La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education Program (LCPC Parent Ed) now in its 46th year, hosted its annual team retreat at the home of Ashley Barrett in Playa Del Rey. The retreat, led by director Anne Bierling, brought together staff, the volunteer board, and the ministry support team to plan for the year ahead. They used as their guiding theme Jeremiah 3:33: “Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.”

The 2024–25 LCPC Parent Ed Team includes 20 staff members, eight volunteer board members and eight volunteers who serve on the ministry support team. Staff members include Anne Bierling (director), Amanda Baughman, Nanette Brown, Teresa Chiu, Hayley Dziak, Paula Giboney, Jennifer Gordon, Daniela Kim, Jenn Kliewer, Cathy Lukesh, Ellen Mackle, Hope Milan, Sarah Montes, Vicki Rekedal, Katy Riddell, Jan Roberts, Beth Shupper, Tracy Tobias, Jana Van Dyck and Sloan Walsh.

Volunteer board members who fundraise and host special events for LCPC Parent Ed are Ashley Barrett (board chair), Heather Adamick, Amanda Baughman, Jessica Cramer, Lauren Gallidoro, Kelsey Hendrix, Julie Milbrodt, Elisabeth Stassen and Natasha Wood.

 Ministry support team members are all former board members who serve as an advisory council. They are Lynne Graves (chair), Ashley Barrett, Debbie Barsom, Anne Bierling, Melanie Frey, Katrina Harbers, Kathy Kovalcik and Monica Skeehan.

LCPC Parent Ed offers free classes for parents and grandparents. To sign up for a class visit www.lacanadapc.org/parented  or call (818) 790-6708 ext. 205. LCPC Parent Ed offers 16 daytime classes that meet weekly September through May and attract participants from over 20 different cities. LCPC Parent Ed also has new online classes with parents participating from all over the country.

Parent Express evening classes are also available. Scholarships and payment plans are available online and affordable childcare is offered during most class times.

La Cañada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada.