LOOKING FOR A Guest preacher OR sPEAKER?
*Our Executive Director, the Rev. Tom Goodhue, has some Sundays available for guest preaching this winter. You can
reach him at tomgoodhue@optonline.net or 516-565-0290, ext. 206.
*LICC chaplain
Nancy Schaffer, who is ordained in the United Church of Christ, is available for guest preaching. Call 631-586-9667.
*The Rev. Lawrence W. Swensen, one of the LICC’s chaplains, is available
for guest preaching. You can reach him at 516-794-4505.
*Chaplain
Wally Merna, the manager of our Freeport food pantry, is licensed to preach in the United Church of Christ. You can reach
him at 516-458-1360 or chaplainwally@gmail.com. He also would be happy to speak to service clubs or other community organizations.
*Timothy Denton, our Finance Director, is available occasionally to speak about the ministry of
the LICC. You can reach him at licc@optonline.net.
*The Rev. Dr. Cecily Broderick y Guerra, Vice-President for Pastoral Care of Episcopal Health Services
and a member of the LICC Pastoral Care Committee is available for guest preaching. She can be reached at 718-869-7835 or
cbroderi@ehs.org.
*The Rev. David L. Tucker, a retired United Church of Christ pastor who lives in Mineola, is available for
pulpit supply and interim work. You can reach him at 516-750-8355 or dltgap@optonline.net.
*The Rev. Yuri Ando, who is ordained in the United Methodist Church and trained in Gestalt Pastoral Care, is available
for pulpit supply in Suffolk and occasionally in Nassau. Please call her at 631-744-4836 or email
at ymando@optonline.net.
*Pastor Emilce Erato of Iglesia Luterana de la Resurrection in Uniondale, is available for guest preaching on Sunday
mornings or other times that do not conflict with her worship service on Sunday at 1:00. She is ordained to ministry of Word
and Sacrament in the ELCA and can preach or celebrate communion in Spanish as well as English. You can reach her at 516-770-2494.
*The
Rev. Elsa Callender, a United Church of Christ clergywoman, is available for guest and supply preaching. You can reach
her at 917-836-8524.
*Bob MacMillan, an attorney who founded the Long Island Housing Partnership, chaired the Panama Canal Commission,
and served as a trustee of the American Medical Association, is available for guest speaking on the future of healthcare
and other topics. He also has preached on Laity Sunday about his ministry as a layperson.
You can reach him at 516-610-1000.
*Kathy Burton, the Church World Service associate director for Long Island,
is available for guest-speaking and preaching. She also would be glad to report to denominational meetings on the work that
CWS is doing. You can reach her at 860-598-9194, 888-297-2767, or kburton@churchworldservice.org.
*Sister Camille D'Arienzo, RSM, who has done extensive
prison ministry with death-row inmates, is available for speaking and preaching. You can reach her at cherilife@aol.com or 718-366-0966.
*Sue Terry is a graduate of New Brunswick Seminary and is a licensed preacher in the
United Church of Christ (and can celebrate communion in Suffolk County). She can be reached at gterrys@aol.com or 631-751-1170.
*Tom Lyons, a member
of Mt. Sinai Congregational Church (UCC) who is active in the Heifer Project, would be happy to speak or preach in local
churches. He can be reached a 631-928-4317 or lyonheifer@aol.com.
*Imam Khalid Lateef is available for guest preaching and for lectures
on topics such as
1. The difference between Farakhan's Nation of Islam and the religion of Al-Islam.
2. The need for
Muslims to support vs. "tolerate" the religious beliefs of others.
3.
The effects of Racialism on Islam and the Human Family.
4. The United State's diversity as the best
example and hope for the Human Family.
5. The divisive effects of the narrow promotion of religious
dogma, with claims of exclusivity.
6. The influence of traditions, culture and nationalism
on the way people practice "Islam".
7. The practice of "Islam" with a
focus on "academics" (learning to speak Arabic, memorizing volumes of Hadith, etc.) vs. character development (practicing
the "do's and don'ts" from the Holy Quran). You can reach him at 631-586-0875 (h), or kslateef@aol.com.
*Rabbi Moses Birnbaum of the Jewish Center in Kew Gardens Hills is the former interreligious chair for the Long
Island Chapter of the American Jewish Committee and a past president of the LI Board of Rabbis. He would
be glad to guest-preach in churches and other houses of worship. You can reach him at 718-263-6500,
516-622-6385, 516-768-6665, or ramab18@yahoo.com.
*Kirby Einhorn from Long Island Wins, a communications and education campaign focused on immigration
issues on Long Island, would be glad to speak in local congregations about how to solve problems created by our failed
national immigration laws and how to prevent hate crimes in our communities. You can contact her at kirbyliw@gmail.com or visit www.longislandwins.com.
*The Rev. Max B. Surjadinata, who has served UCC congregations
on Long Island and now lives in Manhattan, would be glad to speak about his experiences in Israel and Palestine with the
Ecumenical Accompaniment Program of the World Council of Churches. He can be reached at 212-222-1899, srjdnt@aol.com, or mbsur@yahoo.com.
*Stephen Langdon, an Advanced Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church, is available
for guest-preaching in Nassau. You can reach him at 516-507-0935.
*The Rev. Stefanie Regis is
available for guest preaching. You can reach her at 516-520-9292 or seviregis@msn.com.
*The
Rev. Patricia Sealy, a graduate of New Brunswick Theological Seminary who is ordained in the Elim International Church,
is available for guest preaching. You can reach her at patsealy@verizon.net
or manna0504@verizon.net.
*Darrell W. Pone, MD, a member of the Congregational Church of South Hempstead and
author of We've Come This Far By Faith; Dr Pone's Ten Keys to Success is available
for guest speaking about overcoming cerebral palsy. You can reach him at 516-647
2477.