Susquehanna LINK - February 2017
Conference Center welcomes new staff members
Theresa Hunter
Conference Administrative Specialist It is with great
pleasure
Susquehanna Conference specialist.
that the
Theresa Hunter to the staff as an administrative
welcomes Originally
from East Patchogue, New York, Theresa relocated to the Harrisburg area ten years ago. She joins us after five years as an executive assistant / paralegal for the vice-president of real estate law for Rite Aid Corporation in Harrisburg and, prior to that time, held financial positions in businesses in the Harrisburg area. Theresa will lend her skills in several areas in the conference office, including Safe Sanctuaries, the Conference Loan Fund, and trustee matters. Theresa lives with her two sons, Chris and Ronnie, and her parents, Gladys and Hollis, in the Harrisburg area. She enjoys crafts and spending time with family and friends. Please help us welcome her in God’s love.
Andra Haverstock Conference Treasurer/Comptroller
Lori Haagen
New Harrisburg District Administrative Assistant
comes
Lori Haagen (pronounced Haygen) to
the Harrisburg District
administrative assistant position with 27 years of experience as an administrative assistant in the corporate world. She is a Mechanicsburg High School and YTI Career Institute graduate, with a license in massage therapy and has an active business. A member of Neidig Memorial Church in Oberlin, she has been very active in its work and ministry. She is a member of the choir and leads the bell choir, as well as being Christian education chair.
Rev. Barry Robison Harrisburg District Superintendent
an
After 35 years of working as administrative
assistant,
The call to serve Alice
Marquart moved from Phoenixville to Lewisburg in 2006 to be closer to her daughter and to enjoy the rural area. In December 2014, she decided to move to RiverWoods Senior Living Community after witnessing her mother experience the benefits of living in a similar continuing care retirement community. She loved watching her mother enjoy a community with the ability to call upon progressive levels of care, and wanted that for herself.
“I grew up on a working farm near Buffalo,” Alice said. “My love of nature was instilled in me from a very young age by my mother and sister. We were often outdoors wandering in the woods and that began my love for nature. Mom was very knowledgeable about plants and animals and shared that knowledge. I taught my children to always love God’s world — its animals, plants and trees. With its beautiful setting, RiverWoods allows me to continue enjoying nature.” Alice loves her apartment with its view
of the scenic Susquehanna River. She enjoys feeding the birds and nurturing her small garden. She regularly tends the Slifer House Museum gardens on the RiverWoods campus and has been an active member of the Lewisburg Garden Club, serving as its treasurer for four years.
Eight years ago, Alice began a new adventure as a volunteer at T&D’s Cats of the World. A wild animal refuge located in nearby Penns Creek, T&D’s provides permanent homes for rescued animals. She started working as a docent every Saturday, greeting visitors and guiding their experience at the refuge. She enjoyed her volunteer work so much she decided to
help
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every Friday throughout the entire year, feeding
animals and cleaning
cages. “The biggest honor was being handed the keys, providing me with the privilege of feeding the animals,” Alice said. “I’ve had wonderful times there. I pinch myself thinking about how lucky I am to be involved, surrounded by the animals.” Alice
also actively volunteers
at Albright’s central office on the RiverWoods campus and at the First Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg. One of her favorite projects is Operation Christmas
Child, organized by
Samaritan’s Purse, which fills shoeboxes with school supplies, personal hygiene items and toys, distributing them to children all over the world. She began packing boxes in 1995, and now goes to a processing center in Baltimore annually to assist with the 12 million boxes that are donated. “It’s a special environment — a fellowship,” Alice said. “I do it to serve the Lord and get so much out of it myself. It’s a simple gift but the impact is profound — for the child, family, and community.” Alice Marquart is a shining example
of being called to serve, and Albright is proud that she is part of our family. Albright, celebrating 100 years of service to the Susquehanna Valley, invites you to continue your mission by joining us at one of our six locations. Visit www.
albrightcare.org for information
on
senior living, day programs, giving, or volunteering.
Pastor Lourdes Stevens New York District Administrative Assistant
As an author and publisher of four books, Lourdes Stevens joins the York District Office as administrative assistant. Lourdes was born in Manila, Philippines,
and attended college at
Colegio de San Juan de Letran where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management and Marketing. She also attended college at Catonsville Community College in the U.S. Learning foreign languages, history, and cultures are special accomplishments to Lourdes who speaks Tagalog and Korean in addition to English. Lourdes is a local pastor in the Susquehanna Conference as well as a lay speaker. She also holds a position as a director of hospitality and small groups in the York District. Previous work experience included coordinator of children’s ministries and other ministries in addition to volunteer service in her community.
For twenty-four years Lourdes has been married to Paul B. Stevens. They have been blessed with two sons, Andrew and Zachary.
2019
Begin the process of evaluating the results of the current plan Design a strategy to listen to our churches and their needs
Develop the appropriate guiding adaptive questions to be considered as we look ahead
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