TIPS FOR CONTACTING A LAY WORSHIP LEADER OR SUPPLY PASTOR+  

-Make contact as far in advance as possible. 

-Provide your worship supply with the following information: 
    -  Location of your worship site – good, clear directions or a map
    -  Times of services
    -  Information about your liturgy: setting used, hymns chosen, any important changes,            any  special events for the day, if an assisting minister, lector or other worship
        leaders will take part, special prayer requests, etc.
    -  If there are any additional responsibilities before services, during Christian Education hour, or after the morning services are concluded.

-Whenever possible, provide a worship bulletin or folder before Sunday morning.

-Make arrangements for the church building to be open and have someone available to      greet the worship leader.

-If cancellation of service(s) is possible due to weather or other emergency, please notify the worship leader as soon as possible.

-Please compensate your worship supply leader according to synod guidelines:


    As of July 1,2015 the new rate is as follows:

*$125 for 1 service, $25 for each additional service occurring on the same day

*$125 per service occurring on different days or overnight accommodations and breakfast

EXAMPLE 1: Saturday evening service = $125; Sunday morning service = $125 or

EXAMPLE 2: Saturday evening & Sunday morning = $150 plus overnight accommodations and breakfast

Mileage reimbursement announced by the IRS starting January 1, 2022 will be (58.5 cents per mile) This rate changes every year, please double check the IRS website for current rates. WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final 6 months of 2022. Taxpayers may use the optional standard mileage rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and certain other purposes.

For the final 6 months of 2022, the standard mileage rate for business travel will be 62.5 cents per mile, up 4 cents from the rate effective at the start of the year. 

Lay Worship Leaders - may NOT preside at Holy Communion*

*The persons listed below have not been authorized to preside at Holy Communion or distribute the sacrament.

Randall Britton

Schedule full

​27 Franklin Street
Warren, PA 16365
Home: 814.726.3470
ranbrit@hotmail.com

Chris Curran

schedule full

804 Fox St.
Franklin, PA 16323
814-673-4123
ccurran@pa.rr.com

Scott Clontz

Limited in winter

​Brookville, PA   
(C) 814.771.0460

​ sclontz1776@gmail.com

Vicki Drake

Prefer jefferson cluster

115 Old Route 36
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
(H)814.938.3505
(C)814.952.1894
   vickiddrake@gmail.com

Joyce Frenz

schedule full

​835 Liberty Ave
Franklin PA 16323
(C) 724.699.0861 call/text

Ken Heer

SCHEDULE FULL

467 Main Street
Brookville, Pa 15825
 
(H) 814.849.4452 
(C) 814.215.1438

​jakmrpa@comcast.net

Jacque Holmberg

open

4727 Oakland St.
Erie, PA 16509
(C) 814.490.4470
jholmberg@roadrunner.com

John Kearns

schedule full

​109 Congress St
Bradford PA 16701
(C) 814.366.1921
cmpsr88keys1964@gmail.com

Kelly Lemmon

Jefferson/Indiana

 Jefferson/Indiana
​Clarion/Armstrong Only 
​(C)814 249 1051

klspja71@icloud.com 

Shelby Lemmon

50 miles around marion center in winter months

3585 Deckers Point Rd
Marion Center, PA  15759
 
(H) 724.254.4989
(c) 724.464.9148
 
s_lemmon1@verizon.net

Pat Melpolder

Erie County ONLY in WINTER MONTHS

4485 Phyllis Drive
Erie, PA 16510
(H) 814.825.4325 
or 814-397-5046

pmelpolder@yahoo.com

Jane Miller

LIMITED AVAILABIlTY

3132 Dairy Rd.
Mayport, PA 16240
(H)814.856.2766 
(C)814.525.3260 (cell)
jcm15@windstream.net

Cathi Newara

schedule full

4853 Village Circle East
North East, PA  16428
(C)814.440.5714
​
cathinewara@gmail.com

David Olson

within 2Hr drive from Erie

​12033 Stoker Rd. 
Girard, PA 16417 
814.922.3319 
​
drolson11@gmail.com

Kim Raybuck

UNAVAILABLE until further notice

75 B and N Lane,
Emlenton, PA 16373-5801
(C)814.229.2468

karaybuck@hotmail.com

Ursula Rosenwie

mckean/potter counties only

58 Dunbar Road
Port Allegany PA 16743
(C) 814.558.4301

​Umr427@gmail.com

Kevin Schafer

open

3119 Squab Hollow Road
Kersey, PA 15846
814-772-0256
​
squabhunter@yahoo.com

Micheal Snider

within 2hrs or less of erie

4714 Koehler Rd,
​Erie, PA 16510.  
​
​
michael.k.snider@gmail.com

Ron Tomko

Crawford/mercer only during winter months

1430 Skyline Drive 
Hermitage, PA 16148 
(H)724.962.9340
(C)724.866.5396
​
rktomko1@roadrunner.com

Ed Whitbred

limited availability

5353 Woodland Hills Circle
Erie, PA 16509 
814-866-6552 

ejwhitbred@verizon.net

Greg Zimmerman

5150 La Rae Dr.,
​ Erie, Pa 16506
(C) 814.440.8239
​
 gpz22@yahoo.com

Brenda Zock

nov-april
​warren only

26 Glade Ave
Warren PA 16365
(H) 814.723.9206
(C) 814.730.3803
​
BLZock@verizon.net

Ordained Clergy - preside at Holy Communion

Rev. Dennis Blauser

Episcopal Priest

215 Dermond Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
724.699.3747
​
DennisBlauser@gmail.com

Chaplain Barry Davis

Methodist Elder
Greater Erie Area only

(p) 814.602.6753

tlcd4568@gmail.com

Rev. Doug Dyson

UMC

Willing to travel across Synod

pastordougdyson@gmail.com

Rev. Andrew Edwards

retired

​​6752 Alan Lane
Fairview, PA 16415
(c) 814.474.4570

parevedwards@gmail.com

Rev. Randall Frenz

835 Liberty Street
Franklin, PA 16323
(p) 724.699-3100
​
pastorfrenz@gmail.com​

Rev. Deborah Jacobson

OPEN

353 Aaron Drive
Clarion PA 16214
(C) 814.229.4610

debjake7755@gmail.com
​

Rev. Kristina Jensen

On Leave from Call

830 Weschler Ave
Erie, PA 16502
(c) 724.290.9988

pastorkristina@gmail.com

Rev. Ralph Mineo

Retired- Erie in winter, open to travel in summer

​3770 Harbor Ridge Trail
Erie, PA 16510-5956
419-581-1837

ralphmineo@gmail.com

Rev. Larry Scofield

TEC- Full TimE Interim

24 W. Frederick St.
Corry, PA  16407
(p) 814.462.4444

larry.scofield@yahoo.com

Rev. Jim Seeley

Weather dependent travel

(c) 724.992.0555
jmsee@zoominternet.net

Rev. Arlon Stubbe

Avail June 1-sept 1

3530 Mt. Hickory Blvd.
Hermitage, PA 16148
​
a-bear@roadrunner.com

Rev. Gail Zackrison

RETIRED

5480 Harold Drive
Edinboro, PA 16412-5831
(p) 814.734.5831

ghzack1@gmail.com