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O’Side, I.P. mourn loss of Pastor Lobban here after four years is in a different place than they were when she first arrived.” During Sunday mass this After the mass, Lobban’s famweek, the parishioners of ily and flock gathered in the Oceanside’s First United Meth- back hall of the church on Daviodist Church mourned the sud- son Avenue to tell stories about den death of their beloved Pas- their personal experiences with tor Pearlena Lobban. Though the pastor. Lobban was only in her post for Parishioner Rick Wolfsdorf four years, it was clear from the said he would remember Lobban emotional service for her caring nature how much she toward all congremeant to the church g ants. Wolfsdorf community. experienced that Lobban died of firsthand when he congestive heart failsuf fered a hear t ure last Thursday at attack three years 68, stunning her ago and Lobban sent flocks in both him video messages Oceanside and during his recovery. Island Park, as she “She was the closest RICK held the same posithing to a saint that I tion at the Island WOLFSDORF ever met,” Wolfsdorf Park United Method- Parishioner said. ist Church. Lobban’s niece The Sunday mass Latoya Francis, sisthis past weekend celebrated its ter Paulette Edwards and son most recent matriarch with both Edwin Hilton sat in the front upbeat and hear tbreaking pew by the altar where a photo hymns and parishioner partici- of Pearlena sat next to a candle pation. Michael Sapio worked lit in her memory. Francis and with Lobban at the church and Hilton came from North Carolipraised her use of audience par- na and Florida, respectively, for ticipation to help the community the service. to grow together. “She gave Hilton said his mother everyone a chance to grow,” Sapio said. “I think everybody CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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JCC TRAINER ROCKO Perrotta and regular JCC attendee Susanne Fryd went through her training program. “The staff is wonderful,” Fryd said.
JCC Fitness Center a haven for local seniors in O’side
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
Clients are starting to return to the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC fitness center in Oceanside after 18 moths of coronavirus restrictions, and the JCC is continuing to expand its programming. Jackie Cruz, the JCC wellness director and a personal trainer, spoke about how the center has been operating as society eases from the pandemic.
“We haven’t changed from our Covid setup,” she said. “We still have everything six feet apart and keep all the protocols, even though they aren’t required. We’ve seen a huge uptick in members over the past few weeks. People are more comfortable going back out, and we’re getting a more normal traffic flow.” Joe Ponte, a regular at the JCC fitness center, spoke about the environment at the JCC. “Now that everything’s opened up, and you’ve got the vaccine,
it’s eased up, so more members have returned to the gym in the past few months, and are returning with optimism,” he said. The JCC fitness center has an older clientele and is still doing virtual and live fitness classes. The fitness center serves as a useful resource for many seniors in the community. “Before Covid, we only had live classes and never did a virtual component before,” Cruz said. “Everybody knows everyCONTINUED ON PAGE 25
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he was the closest thing to a saint that I ever met.