Christ Church Duanesburg Messenger November 2014

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RECTORS REFLECTIONS

Later on this month we will have

an opportunity to give thanks for

the many ways in which God has

blessed us. When we look back

on the past year, we may

discover that even in challenging

times there were moments of

blessing. The memories will be

different for each one of us: the

birth of a child, the smile from a

loved one with dementia,

recovery from an illness, a new

job, re-connecting with an old

friend, a great book you just

discovered, a meal so good that

you can still taste it, etc. During

the next few weeks, I invite you to

take some quiet time to reflect

and then thank God before the

festivities of Thanksgiving Day

arrive and the various blessings

we have received are lost in the

shuffle.

In December, out of gratitude to

God who gave His Son, we have

multiple opportunities to offer

thanks in tangible ways. We are

invited to give gifts of our time,

our talents and our treasure. In

this newsletter we offer some

opportunities to give of yourself.

Please do not feel obligated to

respond to every opportunity.

Choose the one or ones that you

feel most drawn to. Perhaps you

want to help provide a water

purifier for a family in the

Dominican Republic or

medications for people who lack

even the most basic healthcare.

Perhaps you want to fill a

shoebox with gifts for a child

somewhere across the world. You

may want to give of your time to

wrap a gift basket to be given to

someone in our community.

Maybe the gift that suits you best

is to rake the leaves of an elderly

neighbor. Our response to any of

these opportunities is a tangible

expression of our gratitude.

On All Saints Sunday we hung abanner to remind us to fellow

Christians in Syria and other parts

of the world who risk their lives

each day that they profess their

faith in Jesus Christ. We should

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Photo b Christine Chandler

INSIDE

Rectors Reflections 1

Sunday School Corner 2

DR Outreach 3

View from the Pew 4

News and Notes 4

Water: Essential to Life 5Parish Schedule 6

Thank You Note 6

Calendar 7

Cathedral Events 8


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never forget the voice of the

martyrs. If you feel moved to

reach out to a Christian in Syria to

let him or her know that they are

not alone, I invite you to look over

the materials in the parish hall

and consider donating a Syrian

Outreach Pack with a blanket,

knit hat, bed sheet, socks, solid

color T-shirt, towel and soap or

shampoo. Christians will then

distribute these to their Muslim

neighbors who are in need.

I pray that the entire month may

be one of giving thanks for you

and you loved ones.

Yours in Christ,

Bill+

SUNDAY SCHOOL CORNERChristmas Pageant

he parish is planning a childrens Christmas

Pageant. Rehearsals will be held two

Sundays before Christmas after church. Parents,please contact Fr. Bill if your children would like to

participate. Any other parishioners who would like

to help, please inquire with Fr. Bill. You may reach

Fr. Bill at 608-1139. We are looking forward to a bigturnout!

https://www.cpg.org/cartoons

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VIEW FROM THE PEWGive Back

ovember is National Family Caregivers

Month, when we pay tribute to the more

than 65 million Americans who provide care for

those unable to care for themselves.Some are adult children tending to aging parents.

Others are private nurses hired to lend a hand.

They can be grandparents raising grandchildren,

parents raising kids with disabilities, loving

neighbors or close friends. And whether the

caregivers you know come from church groups,

local charities or your own backyard, they all

deserve at least a months worth of thanks.

Without further ado heres a list of ways to

celebrate The National Caregivers Association.

(NFCA)

1. Offer caregiver a few hours of respite time so

he or she can relax or spend time with friends.

Enlist local community centers to volunteer

support, such as transportation help to help

free up a caregivers time.

2. Send a letter or card of appreciation or a

bouquet of flowers.

3. Encourage local business to offer a free

service to caregivers throughout a month.

4. Help decorate a caregivers home for the

holidays or offer to address envelopes for his or

her holiday cards.5. Give a caregiver tickets to a local comedy

club, or your favorite funny movie or book.

6. Find 12 photos of the caregivers family and

friends. Make a special calendar he or she

can use to keep track of appointments and

events.

7. Offer to prepare Thanksgiving dinner.

8. Encourage decision makers at your place ofworship to ask for prayers for the ill and those

who care for them. See if they can create

certificates of appreciation to be filled out by

care recipients.

9. Start a caregiver support network or buddy

system. It would give caregivers in the area an

opportunity to meet and lend each other

support.

10. Identify the help caregivers need most.

Organize a volunteer network to respond to

those needs.

11. Encourage a community organization to

sponsor a healthcare equipment loan

program. Members may have canes,

wheelchairs, commodes and other expensive

equipment they no longer need.

12. Help a caregiver find new educational

materials and support through the NFCA

website, thefamilycaregiver.org

13. Honor caregivers with an event that

recognizes their contribution and provides

them with the opportunity to have some fun

(Your Retirement Advisor, Church Pension Fund)

You are all always in my prayers.In His love and Peace,

Doris J. Weiler

NEWS AND NOTESWEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 19THVESTRY MEETING (7PM)The monthly Vestry Meetings are held the 3rdWednesday of

every month at 7pm in the Parish Hall.

SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 23RDSAMARITANS PURSE BOXES DUEPlease bring your full Operation Christmas Child

Samaritans Purse Boxes to church on Sunday, November

23rd. The boxes will be collected and sent for delivery to

children all around the world. Thank you for your

generosity toward this worthy cause!

SUNDAY,DECEMBER 14TH

CHRISTMAS OUTREACHWe will again be asking you to donate to our Christmas

outreach efforts. We try to help people within our

congregation as well as some within our community. If you

wish to help, please place the amount you are donating in

your weekly contribution envelope, between now and

December 14th. You may combine the amount with your

weekly contribution in one check. Complete the front of the

envelope with your "Regular Offering" and the Christmas

outreach amount on the line next to "Other Offering." (Please

label this "Other" as Christmas Outreach.) Thank you for

your help in spreading a bit of Christmas cheer to others!

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WATER: ESSENTIAL TO LIFEBy: Deacon Debbie

hroughout the Old and New Testament

water is a frequent theme. In Exodus, God

instructs Moses to strike a rock to bring forth waterfor the Israelites. In the Gospel of John Jesus talks

to the Samartian woman at the well about the

living water only he can provide. Water is an

essential aspect to our faith as Christians. But

water is also essential to humanitys physical

survival. Most of us in this country are blessed with

adequate access to clean drinking water. Want a

glass of water, just go to the kitchen sink, turn a

handle and voila clean water flows! Want bottled

water? Just go to the local supermarket and there

it is!

Contaminated water can carry a host of

pathogenic microogranisms and parasites

resulting in illnesses such as cholera, dysentery,

typhoid fever and hepatitis, some of which can be

fatal.

As I mentioned in my

sermon for All Saints Day,

Father Bill and other

missionaries from our Diociese

will be going to the Dominican

Republic next year in late

Februrary. They will be working

with those who, among other

things, do not have access to

clean drinking water. The

team will be teaching the

Domincans how to build a

simple water purification

system using buckets.

As I also mentioned in my sermon, God has

redeemed us by adopting us as his children. Until

the day of Christs coming, we are to show that

love to others. Starting with the first day of

Advent we will launch the Water: Essential to

Life campaign so that we can send Father Bill on

his mission trip not only covered

with prayer but with these life

giving water purification systems.

The whole system costs about

$50. Today there were 47

people in church and if everyone

gave just $1, one of these simple,

life giving systems would

practically be paid for! Lets

leave the world a better place as

we are called to by showing

Gods love to others!

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NOVEMBER2014 PARISH SCHEDULE

Date Acolyte Greeters Lectors Bell Ringer Sunday School

11/9/2014 Sharon Mericle

Andrea & Bryan

Salisbury

Sharon Mericle & Barbara

Hinrichs Tony Miller

Lena Dominy Santiag

& Tippe Miller

11/16/2014John Weiler

Barbara HinrichsBryan Salisbury & Bart

MacDougall

Bryan

SalisburyTony & Tippe Miller

11/23/2014Sandra DePoalo

& Jayden Sayles

Kyle & Tonya

Rudolphsen

Linda MacDougall &

Barbara MunsonTony Miller

No Sunday School

11/30/2014Jane Weyers &

Jayden SaylesPhil & Jenna Sayles

Elizabeth Iseman &

Tippe Miller

Bryan

SalisburyNo Sunday School

12/7/2014 Sharon MericleCarm Fusco &

Barbara Heimlich

Sandra DePoalo &

John WeilerTony Miller

Jenna Sayles &

Katherine Fortman

Date Chalice Altar Guild DoK Prayers of thePeople Counters

11/9/2014 SharonLinda MacDougall &

Cheryl LennoxDebbie Andrea Salisbury & Doug Fortman

11/16/2014 SharonMarge Cummings &

Cindy CreasyElizabeth Judy Breitenstein & Tippe Miller

11/23/2014 SharonMarge Cummings &

Cindy CreasyDebbie Sharon Mericle & Phil Sayles

11/30/2014 Sharon Elizabeth Iseman Sharon Jane Weyers & Steve Schrade

12/7/2014 Elizabeth Elizabeth Iseman Debbie Andrea Salisbury & Doug Fortman

THANK YOU NOTEFr. Bill received the following note from Tricia Moses mother that he wanted to share with the parish:

Dear Reverend Hinrichs,

A belated thank you to you and your congregation for making Sams baptism so

special. Youve always made us feel so welcome and we appreciate people giving up their

seats so we could be together and have a good view of the ceremony.

Every time weve been in your lovely church (4 baptisms and a Christmas pageant),

weve been treated with warmth, kindness, and generocity and it was very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Kay DePuy

(Tricias Mom)


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NOVEMBER 2014

BIRTHDAYS,ANNIVERSARIES&EVENTS

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

26 PENTECOST 20Bible Study 9amHoly Eucharist 10amSunday School 10am

27

Bob Chandler

28

Marge Cummings,Jim Featherstonhaugh,Chris Wolfe

29 30

Lisa & BillMcHugh, Ryan & KellyPowers

Sharon Smith

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2 PENTECOST 21(All Saints)Bible Study 9amHoly Eucharist 10amSunday School 10am

3

Sharon & BruceSmith

Ryan Moses

4 5 6

Sarah Langston

7

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10

Jessie McDougall

11 VETERANS DAY 12 13 14


17 18

Richard & JuneVanWie

19Vestry Mtg 7pm

20 21

23 CHRIST THE KINGBible Study 9amHoly Eucharist 10amSunday School 10am

24 25

Glenn Cummings

26

Linda & JohnieDow

Cindy Creasy

27 THANKSGIVING 28

30 ADVENT 1Bible Study 9amHoly Eucharist 10amNo Sunday School

1

Phil Sayles, BillyChandler

2

Raul Bastiani,Linda MacDougall,Patrick McHugh, TonyMiller

3 4

Barbara Greer

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Christ ChurchP.O. Box 92Duanesburg, New York 12056-0092

Christ Church is a worshiping community of friends, joyfully serving,

encouraging and healing others in Jesuss name.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ALL SAINTS

SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 15THACOLYTE FESTIVAL

Acolytes are invited to vest in their cassocks/surplices

or cassock albs, bring their processional crosses, torches,banners and thuribles. The day features a Festal

Eucharist that includes a Grand Procession of Acolytes.

The day runs from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Cost is $20 with

pre-registration and $25 on the day of the event. Cost

includes morning coffee, snack and lunch. You can pre-

register by calling the Cathedral office at (518) 465-1342

or by going online at

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/781595.

TUESDAY,DECEMBER 9THHANDELSMESSIAH

The Cathedral will once again host Handels Messiah.

This concert provides a unique opportunity as world-renowned soloists join an orchestra that plays with

instruments from the time period when Handel

composed this work, all combining with the Dioceses

own Cathedral Choir of Men & Boys.

Ticket prices are tiered. Please refer to the Cathedralwebsite in the fall for a link to the ticketing agency.

The parish is located at: 132Duanesburg Churches Rd,

Duanesburg, NY, on the corner of Rt.20 and Duanesburg Churches Rd.

RectorFr. Bill Hinrichs (518) 608-1139

or (518) [email protected]

Wardens:Doug Fortman (518) 887-5673Phil Sayles (518) 868-2069

Vestry members:Judy BreitensteinSharon MericleTippe Miller

Andrea SalisburySteven SchradeJane Weyers

Deacon:Debbie Beach (518) 372-1352

or (518) [email protected]

Treasurer:Sherry Schrade

Parish Hall Ph.:(518) 895-2383

Christ Church Duanesburg Messenger November 2014

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