First Things
A Newsletter of the First Reformed Church, Schenectady, New York
Come Back to Church
Breakfast Bible Bunch
Whether it has been summer vacation,
trips, or just getting out of the habit,
now is the time to drift on in to First
Reformed again. The basic adult
Sunday schedule hasn’t changed:
Dr. Levering leads an early morning
Bible study at 7:30am Thursday
mornings in the Walton Conference
room. The Bible study will review a
text to be used the following Sunday,
expose a little background of the
passage, and mostly delve into its
relevance to us. Coffee and carbs will
be served. More if you are lucky. We
will be finished at 8:15 for those who
work.
10am
11am
11:15am
5pm
Worship
Fellowship
Forum or Class
Jazz Vespers
Kids leave for Church School during
worship and can be picked up at 11:15
upstairs.
Welcome
Back Picnic
September 9
All are invited to stay after worship for
a time of fun, food, and fellowship!
Please bring a dish to share,
barbecued food and drinks provided.
Volunteers are needed for set up
before the picnic and break
down/clean up after the picnic. If you
are able to help out with the set up and
break down, please contact Leah
Kidwell-Fernandes at 383-2167 or
[email protected].
Charlie Moose Retires
Our beloved organist will be with us for
his last 'official' worship service on
September 2. There will also be a
recognition for Charlie after worship on
October 12. Be sure to read the article
about him in this issue.
When Things Start
Electronic Statements
Stitch Group ........................ Sept 6
Sunday School ......................Sept 9
Klokken Tower Ringers .......Sept 10
Consistory ...........................Sept 11
Kerygma ............................Sept 12
Choir Rehearsals.................Sept 13
Boy Scouts ..........................Sept 13
Youth Groups ..................... Sept 16
Creation Care Committee....Sept 16
Support & Care....................Sept 18
Evening Prayer .................. Sept 19
Stephen Ministry................. Sept 20
Quarterly contribution statements will
be emailed to households who we
have emails for in our database, all
others will be mailed US Postal.
Please contact the church office at
377-2201 or [email protected]
for the following: If you did not receive
your contribution statement by email
and wish to be on our list, or if you
prefer we use another email address.
For tax purposes, year-end statements
will be mailed US Postal.
September, 2012
Midweek
Evening
Prayer
This quieter
service at the
close of the
day is
intended to
rekindle awareness of God's presence
within, among, and around us. The
liturgy draws on Celtic Christian
spirituality, which affirms God's
gracious abiding within all creation.
Through gentle silence, unhurried
song, and the Lord's supper those
present will be blessed each
Wednesday, starting at 7pm in Poling
Chapel, beginning September 19. In
addition to the members and friends of
First Reformed, those within other
congregations and the wider
community will be invited
and welcomed. Please feel free to
contact Daniel Carlson with any
questions regarding this contemplative
worship opportunity.
Entered Into Eternal Rest
Jean Buchanan
July 14, 2012
Rhonda Lee Phillips
July 27, 2012
Linda Richards
August 14, 2012
Music
Groups
Chancel Choir to Resume
Purls of Wisdom
There is never a bad time to join the
Chancel Choir, but September is a
great time because we are just getting
underway for the church year and
would be thrilled to see some new
faces. All voice parts are welcome,
high school and up. Choir will rehearse
Sunday morning, September 9 at 9am
in the Sanctuary and begin our weekly
Thursday night rehearsals on
September 13 at 7:30pm in the
downstairs choir room. Call Julie
Panke at 370-5434 if you have any
questions.
Church Bells
Now it is time to make the magic of our
handbell choir happen! There is so
much joy in working with a group to
provide the music to enhance our
worship experience. Being part of the
FRC handbell team is possible for all
members, middle-school and up. All it
takes is an interest. We will help
develop the skills needed with our
amazing ‘on the job training’
opportunity. Please contact Judy
Moore at 383-6533 or
[email protected] if you are
interested.
We will start meetings on Thursday,
September 13. Please note the
following changes – we will be meeting
from 6:30pm-8pm in the Walton
Conference Room. If any questions
please contact Alida Rice at 878-0712.
Support & Care
On Tuesday, September 18 the
Support & Care Committee will meet at
11am in the Poling Conference Room.
Group VII
On Friday, September 21 at 11:30am
Group VII will meet for a luncheon at
the Mohawk Golf Club. If any
questions, please contact Ronnie
Bartholic at 393-7679.
Prayer Shawl Knitting
We will meet on Thursday, September
27 at 9:30am at the home of Ronnie
Bartholic. If any questions, please
contact Ronnie at 393-7679.
Welcome to New Organist
First Reformed Church is pleased to
welcome Edward Heffron to the organ
bench following the retirement of
Charles Moose. Ed has a degree from
the College of St. Rose, with a
concentration in the organ and has
had organ coaching from a number of
the Northeast’s most prestigious
organists. Ed has been an organist for
a variety of denominations and has
served as assistant organist at
Cathedral of All Saints and St. Paul’s
Episcopal Churches in Albany. Ed’s
first Sunday will be September 9.
Please welcome him warmly and look
for more in the October issue of First
Things.
Stitch Group
The first gathering of the Stitch Group
will be on Thursday September 6 in
The Poling Conference Room at 10am
and every Thursday thereafter. Dig out
all those unfinished projects (crewel,
cross-stitch, needle-point, tapestry,
and quilting) or start a new project and
stitch them to completion with others
who like to stitch. Anyone is welcome
to join our group for a day or two or as
long as it takes for you to finish your
project. For more info call Joan
Lindsay, 399-3153.
Stephen Ministry Meeting
All active Stephen Ministers are
expected at the first meeting of our
program year, Thursday, September
20 at 7pm in the Dirck Romeyn Room.
Some community building, an
overview of the program year and
small group peer supervision are on
the schedule for the evening. All
Stephen Ministers with Care Receivers
should bring their confidential updated
(blue) contract record sheet(s) as well
as their (yellow) check-in statement(s).
Those Stephen Ministers unable to
attend September's meeting should
contact Stephen Leaders, Ann
Gotwals or Daniel Carlson.
Regularly scheduled meetings will be
held the third Thursday of each month.
Stephen Ministers Expands
Due to a spring resurgence in our
Stephen Ministry Program we have
newly reactivated Stephen Ministers
ready and willing to provide one to
one, confidential compassionate care
to those going through a difficult time
in life. Please contact any Stephen
Leader (Daniel Carlson, Maria
Greskovich, or Ann Gotwals) if you
would like to find out more about
having a Stephen Minister or know
someone in need.
Youth
News
Church School Begins
Regular Church School begins
September 9. Teachers and helpers
are always needed and welcomed!
Other activities you should know about
are:
New Youth Music Groups
New! Carol Choir: grades K-3
Kirk Ringers: Grades K-8 ring chimes
and bells
Youth Orchestra: anyone who has
played their instrument for 2 years or
longer is invited to join.
High School Choir: grades 8 -12
Dates and times for rehearsals will be
determined with the availability of the
group. Please contact Jamie Ipsen
399-6848 if you'd like to participate. It's
going to be a fabulous year!
Mission
Welcome New Covenanters!
VBS
'Walkin' With Jesus' was a mile of fun!
Twelve eager participants came each
day for two hours of activities. They
made duck tape sandals & duck tape
backpacks. They scoured the church
to find symbols for their walking sticks.
They read inspiring Bible passages
and played games outdoors. Ah!
Summer VBS was smiles all around.
Check out our Facebook page (First
Reformed Church of Schenectady) to
see them.
Youth Groups
The Youth Groups will resume meeting
on September 16 with a kick-off party
for all youth in grades 6-12 at 5pm on
the church lawn (weather permitting).
After the kick-off, both youth groups
will usually be meeting every Sunday,
the Junior High at 5pm and Senior
High at 7pm, with a variety of activities
including service projects, discussion
groups, speakers, games, movies,
retreats, and - as always - the Senior
High Mission Trip.
Communion
Class
Class is offered
to our third
graders and any
older children
who are anxious to learn about the
Lord's Supper. Classes will be Sept.
16 and Sept. 23 during church school.
The students will help prepare the
elements on Oct. 7 and will celebrate
World Wide Communion with the
congregation. Please contact the
church office if you'd like your child to
attend.
Boy Scout Troop 1
Our Troop 1 meets in Assembly Hall
every Thursday at 7pm, beginning
September 13. We have monthly
outings and are always looking for
young men age 10.5 or older. The
troop is led by Mike Collins, Bill
Levering, Glenn Blinckmann and Dave
Scribner. Our troop does not
discriminate on any basis and
celebrates the international character
of scouting.
All of our 2012-2013 Covenanters are
moved in and have started their work
with local non-profit agencies. Please
make them welcome as they spend a
year volunteering in Schenectady,
living in intentional community
together, and participating in the life of
FRC.
Dan Kosten is from Grand Rapids, MI,
and found FRC and the Covenanter
program through Camp Fowler, where
he worked on summer staff for three
years. He is working with the Home
Furnishings Program - wave if you see
the delivery truck! He also serves as
FRC’s Mission Dorm Host, which
involves welcoming and checking in on
visiting groups and coordinating
volunteers to make a meal for each
group, and assists Gary Nelson with
property maintenance. He is a fan of
Detroit sports teams and loves lasagna
more than anyone else you know.
Isaiah Buchanan is a Union College
graduate originally from New York
City, and spent a year in admissions at
Colgate University before joining the
Covenanter program. Isaiah is
interested in public health, and will be
spending his year working half-time
with the Joan Nicole Prince Home
doing development and direct client
care, and half-time at Bethesda
House, where he will be connecting
clients with mental health resources
and treatment. Isaiah will also be
assisting with the youth groups.
Courtney VanNorden is a
Schenectady native who has lived the
last few years in New York City. She
returns to FRC to split her time
between Carver Community Center
and the Hamilton Hill Arts Center.
Courtney hopes to someday be the
director of a non-profit agency that
provides arts education for inner city
youth. She will also be sharing her
talents with FRC by assisting with the
youth groups. She loves to bake and is
hard at work transforming the
Covenant House into a true home.
Annie Reilly is originally from
Michigan but joined FRC in 2009, and
has spent the last three years earning
her Master of Divinity at New
Brunswick Theological Seminary. She
will spend her year as a pastoral intern
with various responsibilities aimed at
preparing her for her future ministry.
Part of Annie’s position is to care for
the administration and nurture
community within the Covenant
House, so if you would like to invite the
Covenanters to do something, talk to
her!
AIDS Walk
The Capital Region AIDS Walk will
take place on Saturday, September 29
at 11am in Washington Park in Albany.
Proceeds from the walk support
HIV/AIDS services throughout the
region, including the Damien Center,
which FRC has supported through
financial contributions and the
presence of our former missioner, Dan
Butterworth, from 2008-2010. For
more information on walking or
sponsoring a walker in this event,
please contact Stacey.
SAFE
Safe Inc. of Schenectady has been
successfully serving at risk youth for
over twenty-five years from its Albany
Street location…but we still need all
the help we can get. If you are in a
position to provide basic hygiene
supplies (individualized soaps,
shampoos, toothpastes, toothbrushes,
hair brushes, sanitary napkins, babies’
diapers, etc.) we will gratefully accept
whatever you can give us. Also, with
school starting soon, school supplies
(pens, pencils, loose leaf paper, spiral
notebooks, rulers, protractors, etc.) will
be put to immediate use. Finally, if you
know how to cook healthy meals, and
you are willing to cook with, and for, at
risk teenagers, then we definitely need
your help. If any of the above appeal to
you, please contact our missioner to
Safe Inc., Daniel Stone, at 518-3745178 or at [email protected].
Donated items can be dropped off in
Stacey Midge’s office.
Adult
Education
SAFE House Grand Opening
Everyone is welcome to attend the
grand opening celebration of the new
expansion of Safe House on
September 12 at 12:30pm. Safe Inc.
provides the only emergency youth
shelter in Schenectady County, as well
as outreach and life skills programs for
runaway and homeless youth and
young adults, especially those
engaged in or at risk for sexual
exploitation. Take a tour of the new
facility, hear more about Safe Inc., and
learn how you might support this
important mission in our community.
Safe House is located at 1344 Albany
St. in Schenectady.
At about 11:15, after fueling up with
coffee and carbs, people drift into the
Poling Chapel for a stimulating time.
Sept. 16: Meet the Covenanters
Sept. 23: General Synod Report Stacey Midge
Sept. 30: Vicki Brooks, Union College
Campus Ministry
Congratulations
To the 2012-2013 Albert A. Smith
Education Fund scholarship recipients:
 Briana Bogatka: Russell Sage
 Samantha Brooks: SUNY
Environmental Science &
Forestry
 Rachel Cox: Union College
 Luke Carlson: The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
Camila Grande: Drew University
 Sarah Howes: SUNY Albany
Erika Zampella: College of
St. Rose
Best wishes on the upcoming school
year!
New Kerygma Bible Study
The Gospel according to John will be
our focus this fall. This maverick
gospel has been a source of
inspiration and contention for
individuals and the church throughout
the ages. All are welcome to lively
discussion and warm fellowship each
Wednesday morning, 9:30-11am in
Poling Conference Room beginning
September 12. Copies of the required
resource book, John the Maverick
Gospel will be available in the Faith
Bookshop by September 9. Those with
questions may contact Daniel Carlson.
Capital Region Theological
Center (CRTC)
Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction
CRTC ecumenical theological
education, support for clergy, training
for ministry, and resourcing services
for congregations.
An 8-Week Meditation Course
Course Instructor: Oona Edmands,
LCSW, EMDR II psychotherapist
*Reduce distress associated with
chronic pain
*Reduce anxiety and pain
*Improve physical disorders
associated with anxiety and stress
Them's Fightin' Words: What
Religion Contributes to In-Civility in
American Politics, Rev. Dr. James
Calvin Davis, September 8, 9am-3pm,
Amity Reformed Church, Rexford.
Have we the lost meaning of words
like grace and respect when we
publicly disagree? Can religion help us
practice healthier public dialogue over
issues that divide us?
Did You Create Leviathan?: God's
Justice in the Book of Job, Dr.
Michael Dick, September 13, 9am4pm, Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church, Loudonville. We often
associate the book Job with
undeserved suffering. But what of
God's role? How does God speak of
justice and the place of human life in
the midst of all of God's creation? Is
God "fair"? Come explore this book
from a new perspective!
Register online at www.crtc.org or by
phone at 462-2470. Watch our website
for information on these and many
other courses available in 2012.
Scholarships and group discounts
available for most classes; please
contact us for an application.
Faith Bookshop
This month the Bookshop will resume
taking personal book orders at the
usual 30% discount. The shop
continues to provide space for artisans
in the congregation to display and sell
their work. All proceeds go to the
artisan, who can, if desired, designate
a worthy cause. Also, check the great
bargains in donated, gently-read books
in the Shop. We welcome more work
from artisans and almost-like-new
book donations.
Orientation Session: Monday,
September 10, 7-9pm
Classes: Mondays evenings 7-9:30pm
Sept 24 - Nov 12
Plus: A full day retreat on Nov. 3
Each class in the eight-week series is
2.5 hours long. Students learn affect
regulation and stress management
through three main mindfulness
techniques: the body scan (attending
to sensations in the body), sitting
meditation (being mindful of the
breath, body sensations, sound and
thoughts as they arise without judging
or reacting to them), and very gentle
yoga (mindful movement in postures
that build strength and body
awareness). The classes are taught in
a supportive group setting where
participants facilitate each other’s
learning through ongoing discussion,
integrating the practices with everyday
life. There is also a 7.5 hour silent
retreat in the sixth week of class.
Students are also asked to practice
mindfulness at home for 45 minutes to
an hour a day and are given four
guided mindfulness CDs.
Church members: If interested in
attending, please contact the church
office.
Orientation session and classes will be
held at FRC. Cost is $300 (for nonchurch members) for the entire
program, including materials.
To register, please call Samaritan
Counseling Center at 518-374-3514.
The Christian Soapbox
Got a gripe about a social justice
issue? Want to get it off your chest?
Then sign up for the all-new FRC
Christian Soapbox! Starting this fall,
you’ll have the opportunity on selected
Sundays after service to say
absolutely anything you think (well,
almost) about a social justice issue, to
a rapt audience (we’re certain), for 10
uninterrupted minutes. Then we’ll give
the listeners a chance for quick
comments. Deep discussions will have
to wait, because then we’re on to the
next ranter.
The FRC Christian Soapbox is the
brainchild of the Justice Action Council
(JAC) and intended as a fun way to
share our views on topics of
importance -- though there is no need
to sound important, unless you want
to. Serious or comical, witty or
straightforward, it’s your views that are
important. Knowing what you are
passionate about will help us create
future opportunities for learning and
taking action.
To keep the atmosphere fun and safe
for all, we do have a few rules:
Your time: 10-minute limit per
speaker.
Your topic: It must deal with social
inequity. Poverty, racism, sexism,
human rights, environmental
degradation -- these are a few.
Unfortunately, we’re sure you can
think of more. Take the broad view, or
focus on some nitpicky thing that gets
on your nerves, as long as it’s about
justice. If it bothers you when
someone doesn’t replace the cap on
the toothpaste tube, we understand,
but this isn’t the forum for that. This is
JAC, after all.
No profanity: This is church, after all.
Nothing personal: We can express
frustration or suggest changes with the
government, the Church, the health
care system, the media or whatever -but let’s not point fingers at any
individual.
Interested? We hope so! The first
Christian Soapbox is tentatively
scheduled for October. Contact Claire
Hughes with your name and the topic
of your rant, and we’ll put you on the
schedule: [email protected] or
381-9241.
New Door Codes Issued
As a yearly procedure we are updating
our key pad security codes. So if you
have a code please see Gary Nelson
so he can update this for you.
Website Service Recordings
When entering www.1streformed.com,
FRC homepage opens with a list of
coming events in the upper right
column. Most are clickable links to
event details. In the middle column we
now have an array of thumbnail
photos, each of which is a clickable
link to a morning service or Vesper
service. The thumbnail captions have
the date of the service and a brief
(usually one-word) description about
the event
Each week, the Web Committee and
office staff usually post the pages for
coming Sunday services. As Sunday
approaches, information is added as it
becomes available.
Wearing
Many Hats:
Reflections
from Stacey
Midge
FRC has given me the privilege of
doing a large proportion of my ministry
outside the walls of the church, both in
the local community and in the wider
church. The downside of that freedom
is that often, FRC members don't know
exactly what I'm doing between
Sundays. I am always accessible to
tell you more about what's happening
in my life and work, but thought it
might be helpful to give a brief glance
at what I've been doing recently.
In May, I was elected president of
Schenectady Inner City Ministry
(SICM). I have served on the Steering
Committee for four years, but
becoming president is giving me
deeper perspective on the important
ministries of this collective of area
congregations. The Emergency Food
Pantry is serving a record number of
families, and the Summer Lunch
Program expanded this year to fifteen
sites that serve free lunches to more
children around the city than ever
before. This points to a growing
problem with hunger and poverty in
our community, but it also tells us that
SICM is rightly positioned to meet a
great need.
I have also been part of a local task
force of clergy, non-profits, police, and
elected officials who are exploring
ways to address prostitution in
Schenectady. We have created a plan
to open a drop-in center for sex
workers that will provide safe space to
rest, shower, eat, and receive
information about how to increase their
own health and safety, as well as
options for leaving the sex trade,
obtaining drug treatment, and creating
a better future.
My six-year term on the RCA's
Commission for Women ended in July,
but my work in the wider church
continues. As you may know, General
Synod 2012 passed a
recommendation that declared that
"advocating homosexual behavior" or
supporting or performing same-sex
marriages are "disciplinable offenses."
The stance itself is obviously
controversial, but the recommendation
also carries other complications
related to RCA church order and
disciplinary procedures. As the chair of
the Regional Synod of Albany's
Overtures and Judicial Business
Committee, and frankly a bit of a polity
wonk, I have already been called upon
speaking about this more at First to
give presentations on the implications
of this recommendation, and anticipate
more of these opportunities to come. I
will be giving a Forum on Sept. 23, but
welcome your questions and thoughts
at any time.
I am thankful to FRC for envisioning a
mission beyond our own walls, and
hopeful that I can represent the unique
perspective of this congregation well to
the Schenectady community and the
wider church.
Senior Moments
Bill Levering
Folks from Union Presbyterian Church
are talking to us about how we might
cooperate more. You may have seen
them all show up in worship in June or
at the Lenten series. We may worship
together here for a longer period this
program year. We are not sure how all
this will work out, but we are pleased
to see many familiar faces from the
community with us. Our consistory will
be going on a retreat with some of
their officers in attendance the first
weekend in September so that we can
get more of the facts.
This is a stressful time for many
organizations as they figure out how to
cope with a changing world. This is
also true for our denomination. In the
past, God has been able to help us
discern which cultural forms are not
worth keeping and I'm sure this will be
true in the future.
Interesting Times in Finance
You’ve probably heard the Chinese
curse “May you live in interesting
times.” If you are a money manager
today, you live in an interesting time.
The church’s money managers are
faced with our need for steady income
from the endowment to support the
operating budget. They must cope with
an environment in which fixed income
instruments pay almost nothing and
the equity market gyrations make a
roller coaster look flat.
Nonetheless, we took out of the
endowment more than we put in during
the first seven months of 2012 and yet
our managers, Salem Management
and Bank of America, managed to
increase our endowment fund by
$65,000.00 in that period.
Did you notice that phrase “put in”?
The endowment is money given, for
the most part, by past (and passed)
members of the church. This means
that those members wanted the church
to live on – as it has for over 330 years
through some VERY interesting times.
There are even more interesting tim
es ahead! Have you considered a
bequest to the First Reformed Church
in your will?
Art Casey
Charlie Moose Bids
Goodbye
By the time he was fourteen years old,
Charlie Moose was playing the organ,
accompanying choirs at three placesSt. Andrew's in Albany, All Saints
Cathedral and the Albany County
Correctional Facility. A native
Albanian, Charlie was a member of St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church. Charlie
earned his bachelor's and master's
degrees from Potsdam State College.
Somehow, thirty-five years have gone
by since Charlie came to First
Reformed. Sunday, September 2, will
be his last service, one not to be
missed.
Charlie came to our church from
Scotia Reformed, where he met his
wife, Sue. Both teachers, Charlie has
retired from the Schenectady school
system, while his wife still teaches.
They are the parents of three
daughters and four grandchildren.
Prince Edward Island claims their
affection during summers; one
daughter was smitten by Anne of
Green Gables, and at the age of
thirteen, made all the arrangements for
a summer vacation there. They have
been going there ever since.
As for other travel,
Charlie and Sue
like to take the
train: a favorite trip
was crossing
Canada to
Vancouver. There
have been other
train trips closer to
home and to
Canadian cities.
Some of the most
thrilling times in his
musical career
included
accompanying the
Saratoga-Potsdam
chorus of 250 voices at SPAC from
1970-85, with world-class conductors
on the podium. On several occasions
he was asked to play the organ, piano,
and celesta with the Philadelphia
Orchestra. And in 1958, he
accompanied a concert at the Brussels
World's Fair on July 4. And then on
every Sunday there is the sound of our
wonderful organ, played by a master,
accompanying our great church choir.
Favorite composers? Bach, of course,
and in modern times, Howells and
Sowerby. And how does First
Reformed's organ compare with others
in and outside of our area? Answer,
the best or among the best. This is due
in large part to assistance from Dick
Russ and Fred White, whose interest
made restoration and additions to the
organ possible.
On September 2, our church
congregation will be reminded of the
tradition of centuries of fine organ
music and the complexities of that
instrument which have thrilled and
inspired generations throughout the
ages. We will also have a gathering
after worship on October 14 to
celebrate his time with us. We wish
Charlie well, and look forward to
seeing him at our organ for occasional
future visits.
Virginia Laumeister
First Reformed Church
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 736
Albany, NY
8 North Church Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 377-2201
[email protected]
www.1stReformed.com
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Sept.
Preach
Reader
2
Bill Levering
9
Bill Levering
Carol Troost
Nancy
Wainwright
16
Bill Levering
Chris Fernandes
Vespers at 5
Phipps, Toigo,
and D’Andrea
‘Azzaam
Hameed
Delaneys and
Tom D’Andrea,
23
Bill Levering
Mary Jewett
Mike Lamkin
30
Bill Levering
Chris Fernandes
September Birthday
1 – Allison Tebbano
2 – Matthew Mitsche
Elizabeth Veeder
Sarah Collins
Stacey Midge
3 – Kristen Langdon
Sophia VonFricken
4 – Eric Bachorik
Ann Di Sarro
5 – Donna Bundy
6 – Glenn Blinckmann
7 – Roger Greenwood
Susan Houpt
8 – Margaret King
9 – Elaine Springsted
10 – Mary Jane Dike
Caroline Welch
11 – Deborah Dingman
Thomas Kiesow
12 – Diana Bennett
Austin Brooks
Anne Middleton
Liesl Nydegger
Emma Bullock
Michelle Smallwood
13 – Joyce Beland
Adam Kerwin
16 – Keith Belak
17 – Cynthia Phillippe
Tess SherEmeta
19 – Kip Arnold
20 – Margaret Ridgway
Timothy Hamm
Michael Spinnicchia
21 – Julie Adams
Kim Burgoyne
Jennifer Gallagher
Helen McCary
22 – William Faulkner
Charlotte Greenwood
24 – Erica Ball
Sarah Evans
Cherie Gallagher
Carol Harvey
25 – Joanne White
Rosemarie Pierce
Julia Mason
26 – Joan Ipsen
Curtis Robbins
Austin Nydegger
27 – David Bundy
28 – Brian Kimmey
William Clock
29 – Elsie Dotter
30 – William Collins
Eileen Herring
Sandra Kominoski
Forum
Coffee and
Carbs
Picnic
Covenanters
General Synod
Union College
September 2012
Every Sunday
Musical/HS Choir, 9:15am
Worship, 10am
Church School, 10:20am
Fellowship, 11am
Forum or Class, 11:15am
Kirk Ringers, 11:30am
Youth Orchestra, 3pm
Vespers, 5pm
JHYG, 5pm
SHYG, 7pm
Weekly
Monday:
Men’s News Group, 9am
Klokken Tower Ringers,
6:30pm
Tuesday:
Morning Prayer, 10am
Wednesday:
Kerygma, 9:30am
Thursday Belles, 12:15pm
Evening Prayer, 7pm
Thursday:
Bible Study, 7:30am
Stitch Group, 10am
Purls of Wisdom, 6pm
Boy Scouts, 7pm
Chancel Choir, 7:30pm
Monthly Meetings
Concern for Hungry, 1st Mon.
Group V, 1st Mon., 11am
Committees, 2nd Tues., 6:30pm
Consistory, 2nd Tues., 7:30pm
Support & Care, 3rd Tues., 11am
Tues. Ladies, 3rd Tue.
Archiving, 2nd Wed., 1pm
Stephen Ministry, 3rd Thur., 7pm
Group VII, 3rd Fri., 10am
Justice Action, 1st Sun., 11am
Membership, 2nd Sun., 11am
Creation Care Com, 3rd Sun., 12pm
Upcoming Events
6 Stitch Group, 10am
9 Welcome Back Picnic, after worship
10 Klokken Tower Ringers, 6:30pm
11 Committee Meetings, 6:30pm
Consistory Meeting, 7:30pm
12 Kerygma, 9:30am
SAFE House Opening, 12:30pm
13 Purls of Wisdom, 6:30pm
Boy Scouts, 7pm
16 Communion Class
Creation Care Committee, 12pm
18 Support & Care, 11am
19 Evening Prayer, 7pm
20 Stephen Ministry Meeting, 7pm
21 Group VII, 11:30am
27 Prayer Shawl Knitting Group, 9:30am
29 AIDS Walk, 11am