SPINN - Sausalito Presbyterian Church Newsletter

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June
2
2016
Sausalito Presbyterian
Church
!Directions!&!Parking!!!!!!!Leadership!!!!!!!!Our!Website!!!!!!!
!facebook.com/SausalitoPresbyterianChurch!
Sunday'School'has'recessed'for'the'summer.''
Nursery'childcare'will'resume'on'Sunday,'August'21.
SPC ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING IS THIS SUNDAY,
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SERVICE
Vote!twice!this!year!!!Once!on!Sunday!99!and!then!again!on!Tuesday!
The!session!has!scheduled!the!Annual!Congregational!Meeting!for!Sunday,!June!5th,
immediately!following!the!Sunday!worship!service.!We!will!convene!the!meeting!in!the
sanctuary.
A!comprehensive!report!on!the!church's!activities!will!be!distributed.
The!Finance!Committee!will!present!the!proposed!budget!for!2016.!The!congregation!is!required
to!approve!by!a!majority!vote!both!the!budget!and!the!pastor's!salary.
We!hope!to!see!you!
STEVE AND JILL FUGARO ANNOUNCE THE ENGAGEMENT OF THEIR
SON KEVIN BRADFORD FUGARO TO JENNA LOUISE GAVIGAN
Steve!and!Jill!Fugaro!are!happy!to!announce!the!engagement!of!their!son!Kevin!Bradford!Fugaro
to!Jenna!Louise!Gavigan!of!New!York!City.
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Kevin!and!Jenna!met!in!2011!when!cast!as!boyfriend!and!girlfriend!in!Kaufman!and!Hart's!The
Man!Who!Came!to!Dinner!at!The!Peccadillo!Theater!Company!in!New!York.
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Jenna!was!born!and!raised!in!New!York,!as!were!her!parents!and!grandparents.!!She!and!her
parents!moved!from!Brooklyn!to!Armonk,!New!York!in!Westchester!County!when!Jenna!was
five.!!She!graduated!from!Byram!Hills!High!School!in!Armonk!and!attended!Columbia!University,
where!she!received!her!BA!in!Creative!Writing.!!An!actress,!Jenna!made!her!Broadway!debut!at
age!sixteen!in!Gypsy!opposite!Bernadette!Peters!and!has!been!working!consistently!on!stage
and!screen,!most!recently!OffYBroadway!in!the!world!premiere!of!Straight.!!While!working!as!an
actress,!Jenna!also!writes!television!and!fiction.!She
loves!to!cook!(in!the!teeny,!tiny!New!York!kitchen
she!shares!with!Kevin),!do!yoga,!and!loves!to!hold
any!baby!whose!mother!is!willing.!She's!very!excited
to!marry!Kevin!and!join!the!Fugaro!family.!!
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Kevin!was!born!in!San!Francisco,!raised!in!Mill
Valley,!and!baptized!at!Sausalito!Presbyterian
Church,!where!he!subsequently!became!a!member.
His!experience!in!the!Church's!Sunday!School
program!cultivated!an!early!love!for!the!performing
arts.!He!attended!Mount!Tamalpais!School!and!San
Francisco!University!High!School!and!went!on!to
graduate!from!Northwestern!University,!receiving
his!BA!with!departmental!honors!and!concentrating
in!Drama!and!Music!Theater.!Kevin!moved!to!NYC
and!became!an!Equity!stage!and!TV!actor,!working
at!Roundabout!Theatre,!Oregon!Shakespeare
Festival,!and!The!Goodman!Theatre.!He!got!his!start
in!TV!as!a!patient!on!"Nurse!Jackie"!throwing!up!on!Anna!Deveare!Smith!and!Edie!Falco.!After!a
few!years!as!a!nomadic!actor,!Kevin!joined!the!tech!company!Zeel!and!currently!serves!as
Business!Development!Director!for!New!York.!He!continues!his!artistic!pursuits!by!writing!plays
and!is!conducting!the!first!table!read!of!his!new!play!"Love,!Anton,"!which!catalogues!Anton
Chekhov's!catastrophic!experience!mounting!The*Seagull!in!Moscow.!He!is!thrilled!to!be
marrying!Jenna.
USHERS ROCK...IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING OF BECOMING AN USHER
AGAIN OR FOR THE FIRST TIME - WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!
Our!great!Usher!Team!needs!either!volunteers!for!a
specific!week!of!each!month!and/or!people!who!will
serve!as!an!alternate!when!needed.
Meet!new!people!!!Get!lots!of!smiles!!!Be!"the!face"
of!SPC!
Call!or!email!Mary!Van!Dyke!at!415Y521Y8950!or!
mvandyke@mcguire.com
Thank!You!
IT IS TIME TO PARTY, JUNE 25 AT 4:00 PM - USHERS AND GREETERS
DESERVE A BREAK AND UPDATE
A!BBQ!Potluck!in!Thompson!Hall!!!(Potluck:!bring!something!for!yourself!or!to!share!YY!something
to!grill,!salads,!beverages!of!your!choice!to!share.)
ALSO!ANYONE!INTERESTED!IN!BECOMING!AN!USHER!OR!GREETER!.....!This!is!a!great!time!to!get
in!on!the!Fun!
PLEASE!RSVP!to!Mary!T.!Van!Dyke.!Home!415Y457Y6564!or!cell!415Y!521Y8950!or!email!her
at!mvandyke@mcguire.com
SAUSALITO WOMAN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS - THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 5
FROM 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM
Pastor!Paul!will!present!the!SPC!Scholarship
For!several!years,!Sausalito!Presbyterian!Church!has!coYsponsored!a!named!scholarship!with!the
Sausalito!Woman's!Club.!SWC's!Scholarship!Committee!is!creative!and!bold!in!choosing!their
recipients.!This!event!celebrates!the!recipients,!is!open!to!the!public,!and!EVERYONE!IS
INVITED!
BEVERLY BERRISH EXHIBITS HER ARTWORK AT MERMAID FESTIVAL,
MILL VALLEY, JUNE 12 FROM 1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM
A FUND-RAISING EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE, SATURDAY JUNE 18
MUSIC & FOOD
PAUL & GEORGIANNE MEADE'S BIKING EVENT
Paul!and!Georgianne!Meade!enjoy!a!day!of!biking!with!the!San!Francisco!Veterans!Medical
Center!activities!program.!!A!picture!paints!a!thousand!words...
WEDDING PAST AND WEDDING PRESENT
This!past!weekend!at!Sausalito!Presbyterian!Church!we!remembered!Joan!Casey!and!John
Watts,!a!loving!couple,!as!we!looked!back!to!their!1990!church!wedding!performed!by!George
McLaird.!The!picture!shows!the!red!carpet,!and!drapes!that!hid!the!organ!pipes.!We!still!use!the
handcrafted!candelabras!made!by!Walter!Thomson.!The!other!picture!shows!Joan!Casey!and
husband/life!partner!John!Watts!as!SPC!clowning!critters.
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The!look!of!the!church!has!changed!since!this!wedding.!Louise!Forbush!headed!the!Restoration
Committee!in!2001.!New!Australian!Floors!in!Thomson!Hall!followed.!The!much!photographed
Dogwoods!and!majestic!Oak!Tree!are!gone!along!with!the!twisted!Euonymous!whose!skeleton
finally!toppled!in!an!El!Nino!wind!storm.!The!110!year!old!doors!are!now!royal!red!and!the!pipe
organ!was!replaced!with!our!digital!Allen!electric!organ.!Warm!matt!gold!drapes!and!aisle
runner!highlight!the!original!wood!floor.!Most!recently,!!an!elegant!new!sign!was!added!to
welcome!guests!from!around!the!world.
There!have!been!hundreds!of!church!weddings!before!and!since!1990.!!The!most!recent!was
performed!by!Pastor!Paul!Mowry!for!Jennifer,!whose!parents!were!from!the!Netherlands!and
South!Dakota,!and!Mark!from!Northampton,!United!Kingdom.!They!met!by!chance!(what!lucky
stars)!at!Universal!Studios!in!Florida.!It!was!love!at!first!sight.!Their!romance!was!long!distance
for!a!year,!but!they!now!make!their!home!in!Napa.!The!couple!share!four!grown!children!and!a
grand!daughter.!Jennifer!and!Mark!expressed!their!love!for!one!another!in!personal!vows!and
lighting!of!candles.!A!video!will!be!shared!with!family.
By*Shirley*Latta
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JUNE ART SHOW
Betty Heschong Fine Art
Marin!resident,!Betty!Heschong,!grew!up!in!Santa
Barbara!and!moved!to!Marin!in!1981.!She!has!been
painting!in!oils!for!more!than!20!years!and!has
studied!with!many!noted!and!inspirational!artists,
including!Daniel!J.!Keys,!C.W.!Mundy,!Qiang!Huang,
Sadie!Valerie,!Jove!Wang,!Timothy!Horn,!Carol
Myer,!and!Ning!Mercer.
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Whether!landscapes!or!a!wide!variety!of!still!lifes,
her!paintings!are!bold!and!bright,!with!rich!color,
texture,!and!warmth.!Among!the!work!in!this!show
you!might!find!poppies,!pigs,!pitchers,!roses,!lilies,
lilacs,!pears,!apples!and!onions,!eggs,!sunflowers,
tangerines!and!tea,!chicks,!barns,!and!birdhouses.
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Meet!the!artist!at!a!reception!on!Sunday!June!12th,!from!12:00!to!3:00.!For!more!images!of!her
work,!visit!www.bettyheschong.com.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Found!a!new!job?!!Getting!married?!Your!child!made!the!honor!roll?!You!lost!an!earring?
The!community!bulletin!board!is!a!way!to!share!what!is!going!on!in!your!life!with!the
SPC!community.
GARAGE!SALE
DATE:!Saturday,!June!18th
TIME:!9:00!AM!to!1:00!PM!
WHERE:!Diane!&!Conrad!Jorgensen's!Home
36!Marguerite!Ave.!in!Mill!Valley
TURN YOUR EVERYDAY SHOPPING ON AMAZON INTO SUPPORT FOR SPC!
SPC!will!receive!a!rebate!at!no!expense!to!you!
If!you!are!doing!any!Amazon!online!shopping!this
year,!consider!joining!smile.amazon.com.!!Your
shopping!experience!will!be!exactly!the!same!as!it!is
now,!but!Amazon!will!give!a!small!rebate!to!the
church!!!If!we!all!do!it,!it!can!really!add!up!
A!simple!and!automatic!way!for!you!to!support!SPC.!
Select!SPC!as!your!charity!and!do!your!usual
shopping.
It's!that!easy!and!doesn't!cost!you!anything.!!
Amazon!donates!0.5%!to!SPC!Y!no!cost!to!you.
SignYup!today!
1.!Visit!smile.amazon.com
2.!Sign!into!your!Amazon!account
3.!Choose!your!Charity:
Either,!enter!or!choose:!Sausalito!Presbyterian!Church!
Click!'Select'!
That!it!
'Supporting!First!Presbyterian!Church'!will!now!appear!under!the!search!box
4.!Begin!shopping!
Y!There!is!no!cap!on!the!amount!Amazon!will!donate
Y!Most!products!are!eligible,!excluding!digital!goods
Y!"Eligible!for!AmazonSmile!donation"!appears!on!product!detail!page
!
Remember:!you!always!have!to!shop!via!smile.amazon.com.!If!you!shop!via!amazon.com!your
purchases!will!not!generate!a!donation.!
Smile!Tip:!When!you!are!on!Amazon.com!and!you!find!a!product,!try!replacing
the!www.!with!smile.!and!see!if!the!product!page!still!works.!!Many!of!them!do!and!you!can
easily!switch!to!Smile!this!way.
Questions?
Julie!Carlson!will!be!happy!to!help!you.
carlson.juli@gmail.com;!415Y383Y5037
eSCRIP REMINDER
Whole!Foods,!Mollie!Stone's,!Woodland
Market,!Macy's,!Big!O!Tires,!Round!Table!Pizza,
and!many!others.
!!
There!is!no!cost!to!you.!You!shop!the!way!you!like
to!shop!for!groceries,!clothing,!travel,!and
entertainment.!It's!simple!and!convenient,!all!you
need!to!do!is!register!your!grocery!club!card!and
credit/debit!card(s).!!
!
Simple!RegistrationYRegister!Today!
Log!on!to!www.escrip.com!and!go!to!"sign!up"!
Designate!our!group!to!receive!contributions.
Our!Group!ID!is!#!500018745.
Register!your!grocery!club!cards!from!a!participating!merchant!and!your!credit,!ATM!and
debit!cards!if!you!wish.
If!you!are!already!enrolled!and!have!designated!your!contributions!to!another!group
(such!as!a!school),!please!consider!adding!SPC,!thus!enabling!the!church!to!receive!a
portion!of!your!designated!contributions.
That's!it!!Visit!eScrip!merchants!to!shop.!It's!automatic!!We!can!potentially!receive
hundreds!of!dollars!from!your!participation!alone!!Even!thousands!of!dollars!if!we!enroll!a
significant!number!of!the!congregation.
Mill!Valley!Market!Y!no!registration!needed.!!At!checkYout,!just!say!SPC,!or!give!our!designation
#7066!and!they!will!donate!2%!of!your!purchase!to!SPC.
BOOK CORNER
If!you!are!reading!a!wonderful!book!that!you!would!like!to!recommend!or!share!please
email!the!office!at!sausalitopres@gmail.com!and!we!will!put!in!our!Book!Corner.!
Email!subject:!Book!Corner
If!you!like.!you!may!write!something!about!it!or!just!the!title!and!author!and!with!or
without!your!name.!
Thank!you!
NEW'IN'OUR'BOOK'CORNER
Mary!Van!Dyke!recommends:
"Flight!Behavior"!by!Barbara!Kingsolver!!
Butterflies!in!crisis!"The!novel!is!a!heady
exploration!of!climate!change,!along!with!media
exploitation!and!political!opportunism!that!lie!at
the!root!of!what!may!be!our!most!urgent
modern!dilemma."!Set!in!Appalachia,!with
characters!and!lessons!we!can't!forget.
OUR'BOOK'CORNER'SHELF
Help,!Thanks,!Wow:!The!Three!Essential!Prayers!by!Anne!Lamott
Kneeling!in!Jersualem!by!Ann!Weems.
Just!Mercy:!A!story!of!Justice!and!Mercy,!by!Bryan!Stevenson!(2014)
Between!the!World!and!Me,!by!TaYNehisi!Coates
SPC FINANCIAL REPORT
The!Session!is!charged!with!administering!the
church!and!its!resources.!!It!is!made!up!of
representatives!called!elders!who!are!elected!from
and!by!the!congregation.!!The!Session!meets!on!the
fourth!Tuesday!of!almost!every!month.!!At!every
meeting,!there!is!a!review!of!the!church's!finances.!
Here!is!a!summary!of!this!month's!financial!report,
the!final!report!for!the!year!2016.!
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SPC!FINANCIAL!SUMMARY!through!April!2016
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2016!Annual!Budget!for!Income:!!!!!!!!!!!!$194,255.00
2016!Annual!Budget!for!Expenses:!!!!!!!!!$193,717.00
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ACTUAL!YEARYTOYDATE!(April!30,!2016)
Total!Income!YTD:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$77,168.57
Total!Expenses!YTD:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$62,794.18
BIRTHDAYS TO CELEBRATE
In*an*effort*to*get*to*know*each*other*better,*we*would*like*to*run*short*profiles*on*those
celebrating*birthdays.
When'is'your'birthday?''Please'let'us'know!
In'the'meantime,'Happy'Birthday(s)'to:
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JUNE!BIRTHDAYS
19!Noel!Norton,!Kyle!Simerly
29!Geoffrey!Webb
39!Janine!Lyons
79!Ann!Mahony
149!Richard!Phelps
159!Diane!Dunn
169!Arundhati!Simmons
179!Michael!Vare
189!Linda!McLaird
209!Steve!Fugaro,!Michael!McGauley
259!Diane!Jorgensen
309!Kevin!Corbett,!Michael!Graham
PARKING BEHIND THE CHURCH IS BY PERMISSION ONLY
The!limited!parking!spaces!behind!the!church!are!now!RESERVED!for!specific
people!with!physical!challenges!so!they!can!attend!church!without!fear!of!pain!or
further!injury.!!If!you!have!an!accessibility!issue!and!need!to!park!in!the!back,!call
the!church!office!at!415933293790.
Thank!you!in!advance!for!your!compassionate!cooperation.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT SOMETHING TO SPINN
If!you!have!an!announcement!for!the!SPC!community!or!would!like!to
share!news!or!a!photo!of!interest!(photo!as!a!jpeg,!please)!in!SPINN,!
please!email!it!to!office@sausalitopresbyterian.com.
THE!DEADLINE!IS!Tuesday!at!2:00!PM,!every!week.!!Submissions!are
reviewed!and!edited!by!the!office!for!publication.
Thank!you.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Tuesday,!June!7!at!6:30!PM!to!7:30!PM
Prayer!and!Healing!Group.!Come!join!us!for!one
hour!of!Prayer!and!Meditation.!!
All!prayers!are!kept!confidential.
Wednesday,!June!8!at!12:00!PM
Community!Lunch
All!are!welcome!to!help!out!or!just!to!enjoy!a!hot
lunch!with!neighbors.
And!of!course,!Sunday!services!are!at!10:00!AM
!Directions!&!Parking!!!!!!Leadership!!!!!!!Our!Website
Sausalito!Presbyterian!Church
112!Bulkley!Avenue
Sausalito,!CA!94965
415Y332Y3790
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office@sausalitopresbyterian.com
http://www.sausalitopres.org
!!!!!!!!!
Email:!!paulmowry@sausalitopres.org
Cell:!!415Y890Y3144
Of!course,!if!you!have!an!emergency!you!should!call
him!right!away!regardless!of!what!day!or!time!it!is.
The!regular!church!office!hours!remain!the!same:
Tuesday!Y!2:00!PM!Y!5:00!PM
Wednesday!Y!1:00!PM!Y!5:00!PM
Thursday!Y!1:00!PM!Y!5:00!PM
Friday!Y!2:00!PM!Y!5:00!PM
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