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Elders:
HCPC elects a twelve-member board of
Elders called the Session. Each Elder is elected for a three-year term
with four members being elected each year as four Elders rotate off.
The Session has spiritual oversight of the church. The moderator of the
Session is Pastor Aaron McMillan. The Clerk of the Session is Barbara
Cok.
Duties:
Elders are the immediate
representatives of the people, elected by them to share with ministers
in the government and leadership of the church. The elders who
compromise the session share leadership with the minister in charge in
the pastoral oversight of the particular church.
Current Session:
Class of 2009
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Class of 2010
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Class of 2011
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Milt Icenogle
Phil Loyd
George Nail
Donna Twining
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Donna Brown
Bill Capels
Judy Graham
Larry Reetz
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Wayne Einfeld
Keith Franchini
Ralph Hicks
Nancy Madigan
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Deacons:
HCPC elects a twelve-member board of
Deacons called the Diaconate. Each Deacon is elected for a three-year
term with four members being elected each year as four Deacons rotate
off. The Diaconate is the servant church. The moderator of the
Diaconate is Pastor Don Wilson. The Clerk of the Diaconate is Maddie
Soales.
Current Diaconate:
Class of 2009
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Class of 2010
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Class of 2011
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Jane Corkern
Linda Engdahl
Annie Webb
Judy Scott
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Claudia Aeby
Debbie Altergott
Helen Fink
Larry Smith
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Gary Hoe
Pat Koenig
Sharon Loyd
Carol Pinnell
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Three of the
committees which the Deacons oversee focus on different concerns and
needs within the church. They are: the Internal Care Committee, the
Visitation/Transportation Committee, and the Servant Church Committee.
Internal Care
Committee
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Visitation/Transportation Committee
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Servant Church
Committee
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The
Internal Care Committee is responsible for the Heavenly Meals program,
communion services, new members receptions and potlucks after a
one-worship service.
-Heavenly
meals program provides prepared food for families who are grieving the
death of a loved one by arranging a family dinner or a memorial
reception.
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are also responsible for preparing communion each month and at special
communion services.
Homebound communion services are also available.
-The
Internal Care Committee also provides communion and a reception when
new members of the church meet with the Session.
-HCPC has several
one-worship services followed by a potluck. The entire church family is
invited to join in this fellowship. Again, the Internal Care Committee
Coordinates these potlucks.
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The
Visitation and Transportation Committee (VTC) provides contact with,
and non-emergency transportation for, the church family at difficult or
significant times in their lives. This is done by:
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Meeting
urgent transportation needs for members who are unable to drive:
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arranging
for visitation to homebound and hospitalized members or relatives of
members;
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Recognition
and contact at significant points in members lives through cards;
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Reporting
number of taped produced and distributed monthly to the Deaconate;
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Provision
of meals through "Divine Take-Out" to those who have experienced
significant illness, injury or hospitalization.
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The
Servant Church Committee (SCC) is responsible for providing pasta
dinners (such as macaroni & cheese, noodles in packets, etc.) to
organizations like:
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The
Storehouse. The Storehouse is a food bank which provides non-perishable
food to families in need.
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The
SCC also oversees Project Share, a kitchen where a hot meal is provided
to homeless or low income people; They cook one meal on the 2nd Monday
of each month.
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The
SCC also oversees the Angel Tree program whereby Christmas gifts are
given to children on behalf of incarcerated individuals.
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This
committee is also responsible for the Missions kiosk and donated
children's books to the Prison Fellowship Program.
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Provides
support for the Albuquerque Rescue Mission which provides meals for
homeless men and also provides 21 beds during the summer months and 150
beds in the winter.
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How Can You Help?
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How Can You Help?
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Volunteer
to provide transportation for someone in need.
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Volunteer
to visit someone in need.
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Volunteer
for Divine Take-Out (cook a meal for someone in need).
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How Can You Help?
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Donate boxed pasta dinners;
place them in the food pantry box by the kitchen. Please mark them with
an "SH."
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Volunteer for Angel Tree
(help coordinate, provide a gift for an inmate's child, help deliver
gifts at Christmas.)
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Each member of the Diaconate is also a
liaison to different ministries which the church supports. These
ministries include: Albuquerque Rescue Mission, Justice for All, Care
Net, Meals-on-Wheels, The Storehouse, Young Life, East Central
Ministries, Project Share, John Marshal Multi-Service Center, Prison
Ministry (a reading program), ChildShare, Operation Mobilization, YWAM,
Seed and Light International, Worldview Institute, People International
and Frontiers.
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