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CHURCH NEWS, SEPTEMBER, 2008
CHURCH NEWS CONTENTS
Pastor's Study
September Worship Schedule
Words from the Associate Pastor
Parish Health Ministry
Outreach
Congregational Life
RCWM
JOY
Circle of Life Garden
Display Showcase
Children, Youth, and Education
Kermit!
Stephen Ministry Commissioning
Thank You's and Notes
September Calendar
From the
Pastor's Study....
Dear members and friends,
I want to first highlight some special 250th activities we have enjoyed
this summer. In July, we had a wonderful evening of entertainment
by
the King's Brass. Our sanctuary was filled on a hot Friday
evening as we tapped our feet, clapped our hands, and sang patriotic
songs with
10 wonderful musicians. We even had some of our own members
participate with the band as they played hymns.
In August, we had a great church family picnic at Bowdoin Park.
Our friends from Bethel Missionary Baptist Church also were
invited. The
weather was great, the fellowship was fun, and the food was
spectacular! My thanks to all who made these two special events
happen.
Our September 250th event will be a 24-hour prayer vigil scheduled for
September 11. And then, in October, we are planning two events-
The ribbon cutting of our new "Circle of Life Garden" with a stone
labyrinth, and our special worship service scheduled for Sunday
afternoon, October 19th, 2008 at 3:00
p.m. in the sanctuary. This will be a great service
celebrating our Past, Present, and Future.
Below is our September worship schedule. I look forward to seeing
you as we being another great year at NHRC!
In His service,
Rev. Keith Tamlyn
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SEPTEMBER
2008
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Worship at 10:00
a.m. September 7
Children's Place for 3-7 years old/Children's Worship 7-12 years old
7 One Service - 10:00 a.m. Communion
Followed by church picnic, inside Fellowship Hall and on the lawn.
Scripture: Matthew 18: 15-20
"A Little Goes a Long Way" Rev. Tamlyn
14 Return to two services, start
of Sunday School
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School / Worship / Baptism
11:00 a.m. - Worship
Scripture: Matthew 18: 21-35
"Meditation on a Forgiving Church"
Rev. Tamlyn
21 "Christians Complaining; God's Gracious Response"
Rev. Tamlyn
28 Guest Preacher - Son of the Church - Rev. David Jones
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From Your
Associate Pastor....
Dear Friends,
Recently I was updating a brochure we put together about two years
ago. It's entitled "Welcome! New
Hackensack Reformed Church." There's a section in the brochure
called "What You Should Know
about New Hackensack Reformed Church" - and it contains questions
like: When is Worship? - How
Can I Serve the Community? - and my favorite - Do You Have Fun Things
to Do?
Having spent more than four years as your Associate Pastor, I would
answer that question with a
resounding "YES!!!" And we have yet another fun event coming up.
We'll be having a church family picnic on September 7 after the 10:00
a.m. service. The Congregational
Life Council will do its usual spectacular job of grilling hot dogs and
hamburgers, and the congregation
will have the opportunity to bring side dishes and desserts.
You'll even have a choice of where to eat
your food. Nature lovers can enjoy the great outdoors - and
lovers of air conditioning (like me) can
enjoy their meal in our cool Fellowship Hall.
Bring your friends to our picnic, and tell them that even though our
nickname is "The Frozen Chosen,"
we truly know how to have fun!!
Blessings,
Marie
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Parish
Health Ministry
Mary Lou Grott, R.N., 462-0810, Ext 105, Tues., Wed., Thurs.
As our fall programs and busy schedules kick into full gear, here's an
update on some of this fall's
coming health ministry events:
"CPR and AED Refresher"
Saturday, October 4th, 9am - 11:00am in
Fellowship Hall.
This class is being offered FREE to those who are currently certified
in CPR/AED, as a good refresher of last year's
training, with lots of hands-on practice to improve our skills and
decrease our fears! Watch the bulletins in
September for more details. Please sign up in the Gathering Area,
or call Mary Lou, as our instructor from Alamo
will need to know how many to prepare for.
For those interested in a CPR/AED certification class, please call Mary
Lout at the Parish Health Office
(462-0810 ext. 105) for more information.
Parenting Classes for Parents and
Grandparents of All Ages
To continue our Parenting Series program, the Health Ministry is
excited to offer you the fourth part of the
Pro-Active Parenting Series entitled, "Communicating
with your Child or Teen." We are so pleased and
grateful that Mary and Ozzie Mantilla have once again agreed to co-lead
this program the following 4
Sundays at 9:15 a.m.: October 12th and 26th, and November 2nd and
16th, in Rm 14. Watch your
September bulletins for more details and sign up in the Gathering Area.
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OUTREACH
Outreach Celebrates our 250th....In honor of our 250th Birthday
Celebration, the Outreach Council has decided to collect 250 sets of
sheets for Dutchess County Coalition for the Homeless, to help sustain
the sheet supply for their sixty bed homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie.
The sheet sets (consisting of a fitted and flat
sheet as well as a pillowcase):
Must be twin size
Must be NEW
Solid colors only (no prints, please)
We request a thread count of no less than 280
because they will be washed every night.
The collection began in March and will run throughout the year or until
we meet our goal of 250 sets. They will be distributed to the
shelter on a monthly basis throughout the year. To keep the
congregation informed of our progress toward the goal, a paper
thermometer will be placed on the Outreach bulletin board located in
the hall by the kitchen. We hope to reach our goal by this
summer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Joan Heller, Outreach Council Chair, at 896-8733. We thank you in
advance for your support!
Update on the Homeless Shelter....
For more than a dozen years New Hackensack Reformed Church has been
providing a meal on the fourth Sunday of the
month to guests at the overnight shelter, located on the old state
hospital grounds at Hillcrest House. What began as a
commitment to twelve guests has now mushroomed into the daunting task
of feeding forty to sixty people each time. It
has become increasing difficult for the Outreach Council to find people
willing to take on the task.
Recently our Wednesday morning Serendipity small group offered to make
a meal, as our mission project. With six
people and their families involved, the cost was affordable. Ron
and I had the privilege of serving the food that evening.
We were both overwhelmed by the needs and the apparent extreme hunger
of the guests. One said that the weekend
had been particularly hard and he had only eaten peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches the past two nights.
I truly pray that NHRC does not have to abandon this very deserving
outreach project. Possibly various councils
and committees at NHRC could commit to one month a year to provide and
serve a meal. You can contact the
Outreach Council to schedule a date. If you have questions or
concerns about the logistics, Ron and I would love to
share our experience with you.
In Christ,
Barbara Prete
(baprete@yahoo.com)
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CONGREGATIONAL
LIFE
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY FAMILY PICNIC....Sunday, September 7th
2008.
Join with the Congregational
Life and Christian Education Councils for a picnic on the lawn (by the
playground)
following the 10:00 a.m. service. Congregational Life will
provide Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Rolls, Buns,
Condiments, Chips, Coffee,
Tea, Lemonade, Soft Drinks and the cooking. Families with last names
starting
with A to L are requested to bring a salad for 10. Last names
starting with M to Z are asked to bring a dessert
for 10. Christian
Education is planning games, relay races and other fun stuff. If by
chance we have rain, we will
move into Fellowship Hall. All are invited
to attend this event which promises to be a day of fun, great food and
fellowship. Invite your family, friends and neighbors. Sign up NOW at
the information booth. For details and
further information please call
Al Summers at 845-297-1704.
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R.C.W.M.
SISTERS IN
CHRIST
YOU ARE INVITED TO DINNER
6:30 p.m.
Friday, September 26th
followed by
A SPECIAL PROGRAM with
MARY CLARK,
Coordinator of RCA Women's Ministries
SISTER
SHARE: Providing a way for women to share with their sisters
around the world. Poverty, hunger,
human trafficking, and violence affect countless women and children all
over the world. According to the World
House Organization, 600,000 women die every year in developing
countries from complications arising from
pregnancy and childbirth. In addition. 9 million of the world's
refugees are children.
Sister Share is an initiative
of RCA Women's Ministries in cooperation with RCA Global Mission.
Mary will share
with us stories of our sisters in India, Canada, Nicaragua and the
Sudan.
Invite a "sister" to join you for this special evening of fellowship
with New Hackensack Reformed Church Sisters.
Sign up at the Information Center. A nominal donation will be
required to cover the cost of dinner.
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JOY
Circle of
Life Garden
Progress, Progress, Progress!!
September is here! We are making substantial progress on our
labyrinth. You will see that, as we continue to finish
all the stones, other aspects of our labyrinth will appear.
Benches and planters will be made and set, and trees and
plants that are able to be planted at this time of the year will be
planted. If all
the stones of the labyrinth are set in
the ground, the labyrinth can be used by those who choose to on
September 11th.
If you have a celebration, honor or memory in which you wish to donate,
it is never too late! The Circle of Life
Garden is ongoing. Want to volunteer? We can still use your
help. Please feel free to contact any of the
committee members or Hazel in the church office at 462-0810 with any
questions you may have.
Thank you to all who have given in their own special ways to make this
garden a reality for New Hackensack
Reformed Church.
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DISPLAY
SHOWCASE
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CHILDREN,
YOUTH, and EDUCATION
Sue Kimmerle, Christian Education Director, ext. 104
Youth
Bible Study
The weekly Youth Bible Study CIA (Christians in Action) will start up
again this fall! The group will meet
Thursday nights, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. beginning September 4th at the
Meaney home, 7 Sutton Rd.,
Poughkeepsie. We will start off the year studying the book of
Romans.
All interested Senior High youth are invited to attend. Please
contact Pat Meaney at 462-8171 or
meaney@us.ibm.com for questions or directions.
A SPECIAL THANKS to Lois Ray
who has been running this program for many years! Best wishes to
Lois and Ed on their matrimonial adventure!
VBS....
SAVE THE DATES!!!
Power Lab" was a wonderful success with over 60 children
attending. Many thanks to all those who
volunteered their time to this amazing children's ministry. If
you donated items to be used for VBS, please
pick them up in the Christian Education Office. Thank you!
Summer Place....
continues to be offered this summer for children ages 3 to 7 years old
through September 7th
during the 10:00 a.m. service. Children should begin the worship
service with their families and will leave the
sanctuary after the children's message to room 12 with their host or
hostess for the day. Volunteers are much
needed for this program. Please sign up in the Gathering Area or
call the Christian Education office,
(462-0810, ext. 104). Thanks
to all of those who have offered their time to act as host/ess this
summer:
Kris Rice, Kathy and Jill Peluso, Barbara Prete, Troy Moody, Karen and
Amanda Federico, Sherry Seney,
Jessica Roe, Laurie and Max Schiavone, Kim and Brian Scoralick and
Brittney Cogan.
SUNDAY SCHOOL.... We are
very blessed that nearly all of this past year's Sunday School teachers
will
be returning to teach again this year. We have openings in a few
spots and if you feel God's call on your heart
to offer your time in this fulfilling children's ministry, we are
looking for you! We need two teachers for the
5th/6th grade room and two to round out the kindergarten room,
volunteering on a bi-weekly basis. If you
have questions about what is expected, please call Sue Kimmerle,
1-914-489-2864.
ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES....
The School for
Christian Living and Serving, a ministry of the Mid-Hudson and
Orange Classes, is pleased
to announce the fall 2008 program - An
Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines; Movers and Shakers of
Christian Fiath: Justin Martyr to
Thomas Aquinas, Part 1; An
Introduction and Survey of the Old
Testament and Incarnate 101 - A workshop on
Saturday, November 1st for Youth Leaders, Church
School Teachers and Leaders.
The aim of the School is to fulfill Christ's command to make disciples of all nations.
We endeavor to offer
training for adults that will deepen their faith and equip them to use
the gifts God has given them for ministry
within Christ's Church.
The school was established in 1994 and has grown steadily since by
offering a consistent slate of courses.
At the same time, the school has remained flexible with a spiritual ear
sensitively tuned to clergy, laity, and
the ever-changing needs of the congregations within its bounds.
This has resulted in an ever-broadening
range of Christian education courses offered for the serious student
and also for those who are simply
seeking additional knowledge on a particular Christian subject.
The School for
Christian Living and Serving is open and available to Christians
of all denominations. There
are no academic prerequisits except for those students on a study track
to become preaching elders.
Please take time to prayerfully consider if there is a course that you
would like to take this fall. (See the half
sheet insert in the center of the paper copy of this Church News for registration
information and pick up
a copy of full course descriptions and other educational opportunities
being offered this fall at the
Information Center in the Gathering Area.)
Betty B. Garee Scholarship Awarded...
The Worship and Music Council is
pleased to announce that
scholarship awards for the 2008/2009 school year have been awarded in
equal shares to Eric Iannucci
and Kristen Muldoon both of whom are now Klokken Ringer alumnae.
Eric will be attending SUNY
Fredonia to study music education and trombone performance.
Kristen will be attending Nazareth
College to study to become a certified music therapist. The
Council congratulates them on their
past accomplishments and is pleased to support them in their future
studies.
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Greetings
from Kermit!
We frogs usually aren't
very observant. Still, it seems to me that the sun is going down
a little earlier,
and there's just a little bit less green around me. That usually
means we'll soon see the leaves begin
to change color, and all you humans will start to get a little bit
busier. Many of you who are young
will be again riding every day in big yellow boxes with wheels.
(Frogs generally do best if they stay
away from things on wheels - and away from young humans, too!!)
This time of year also brings with it the return of the Wednesday
Morning Workshops!! In
September they'll be held on the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th, in room 15
at 9:30 a.m. Young children
are ALWAYS welcome, of course - after all, the Bazaar is about
them!! Some of the projects
planned for the next few months are stuffing cat pillows, beaded
bracelets, washcloth ducks,
paint brush snowmen, flower arrangements, and making soaps. There
are usually several projects
going on at once, and there's just bound to be one that's perfect for
YOU!! Please join in the fun-
you'll be having a good time, and doing something for the young humans
at the same time!! There's
LOTS to do to get ready for this year's Piggy Bank Bazaar on Saturday,
December 6th, and we
really need YOUR HELP!!
The Piggy Bank Bazaar is always very glad to share supplies from
Piggy's closet, and we're happy to
help groups that work with children. A Great Big Froggy Thank You
goes out to everyone who has
donated craft materials and gift items, since this helps us keep
expenses down, and allows us to be
generous with our donations. So far this year the Bazaar has been
able to donate money to the
Klokken Ringers, to the church for mortgage reduction, to help several
children going to church
camps, to the RCA Congregational Services Fund honoring our NHRC
babies, and to the Circle
of Life Garden.
My good human friend Mrs. Ray (who is having a very, VERY busy few
months!!!) reminds me that
completed Take Home Kits can be brought to Room 15 at any time, and
placed in the supply
corner or in the large closet. In November they'll be featured in
the Gathering Room Showcase.
There's room in Piggy's Closet for some supplies for the Wednesday
Morning Workshop foks to
use over the next few months. In particular, we could really use
silk flowers, floral foam, votive
candles, polyester stuffing, assorted new nails, screws, bolts,
washers, etc., pliers, needles, straight
pins, yardsticks, yarn, craft beads, jewelry making supplies, and
crafty supplies. The Plant Table
is always VERY popular at the Bazaar, so we'll need bunches and BUNCHES
of plants in
December. We'll also need many rolls of gift wrapping, ribbon,
bows, and Scotch tape, and
large paper bags with handles.
I had best hop back to my pond now, while I can still see to safelty
jump down off this keyboard.
But I'll be making my way back to look in on some of the Workshops, and
I hope to see YOU there!!
Yours in Love,
Kermit
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STEPHEN
MINISTRY
Stephen Ministers Care...
When was the last time someone really listened to you? We're
talking about the undistracted, full attention kind of listening.
That's one of the ways Stephen
Ministers care for others. Will you consider serving in this way?
A new class will be
starting this month. For more information, please contact Mary
Lou Grott,
462-0810, ext. 105; Jackie Carey, 227-5097; Fiath Schwenker, 897-4727;
or Keith Tamlyn,
462-0810, ext. 101.
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Thank You's
and Notes
Dear Friends,
My heartfelt thanks to all who remembered me after my surgery and long
stay in the nursing home.
The prayers, cards, flowers and visits meant so very much to me.
I still have a very long road
ahead, but with God's good grace I will be able to use my hand
again. Special thanks to Keith
and Marie for their pastoral support and Mary Lou and Faith who worked
so hard to find the
many wonderful volunteers who generously give of their time to take me
to therapy. I feel so
blessed to be a part of this great church.
God bless you all,
Muriel Orr
Dear Church Family,
Many thanks for the kind words and cards from everyone on the passing
of my mother,
Wilma Herbert.
Nancy Cooper
Thank you and God bless you....
Pastor Keith, First Lady Betsy, Officers, NHRC Family,
On behalf of our family we would like to thank you for inviting us to
share in your 250th church
anniversary and picnic on August 9th. The scriptures teach us
that it is good for brothers and
sisters to dwell together. Saturday was a wonderfully moving and
spiritual experience. May
God continue to bless each and every one of you now and forevermore.
We love you!
Pastor and First Lady Hunt, Officers and
the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Family
Congratulations and best wishes
to Geoff Bass who graduated in the Class of 2008 as
Salutatorian of Roy C. Ketcham High School. He will be attending
the University of
Pennsylvania this fall.
A great big thank you to all
the volunteers who helped move furniture out in back in the
Nursery School classrooms after services the last two Sunday
mornings. Your help
is very much appreciated - we couldn't have done it without many hands!
The Nursery School Board
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SEPTEMBER
CALENDAR
1, Monday
Labor Day / Office Closed
2, Tuesday
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m. Councils / Committees
3, Wednesday
6:45 a.m. Men's Christ_Care
9:00 a.m. Piggy Bank Workshop
10:30 a.m. God and the Journey Study
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Class
Stephen Ministry Supervision
Boy Scout Troop 56
4, Thursday
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at the Hoyt's
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m. CIA Youth Study
7:15 p.m. Senior Choir
5, Friday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7,
Sunday Communion
8:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Worship
Children's Message
Summer Place
11:00 a.m. Welcome Back Picnic
8, Monday
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
9, Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m. Consistory Meeting
10, Wednesday
6:45 a.m. Men's Christ_Care
9:30 a.m. Piggy Bank Workshop
10:30 a.m. God and the Journey Study
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Class
Boy Scout Troop 56
11, Thursday Day of Prayer
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at the Hoyt's
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m. CIA Youth Study
7:15 p.m. Senior Choir
12, Friday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
3:30 p.m. October
News Deadline
14, Sunday Baptism
8:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:15 a.m. Worship, Sunday School
Jr. and Sr. High
11:00 a.m. Worship
15, Monday
4:45
p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
16, Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
17, Wednesday
6:45 a.m. Men's Christ_Care
9:30 a.m. Piggy Bank Workshop
7:00
p.m. Stephen Ministry Class
Stephen Ministry Supervision
Boy Scout Troop 56
7:30 p.m. Nursery School Board
18, Thursday
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at the Hoyt's
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m CIA Youth Study
7:15 p.m. Senior Choir
19, Friday
9:30 a.m. Collate
October News
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
21, Sunday
8:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:15 a.m. Worship/Sunday School
Jr. and Sr. High
10:30 a.m. Cherub Choir
Celebration Choir
11:00 a.m. Worship
22, Monday
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
6:00 p.m. Klokken I
8:00 p.m. Campanola Ringers
23, Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
6:00 p.m. Klokken II
24, Wednesday
6:45 a.m. Men's Christ_Care
9:30 a.m. Piggy Bank Workshop
7:00
p.m Stephen Ministry
Boy Scout Troop 56
25, Thursday
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at the Hoyt's
4:45 p.m Strength and Balance Exercise
7:00 p.m. CIA Youth Study
7:15 p.m. Senior Choir
26, Friday
10:30 a.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
28, Sunday
8:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School
9:15 a.m. Worship/Sunday School
Jr. and Sr. High
10:00 a.m. Blood Pressure Screening
10:30 a.m. Cherub Choir
Celebration Choir
11:00 a.m. Worship
8:30 p.m. Dutchess Homeless Shelter
29, Monday
4:45 p.m. Strength and Balance Exercise
6:00 p.m. Klokken I
8:00 p.m. Campanola Ringers
30, Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Stength and Balance Exercise
6:00 p.m. Klokken II
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Last updated 09/04/2008