PROSPECT WELCOMES YOUR INPUT
The SPR Committee, chaired by Bill Katt, is soliciting opinions from the congregation on needs and desires for a pastor to succeed the Dr. Rev. Dennis Winkleblack, who will complete his second year as transitional interim pastor next June. The agreement with the Bishop and Cabinet was that Dennis would only serve Prospect for one more year. By starting the process early, the committee hopes to develop a profile for a pastor more in keeping with our needs. So don’t be shy, speak up to Bill Katt or other committee members. Click here to fill out an online questionnaire from the SPR Committee about needs and other considerations in the search for a new pastor.
PROSPECT WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
PROSPECT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Barbara Fasci of the scholarship committee is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Prospect United Methodist scholarships. Mandi Lynn Guertin received the Elizabeth Seery Scholarship; Samuel Lee received the Carl V. Mason Scholarship; and Ryan Pelletier, Tyler Schaffrick and Katherine Maroi received the Prospect yearly scholarships. The Prospect United Methodist Scholarships will be presented during the June 14th service.
Congratulations to all of you and we are praying that God will continue to shine his light through your works and your education.
CALLING ALL GARDENERS AND HELPERS
Prospect's two littlest gardeners.
Danny is on the left and Brian is on the right.
There are nine garden areas on the church’s property. Each of them requires maintenance during the growing season. The Trustees are looking for volunteers willing to claim one garden for the year. You’d be asked to weed and trim the area, dead-head the flowers as are needed and discard the yard waste over the hill off the lower parking lot. You’ll need to work with your own garden tools.
There is a diagram of the church property with the gardens highlighted on the bulletin board in Sessions Hall along with a sign-up sheet. Please consider being a part of the team working to maintain our beautiful church’s property.
You can also help with the yard maintenance on Tuesdays beginning April 7th. We’re designating every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to dusk as our weekly work night in the yard. Mowing, raking, bush trimming, weeding and parking lot sweeping are just a few of the tasks that we’ll undertake. Again, come with your own tools. If you can’t make it on Tuesdays, you are free to work on the yard at your own convenience.
If you have any questions, please speak with any one of the Trustees: Ron Baker, Ray Barker, Mike Fasci, John Hickman, Tammy Kelley, Joyce Rioux, Terry Parker, Sue Powers and Chris Wilson.
Our Army of Volunteers
Jill Wilson
We are blessed with a very devoted congregation!! Volunteers are staffing the roles of church secretary and sexton. The appeal was made and the response has been wonderful. Everyone heard the appeal as evidenced by their ages, which range between 11 and 88 years old! Everyone is doing something. Volunteers are having fun together, little problems that pop up have been quickly resolved, and tasks are getting accomplished. With the risk of missing someone (inadvertently) the volunteers who have formally taken on tasks (some more than one) to cover the sexton and secretarial roles are: Heidi Flower, Carla Heister, Susan Lee, Lori Pelkey, Chuck Pelkey, Bill Baker, Ron Baker, Bill Myhill, Dave Cory, Dawn Poirier, Jackie Palance, Dori Nolan, Elaine Foley, Fred Schaffrick, John Hickman, Ray Barker, Carol Rivard, Beth Provost, Sue Powers, Amy Kelley, Marion Hickman, Irene Taylor, Barry Nolan, Jeannette Baker, Marion Palmisano, Vivian Brackett, Louise Schaffrick, Diane Ashworth, Elaine Myhill, Barbara Fasci, Don Titus, Cliff Keyser, and Abby Ledger. Please forgive me if I have missed someone. If your name is not among these but you would like to join us, pitch in and have some fun, let any of us know and we’ll happily include you! There is always more to do, and as my grandmother loved to say “many hands make light work”. Don’t be shy. It is group efforts like this that keep us together and very much alive! Thank you to each of you for your part. It is heartwarming and very much appreciated. See photos below of some of your friendly volunteers!
