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GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH THE MESSENGER VOLUME 107 ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2018 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK LETTERS TO MY CHILDREN PEACE Dear Beloved Community As you read in the last messenger over the next few months I will be letting you overhear letters I have written to my children In truth I have written them with you and the current state of our world very much in mind but I am not addressing them to you for two simple reasons sometimes as preaching teacher Fred Craddock puts it we hear the gospel better when we overhear it and sometimes we or at least I express it best when we address it to children we love Jesus often let his disciples overhear essentially his letters to the one he referred to as his parent his Abba and he spoke perhaps most profoundly about the kin dom of God when children were in his presence So glean from these letters whatever is relevant and helpful for your life PEACE Dear children of mine who know peace better than any adult I know When the oldest two of you were born my mom your grandma gave us a board book called You Are My I Love You Many nights I read to you the words I am your quiet place you are my wild Yes you are sometimes the wild and the chaotic in my world but the first time I held each of you it was like traveling back in time to a peace I had long since forgotten Jacob you were three weeks old Respiratory Therapists had to carefully lift your tiny intubated wired body onto my chest so that we could have skin toskin kangaroo time You stretched only from my sternum to my belly button Of all the storms in my life your birth and the emotional roller coaster of your NICU stay is the worst I have ever weathered Nothing inside me was calm They had told me that you would sense my stress So I tried with everything in me to quiet my anxieties Nothing worked until I held you our hearts pressed together We both needed to be one another s quiet place for plenty around us was wild Over the coming months of your stay sometimes I would forget during the hours and hours of skin to skin time to tap into that peace My body would be still and look peaceful but my thoughts would start to race in aimless panic and worry I would fail to be present in the moment Your little body could sense it Your oxygen levels would drop until your monitor began to alarm Those alarms constantly going off all across the NICU were unnerving but when I held you they were my reminder to calm my body my spirit and my mind until I could transfer that peace to you Surely enough when I did your oxygen levels would creep back up Sometimes it wasn t the alarms reminding us to find peace it was your sister still in my womb She had got used to the sensation of your warm peacefully cuddled body resting on my belly and she would kick a bit underneath you just to say hi or perhaps to remind us she was there If not for that skin to skin time and finding our calm with each other I m not sure how either of us would have fared during those 101 days you were in the hospital If not for the alarms of your monitors and Joelle s little feet and fists disturbing our uneasy peace and reminding us to seek a deeper peace I m not sure what sort of havoc those worries and anxieties would have wreaked in us both Someday dear boy you will discover that often we need others to help us find and make peace When Jesus talked about the coming realm of God he didn t just talk about a mansion we would live in alone He talked about the table we will sit at with God s beloved and the kin dom the brother sisterhood of which we will be apart True peace is often found together Never forget that if you want to bring peace into the world you first have to be peace Then it will seep over to others whom your life touches 1 Someday you will also discover that sometimes those things that seem to be disturbing the peace are really just shaking you awake to the chaos the danger and the tension really there beneath what appears tranquil Try if you are able to be grateful for those disturbances of your false sense of peace and to encourage the ones who ring the alarms when something is not right Those alarms literally saved your life quite a few times Joelle you hadn t even taken your first breath when they pushed you up through the water of the birthing tub into my waiting exhausted arms Coming right on the heels of your brother s homecoming my 38 hours of labor with you was the storm I thought would never end but there you were all brave and determined You entered the world ravenous Your cry so much louder than your brother s startled your mommy and I You nursed and nursed to your hearts content and then you passed out on my chest in a blissful milk coma your little fingers curled around mine You taught me a lesson that the Guarani the indigenous people of Paraguay know well Their word for peace is Pya guazu which literally translates as tranquil stomach You will discover it is hard for almost anyone to find create or feel peace without a full stomach If you want to be a peacemaker in the world you might start by feeding the hungry I hemorrhaged after you were born and couldn t stand up without passing out which meant on that first night at the hospital with you after mommy had gone home with Jacob and his oxygen tank to get some rest I wasn t able to get up and lift you from your bassinet when you cried My new momma hormones knocking me over with maternal instinct raged every time you cried It was maddening not to be able to rush to you hold you and feed you on my own Each time I would have to call for a nurse s help Each continued on page 9

BIRTHDAYS Christopher Johnson 9 19 Elizabeth Barlowe 9 21 Ralph Madison 9 24 Harold Brockus 9 26 Rafael Catala 9 26 If your birthday or anniversary is not being listed in the newsletter and you would like for it to be please contact Carolyn Woodard ANNIVERSARIES Eddie Carol Kosinski 9 11 Randy Elaine Dalrymple 9 13 FELLOWSHIP Available 9 2 Available 9 9 Available 9 16 Available 9 23 Breakfast Church 9 30 We are looking for volunteers to sign up to sponsor or provide food for fellowship FLOWERS If you d like to place flowers in the sanctuary in honor or memory of someone or some event please contact the office or Robin Becker Available 9 2 Available 9 9 Available 9 16 Lisa Ware Debbie Rasmussin 9 23 Available 9 30 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid John 14 27 OFFICE HOURS Pastor Jen s Hours Saturday Wednesday Days Off Thursday and Friday Church Office Open Tuesday Thursday 10 00 3 00 ATTENDANCE July 29 51 August 5 44 12 44 19 46 M Scott Shaw Harry Miller and Ken Booker relax in their recliners ready for the movie AUGUST OASIS MAMA MIA SEQUEL On Sunday August 5th nine Good Sam friends attended the Oasis Trip to see the movie Mama Mia Here We Go Again They saw the film at the new Studio Movie Grill Movie theatre in Seminole at the former Seminole Mall The group enjoyed watching the entertaining musical film from the comfort of the deluxe theatre Moviegoers got to relax in recliner chairs while enjoying a full service lunch with waiters all with the push of a button at each seat s tray table The 9 attendees included Scott Shaw Ken Booker Harry Miller Donna Knight Sandy Badger Jane Gaylord Judy Friend Kevin Van Dien and trip organizer Eric Johnson Submitted by Eric Johnson M Sandy Badger Jane Gaylord and Donna Knight waiting for the movie to start M Kevin Van Dien and Eric Johnson get to visit with our new attendee Judy Friend WELCOME FOR HEAD START PARENTS August 13 was back to school for our Head Start children Good Sammers were on hand to offer parents donuts and coffee after the students were delivered to class Every child received a welcome back book and pencil from Martha who shopped for these herself Good Samaritan Lewis Hill greated each family and enjoyed the mixed cultures of these students This was truly beloved community in action Thanks to Martha Taylor Mickey Moore Robin Becker Lewis Hill and Clarence Wilkinson for the early morning bright eyed welcome to so many students and parents Submitted by Robin Becker MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE 5 MINISTRY TEAMS Care Team Meets 1st Wednesday 10 00 12 00 noon Spiritual Formation Team Meets 1st Wednesday 6 00 8 00 p m Fellowship and Outreach Team Meets 2nd Sunday Noon Justice and Mercy Team Meets 2nd Sunday after worship Resource Development Meets 3rd Wednesday 6 00 8 00 p m Session Team Meets 4th Wednesday 6 00 8 00 p m 2

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M Bill Cooley and Beverly Finn volunteered in several areas during the day M Our registration table was the first stop for our guests Staffing the table L R Annie Gambino Jim Moore and Mickey Moore Standing behind them L R Bev Kelly Pastor Jen Daysa and Sarah Butz 2ND ANNUAL BACK2SCHOOL FESTIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS M Friends and family of Eric came to help out with providing our guests with a cool drink of water Seated L R Jennifer and Riley Van Dien Helping with the Back2School store and keeping order at the bounce house respectively were L R Diana Oliveira and Ferris Van Dien M L R Suzie Steger Barb Steger Linda Rupp and Sandy Badger Suzie Barb and Sandy kept our guests happy with snow cones and popcorn Linda helped with the photo booth M Our resident MD Dr Beryl Fruth and her spouse Ginny Thompson were available to give health tips and provide hand sanitizer Our second annual event was on Saturday July 28th The Fellowship and Outreach Team had been planning for months and volunteers had been working since Friday night to set up fill ice chests with drinks and ice making plans for everything from trash container placement to volunteer duties Our team leader Eric Johnson had printed signs a handout describing all available activities a map of the event and had given last minute instructions We were ready At 8 30 in the morning people arrived to wait in line for the starting time of 10 00 a m We greeted them warmly and provided cold water while they stood in line Thanks to a grant from the Presbytery for 500 we were able to provide school supplies through our Back2School store for around 110 children Over 40 free haircuts were provided and most of the stylists donated their time There were over 80 photo sessions at our photo booth and two photo strips were provided to each group or individual who participated During the course of the day we had 4 story times with Martha Taylor We had 10 stylists this year 6 more than last year the Ghostbusters one bounce house Marshall Puppy 30 Good Sam volunteers and 6 friends and family of Eric Johnson all arrived to help at the event Two new things were added this year Dr Beryl Fruth and her spouse Ginny Thompson set up a table to distribute first aid kits hand sanitizer and give health and safety tips Roy Rudasill offered his talents by doing personal portraits of some of the children and they seemed to love it Our event was shorter this year We started at 10 a m and closed down at noon Last year we were open from 10 a m to 1 00 p m but felt the last hour was fairly slow This year we distributed 12 Back2School Bucks to each child as they arrived Then they were given the opportunity to choose items they could purchase with their bucks We felt this might offer them a chance to pick out only the supplies they needed instead of each child getting identical bags We appreciate all the volunteers from Good Sam who came to help and who were such wonderful representatives of not only Good Samaritan Church but also of the love of Christ to our community The event was well attended due in part to an ad on Facebook that targeted our neighborhood and we feel that it was a huge success We are already thinking on plans for next year s event We are learning with each event that we do and hope next year s event will be even better 4

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS P Marshall Puppy Paw Patrol Chuck Eckhart came by to thrill the kids with his presence He was a new addition this year Church Members Friends Annie Gambino Barb Steger Beryl Fruth Bev Kelly Beverly Finn Bill Cooley Carolyn Woodard Dick Hall Eric Johnson Ferris Van Dien Ginnie Thompson Harry Miller Jean Adams Jen Daysa Jim Moore Judy Friend Kate Hall Ken Booker Kevin Van Dien Linda Rupp Lisa Ware Martha Taylor Mickey Moore Rachel Wells Rich Feigel Robin Becker Roy Rudasill Sandy Badger Sarah Butz Suzie Steger M The Suncoast Ghostbusters Dawn and Jason Rawley dropped by again to scare away any ghosts N Bev Kelly salutes while enjoying her new friend Kent Harper friend of Eric who came to help Thanks to Gregory Allen for loaning us his PA system for announcements Non Church Members Friends Jennifer Van Dien Riley Van Dien Kevin Van Dien Diana Oliveira Cristina Gonzalez Kent Harper M Ken Booker and Harry Miller provided great entertainment with their puppets O Our story teller Martha Taylor was back this year spinning tales and giving out free books to all her listeners Hair Stylists Barb Mazzei Lesa Sokolsky Rachel Meyer Salon West Sara Bartles Salon West Tara Burke Andrea Bendever Mindi Kane Salon 131 Lisa Salon 131 Helen Salon 131 Mandi Salon 131 Ghostbusters M Viking couple Kate and Dick Hall enjoy the photo booth P Roy Rudasill shared his great talent for drawing by drawing any children who wanted to sit for a portrait He stayed very busy Dawn Jason Rawley M The Daysa family took a moment in the photo booth L R Jacob Jen Joelle and Julie holding Lizzie Marshall Puppy Paw Patrol Chuck Eckhart Starbucks Thank you to Greg McNally for donating 5 gallons of coffee O Judy Friend helped keep a steady stream of children for Roy Rudasill to draw M Our Back2School store staff stayed busy filling orders L R Diana Olieveira Jean Adams and Dick Hall seated at the window 5 M Rachel Wells helped with the photo booth and posed for a photo or two

You are invited to create a piece of art for our Peace Sunday September 23th Theme Imagine Peace Medium Any Size and Display Art work will be displayed in the sanctuary at Good Samaritan Church Your work must be ready to hang on wall Deadline All work needs to be submitted by Sept 15th 2018 Please include with your submission a title a brief statement describing your inspiration and a price at which you would like your piece to be sold Selling Your Art If your piece sells 20 of the selling price will stay with the church and the rest will go to you unless you choose to donate your work We may also take your art work to display sell at Good Samaritan booths at community events If pieces have not sold by November they will be returned to you Outside community members are welcome and encouraged to participate so spread the word to all your artist friends Art will be hung at the discretion of Good Samaritan Church and may not be hung if it is too large unhangeable or deemed objectionable Late submissions will be accepted after Sept 15 but may not be displayed on Peace Sunday 6

SYNCHRONY ARTS PRODUCTIONS If you can t make it to our dinner theater at Good Sam don t miss one of these performance dates MARY POPPINS FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 7 00 p m SATURDAY OCTOBER 6 7 00 p m SUNDAY OCTOBER 7 3 00 p m at the CATHERINE HICKMAN THEATER 5501 27th Avenue South Gulfport FL PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC JOHNSON Call Rose Stauffer at 727 269 3343 for more information or go to www SynchArtPro org M On Sunday August 12 the Blessing of the Backpacks started our school children off with a prayer that they would be blessed in their return or beginning school and that in turn they might be a blessing to others 7

M MAKING A KILLING GUNS GREED AND THE NRA On September 28 2018 at 6 45 PM the Justice and Mercy team will be screening the documentary movie by Robert Greenwald Making a Killing Guns Greed and the NRA See ad this page This will be the third documentary we have screened this year On Dr Martin Luther King Jr birthday weekend the documentary I Am Not Your Negro was shown exploring race in America In April we teamed up with the Pinellas County chapter of the National Organization for Women by screening the documentary Trapped exploring reproductive justice The September screening will be a free event and open to the public You can learn more about the film and view the trailer by going to the Brave New Films web site BraveNewFilms org Submitted by Rich Feigel OCTOBER OASIS TRIP TO HERITAGE VILLAGE October Oasis Trip to Heritage Village s Annual Country Jubilee Saturday October 27th Shop for fantastic gifts and seasonal decorations at the Country Jubilee The event features a large flea market and book sale handmade seasonal crafts paintings jewelry stained glass wooden treasures musical entertainment tours of select historic structures and demonstrations of traditional crafts 4 suggested donation Look for Submitted by Eric Johnson more info in the October Messenger 8

FROM THE PASTOR S DESK continued from page 1 time it would take far longer for her to come than I wanted and I was so tired Someday you will discover that the work of peacemaking can be maddening If you attempt it you will realize you can t do it on your own that you need others help Many times they won t come to the work of peace as fast as you had wanted them to and they may not understand the urgency of the need as much as you do You will feel immensely tired from the labor of working alongside God to bring beloved community into the world Try if you are able to be patient and to remember that what you are ushering into the world is beautiful God given and so worth it Don t give up Even when you feel utterly exhausted you will discover a deeper well of love and endurance inside of you I m always surprised to find that well when I need it most and I can call it nothing other than the gift of God s own spirit inside of us Lizzy you too were only a few minutes old when I held you After mommy had delivered Jacob so early we were prepared for you to come early too For months we had our hospital bag packed and ready to go For months the doctors had mommy on medicine to try to make sure you stayed in the womb cooking until it was time We always thought your birth would come as a scary wonderful surprise the way your brother s did We were waiting for the storm to hit Never in a million years could we have expected that mommy would have to be induced and that when you still didn t come they would have to break her water and help usher you out When you were born you came out with your fist raised determinedly in the air Yours was not an easy labor induced labor rarely is Someday you will discover that sometimes the peace you thought was coming any day has to be induced and ushered painstakingly into the world You may grow frustrated and impatient and then when it is finally coming you may say I m not sure I can do this Never forget the way you entered this world fist up claiming your power Never forget that it is God who empowers you and that with God s power you can move mountains Unlike your brother whom we met so much sooner than we anticipated or your sister who grew in my womb and I could feel moving about I had a harder time connecting with you before you were born You seemed like just a hazy mirage But when I held you for the first time I knew with everything in my being that you were mine and I was yours and all was right You will find that sometimes peace will feel like a foggy dream somewhere out there something with which you are having a hard time connecting Keep trying keep waiting keep hoping that is the stuff of faith When peace comes you will know her She will dazzle and delight your world She will feel like coming home for in fact peace is a coming home into the embrace of God My children I pray you are peacemakers even though I can think of no harder work in the world Our global family needs peacemakers and I know you have all you need inside of you to do this work Never stop believing that I certainly will never stop believing in you Love Momma Pastor Jen TREASURER S REPORT Giving for the month of July was under budget by 1 152 overall income for July was under budget by only 800 On the expense side July was over budget by 290 I was able to catch up on our F A S T dues in July Water usage continues to be a problem mainly due to the toilets in the Fellowship Hall that are used by Head Start We needed to have a plumber come back and make further repairs Head Start does reimburse us for 50 of utilities including water and sewer The installation of the new air conditioning system in the Worship Center was completed the end of May We have paid the first Duke Energy bill received since the completion of the A C installation The energy use for the period June 20 July 20 2018 was 84 Kilowatt hours less than the same period in 2017 Comparing the same period in 2016 to the 2017 usage there was only a 1 Kilowatt difference We expect to see similar savings going forward Submitted by Kate Hall The Small Change offering for July was 35 57 9 IN MEMORY RICHARD E GAYLORD 11 26 1926 7 22 2018 When asked our secret for a long happy marriage 68 I remembered this Love is friendship that has caught fire It is quiet understanding mutual confidence sharing and forgiving It is loyalty through good and bad times It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses Love is content with the present it hopes for the future but doesn t brood over the past It s the day in and dayout chronicle of irritations problems compromises big victories and working toward common goals If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack If you don t have it no matter what else there is it s not enough Submitted by Jane Gaylord FOOD PANTRY NEEDS Soups vegetables spaghetti sauce and canned meats tuna

BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY CLUBS As part of Stewardship we ask that those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries donate to Good Sam a dollar per year The following are the names of those in the Birthday and Anniversary Club for 2018 The total collected for both categories so far this year is 653 00 BIRTHDAY CLUB Ann Hodson Jean Cooley Kate Hall Martha Taylor Bev Kelly Grace Forsythe ANNIVERSARY CLUB Ann Loren Hodson Jane Dick Gaylord Dick Kate Hall FOOD PANTRY REPORT JULY 2018 Number of days open to serve clients 14 Number of clients served Adults 250 Children 97 Total 347 Volunteers during July were Bev Kelly Ginny Thompson Ginger Breitkreutz Kate Hall Tom Fauquet and Clarence Wilkerson The number of individuals provided with food so far in 2018 is 1 794 The number of family members for clients coming to our pantry for the first time in July was 183 We were much busier in July than we were in the five previous months I needed to shop at least once a week and sometimes twice a week to keep food on our shelves I am grateful to those who donate money to the Food Pantry Fund that enables me to purchase groceries I have learned that the Disston Plaza Publix is expected to reopen at the end of August I have called Tampa Bay Harvest regarding our pantry s placement on the schedule for receiving baked goods Your weekly donations of food are very important Soups vegetables spaghetti sauce and canned meats tuna are most needed Watch for the BOGO features in the grocery store ads each week Food and money donors in July Patricia Waloga Sue Palmeri Cindy Pugh Goodwill Industries Trinity United Church of Christ All the Good Sam weekly donors Submitted by Kate Hall Thank you to all who have participated Submitted by Kate Hall GOOD SAM VOTER REGISTRATION We will be providing voter registration opportunities at our Food Pantry every Monday Tuesday and Thursday 10 00 12 00 during September We will encourage persons in the neighborhood to take advantage of this as well FAST MINISTRY Our FAST Ministry will be holding our annual House Meetings this month We invite all of our members and friends to meet at a member s home to become better acquainted and to share concerns that impact our lives Please make an effort to attend one of these groups There will be at least three opportunities so if the one closest to you is inconvenient you can choose to come to another one We need everyone s participation as we work for justice in Pinellas County FAST is making a significant impact simply on the basis of the number of people it represents You are an important asset to this vital ministry You can make a difference Submitted by Bev Kelly M In July we altered our Breakfast Church schedule and met on July 22 instead of the 5th Sunday of the month because of our Back2School event We didn t want to stress our volunteers by having so much on one weekend Our next Breakfast Church event will be on September 30 as we go back to our 5th Sunday schedule 10

September Oasis Trip The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art 150 Central Avenue St Petersburg FL 33701 Friday September 14th meet at the museum at 2 45pm Join the Oasis group as we take a private docent led tour of one of St Petersburg s newest intriguing museums The James Museum of Western Wildlife Art Revive interest and passion about the history of the American West and the tenacious spirit of Native American pioneer and immigrant cultures that embodies the history of our country The museum features over 500 modern and historic works of art that evoke the spirit of a wide open frontier and the beauty of life in the American West We will also be viewing The 58th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists a juried show of premier wildlife art from artists around the world Art and the Animal features over 100 paintings and sculptures Dinner will follow the museum visit for those who are interested in joining Museum Tickets including the cost of the private tour is 15 for adults and 10 for seniors Please sign up in the Narthex and let Eric Johnson know if you plan on attending Eric will need to pre purchase the tickets by Monday September 10th Please contact him at 727 319 6970 with any questions Hope you can join us for this journey out to the majestic west 2018 DISASTER RESPONSE GUIDES An updated 2018 Disaster Response Guide is available in the narthex New information is included on various topics pertaining to hurricanes There is a copy available for each Good Samaritan household Hurricane Irma was a stark reminder of our vulnerability to potentially dangerous storms Hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 Weather experts are predicting an above average storm season Now is the time to prepare for severe weather events If history is any guide our area is most susceptible to hurricanes in August and September Submitted by Clarence Wilkinson JULY 25 SESSION SUMMARY Head Start has received the new lease proposal with Good Samaritan They are still waiting for their 5 year funding grant The work on the restroom improvements and Brockus Fellowship Hall work will begin soon Jean Adams and Carolyn Woodard were selected to be voting delegates to the Florida UCC Gathering October 11 13 in Naples Florida An agreement with Brilliant Little Minds pre school has been signed to use Good Samaritan Church as a muster point in the event of an emergency Submitted by Rich Feigel 11 DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2018 MESSENGER IS AUGUST 15 Send all information for submissions to carolyn woodard 130 gmail com ST JAMES LIST Pray for one another that you may be healed James 5 16 Let us remember those members and friends who have asked for our prayers and those who are unable to attend worship Seminole Pavilion Edna Smith Jennifer Kelly Eddie Kosinski Marcia Smith Edna Smith Scott Shaw Nancy Rudasill Dorothy Morton Annie Gambino Jane Gaylord Betty Frank Ann Hodson s Mother Dawn Johnson Kaycee Wargo Dottie Boake Landon The Kosinski s Grandson Barbara Wright JoJo Wicks Steve Judy Zebos Bernadina Uzoh Ted Swift and Good Samaritan Church

THIS NEWSLETTER MUST BE PLACED INTO A STAMPED ENVELOPE TO BE MAILED THE MESSENGER of Good Samaritan Church 6085 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park FL 33781 727 544 8558 Email goodsam church tampabay rr com Web Site goodsam church org Our Mission PREPARED WITH LOVE FOR To Build The Beloved Community A Ministry of Hospitality Vision and Justice A Global Mission Church Check out Good Sam on FACEBOOK SESSION Rich Feigel Clerk Kate Hall Treasurer CLASS OF 2018 Sarah Butz Eric Johnson Carolyn Woodard CLASS OF 2019 Gretchen Ackerson Mickey Moore Linda Rupp CLASS OF 2020 Beryl Fruth Chris Osberg Sophia Stringer Jesus didn t reject people Neither do we CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS THE MESSENGER Newsletter of Good Samaritan Church Presbyterian Church USA More Light and United Church of Christ Open and Affirming Sunday Worship 10 30 a m Fellowship Coffee Hour Following Worship GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH STAFF Rev Jen Daysa Pastor Rev Jean Cooley Parish Associate Gregory Allen Director of Music Ministries Michelle Hughes Office Administrator Shelby Lamb Nursery Assistant Mirko Bratic Custodian Rev Dr Harold M Brockus Pastor Emeritus GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY TEAMS Resource Development Team Lisa Ware Moderator Beryl Fruth Dick Hall Kate Hall Treasurer Liaison Clarence Wilkinson Gretchen Ackerson Katie Fullerton Care Team Mickey Moore Moderator Jim Moore Beverly Finn Ginger Breitkreutz Clarence Wilkinson Disaster Preparedness Liaison Justice and Mercy Team Currently searching for a Moderator Gretchen Ackerson Linda Rupp Sarah Butz Mickey Moore Bev Kelly FAST Liaison Clarence Wilkinson Kate Hall Food Pantry Liaison Spiritual Formation Team Jean Adams Moderator Chris Osberg Sarah Butz Bill Cooley Debbie Rasmussin Lisa Ware Fellowship and Outreach Team Eric Johnson Moderator Carolyn Woodard Barb Steger Robin Becker Sandy Badger Annie Gambino Martha Taylor Personnel Committee Clarence Wilkinson Jim Moore Robin Becker Gretchen Ackerson Kate Hall Pastor Relations Committee Carolyn Woodard Moderator Chris Osberg Clarence Wilkinson Ginger Breitkreutz Lisa Ware Bev Kelly