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While retired ministers are valuable assets to any congregation and presbytery , after serving the church for many years , many retirees and their spouses cherish the freedom to travel , to visit grandchildren , and not to be " tied down " to regular Sunday commitments . UMPRP attorneys can assist retirees and their families with various pension benefits related problems such as locating a pension plan , applying for benefits , correcting benefit miscalculations , and appealing benefit denials . The Distinguished Service Award recognizes retirees and their contributions to public education and their communities . The problem , up until now , with all due respect to everybody in the room , is that consolidation has been done on the backs of our retirees and our folks who have lost their pensions and their health care benefits . " I was mentally reviewing my own association with the August 1 retirees and their impact on my subsequent life .