Contributors

KATHERINE BAYLIS

a semi-regular contributor to Connections, is a tea enthusiast who loves rare books. She works in Bible manufacturing at Tyndale and is also a grad student at Wheaton College studying church history.

KATHY BURKE

is a retired graphic artist/ calligrapher who has used her art to serve churches and Christian organizations. She loves working with children and teaching private art classes. Kathy has been regular attender of College Church since 2010 and became a member in 2018.

ARI BAIR

is a seventh-grader from Winfield. She attends Classical Conversations to accompany her homeschool learning. She loves to play the harp and paint landscapes in her free time. Ari has two brothers, a sister and a dog named Lincoln.

PAT CIRRINCIONE

is a person who loves meeting people and getting to know them. She enjoys writing, knitting, crocheting and cross stitching. Pat is an avid reader who has three to four books going at any given time. Her family is her favorite joy— spending time with her husband, Sal, and her two sons and their families, especially the five granddaughters she and Sal have been blessed with.

LIN FALLON

has served with the STARS ministry for many years. She is currently the disabilities superintendent at the 11 a.m. hour. Lin has also served with Kids Korner. After many years working as a special education and elementary art teacher, she now is a resident artist at ClaySpace in Lisle.

PRECIOUS COLETTE KEMIGISHA

is a Ugandan writer and editor living in Kampala. She is passionate about telling stories from an African point of view, and her writing aims to show Africa and its beautiful people in an authentic light.

KARA BETH VANCE

currently serves as a mentor with the College Group discipleship team and with our Sanctity of Human Life task force. She works in Wheaton as a financial planner. During the shutdowns last year, Kara Beth and her roommates began reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy aloud and they are finally close to finishing!