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, 2024 will be (67 cents per mile) This rate changes every year, please double check the IRS website for current rates.

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
[email protected]

Chris Curran

schedule full

804 Fox St.
Franklin, PA 16323
814-673-4123
[email protected]

Scott Clontz

Limited in winter

​Brookville, PA   
(C) 814.771.0460

​ [email protected]

Barb Dennison

Open

[email protected]

Vicki Drake

Prefer jefferson cluster

115 Old Route 36
Punxsutawney, PA 15767
(H)814.938.3505
(C)814.952.1894
   [email protected]

Joyce Frenz

AVAILABLE

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

Tim Hartnett

Summer Months

[email protected]

Ken Heer

SCHEDULE FULL

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

​[email protected]

Jacque Holmberg

open

4727 Oakland St.
Erie, PA 16509
(C) 814.490.4470
[email protected]

John Kearns

schedule full

​109 Congress St
Bradford PA 16701
(C) 814.366.1921
[email protected]

Jean Knapp

Open

​[email protected]

Kelly Lemmon

Jefferson/Indiana

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

[email protected] 

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
 
[email protected]

Pat Melpolder

Erie County ONLY in WINTER MONTHS

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

[email protected]

Jane Miller

LIMITED AVAILABIlTY

3132 Dairy Rd.
Mayport, PA 16240
(H)814.856.2766 
(C)814.525.3260 (cell)
[email protected]

Cathi Newara

schedule full

4853 Village Circle East
North East, PA  16428
(C)814.440.5714
​
[email protected]

David Olson

within 2Hr drive from Erie

​12033 Stoker Rd. 
Girard, PA 16417 
814.922.3319 
​
[email protected]

Kim Raybuck

UNAVAILABLE until further notice

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

[email protected]

Ursula Rosenwie

mckean/potter counties only

58 Dunbar Road
Port Allegany PA 16743
(C) 814.558.4301

​[email protected]

Kevin Schafer

open

3119 Squab Hollow Road
Kersey, PA 15846
814-772-0256
​
[email protected]

Susan Slote

OPEN

[email protected]

Micheal Snider

within 2hrs or less of erie

4714 Koehler Rd,
​Erie, PA 16510.  
​
​
[email protected]

Ron Tomko

Crawford/mercer only during winter months

1430 Skyline Drive 
Hermitage, PA 16148 
(H)724.962.9340
(C)724.866.5396
​
[email protected]

Ed Whitbred

limited availability

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

[email protected]

Greg Zimmerman

UNAVAILABLE

5150 La Rae Dr.,
​ Erie, Pa 16506
(C) 814.440.8239
​
 [email protected]

Brenda Zock

SCHEDULE FULL

26 Glade Ave
Warren PA 16365
(H) 814.723.9206
(C) 814.730.3803
​
[email protected]

Jonathan Troup

OPEN

624 Oak St.
Indiana, PA 15701
(C) 276-385-5425
​
[email protected]

Sandy Throop

TBA

814-602-2149
[email protected]

Ordained Clergy - preside at Holy Communion

Rev. Dennis Blauser

Episcopal Priest

215 Dermond Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
724.699.3747
​
[email protected]

Chaplain Barry Davis

Methodist Elder
Greater Erie Area only

(p) 814.602.6753

[email protected]

Rev. Mark Fischer

retired/Unavailable

(C) 814.720.1612
Erie Area Emergencies ONLY​
[email protected]

Rev. Alison Leitzel

RETIRED

4568 Budd Dr.
Erie, PA 16506
(C) ​716-499-1120 

[email protected]

Rev. Ralph Mineo

Retired- Erie in winter, open to travel in summer

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

[email protected]om

Rev. Larry Scofield

TEC- Full TimE Interim

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

[email protected]

Rev. Jim Seeley

Weather dependent travel

(c) 724.992.0555
[email protected]

Rev. Arlon Stubbe

Avail June 1-sept 1

3530 Mt. Hickory Blvd.
Hermitage, PA 16148
​
[email protected]

Rev. Gail Zackrison

RETIRED

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

[email protected]