Summer Pledges

Ah, Summer! Lazy days, swimming pools, lemonade, family vacations, church pledges.  Ok, well maybe most of you wouldn’t automatically include that last item on the list of summer joys, but it belongs there nevertheless.  Even in summer, the church bills keep coming: water, electricity, telephone, insurance, sanitation, mortgage and more. Pledges are a promise of regular support from the congregation and the yearly church budget is based on these promises.  Please fulfill your promise to St. Philip’s by sending in your pledge each month, even the summer months, and by catching up on your pledges if you have fallen behind.

The bills continue to come at the same time every month without fail and the constancy of your pledges keeps the lights on.  Thank you very much for your support of the church we all  use and love.

Stephanie Dodds, graduating from Scotts Valley High, will be attending West Chester University in Pennsylvania.  She’s very excited about continuing her soccer experiences at this NCAA Division II University.  She is also interested in general studies that will lead either to a major in International Studies or Psychology.  You can read about her role on her new soccer team at:

wcupagoldenrams.olinesports.com/
news_soccer_w.php?news_id=1869.

Simon Evans, graduating from Bellermine High School, San Jose, will be attending University of California at Los Angeles in the fall.  During the summer he will be traveling to Guatamala with his school to do ministry building houses and helping people in need.

Claire Potts, graduating from Scotts Valley High, has applied to Marietta Bible College in San Diego County, California.  She may delay going there for a year and attend Cabrillo College as she continues to discern her academic studies.  Claire continues to enjoy her job at Scarborough Garden Shop and working with young children at Calvary Chapel, Santa Cruz.

Mike Powers, graduating from Santa Cruz High, is working two jobs, one at the Boardwalk in technical services and the other at O’Neil’s Surf Shop.

Stephen Sanguinetti, graduating from Scotts Valley High, looks forward to spending part of his summer in Switzerland with his family, and has applied for a special college scholarship awarded only to Swiss citizens.  He will be attending Cabrillo College in the fall where he will concentrate on completing his general education courses prior to transferring to a 4 year university.

Sarah Yabroff has graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in German and socio-cultural linguistics. She is doing translation work, staying with Martin and Eve in Gig Harbor for a few weeks, and then plans to move to Washington DC to continue work in translations, live initially with Alex (who is on staff at Georgetown University in the Office of the President), and eventually go to graduate school.

Rebecca Blessing, graduating from St. Olaf College, Minnesota, with a double major, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Fine Arts with a concentration in Theatre.  Her Honors Thesis was on the topic: How to Teach Middle School Mathematics Using Fine Arts.  Becky was a member of numerous choirs, including the world famous St. Olaf Choir, and the Ball Room Dance Performance Club.  After working this summer as Program Director of Camps at Bishop’s Ranch with the Episcopal Diocese of California, Becky plans to move to Scotts Valley for a year of substitute teaching and local theatre and dance while she applies to graduate schools.  We look forward to having her share her love of music and children with St. Philip’s.