OCTOBER CALENDAR
|
2
|
Worship - 10am
Sunday
School - 10:15 am
Chime Choir
- 11:30 am
|
18
|
Warwick Open House (*)
|
|
4
|
Worship
& Music Committee - 11am
|
19
|
Bible Study
- 10am
|
|
6
|
Choir - 7pm
|
20
|
Choir - 7pm
|
|
9
|
Worship - 10am
Sunday
School - 10:15 am
Chime Choir
- 11:30 am
|
22
|
Lorraine Nelson Wolf Concert (*)
7:30pm
|
|
12
|
Bible Study
- 10am
|
23
|
Worship - 10am
Sunday
School - 10:15am
Chime Choir
- 11:30am
|
|
13
|
Choir - 7pm
|
25
|
Consistory
- 7:15pm
|
|
15
|
De Kerk
Winkel (*) 9am - 3pm
|
26
|
Bible Study
- 10am
|
|
16
|
Worship - 10am
Sunday
School - 10:15 am
Chime Choir
- 11:30 am
Crop
Walk (*)
|
27
|
Choir - 7pm
|
|
17
|
Warwick Open House (*)
|
|
|
Dear First Reformed Church Friends,
Thank you so much for your support, your visits, and your cards during
our Mom’s hospitalization and
nursing home stays, and especially for your kind words and comfort after her
passing. She so loved being a part of the First Reformed Church family and
looked forward to spending her Sunday mornings with you all.
We miss her each and every day but it has been such a blessing to hear
your “Marion” stories
and to know she held a special place
in your hearts too.
With love,
The Serra family
Warwick Open House
- Warwick Center Women’s Auxiliary
invites you to attend their open house on
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 17 and 18. We will car pool from DuBois House parking
lot on Monday at
8:30 am. Registration is 9:30am -10:30am with coffee, tea and muffins. The program
will be from
10:30am-12 noon. Lunch is served at 12 noon. The gift table will be
available from 9:30-10:30am
and
1:00-2:00pm. The speaker will be Rev. Clara Woodson,
former Synod Area Minister, and the program
theme
is “Waiting”. Claudette Reid, coordinator of RCA Women’s Ministries will bring
us up to date on
Women’s Ministries. Lorraine
Nelson-Wolf will again be the music leader. The non-refundable cost is $15,
which includes morning
refreshments, the program and lunch. An offering will be received to repair the
roads and buildings damaged by
tropical storm Irene. For more information, see the orange flier with the
sign up sheet in the entry to
the Education Building. Registration deadline is October 3. Late registration
is possible, by calling Arlene
Tenckinck at (845) 986-1164.
If you would like us to send in your
registration, please give your
money to Liz Alexander at coffee hour or call her at home.
If you or anyone you
know needs, on a temporary basis, a ride to a doctor, a
meal delivered, a
friendly supportive visit or phone call , please call a
deacon closest to you:
Linda Baron (evenings), Wappingers Celeste Rudberg,
Wapp./East Fishkill
Barbara Harty, Wappingers Stan
Saya, Wappingers
John Houston, Hopewell
Jct. Karen Twohig, Beacon
COFFEE
HOUR
In the list of dates and names
below, the first name on the list serves as the host. This means calling the
other names on the list for that day and seeing who will bring what, including
juice and milk.
If someone on the list has a commitment before
or after worship, than the group can make arrangements as to who will set up,
who will keep the creamer pitcher full and who will clean up.
Maisie Minot makes sure the coffeepots are on
and full. Those serving make sure the coffee pots are cleaned and all the
tables and counters wiped down with the water/bleach mixture found in the spray
bottle. Please take the dirty dish towels home for a wash and bring them back
the next week.
If you are not
able to do the coffee hour on your scheduled date, please find a replacement
and call the church office with the name of your replacement. If you have any
concerns regarding your availability at this time to do coffee hour due to
health or other large issues, please contact Karen Twohig.
If
anyone plans to bring food to coffee hour for a special occasion,
please notify the host for that date. Thanks
to everyone for your continued hospitality!
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
2 H - Byers, McCoy, H. Hansen 6 - Consecration Sunday
9 H - Badowski, Chao, Skorewicz 13
H - Utter, Nace, Schmidt
16 H - Saya, Hughes, Suggitt 20 - Thanksgiving Dinner
23 H - Doerr, Alexander, Skinner 27
H - Van Nostrand, DiYeso, Gillert
30 H - B, J & R VanVoorhis, Moseman
Crop
Walk
The First Reformed Church of Fishkill
will be participating in the 36th
Dutchess County Interfaith’s CROP
WALK on Sunday, October 16. Of the total monies collected, 75% goes to
Church World Services, while 25% is distributed to a number of local food
programs. We are not a large congregation, but a generous one. Please give
generously, for the needs are greater this year. Please contact John Twohig, if there are questions or suggestions.
Save the Date!
Please join us
on Saturday,
October 22 at 7:30 pm.
for a wonderful concert by Lorraine
Nelson Wolf. She is well known for her wonderful inspirational music.
Locally, you may have heard her in the Hopewell Reformed Church where she
served as Director of Music for many years.
She also has provided the music for many
special meetings at the Warwick
Center. She has performed
at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy
Center and churches
throughout the country. We are very excited to have her share her talents with
us on this special weekend. Lorraine’s
husband and daughter, who share in her calling to serve God through music, will
be performing with her.
RCW Fall Conference
Please join us for the Fall Conference of the Reformed Church Women of the Hudson Valley
at the New
Hackensack Reformed
Church on Saturday,
November 5. The speaker will be Claudette Reid, Coordinator
of RCA Women’s Ministries. She will speak on “Going forward in the word of God.” Her program is
based on Joshua 1:9. Registration is at 9:15, breakfast is at 9:30, and the program is at 10:15. The cost is $6.
The
deadline to sign up is October 30. If you need a ride, please speak to Dorrie Hansen or Liz Alexander.
Notes from September Consistory Meeting
· Deacon John
Houston led devotions with a theme of faith. It is through the eyes of faith
that we are called to look at the present, even when the challenges are great,
such as dementia and death of loved ones.
Isaiah 55:8-11 reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways.
· Treasurer’s Operating Report shows August
revenues totaling $11,073 and expenses totaling $14,893.
· The 300th
Anniversary Steering Committee:
Co-chairs Jan Melichar Utter & Ray VanVoorhis, Ruth Porter, Roy
Carruthers, and Willa Skinner.
· Food Pantry has served 221 families in August
which equaled 10,035 meals. This is almost double the amount reported in
February. The deacons have designated the Food Pantry for the Thanksgiving
Offering.
· Our sanctuary
is designated as the Emergency Offsite location for Fishkill Elementary School.
· The DuBois
House is scheduled for new windows and siding in October. The labor cost for
installation of siding is being donated by the company installing the windows
and the siding itself is being donated by the manufacturer.
· Next regular
Consistory meeting is October 25th, 7:15pm.
+ +
+ + +
De Kerk Winkel
(The Church Store)
A
Dutch treat
Saturday, October 15, 9
a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fine Art Jewelry Needlecrafts Breakfast
and Lunch
Photography Baked goods ** Seasonal crafts Snacks
throughout the day
Collectibles Books Plants*
Sign-up
sheets are posted in the Fellowship Hall foyer.
“Many hands make light work.”
If you
can give just a little bit of your time it will be appreciated. We need help to set up
and
clean up as well as working on the actual day.
Set-up: Thursday, Oct. 13, 6 - 9 p.m.
Friday,
Oct. 14, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Clean-up after the sale, 3 -
?
* Do you have houseplants or perennials you can
divide? Plants you can start from
cuttings?
Bulbs you saved from last spring? Attractive planters you no longer want?
**
Recipes for Dutch cookies, cakes and pies will be available for the taking,
near the sign-up sheets.
Hedgewood Sock Drive
The Women of the Church will again be
providing a pair of socks for each resident at the Hedgewood
Adult Home in Beacon. We need 125 pair for men and 75 pair for
women. Please help us meet this
goal. You may leave socks in the church
or the DuBois House. We will be wrapping them at our November
meeting, so we would appreciate it if
you would leave them by November 13. We also could use any
extra new Christmas cards you might
have, since we also give a candy cane and a card with each pair of
socks. You may leave them with the socks
in the same container. Thank You!
Children’s
Community Services
Though the calendar says it
is Fall, the weather still makes us think summer! There are changes happening that confirm that
the year is moving along. There are lots of acorns, black walnuts and leaves
starting to fall.
Our preschool four year olds
have been apple picking and using the apples in all sorts of ways. They have
printed, tasted red, yellow and green apples, graphed their favorite
ones and made very delicious apple sauce. The children in the three year old
program are well on their way discovering new friends, adjusting to being in a
classroom on their own and getting ready to take on lots of new challenges.
Last week was our first
Parent and Tot class. There were rave reviews on all that happened.
Our Parent Association is in
the process of forming and the co-chairs have already gotten together and are
offering a “Fall Festival” on Oct. 30th. They plan to hold this event at Geering Park as a way for families to
meet and enjoy some fun activities.
We will be offering
Developmental Screenings for children between the ages of 4 months and 5 years.
This valuable service is being provided by Astor Early Childhood Programs and
the United Way
of Dutchess County. This is a free service and a
valuable way for families to measure their child’s growth and the important
milestones in their physical, mental and social development.
October is the month for fire
inspections, alarm system inspections, fire extinguisher inspections, and the
Dutchess County Department of Health inspection. As you can see, along
with our “normal” busyness,
this will be a very active time in our Education Building.
Heather Hansen, Director
Dutchess
Outreach 2011 Coat Drive
and Giveaway
Sponsored by Guardian Self
Storage
Each year Dutchess Outreach distributes
thousands of warm coats to our neighbors in need, all over
Dutchess County, and they need your help to do
it. The dates of the coat collection are October 1- 31.
All coats should be clean and in good condition. Please do not donate any coats that
cannot be worn
due to poor condition. Winter coats and jackets in children and
adult sizes, (especially children’s and
men’s plus sizes) are being collected; Light weight jackets and clothes
cannot be accepted. However, this year due to the flooding caused by Hurricane
Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, sweaters
and fleece jackets will be accepted.
If possible, please sort and bag
coats by type: children, adult-women, and adult-men. It would be very helpful
if the bags are labeled as well (e.g. 5 boys)
Please drop off coats at any
Guardian Self Storage location no later
than Nov. 3rd.
All coats will be distributed in November,
at giveaway locations throughout Dutchess
County. Volunteers
are needed to help move, sort and
organize coats for the giveaway locations on Sat. Nov. 5, at the Family Partnership
Center in Poughkeepsie (morning and
early afternoon shifts available). To volunteer, call Mary Dynes (845) 532-6520
or Carol Beck at Dutchess Outreach (845) 454-3792.
For coat giveaway dates and locations, please check the website: www.dutchessoutreach.org
or call the Dutchess Outreach office at
(845) 454-3792. Thank you for helping our
neighbors in need.
Consistory
Nominations for 2012
The Nominating Committee requests us to prayerfully
consider who God is calling in our midst to serve on the 2012 consistory as an
Elder or Deacon. If you would like to suggest a name to the Committee, complete
the form below and submit it to the church office or give it to one of the
committee members: Don Porter, Barbara Harty, Maryann Fellin or Liz Alexander. Deadline
for submitting names is November 6th. The slate will be presented to Consistory for
approval and the names will then be published in the bulletin. Elections will
be held at a congregational meeting in the beginning of December.
The RCA Book of Church Order states: Nominees must be at least 21 years old and a
confessing member.
At the discretion of the consistory a nominee may be
18 years old.
The office
of the elder, together with the other installed elders and the installed
minister/s, is to have supervision of the church entrusted to them. They have
charge of all matters relating to the welfare and good order of the church.
They have oversight over the conduct of the members of the congregation and
seek to bring that conduct into conformity with the Word of God. Elders
exercise an oversight over the conduct of one another, and of the deacons, and
of the minister/s. They make certain that what is preached and taught by the
minister/s is in accord with the Holy Scripture. They assist the minister/s
with their good counsel and in the task of visitation. They seek to guard the
sacraments of the church from being profaned. An elder may administer the
sacraments, if authorized by the board of elders.
The office
of deacon is one of servanthood and service after the example of Christ. In
the local church deacons are chosen members of spiritual commitment, exemplary
life, compassionate spirit, and sound judgment, who are set apart for a
ministry of mercy, service, and outreach. They are to receive the contributions
of the congregation and distribute them under the direction of the consistory.
The deacons give particular attention and care to the whole benevolence program
of the church. They have charge of all gifts contributed for the benefit of the
poor and distribute them with discretion. They visit and comfort those in
material need and perform such other duties as the consistory may assign them.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
I recommend to the committee the following person to serve as an Elder:
Name: Gifts & Talents:
_____________________________________
___________________________
Ø
I recommend to the committee the following person to serve as a Deacon:
Name: Gifts & Talents:
_____________________________________
___________________________
My name is
________________________________
I have
talked with this person about submitting their name: ___
yes ___ no
Date:
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 Time:
9:30 am - 2.2
Mile Run
10:00 am - 4.6 Mile Run
10:15 am - 2.2 Mile Walk
Place:
69 East Hunns
Lake Road,
Stanfordville, NY
(Taconic to Rte. 44 East
to Rte. 82 North to County Route
65 to Hunns Lake Road)
Registration: Opens at 8:30am -
Bring your bag of groceries early!
Fee: Pre-registration by Oct. 20, 2011
A suggested bag
of non-perishable groceries PLUS
$15 for MHRRC members /
$17 for non-members
Race Day
A suggested bag
of non-perishable groceries PLUS
$20 for MHRRC members /
$22 for non-members
Awards: Men: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+A
Women: 19 and
under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69. 70+
Homemade afghans to 1st
prize winners!
After - race homemade chili, soup and
bread
Info: Barbara Seguine, email irisgrowr@aol.com
Send to: Register with
shopping cart on www.mhrrc.org
Checks payable to
MHRRC or
to Barbara Seguine, 1285 Route 82, Hopewell
Junction, NY 12533
Restrictions: No roller
blades, strollers, dogs, showers
**
Barbara is asking for donations of knit hats, mittens and scarves to be
used as prizes.
Croatia
Update
Sweet
fellowship marks Orahovica church visit
By Nancy
Titus
Yesterday, we spent a wonderful family day
in Orahovica, a small town about an hour away from our home. Eric preached at
the Pentecostal church there, and we enjoyed the rest of the day having
fellowship with the pastor and his wife while also feeding ourselves on the
beauty of God’s creation.
One of the greatest
privileges of the day was praying for the people of the church as they came
forward. We were honored to do so, and humbled, as one after another asked for
the Lord to clear out anything in their lives that kept Him from being the
center.
Time spent with Pastor
Slobodan and his wife, Lidija, was as invigorating as the hike up to the base
of the “Rose City,” which is the ruins of a 14th century castle.
Once you make the climb, you can stand on a look-out at the bottom of the
castle and look down over the city of Orahovica
and across to the mountains in Pecs,
Hungary, about
50 miles away. The view is worth the effort of the climb. Up a little farther
is the castle itself, and traipsing around its old walls fills the mind with
possibilities as thoughts go back to those who lived there centuries ago and
what happenings the crumbling walls stood witness to.
Slobodan was raised in
Orahovica, a picturesque city of about 4,500 named for the walnuts that grow
profusely there. He grew up racing up and down the mountain, swinging on the
vines, and enjoying the outdoor life through every season. Much of the antics
of our trek up the mountain was about how accustomed to it, and incredibly fit
Slobodan, at the age of 50 is. Lidija told us how even this past summer, young
guys challenged Slobodan to soccer games with great boasting before the game
and very little to say afterwards!
All along the way from the
church to the lake to the castle and back, Slobodan spoke to every single
person we met, encouraging them and joking with them in his natural out-going
way. The joy of the Lord flows out from him to anyone within his line of sight
and being in his presence – even with our limited conversational skills since
he doesn’t speak English – was a pleasure itself!
Orahovica’s beautiful
setting makes it a drawing place. All third graders from our part of Croatia attend
a “nature week” there, which is part of the regular science curriculum of the
schools. Both of our girls participated in this event with their classes when
they were attending Croatian public school.
The Pentecostal church also
has used the natural beauty of Orahovica to foster the spread of the gospel
through summer camps it runs. Many of today’s church leaders point to the
significance of their attendance at these camps decades ago when they were
young people in their conversion and/or spiritual development.
Renovation of the camp
facilities has been one of the major mission projects of the denomination during
our tenure here in Croatia.
The project was impressive because money was raised mostly from within the
church in Croatia.
Because it was largely self-funded, it took a long time for the money to come
in and the work to be completed. Slobodan himself did much of the work after
his secular job. During the four summers the renovations were underway, the
summer camps continued on our seminary property. Our daughter, Valerie, was
among the group that returned to the Orahovica property in the summer of 2010 even
though the kitchen was not completed until this year.
Please pray for Slobodan
and Lidija, for their ministry to the people of Orahovica, for the people of
their church and for the camp ministry. Among the challenges they face is the
huge problem of unemployment, which is leading many young people to leave the
town. The lack of funds also is a huge burden as the church tries to reach out
to those with little hope. Pray that God will supply everything they need so
that the gospel can flourish for the glory of Jesus.
Eric and Nancy Titus are
RCA missionaries in Osijek, Croatia, where they work at the Evangelical
Theological Seminary and with the Reformed Christian Church in Croatia. They
have three children: Samuel, 17, Valerie, 13, and Penny, 11.
First
Reformed Church
of Fishkill
1153 Main Street
Fishkill, NY 12524
www.fishkillreformed.org
Tower Music Series
presented at
The Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie
70 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie,
New York
Upcoming
Concert Events
Admission: Free will offering
Suggested Donation $10
October 16 3:30pm - Cardinale Montano,
Soprano and
Lee Dixon, Pianist
December 11 3:30pm - Dr.
John Weaver, Organist
The Tower Music
Series, a community outreach program of the Reformed Dutch Church
of Poughkeepsie
- 2011
Handicapped
Accessible
The Parish Visitor
