Our First Chaplain ByShannonFinley
OnAugust21,978ReverendR.Donald ReverendClairservedchurchesinNew ClareofOrangeCitywasappointedas Jersey,Maryland,andMaine.Hisfirst thefirstchaplainofJohnKnoxVillage pastorate of wasattheGatunUnionChu CentralFlorida. PanamaCanalZone.
TheReverendClaremovedtoOrangeChaplainClaremadehisfirstappeara Cityin1974.Forayearandahalfprior inhisroleaschaplainatthenewly tojoiningJohnKnoxVillage,Reverend inauguratedVesperserviceheldon ClarewastheinterimpastorofPilgrim Sunday,JulyAs 16,978. avitalmember CommunityChurchinOrangeCity. oftheJohnKnoxVillagesta-•,besides coordinatingtheVesperservices, HewasagraduateofGettysburg ChaplainClareworkedwiththeResid LutheranCollegeandSeminary,and AdvisoryCommitteeonReligious receivedhisbachelor'sdegreefromActivities Union toarrangeforBiblestud Seminary,NewYorkCity. andmid-weekservices,andmadehome andhospitalvisitsaswellasperson counseling.
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