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Father-Daughter show
A Father-Daughter Dinner Show was held recently by Brownie
Troop 641 at the Lehman-Jackson School. A talent show was
given by the Brownies following the dinner. Shown here are
fathers and daughtes who participated. From left, first row,
Shelly Andes, Jennifer Stark, Janet Ruda, Joanna Arndt, Kelly
Komsisky, Karen Komsisky, Betty Spencer, Lisa Gunn. Second
row, David Andes, Philip Stark, John Ruda, Robert Rood, Bob
Margellina, Lee Turner,
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Michael S. Miller, Registered
Music Therapist, was recently
appointed to the position of Music
Director at The Shavertown UM
Church. He is a graduate of
Duquesne University’s School of
Music, Pittsburgh, where he was a
pupil of Anne Laboursky Steele,
Professor of Sacred Music and head
of the Music Department at
Duquesne. He earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Music Education
and Sacred Music.
While attending Duquesne Univer-
sity, Miller served as Music Consul-
tant-Organist for the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Pittsburgh in the Anglican
Seminary Program under the super-
vision of The Reverend Dr. Donald
Keyes. He has previously directed
music programs at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh; St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church, Mountain-
top; and St. Gabriel’s Roman Catho-
lic Church, Hazleton.
Miller is a native of Northeastern
Pennsylvania and has served the
above churches over a period of 13
years.
Currently he resides in Kingston,
and serves as the Program Director
of United Cerebral Palsy of Luzerne
County, Wilkes-Barre. Miller has
extensive training and experience in
the use of ‘“‘orff’’ instruments within
educational and therapeutic set-
tings.
‘In the position of Music Director
at the Shavertown UM Church, he
will be working with The Reverend
James A. Wert, Pastor, and the
various choirs of the church.
~The Rev. Clarence Schaffer,
Pastor Emeritus, St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre,
was elected President of the Wyo-
ming Valley Council of Churches
recently at Church of Christ Unit-
ing, Kingston at the 42nd Annual
Dinner and Assembly Meeting.
Wesley Simmers, member of Christ
United Presbyterian Church,
Wilkes-Barre, was elected Vice-
President and Mrs. Edward Gav-
anus, of Forty Fort United Methodist
Church was elected Secretary. Miss
Marjorie Trethaway of Abbott
United Methodist Church, Parsons,
and Dr. C. Wilmer Brobyn of the
First Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre
was elected Treasurer and Assistant
Treasurer, respectively.
The Rev. Elizabeth Scott, pstor of
Bethel A.M.E. Church and Director
of Justice for Women and Society of
the National Council of Churches of
Christ of New York was the
speaker. She spoke on the theme
“Working Together in Witness and
Service.”
Named Chairmen of the Council’s
various committees were: Christian
Education, The Rev. Christopher
Belden; Social Concerns, The Rev.
Kenneth Carder; Evangelical-Ecu-
menical Relations, The Rev.
Andrew Pillarella; Radio and Tele-
vision, The Rev. Dr. Daniel Merry;
Family Life and Pastoral Care, The
Rev. Richard Jagger; president,
Church Women United, Mrs. Lois
Walting; President, United Church
Men, Mr. Albert Clemow; Long
Range Planning, The Rev. Charles
Gommer, Jr. !
Elected Board members wer: The
Rev. Craig Martin, Mrs. John
Rogers, Mr. Fred Anderson, Mr.
Forrest Breomfield, Mr. Hugh B.
Hughes, Jr., The Rev. Steward Pier-
son, Mrs. Wilson Wickiser, The Rev.
Guy Burt, The Rev. Donald Ander-
son, The Rev. Louis Falcone, The
Rev. Henry Medd, The Rev. Rich-
ard Wenzel, The Rev. James Haas,
The Rev. George Johnson, Dr. Ell-
wood Jacoby, The Rev. Hariet
Santos, H. Merritt Hughes, Jr. and
Judge Charles Lemmond.
Ex-officio officers elected ere:
The Rev. Leland Pease, Northeast
Area Minister, American Baptist
Churches; The Rev. Charles
Gommer, Jr., Wilkes-Barre District
Superintendnet, United Methodist
Churches; The Rev. Conrad Stein-
brenner, Executive Presbyter,
Lackawanna Presbytery; Mr.
Albert Martin, Coordinator,
Lutheran Churches. The Rev.
James Wert, pastor, Shavertown
United Methodist Church, was
Chairman of the Annual Meeting
and served as Tostmaster. Rev.
Wert also offered the Invocation in
the absence of the Rev. Charles
Gommer, Jr., host pastor.
Frank Paczewski, President,
presented the Annual Report show-
ing a membership of 130 churches in
the Council. Greetings and Introduc-
tions were given by the Executive
Director, The Rev. Anita J.
Ambrose.
Wesley Simmers,
reported on the 1984 enlistment
Campaign and the financial picture
of the Council.
A brief report of the year’s activi-
ties and the dreams of things to
come for the Wyoming Valley Coun-
cil of Churches were given by the
Executive Director, The Rev. Anita
J. Ambrose.
- The Bookstore Personnel were
honored for their years of devoted
and unselfish service given to Christ
and the Wyoming Valley Council of
Churches. Those honored were:
Mrs. Lil Roberts, Mrs. Betty Sittner
and Mrs. Ruth Gavenus, former
Bookstore Managers. Two other
managers unable to be at the dinner
meeting were: Mrs. Margaret
Shafer and Mrs. Lou Ferguson. The
Rev. Andrew Pillarella and the Rev.
Anita J. Ambrose honored, the Book-
store Personnel.
The speaker of the evening, Rev.
Elizabeth Scott, was introduced by
Mrs. Pricilla Rux, member of
Bethel AM.E. Church, «Wilkes-
Barre.
Hymns of dedication were sung
during the meeting. Pianist for the
evening was the Rev. Robert Upton,
Associate Pastor, Church of Christ
Uniting, Kingston. The Rev. Clar-
ence Schaffer, pastor emeritus, St.
John’s Lutheran Church, Wilkes-
Barre and elected President of the
Board of Directors of the Wyoming
Valley Council of Churches gave the
Benediction.
Sister visits
Sister Susan Marie Nowalis,
Direetor of Development for the
Sisters of Mercy, Scranton Prov-
ince, is visiting the Province’s mis-
sion in Guyana, South America,
(May 3-16).
The Sisters of Mercy in Guyana
Guyana
run St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in
Georgetown, the capital city. Other
apostolates include teaching at
Stella Maris School, St. Joseph High
School, and the University of
Guyana; caring for orphans at St.
John Bosco Orphanage, and pas-
toral ministry.
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The Back Mountain Jay-C-ettes
recently held their installation of
year-ending banquet, at which the
ceremony took place, was held at
the Castle Inn, on Friday, April 27,
in conjunction with the Back Mt.
Jay-Cees.
New officers for the year are:
President, Connie LadJeunesse;
Internal Vice President, MaryJo
Shisko; External Vice President,
Miriam Mitchell; Secretary, Millie
Brody; Treasurer, Debbie Brewer;
and Directors, Debbie Bayer, Rose
Burleigh and Chris Grieves. They
were installed by the outgoing presi-
dent, Lois Townsend.
The Back Mountain Jay-C-ettes is
a community service organization
dedicated to personal growth and
leadership in the community as well
as to area charities and endeavors.
The Colwell Class of the Dallas
United Methodist Church met
recently at the home of Mrs. James
Oliver, Lake St., Dallas. Mrs.
George Hess presided at the busi-
ness meeting,
Mrs. Lawry Puckey received a
book. Mrs. Alva Eggleston and Mrs.
Hermon Otto were members of the
committee. The class made a dona-
tion toward the new Junior choir
robes.
Those who attended the meeting
were Mesdames Louise Dickinson,
Ruth Owens, Martha Reese, Gloria
McCartney, Helen Eggleston, Mary
Reese, Lawry Puckey, Shirley
Benson, Jane Stair, Martha welston,
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Miller, Ruth Maury, Sylvi
Kuhnert, Helen Coombs, Emmajean
Pittman, Louise Hess, Alberta
Frantz.
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