Ministry and Staff

Meet Our Ministry and Staff

Rev. Patricia Guthmann Haresch

UUCL Minister

Rev. Patricia Guthmann Haresch

UUCL Minister

The Reverend Pat(ricia) Guthmann Haresch is a lifelong UU who earned her B.A. in Theology from Carleton College in Minnesota and her MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School outside of Boston (now Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity). She has served UU congregations as minister in New Hampshire, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Ottawa, as well as a Lifespan Religious Education consultant in Virginia. While her husband was a diplomat with the U.S. State Department, she and her family lived abroad in the Philippines, where she volunteered and provided consulting with UUs there, and in Bogota, Colombia between her ministries. She and her family currently live in rural Montgomery County in Maryland. She has committed to being with us in Lancaster on Sundays and perhaps some extended weekends or other important occasions and works remotely otherwise. Rev. Pat may be reached using the minister@uuclonline.org email, Slack or by leaving a voice message on the UUCL office phone.

Rev. Pat works remotely Mondays – Fridays 9:00am to 4:00pm. Rev. Pat will be live and in person most Sundays.

Elizabeth Gawron

Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Elizabeth Gawron

Director of Lifespan Religious Education

Elizabeth Gawron describes herself as an artist-teacher-mother. She resides in Elizabethtown, PA with her art teacher husband, Luke, and two young children, Kazmir and Nyla.

Elizabeth graduated from Kutztown University in 2016 with her B.S. in Art Education and is a PA state certified teacher. After graduation, she was called to share her artistic gifts with local churches. She created a role as an Artist in Residence for a church in Hershey.
The residency led her to become their Director of Faith Formation where she expanded her creative offerings and wrote her own faith formation curriculum. She earned a certificate in Fatih Formation for the 21st Century which equipped her with a new vision of faith formation for our digital age.

While pursuing art in the church, Elizabeth never lost her love for teaching. She found opportunities to teach in Montessori schools where she learned the spiritual nature of child development and education. She has taught in toddler and primary Montessori programs and holds a certificate in the Fundamentals of Montessori In Early Childhood Education. She is starting her own homeschool journey with her children that is inspired by Montessori, Waldorf, and Unschooling concepts.

Elizabeth is looking forward to joining us! She was born into the Christian tradition but over the years her spiritual views have evolved to encompass the variety of spiritual journeys we all take to Unity and Peace. She is excited to gain wisdom, understanding and inspiration from UUCL.

The best way to meet with Elizabeth is to email faithdev@uuclonline.org and set up an appointment. She is available via phone, Zoom or in-person meetings.

Elizbeth’s current office hours:

Monday (Lancaster) 10-3

Tuesday (Lancaster) 10-3

Wednesday (York) 10-3

Thursday (York) 10-3

Fridays – remote

Sundays – alternating every other Sunday between York and Lancaster

Rev. Elizabeth Haralam Shuba

Affiliated Community Minister

Rev. Elizabeth Haralam Shuba

Affiliated Community Minister

Rev Elizabeth was gratefully ordained by UUCL in November of 2022. This is especially notable as she was raised in this Beloved community. She serves UUCL as Affiliated Community minister. In this capacity, she collaborates with the lead Minister of the church to provide Rites of Passage and Pastoral Care. As an Ordained Community Minister, her primary field of ministry is as an Oncology and Palliative Care Chaplain at Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute and Penn Medicine LG Health. She can be reached at communityminister@uuclonline.org.

Rev. Elizabeth is available by appointment.

Kelsey Holl

Financial Manager

Kelsey Holl

Financial Manager

Kelsey Holl joined the team in April 2021 as our Office Coordinator. In October of 2021, she took on UUCL’s bookkeeping tasks and became our Congregational Administrator. In March of 2024, she reduced hours and responsibilities and assumed the title of Financial Manager. Kelsey lives in New Holland with her dog, cat, and partner. Kelsey loves animals, people, and community. She spends her free time doing service work in the community when she’s not exploring the great outdoors or adventuring to new places.

Kelsey works Monday through Friday approximately 10:00am – 4:00pm, and is available in the office by appointment.

Eli Sauls

Music and Technical Arts Director

Eli Sauls

Music and Technical Arts Director

Eli Sauls is a proud graduate of Mansfield University where he carries his B.A. in Liberal Studies and his minor in Music. He is also a brother of the Beta Omicron chapter of Phi Mu Alpha.

Throughout his time at Mansfield, Eli has had the opportunity to dabble in various aspects of music including: musical theater, vocal jazz, opera, choral directing, and teaching individual voice lessons. Some of his favorite roles in theater include: Jesus (Godspell), Japheth (Children of Eden), Jack (Into the Woods), and Leaf Coneybear (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). Some of his more notable experiences include participating in master classes with Rob Fisher, performing in Candide featuring John Lithgow during Leonard Bernstein’s centennial celebration at Carnegie Hall, as well as working with Actor’s Equity members including Dan Sharkey in a run of Bridges of Madison County.

Eli is also a semi-recent addition to the Lancaster Symphony Choir. Every First Friday in Lancaster, you can find Eli singing at the Saint James Episcopal Church on Duke Street under the direction of Dr. William Wright.

During his free time, Eli enjoys staying social online through gaming, going for the occasional jog outside, and continuing to expand upon his eagerness to learn. New to the church, Eli is excited to offer his abilities to both enhance worship and strengthen his skills as both choral director and musician.

Eli’s office hours are 10am-2pm, Monday-Thursday at the church. Additional meetings times via appointment.

Emily Hoch

Childcare Facilitator

Emily Hoch

Childcare Facilitator

Hello! My name is EJ and I’m so excited to join the team at UUCL. My partner Kevin and I have been married for 8 years and have 4 amazing kids. I have always loved children and have worked in a variety of daycare settings. Children are so precious and have so many diverse needs. My goal is to provide a safe, loving, and sensory rich environment while staying attuned to the individual needs of the children and their parents. I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you over the coming weeks!

Sindy Pollard

Communications and Outreach Coordinator

Sindy Pollard

Communications and Outreach Coordinator

Sindy Pollard is our Communications and Outreach Coordinator, as of November 2021. She handles our social media accounts and our Love Letter submissions.

Sindy is a graduate of the City University of New York, where she majored in Sociology. She worked as a academic counselor for Students with Disabilities and helped develop an assistive technology lab for those students.

While employed at CUNY she broadened her scope by working with dual diagnosed individuals at a social club geared toward correcting behaviors in a social setting, as well as developing life skills. In 2003 she moved to Pennsylvania from Queens NY, and put her skills to work as a Substance Abuse Counselor. She had her own small business selling antiques and collectibles until COVID shuttered the building she worked from.

Sindy can be reached at communications@uuclonline.org.

Sindy works remotely Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00am – 4:00pm.

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