 Boa rd of De a c ons Se c ond Hour F

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F PC Me tuc he n

Marc h 18, 2018

T he 2017-18 Bo ard o f De ac o ns

 Car

e y Kotake & Gail Ste in Co -Mode r ator s

 Howar

d Ste in T r e asur e r

 Kr

istina Sc oglio T ime Ke e pe r

 Re v. Justin Kar

mann Pastor al Advisor

 Ale x Yakowe nko  Ann Be hr

e ns

 Be ve r

ly Mahon

 Domonique Dudle y  Holly DiSte fano  Jane t Aspinwall  John Ke ithle r  Jonathan F

e r nande z

 June Young  Justin Gaze ko  Kar

e n Ke ithle r

 Kr

istina Sc oglio

 L

indy Rutte r

 L

isa L ussie r

 Matthe w Pajow  Sally Ayotte  Ste ve n Hoffsomme r  T

• m Yakowe nko

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T he Bo ard o f De ac o ns Missio n

 We a re a ministry of c a ring , a ministry of love , a ministry of

c ompa ssion, a nd a ministry of pra ye r

 De a c ons inte ntiona lly sha re the love of Je sus Christ to the

c hurc h a nd the c ommunity – spiritua lly, me nta lly a nd physic a lly

 We bring the pe rsona l love of Christ to those suffe ring loss,

hospita liza tion, lone line ss a nd hung e r; a nd, we offe r ta ng ible support to those in c ha lle ng ing situa tions

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T he Bo ard o f De ac o ns Co mmitme nts

 Bring ing fe llowship a nd c omfort to those in ne e d of c ompanionship

 Home visits, Ca rds a nd Ca ring , F

lowe r de live ry, Hospita l a nd Assiste d L iving visits

 We lc oming a nd se r

ving the c ommunity a t la r g e

 Community Dinne rs a nd Community Ga rde n

 Advoc a ting, g iving , nur

tur ing

 F

• od pa ntry, Adve nt Ang e ls, Immig ra nt a nd Re fug e e a id , Child Sponsorship ,

He lping Ha nds

 L

iving a spir itua l life

 F

a ithful a tte nda nc e a t Worship

 Se rving the Sa c ra me nt of Communion  Pa rtic ipa tion in c hurc h prog ra ms a nd a c tivitie s

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Ho w we fulfill o ur c o mmitme nts

 Ongoing a c tivitie s

 F

lowe r De live ry

 Community Dinne rs  Ca rds a nd Ca ring  Ushe ring  Coffe e Hours  Se rving Communion

 Ministr

ie s

 F

• od Pa ntry

 Spe c ia l E

ve nts

 He lping Ha nds  Community Ga rde n  He a lthy Home bound  Whispe ring Knoll

 F

unding

 Community Dinne rs  Immig ra nt a nd Re fuge e

Support

 E

me rg e nc y Aid

 World Vision Child

Sponsorship (E fr ain Adalbe r to Godiñe z, E l Salvador )

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The “Food Pantry” Ministry

 Howa r

d Ste in

 Ann Be hre ns  Ga il Ste in  Re sc uing pr

• duc e and othe r

food fr

• m

F ar me r s Mar ke ts ( June – No v)

 Pac king baske ts at T

hanksgiving Chr istmas and E aste r

 Pr

e par ing sandwic he s for She lte r s

 No w wo r

king dir e c tly with Clie nts as the y se le c t the ir

• wn goods

 L

iaising with Sar ah T e ti to de ve lo p additional ways to e nhanc e F

• od Pantr

y

 Or

ganizing food dr ive s/ donations with loc al

• r

ganizations

 Provide suppor

t to F

• od Pa ntr

y in a ny wa y ne e de d

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The “Whispering Knoll” Ministry

 Ka re n Ke ithle r  John Ke ithle r  Holly DiSte fa no  L

isa L ussie r

 Monthly visits to Whispe r

ing Knoll to e ngage r e side nts

 Histor

ic ally we e ngage in tr ivia game s with r e side nts

 Re c e ntly the Ministr

y has be e n foc using on c onve r sations with r e side nts (whe r e the y have live d, high sc hool and c olle ge me mor ie s, militar y se r vic e , familie s, e tc .)

 Re side nts e njoy shar

ing the ir life e xpe r ie nc e s with the De ac ons

• Whispe ring Knoll is a n a ssiste d living fa c ility Ma jority of re side nts ma y ha ve

some physic a l limitations but a re e a g e r to atte nd a nd pa r tic ipate whe n De a c ons Visit

• T

ypic a lly a n a ve ra g e of 10 re side nts in a tte nda nc e

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The “Community Garden” Ministry

 T

• m Ya kowe nko

 Ale x Ya kowe nko  L

indy Rutte r

 Matthe w Pa jow  Justin Gaze ko

• Community Gar

de n is loc a te d on the bac k e nd of the ball fie ld be hind the Soc ia l Ce nte r .

• There are 16 plots that are “rented” to interested members of the

c ommunity

 All 16 plots have be e n fille d  Wor

k will be gin shor tly on fe nc e s sur r

• unding the plots

 T

he planne d date to have a r ibbon c e r e mony is Apr il 22nd (E ar th Day)

 Ble ssing c e r

e mony in mid May with Pastor Clé mot

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The “Healthy Homebound” Ministry

 Ja ne t Aspinwa ll  Sa lly Ayotte

• Car

ing visits a nd se nding c a r ds

 Pe r

son-to -pe r son ministr y

 Shar

e the love of Je sus Chr ist - c ompassionate attitude and pr aye r

 Visit me mbe r

s who c annot ge t to wo r ship

• n a r

e gular basis

 Visit me mbe r

s in hospitals, r e -hab fac ilitie s, or nur sing home s

 Se nd c ar

ds of c ar ing – just to le t pe ople know we ar e thinking of the m

 T

r y to antic ipate ne e ds

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The “Special Events” Ministry

 June Young  Kristina Sc og lio  Ca r

e y Kota ke

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he De a c on point of c onta c t for a ll E ve nts tha t g o on within F PC

This year, we’ve assisted with and/or organized a

numbe r

• f e ve nts inc luding:

 Adve nt Ange ls at Chr

istmas de live r ing ove r 250 gifts to Childr e n's She lte r and Assiste d L iving fac ilitie s

 Assisted with Fall and Spring PW’s Rummage Sales  He lpe d o r

ganize CL C Chr istmas lunc he o n and

Today’s 2nd Hour  Assiste d with 30-Hour

F amine we e ke nd

 Wor

king on Cabar e t night – De ac ons spr ing c onc e r t/ fundr aise r

• n May 12th

…details in April Parish News

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The “Helping Hands” Ministry

 Be ve rly Ma hon  Domonique Dudle y  Jona tha n F

e rnande z

 Ste ve n Hoffsomme r

• A gro up o f De ac o ns who c an be c o ntac te d to he lp o ut e lde rly o r infirm

me mbers o f F PC with lig ht ho useho ld tasks and ride s to Churc h  T

r ue kindne ss lie s within the ac t of giving without the e xpe c tations of some thing in r e tur n

 Our

mission is to c ontr ibute to the fulfillme nt of a ne e d within our c ommunity

 T

• suppor

t to those who ar e in ne e d with a he lping hand

 Pr

• viding tr

anspor tation to Chur c h; take gr

• c e r

y shopping; assist with light c hor e s in and ar

• und the house

 If some one is in ne e d, we 'r

e he r e to le nd the m

a “helping hand”

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