Also new members are Mitchell Marinello and Nancy Young. Mitchell is a business attorney with a law firm and Nancy is an ear surgeon at Children’s Hospital. They lived in the New York City area before moving to Chicago in 1985. They have three daughters Samantha, 10, and the twins Lindsey and Michelle, 5.

Richard Hutchins is a materials manager at ARPAC, a producer of industrial packaging machinery. Originally from upstate New York, he has been in the Chicago area about ten years. Richard enjoys a wide range of interests such as piloting, playing golf, target shooting, and attending the theater and opera.

Beth Williams, our Interim Minister for Religious Education, was graduated from Meadville/Lombard in 1997 and ordained at First Church in October. She is originally from Edison, NJ, and as a child was active with the Baptist and Dutch Reformed denominations. Beth used to work as a computer software designer. She enjoys playing bridge, cooking, and going to movies, plays, and museums.

Also welcomed was Jordon Greenlee. It is a joy to know all these have made this commitment to our liberal religious community.