Summer Giving

Summer is here, which for many of us, means time away from Naples and church. Wherever you may be, we hope it is for you a time of rest, renewal and encouragement.

We would also encourage you, if and when you are able, to continue to make your contributions to the church and to make payments on your pledges.

Although the pace slows down, our ministry and expenses continue. We are always grateful for your financial commitment and prayerful support.

Remember that you can give online at www.fpcnaples.org/give and you can setup recurring gifts if you desire.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Debbie Savage, Director of Finance.

We are not yet at the half-way point of this fast-paced 2023, and the Nominating Committee is already planning to replenish the ranks of your deacons due to terms expiring at the end of this year.

In a few months, the Committee will be calling members of our congregation to describe the duties of deacons and to ask members to serve. Deacons serve terms of three years, and each year approximately one-third of the deacons reach the end of their terms. New deacon replacements must be found every year.

Generally, our church is divided into thirty parishes, and each deacon is assigned a parish of about twenty households from our membership. It is the deacon’s responsibility to represent her/his parishioners in all matters relating to the church, be it to answer questions or to deliver information. The deacons also serve various functions in the church, many of which take place in the background and are invisible to the members.

Our deacons are a wonderful group of people who volunteer and serve others with love in their hearts. Their motivation is to respond to Jesus’ commandment to love one another through service. The best way to understand who deacons are and what they do is to spend a little time with one. If you have any interest in finding a meaningful way to serve the Church, please contact the Church office. They will pass along your name, and you will be called in the Fall to discuss the possibilities. Or, you can contact a deacon to learn more and express a desire to become a deacon.

Express your love for Christ and the Church by serving as a deacon. While your service will bring Joy to others, you will feel tremendous Joy as well by giving of yourself in this meaningful way.

Deacons

Class of 2023

Pat Collins

Tedi and Gene Fraley

Lucy Koll

Betty Plum

Barbara and Roger Simons

Susan Sonderby

Deb & Harry Streamer

Class of 2024

Mary Armstrong

Marti Beard

Norman Brown

Pam Fisher

Amy Manley

Sylvia and Jack Marsh

Melissa McClayton

Sarah Nichols

Ali Norris

Gary Root

Liz Speake

Class of 2025

Cindy Esler

Gary Nordbrock

Karen and Roy Parker

Cari Rieder

Sue Shenk

Nancy Walkenhorst

Janice and David Witman

Janet Yanushefski

David Witman, Deacon Moderator, dpwitman@hotmail.com Saralene Oldham, Clerk of Session, soldham@helmsbriscoe.com