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Annual Meeting - Wednesday, June 4th, 2008The Annual Meeting of the Somerset Chaplaincy to the Elderly was held Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at The Arbor Glen Conference Center. At the business meeting two changes to the by-laws were presented and adopted. Nominations for Chaplaincy Board membership were presented and the nominees were elected. Peggy Schantz who has filled two terms on the board was thanked for her service and presented with a plant by President Rev. Ann Holt. Rev. Marge Forsythe was also thanked for her servie and presented with a plant. After the business meeting, Catherine Haller-Franco CEO of the Holly Center at Arbor Glen presented a program on working with Alzheimer's residents and led a tour of the Holly Center. The tour was followed by a lunch provided by Arbor Glen, and those present had a chance to chat and share ideas about the Chaplaincy's work.
Chaplaincy Board members preparing Annual Meeting mailing
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Rev. Susan Joseph Rack Appointed Newest Chaplin
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Rev. Ann C. Holt Elected New Chaplaincy Board PresidentAt its November 7, 2007 meeting, the Chaplaincy Board of Directors unanimously elected Rev. Ann C. Holt president of the Board. Ann, an Episcopal priest, is a graduate of Princeton Seminary and was ordained in 1981. She served as Rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Alexandria Township, NJ from 1982 until her retirement in 1999. Since that time, she has been an Associate of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Gladstone, NJ and, most recently, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Flemington. From 1981 to 1995, Ann also served as a chaplain at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center for the Somerset Chaplaincy to the Elderly. She continues to conduct worship services in several of the area’s nursing facilities and is a member of the Hunterdon County Nursing Home Regional Ethics Committee. She and her husband of 50 years, John, live in Clinton , NJ. They have 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and two black cats.
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Rev. Susan Joseph Rack will rejoin the Chaplaincy replacing Rev. Greg Hotchkiss who recently resigned. She will be working at the Bridgeway Senior Healthcare location and at the Margaret McLaughlin McCarrick Care Center. Rev. Joseph Rack has had a long attachment to the Chaplaincy and was it's President until the middle of 2007. She is currently the pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Martinsville, NJ.