The Eagle

September 2006

Dear Friends,

I find I confront a moment in my journey here at Saint John’s that leaves me with rather mixed emotions. I am excited to be going on sabbatical from September 1^st through December 1^st and tremendously grateful to the Vestry for granting me this time away. I am also a bit uncomfortable with the thought of being away from you for an entire three months. Having been here nineteen years, and never having done anything like this, it is a most odd notion to consider not walking across the drive each morning to the Office, preparing sermons on a regular basis, visiting with you by the way or in your homes, and preparing for the services of Sunday.

But I am told that sabbaticals are good things, and this feels like the right time to take some time off in this manner. In addition to the Vestry, my gratitude is most deep to our friends, The Reverends Rowan Greer, Susan McCone, Randall Balmer, Roger White, and George Hall. Their willingness to serve in various capacities at Saint John’s during my absence was essential to this entire thing coming to pass. Additionally (and at the risk of forgetting someone…for which I ask forgiveness in advance), it is most reassuring to know that Ann Burton will continue overseeing the work of the Altar Guild; Wallace Gray, the Flower Committee; Chris Boshears, Laura Daly, and Ann Burton, the Bazaar; Rob Guida, the Sunday School; Joan Beattie, the Adult Education Program; Liz O’Connor, the Parish Life Committee; Mary Schinke, the Stewardship Committee; Dave Poole, the Loaves and Fishes effort; Ted Bent, the Outreach Committee; Bett Alter, the 5^th-8^th Grade Group; Andrew Narciso, the physical plant and grounds of the Parish; Maureen Griffin, the administration of the Office; and, of course, Richard Busch, the entire musical life of this remarkable place. I offer my deep and abiding thanks to each of these individuals for his or her generosity of spirit.

While the Vestry letter announcing this sabbatical indicated a bit of what I plan to do, I thought perhaps you would appreciate hearing a bit more. I have access to a cabin in a fairly remote section of Maine, and that is where I shall spend my time. It is a rather primitive structure, but sturdy and adequate. It has a wood stove and propane gas lights and a gas stove for cooking. It has no indoor plumbing or electricity. The nearest town of which you might have any knowledge is Houlton. Houlton marks the northern end of Route #95 in the continental United States and is about fifteen miles from where I will be staying. It is my plan to use this time to fish in the area around the cabin where there are a number of streams and three fairly sizeable lakes. When hunting season arrives, I plan to spend time with my dog, Patch, seeing if we can become even modestly adept at hunting grouse. There are a considerable number of these wily birds in the area, but it is a game bird which we have never hunted before and which requires rather a lot of skill to hunt. Regardless of what comes, I anticipate that days roaming the autumnal fields and woods of Maine will be well spent even if Patch and I just get a great deal of exercise.

I am taking a considerable number of books which I look forward to reading, and I have hopes to begin writing a modest piece on matters pertaining to some aspects of the ordained ministry which I have been contemplating for years but have been unable to find the time to begin.

I suspect, before I know it, Patch and I will be packing up to come home, and the trip across the driveway will become the daily routine again. In the face of the uncertainty of doing something rather new for me like this, that latter fact is reassuring.

I will hold you and this place I so love in my prayers every morning and evening. I ask that you hold me in yours.

Faithfully,

Bob

The Revd RL Ficks III

Rector

Sunday School ~ Saint John’s Sunday School is open to all young people of the Parish, from the very, very smallest (who have nursery care provided by Cindy Koslosky) to those who are beginning nursery school and kindergarten up through fourth grade. This year’s Sunday School begins on Sunday the 24^th of September. During the period September 24^th ~ December 3^rd the Sunday School will be lead by Dixie Deluca, Tom O’Connor and Rob Guida. The format of the Sunday School is one that divides the year into three sections. Each section is lead by a different group of volunteers from the Parish. Last year was the third year this format was used, and it seems, on all counts, to have proved quite successful.

A schedule for the full year in Sunday School is enclosed on the yellow sheet. Also enclosed on the folded ivory sheet is the Mission Statement of the Sunday School.

The first Family Sunday (that one Sunday each month when the young people of the Parish join us in the Church for the entire service) will take place on Sunday, Oct. 1st.

5^th–8^Th Grade Youth Group ~ The following details our efforts in crafting a program that will benefit and, hopefully, engage the members of Saint John’s in the 5^th -8^th grades. It is our observation that this group of young people is a growing segment of the population at Saint John’s and one that seems to be becoming quite cohesive as they participate in numerous activities together (i.e., Choir, Sunday School, Youth Group).

We are optimistic that the plan detailed below will add to that spirit of cohesion and lead the group to a new level of trust and friendship that will have broader implications for them as the years progress…whether simply in friendships which find their basis in the life of the Church or Youth Group Mission Trips together or activities planned at Saint John’s simply for fun or the support of aspects of our life here.

We hope you will agree and that, even more importantly, you will support us by insuring that there is time in the calendars of your child(ren) to accommodate their presence at these gatherings.

We welcome any input, comments, or questions you may have regarding our efforts.

There is a certain lack of specificity to our plans…though what we think is a solid framework is in place, It has been our experience that young people in this age group respond most strongly and positively when they have a sense that they have placed their imprimatur on what is being undertaken, and so, we will ask their input as we move forward within the framework laid out.

Framework of the 5^th-8^th Grade Group Meetings

Our group will work together to determine how we will approach the following:

We will explore the Socratic injunction: Know thyself!

We will explore moral values in an attempt to recognize our own.

We will explore personal issues of this stage in human development, and we will work together to develop our "ethical fitness" - hoping to develop skills that will prepare us to face a variety of moral dilemmas and to act in harmony with our personal moral principles.

Throughout the year we will return to the questions of how our spiritual lives intersect with our moral lives.

Activities will vary from week to week but will include short readings - both fiction and non-fiction; we will write - using a variety of genre for exploring and expressing our response to various issues; we will watch film clips and discuss them; we will do some role-playing; we will produce some short film clips; and we will work through a number of moral dilemmas.

Although not required, it will be helpful if students attend regularly.

We will begin the year by choosing a name for our group and writing a brief mission statement for our work together.

There will be seventeen meetings during the year. The following are the dates now planned. We have not scheduled meetings on Family Sundays in order that conflicts with Choir participation are avoided. Please put them on your calendar.

September 24^th

October 15^th & 22^nd
November 12^th & 19^th
December 3^rd & 10^th
January 14^th & 21^st
February 11^th & 18^th
March 11^th & 25^th
April 15^th
May 6^th , 13^th & 20^th

Youth Group News ~ The long-awaited Youth Group Bowling Party and West Virginia Trip Reunion took place on Saturday, July 1^st. Members of Saint John’s Youth Group, former members, and friends all journeyed to Trinity Church in Torrington, where we gathered with Linda Snyder and members of Trinity’s Youth Group to enjoy pizza before moving on to a spirited evening of bowling at Sky Top Lanes In Torrington. Ally Hill bowled mightily for Saint John’s, and others who turned out for the occasion included West Virginia trip alumni Linnea Morris, John Gillespie, Elizabeth Gillespie, and Frances Chamberlain. We hope to be able to continue our contact with Trinity’s Youth Group during the upcoming school year.

The Youth Group members came through with gusto to step in to help with Tea for Two Hundred at Gael Hammer’s house on July 29, which benefits NW Connecticut AIDS Project and the Susan B. Anthony Project. Those generous kids were Ally Hill and a friend, Linnea Morris, Elizabeth Gillespie, Reid Sorell and Tabor Crumrine

~ Camille Gillespie and Caroline Sorell

Adult Forum ~ We are fortunate that the Reverend Rowan Greer has agreed again to lead the Autumn Adult Forum at Saint John’s. The Forum begins on Sundays at 9.00am in the Parish House Library and allows those who have attended the 8.00am service to be in this gathering as well as those who will be attending the 10.00am service. The Forum ends about five minutes of ten and coffee is available for those attending. This year’s Forum will use as a framework, The Oxford History of Christian Worship, which will provide a wonderfully informative and intriguing look at the manner in which the Church has come to worship as it does today. Its history will be traced from its earliest roots in Judaism and The New Testament, through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation and more modern times. This Forum is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your appreciation and understanding of what the liturgy is, represents, and offers. This year’s Forum will be offered the weeks of September 17 – November 19. A complete schedule appears on the attached blue sheet.

We cordially invite you to attend these meetings. It is not essential that you attend all of them but certainly are urged to come to as many as possible. You are assured that your time will be time very well spent. We are graced to have as fine a teacher as Father Greer in our midst.

Loaves and Fishes is in Need ~ For many years, Saint John’s has supplied food and food servers once a month at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen in New Milford. Over those years, a considerable number of dedicated members of the Parish have overseen this work. Most recently, David Poole has held this post. In order for us to continue to undertake this ministry to those in need practically at our doorstep, it would be a positive thing if a few additional members of the Parish stepped forward to offer time in this ministry. The commitment seems rather manageable…one Friday afternoon a month for about two and one-half hours transporting casseroles prepared by parishioners and stored in the Parish House refrigerator to the Richmond Center on Main Street in New Milford, warming them up, and helping serve them to those who visit the Center for a daily hot meal. Obviously, if two or three volunteers step forward, this commitment becomes quite modest and might be only required of each volunteer three or four times a year. This is a worthwhile ministry of this Parish to those in need. If you are willing to explore the possibility of sharing in this effort with David, please call him at 354.8964.

During the Rector’s Absence on Sabbatical ~ During the period September 1^st through December 1^st the Reverend Rowan Greer, assisted by the Reverends Randall Balmer and Susan McCone will oversee the services of Sunday. The Reverends George Hall, Roger White and Susan McCone will preside at the 9.30 Eucharists on Wednesdays. The Reverend Roger White will be taking emergency pastoral call from September 1^st through September 17^th; September 24^th through November 8^th; and November 18^th through December 1^st. Roger may be reached at the Office of Saint Andrew’s Parish in Kent 927-3486. During the periods September 18^th through September 23^rd and November 9^th through November 17^th The Reverend Susan McCone will be on emergency pastoral call. Susan may be reached at 868-9741 or 212-759-1508. Please note that, if any of these dates change, the proper emergency pastoral call number will be available on the answering machine at Saint John’s Office 868-2527. Matters of day-to-day business should be directed to Maureen Griffin, Parish Administrator, at the office. If necessary, you may contact the Wardens, Chris Boshears (868-9340) or Mary Schinke (355-8609).

SAINT JOHN’S BAZAAR

This Year’s Bazaar will be held on Saturday, October 28th from 10AM-2PM.

The Preview Party will be Friday, October 27th from 6:30PM-8:30PM.

Please mark you calendars now to be part of this important event in the life of the Parish.

Laura Daly and Chris Boshears will again be in charge of this year’s planning of the Bazaar. Please take a moment to review what our needs are for this year. The sign up sheet will be in back of the Church every Sunday starting in September. Thanks to all who have already agreed to help us again this year. We still need lots of help and look forward to adding new volunteers to the list.

Not to be pushy, but we would like to know as soon as possible if you are willing to help out. This really is a Parish event, and it is appropriate that each of us contribute by our presence as workers or attendees (inviting our friends) and by offering goods and services for the various booths. This will allow us to organize the work in the most effective way. If you have any questions before you commit to helping, please call Laura (868-9526).

Invitations for the Preview Party will be mailed out in mid-September. If you are a parishioner, you are already on the mailing list. If you would like to be included on the mailing list, please call Laura Daly (868-9526).

All those who will be involved in the Bazaar are invited to Tea at the Parish House on Thursday, September 28th at 9:30AM. Please note that we are having a morning meeting this time in hopes of a greater attendance rate. This will be an important pre-planning meeting.

SPECIAL NEEDS

There are some specific needs we would like to highlight:

Silent Auction

Please consider donating valuable furnishings, decorative arts, china, silver, etc. in good condition (with a minimum value of $25). Also, we ask that you consider donating a service or use of a second home or apartment for a weekend. Please accompany all donations with your name, description of the item and suggested value (the Silent Auction Committee will assign minimum bids). This will help us to keep track of donations for our records and also for your tax-deductions. If you have any questions regarding a possible donation, please call Ann Burton (868-2003) to inform her of your intentions so she can stay on top of the inventory list for this all-important aspect of the Bazaar.

We continue to have great success with donated items that were not auctioned off but priced to buy. We will be doing this again this year. So, please bear this in mind when you are thinking of donating items for the Bazaar.

Donated items should be brought to the Parish House beginning October 8^th. Call the Parish House to arrange for pick-up if they are too large for you to handle by yourself.

Lastly, we need volunteers to man the Silent Auction tables for both Friday’s Preview Party and Saturday.

Preview Party

We need helpers to get this party going, both in the kitchen and to serve. We will also need 3-4 bartenders. We will also need volunteers to stuff envelopes to get the invitations in the mail on time. This would need to be done mid-September. More about the specific date later.

Larder

Based on last year’s success, we need baked goods, soups and chutneys. Single serving items or small packages of brownies etc. were excellent impulse purchases last year. Call Mary Schinke (355-8608) or Ann Hodgman (868-0583) if you will contribute goods to this booth. We will need people to help Ann sell items at this booth on Friday and Saturday.

Winter Flowers

As in the past, we need lots of containers suitable for the forcing of bulbs. We encourage those wishing to help to bring the containers to the Parish House as soon as possible. This will give us ample time to get this ever-popular booth ready in time for the Bazaar. We will also need helpers to pot up the bulbs (date and time TBD).

We will also need one person on Friday and Saturday to oversee this booth.

Raffle

We need someone to oversee the selling of the tickets. Laura Daly will take care of the paperwork involved in running the raffle, but is desperate for someone to actually be in charge of getting tickets distributed and sold. Please call Laura (868-9526) if you are interested. Also, we need volunteers to sell the tickets in front of the Washington Market. Finally, we will need helpers to man the Raffle booth during the Bazaar both Friday and Saturday.

Christmas Crafts

We really need individuals to help make holiday crafts for this booth. We need knitters and those who would like to decorate Christmas ornaments. This booth is quite successful and can become even more so with a few extra helping hands. Call Laura (868-9526) if you are interested in helping.

Box Lunch

We need volunteers to prepare and serve lunch on Saturday.

Cheese

We 2-3 volunteers to man the table for both Friday and Saturday.

Set up and Clean up Crews

We need volunteers to help set up the Bazaar a few days before the event, clean up after the Preview Party on Friday nigh/Saturday morning and close down the Bazaar on Saturday afternoon. It would be wonderful if someone could volunteer to organize this.

We are looking forward to another successful and fun Bazaar. We thank you in advance for your time and effort in making the Bazaar the wonderful event that it always is.

Deacon’s Information Day ~ On Saturday, October 14^th, Bishop Smith and Archdeacon Donald D. Richey will host a Deacon’s Information Day at the Diocesan House from 10.00am to 2.00pm. The topic will be how the Diaconate functions within Connecticut as well as the process one goes through to become a Deacon. There will be time allotted for questions and answers and a light lunch will be served. Please see the attached pink sheet for details. Call The Ven. Donald D. Richey at 1-860-685-1278 for information.

Christmas Cards and Note Cards ~ There is a display table in the hall of the Parish House containing marvelous Christmas cards and note cards depicting various scenes of Saint John’s. If you are planning on having your Christmas cards embossed this year, it is probably a most appropriate time to pick up a supply of these to send to the printer to have the proper work done in plenty of time to get prepared for the holiday. For those who may not be planning to have their cards embossed, the display will be there as long as the supply of cards holds up. As noted, in addition to the Christmas cards there are marvelous general note cards available also. The proceeds from the sale of these items benefit both the Altar Guild and Saint John’s Church. If you have any particular questions, please feel free to call Ann Burton, Directress of the Altar Guild, 868-2003.

Hull Scholarship ~ Under the guidance of Peg Addicks and Russ Elgin, the Hull Scholarship Committee awarded a scholarship to assist with the college education of 2006 graduates of Shepaug High School, Erin Koslosky and Jeffrey Moore. Congratulations to these young persons and our thanks to the Hull Scholarship Committee for overseeing this aspect of life at Saint John’s.

Education for Ministry Course ~ Education for Ministry (EfM) is a Christian formation program that helps prepare lay people for ministry in the Church and the world. The four-year program consists of study and reflection on Scripture, Church History, and Theological Issues in the context of an intimate and supportive Christian community. Integral to EfM is the practice of reflecting on one’s life in a faith context through models of theological reflection. Each EfM group includes six to twelve students and is facilitated by a trained mentor. Groups meet for nine months, usually during the school year, and the students commit to one year at a time. Education for Ministry is a program of the School of Theology Program Center at the University of the South. It has been in existence over twenty-five years and has graduates world-wide.

Nancy Belfsky, a recent graduate of EfM, has been trained to mentor and lead an EfM group. The new EfM group will meet on Monday evenings beginning September 11, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. in the library of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Woodbury. There are only 5-6 slots still available for this year’s class, so sign-up as soon as possible.

To register contact Nancy Belfsky (belfs@charter.net), cell – 203-982-0987, home – 203-263-2173. Cost for the year-long course is $340.

Stewardship Report ~ As the fall season of harvest approaches our parish is winding down the 2006 financial pledge season, and the vestry is beginning to prepare for the 2007 pledge year. We are near the end of a 5 year plan to renergize stewardship at St. John’s. As a parish we have had great successes, disappointments, and we have learned much in the process. While we have made great strides, it is also clear that greater engagement in the spiritual opportunity of stewardship should be on ongoing effort. The vestry is committed to helping the whole parish join in a community effort to support our church and deepen our relationships with God and each other.

While the year is not yet over, this report of our status is likely to be close to a final report. To date, 121 families have made a pledge to St. John’s Church; 14 of those families are new pledgers. Our budget calls for a 10% increase in pledging. Of the 41 families who increased their pledge, six families increased their pledge by 10%, and 27 increased their pledge by more than 10%. Increases of 15%, 25%, 30%, 150% and even 200% have come in this year. Clearly, we can support our church. We have the capacity, love and thankful spirits to carry out St. John’s mission.

Our 2006 pledge goal is $269,500. So far we have received $234,040 in pledges. We need an additional $35,460 to meet our operating costs. About 20 families who pledged last year have not yet pledged this year. If all of those families pledge the same amount that they pledged in 2005, we would receive an additional $27,323. Consequently, we anticipate a budget shortfall of between $13,000 and $35,000. If you have not yet made a 2006 pledge, please do so as soon as possible. It is critical to our Treasurer in managing the cash flow of the parish. If you have made a pledge, and are able to increase the amount of that pledge, please contact any member of the vestry.

Finally and most importantly, please pray for the all the stewardship efforts of our parish, time, talent and treasure. Pray that our programs and undertakings will be a blessing to us as individuals, families, a parish and the greater community that we are called to serve.

Mary Schinke

Chair, Stewardship Committee

Saint John’s Church Vestry

Margaret Addicks, Asst. Treasurer

Joan Beattie, Secretary

Christopher Boshears, Warden

William Davidson

Russ Elgin

Holly Flor

J. Winston Fowlkes III, Treasurer

Camille Gillespie

Lisa Guida

Ann Hodgman

Liz O’Connor

David Poole

Mary Schinke, Warden

Alexander Shrady

Outreach Committee Report ~ At our last meeting the Outreach Committee had Dana Buffin, the Executive Director of Healing the Children NE (HTC), as its guest speaker who gave us an update on the agency's revitalized program in New Milford. One of a number of affiliated Healing the Children offices scattered around the country, the New Milford headquarters is one of the busiest, given it proximity to the exceptional medical centers in Boston, New York and New Haven.

The agency mission is to send medical professional volunteers to perform surgeries in other countries, as well as both bringing children to the US for surgeries and providing free surgery for domestic children who could not otherwise afford it. Most of their patients come through a variety of referrals. The medical professionals typically raise funds for their trips abroad as well as providing their services without charge.

The International Inbound program needs volunteer host families for children to be operated on here. Our Committee learned that there are two ways St. John's parishioners might help in this work:

a) serving as a Host Family for a child and parent here for surgery, or:
b) providing incidental support services like driving, shopping and recreational

trips for the child patient and parent (what HTC calls being an Guardian

Angel).

Obviously the former requires a greater commitment than the latter activity. If one or two parish families would like to volunteer as Host Families, there would be plenty of opportunities for others to lend a more intermittent hand as Guardian Angels.

Christine Geary, who is HTC's Program Coordinator for International Inbound & Domestic Kids, will come to our 10 a.m. service on Sunday, September 17, and make herself available in the Coffee Hour to answer any questions we may have about the program. Then we can see if there's enough interest among us for St. John's to get further involved with HTC's work and mission.

Vestry News ~ The regularly scheduled meeting of the Vestry took place August 20, 2006.

· The Rector opened the meeting with prayer.

· The minutes of the June 18^th meeting were accepted as submitted.

· The Treasurer’s Report was accepted as submitted with the comments from the Treasurer that while our cash flow is slower than we would hope, we are managing to keep up with our bills. He noted that it would be a great help if members of the Parish keep their pledges up to date.

· The Outreach Committee, in the absence of Mr. Bent, it was reported that a number of projects are currently under consideration involving Heal The Children which will be brought to the attention of Parishioners in the weeks ahead.

· Stewardship Report – Mary Schinke reviewed the current pledge status and noted that if all pledges come in that were made last year we would continue to carry a shortfall of approximately $12,500. Considerable discussion took place amongst the Vestry members regarding manners through which we could effectively inform and sensitize members of the Parish to the needs that this shortfall represents.

· The rector reported that arrangements have been made for clergy coverage of all services during his sabbatical.

· The next scheduled meeting of the Vestry will be on September 17, 2006.

Music Notes ~ The impression one gets from what one reads about him is that when confronted with the prospect of composing, say, a new piano concerto, Mozart simply sat down at his desk with a pile of manuscript paper before him, took pen in hand - having dipped it most assuredly into the blackest of indelible inks - and began writing continuously and consecutively from the first measure straight on to the end of the piece. At which point he no doubt handed it over to the person who had requested it saying, 'Right. There you go. Now let's see...what next? A new opera, you say? No problem.' And having barely taken enough time off for a quick beer and a bite of sausage, he would return to his desk and get cracking. Is it any wonder that composers since his time have not been able to learn much from Mozart? Of course there is the deep gratification that always comes from listening to and performing his music, but we practitioners of that arcane activity called 'composing' can only be discouraged by every fresh encounter with the incredible Wolfgang.

For encouragement, it's far better to turn to Beethoven. Now there's a fellow who gives one hope. He fussed and fiddled endlessly with his material, commonly making hundreds of sketches just to get those opening measures precisely right. Naturally there's a huge difference between Beethoven's 'precisely right' and the 'precisely right' of lesser mortals. Still, one is heartened to realize that at least Beethoven had to work at it!

Fussing and Fiddling. That could easily be the headline for this Newsletter article which, as you see, is far more Letter than News. I am once again away from Washington for the month of August (In Absentia) and therefore finding it difficult to think of things to report with respect to the music scene at St. John's. (For 'difficult' read 'impossible'.) All I can say is that I've been busy fussing and fiddling with - or, if you prefer, 'composing' - a piece I've been commissioned to write for a chorus over in the U.K., a project I've been shamefully neglecting in recent months due to the kaleidoscopic nature of musical activity at St. John's. It has most definitely been a working vacation, but a pure delight and an excellent battery replenisher. Never mind the fact that in the time it has taken me to write twelve and a half minutes of acceptable music Mozart probably wrote The Coronation Mass, the G minor String Quintet, and The Magic Flute. It has still been immensely gratifying.

I'm afraid that this edition of the Eagle may reach you just too late for the following announcement to be of much practical value, but I should mention that my chum Michael Bawtree and I will be giving a Piano-Four Hand 'Salon' Concert on the evening of Friday, 1st September, at 6.30 PM (supper), with music beginning at about 7.15. in the Parish House. I hope that you'll be able to be there for an evening of music and conviviality.

Furthermore, by way of 'News Of The Future', please note that the next season of Choral Evensongs at St. John's will begin on Sunday, the 1st of October, as we celebrate of the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels. I hope that you will plan on attending not just this but all of the Evensongs throughout the season. These services, unique to the Episcopal tradition, are an integral part of the liturgical year and should be cherished. As those of you who regularly attend Evensong already know, it is a service that creates a completely different atmosphere for worship from the one encountered at the morning Eucharist service. At Evensong one has a chance to reflect upon the day just past and to enter into the tranquility and peace of the evening at hand. A perfect way to end one's Sunday… and this article.

Looking forward to seeing you all again very soon, and hoping that your August has been as well-behaved as mine, I remain

Yours truly,

Richard Busch

Music Director

Parish Registry

Baptisms

Spencer Wright Campbell ~ June 4, 2006

Frederick William Hoffman ~ June 11, 2006

Aasha Kasak Pullaro ~ August 13, 2006

Gavin Theodore Dowling Ukers ~ August 27, 2006

Luca James Scarpati ~ August 27, 2006

Marriages

Abigail Jane Fifer and Paul David Koller ~ June 17, 2006

Heather Jeanne March and William Edgar Hurley ~ July 1, 2006