
TEAM MINISTRIES
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT, EPISCOPAL
(revised March 2008)
ADMINISTRATION TEAMS:
COMMUNICATION: Betty Swantner 350-5250, 572-3507 swanchez1@att.net
Bulletin Boards: Linda Anderson
Marketing:
Newsletter: Nery Buenrostro, Riley Cromwell
Office Helpers: Mary Anita Johnson, Estella Perez, Rae Fourt
Parish Staff: Fr. Aguilar, Fr. Cespedes, Nery Buenrostro, Jack Fullerton,
Marilyn White, Jeff Figueroa, Imelda Gunnoe, Letty Mandujano, Norma Lee Browning, Juanita Gonzalez
Web Page: Bob Robey
LONG-RANGE IMPLEMENTATION:
North Brownsville: Daniel Rentfro, Jr.
Elizabeth Street: Nick Mitchell-Bennett
WORSHIP TEAMS:
Acolytes: Florence Ayma, Leslie Ray, Olivia Reed
Altar Guild: Lenora Rentfro, Teresa Hoskins
Layreaders / Eucharistic Ministers: Kay Williamson
Music: Jeff Figueroa
Prayer Partners: Pam Armstrong, Margaret Bergen
Ushers: John Williamson
Weekly Services:
Wednesday 5:30 Holy Eucharist Rite II
Thursday 9:30 Holy Eucharist Rite I
Sunday 7:30 Holy Eucharist Rite I
8:30 Santa Eucaristia Rito II
9:30 Sunday School for Adults & Children
10:45 Holy Eucharist Rite II
DISCIPLESHIP TEAMS:
ADULT SPIRITUAL FORMATION: Andy Hanen / Diane Dillard 546-1617 /
346-3001 - dddillard@rgv.rr.com
Library: Edie Anderson, Craig Ginn, Laurie Ray
Sunday School: Fr. Leonardo Cespedes (Spanish)
Andy Hanen, Diane Dillard Sunday 9:30-10:30
CHRISTIAN FORMATION: Deborah Salazar 350-2416 dsalazar8@rgv.rr.com
Maria Fletcher 350-2416 ms2056@rgv.rr.com
Childrens Ministry:
Childrens Choir: Martha Warburton, Ellen Sovkoplas Sunday 10:20-11:00
Nursery: Barbara Rodriguez Sunday (birth 3 yr.)
Sunday School Teachers: Sunday 9:30-10:30
Godly Play 4K-2nd Gale Armstrong, Christine Reed
3rd-5th Heidi Wild, Barbara Rodriguez
Youth Ministry: Nick & Lisa Mitchell-Bennett 541-4993
nmitchell@cdcb.org / lisa.mitchell-bennett@utb.edu
Acolytes: Florence Ayma
Sunday School Teachers: Sunday 9:30-10:30
Middle School Deborah Salazar, Victor Gonzalez
High School Nick & Lisa Mitchell-Bennett
EVANGELISM:
Coffee in the Courtyard: Jack Fullerton
Come & See Class: Fr. Richard Aguilar for those new to the Episcopal Church
Gardening: Edie Anderson
Greeters: Betty Swantner
Newcomer Follow-up:
Small Groups:
Advent Book Club: Daniel Rentfro Jr. 2nd Sunday 6:00 Guild Room (reads &
discusses books of the month)
Cascarones: Ellen Sovkoplas 550-9077 Thursday 10:00-11:30
Crafters in Christ: Janet Aguilar 350-3356 every other Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Daughters of the King: Betty Swantner 572-3507 2nd & 4th Sunday of each
month 8:30-9:30 (commit to daily prayer for the community)
Bible Study: Dan & Linda Anderson 541-0224 Tuesday evenings 6:30 at Ellen
Gerbs home, 114 Fireside
FOOD & FELLOWSHIP: Betty Swantner
Advent Breakfast: Maria Fletcher last Sunday of each month
Bishop / Confirmation Receptions:
Christmas Party:
Episcopal Day School Sundays: EDS Board Members
Maundy Thursday Agape: Patrick & Dawna Hammes
Rally Day: Maria Fletcher, Deborah Salazar, Glenda Heaner, Kay Williamson
Thanksgiving Day Lunch: John & Kay Williamson
Youth Sunday: Nick & Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, Kay Williamson
PARISH CARE:
Altar Flowers Delivery: Carolyn Parker 542-3845
Caring Connections:
Columbarium:
Funeral Reception: Laura Partridge, Carolyn Parker
Home Eucharistic Ministers: Ford Lockett / Dan Anderson Take communion to
shut- in parishioners after church on Sunday
OUTREACH TEAM:
Coordinator: Nick Mitchell-Bennett
541-4993 / nmitchell@cdcb.org
Church Door Food Ministry: Nery Vail 544-1839
La Iglesia Anglicana La Ascension en Matamoros: Father Serge Villalobos
La Posada: Robert Swantner 541-2041 1st Tuesday 4:30-6:30 Good Neighbor
Settlement Home (soup kitchen feeds the hungry)
Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC): Bob Robey 838-5783 Helping churches help people
Missions: Kim Cromack 542-4852 / Carol Reed 548-1785 (Southeast Mexico & Cuernavaca)
Ellen Sovkoplas 550-9077 (Honduras)
PASS (Parents Advocating Student Success) Blanca Marquez
United Thank Offering (UTO): Cheryl Taylor
STEWARDSHIP TEAMS:
Annual: Wardens and Vestry
Capital: Elizabeth Street and North Brownsville Teams
Legacy: Wardens and Vestry
Missionary: Kim Cromack, Carol Reed