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Willow
Morzella (Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach), Carol Stillman, (St.
Joseph's, Boynton Beach), Marcela Belgrave (St. Christopher's,
West Palm Beach), COPE co-chairs Nancy Besserer (St. Christopher's)
and Missy McArdle-Snapp (Holy Trinity), and Bob Daugherty (All
Saints', Ft. Lauderdale) enjoy introductions of the rest of the
group before dinner on Tuesday night.
Bishop
Frade arrived for dinner, and made sure he met everyone there.
Here he stops to talk with Paulette Doubek (left) of St. Andrew's,
Lake Worth, and Dorothy Hilborn (right) of St. Nicholas, Pompano
Beach.
"I
have met with the clergy," the bishop told the group, "and
now I want to meet with the people who do the real work."
("What
a wise bishop you are!" Missy remarked.)
After
Evening Prayer, Bishop Frade asked for a photograph with the people
he called "key" to making the diocese more interconnected.
With
the bishop on the front row are (l-r) Missy McArdle-Snapp, Sharon
Padgett, Dorothy Hilborn, Janet Aguhob; second row (seated, l-r)
Mary
Rose Sheriff, Paulette Doubek, Debbie Marinello, Valerie Graham,
Nancy Besserer; third row (standing) Wendy Williams, the Rev.
Jeannie Martz (COPE chaplain), BobDaugherty, Thelma Dawes, Carolyn
Brown, Jean O'Brien, Marcela Belgrave, CharVinik, Carol Stillman,
Willow Morzella.
."That
box under your desk is not the computer--this is the computer,"
explains Jim Margolis, beginning with basics in the "Calm
Computing" workshop.
Thelma
Dawes (All Angels, Miami Springs) and Debbie Marinello and Sharon
Padgett of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, listen eagerly as Dr.
Susan Stuber (right) gives "stress-busting" tips.
Julie
Winchester (right), financial secretary at Holy Trinity, West
Palm Beach, reviews slides on parish tracking and accounting software
for (l-r) Leslie Ross and Dottie Seligman of St.
Gregory's, Boca Raton, and Candy Grudovich of St. Luke's,
Port Salerno.
Kathy
Vezin of Max Davis & Associates demonstrates new printing
and copying equipment for Jean O'Brien (COPE's "lifetime
member", retired after 27 years as the rector's secretary
at Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach), and Cary Rosillo, also from
Bethesda.
Carol
Stillman and Thelma Dawes collect information from each other
in a frenetic game that demonstrated varying personal styles of
communication.
"Game's
over." Deborah Bennett tries to get the attention of the
group for the next part of her presentation on different communication
styles.
"Go
with your gut reaction" to protect you in situations that
might be risky, Palm Beach County Deputy Sheriff Kelly Whittles
told the group.
Jean
O'Brien provided a "joy" break, leading the singing
of songs like "This is the day that the Lord hath made",
"I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart" and
"Joy to the World".
There
was more joy--and considerable energy--as the group participated
in "Gospel Aerobics", a lively routine set to gospel
music--
a
work-out for body and soul.
Smiley
centerpieces made by co-chair Nancy Besserer went home with someone
from each table--but everyone went home with smiles.
All
parish lay staff members are part of COPE; if you would like to
be active in a parish lay staff network throughout the diocese
and in palnning for next year's COPE Conference, contact Missy
McArdle-Snapp at Holy Trinity, htec@flinet.com,
or Mary Cox at the Diocesan Office, mwcox@dosef.org
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