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Rollo May, in his book, My Quest writes:

One purpose of art, and the beauty which is its inspiration, is to counteract this experience of insignificance. People have to have a sense of transcendence of their boring day-to-day existence, and to live with some adventure, joy, zest, and a sense of meaning and purpose in their existence.

I do not agree that all parts of our lives are boring, but I do sense that we tire of the commute and all that it takes to put food on the table and our kids through college. We seldom slow down to enjoy the good things and good news of the gospel.

The truth is; we need Christmas more than we know. Our day to day existence may not be boring, but it is very challenging to meet all of our responsibilities. I think this is why so many of us like the art that surrounds Christmas.

We take time to artistically wrap and then present an elegant package to a dear loved one. Some spend extra money on the finest ingredients to make a special Christmas coffee cake and then make a special point of taking to a friend when it is still hot from the oven.

Others share the joy by their presence. They understand the significance of the incarna-tion and present the gospel with their joyous spirit. Thank God for these people!

We will take time to set up the snow villages, our crèche scenes, our Christmas dolls and a host of other decorations. We will arrange them just so, because we know there is a deeper meaning behind all of this artistic expression.

It is during the Christmas season in particular that we love the sound of wonderful Christmas music. Not the Muzak you hear in the department stores. I look forward to the Christmas carols and anthems we will hear at our church. I especially will enjoy hearing the pipe organ. It moves so much air and produces marvelous overtones.

Christmas is about transcendence. Our lives can get caught in the trap of insignifi-cance, and then Christmas comes and we take time to remember when God broke into

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history through a babe born in Bethlehem. When we do so everything changes. We not only remember, but our every re-enactment of the Christmas story is a reminder that God is here, God is with us.

This Christmas season, my prayer is that we enjoy the art of Christmas. That it give us hope, joy and a larger sense of meaning and purpose in our existence. Thank God for Christmas!

Blessings, Mick The Rev. Dr. Michael P. Burns Pastor

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Issue Deadline January, 2010 December 7

The Session of Providence Presbyterian Church met on Tuesday evening November 10, 2009 and: • Listened during an educational time cover-ing preliminary principles in the Book of Order • Approved communion and an offering for the Thanksgiving service at Providence Presbyterian • Approved a single service on the Sunday following Christmas (12/27), and returning to two services the following Sunday (1/3). • Discussed the Church’s annual meeting date, tentatively set for February 7, 2010

• Heard a report from the Deacons report that explained the roles of Deacons on Duty to help greet visitors, distribute flowers, and lead prayer • Announced the return of Advent wreaths (11/22) and the Christmas Pageant practice (11/29), both at 10am • Reviewed preliminary 2010 income & ex-pense projections in preparation for budgeting activities in December Clerk of Session Tommie Curtis

SESSION

LOGOS AND YOU LOGOS 2009-2010

December Themes CLASH! 12/2 Life’s a Beach 12/9 Christmas Is Coming 12/16

NO LOGOS until January 13

YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE! The next Blood Drive at Providence is December 8, 2:30 - 7:30 pm, in Fellowship Hall. Please sign up in the Commons Area. For questions or advanced reservations please contact Elden Wright at [email protected] or 703-323-6915. Thank you for your continuing support.

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I’m fresh from my first intense days of study at the Princeton Institute for Youth Ministry Forum and have I learned a lot! My favorite class was my extended seminar, Twelve Theses on the Bible and Its Inter-pretation. Supposedly a crash course on Biblical interpretation, the theology of scripture and a look at how the Bible has been studied throughout the generations...a brainiac class, hurray! I was very excited but had no idea what to expect! We learned about historical and literary criticism, the early church’s four-fold sense of scripture, the 3 worlds behind, within and in front of the text...you get the idea! I sat there typing away, trying to absorb as much information as I could, thinking I was getting smarter by the minute! Well, now I’m home, back into life as usual, planning youth events, calling volunteers, wondering who is bringing donuts this week for Sunday school! As I reflect on that fabu-lous class I really remember 1 thing. One brilliant piece of advice. One shining bit of information that could change the world as we know it! One thing our teacher, Brent Strawn, kept referring back to throughout the entire class. Shall I share it with you? It could change your life… Here it is: Four things about reading scripture (sounds very intelligent, doesn’t it?!) 1. Read it. 2. Read it slowly. 3. Keep reading. 4. Re Read it. There you have it, straight from the Associate Pro-fessor of Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University! Read it, read it slowly, keep reading & read it again! Don’t rush your way through, chew on the words, look for questions and gaps, be prepared to find new meaning as you re read familiar verses. Hmm, sounds pretty accessible to me! The Bible is only useful if it’s read and stud-ied so as Advent approaches, let’s prepare for Christ’s birth by picking up our Bibles and getting reacquainted with those familiar scriptures about John the Baptist, Mary, Elizabeth, Simeon, angels and shepherds!

A Student in Faith,

Mary Ellen

CORNER

CHILI COOK-OFF RESULTS!! This fundraiser, which will benefit Youth Retreat and Conference Scholarships, raised a total of $907.51. The youth did a fantastic job! The winning chili recipe is printed here. The best dressed for the evening were Chuck and Betty Marshall, who of course came in their Sheriff Marshal outfits.

My Brother’s Chili (shared by David Nebhut)

3-4 cloves garlic 2-3 medium yellow onions 1 green pepper (seeded) 5 - 8 hot peppers, depending on how hot you like it (I like to use as many different hot peppers as I can get, but I always use jalapeños and habaneros.) 4 stalks celery

2 16 oz. cans whole tomatoes (or use 3-4 lbs. of fresh toma-toes, peeled and seeded, when available) 1 16 oz. can tomato sauce

1/2 lb. ground beef 1/2 lb. Italian sausage (sweet or hot, your choice)

1/4 cup chili powder 1 tablespoon cumin 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon salt

1 15 oz. can each of: kidney beans, pinto beans, and great northern beans (drained and rinsed)

Chop the top group of vegetables well in a food processor, taking care to remove the seeds and pulpy inner parts of the peppers before chopping. Chop the tomatoes in a food proc-essor. Take the sausage out of its casing and break it up. Put 2 tablespoons of oil in a pot on medium high on the stove and add the sausage and the ground beef. Stir until the meat is almost cooked through.

Add the first group of vegetables; stir and let cook for 10 min-utes on medium heat. Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir to blend. Add the seasonings. Stir to blend. Turn to low and let it simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes. Add the beans and let simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes, stir-ring frequently so that the beans do not sink to the bottom and burn. Taste and adjust the seasonings as necessary.. It is usually pretty hot at this point, but it mellows out after it sits in the refrigerator for a day.

Notes: Do not use more than one habanero unless you want it quite hot. Best if made a day or two before serving so the flavors of the peppers blend. When re-heating, do so over low heat and stir frequently. Use peppers fresh from the gar-den when available.


Financial Commitment Drive

It was heartening to see so many people coming forward to present their pledge cards during worship services on November 8th Pledge Dedication Sunday. As of Novem-ber 8 over 160 pledges were received and the total amount pledged at that time was nearly $543,000. This compares with 232 pledges and $669,290 at the end of last year’s drive. So as you can see, we have a way to go just to match last year’s amount and we are praying that we will exceed last year’s amount in order to enhance current pro-grams to spread the Gospel to others in our community and to provide for the spiritual needs of our congregation, increase mission activities, and address inadequate fund-ing for future major expenses such as replacing exterior doors and repairing the porch roof (nearer term) and re-surfacing the parking lot (longer term).

It is not too late to pledge. Historically, pledge cards have continued to be turned in after Pledge Dedication Sunday. So for those of you who have not yet pledged, please listen for God’s word, look within your heart and prayerfully consider how you will discover the joy that comes from being a generous giver and supporting the mission and ministries of Providence. The sooner you return your pledge card, the better the Session will be able to make plans and prepare the 2010 operating budget.

There are several options for submitting your pledge card: † drop in the wooden box in the Commons Area. † mail to: Providence Presbyterian Church 9019 Little River Turnpike Fairfax, VA 22031 Attn: Financial Commitment Drive † e-mail Joe Moss, our Business Manager, at

[email protected] † telephone Joe Moss at (703) 978-3934.

As you know, pledges constitute approximately 85% of revenue received in a given year (the rest coming from facility use fees, per capita contributions, general collec-tion plate offerings from visitors, etc.) It would be won-derful if greater use could be made of our beautiful fa-cilities.

If you belong to organizations or have friends or neighbors that need facilities for meetings, training ses-sions, or social affairs, please notify them to contact Joe Moss to learn how Providence would be able to fulfill their needs. While good use is made of our new kitchen for LOGOS and Men of the Church monthly breakfasts, it could be used by caterers for social gatherings and business lunches. Mission Hall is utilized heavily for the weeks in which the Upward Basketball program is in swing. But at other times of the year Mission Hall is available for exercise classes, volleyball and basketball practices, etc. Additionally, non-members are permit-ted to have weddings and receptions at Providence at reasonable rates. So if you know of people in search of wedding facilities, please let them know.

We believe the more people who enter the doors of Providence, for whatever reason, may be in need of a church home. So please let people know about the availability of our facilities, invite them to come to wor-ship with you, and/or invite them to come to activities such as last month’s Chili Cook-off, a wonderful new activity, or a Music & Arts concert.

Please contact Clint Siemens, Kathi Ranowsky, or Ned Snead, should you have any questions.

OPPORTUNITY IS HERE---CATCH THE SPIRIT

PROPERTY COMMITTEE APPRECIATES YOUR HELP!

The Property Committee is blessed with friends and members of Providence who have generously donated their time, talent and funds –

Parlor Ceiling Repair: Mike Greeley, Duncan Cameron, Pete McClintock, Todd Withington, Erik Burvis, Bertha McClintock, Jim Durbin, Nathan Curtis, John, Carol and Daniel Miller, Toby Fitzkee, Rob Moss and Richard Mudd for helping to repair the ceiling in the parlor. A total of 75 man hours was needed to complete the task. (If someone was left off this list, many apologies).

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ADVENT EVENING OF QUIET AND REFLECTION 11th year Monday, December 21, 2009 , 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Once again we are presenting our beloved service of Advent readings and music held in the candlelit sanctuary, with backlit stained glass window.

You are invited - to simply listen, absorbing the words, voices, and instruments that help to prepare us for the Holy Birth.

To observe a touch of silence between words and music, that the Message might penetrate our open hearts.

To behold the wonder and awe of the season, and let go of the rush and demand of our culture.

To receive, in order to more perfectly give.

To nurture our spirit by slowing down, allowing others to minister to us.

Readings will be courtesy of the contemplative prayer group, while the songs of the season are a gift from musicians in our church who continue to support this inspiring evening.

Treat yourself this Christmas and prepare for The Gift of gifts.

Gifts to PPC: Cathryn & Fred Krebs, Mary Ellen & Elden Wright, Nancy & Al Jones, Helen & Toby Fitzkee, and Ber-tha & Pete McClintock who donated the two concrete benches at the back entrance. Not only do they look nice, but they are a great place to sit and wait for a ride, or to spend time with friends.

Ray & Jean Reid and Kathy Ferris who donated lawnmowers to help with areas that are not taken care of by our lawn service.

Doris & Bill Bates who donated yard tools. Some other folks may also have done so, but the tools just appeared and we do not know where they came from. This really helps our volunteer yard workers by having many of the tools they need at church.

PPC grounds upkeep: Adopt-a- Spot Groups/Individuals: Tom Sharp, Nancy Jones, the Luftglass Family, The Soul Sisters small group, Bruce McCall, Kate & Mike Greeley, Providence Nursery School, Terry Lamb & Ray Mon-roe, the Hayes family, Polly & Bill McAllister, Pete & Bertha McClintock, Erik Burvis, Toby Fitzkee, Rob Moss, the Snead Family, and Marlyn Bolen.

Other “Work to be done around the church” projects: Paul Miller, Fred Krebs, Nancy Jones, Bertha & Pete McClintock, Joe Moss, Richard Mudd, John Miller, Kevin Burel, Frank Van Fleet, Jim Davis, Toby Fitzkee, Rob Moss & Jim Durbin.

Of course, the problem of trying to recognize all who have helped out will probably lead to leaving out some names. If that was done, many apologies. Any necessary additions will be made in future news-letter articles.

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MISSION

Hypothermia Sheltering Program

Providence will again be supporting the Hypothermia Sheltering Program this year. We have four hot meals planned for the second Wednesday of each month starting in Decem-ber and ending in March. We will also be pro-viding 50 bag lunches to the Bailey’s Cross-roads Community Shelter.

We are asking members and friends of Provi-dence assemble these food bags and/or prep are and cook the hot meals. This is an ideal activity for a family, group or individuals. “I was hungry and you fed me!” Are you called to minister to these special neighbors?

Please indicate your willingness to help by calling Mary Lee Di Spirito.

Operation Share-A-Coat

Winter is approaching! Many of our neighbors could benefit from a warm coat, hat, and gloves. How many winter coats are in your coat closet? Let’s be good stewards by sharing our gently used coats, hats and gloves with a homeless person or one of our day laborers.

Please dry clean your coats before bringing them to our collection point at the “Share a Coat” coat rack located in our coat closet off the Commons Area. Also, please put gloves in a “zip-lock” bag, so we can keep matching pairs together. The most com-monly needed coat sizes are Men’s 40-48 and some extra large. (A few women’s coats are also needed.)

This small effort will symbolize Providence’s warmth and Christian hospitality.

Hello, Providence Friends.

I am very busy packing and making my plans to visit Providence this year. For the past few months I have been spending my time lifting weights so that my branches will be very strong to hold all the wonderful gifts you will leave with me for the boys and girls at the ACCA Child Development Center: hats and mittens and gloves, and most especially, underwear. I just know my branches will be filled and bending low with all these gifts for these wonderful children.

See you very soon in the Commons Area.

Pax, The Littlest Tree


CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY

Christmas offers a wonderful opportunity to reach out to a needy family by providing a basket of food for the members of that family to enjoy preparing.

The added pleasure you will receive is shopping for a gift for the children and possi-bly the parents in the family. Your gift might be the only ones under the tree! You will deliver your food and gifts several days before Christmas.

There is also the opportunity for you, a group or even your office colleagues to provide gifts only. Some groups have already offered the food for the Christmas dinner but cannot supply gifts.

Reach out with your heart and hands by making Christmas a memorable day as we all celebrate the birth of Christ. What a wonderful time to share with those in need and “to serve the least of these” in a way that will make the holiday special.

Please respond by December 13, 2009, by leaving a form in the box in the Commons Area.

Families will be referred to ACCA and FISH for the Adopt-A-Family program. Call Mary Lee Di Spirito if you have questions.

Name____________________________________________________________

Phone__________________________day_________________________evening

e-mail____________________________________________________________

Christmas food and gifts___________________Gifts only__________________

Thanks to your hospitality and generosity ... … Thanksgiving was a special time for the 16 families who were adopted by members and friends at Providence. The families had been referred to the Adopt-a-Family program by school social workers, parent liaisons and Fairfax County Department of Family Service. A big “thank you” to so many of you who will also be ministering to the same families at Christmas.

CHRISTMAS JOY OFFERING WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

A Presbyterian tradition for almost sev-enty years, the Christmas Joy Offering is one of the four special offerings designated by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) to provide congregations direct ways of supporting specific causes that help those in need.

The receipts from the Christmas Joy Offering are distributed equally to the Board of Pensions for assis-tance programs, and to Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women of the General As-sembly Mission Council to support Presbyterian racial ethnic education.

Funds from the Christmas Joy Offering bring hope and give many opportunities because of your gener-osity this Holiday Season.

For more information on the Joy Offering, please visit http://www.pcusa.org/cjoffering/about.htm


CHURCH CLEAN-UP DAY APPRECIATION!

The Property Committee thanks all those who were involved in the Church Clean-up day on November 7. We had 36 church members and approximately 30 members and family from Girl Scout Troop 4010 that meets at PPC involved in the work of the day.

We were able to (finally!) apply the mulch that had been piled up around the parking lot for the past few weeks, weed and mulch flower beds, begin painting the church secretary’s office, paint various church windows, and take out some old bushes and plant new ones.

Again, THANK YOU!

PNS PARENT EDUCATION OFFERING

Providence Nursery School has scheduled a Parent Education offering for December 7, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Please come to hear Dara Feldman, Founder and CEO of the Virtues project, an award-winning program honored by the United Nations as a model global program for all cultures. The Virtues Project inspires † individuals to live more authentic, joyful lives, † families to raise children of compassion and integrity, and † educators to create safe, caring and high performing learning communities.

Dara is a former public schools teacher of grades K-4, an Apple Distinguished Educator, winner of Dis-ney’s Outstanding Elementary School Teacher of the Year award in 2005, and a mom. This can count one hour towards a parent education requirement. Stay for the PNS Board meeting immediately follow-ing, and earn one volunteer hour!

PUPPIES BEHIND BARS

Just by chance, we met a dog the other day named Valerie. A beautiful Golden Retriever, Valerie was taking a walk around a law office with her owner, Kevin. They paused to chat with us, and Kevin dropped the leash. “Valerie, leash!” he said. Valerie picked up the end of the leash in her mouth and gave it back to Kevin.

Kevin told us that Valerie had been trained as a service dog, and showed us a video of Valerie performing many of the services she had been trained to provide. Valerie is not a working service dog though. As wonderful as she is, Valerie just didn’t quite meet the exacting standards required.

If Valerie, whom we found amazing, didn’t make the grade, just imagine the caliber of the dogs that do go on to serve. Imagine the quality of service they can provide. Imagine the freedom and independence they bring to those they serve. And imagine they ask nothing in return, but to be fed and loved.

Now imagine that Providence can give that gift of freedom and independence to a wounded soldier – a soldier whose service gave that same gift to us. Let’s return the favor. Please give generously to the Providence Puppies Behind Bars fundraising effort.

www.puppiesbehindbars.com


JUAREZ VIDEO—on PPC's Web Site

If you missed seeing the 5 minute video about the needs of those who live in the Juarez “Granjas neighbor-hood” shown in church on November 1, you can view it through a link on Providence’s web site (go to the mission page). The video also features some of the work Providence has funded and performed to help fami-lies who live in Granjas. Also, at its November meeting, the Mission Committee approved funding for a weekly breakfast program mentioned in the video, beginning in November and continuing throughout 2010.

MUSIC & ARTS AT PROVIDENCE

MUSIC & ARTS AT PROVIDENCE seeks to bring to our concert stage the finest music and talent avail-able for the enjoyment and inspiration of our congregation. A parallel purpose is to provide Providence with a unique outreach opportunity, inviting lovers of music and art in and beyond our local community to walk through our doors, to get to know more about our faith in the Lord, our church and our terrific congregation, and perhaps to find within our walls the church home they may have been seeking. This is our fourth concert season, and we believe it is working.

First, the numbers. On two successive Sunday evenings in October which featured the U.S. Army Blues and the choirs of young voices of our “hometown” George Mason University, over six hundred people filled our sanctu-ary. How satisfying it is to see Providence bursting at the seams with delighted visitors, seated alongside us in the pews of the church of which we are so proud! Second, the feedback. One attendee to her friend: “You must take one of those flyers. This church has such a won-derful music program!” One man to a Providence member, “What a beautiful pipe organ. How can I find out more about it?” Overheard from one visitor to another: “Oh, isn’t it wonderful that they are providing a reception, too?” A local resident’s e-mail: “Thank you so much for keeping your neighbors informed about the terrific Providence concert series . . . we went to the Army Blues concert last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I added my name to the e-mail list for future concert notices. It’s so nice to have ‘Kennedy Center West’ almost in our backyards.” From yet another atten-dee: “We follow the Army Blues all over town, but have never seen so many people attend!” And commentary about how they hear about us: “I learned about this concert in the Mantua newsletter!” “I saw it advertised in the Washing-ton Post.” “I see all the events posted on the church’s signs out front.” “I saw your poster in Einstein’s Bagel shop.” Something is working, for many reasons, but key among them is YOUR support of this outreach activity through your concert attendance, season ticket purchases and “Patron Of The Arts” donations. To keep the momentum going, please consider season tickets for the series’ remaining superb paid events, beginning with our own Jane Kaye in organ recital in January; the IBIS Chamber Music Society in March; a piano recital featur-ing Thomas Pandolfi in May; and the grand finale in June, a magnificent concert presentation of Felix Mendels-sohn’s Elijah with guest soloists, symphony orchestra and large combined chorus. A free recital in March by the James Madison University Chorale will be a concert series bonus. See ticketing information on the Provi-dence website or in our 2009-2010 Season Brochure. Since it is a reality of concert series such as ours that ticket sales alone do not cover all expenses, your addi-tional support through “Patrons Of The Arts” donations is essential. Donation materials are available below our bulletin board in the Commons Area and in all concert playbills. Most important of all, your presence in the pews, alongside our visiting friends and neighbors, provides opportunities for each of us to interact with these new potential congregants, and will do more than anything for the continued success of the outreach mis-sion of MUSIC & ARTS AT PROVIDENCE . We hope to see you there!

The Music & Arts Committee

KidsQuest

We celebrate Advent and Christmas to be reminded of God’s great love for us in sending His Son in the form of a baby - Jesus Christ was born to die for our sins –the perfect Lamb of God.

“For Christ died for sins, once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body, but made alive by the Spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18

Advent. We hope everyone enjoyed making Advent Wreaths on November 22 at the church. Advent Devotionals were distributed November 22 during that time and continue to be available on the table under the KidsQuest bulletin board by the church office. Grandparents, feel free to take one to your grandchildren. The Daily Devotions include a three-dimensional tree and stickers for every day to give the children a meaningful way to count the days of Advent. The symbol based devotions tell the story of God’s love for us with the birth of the Baby Jesus.

Coats for Kids. The children are spearheading the collection of coats to be distributed through charitable outreach organizations in the Fairfax area. Please go through your closets and donate coats that have been outgrown or simply not worn anymore. Or feel free to purchase a new coat as your donation. Donations may be put in the large box next to the coat closet. Thank you for your support.

Christmas Pageant. The children’s Christmas pageant will be performed on Sunday, De-cember 20 during the 10:00 Sunday School hour in the Fellowship Hall. We hope to begin around 10:10. It will be followed by fellowship time in Mission Hall. We hope to see all of you there. The title of the Christmas Pageant is “The Surprising Christmas Pageant”. We thank Rebecca Kirk for leading the pageant along with Alison Hagner leading the Preschool students, Monica Cameron leading the elementary students.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:16, 17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come. …He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21.

Calling all Storytellers and Drama Enthusiasts. Beginning January 10 KidsQuest hopes to begin a new format for the 10:00 Sunday School Hour – Large Group / Small Group. All of the children will meet for Worship and a dramatization or inter-active sharing of the Scripture for that day in one large group and then go into their respective age appropriate small groups to further explore the “So What” life appli-cation in God’s Word to us. Call Holly or talk to Helen Burvis or Kyle Durbin if you are interested in exploring this exciting new volunteer opportunity. You would do this on a rotation. Sunday morning time commitment would be 10:00 – 10:20 am.

Serving Him who Saves,

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STAFF

The Rev. Dr. Michael P. Burns, Pastor The Rev. Mary E. Rodgers, Associate Pastor Mary Ellen Moss, Director of Youth Ministries

Holly Marcario, Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Terry Stoneberg, Director of Music Jane Kaye, Organist

Rick Thiele, Music Leader & Technology Coordinator

Gene Kaye, Providence Singers Joe Moss, Business Administrator Kathy Knorr, Executive Secretary

Richard Mudd, Sexton Good News Editor: Kathy Knorr

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