Moderator's Memos

Dear Friends:

We value and take great pride in our coffee hour at Cleveland Park Church.  It is a special time and place full of fellowship and warmth where we can equally greet old friends and make new connections.  “The Greatest Coffee Hour in Christendom” – to borrow from one of our past Moderators – is a reflection of all of us and the welcome we joyously extend to all.

Just as we all contribute to creating the special connections

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Dear Friends:

It is Holy Week.  Specifically it is Maundy Thursday, the day of the Last Supper and the day we at Cleveland Park Church remember, celebrate, and experience Christ’s passion in our Service of Tenebrae.

I join with Pastor Ellen in inviting you to come to service tonight at 7pm.  The Service of Tenebrae is one of my personal favorites in the entire liturgical year for its beauty, simplicity, and power.  Plus, I’ve been told that our choir has

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Dear Friends:

I have a confession to share: I am a PLANNER.  Yes, that’s right, a planner in all caps.  I’m constantly making to-do lists; I innately sequence events and activities on a critical path; I don’t have goals without also identifying all the actions required to make them a reality.

These traits are a huge asset in my professional life where I manage complex marketing pursuits and come up with the concrete structure to achieve business development and sustainment

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