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Brief Notes

   | News, Congregational News | March 01, 2014



Births

Bloom, Jonah Stephen, Oct. 7, to Nick and Theresa Bloom. Grandparents are Tony and Natalie Gazo of Trinity (Beltsville, Md.) RPC. (Eastvale [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Borg, Mabel Margaret, Dec. 3, to Kyle and Rachel Borg. Joins sisters Evie, Aleta, and brother Judah. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Brace, Justinian Bear, Jan. 1, to Paul and Jennifer Brace. Joins sisters Katie, Selah, and Shiloh, and brothers Titus, Athanasius and Maximus. (Hazleton Area, Pa., RPC)

Duke, Daisy Ann Laura, Nov. 18, to Jonny and Sara Duke. She joins sisters Autumn and Ava Lynn and brothers John, Jeremy, and Case. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Dumalski, Robin Aleksander, Oct. 29, to Mark and Alison Dumalski. (Ottawa, Ont., RPC)

Noll, Linde Anders, Mar. 1, 2013, to Bryan and Meaghen Noll. Joins sisters Zetta and Darby and brothers Grady and Merrick. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Ritchie, David Scott, May 27, to John and Rachel Ritchie. Joins sister Hannah. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Schneider, Deborah Anna, June 9, to Bryan and Olivia Schneider. (Eastvale [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Takiura, Sana, Jan. 9, to Kihei and Amelia (Ward) Takiura, in Najio-Akasaka, Japan. Joins brother, Kanta. Grandparents are Pastor Shigeru and Masako (d.) Takiura of Okamoto-Keiyaku, Japan, and Harry and Mary Jane (Spear) Ward, of Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee, Kan., RPC)

Tweed, Kael Renwick, Sept. 19, to James and Jill Tweed. Joins sisters Elaina, Emma and Lydia, and brothers Knox, Boyd and R.B. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Baptisms

Bloom, Jonah Stephen, son of Nick and Theresa Bloom, Dec. 15, by Pastor Micah Ramsey. (Eastvale [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC

Borg, Mabel Margaret, daughter of Kyle and Rachel Borg, Jan. 19, by Pastor John Tweed. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Brace, Justinian Bear, son of Paul and Jennifer Brace, Jan. 2, by Rev. William Chellis. (Hazleton Area, Pa., RPC)

Cutcliff, Lillian Paige, daughter of Tiffany and Brian Cutcliff, Dec. 1. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Duke, Daisy Ann Laura, daughter of Jonny and Sara Duke, Dec. 1. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Magnuson, Julia Keese, daughter of Greg and Laura Magnuson, Jan. 2. Grandparents are Terry and Debbie Magnuson and Jeff and Catherine Platt. (Second [Indianapolis, Ind.] RPC)

Noll, Linde Anders, daughter of Bryan and Meaghen Noll, Dec. 8, by Pastor Kyle Borg. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)   Parker, Kellyn Beza, daughter of Matt and Jocelyn Parker, May 12, by Pastor Shane Sapp. (Westminster, Colo., RPC)

Prince, Fiona, daughter of Nathan and Elaine Prince, May 5, by Pastor Richard Ganz. (Ottawa, Ont., RPC)

Ritchie, David Scot, son of John and Rachel Ritchie, Sept. 29, by Pastor John Tweed. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Schneider, Deborah Anna, daughter of Bryan and Olivia Schneider, June 16, by Pastor Micah Ramsey. (Eastvale [Beaver Falls, Pa.] RPC)

Tweed, Kael Renwick, son of James and Jill Tweed, Dec. 8, by Pastor Kyle Borg. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

White, Abigail Jordan Campbell, daughter of Eric and Samantha White, July 14, by Pastor Richard Ganz. (Ottawa, Ont., RPC)

Graduations

Finley, Matthew, from Kansas State University on May 18. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

McFarland, Emily, from Dordt College in Iowa on May 10. She is attending Mount Mary College in Wisconsin for an M.A. in art therapy. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Wallace, Erin, from Jefferson County North High School on May 18. Erin is attending Kansas State University and majoring in pre-nursing. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Marriages

Beckhusen, Kyle, and Lyon, Molly, June 1, at the Winchester RP Church. Parents are Gerard and Karen Beckhusen (Messiah’s [Clay, N.Y.] RPC) and Robert and Rita Lyon of Winchester. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Olson, Steven, and McFarland, Emily, July 5, at the Winchester RP Church. Parents are Doug and Sue Olson of Wisconsin and Rick and Ruth McFarland of Winchester. (Winchester, Kan., RPC).

Wallace, Andrew, and Rylander, Samantha, Sept. 21, in Waco, Tex. Parents are Joan Wallace of Winchester and Mark Rylander and Terri Davis of Texas. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Jordan, Chris, and McFarland, Jordan, Oct. 19, in Wichita, Kan. Parents are Dr. Charles and Lisa Jordan of Wichita and Rick and Ruth McFarland of Winchester. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)

Eligible to Receive Call

Kok, Daniel, received as a minister in good standing from the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA). Daniel was interviewed and examined by St. Lawrence Presbytery on Oct. 7 and received by its ad interim commission.

Deaths

Fields, Webster, 88, Dec. 20, 2013. Web was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Lisbon, N.Y. He served as an elder in the Lisbon RPC for 44 years before moving to Winchester, where he lived the last three years of his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna, and is survived by his children, Paul (Kim), Jane, and Ruth (Rick) McFarland; and four grandchildren. (Winchester, Kan., RPC)