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Thankful for Our 2024 WARM Leaders & Volunteers!

WARM (Wrapping Arms 'Round Many) is a faith-based, ecumenical effort providing safe and warm shelter for those in need during the winter months in St. Mary’s County. During the week of March 3rd–10th, Patuxent Presbyterian Church hosted an average of 12 guests per night. Our 111 volunteers rallied together to make our church a WARM, welcoming place for our guests by helping in one or more of the following ways: set-up; clean-up; hospitality check-in; guest relations; daily cleaning of restrooms; overnight monitoring; breakfast and dinner food prep, cooking, and serving; prepping and packing to-go lunches; playing music; emergency laundry.

Many thanks to the following for sharing the love of Jesus Christ and building bridges with people in our local community – and with each other:

 

Chris & Kristin Lawrence

WARM Site Coordinators

 

Stephanie Thomson

WARM Mentor

 

Rachel Portillo

WARM Recruiting Coordinator

 

Cherie Crescini & Beth Miller

WARM Kitchen Coordinators

 

Barbara Abell

Leon Anderson

Ann Barnes

Lisa Blottenberger

Gloria Brady

Diane Byers

Patrick Cole

Cherie Crescini

Jason Cross

Courtney Cuthbertson

Leah Cuthbertson

Patsy Davidson

Anna Catherine D’Orazio

Robbie D’Orazio

William Dressler

Roger Dressler

Geoffrey Engle

Dave Eschenbrenner

Jena Eschenbrenner

Melody Fink

Russ Fink

Jill Gaskin

Stephen Godfrey

Becky Goodrich

Grant Graessle

Carolyn Graessle

Samantha Graessle

Laura Guido

Tony Guido

Kim Hagan

Jack Hagan

Bob Hagan

Luke Harrit

Chris Harritt

Carolyn Huff

Cindy Johnson

Kathy Junek

Katie Karlow

Rick Krasnesky

Kristin Lawrence

Chris Lawrence

Kaden Lawrence

Ryan Ledig

Daniel Ledyl

Alice Lorek

Sarah Lorek

Edward Lorek

Sophie Lorek

Glenda Lytle

Lily Mason

Caleb Mason

Kathy Mazur

Frank Mazur

Susan McKinley

Scott McLellan

Susan Menthe

Kevin Miller

Beth Miller

Chris Neurauter

John Neville

Isabelle Olon

Jim Osterhouse

Norma Osterhouse

Mike Paul

Debbi Paul

Jim Payne

Lisa Payne

Jeff Pinkel

Nayla Pooley

Diane Pooley

Matt Pooley

Bob Portillo

Rachel Portillo

Genie Posnett

Grant Pritchard

William Quinn

Jean Reamy

Jamie Rhodes

James Rhoton

Kathryn Rivers

Cindy Robinson

Cindy Romano

Briana Roorda

Deborah Rounds

Kim Safford

Keith Schukraft

Emy Schukraft

Nate Schumacher

Christy Schumacher

Jonathan Schumacher

Patsy Schumacher

Patty Smith

Kevin Smith

Emma Smith

LuAnn Smouse

Dave Smouse

Josephine Stewart

Nicholas Stude

Shawn Thompson

Stephanie Thompson

Kelly Thurber

Max Thurber

Eli Thurber

Ted Turner

Steve Tuttle

Tina Watts

Julie Wilkening

Avary Wilkening

Heather Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe

Paul Wolter

Easter Flower Dedications

The Easter Azaleas and Lilies

are given to the Glory of Almighty God by:

 

IN MEMORY/HONOR/THANKSGIVING OF:

 

Sarah and Ryan Aaron

In memory of our grandparents.

 

Anonymous

To celebrate my secret sister, Lisa Payne.

 

Anonymous

In honor of my secret sister, Dolly Merritt.

 

Anonymous

To celebrate Pastor Robbie and Anna Catherine

for being a part of our Pax Pres family.

 

Gloria Brady

To celebrate Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior.

 

The Correll Family

In honor of our mothers, Carol and Hilma

and dedicated to our fathers, Larry and Bill.

 

The Cooleys

In memory of James Kundreskas.

 

Courtney Cuthbertson

In honor of my fellow Deacons

and in memory of my brother, Bill McAfee, Jr.

 

Patsy Davidson

In memory of my husband, Bruce Davidson.

 

Mike and Sue Desmond

In memory of loved ones.

 

Jim and CiCi Donnelly

In memory of CiCi’s father, William Carl.

 

Doug and Sarajayne Fraley

In memory of our parents, Donald & Christine Fraley

and Ralph and Joanne Heffendrager.

 

Brion and Lori Gallo

In honor of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

 

Carolyn and Dick Huff

In memory of our mothers.

 

Kathryn Junek

In memory of Reverend Frank Junek

and the John Junek family.

 

Lawrence Family

In memory of our loved ones.

 

Jim and Karla Light

In honor of our Pax Pres family.

 

The Lorek Family

In honor of the Vence and Lorek family.

 

Glenda Lytle

In loving memory of my husband, Allen Lytle.

 

Frank and Kathy Mazur

In celebration of our Risen Lord!

 

Sue Menthe

In memory of Phil Menthe.

 

Paul and Dolly Merritt

To loving memory of Dolly’s parents,

Dot and Ed Ciesielski.

 

Donald and Deborah Patterson

In memory of Donald and Barbara Lanning,

and Merle and Elsie Patterson.

 

Mike and Debbi Paul

In honor of our parents.

 

Bill and Diane Quinn

In memory of Bill’s parents, Janette and William I. Quinn

and in honor of Naomi Thompson.

 

Rita Reeves

To the Glory of God.

 

Jack and Cindy Romano

In memory of Victor and Camille Romano

and Robert Ross.

 

Emma Ross

In memory of Robert Ross.

 

Deborah and Bob Rounds

In memory of Deborah’s mom,

Charlene Sisson.

Elaine Saaiman

In memory of Elaine's grandmother, Margaret Clements

and Neil's father and sister, Danie Saaiman and Lani Saaiman.

 

Tom and Patsy Schumacher

In memory of Patsy’s parents, Kathleen and Peter Van Bloem.

In memory of Tom’s father, Charles Schumacher

and in honor of Kevin Smith’s hard work in the garden club

and for the Glory of God.

 

Keith Schukraft

In loving memory of Emy’s mother,

Tsuyuko Takahashi.

 

Marilyn Sheldahl

In memory of my two husbands,

Pastor Illick and Richard Sheldahl, in heaven.

 

David and LuAnn Smouse

In memory of loved ones.

 

Kelly Thurber

In memory of Rex Bearden.

 

Tina Watts

In memory of Joan Hand,

longtime member of the Mary/Martha Circle.

 

Karen Wood

In memory of my step-dad, David Curtis.

 

Beth and Don Wright

In memory of Beth’s parents, Dorothy and Walter Frazier,

and Don’s parents, Helen and Donald Wright, Jr.

To celebrate the joy of our Risen Lord.

THANK YOU, IF:PATUXENT Volunteers & Donators!

After months of prayer and planning, we held the IF:PATUXENT Gathering of Women, as part of IF:Gathering 2024, on February 23rd & 24th - a first-time event at Patuxent Presbyterian Church! Over 70 volunteers and contributors played a role in this deeply meaningful event for the 79 ladies who attended over the weekend.

Our church family came together in powerful ways, for the Glory of God, to make this event a success! Many thanks to our Pastors & Session, the Congregational Life Elders, the AVIT crew, the BELONG ministry, the Set Up & Clean Up Crews, the Trustees, the Food Crew, the Bakers, the Makers, the Graphic Designer, the Catering Coordinator, the College Outreach Coordinator, the Check-In Coordinator and Volunteers, the Experience & Comfort Teams, and the Coordinator of Door Prizes:

Rosemary Bailey

Drew Banko

Kami Banko

Ann Barnes

Amy Collins

Craig Collins

The Cooley Family

Julie Correll

Steve Correll

Creative Christian Cooks

Cherie Crescini

Courtney Cuthbertson

Patsy Davidson

Janice Dixon

John Dixon

Anna Catherine D'Orazio

Pastor Robbie D'Orazio

Geoffrey Engle

Jena Eschenbrenner

Fenwick Street Books

Chrystal Godfrey

Carolyn Graessle

Laura Guido

Bob Hagan

Kim Hagan

Chris Harritt

Karina Hartle

Carolyn Huff

Kathryn Junek

Brian Karlow

Katie Karlow

Steven Kays

Ashley Kissel

Rick Krasnesky

Jaime Kronenberg (SouthPoint Church)

Chris Lawrence

Frank Mazur

Kathy Mazur

Katharine Mierzwa

Eileen Miller

Robert Miller

Lisa Nixon

Jim Osterhouse

Norma Osterhouse

Jim Payne

Lisa Payne

Cathy Pinkel

Jeff Pinkel

Diana Pooley

Pastor Matt Pooley

Pax Pres Staff

David Porter

Portillo Small Group

Bob Portillo

Rachel Portillo

Jean Reamy

Rhodes Small Group

Jamie Rhodes

Laura Rhodes

Briana Roorda

Marji Ross

Patsy Schumacher

Tom Schumacher

Kevin Smith

Dave Smouse

LuAnn Smouse

Nick Stude

SPICE Studio

Jason Stewart

Josie Stewart

Karin Stewart

Twin Creeks Farm Soaps

Tim Wiesemann (SouthPoint Church)

Heather Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe

Paul Wolter

Karen Wood

Working Adults Group (WAG)

Maureen Wysham

We can't thank you enough! 

And many thanks to the ladies who joined us at IF:PATUXENT!

Christmas Poinsettia Dedications 2023

The Christmas Poinsettias are given 

to the Glory of Almighty God by:

Anonymous

In honor of Glenda Lytle, my secret sister.

 

Anonymous

In honor of Deborah Rounds, my secret sister,

wishing her Christmas blessings.

 

Anonymous

In celebration of my secret sister,

Patsy Schumacher,

for all that you do for all of us.

You are a blessing.

 

Anonymous

In honor of Kevin Smith.

 

Member of the congregation

In honor of my parents 

and

mother-in-law and father-in-law,

Carvel and Virginia

and

Helen and Thurman.

 

Leon and Mary Anderson

In appreciation of the Garden Club.

 

Dianne and Jon Bergmann

In memory of our sister and brother-in-law,

Beth and Paul Wilson.

 

Gloria Brady

To celebrate Jesus, Our Savior.

 

Amanda Copsey

In honor of my parents,

Dave and Peggy Walker.

 

Jamie Cooley

In memory of Jim Kundreskas.

 

Danielson Family

In celebration of Christ’s birth

and having our family all together this year.

 

Mike and Sue Desmond

In memory of our loved ones.

 

Patsy Davidson

In thanksgiving for this church family

and in celebration for the gift of Jesus.

 

Jim and CiCi Donnelly

In memory of CiCi’s mother, Jane Carl.

 

Brian and Lori Gallo

Glory to God in the highest!

 

Jarod Grant

In honor of my parents,

Gary and Diane Grant.

 

Laura and Tony Guido

In memory of our families.

 

Diana Harritt

In loving memory of Eilene Kimmell

and Phyllis Harritt.

 

Jody Hass

In memory of Jamie Lee Rose Emory,

beloved niece, daughter, 

and granddaughter.

 

Carolyn and Dick Huff

In loving memory of Dick’s mother,

Vivian Faith Bolling 

and

Carolyn’s parents,

Bob and Mildred Leo.

 

Chris and Kristin Lawrence

In memory of our loved ones.

 

George and Lynn Brandt-Keenan

To honor all of our families.

 

Glenda Lytle

In loving memory of my husband, Allen,

son-in-law, Ian Seely, 

and my parents.

 

Frank and Kathy Mazur

In memory of Bonnie Clark, 

and to celebrate the birth of

our Lord and Savior, Jesus.

 

Sue Menthe

In memory of my husband, Phil Menthe.

 

Dolly Merritt

In memory of Dotty Ciesielski

and Donald Merritt.

 

Donald and Debbie Patterson

In memory of our parents,

Don and Barbara Lanning,

and 

Merle and Elsie Patterson.

 

David Porter

In memory of Beverly H. Porter.

 

Mike and Debbi Paul

In honor of our parents.

 

Pinkel Family

In memory of our parents

Jean and Carl Search

and

Ed and Alice Pinkel.

 

Judy Pulvirenti

In memory of my parents.

 

Bill and Diane Quinn

In memory of William and Janette Quinn,

and Kenneth Thompson.

 

Jean Reamy

In memory of Ken Reamy.

 

Rita Reeves

To the Glory of God!

 

Laura and Jamie Rhodes

In honor of our children

Bailey, Kirklin, and Peyton.

May the joy of Christ be in your hearts

all your days.

 

Kathryn Rivers

In memory of my family members.

 

Cindy Romano

In memory of my father, Robert P. Ross.

 

Neil and Elaine Saaiman

In memory of Neil’s father,

Daniel Saaiman,

Elaine’s grandmother,

Margaret Clements,

Neil’s sister, Lani Saaiman,

and to celebrate the Saaiman children,

Daniel, Jacob, and Isaac

being home in the U.S.

 

Christy Schumacher

In memory of Sgt. Frank Moran.

 

Tom and Patsy Schumacher

In memory of Peter, Kathleen,

and 

Paul Van Bloem,

in memory of Charles Schumacher,

and in honor of the Van Bloem

and 

Schumacher families.

 

Marilyn Sheldahl

In memory of my two husbands in heaven,

Pastor Fred Illick 

and

Rich Sheldahl.

 

Patty, Lisa, and Emma Smith

In memory of Dr. Larry Smith.

 

David and LuAnn Smouse

In memory of our parents,

Lou and Ann Lakes,

Bill and Hazel Smouse,

and 

David’s brother, Billy.

To celebrate the birth 

of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

Shawn and Nicole Thompson

To celebrate the blessing of our kids!

 

Clayton and Doris Turner

In honor of Guy Hawkes.

 

Adams, Hampton, and VanMeter Families

In loving memory of our parents,

John and Coralie Adams.

 

Barbara Volland

Christmas blessings to those

who helped me along the way.

 

Tina and Mac Watts

In celebration of Jesus' birth

and the gift of our salvation.

 

The Wolfe Family

In loving memory of Peter,

Jane, and Megan Wolfe,

and in celebration of

Richard and Cynthia Brown’s 80th birthdays.

 

Wolter Family

In memory of Helen Anthony,

our beloved grandmother 

and great grandmother.

 

Don and Beth Wright and Family

In memory of Beth’s parents,

Dorothy and Walter Frazier 

and

Don’s parents, Helen and Donald A. Wright,

and to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus.