Boards & Committees
Below is a list of the officers, committee members and representatives, both
currently serving and elected for 2024:
Clerk - Susan Brosnan (2025)
Church Treasurer - Shirley Hodkinson (2025)
Assistant Treasurer - Patricia Marino (2025)
Financial Secretary – Sue Creamer (2025)
Assistant Financial Secretary – Karen Talbot (2027)
Moderator - Lynwood Crary (2025)
Historian – Robert Vescovi (2027)
Diaconate:
Kim Lang - Senior Deacon -1 year
Robert Vescovi - 2 years
Steven Orlomoski - 3 years
Sharon Breen - 4 years
Lisa Fessenden - 5 years
Christopher Burden - 6 years
Diaconate Fund Treasurer - Patricia Marino
Memorial Fund Treasurer - Debi Berube (2027)
Trustees:
Felix Prokop - 1 year
Zachary Rousseau - 1 year
Craig Young - 2 years
John Marino - 2 years - Head Trustee
Glenn Heavens - 3 years
Joel Jopson - 3 years
Board of Religious Education:
Loida Fessenden - 1 year
Melissa Stankiewicz - 1 year
Nancy Whitacre - 2 years
John Whitacre - 2 years
Jessica Canfield - 3 years
Eliza Day - 3 years
Finance Committee: Pastor, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Assistant Financial Secretary;
(Three elected members hold a one-year term, eligible for re-election) Carolyn Shea, Bob Vescovi, Claude Flory
Members-at-Large: (One-year term) Crystal Bednarz and Timothy Kubiak
Auditors: Nancy Obreiter, Phyllis Knutson (2027)
Stewardship Committee: Pastor; (one-year term, eligible for re-election) Kimberly Lang, Robert Berube, Sally Exley, Bob Vescovi
Missions Committee: (one-year term, eligible for re-election) Patrick
Magowan, Merrie Hedler, Bekah Little, Nancy Herbert
Delegates (NACCC): (one-year term, eligible for re-election)
Jim and Sandra Wright
Northeast Fellowship Representative: (one-year term, eligible for re-election) Jim and Sandra
Wright
Bylaws Committee: Pastor, Clerk; (one-year term, eligible for
re-election) Jim Wright, Nancy Musa, Jennifer Crary
Head Usher: (one-year term, eligible for re-election) Benicia Perry
Only the Committee Chair or Representative need to be a church member for the
following:
Music Committee: (one-year term, eligible for re-election)
Lydia Lavoie, John Marino, Stella Dawley, Bekah Little, Trish Maerkle (Organist/Choir Director)
Decorating Committee: (one-year term, eligible for re-election)
Wendy Zajac, Sharon Breen
Flower Committee: (one-year term, eligible for re-election)
Carolyn Shea, Laura Jackson, Nancy Obreiter, Sharon Mahan, Donna Young, Joyce Brewster
Preston City Cemetery Association: (one-year term, eligible for
re-election) Joyce Brewster
Coffee Hour Committee: (one-year term, eligible for re-election) Stella Dawley, John Ryan, Mary Ryan, Dwight Hopkins, Betsy Hopkins, Carol Riley, Sharon Mahan, Beverly Baker
Hospitality Representative: (one-year term, eligible for re-election)
Merrie Hedler
Event Coordinating Committee: (elected for three years, eligible for re-election 2027) Sandy Dudek, Keith Harrison, Linda Kent-Farinha, Chuck Norris
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The following committees are appointed by the Standing Committee:
Nominating Committee:
Wendy Zajac - 1 year (through October 2024)
Rebecca Hale - 2 years through October 2025)
Chrisotopher Burden - 3 years (through October 2026)
(Pastor)
Pastoral Relations Committee:
Marisa Stankiewicz, Bob Vescovi Appointed 5/15/24
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Pastoral Search Committee 2023:
Wendy Abrahamson, Sandy Dudek, LeeAnn Fessenden, Steve Orlomoski, Bridget Park, Felix Prokop, Liz Stammel, Marisa Stankiewicz, Chair,
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Pastoral Search Committee 2021: Sharon Breen, Chair; Shari Purcell, Sandy Dudek, Pat Marino, Marissa Stankiewicz, Liz Delcore Stammel, Keith Harrison, Chris Burden, Bob Onderdonk, Andy Kuvent, Tim Bowles, LeeAnn Fessenden Disbanded 5/19/21
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Employee Relations Committee: (9) Pastor, Clerk, Treasurer, one (1) Deacon, one (1) member of the Finance Committee, one (1) Trustee, one (1) member from the Music Committee and one (1) member from the Board of
Religious Education. One (1) additional member shall be appointed from the Standing Committee or the congregation-at-large. All appointments shall be made by the Standing Committee at the
September Church meeting or when a vacancy occurs and shall be for a one (1) year term with eligibility for re-appointment.
Standing Committee Members: (17) Pastor, Clerk, Church Treasurer,
Financial Secretary, Moderator, Historian, Administrative Assistant, Senior Deacon (or designee), Head Trustee (or designee), Director of Religious Education, Board of Religious Education Chairperson
(or designated alternate), 2 Members-at-Large, Missions Committee Chairperson (or designated alternate), Music Committee Chairperson (or designated alternate), Flower Committee Chairperson (or
designated alternate), Finance Committee Chairperson (or designated alternate).
An (*) indicates that the person is filling an unexpired term and will be eligible for re-election.
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Preston City Congregational Church
321 Route 164
Preston, CT 06365
Office: (860) 886-7200
Phone: (860) 887-4647
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email: pccc@snet.net
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