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Jennifer Wile Jacobs joined us in September 2007 as the administrative assistant to the Pastor. She grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts and spent summers on Cape Cod. While attending Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, she met and married her husband, Fred Jacobs. After graduation with a BFA in Textile Design, they lived for three years in North Truro but finally settled in Clinton, where they have been for thirty years, to be near family and raise two children. Jennifer has taught workshops in off loom weaving and a variety of fiber arts. She also does sewing and design work including apparel and home decorating projects for private clients on Cape Cod, New York City and the local area. An interest in computer graphic design has recently brought her to use her design skills in website construction.

Jennifer manages the office at the United Church where her duties include producing the bulletin each week, a newsletter every month and creating and maintaining the website. She can be reached at the church office Monday through Friday 9:00 am until 12:00 noon at 978-365-9232 or at jwj210@clintonunitedchurch.org.

On Sunday, November 1, 2009, we celebrated the return of Allan Mueller as our resident musician. Allan played for our church for many years until he decided to take a three-year “sabbatical.” For many in our church family, Allan’s musical gifts need no introduction. But for those who are new to our church, neighborhood, town, or local community, know that you are in for musical treats as we grow our music ministry with Allan playing the church’s two keyboards and helping us prepare for each worship service ahead of time.  A native of Clinton, Allan has had compositions performed in the United States and Europe.  “From The Ruins Of An English Castle” premiered at the Paris Conservatory in 1963 and his Tone Poem “The Devil’s Gate” was premiered by the Worcester Symphony in 1969, receiving critical acclaim from the late music critic Raymond Morin.  Allan also performed George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F on the same program.  A popular composition, “For My Love On Valentine’s Day” (written for his wife Donna) has become a Thayer Symphony Orchestra concert tradition since the early 1990’s.  As a jazz pianist, he has performed with Buddy DeFranco, Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Patrice Munsell, and Diahann Carroll.  Other musical activities include founder and musical creator of the Worcester Pro Jazz Ensemble and the Worcester Theatre Orchestra.  He was a piano instructor and Co-Director of the Jazz Studies program at Clark University for 22 years, piano instructor and Director of the Music Division at the Performing Arts School of Worcester, piano instructor at the Joy Of Music Program in Worcester and the Thayer Performing Arts Center.  

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