ROFTERS stands for “Readers Of First Things.” The following is a list of ROFTERS who are interested in convening discussion circles based on the magazine. If you would like to join a group, please contact the organizers. If you would like to start such a group in your area, please send us your contact information. (You can email us at ft@firstthings.com.) ROFTERS groups are entirely independent and self-organized. The convener takes the initiative, and from there on it is up to the group whether to meet monthly or less often; whether to meet in a home, an office, or a church; whether to discuss one article or to take on all the subjects addressed in that month’s issue.

Groups listed alphabetically by state name or by country name:

Arizona

In Phoenix, Arizona:

Michael Lueken
P.O. Box 2014
Phoenix, Arizona 85001
Email: michaeljlueken@yahoo.com

Those living in the greater Phoenix, AZ Metropolitan area can contact:


Steven J. Twist
SGA Corporate Center at Kierland
16100 N. 71st Street
Suite 500
Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2125
Phone: 480-927-4544
Email: steve_twist@sgagroup.com

Arkansas

Those living in the Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, or Fayetteville areas can contact:

Stuart Buck
4531 Stonecrest
Springdale, Arkansas 72762
479-927-3315
Email: stuartbuck@msn.com

California

In Berkeley, California:

John F. Maguire
Natural Law Jurisprudence Center
1442A Walnut Street , #404
Berkeley, California 94709
Email: drmaguire@hotmail.com

In Orange County:

Cecelia E.H. Wiedel
P.O. Box 146
Cypress, California 90630
Phone: 714-225-5482
Email: cehwiedel@usa.net

In Palo Alto, California, contact:

Pete Patterson
267 Curtner Ave., #24
Palo Alto, California 94306
650-855-9308
Email: ppatterson85@hotmail.com

In Pasadena:

Lee R. Cerling and Rebecca King-Cerling
2032 Galbreth Road
Pasadena, California 91104
Phone: 626-798-0793
Email: cerling@usc.edu

In the Sacramento-Stockton area:

Allen D. Martin
2809 Applewood Drive
Lodi, CA 95242-8317
Phone: 209-365-6090
Email: twogun1939@sbcglobal.net

In Santa Barbara:

Rev. George P. Wood
Living Faith Center
4597 Hollister Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Phone: 805-967-5651
Email: george@livingfaithonline.net

Canada

In Ottawa, Canada:

Joel Reinhardt and Daniel Richardsen
St. Peter and St. Paul's Anglican Church
152 Metcalfe St
Ottawa, ON  K1P 1N9
Parish Phone: 613.235.1636 Email: ROFTERS.Ottawa@gmail.com

In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada:

Steve Weatherbe
1740 Duchess St.
Victoria B.C.
Canada
250-598-7707
Email: steve.weatherbe@gmail.com

Colorado

In the Denver area:

Dr. Dennis R. Floyd
3265 Fenton St.
Denver, Colorado 80212-7130
Phone: 303-202-6792
Email: DRFloyd@comcast.net

Connnecticut

In Fairfield County:

Charles P. West
Phone: 203-330-8623
Email: charwest@optonline.net

In the metro Hartford area:

Chester Paul Beach Jr.
7 The Green
Collinsville, Connecticut 06019-3171
Email: chesterbeach@yahoo.com

Florida

In Miami/Dade:

Jesse M. Rodriguez
660 Warren Lane
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
Phone: 786-348-6363
Email: jesserodriguez00@yahoo.com

In Pensacola, Florida:

The Rev. Clint McBroom
Cokesbury United Methodist Church
5725 North Ninth Avenue
Pensacola, Florida
Phone: 850-476-5818
Email: clint@cokesburyumc.org

In the Port Charlotte/Englewood/Venice/North Fort Myers area:

Patricia De Grinney
3006 Caring Way #214
Port Charlotte, Florida 33952
941-766-1082

In West Palm Beach, Florida:

Brant Hansen
WAY-FM radio
4858 Palm Brooke Circle
West Palm Beach, Florida 33417
Email: brant@wayfm.com

Idaho

In Coeur d’Alene and Northern Idaho:

Dan Peterson
1852 Veit Road
Newport, Washington 99156
Home phone and fax: 509-447-5103
Cell phone: 509-671-0289
Email: veitfarm@povn.com

Illinois

If you live in Arlington Heights, Illinois, or another northwest suburb of Chicago, contact:

Les and Kathleen Miller
1226 S. Ridge Ave.
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
847-392-5986
Email: 2klm@comcast.net

In Champaign-Urbana, Illinois contact:

Rebecca Bott
1801 Peach St.
Champaign, IL 61801
217-778-7602
Email: rbott@uiuc.edu

In the Chicago area:

Susan Emily Jordan
Email: chicagorofters@yahoo.com

In South Holland, Illinois, which is just south of Chicago,
Rev. Michael Gilligan, Ph.D.
16565 South State St.
South Holland, Illinois 60473
Phone: (708) 331-5485;
Email and Web: acp@acpress.org and www.acpress.org.

Indiana

Those living in or around Indianapolis, Indiana, contact:

Brooks Bolton
5257 E. Pleasant Run Pkwy. S. Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Phone: 317-375-8464
Email: bbboltonia@msn.com

South Bend area
Brian Burchett
Email: bburchet@gmail.com

Iowa

In Ames, Iowa:

(The Rev.) Russell J.A. Melby
2106 Hunzikeve Drive
Ames, Iowa 50010
515-233-4830
Email: norskeboy@aol.com

Kansas

In Wichita:

Barbara Luderphone: 316-769-9919
or
Kent Murray
Email: kentmurray@cox.net

Louisiana

In Covington, Louisiana:

Rt. Rev. Chopin Cusachs
P.O. Box 1853
Covington, Louisiana 70434
Phone: 985-796-8454
Email: cusachs@bellsouth.net

Maine

In Mt. Desert Island or Ellsworth, Maine:

Erik Dunleavy
207-299-2829
Email: erikdunleavy@hotmail.com

Maryland

In Annapolis, Maryland,
Robert Caffrey
30 Lafayette Ave.
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: rmcaffrey@aol.com

In Baltimore, Maryland, get in touch with:

G. Edward Dickey, Ph.D.
Three Stratford Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Email: gdickey@loyola.edu

On the eastern shore of Maryland:

Jim Duncan
26268 Tunis Mills Road
Easton, Maryland 21601
Phone: 410-215-6008
Email: Jim.Duncan@navtrak.net

Massachusetts

In the Boston/Cambridge area:

David W. Zizik
Email: dzizik@zizikpowers.com

Michigan

In northwestern lower Michigan:

Mary Pollock
113 East Tenth St.
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
Email: meapollock@yahoo.com

In or around the Niles area
Brian Burchett
Email: bburchet@gmail.com

Minnesota

In Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota:

Steve Clark
17061 Fairhill Ave. Farmington, MN 55024
612-303-4215

Western suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul

Mike Michalk
5218 Bartlett Blvd.
Mound, MN 55364
952-388-3858
Email: michaelmichalk@gmail.com

Missouri

In St. Louis, Missouri:

John Meyer
4111 Michigan Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
Phone: 314-353-5118
Email: johnmeyer15@hotmail.com

Nebraska

In Omaha, Nebraska:

Fr. Paul Hoesing
3601 N. 65 th St.
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Omaha, Nebraska 68104
Phone: 402-551-0269
Email: phoesing@catholic.org

New Hampshire

If you live in or near Hanover, New Hampshire, contact the Harwood family:

Terry and Meredith Harwood
P.O. Box 272
Orfard, New Hampshire 03777
Phone: 603-353-9705
Email: bartlett.harwood@gmail.com

New Mexico

In Albuquerque, New Mexico:

Barbara Prendergast
1331 Park Ave. S.W.
#512
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

In Santa Fe, New Mexico:

Joseph L. Moure
P.O. Box 31968
Santa Fe, NM 87594
505-989-4199
Email: adobejoe@comcast.net

New York

In or near Lake Placid:

Fred McCulley
328 Old Military Road
Lake Placid, New York 12946
Phone: 518-523-7284

In Manhattan, or other boroughs of New York City, contact:

Bob Moran
55 West 11th Street
New York, New York 10011
212-989-5214
Email: bobmoran55@gmail.com

In Lower Westchester, contact:

Betsy Nolan
Bronxville, NY
914-779-0976
Email: ENolan8358@aol.com

In western Nassau county and eastern Queens county:

Dr. Robert C. Rhodes
100-61 223 St.
Queens Village, New York 11429
Phone: 718-468-0073
Email: kearny2@juno.com

In Syracuse, New York:

Michael P. Daly
109 Military Drive
Manlius, New York 13104
Phone 315-682-2066
Email: mdaly@twcny.rr.com

In the Mohawk Valley Region of New York:

Rob Richard
Little Falls, NY 13365
Email: rjr318@yahoo.com

New Zealand

In Christchurch, New Zealand:

Dr. Bob Robinson
204 Condell Avenue
Papanui
Christchurch 8005
Phone: 352-3739
Email: bobr@netaccess.co.nz

Ohio

Thomas F. Payne
9726 Delray Drive
Montgromery, Ohio 45242
Email: tfpayne@choice.net

In the Cleveland/Akron/Medina County, Ohio area:

Rich and Kathy Principe
2280 Ridge Top Drive
Wadsworth, Ohio 44218
Email: kathyprincipe@yahoo.com

Oklahoma

In the Norman-Oklahoma City Area:

David E. Schmitt, Ph.D.
9501 S. I-35 Service Road
Apartment 1906
Moore, Oklahoma 73160
Tele: h: 405-759-7781, o: 405-702-8131
Email: sequoiadave@gmail.com

In Tulsa, Oklahoma:

Robert L. Bearer
525 S. Main, Suite 800
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103-4511
Phone: 918-599-7755
Fax: 918-599-7756
Email: bbearer@barberbartz.com

Oregon

In rural northwest Oregon, contact:

Edward B. Watters
P.O. Box 2
Newberg, Oregon
503-538-5687
Email: edwatters@aol.com

Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Deborah Conley
220 West Gorgas Lane
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119
215-843-2852
Email: dconleygorgas@msn.com

In Erie, Pennsylvania:

Rev. John Erthein
428 Parkway Drive (home address)
Erie, PA 16511
Home Phone: 814-790-5845
Westminster Presbyterian Church
3642 West 26th Street (work address)
Erie, PA 16506
Work Phone: 814-833-5982
Email: Presbyman@yahoo.com

In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:

Jacob Lentz
Agia Sophia Harrisburg cafe
225 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Cell phone: 262-573-9033
Email: jacob@jacoblentz.com

In or near Reading, Pennsylvania:

Michael P. LaFata
540 Wunder Street Reading, PA 19602 Reading, Pennsylvania 19602
Phone: 610-376-4463
Email: lafatamikenew@yahoo.com

Spain

In Barcelona, Spain:

Miquel Mundet-I-Riera
Email: m_mundet@hotmail.com

South Dakota

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota:

Reverend Shelby Boese
Mercy Church
P. O. Box 90826
Sioux Falls SD 57109-0826
Phone: 605-275-4646
Email: shel@mercy-church.org

Tennessee

In Maryville, Tennessee:

Mr. Robert E. Hoffman
2938 Dominion Drive
Maryville, TN 37803
865-681-7568
Email: Hoffkor@BellSouth.net

In Memphis, Tennessee:

Charles and Virginia Nolen
4401 Fizer Cove
Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: 901-685-2193
Email: cvnolen@aol.com

In Knoxville, Tennessee:

Maynard Nordmoe
1815 Fair Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37918
Phone: 865-689-5381
Email: mwnordmoe@juno.com

Texas

In or around Austin:

Terry and Maureen Aldrich
8208 Alophia Drive
Austin, Texas 78739
Phone: 512-288-2696
Email: rootintootin12@att.net

In the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Metroplex:

Mark and Madeleine Lowery
1016 Grosse Point
Irving, Texas 75061
Email: lowery@mail2.udallas.edu
Phone: 972-721-5357

In Houston:

Michael R. Facundus
Email: mfacundus@yahoo.com
2807 Beauchamp Street, Apt 2
Houston, TX 77009-7551

In Waco:

Benjamin Cole
benjamin_cole@baylor.edu

United Kingdom

In London:

Mrs. Anne Mansfield
177 Coleherne Court
Redcliffe Gardens
London SW5 0DU
UK
Phone: 0207 370 3745
Email: mansfieldanne@hotmail.com

Virginia

Those living near Martinsville, Virginia can contact:

Michael Jennings
700 Corn Tassel Trail
Martinsville, VA. 24112
Email: mjriversyde@yahoo.com

If you live in or between Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia you can contact:

Chuck Hawkins
928 Parkland Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: 757-420-5314
Email: chuck@drnetwork.com

In Christiansburg, Virginia:

David M Ruggio
949 Switchback Road
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-731-1644
Email: dmr@vt.edu

In and around Front Royal, Virginia:

John O’Herron
10055 Cobbler View Drive
Delaplane, Virginia 20144
Phone: 540-364-4957
Email: johnnyoh40@hotmail.com

In the Richmond area:

N. Keith Smith, Pastor
Derbyshire Baptist Church
8800 Derbyshire Road
Richmond, Virginia 23229
Phone: 804-740-7238
Email: nksmith@derbyshirebaptist.org

Readers who live near Staunton, Virginia, can get in touch with:

Chris Saxman
P.O. Box 2517
Staunton, Virginia 24402
Cell phone: 540-294-0680
Fax: 540-248-2129
Email: saxman@intelos.net

Northern Virginia:

Paul Szerszen
12006 Creekbend Dr.
Reston, VA 20194
Email: paulszer@yahoo.com

Washington

In Kitsap County, Washington:

Rich Buckham, Ph.D.
Evangelical Episcopal Church of St. Barnabas
8899 Palmer Pl. NW
Bremerton, Washington 98311
Phone: 360-692-8064
Email: bbuckham@earthlink.net

In Seattle’s eastside area:

Michael T. Peterson
148 247 th Avenue SE
Sammamish, Washington 98074
Email: mtp1032@comcast.net

or

David Lund
9757 N.E. Juanita Dr., Suite 106
Kirkland, Washington 98034
Phone: 206-963-9848
Email: david@thelunds.us

Those living in or around Whidbey Island, Washington, can contact:

Fred and Carol Olson
P.O. Box 138
Langley, Washington 98260
Phone: 360-579-4350
Email: skylark@whidbey.com

In East Wenatchee, Washington:

Loraine Rathman, Ph.D.
1614 North Astor Court
East Wenatchee, Washington 98802
Phone: 509-884-3697
Email: drloraine@aol.com

In Spokane and Northeastern Washington:

Dan Peterson
1852 Veit Road
Newport, Washington 99156
Home phone and fax: 509-447-5103
Cell phone: 509-671-0289
Email: veitfarm@povn.com

In and around Yakima, Washington:

Bill and Ann Marty
2406 W. Yakima Ave.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 509-388-6461
Email: wrmarty@charter.net

Wisconsin

In Baraboo, Wisconsin, you can contact:

Barbara Connolly
320 10th St.
Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913

In La Crosse, Wisconsin, contact:

Laurence C. Berg
151 Fairway Ct.
Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650
608-783-4828
Email: lcberg@charter.net

In Oshkosh, Wisconsin, contact:

Vicki Marxen
3150-D White Tail Lane
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54904
920-385-0022
Email: pmarxen@new.rr.com

In Milwaukee:

Dave Bayer
6242 South Swift Avenue
Cudahy, WI 53110
Phone: 414-762-3286
Email: dcbayer@sbcglobal.net

Wyoming

In Cheyenne, Wyoming:

Dan Swiatek
4911 East 7th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
307-634-8247
Email: djswiatek@msn.com