Franklin Lakes March 30, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 11 Earlier this month, after a moving and powerful sermon entitled “Shine,” the congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes unanimously voted to welcome Rev. Louis Allan Kilgore as its new pastor. Pastor Lou accepted the invitation, acknowledging with appreciation the work of Rev. Vern Dethmers and Rev. Bob Tomlinson during the transition period. Congregation welcomes Pastor Louis Allan Kilgore Pastor Kilgore has served several churches in New Jersey in the past 25 years, most recently as Interim Pastor at Wyoming Presbyterian Church in Millburn. Previously, he served the Presbyterian Church in Bound Brook as senior pastor for 10 years. Pastor Kilgore’s experience and work is exemplary. He has served as moderator of the Presbytery of New Brunswick. He was chairman and In 1911, our spirits soared, too. founder of the immigrant support ministry known as “Casa de Esperanza,” and was executive director and chairman of the board of We Will Rebuild, a community recovery organization that raised over $9 million for the victims of Tropical Storm Floyd. He earned the prestigious Equal Justice Medal from the New Jersey Bar Association, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Central Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Preaching Prize from Palmer Theological Seminary, and the Philip Harris Award for Leadership from Rotary International. He is also the author of a blog, “The Portable Pastor,” found at www.portablepastor.blogspot.com. Samples of his writing and sermons are also available there. He is the co-author of the book “Making Friends with the Bible,” and theological consultant for the New York Times Best-Seller, “The Faith Club.” He is the father of four children: Gregory, 24, a teacher at Ridgefield Park High School; Gretchen, 23, a certified personal trainer; Megan, 21, is a junior at Florida Atlantic University; and Emily, 20, a sophomore at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His fiancée, Laura Peterson, is a literary agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. in New York City. Her daughter Paige is 11 and attends fifth grade. Pastor Lou, Laura, and their children are thrilled at the prospect of joining the PCFL church family. The Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes, located at 730 Franklin Lake Road, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. All are invited to participate in the worship service at 10 a.m. each Sunday. Child care and church school are provided. For further information, contact the church at (201) 891-0511 or pcflmgr@yahoo.com. One hundred years ago, as the Wright Brothers’ dreams of soaring in a glider finally were achieved, 14 deacons from the Reformed tradition in Bergen and Passaic counties envisioned a way to lift the human spirit. They made a commitment to build a hospital for the mentally ill which would provide physical, mental, and spiritual care based on Christian principles. From a small 17-bed psychiatric hospital in a farmhouse, Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) has grown today to include a broad spectrum of mental-health and elder-care services with 12 expansive buildings on 78 acres in Wyckoff and Hawthorne, with a satellite location in Wayne. To learn all of the ways CHCC is continuing to lift the spirits of thousands of community residents, visit us at chccnj.org. Christian Health Care Center 301 Sicomac Avenue | Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481 | 201.848.5200 | www.chccnj.org Elder-care Services: Heritage Manor Nursing Home | Southgate | The Longview Assisted Living Residence Hillcrest Residence | Evergreen Court | Christian Health Care Adult Day Services of Wayne and Wyckoff Mental-health Services: Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital | Christian Health Care Counseling Center Ramapo Ridge Partial Program | Pathways 003167.WrightBrosAd.6.75x10.5.indd 1 3/21/11 6:22 PM