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The Trumpet
ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Jensen Beach, Florida
January 2021
The little church on the hill with a BIG heart!
All Saints’ Cemetery, Inc.
All Saints’ Thrift Shop
THE REV. DR. ANTHONY B. HOLDER
WELCOME! Speak with a Greeter or an Usher any Sunday for information
THE REV. ALAN GELLERT about All Saints’ or to simply connect with us. If you’re visiting us for the first
time, the Ushers will provide you with a welcome gift.
BAPTISMS and pre-baptism classes are offered throughout the year. A person
JENNY MCDONALD of any age may receive the sacrament of Holy Baptism.
THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE is a rite to be cherished in our historic
church. We require a minimum of 120 days notice to our office, as well as
POSITION OPEN
premarital counseling. An initial meeting with Father Tony should be scheduled
by the couple to review the process and any special circumstances before a date
is scheduled. Please contact Jenny McDonald at the office, 772-334-0610, or via
DEBORAH CHANT
email, Jennifer@allsaintsjensenbeach.org
FUNERAL OR MEMORIAL SERVICES in our church may be arranged jointly
C. BUDDY GLOVER with the Cemetery and Church Offices, and my include the celebration of the
Holy Eucharist.
To TRANSFER YOUR CHURCH MEMBERSHIP to All Saints’, please contact Joan
DARA HART Whitting, Membership secretary, joanwhitting@gmail.com
NEW TO ALL SAINTS? Please let us know you’re here. Contact Marilyn
Mawhinney, our Welcome/Hospitality Host, at 772-334-4176 or call the office at
772-334-0610. Find out about the many ways to participate fully in the life of this
Paul Neff, Senior Warden parish through events, services, outreach, fellowship and more.
Jack Miller, Junior Warden
Joan Whitting, Clerk Cover Image
Bill Winsemann, Treasurer
(Ex Officio)
Pam Hurd, Asst. Treasurer
(Ex Officio)
Louise Andrews, Sam Black,
Duncan Hurd, Chris Lycke,
Nancy Stone, Bob Taylor,
Wally Wallace, Natalie Walters,
Hardin White
It hardly seems possible that January 1 officially marks a full year of my
ministry here at All Saints’, even though I was inducted and instituted on
January 12. What an eventful and different year it has been! As I reflect
on the past year, I am struck by how much we have accomplished in the
face of such adversity. 9 Buddy Glover
I started the year mapping out a plan to visit each of you in your homes. 12 Michael Spurlock
This was a grand plan, and one I still look forward to accomplishing.
16 Joyce Alegi
However, God had other plans. He helped us learn to work together
while remaining remote. First, while I was quarantined by the Bishop 18 Fred Siddon
after traveling to Barbados for my second mom’s illness and death; then
while all of us were in the midst of a country-wide lockdown; next, as we 21 Adrienne Sacco
navigated the Diocesan rules for reopening; and finally, as we reopened
with COVID-19 protocols in place, social distancing, keeping our most 22 Richard Galante
vulnerable at home but staying connected. Phew! Do we feel like we’ve
grown over the last 12 months? I know I do! 23 Gayle Schneider
With all the turmoil of the year it 24 Marel Kenny
might be easy to forget that we
continued our spiritual journey 26 Father Tony Holder
with Bible Studies for the adults
and First Communion classes for 28 Dominic Alegi
Andrew, Piper, and Dominiks in
preparation for them to partake 29 Tom Sinagra
of their first communion on All
Saints’ Day on November 1. 31 Aleksi Holder
Deacon Alan and our Lay Eucharistic Ministers continued to speak by
telephone, and meet briefly with many of our homebound parishioners.
The Ladies of Bethany remained committed to their sewing ministry,
providing quilts for Safe Space. Other parishioners pulled together
stockings and Christmas presents for House of Hope. I have blessed
prayer shawls and quilts made with love for parishioners in need.
I am so proud of our many members who have embraced technology, as
difficult as it may be for some, and have faithfully worshiped many
months remotely. We have learned how to broadcast and watch our
services so that our little church could be a beacon of hope throughout
the world. And a beacon it is. Persons have regularly worshiped with us
remotely from South Florida (including my family), from Georgia,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ocala, Jacksonville, Indiana, Barbados, Scotland,
Canada, and St. Vincent, and only God knows what other places. We’ve
learned how to Zoom for Bible Study and for Coffee Hour. Soon we’ll put
those teachings to use for our Annual Meeting.
We dug deep over the summer and built completely new
protocols to reduce risk to our parishioners. We’ve created new ways of
handling money, of sanitizing our hands, and of cleaning our building.
And, most wonderous of all, we developed an entirely new way of
interested in seeing the bibliography she gave us, I
am very willing to share it with you.
Deacon’s Report Some of the areas we discussed were walking,
praying in Color for adults and children, labyrinth
meditating, breath praying, the Episcopal rosary,
Lectio Divina, using the prayer of St Francis in
creative ways, praying with icons, and centering
As you receive this we will be in the time of prayer.
celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ,
God's only Son. But, it's very different this year in What I think is so important today during the
the midst of a pandemic when so many have been pandemic is finding ways to diversify our spiritual
infected by COVID-19. Many persons have already life in creative ways, so we are practicing our faith in
Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is the practice of scriptural reading, meditation
and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's
word. Traditionally, Lectio Divina has four separate steps: read; meditate; pray; contemplate.
died and the number of those infected has been different ways that are primarily safe. Deep felt
steadily increasing. We can thank God for the prayer can be so helpful today as we contend with
vaccines that scientists have developed that will this virus that has devastated so many of us.
gradually decrease the infection rate. We enter this
new year with considerable hope as we continue in I also think that pastoral care is so important now.
our involvement in our Church now. We do have lay eucharistic visitors who are reaching
out especially to our parishioners who are alone and
can't get around that well. We are contacting people
by phone and also with very short (contact-less) in-
person visits. In this time of not being able to
socialize, even with our family members, so many are
feeling frustrated and in need of personal contact.
Please advise me of anyone that you feel may be in
need of more personal contact. It's hard sometimes
to contact people for fear of not knowing what to
say, but do it anyhow. Believe me, the Holy Spirit will
guide you.
In early December I attended a workshop for our
Diocesan Deacons led by Deacon Joanna Seibert In God's love, Alan
from Arkansas. She is a very spiritual person and
has written several books on how we can increase
our spirituality, to become closer to God, especially
in this time of our “exile,” as she calls it, when we
can’t gather in person and must wear masks, Thank you
maintain social distance and keep ourselves
constantly clean.
She guided us in becoming closer to God so that we Dear All Saints’ Family,
can, as Paul says in Galatians 5, “experience the
fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, Thank you so much to everyone for your prayers,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and cards and emails sent during our recovery from the
self-control.” There are so many ways to do this. coronavirus. We know they definitely helped! We
Almost any activity can become a spiritual want to let you know that everyone is well, including
meditation. I even discovered that I can do this our children and grandchildren and we are ready to
when I ride my bicycle and bought a book on this welcome in the New Year 2021!
called Holy Spokes: The Search for Urban
Spirituality on Two Wheels. Happy New Year and Blessings to You All,
The types of activities that will help us to feel Karen and Paul Neff
better are almost infinite. If any of you are
Men’s Fellowship
The Men’s Fellowship of All Saints’ met in person
and by Zoom on December 7th. There was good
attendance despite the hustle and bustle of the
Thanksgiving and Christmas season. We discussed
the success of the Women’s Holly Fair and sent our
congratulations to the Women for their outstanding
efforts. Special thanks was extended to Karen Neff,
President of the Women’s Fellowship and Louise
Andrews, Chair of the Holly Fair! Gratitude was also
expressed to the men of the parish who volunteered
during set up and take down and throughout the
event. Many hands made light work!
The business of the annual Pancake Supper was
discussed and an appeal made to Father Tony for
guidance as to how we may proceed with this
important community and fundraising event. Special
efforts will be required in light of coronavirus
precautions.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole
armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
EPHESIANS 6:10-11
The Fellowship was advised to develop a plan for an
outdoor event to be presented to the Diocesan
Reopening Committee for approval. Event
Chairman, Harry Kapple agreed to consult with
Louise Andrews to develop a suitable plan.
The previously elected officers of the fellowship,
(Bill Winsemann, President, DJ Henderson,
Secretary, and Harry Kapple, Treasurer) were
officially installed by Father Tony during the 10 am
service on Sunday, December 27th. Reminded our
Fellowship’s purposes and mission, blessed by Fa-
ther, and lifted up in prayer by the Saints of All
Saints’ the brief installation ceremony was an
inspiration to each of the officers.
The Fellowship meets on the first Monday of each
month from now until May 2021. Our next meeting
is scheduled for January 4th. All male members of
the church are invited to attend. Visitors are
welcome.
Bill Winsemann
Lord and
Holly Fair Savior,
Jesus Christ.
in the Gardens It was a LOT
of work and
Dedication
by a LOT of
Due to the COVID-19 virus, this year’s Holly Fair, was
people.
called “Holly Fair in the Gardens” as it could not be
held in Houg Hall but in our gardens, for everyone’s
After
health and safety.
accounting
Father Tony
for
submitted our plans, a
expenses
map and health
($506.29),
protocols to the
and including monetary donations ($720) and
Bishop’s Re-Entry
the gross income, our net profit for the Holly
Task Force and then
Fair in the Gardens is $6,104.98.
waited for approval,
which came! The date
The expenses were for security, supplies,
chosen was December
classified ads and updating yard signs. There
5th.
were no expenses for tents as the Men’s
Fellowship purchased the large tents and
Once approved in
parishioners loaned many tents throughout the
early October, the
gardens. Monetary donations were from
Women’s Fellowship
individuals who were unable to participate in
began recruiting
the fair.
parishioners to help
with these tasks:
Many who worked
church tours,
sales booths did
publicity, making baked goods, collecting items for
not submit receipts
the raffle baskets, making wreaths and other things
for reimbursement
to sell, collecting more holiday stuff to sell, manually
but considered
setting up the fair outside in the gardens, working
their expenditures
the sales booths during the fair, and dismantling
a donation as well.
everything afterward. The booths were: Raffle,
Baked Goods, Christmas shop, Wreaths, Christmas
December 5th was a
Trees, Jewelry and free popcorn. More than 60
phenomenal day
parishioners helped in
for All Saints’
one or more areas.
Episcopal Church.
Those who visited
CDC protocols were
us had a great day,
followed as more than
had the opportunity to meet our very friendly
300 guests signed in at
parishioners and learn about our church. We
the entrance gate. Our
have a number of persons who are now
fair allowed guests the
worshiping with us as a result of attending the
opportunity to attend
Fair.
an event that was safe
and outdoors. We had
Again, many THANKS to everyone who provided
many positive
financial support and those who participated to
compliments about
make our “Holly Fair in the Gardens” such a
our church including:
huge success. It was a great team effort.
Joyce’s tours, our
health concerns for Everyone who participated did a fantastic job!
attendees, how much
guests enjoyed Louise Andrews
attending the fair and, Chair
thanks to Gary Beckett’s live festive music, our fair 2020 Holly Fair in the Gardens
got them into the real Holiday Spirit, the Birth of our
Daughters All Saints’
of the King Women’s Fellowship
As Christians around the I usually state that December is a Please remember that we are
world continue to celebrate quiet month for Women’s already planning for next year’s
the commemoration of the Fellowship because our Holly Fair Holly Fair (what, already!!??) and
birth of our Lord and Savior, was always in November and we will be accepting donations of
we await the Epiphany' have no meeting, but this year, our Christmas items you no longer
(January 6th) which is also amazing Holly Fair in the Gardens need or want. So, as you pack up
called 'Three Kings Day' since was in December! your decorations, just plop some
it is on this day we celebrate in a box and set that box outside
when the Magi 'found' baby With the help of Louise Andrews, the St. John room door and we
Jesus after following the star. Holly Fair Chairperson will store them away for next
Extraordinaire, and more than 60 year. Actually, anything, even
All Saints' Daughters of the devoted volunteers, we were able non-Christmas, that you are
King Chapter meeting for to again have a very successful ready to part with and you think
members will be held on Holly Fair, regardless of the will be great for part of a raffle
Monday evening, January 4th Coronavirus and the COVID-19 or silent auction item (no matter
beginning promptly at 6:00 protocols! Please read Louise’s how tiny), send it our way. We
PM in the Sanctuary. All summary article of the event on will really appreciate it!
Diocesan and Parish protocols, page 6 of this month’s Trumpet.
including the wearing of face Hope to see you at our next
masks and maintaining social meeting and remember! If you
distancing will be followed for Our next attend All Saints’ Church, then
the safety of all. meeting you are already a member of All
will be on Saints’ Women’s Fellowship, so
With unwavering faith and Saturday, join us on January 16.
continued enthusiasm, every January
Daughter continues to pray 16th at 9:30 Karen Neff
specifically for the spread of in Houg President of
Christ's Kingdom as well as for Hall. All Saints’ Women’s Fellowship
all those on our Prayer List
and for our Rector and his
family. We also hold up in
prayer the general needs of
our world, healthcare workers
worldwide and first
responders as the COVID-19
pandemic continues. Louise will
present a final report about the
President Iris Langran will lead Holly Fair and we will make a final
us in specific prayers as well decision about whether or not to
as conducting our meeting as have the High Tea. Plus, another
we study the lives of Saints. activity / guest speaker is in the
We all pray 2021 will bring our works. Details will be forthcoming.
Parish members excellent We will still be wearing masks and
health and renewed faith to do practicing safe distancing plus
God's will in all we think, do zooming the meeting so, for those
and say in our daily lives. who feel safer at home, be sure to
Zoom into the meeting. I’ll send
Blessings to all. the ID to get in through a Breeze
ASEC DOK email a few days before the
meeting.
season of Epiphany lasts from
January 6th till Ash Wednesday,
February 17th. Epiphany means
several things; a gift received and
the gift must be shared. We will
continue to learn about the gift of
Jesus that we have received and
how we can share that gift
through our thoughts, words and
deeds.
Unfortunately, due to my
extended illness, Sunday School
had to be cancelled for the
month of December! Our
planned Advent Wreath
ornaments, symbolic of
preparation for the birth of
Jesus, were not made (we’ll save
the project for next year!) But I
do know that the children were
involved in preparing for
Christmas Day at home with
decorations and setting up their
own Nativities. Also, we were
not able to have our Christmas
Pageant this year due to COVID- Luckily, I was well by December 22
19 protocols but next year it will so Andrew, Graham, Piper and
return! Cooper met with me at the church
where they decorated the
Chrismon Tree in time for the
Christmas Eve service and season.
The word “Chrismon” is a
contraction for Christ and
monogram. Chrismon ornaments
are ornaments made from
Christian symbols. All the crosses
and angels on our tree were made Spread the word to your family
by the children. A little paint, and friends about our wonderful
glue, glitter and sticky gems turns Sunday School program! There’s
wooden shapes into beautiful always room for more!
ornaments!
Karen Neff
Sunday School classes will
Children’s Christian Education
resume on Sunday, January 3rd,
Director
the second Sunday after
Christmas. Epiphany, which is
the day that is set aside to recall
the visit of the three wise men to
Bethlehem, is on January 6th. The
All Saints’ Cemetery, Inc.
In November 2018 and in November 2019, the The Annual Meeting of the parishioners of All Saints’
Cemetery Board selected a different landscaping Episcopal Church will be held on Sunday, January 17,
firm. The job covers the Thrift Shop yard, Coffey 2021, immediately following a single 9 a.m. Service.
Hall, Houg Hall & the Garden for lawn mowing, You may attend either in person or remotely through
edging and hedges. Zoom.
You can reserve your place to attend in person by
On the nine acres of
calling Jenny, our Manager in the Church Office at:
the cemetery, they are
772-334-0610, or by emailing her at:
to mow the grass and
jennifer@allsaintsjensenbeach.org, or by using the All
edge of all the grave
Saints' Eventbrite page at this link. Please note that
markers.
you will need to make separate reservations for the
Unfortunately, the
Service and the Annual Meeting. A Zoom link will be
contractors that we
sent to members at a later date for persons who
replaced have had
desire to participate remotely.
repeated complaints
and dissatisfaction by There are a number of items that require your vote:
visitors, the staff and Approval of the Consent Agenda, Approval of
Board. Amendments to the By-Laws, and Election of New
Members to the Vestry. We will also be reviewing the
We are hopeful that 2021 Church’s Budget.
our new contractor,
For those attending in person, we will be voting by a
Greenwell Landscape
show of hands where possible, and paper ballots in
Company, will continue
the case of the Vestry election. For persons
to maintain our
attending remotely, you will be voting electronically
Cemetery in the
within the Zoom app.
exemplary manner that
they began their work Practice sessions for various aspects of remote
with us December 10th participation, including the use of the church camera
and 11th. Above and to and electronic voting, will take place during the next
the right you will find two Virtual (Zoom) Coffee Hours (January 3 and 10),
the before and after following the 10 a.m. Sunday service. If you plan to
photos to give you some attend the Annual Meeting, via Zoom, you may want
idea as to what we hope to attend one of these Coffee Hours.
will be the standard
The Annual Meeting will take place in the Church
they maintain.
building, with Houg Hall being available for overflow.
The same COVID-19 protocols will be in place for the
Joyce Fletcher Menard
meeting as used for Sunday services. Links to the
President
Agenda, the Budget, the Annual Report Handbook,
All Saints’ Cemetery
and the amended By-Laws will be sent with the
Zoom link information.
The photos and brief biographies for each candidate
to the Vestry are toward the end of this newsletter.
Note that there are seven (7) candidates for four (4)
available positions. I wish to thank these persons for
offering themselves in this election process. Such
participation speaks well for our Church Family. If
you have any questions for any of the candidates, we
encourage you to contact them directly.
Thank you for your active participation in the life of
our parish…and wish you a happy New Year.
Oh the places we have been!
holding the
So what shall we do for next year!?
Holly Fair—in
the Garden We are all anxious to have the vaccine work out in
which added a such a way that will allow us to once again gather
delightfully for worship and fellowship. I have several goals in
new way to mind—beyond the vaccine—for next year.
hold the an-
nual fund rais- I hope this doesn’t come as a huge surprise to you,
er. but I would like once again to schedule time with
each of you to visit you in your homes and learn
We improved about you, your families, and your spiritual journey.
our buildings We may even be able to start these meetings by
by adding UV taking advantage of the temperate weather and
lights to our meeting outside when the virus begins to wane. I
AC systems to have my hands clasped in prayer that this will be
kill mold, bacteria; we leveraged the capital fund to sooner in 2021 rather than later.
invest in new hurricane rated
windows for Houg Hall; and we further developed I also want us to work together, with God’s help, to
the plans and permits for bringing water and fire increase the church and God’s kingdom here on
suppression to our church. We developed new earth. St. Paul tells us that we are to plant and water
ways of shuttering the windows on the church to and God gives the growth. So, we need to plant and
reduce manual labor. And added Lexan over the water well. Our Treasurer tells us that we have 5
“rose” window above the choir loft to protect it in new pledging units (individuals or families) this year,
the event of a windstorm. which is tremendous during the time of COVID-19.
If we can create this type of growth during a year of
We also brought structure to areas of our church campus closure, just imagine what we can do in
campus that needed it. Our hurricane preparedness 2021! New growth means more children in Sunday
plan has been enhanced and tested (thankfully, with School, more people in the pews (when we can use
a hurricane that did not impact us). The plan will be them all!) and online, and more opportunities for
reviewed annually for updates. Our various Christian formation and fellowship. New growth
ministry leaders undertook a full inventory this means more first communions, more baptisms and
summer so we have pictures and valuation of the more weddings.
various items that we use every day; a critical ele-
ment of the hurricane preparation. Finally, I look forward to developing our music
ministry. I have just commissioned a Music Leader-
We added an outdoor service for Rogation Sunday ship Task Force to help discern what to look for
and acquired equipment to enable us to broadcast when we begin our search for a new organist and
services from the Garden in the future. Music Leader. This team is will be meeting in
earnest, beginning this month, and will soon be in
touch with the congregation to ascertain what we
are looking for in the way of a Music Leader.
Other goals will come as a result of my meeting with
each and every one of you, but for now, these are
my preliminary goals for our parish.
Judith and our children are looking forward to being
in the Treasure Coast community, and it was
wonderful having them to celebrate Christmas with
me. We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year.
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his
face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the
Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you
peace. “ Numbers 2:24-26
With every blessing!
Father TonyAttached to an architectural rendering, on the letterhead of All Altar Guild:
Saints’ Episcopal Church, with the address of P.O. Box 305, when JANET GALANTE
the Rector was the Rev. Jonathon B. Coffey and the Curate was
the Rev. Timothy J. Shaw, the following letter was found — written Bookkeeper:
JIM VITALE
in the Rector’s cursive handwriting dated December 20, 1984.
Christian Education & Women’s
Mr. H.L. Lewis Fellowship: KAREN NEFF
Peacock & Lewis
501 Flagler Dr., S Communications Lead:
West Palm Beach, FL LOUISA BECKETT
Dear Hap,
Daughters of the King:
Thank you so very much for the interesting plans for enlarging IRIS LANGRAN
our building here at All Saints’.
Endowment & Scholarship Chair:
You are most kind to devote the time & effort that must have BOB TAYLOR
been involved to produce this, & we are grateful indeed.
Last week our Vestry met & discussed these plans & all sorts of Historian:
ideas have come forth. We are still very much in the talking JOYCE FLETCHER MENARD
stage, & these plans provide a good springboard for developing
interest. I’ll keep you posted on our developments here – Welcome/Hospitality Host:
Thanks again for your kindness. Have a blessed Christmas, & MARILYN MAWHINNEY
I hope to see you soon.—
Houg Hall Manager & Landscape
Faithfully, Leader: LOUISE ANDREWS
Jon B. Coffey
IT Coordinator:
The plans by Hap Lewis never got past the talking stages; it was PAM HURD
one of several sets of plans for expanding All Saints’ that never
came to fruition. Hap and his partner Caroll Peackock founded Key Office Volunteer:
Peacock and Lewis in 1961; incidentally the firm wisely hired our DOROTHY WHITE
Senior Warden, Paul E Neff as a freshly minted architect upon
his graduation from the University of Florida. Isn’t it a small Membership Secretary:
world? JOAN WHITTING
According to his obituary, Mr. Lewis formed the architectural Men’s Fellowship:
BILL WINSEMANN
firm, Lewis & Associates, in 1992 to “do projects of his own
choosing.” Also in 1992, Hap was ordained as an Episcopal
Photography Team Leader:
Deacon. Eventually, his ministry led to him being named Canon POSITION OPEN
Lewis, which is how we remember him today. His ministry was to
Thrift Shop Asst Director:
be an advocate for people in need; “since he served on many
DIANE DOUGIELLO
boards, committees and organizations he was able to appeal to
the people who could help them the most.”
Trumpet Editor:
NANCY STONE
Hap entered into eternal life on Nov. 11th, 2018.
Website Editor:
Joyce Fletcher Menard, DUNCAN HURD
HistorianVestry Candidates
Louisa Beckett
Louisa is a “Cradle Episcopalian” who grew up in the New York City suburbs. After many years
of attending various Episcopal and United Methodist churches in New York, Connecticut, and
Florida, she and her husband, Gary, discovered All Saints’ Episcopal Church in 2012. The warm
welcome they received convinced them to make All Saints’ their church home. Gary and Louisa
usher at the All Saints’ 10 am Sunday service once a month, and Louisa subs for Pam Hurd in
live-streaming services on alternate Wednesdays. Louisa was a member of the Rector Search
Committee that called Father Tony to All Saints’ in 2019. She and Gary own Turnkey Communications & Public
Relations, Inc., and she is delighted to bring her job skills to her role as Chairperson of the All Saints’
Communications Committee. Louisa served on the All Saints’ Vestry from 2014-2017, and is ready to do it again!
D.J. "Jaime" Henderson
D.J. was baptized in St. Augustan Catholic Church, in his hometown of Ossining, New York, in
the lower Hudson River Valley. He attended St. Theresa’s Catholic School for first through
eighth grade, while attending St. Theresa’s Church in Briarcliff Manor, NY.
D.J. was introduced to All Saints Church by his sister, Barbee, during a visit in 2017. He moved
to the Treasure Coast in 2018 and made his spiritual home here at All Saints.
He received a B.A. degree in Journalism from Pace University in New York. His work experience
includes 25 years as a radio broadcaster and 10 years as a master controller with a PBS affiliate, all in Watertown,
NY. He has also received speaking and leadership training with Toasters International. He is looking forward to
sharing his skills and experience with his Church.
Harry Kapple
Harry is seventy-two years old and has been married to Katherine for 25 years. He has three
daughters and four grandchildren, with another on the way. He is retired and has attended All
Saints’ for five plus years, and a confirmed Episcopalian for three years.
Harry worked in a niche furniture industry for 26 years and sold accounts receivable / commer-
cial collection services in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina for 17 years.
He served on the All Saints’ Vestry from 2017 to 2019, the Altar Guild, is treasurer of Men’s
Fellowship and active in the Mardi Gras Pancake Supper and the Classic Car/BBQ lunch.
Lelah Marzi
Lelah is a seventh generation Floridian, having grown up in Lake Worth, Florida. She graduated
from the University of Florida in 1973 with a BA in English, and attended the University of Mi-
ami and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut in
1977. Lelah worked as an RN in different settings, while raising her two daughters. Later, she
went back to school, and graduated from Impac University in Punta Gorda, Florida, in 2005 with
an MBA. She worked principally as an advanced wound care center director for a number of
years. In 2016, Lelah graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Masters in Nursing, and is now an
APRN, certified in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care. Since then, she has worked mainly with Mobile Medical
Associates in Stuart, making medical house calls to area communities.
Lelah and her husband, Jacques, are now the proud grandparents of four. They have lived in Jensen Beach since
2017 and have attended All Saints since then. They have been singing in the choir until most recently, having
paused due to the pandemic. Interestingly, Lelah’s paternal grandparents are buried here in our cemetery.
Lelah loves this church, and she looks forward to continuing to serve All Saints’ as a member of the Vestry.Vestry Candidates (continued)
Robert Negron
Robert was born to Puerto Rican parents in Perth Amboy, NJ. He moved to Florida in January
2015 to begin a new and happy life in recovery. Robert first visited All Saint's Episcopal church
on Easter 2015 and fell in love with the beauty of it inside. So, he came back again and again.
One day Father Frisby took Robert aside and said, “You should be more involved here.” So, he
joined as an usher first, then the Altar Guild with guidance from Joyce Menard. After his brother
Richard's untimely passing in Puerto Rico, the congregation showed so much compassion that it
made him realize this church is his home. Robert was received in January 2018. His passions are his faith, his
family, his friends and film.
Tom Sinagra
As a child Tom’s family were Christmas and Easter Catholics. Not too much church
involvement. At 30 years of age, Tom moved to Florida where he decided he wanted to get more
involved with God. He started going to the Catholic church; the church was big with lots of
people. Not really what he wanted. Tom felt he needed to help do something that he would get
some enjoyment out of. So, he became a big brother to a fatherless kid. On his birthday Tom
asked him what he would like. He said he would like for Tom to go to church with him where he
was an acolyte. That was his first step into All Saints’ 30 years ago. Tom has previously served on the Vestry
(2011-2014). He has worked with several junior wardens to do repairs around the complex. He has helped on
fairs several dinners, Bingo, and was a member of the mens club for years. Tom was married at All Saints’ 21
years ago, and still loves this small little church and the people as much as he did the first day he walked in. Tom
would enjoy being a Vestry member again.
Raymond Sirkle
Ray was born in Martin County....Kentucky that is, but has been in this Martin County since
2006.
As an adopted Episcopalian, he has been attending All Saints’ since 2008, and was confirmed
here in 2011.
His main claim to fame is being Addison’s grandfather. He and his wife, Sharyn, were blessed when she came to
them in 2010, and they feel blessed again to have this church family in their lives.
The family has been involved in several aspects of All Saints’ such as the thrift shop, repairing Coffey Hall, serv-
ing at the High Tea, the Holly Fair and being ushers.
Ray would be honored to serve on the Vestry and looks forward to working with Father Tony and the other
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