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Sunshine CathedralThe Largest Progressive Queer Church in the World

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Today’s ThemePraise the Lord Anyway

Sunday, July 5th, 20202020 Year of Spiritual Growth

2 Sunshine Cathedral is a different kind of church where the past is past and the future has infinite possibilities.

Sunshine Cathedral Sunday MorningA Positive Worship Experience

America's Queer Church for AllService of Gathering

WelcomeRev Dr Durrell Watkins & Rev Dr Robert Griffin

AnnouncementsRev Dr Durrell Watkins

Please rise as you are able. Opening Affirmation

Sunshine Cathedral is a different kind of church where the past is past and the future has infinite possibilities.

Service of Praise

Day of Hope and Day of Glory!

Day of hope and day of glory! After slavery and woe,comes the dawn of human freedom, and the light shall grow and grow, until every man and woman equal liberty shall know.In freedom marching on!

Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!Glory, glory hallelujah!

In freedom marching on! Not for self, but larger service, has our cry for freedom grown;there is crime, disease, and warfare as we face the world alone. In the name of love we're rising now to serve and save our own. Together marching on!

Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!Glory, glory hallelujah!

In freedom marching on! We will help to make a pruning hook of ev'ry out-grown sword.We will help to knit the nations in continuing accord. In humanity made perfect ev'ry freedom is restored, As peace comes marching on!

Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!Glory, glory hallelujah!

In freedom marching on!

The Call to Worship

This is the day our God has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Opening PrayerRev Dr Durrell Watkins

Minister: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy Names. Amen.

Chorus Response

Surely the presence of our God is in this place; I can feel Her mighty power and His grace.I can hear the brush of angel wings, I see glory on each face; surely the presence of our God is in this place.

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Service of ProclamationA reading from the drama of Job (1.1-2, 6-12)

Rev Dr Durrell Watkins There was a man named Job who lived in the country of Uz.

He was a good, honest man. He respected God and refused to do evil. Job had seven sons and three daughters. [And he was very wealthy]. One day the angels came to meet with the LORD. Even “the Accuser” (the satan) was there with them. The LORD said to the satan, “Where have you been?” The satan answered the LORD, “I have been roaming around the earth, going from place to place.” Then the LORD replied, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him. He is a good, faithful man. He…refuses to do evil.” The satan answered, “But Job has a good reason to respect you. You always protect him, his family, and everything he has. You have blessed him and made him successful in everything he does. He is very wealthy. But if you were to destroy everything he has, I promise you that he would curse you.” The LORD said to the satan, “All right, do whatever you want with anything that he has, but don’t hurt Job himself.” The satan then left the meeting

In these human words, God’s voice is heard. Thanks be to God.

Please rise as you are able.

ResponseMy LIfe Is In Thee

My life is in you, O omnipresent One.My life is in you, O omnipresent one.

Fountain of life you are, springing within each heart, No life from you apart, O goodness divine!

The story continues (Job 1.13-22) One day Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking

wine at the oldest brother’s house. A messenger came to Job and said, “We were plowing the fields when some Sabeans attacked us! They killed the other servants. I am the only one who escaped to come and tell you the news!” That messenger was still speaking when another one came in and said, “A bolt of lightning struck your sheep and servants and burned them up. I am the only one who escaped to come and tell you the news!” That messenger was still speaking when another one came in and said, “The Chaldeans sent out three raiding parties that attacked us and took the camels! They killed the other servants. I am the only one who escaped to come and tell you the news!” That messenger was still speaking when another one came in and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking together. A strong wind suddenly came in from across the desert and blew the house down. It fell on your sons and daughters, and they are all dead. I am the only one who escaped to come and tell you the news!” When Job heard this, he got up, tore his clothes, and shaved his head to show his sadness. Then he fell to the ground to bow down before God and said, “When I was born into this world, I was naked and had nothing. When I die and leave this world, I will be naked and have nothing. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. Praise the name of the LORD!” Job did not accuse God of doing anything wrong.

In these human words, God’s voice is heard. Thanks be to God.

PrayerRev Margarita Rodriguez

Dear God, we don’t always understand when pain strikes, but we dare to trust that hope will sustain us, that there remains something for which to be grateful, and that your goodness is not diminished by the appearances of a difficult season. Amen.

Please be seated.

The Anthem Freedom By BeyoncePerformed By Tara Sperry

Homily Praise the Lord Anyway

Rev Dr Durrell Watkins, Senior Minister

Song of Response Light of God in Me Please rise as you are able.

Just as I am, I’m meant to beGod is my life eternally

And Love divine embraces meO Light of God in me…in me.

Just as I am, I’m whole and freeLove, hope and joy are all for me

And Truth affirms my dignityO Light of God in me…in me.

Just as I am, healed, prospered and blessedGrace frees me now from strife and stress

and I receive Life’s very bestO Light of God in me…in me.

Tune: Woodworth (“Just As I Am”)Words: ©2012, Durrell Watkins

Sign of Peace

I've Got the Music In Me

Ain't got no trouble in my life,No foolish dream to make me cry.I'm never frightened or worried,

I know I'll always get by.

I heat up, I cool downWhen something gets in my way I go round it.

Don't let life get me downGonna take life the way that I found it.

I got the music in me; I got the music in meI got the music in me; I got the music in meI got the music in me; I got the music in me

Feel funky, Feel good, Gonna tell yaI'm in the neighborhood

Gonna fly like a bird on the wingHold on to your hat honey

Sing, sing, sing, sing

Heat up, cool downI got words in my head so I say them

Don't let life get me downCatch a hold of my blues, just play them

I got the music in me; I got the music in meI got the music in me; I got the music in meI got the music in me; I got the music in me

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Service of SacramentsSacrament of Sharing (Tithes & Offerings)

Stewardship Thought“To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Offering PrayerWe give as giving unto God. May God bless every gift and every giver. Amen.

Offering Music Praise Be To YouWritten and Performed By Cheryl Barth

Doxology Rise as you are able.Alleluia alleluiaAlleluia alleluiaAlleluia alleluiaAlleluia alleluia

Sacrament of Hospitality

Eucharistic Intentions

We Remember

Jerry Schiebel 07/05/2005Carl Garnsey 07/05/2007Ed Bjorkman 07/05/2009Tim Henry 07/06/1995Walt Duym 07/06/2006

Shaun Teeling 07/07/1992Brent Sampson 07/07/1993Clyde Cornwell 07/07/2002Ted Herchick 07/08/1996Bill Vidal 07/10/1994

Holy Spirit, Source of Gladness

Let the peace which knows no measure, now in quickening showers descend, Bringing us the richest treasure we can wish or God can send. With a faith-filled affirmation, every fear we now release, rest upon this congregation, Spirit of untroubled peace!

A Moment of Silence

Prayer of PurposeMinister: Join me in our prayer of purpose.Congregation: May we follow Jesus, our great example, and thus love and serve others, seek justice, live in awareness of God’s omnipresence, and affirm the sacred value of all people. Amen.

IntercessionsMinister: Let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer. Minister: For our various needs and concerns,let us pray to our God; Congregation: God hear our prayer. Minister: For our loved ones and all who are on our hearts, let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer. Minister: For those on the Sunshine Cathedral prayer list, let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer. Minister: For practitioners of the medical sciences and healing arts and all whom they serve, let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer.

Minister: For those who have been marginalized, traumatized, or oppressed, let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer.

Rainbow Candle Lit Today

In Memory and Honor of all

Sunshine Cathedral Members and Friends Affected or Infected by

COVID-19

by The Sunshine Cathedral Staff

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Minister: (+) For the departed to Rest In Peace and rise in glory, let us pray to our God;Congregation: God hear our prayer. Minister: And with people all over the world we pray,Congregation: May peace prevail on earth. We offer these prayers in the name of all helpers of humanity and in the spirit of Jesus who taught us to pray as we now sing:

Model Prayer Creator which art in heaven, hallowed be thy names. Thy kin-dom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And leave us not in temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kin-dom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

Please be seated.The Lord’s Supper Rev Dr Robert Griffin

Invitation to Communion

These are the gifts of God for all the people of God.Thanks be to God.

Communion is Shared

Final Communion Song Heal Our Land

Heal our land, Spirit heal our land;Hear our cry and turn our nation back to you.

Lord, heal our land, hear us, O Lord, and heal our land;

Receive our prayer and heal our broken land.Receive our prayer and heal our broken land.

Heal our world, Spirit heal our world;Hear our cry and turn our nations back to you.

Lord, heal our world, hear us, O Lord, and heal our world;

Receive our prayer and heal our broken world.Receive our prayer and heal our broken world.

Prayer of ThanksgivingRev Margarita Rodriguez

Please rise as you are able.

The Prayer of Protection

The light of God surrounds us; the love of God enfolds us.The power of God protects us; the presence of God watches over us. Wherever we are, God is.

Benediction

Final Song Love Train

ComissioningOur worship has ended. Let our service begin! Thanks be to God!

Postlude Barbara Ramcharitar

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Sunshine Cathedral CCLI# 11274929

Sunshine Cathedral Food Pantry is open

Every Wednesday from 11AM – ?? or by appointment

No ID required. No income verification.

No questions. No judgment.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Rev. Anne954-462-2004 ext. 208

To make a donation to the Sunshine Cathedral Food Sharing Program, check out our website sunshinecathedral.org and click on the Food Sharing tab.

Prayer Garden Remembrance Brick

The Prayer Garden with Remembrance Brick is located directly b e h i n d t h e W a l t Lawrence & Stephen L e w i s C e n t e r f o r Worship and the Arts.

The Prayer Garden is beautifully maintained b y o u r w o n d e r f u l volunteers that make up the Garden Team. They are generally on the campus each Saturday morning doing various work to maintain the Prayer Garden so that it is always accessible and attract ive year round.

There are benches located in the Prayer Garden for those who wish to spend a little extra time.If you would like to dedicate an engraved brick in memory of someone, or if you have any questions or would like to place an order please contact Kevin Tisdol by email at Kevin@sunshinecathedral.net.

The donation to have an engraved brick placed in the Prayer Garden is $100.00 per brick.

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SunBurst NewsSunBurst NewsRequirements for On-site Worshipers

*Seats must be reserved on line for 9 am and 10:30 on site worship*Masks must be worn*No more than 25% of our seating capacity will be in use*No touching*Self-serve Communion*Hand sanitizer is available (and must be used)*Enter through the Narthex, leave (as directed by ushers) through the Nave (ONLY Ushers should ever touch the doors)*Only one user at a time in restrooms*The Worship Center has been professionally "Deep" Cleaned *Please leave an empty space between each parked car*For those uncomfortable returning to onsite worship, or who on medical advice need to be extra cautious, we will continue live-streaming the 10:30 am service*All daily online programs will also continue

Reserve your socially distanced seat at Sunshinecathedral.org.Reserve any Sunday in July.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SUNSHINE CATHEDRAL

Please remain committed to your financial support of the church. You can mail your contributions, you can give online via the website SunshineCathedral.org, you can Text to Give, or you can use Venmo (@sunshinecathedral) or Cash App ($sunshinecathedral). We continue to provide religious programming seven days per week, our Food Sharing ministry is still in operation, and there are significant costs involved in our Sunday worship broadcasts. Your faithful support means we can continue to support you and the larger community. Your gifts are appreciated and put to good use.

On-line programming:Christians & Cocktails is a panel discussion of religious topics every Monday at 6 pm EDT on Facebook live. Share in the Chair - Rev. Durrell interviews a different guest each Wednesday at 6 pm EDT on Facebook live. Midday Prayer Monday through Saturday at Noon EDT on Facebook Saturdays at 12:30 pm EDT - Join us for Just A Thought on Facebook Livestreaming Worship on Sundays at 10:30 am (Facebook and YouTube) Ask about A Course In Miracles via Zoom and our virtual service in Second Life DIAL-A-PRAYER - You can hear a prayer by dialing 954.462.2004 (press 6). A new prayer is recorded each week. NEED PRAYER? – send your prayer request to prayer@sunshinecathedral.net GIVING IN GRATITUDE – In July each year we ask people to celebrate their blessings with Text to Give. How it works is that every time you experience a great joy, a moment of well-being,

hear really good news, achieve a goal, etc., you celebrate by texting a donation to Sunshine Cathedral. This is above and beyond regular giving, and each donation can be small…$1, or $2, or $5. Just a token to say, “I am thankful that God in me is bringing me peace, joy, wisdom, and hope.” Not only can this result in each of us giving an extra three to ten dollars per week to the church (which is very helpful in the summer), but it builds our attitude of gratitude, which then continues to fill us with joy. Of course, now you can make your Giving in Gratitude donations via Venmo or CashApp as well. This month, when you experience an extra blessing, share the blessing with the church by sending a dollar or two in gratitude. May your blessings be many!

Saints of the WeekJuly 6: Jan Hus (1372-1415)—Czech reformer and martyr. Born to a poor peasant family, Hus wasordained a priest and eventually became rector of Prague University. Long before the Protestant Reformation, Hus wasan enormously popular and fiery preacher who spoke against corruption in the medieval church and translated the Bibleinto Czech. When he refused to stop preaching he was excommunicated, jailed, and burned at the stake. He met hisdeath with great courage and faith, forgiving his enemies. His spiritual descendants eventually became the Moravian church. July 7: St. Veronica (first century CE) – When Jesus fell carrying his cross bar to his execution, legend says a compassionate woman, Veronica, rushed to him to wipe his face with her veil. Tradition insists that Jesus’ face left an imprint on the veil. “Veronica” may come from the words “Vera” (true) and “Icon” (image). Whether or not the story is historically factual, it does proclaim the enduring truth of the power of kindness. Peace Pilgrim (1908 – 1981) - born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American spiritual teacher, mystic, pacifist, vegetarian, and activist. She walked across the United States, speaking with others about peace. Between 1953 and 1964 she had walked over 25,000 for peace and stopped logging miles after that (even though she definitely continued walking). She wrote, “Our institutions and our leaders reflect our immaturity, but as we mature we will elect better leaders and set up better institutions. It always comes back to the thing so many of us wish to avoid: working to improve ourselves." Her pilgrimage (walking for peace) spanned almost three decades beginning in 1953 (during the Korean War). She continued walking for 28 years (which included the Vietnam War years). Her only possessions were the clothes on her person and a few items she carried in her pockets. She had no organizational backing, did not carry money, and didn’t even ask for food or lodging. She had taken a vow to "remain a wanderer until [humankind] has learned the way of peace, walking until given shelter and fasting until given food."On July 7, 1981, while being driven to a speaking engagement near Knox, Indiana, Peace Pilgrim was killed in an automobile accident. At the time of her death, she was crossing the United States for the seventh time. July 9: Augustus Tolton (1854-1897)—First African-American Catholic priest. Tolton was born to Catholic slave parents who escaped during the Civil War. From an early age he felt a call to the priesthood. He studied in Illinois, and later in Rome, before being returned to the US to be ordained and work with struggling Black Catholic congregations. Thoughfrequently marginalized by the establishment, he exposed racism in the church and worked for integration and equality.

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Sunshine Cathedral Online ScheduleSunday - Sunshine Cathedral Facebook Live 10:30AM/EDT - Sunday Worship

Monday - Friday: Sunshine Cathedral Facebook Live - Noon/EDT - Midday Prayers

Monday - Sunshine Cathedral Facebook Live 6PM/EDT - 6:30PM/EDT - Christians & Cocktails

Wednesday - Sunshine Cathedral Share in the Chair Facebook Live - 6PM/EDT - 6:30PM/EDT

Saturday - Sunshine Cathedral Facebook Live - 12:30 PM/EDT - Just A Thought with Cindy & Durrell

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Silent HelperS prayer MiniStryPlease hold these in the power of loving prayer:

REMEMBER: Prayer Cards available at Prayer Box in Cathedral Narthex (drop them in offering plate or give them to a robed minister). Prayers can also be submitted via Sunshine Cathedral.org or by emailing any SC clergyperson. You can hear a prayer at anytime by calling 954.462.2004 (press 6)

Centering Thoughts:“God is. God is good. God is omnipresent.”Annie Rix Militz

We pray for the following ~ Sharon’s mom; Tim B.; Carol W.; Habitu; Jan & Peaches; Megen R.; Eddy; Anonymous; Karyn; Anita; CJ; Mandy; TL; Shawna; a premature baby; Navajo elders; Barbara; Olivia; TRW; Tristan;Velma B.; Edley; Yvette; Jesse; Paul Z.; Bob L.; LGBTQ+ communities in the US and all over the world; Cindy; Terri; Noah; Sherrie; Mona; Sheila; Pat; DeWayne; Daayiee; Kittredge; Darrin; Christopher; Candice; Andrew; Ray; MLF; Dalise; Sedali; Candace’s friend; Doc R.; Nancy P.; Dana & family; Denise L.; Pamela R.; Kevin; Emily; Lorraine; Maureen; Colyn T.; Ron S.; David C.; Arizona (fire season); Jeyson; William P.; Christy’s mom; Cindy; Chris; Robert; Mickey; JF; Raquel; Lora; Eileen; Mikki; Barbara S.; JM; all who suffer the pains of injustice; medical practitioners; children detained at the U.S. border; Grace; Ann & Deb; Carol & Richard B.; Scott A.; Gloria; Emma; Peggy; those in nursing care and assisted living facilities; Troy P.; Global Justice Institute; the Sunshine Cathedral;

Acknowledge God. Declare God’s goodness. Recognize our unity with God. Deny that separation from God is possible. Affirm blessings. Rejoice. Release.

Let us pray: God is – and so our hope is constantly renewed. God is good – and so blessings abound. God is omnipresent – and so we cannot be separated by,forgotten by, rejected by, or ignored by God. We are each part of God, in God, made from God, filled with God. We pray with this confidence, knowing that every person we hold in prayer is held all the more in God’s love; and so we rejoice. Amen.

REMEMBER: You can hear a prayer at anytime by calling 954.462.2004 (press 6)

supports community projects that serve the LGBT community in a number of different elds:

OUR FUND FOUNDATION

HIV/AIDSARTS & CULTURESOCIAL JUSTICE

YOUTHELDERSWOMENTRANSGENDER

Contact us to make sure that your will or estate plan strengthens the community and causes that are most important to you.

Our Fund Foundation supports

The Sunshine Cathedral

To learn more about how you can support Our Fund’s mission to support agencies advancing LGBT causes in South FFlorida, visit us at

www.Our-Fund.org or call us at

(954) 565-1090

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Financial Data Snapshot from 28 June

Weekly Generosity Income Needed $13,923.00Generosity Income Received $13,923.00

Our Abundance and/or (Need) ($697.00)

Per Capita Giving $34.58

Worship Services 112Online Virtual Resourcing 164,462

Detailed information located on the Cathedral website.

Sunshine Cathedral Financial Information

Donating to Sunshine Cathedral just got easier

Venmo or CashApp

Venmo - @SunshineCathedral

CashApp - $SunshineCathedral

Test to Give - 954.399.7333

Join the Sunshine Cathedral Summer ClubGoal: $15,000.00 - Raised $14,364

All funds go to support the ministry of the Sunshine Cathedral.

2020 Summer Club Members - THANK YOU!

Wade BoylesMichael BradleyPeggy BreretonRichard BrownJames Burke

Sara and Phillip BurrnsMichael Manning & Andre Caetano

Rev Marian CavagnaroDr Peter Cinelli

Robert McCormick & Bary CliftonPhil Cordell

Bob Easton & Ron CoutureBrad Sterl & Ted Davis

Pedro DepewAustin Lee & Allan Dewes

Marc DickermanCathy Tullo & Karen Dougherty

Mary & Tom FedorationMelody Fiore

Twila Wilson and Marion GarnseyRich at Gourmet Ices

Glenn KingBrian Flanagan & Cory Hagopian

Robert HentschelRichard HIggins

Deacon Ed HuckemeyerJack Huizenga

John KentDeacon Michael Karban

Tedd Knapp JrJoanne LatkoAllan LedfordGlenn LengyelMark LuboldRobert Lord

Dick Schwarz & Tom MasseyWilliam McDonald

Gary Grieve & Patrick McGeachenSteven McGehee

Rev Kevin Tisdol & Michael MitchellMark Nogal

Joe OsborneDon Potter & Bill Peterson

Barbara RamcharitarTerry Regnier

Paul Phillips & Carmen RocciaPenny SanfilippoBobbye Schuler

Mark Messinger & Scott SchwabPhil McChesney & Joel Scinto

James McDaniel & Walter SiwierkaMike Soderman & Marty TrenchardRev Dr Anne Atwell & Amy Walker

Rev Dr Robert Griffin & Rev Dr Durrell WatkinsDeacon Jean Johnson & Norma Wingo

Robert Woodman

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The Cathedral Staff

Two Sunday morning services9:00am (ASL interpreted) 10:30am

Sunday 5:00pm in Second Life

1480 SW 9th AveFort Lauderdale, FL 33315

954.462.2004

www.sunshinecathedral.org

Monthly Collection Programs1st Sunday - Loaves & Fishes: Food Collection

3rd Sunday - Clothing Collection (For BG Hospital & Homeless)

Due to limited storage space, please bring items on designated Sundays only.

Sunshine Cathedral is not liable for any vehicle incident, including acts of nature, while attending any events.

1480 SW 9th AvenueFort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

954.462.2004www.sunshinecathedral.org

Executive Leadership TeamRev. Durrell Watkins, DMin, Senior Minister

Rev. Robert Griffin, DMin, Executive MinisterRev. Anne Atwell, DMin, Minister of Connections

Rev. Ty Bradley, Social Justice MinisterRev. Kevin Tisdol, Director of Lay & Volunteer MinistriesMrs. Sara Burns, Co-Director of Worship Arts & Vocalist

Ms. Barbara Ramcharitar, Co-Director of Worship Arts & Organist

Artists-in-ResidenceTara Sperry, VocalistPaul Phillips, Bassist

Teresa Flores, PercussionistGary Lane, Assistant Organist

Edwin Neimann, PianistCheryl Barth, Assistant Pianist

Sam Miller, VideographerPhil McChesney, Handbell Director

FacilitiesKurt Litzenberger, Facilities Manager

Support Ministries LeadersRev. BK Hipsher, DMin, Virtual Church Chaplain Rev. Kurt Krieger, Seasonal Members Chaplain

Rev. Marian Cavagnaro, Hospice ChaplainRev. Ren Bell, Hospice Chaplain

Rev. Lynda Pantoja, Interfaith Spirituality Rev. Margarita Rodriguez, Minister of Spiritual Companionship

Rev. Nancy Davis, DD, A Course in MiraclesDeacon Ed Huckemeyer, DD, Diaconal Minister of Pastoral Care

Deacon Jean Johnson, Community ChaplainDeacon Lydya Chapman, Women’s Ministries

Deacon Michael Karban, Diaconal Minister of the Chancel Deacon Sue Gallagher, EdD, Teaching Associate

Peggy Brereton, Usher Team LeaderTrevor Stewart, Bookkeeper

ConsultantRev. Elder Don Eastman, Systems & Leadership

Officers of Sunshine Cathedral Board of DirectorsDennis McWilliams-Ramos, Chair; Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins, Vice-Chair;

Melody Fiore, Treasurer, Mary Fedoration, SecretaryBOD@sunshinecathedral.net

Chair of Sunshine Cathedral FoundationPhil McChesney

Info@SunFound.net