June 27
The Rev. Walter Everett is a retired Union Methodist pastor having served churches in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and, most recently, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Murder Victims Families for Human Rights. He and his wife Nancy have been with us for over thirty years!

July 4
The Rev. Ed Townsend is pastor and teacher at Three Steeples United, a Presbyterian/UCC congregation in Paris, NY. Originally from Pittsburgh, with a background in music and theater, Ed has served congregations in Utica, Syracuse, and Albany. He and his wife Jamie have four grown children.

July 11
The Rev. Steve Biegner is currently the mission pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Clarence Center, NY. He and his wife Michelle and their two children, Drew and Lauren, spent five years in the Adirondacks while Steve served as a mission pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in South Glens Falls.

July 18
The Rev. Carol Cook Moore recently graduated with a PhD in Liturgical Studies from Drew University. She has been named Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.. Rev. Cook Moore is ordained in the United Methodist Church and is a member of the Oklahoma Conference. She and her husband Henry have three children.

July 25
The Rev. Tom Parsons is the retired pastor of Rockwell Falls Presbyterian Church in Lake Luzerne, NY. He will be joined by his wife JoEllen.

August 1 & 8
The Rev. Albert W. "Skip" Bush is the founding pastor of Gardens Presbyterian Church. Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Skip served two other pastorates: Caldwell Presbyterian Church, Lake George, NY and Roland Park Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD. He is retired as chaplain from the Florida Army National Guard. He and his wife Chris have three children who frequently join them at their summer home in Bolton Landing, NY. This is their 28th summer with us.

August 15
The Rev. Fred Scheilke retired at the end of 2009 as Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Lecanto, FL. He has served as a foreign missionary, U.S. Army Chaplain, Church Body Foreign Secretary, and parish pastor during his 40 years and an ordained clergyman. He and his wife Gail have two children, Rev. Philip Schielke and Mrs. Rachel Fanganiello, and three grandchildren.

August 22
The Rev. Mark Huggenvick is retired from full time ministry after serving ELCA congregations for over 35 years. He is a graduate of Luther College and Luther Seminary and has additional training and certification in Intentional Interim Ministry. He and his wife of 37 years, Barbara, have three daughters, three granddaughters, and another on the way! They spend their winters as caretakers of the Beaver Creek Chapel in CO and spend summers in northern MN. We welcome them to Diamond Point for the first time.

August 29
The Rev. J. Loring Carpenter is Executive Director of Seafarer's Friend, a mission to 20,000 seafarers who come to the ports of Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH, and Portland, ME. In the ministry for 35 years, he continues as a consultant and workshop leader for churches and nonprofit groups. Loring and his wife Maryanne, live in Haverhill, MA.

September 5
The Rev. Chuck Schwartz retired in February 2007 as senior pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Clifton Park, NY after serving for over twenty exciting and fruitful years. Pastor Chuck and his wife Mary reside in Ballston Lake, NY. They have five children and six grandchildren all of whom are expected to visit when they are with us.