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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 Larry Moss. The Clerk of the Session is Sheryl Anello.
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 2008
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Class of 2009
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Class of 2010 |
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Ben Anello
Sheryl Germack
George Haynes
Bob Soales |
Milt Icenogle
Phil Lloyd
George Nail
Donna Twining |
Donna Brown
Bill Capels
Judy Graham
Larry Reetz |
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 Soals.
Current Diaconate:
Class of 2008
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Class of 2009 |
Class of 2010 |
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Carol Johnson
Kay Jongsma
Beth Knight
June Rutherford |
Jane
Corkern
Linda Engdahl
Annie Webb
Lanny Wirth |
Claudia Aeby
Debbie Altergott
Helen Fink
Larry Smith |
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 |
Visitation/Transportation Committee |
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.
-They 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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