Meet the Staff
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Rev. Jon D. Rodriguez
Pastor
Office: (631) 324-0711
Email: jdr@fpceh.org -
Jane Hastay
Director of Music
Office: (631) 332-2550
Email: musicdirector@fpceh.org
Church Leadership
Class of 2026
Bruce Siska
Barbara Borsack
David Cataletto
Wendy Mott
2023 Session
Class of 2024
Kim Borsack
David Filer
Michelle Grant
Paul Vogel
Session Committees
Buildings & Grounds
Bruce Siska - Chair
Christian Education
Co-Chairs
Kim Borsack
Church Nominating
Kim Borsack - Chair
Communications & Evangelism
Pember Edwards - Chair
Building Usage
June Lester, Jane Hastay, Mary Siska
Class of 2025
Andrea Cooper
Barbara D’Andrea
Harriet Edwards
Pember Edwards
Fellowship
Michelle Grant - Chair
Stewardship & Finance
Andrea Cooper - Chair
Missions & Outreach
Barbara D’Andrea - Chair
Personnel
David Filer - Chair
Scholarship
David Filer - Chair
Worship & Music
Harriet Edwards - Chair
The Presbyterian Church takes its name from the New Testament Greek word for "Elder": presbuteros. It describes the way the church is governed, with oversight resting on elected bodies at the congregational, regional and national levels.
The governing group in each congregation is called the Session, a body made up of men and women known as "Elders" who have been "set apart" by election and ordination into a supervisory role. The Session meets monthly to conduct the business of the church. "Teaching Elder" is the name for an installed pastor in a congregation. The Pastor is also a member of the Session with equal rights to the other Elders.
Elders generally serve for staggered three-year terms, with a third of the Session elected each year. Ordination is a for life designation. Past Elders are part of a group called - the College of Elders.