Deacons

Foster fellowship. Show hospitality. Welcome new people. Care for the lonely. Comfort the sick. Celebrate God’s gift of life. Serve. Pray. Express compassion. That’s what deacons do.

Our board of deacons seeks to show God’s love in action. They serve and lead our church's congregation in sharing fellowship, hospitality, and pastoral care.

The 24 members of our Board of Deacons share the responsibility for the oversight of our church’s pastoral care, fellowship, and hospitality. A Deacon in the Presbyterian Church is a church member who is elected and ordained to a particular function in the church. The Presbyterian Church's Book of Order states, “The office of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of sympathy, witness, and service after the example of Jesus Christ.”

Our board of deacons carries out its ministries as a whole and through various teams.

Pastoral Care Ministry Team
Prayer Ministry Team
Hospitality Ministry Team
Fellowship Ministry Team
All Deacons

Pastoral Care Ministry Team

• A member of this team sends cards to members in the congregation who are ill or who have welcomed a new baby into their family or who have experienced a death in the family on behalf of the Board of Deacons.
• Assists the clergy with the Hands & Hearts program which includes:
  • Visiting members who are in need of support at home or in the hospital.
  • Assisting in transportation needs to appointments, grocery store, etc.
  • Assisting in Communion services at nursing homes and retirement centers

Prayer Ministry Team

• Deacon team members organize a group of people who gather around the piano and pray prayers of intercession on Sunday mornings after worship and during the week following worship

Hospitality Ministry Team

• Each Sunday, one team member collects the visitor pew cards from the offering plate.  If a visitor indicates interest in the church, contact is made during the week.
• Organize a brunch for new members shortly after they have joined the church.
• Set up and be present at Welcome Table on Sunday, which has a variety of information about the church and a guest book.

Fellowship Ministry Team

Fellowship Team
Team members help bring the church family together by providing times of sharing food and fellowship following worship.

• Fall Welcome Back
• Bakery Sunday – This well-loved event happens about every six weeks.
• Advent Dinner/Potluck
• Shrove Tuesday Dinner
• Strawberry Festival – First Sunday in June

All Deacons

• Take turns preparing coffee fellowship on Sunday mornings and delivering flowers after worship on Sunday.
• Prepare casseroles to deliver to church members after death, illness, birth of a child or other events.
• Home Communion Teams take communion to our homebound members following our regular communion services. Teams are made up of Deacons and Elders. This is a meaningful time in the lives of those who serve and those who are served.

How can I join the ministry of the deacons?

If you would like to be part of any of the above Ministry Teams, please contact any deacon or the church office at office@pclawrenceville.org or 609-896-1212.

The Board of Deacons:

Chris Ahlers (11)	John Huchler (10)
June Arcamone (10) Secretary	Pam Hughes (10)
Peter Billings (12)	Tina Koch (11)
Dale Davis (11)	Rossy Matos-Miranda (11) Treasurer
Phil Duran (12)	Nancy McMillin (12)
Colleen Exter-Huckel (11)	Ellen Price (10)
Carrie Fippinger (12)	Mark Smith (11) Vice-President
Jennifer Fowler (10) President	Bruce Strasser (12) Session Liaison
Tracey Gates (10)	Ward Tomlinson (12)
Lori Goebel (11)	Anne-Marie Tustin (11)
Ni Golaz (12)	Gooitzen van der Wal (12)
Bob Houck (10)	Dick Will (10)

Click here for the Deacon Schedule for Sunday morning.