Deacon Spotlight- Sue Hebel

August 14, 2025

Where did you grow up? Toledo, Ohio until I was 10 years old then Moorpark.

Hobbies? Cycling, hiking, gardening and playing with my nieces in Oakhurst and Uganda.

Favorite vacation spot(s)? Yosemite and Mojave for waterskiing, and Kabale, Uganda to volunteer at Kabale Christian Care.

What’s your role and what do you look forward to with being an elder/deacon?
Connecting with my families.

How long have you been at MPC? 34 years. I taught Sunday school and VBS for 25 years.

What’s your favorite experience at MPC? Connecting with my former Sunday school students.

Profession? I have been a faculty member at Azusa Pacific University for 49 years.
I will retire August 31st but I will continue as the clinical coordinator for kinesiology internships. I have commuted from Moorpark to APU for 18 years.

Family? A lot. You know my twin brother Ray who also lives in Moorpark.

What’s your favorite bible verse? My favorite Bible verse is the first verse I learned when accepting Christ in Seoul, Korea at age 19 is Isaiah 40:31

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August 7, 2025

Pray and Ponder on what you See with this Visio Divina class…

August 7, 2025

Translated from Latin, Visio Divina means “divine seeing.” It’s the practice of praying with a sacred image or work of art. By incorporating art into prayer, Visio Divina invites us to bring our sense of sight as well as our imagination into our relationship with God. Please register above and enjoy a class led by Julie Cast.

Elder Spotlight- Kelly Ghaffary

August 7, 2025

Hobbies? Reading, listening to music, pickleball

What’s your role and what do you look forward to with being an elder/deacon? I am the family ministries elder and am looking forward to supporting Sean with activities for families at MPC.

How long have you been at MPC, and what’s your favorite experience at MPC? I’ve been at MPC since 2007 and my favorite experience is getting to know all the amazing people!

Profession? I’ve been an educator my entire career. Since 2020, I’ve been the middle school learning specialist at Viewpoint School in Calabasas.

Family? I’ve been married to my husband, Mike, since 1998. We have two children: Holden is 22 and Aubrey is 20.

What’s your favorite bible verse/book/or movie? 1 Corinthians 13:13

Visio Divina- Latin for “Divine Seeing”

July 31, 2025

Elder Spotlight- Jeanette Cunningham

July 31, 2025

A little bit about my family: Ryk and I have been married for 41 years. We were high school sweethearts but didn’t get married for 8 years. We are both retired. I worked as an RN for a Home Health and Hospice company. Ryk worked as an account support manager for HPE. We have 2 grown boys (Joshua and Andrew) and a niece (Lauren) that we helped raise. Our oldest son, Josh, is single and lives in Simi Valley. He works at Opto Diode where he does equipment testing. Our youngest son, Andy and his wife Rachel, live in Ventura. He works for Patagonia as a graphic artist. Our niece, Lauren, is married and has one grown son, Dylan, who is in the Navy. Lauren and her husband Gary live in Camarillo. Lauren works as a quality inspector and Gary works for Mercedes Benz.

Ryk and I moved our family to Moorpark in August of 1997. We moved from Moreno Valley.

I’ve been a member of the Church for 2 years but have been coming on a regular basis for about 4 years. Before that I attended the women’s retreats and Christmas Teas.

I’m so excited and honored to be asked to serve as an elder. I love serving Jesus in any way that I can. I’m excited too as I feel this will help me grow in my faith and by doing that, I can help others grow in theirs.

My favorite restaurant in Moorpark is CJ’s. Though now that Chris has sold it, we will see. When he was the owner, he played Christian music and now they no longer do that. So, I’m open to suggestions.

My favorite vacation spot is a tough one. I’d say I love to see God’s beauty in nature. I loved Yellowstone, Italy, Scotland and just returned from a trip to Ireland and Croatia.

Next time you see me, ask me about my quilting.