Front Row L to R: Carol Van Citters, Maggie Mason, Nanette Brown, Margaret Caldwell, Tracy Tobias, Jan Roberts, and Sloan Walsh. Back Row L to R: Paige Dunbar, Allie Schreiner, Anne Bierling, Sandy Ravana, Julie Engler, Sandy Padgett, Nicole Ravana, Hillary Clayburgh, Doreen Aitelli, Mary Van Amringe, Katrina Harbers. (Photo Credit: Katherine Loevinger)

 

In the holiday spirit of mixing business with pleasure, the La Cañada Presbyterian Church board and staff met at the Altadena home of Nanette and Fritz Brown last week for a year end Christmas Party and joint board/staff meeting. The evening was filled with good food, fellowship, reflection, planning, and prayer in anticipation of the wonderful year ahead. In attendance were Doreen Aitelli, Anne Bierling, Nanette Brown, Margaret Caldwell, Hillary Clayburgh, Paige Dunbar, Julie Engler, Lynne Graves, Katrina Harbers, Katherine Loevinger, Maggie Mason, Sandy Padgett, Nicole Ravana, Sandy Ravana, Jan Roberts, Allie Schreiner, Tracy Tobias, Mary Van Amringe and Sloan Walsh.

 

Second Semester for LCPC Parent Education’s 12 classes for parents of children 0-18 begins the week of January 25th. In addition to the classes already in session, check out New Babies the new Parenting Your Exceptional Child which begin in late January and March, respectively. The New Babies class (for babies born 8/8/2015 – 12/31/2015) will begin the week of January 21st on Thursdays from 11:30am-1:30 and will be taught by experienced teacher and mother of seven, Nanette Brown. Parenting Your Exceptional Child is a six-week class for parents of K-6th grade children who need encouragement, support, education and resources for parenting their exceptional child (ADHD/ADD, Autism Spectrum, Special Needs, Highly Gifted, adoption or divorce Issues, health or any other exceptional circumstances). This new class will be taught by another experienced teacher, Sloan Walsh, and will be held February 3-March 9 on Wednesdays from 12:30-2:30.

 

To sign up for a class, learn more, or experience a free LCPC class, go to www.lacanadapc.org/parented or call (818) 790-6708 ext. 205. Classes meet weekly September through May and attract approximately 400 participants from 22 different cities. La Canada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill in La Canada.