Board of Deacons

See a list of the current members of the Board of Deacons.

Pastoral Care

In the past several months our pastors, staff and deacons have been adjusting to the retirement of our parish nurse, Jean Kelso.  Jean is feeling better now and will continue as a deacon.  Rebecca has increased the time she is spending in visitation; Grace and Martha are keeping track of needs in the church family; and Lynn is focusing her pastoral attention on younger families, youth and children.  The deacons are being encouraged to pay special attention to our homebound members, as nurse Jean visited many of them regularly. The session, deacons and the Personnel Committee are taking some time to assess our congregation’s needs and to find the best way to make sure pastoral needs are met.  Please call the church office if you or someone you know may need pastoral care.  If an urgent matter arises, please call Rebecca at home.  Your session welcomes your prayers as we seek the Spirit’s guidance in this matter.

Ministry of Caring and Visitation

An important part of our life together is caring for one another, sharing God's concern, and praying for one another. The deacons, the pastors, and the Parish Nurse are called to a ministry of caring, including visitation.  Our staff wants to know when you or someone you love is sick or hospitalized.  Please call the church office if someone is in the hospital rather than calling the Parish Nurse or the secretaries at home.  Pastor Rebecca wants to know when someone is in the hospital.  Please call her at the church at (714) 544-7070 Ext. 103 and leave a message or, if it is an emergency, please call her at home.

Being a Deacon: What It's All About

One aspect of being a Deacon is getting your parish family members involved in activities of the church from being a greeter, manning the guest book to manning the visitors booth. 

• Being a Greeter gives you and your parish family or another member of the church the opportunity to meet and greet friends old and new that you may or not have a chance to say "Hi" to after church during the coffee/juice fellowship time. 

• Manning the Guest Book lets you be the friendly face visitors see, having them sign the Guest Book and handing them a flower to say "welcome". 

• Manning the Visitor’s Booth is another way a friendly face can give out information to those looking for a church home or members needing to have the date of an upcoming church event. 

So when your Deacon calls to ask if you will help with one of these fun Sunday morning activities, please be sure to say "Sure, I'd be glad to help.

Look for more exciting information about “Being a Deacon: What It’s All About” to appear in future Parish Press issues.

 - Sue Turner, Deacon Class of 2009

Organization of the Board of Deacons

The information below explains how the Deacon Quad system has been organized.  Each TPC member has been assigned to one of these Deacon Quads.  When information needs to be reported to members, the Moderators contact the Quad Leaders who contact the Deacons who then contact the TPC members.  Quad Leaders are also responsible for coordinating duties assigned to Deacons in their Quads for deacon meetings and for Sunday morning greeters and guest attendants.  The Moderators are responsible for organizing and conducting the deacon meetings and for arranging deacon retreats, church luncheons, and other special events.

Deacons' Fund

The ministry of the deacons is a caring service.  The deacons serve our congregation and community in many ways.  The Deacons' Fund has been used to provide memorial receptions, to support the ministry of our Parish Nurse, to offer scholarship help to our children and youth, and to help financially in special circumstances of need.  This ministry depends entirely upon your contributions.  If you give regularly to TPC, you have twelve gold and white envelopes in your box.  Others will find green envelopes in the pews.  This offering is welcome at any time during the month, but it has traditionally been a part of our communion service on the first Sunday of each month.

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