Session Meeting
Highlights

News and Information:

• Chris Bellis has been hired for a part-time position as our Financial Secretary. He has taken over some of the work formerly done by Mary Coladonato. Whereas Mary was working 20 hours a week, Chris’ position is only for 10 hours a week. Jonathan, Lois, and others have stepped in to take over many of Mary’s other tasks. The office will be open only by appointment; please contact Pastor Jonathan.

• Jonathan is serving as a delegate from Philadelphia Presbytery to the PCUSA General Assembly from June 22nd through July 2nd and then will take a brief vacation until July 7th. In Jonathan’s absence, Rev. Sherry Elliott will preach on June 28th and Pastor Nancy will preach on July 5th. While Jonathan is in Milwaukee, contact any Deacon if you are in need of pastoral care.

• Jonathan is also participating in two recurring monthly Philadelphia Presbytery meetings: 1) an “Expanding the Pulpit” cohort for preaching, and 2) an Enneagram working group for pastoral care and leadership.

• Under Pennsylvania law, firearms are prohibited on our campus because of the preschool. For this reason, you will see some new “No Firearms Allowed” signs on and near our buildings.

• Our graduates were celebrated on May 31st in worship: High School (Sade Stevens and Emma Woodruff), Community College (Amanda Mammie), Undergraduate (Matthew Stevens) and Medical School (Nailah Harvey).

• We celebrated Juneteenth during our June 14th worship service and will honor Pride Sunday on June 21th.

• The Session has started to implement an updated Safe Child Policy by naming the following to the Safe Church Committee: Our Pastor, Kelly Organ (as co-chair of Good News), EJ Burke, Lori Jordan, and Margaret Stevens (with the Clerk of Session joining when necessary).

Our next Session meeting will be held on August 11th.