Roses of Recognition June 2025
With joy and appreciation, the Parish Committee extends Roses of Recognition to the exceptional crew responsible for Marta’s Retirement Party on May 31. Led by the Committee on Ministry (Tina Silberman, Chair, Andrea Winslow, Ebonié Smith-Cooper, Jim Ptacek, Julius Pereli and Marc Jacobson) dozens of First Parishioners lent their considerable talents to making the celebration fun, beautiful, tasty and heartwarming.
The success of that memorable evening was the result of the time and energy of countless artists, decorators, chefs, servers, planners, musicians, child carers, greeters, dessert-makers, presenters, speakers, and truly impressive setup and cleanup crews.
We can be proud of the way we said farewell to Marta over the course of the winter and spring, and the party was a fitting culmination. Marta departed amidst myriad expressions of our deep affection for and immense gratitude to her. Many thanks to the Committee on Ministry for their leadership, and to all who made the party swing!