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Sayville Congregation, Pastor Nominated for Awards

Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ, Rev. Brinn cited for community contributions.

A Sayville pastor and church, as well as a local business, are nominated for several awards given by Outlook, a leading LGBT magazine.

The Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ and Pastor Rev. J. Gary Brinn are nominated in several categories.

The church community is being nominated for having the best event this year and in the category of best organization.

Rev. Brinn is a nominee for humanitarian of the year. A recent column he wrote on Patch, "Secrets a Pastor Can't Share in a Sermon" is the most read article on Patch and garnered 12,000 Facebook likes.

Fusion 84 in Sayville is a nominee for best business.

To see all nominees, and to vote for local nominees click here.

The awards will be presented at the magazine's Annual OUTLOOK AWARDS dinner and dance on Feb. 2.

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.