Grace Notes VOLUME 153 RYE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ▪ 882 BOSTON POST ROAD ▪ RYE ▪ NY ▪10580 OCTOBER 2015

Imagine there’s no scoreboard…

You can feel it in the air! There is enthusiasm - there is excite-

ment! The Imagine Initiative in all its many facets is rolling out

for all to see. Imagine! Beyond all the good that goes on here

each day, imagine what our church can be! An additional worship

opportunity. Fully funding our third pastor to better serve the

many children and youth of this church. The stained-glass win-

dows of the sanctuary restored to their original brilliance to match

the beautiful new paint job. New opportunities to gather and grow

and serve together. Imagine what God can do – in and through and

beyond our dreams!

Something else can be felt in the air as well. After all, for the

dreams to become reality means we have to talk about topics that

many wish we would avoid: generosity, money, giving to Imagine

above and beyond what we already give for the annual stewardship

campaign. At times it can get a little uncomfortable. Yet we fol-

low and bear the name of one who never shied away from talking

about such things. “Where your treasure is, there your heart is

also,” Jesus said. It may not be the “root of all evil” (a common

bible misquote), but he knew that how we view our resources and

the decisions we make regarding those resources says a great deal

about who we are and the state of our hearts. It can, and probably

at times should make us a bit uncomfortable.

But often, I think our discomfort comes from a misguided sense

of what God is looking at and asking for from us. The scene I

found in a nearby church basement captured that sense of it for me

- Jesus as keeper of the scoreboard. Perhaps we operate with a

sense that God is more interested in keeping score of who among

us is the most faithful and most generous. We think that a big gift

to Imagine means that someone is more faithful, more spiritual,

more what Jesus is looking for. We get nervous when we hear of

someone giving more. We look down upon those who give less.

That’s not the Jesus I see. Instead, Jesus showed us a God who

doesn’t keep track of rights and wrongs, or the size of our mone-

tary gifts. Instead he showed us a God of great generosity – a God

of grace who welcomes us as we are – who forgives again and

again, who loves beyond measure. The divine scoreboard long ago

was disconnected and shut off. It is we, in our misguided worry

about whether we measure up and our endless competitive and

comparative instinct, who drag it out of the basement and turn it

back on again.

Instead, Jesus invites us…and, yes, challenges us. Forgiven

much, richly blessed, gifted in so many ways, how might we live a

more faithful and generous life? How might we more fully partici-

pate in God’s vision and God’s active work making this world

more just, more loving, and more whole? How might we trust God

even more than we do, to be at work in us and through us?

Imagine that . . . This month, as pledge cards for both Imagine and Annual Stew-

ardship arrive at your home, as you think and pray and talk about

what numbers to write down, and as we commit ourselves and our

resources to the future in worship on October 18, imagine the

scoreboard off. Imagine instead the next step that God is calling

you to take, not just in your giving, but in your life and faith.

Imagine . . .

What’s Inside?

Page 2: Imagine, Peace & Global Witness

Offering

Page 3: Adult Education

Page 4: Music Notes, Rachael Huntley, New

Member Classes, YAV Volunteers

Page 5: Christian Education, Confirmation

2016, Connection Pool Party

Page 6: Women’s Association

Page 7: Church Picnic Photos

Page 8: Sundays in October, Bible Study

Page 9: October Calendar

Page 10: Rye Presbyterian Nursery School

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Our annual (renamed last year) Peace

and Global Witness Offering will be

received on October 4. The Mission &

Outreach Committee asks for your gen-

erosity and prayers in support of two

organizations that are working to address

the Syrian refugee crisis.

While on a recent visit to church part-

ners assisting Syrian refugees, staff of

the Presbyterian Mission Agency

watched the children closely. Violence

in Syria has left 250,000 dead, and four

million refugees. Such chaos and trauma

erodes communities and places great

stress on families, and the children often

suffer. Even in such difficult circum-

stances, though, the children were seen

laughing and playing, singing tunes they

learned in their schools back home, but

singing new words—“Yesterday, we

lived in nice houses. Today, we live in

tents. Tomorrow, we may go home.”

This is the hope for many of the Syrian

children and families living as refugees.

During recent weeks, images of Syrian

families escaping violence and seeking

refuge in neighboring countries and Eu-

rope have unsettled our peace and bro-

ken our hearts. Now in its third year, as

the violence in the region continues, the

conflict continues to cause deprivation

and uncertainty. The world finds itself in

need of a profound witness to the Prince

of Peace.

In the letter to the Ephesians, we hear

the words, “Peace be to the WHOLE

community,” a reminder that the peace

of Christ is not fully realized in each of

us until all of us work for healing and

wholeness in every place of violence.

How appropriate, then, to hear these

words at a time when the effects of vio-

lence are so clearly seen. The Peace and

Global Witness Offering provides op-

portunities for Presbyterians to respond

to cultures of violence, around the corner

and around the world, from our local

neighborhood to the Syrian refugees.

- Our national Presbyterian Church,

through gifts to the 2015 Peace &

Global Witness Offering, will support

Syrian refugees who still hope for an

end to violence and a peaceful future

for their children. Because of the work

of our church partners in Lebanon, the

children of Syrians displaced by war

and sheltering in camps will be able to

resume their education, disrupted

when their families fled the conflict.

Your gift makes it possible for chil-

dren to learn and teachers to teach;

these are tools of hope for people

struggling to make a life in camps and

nourish hope for a return to their

homes. Your gift helps these children

sing a new song.

- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF /

Doctors Without Borders) is on the

very front lines responding to the Syri-

an refugee crisis. As the bitter conflict

in Syria continues, people are suffer-

ing immensely, not only from the di-

rect consequences of war, but also

from having to leave their homes and

belongings, and having their regular

lives and medical treatments interrupt-

ed. MSF has established programs

inside Syria and in neighboring coun-

tries to tend to those affected. Vio-

lence and insecurity, attacks on health

facilities and medical workers, the

absence of government authorization,

and the reneging by armed groups on

guarantees of safety for aid teams

have been some of the main obstacles

to a more extensive program of medi-

cal humanitarian aid. At the end of

2014, MSF had 729 staff working in

Syria. MSF first began working in the

country in 2009.

Imagine, Peace and Global Witness Offering

Years of dreaming…

Countless prayers…

Surveys, focus groups, mission study, feedback sessions, planning meetings…

Discussions, spreadsheets, analysis, prioritizing…

Drafts and edits, and re-edits…

Video shoots, emails, envelope stuffing…

Huge investment of time and talent…

This, at last, is the day that the Lord has made!

October 18, 2015

Commitment Sunday!

All are asked to bring their Imagine and Annual Stewardship commitment cards to worship

so that we may give thanks and ask God’s blessing as Imagine becomes reality!

Sunday, October 4

“L“LIVINGIVING AA FFULLYULLY GGENEROUSENEROUS LLIFEIFE”” Sunday mornings, October 4-18,

9:00-9:45 a.m., Westminster Room

This series invites participants to be engaged in reflection about the themes lifted up in our Imagine Reflection Journal. 10/04 Treasure and Time 10/11 Wisdom and Work 10/18 Spirituality, Soul, and Sacrifice

Adult Education

In October, Adult Education programs

will continue to focus on support of the

Imagine Initiative, using the Personal

Reflections Journal as a guide.

Throughout the month, we will focus

on the last three sections of the Journal.

Those three weeks will cover the Journal

subjects on the following themes:

Treasure and Time: Sunday,

October 4, led by Dr. Miller.

Wisdom and Work: Sunday,

October 11, led by Nancy and Bob

Steed.

Spirituality, Soul, and Sacrifice:

Sunday, October 18, led by Rachael

Huntley.

The following Sunday morning, October

25, in the Westminster Room from 9:00

to 9:45 a.m., we will begin a series on

“Parables from the Backside,” based on

a book by J. Ellsworth Kalas. On Tues-

day evening, October 27, in the West-

minster Room from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.,

Rev. Love will begin a book study on

“Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of

the American Elite and the Way to a

Meaningful Life.”

For details on these programs and the

many other Adult Education offerings

for the fall, see the brochure “Imagining

our Journey Together” available on

RPC’s website or at convenient locations

in the church.

CORRECTION: The date for the

panel discussion on “A Culture of Vio-

lence: No One is Immune” will be

changed due to a conflict with a major

high school program. Watch for the new

date in the weekly RPC update.

The Adult Education Committee, as

well as the Co-Pastors, hope to see in-

creasing numbers of RPC members par-

ticipating in the wealth of opportunities

for growing our faith and our under-

standing of God through this fall’s

offerings.

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October’s Exciting Fall Adult Education Lineup

Women’s Discipleship Group Book Study

““AANYTHINGNYTHING: : TTHEHE PPRAYERRAYER THATTHAT UUNLOCKEDNLOCKED MMYY GGODOD ANDAND MMYY SSOULOUL””

by Jennie Allen

Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30 a.m.,

beginning September 29 in the Library

Anything is a prayer of surrender that will spark something.

A prayer that will move you to stop chasing things that just

make you feel happy and start living a surrendered life that

matters.

Our first meeting will be in the Library and after that we

will meet in various members’ homes. If you would like to

be on the email list for this study, contact Rachael Huntley.

For further information on Jennie Allen and Anything,

click here to visit the website.

Book Study . . .

Excellent Sheep:

The Miseducation of the American Elite and the

Way to a Meaningful Life

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., in the Library,

October 27, November 3, 10, 17

As a professor at Yale, author William Deresiesicz saw

something that troubled him. His students, some of the na-

tion’s brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big

questions: how to think critically and creatively, and how to

find a sense of purpose. Are the high schools and colleges of

our young people turning out conformists without a com-

pass? Dan Love will lead this thought-provoking book study.

“P“PARABLESARABLES FROMFROM THETHE BBACKSIDEACKSIDE””

Sunday mornings, October 25-November 22 9:00-9:45 a.m., Westminster Room

Using J. Ellsworth Kalas’ book, we’ll gain new insights into Jesus’ parables as approached through the “back side”; though a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor character.

10/25 The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37 11/01 The Prodigal Son, Luke 15:1-32 11/08 Laborers in the Vineyard, Matthew 20:1-15 11/15 Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30 11/22 Parable of the Soils, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Click here for brochure

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Music Notes, Rachael Huntley, New Member Classes, YAV

From Jason

Charneski

Thank you for the

incredible welcome

to RPC! Your encouraging words, your

energy, and your awareness of the Holy

Spirit’s presence alongside you on this

journey of faith have brought great joy

to me. I hope you will oblige me for

some sentences of reflection upon my

time with you, brief though it is, thus far.

Many things affected me in profound

ways on September 13 (my first Sunday

“on the bench”). I share two things here.

The first was that we were together in

offering our song in worship. I felt at

ease within the first few beats of the first

stanza of the opening hymn. There was

no hesitation or reluctance; rather, a

willingness to embrace the adventure. I

pray that we continue to have such open-

ness. The second was a photo, with cap-

tion, that Dan posted on the church’s

Facebook page (if you’ve not “liked” the

church’s Facebook page, please do so).

The photo was of a rainbow that ap-

peared that evening, with part of it,

seemingly, intersecting the spire. The

caption read: “As Imagine begins and a

new music director starts, it seems like a

good sign….” I was rendered speechless

and tears welled up in my eyes and cas-

caded down my cheeks.

Imagine, dear friends, what RPC will

do and become and how its music minis-

try can support, enhance, and inspire it.

Ever forward, Jason

New Member Orientation Classes

Sundays, October 18 and 25,

in the Library following 10:00 a.m. Worship

Perhaps you’ve been coming to RPC a long time, or perhaps you are brand new

to the area or the church. Either way, if you’ve thought about taking a further step

into the life and ministry of RPC, this is a great time to explore it. All those who

are interested in finding out more about what it means to be a member of the Rye

Presbyterian Church are invited to take part in the New Member Orientation clas-

ses. The classes are Sundays, October 18 and 25, immediately following worship

in the church Library. Childcare will be available.

In the classes, we will explore what it means to be a Presbyterian in general, and

what it means to actively live out our faith together as a part of this particular

church. In addition to the Sunday classes, for those choosing to join the church,

there will be a dessert meeting with the leadership of the church on Sunday even-

ing, November 8, at 7:00 p.m. This is a time to meet the officers of the church and

for the Session to meet briefly to approve the new class for church membership.

Public welcome and recognition of the new members will take place during wor-

ship on Sunday, November 15.

Anyone wishing to find out more about joining the church should contact Rose-

mary Annunziato in the church office – rannunziato@ryepc.com or 967-0842x11.

For those of you who were with us on

Sunday, August 30, we had the joy of

commissioning three Young Adult Volun-

teers on behalf of the Presbyterian Church

(USA). For more about this “peace

corps” type of ministry related to our de-

nomination, click here.

We now have blog addresses for two of

the YAV’s. You can read about Megan

Nibert’s service in Indianapolis at https://

meganyav.wordpress.com/ and Austen

Zoutewelle’s service in Austin at https://

medium.com/@austenz.

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Rachael Huntley Approved for Ordination

On Tuesday, September 22, our own Rachael Huntley stood

before the Presbytery of Hudson River (meeting at Stony

Point) for her final examination for ordination. After numer-

ous questions, and great answers by Rachael, the presbytery

unanimously approved Rachael for ordination to the office of

Minister of Word and Sacrament (Teaching Elder) in the

Presbyterian Church (USA). Rachael's ordination will take

place in our sanctuary on Saturday, November 7, at 4:00 p.m.

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for this special ordination service

(children are very welcome to attend). A reception will follow.

The Imagine Team at Work —

Amparo Sizemore, Todd Engels, and Dinah Howland

RPC Family Fellowship

Sunday, October 25th , 5:00-6:30pm, Assembly Room

RSVP to Rachael Huntley 967.0842 x 17

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Sunday School

We have a fun October in store here at

RPC Sunday School. We will continue

to be in sync with what the adults are

doing in worship. This means that the

same scripture the adults hear about in

the sermon will also be explored by the

children in Sunday School! The kids will

also continue working hard on their own

versions of the Imagine Journals. We

hope this leads to interesting discussions

among the whole family and we hope to

see you in Sunday School soon!

Children’s Chapel will be on October

11 and the kids will join Lisa Rawson on

October 25 for Singing Our Faith.

Our Family Fellowship event this

month is the super fun annual Pumpkin

Carving! Come enjoy a pizza dinner and

carve your Halloween pumpkin at RPC.

Let us take care of picking up the sloppy,

pumpkin gut mess! The Pumpkin Carv-

ing is on Sunday, October 25, from 5:00-

6:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room. RSVP

to Rachael Huntley so that we can be

sure to have enough pizza and pumpkins.

High School Youth Group

All 9th–12th graders are welcome at

RPC’s High School Youth Group. We

have a packed month! On Saturday, Oc-

tober 3, we will meet at 10:00 a.m. at

The Sharing Shelf to help sort clothes for

those in need. On Wednesdays, October

7 and 21, we will meet from 6:45-8:00

p.m. in the youth rooms for fellowship

and a chance to see how our faith can

impact our lives. On Sunday, October

18, we will spend the evening rock

climbing at The Rock Club! Contact

Rachael Huntley with any questions.

Middle School Connection

Connection is open to all 6th –8th graders.

We’ll meet on October 7 and 21 this

month from 5:30–6:45 p.m. for a pizza

dinner, games, learning, and fun. Gather

in the youth rooms downstairs under the

Assembly Room. Hope to see your mid-

dle schooler there!

Please let Dan Love know if you’d

like to be on the email list.

Confirmation 2016

Briefed on all the

details and hopes for

the upcoming year, a

new confirmation

class is underway!

The entire class gath-

ered on September 27

to kick the year off and get to know each

other better. We will jump right in with

classes in the late afternoon on Sundays

starting on October 18 and 25. Soon

they will be wrestling with the deeper

questions of the Christian faith: Who IS

God? How can this world be both so

beautiful and so broken? Where do I fit

in the larger story of what God is up to?

Please keep this year’s class in your

prayers throughout the coming months!

Classes:

October 18, last names A-L at 4 p.m.;

M-Z at 5 p.m.

October 25, M-Z at 4 p.m.; A-L at 5 p.m.

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Middle School

Connection

Kicks off the Year

Thank you to our hosts,

Susan & Henry Skelsey

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Women’s Association

Thrift Shop Fall Saturday Sale is COMING!

Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Upstairs in the Assembly Room AND Downstairs in the Undercroft

What should you do?

--DONATE: We can accept larger objects beginning Wednesday, October 21.

Larger items we love for the Saturday sale—lamps, rugs, bookcases/storage,

end tables/coffee tables, bikes

Other items we love for the Saturday sale—HANDBAGS! Always popular.

Jewelry of every type (costume, even children’s). Knick-knacks, china, serving

dishes, decorative items.

--SHOP!!

Come on Saturday from 9am-1pm, and bring ALL your friends. Mostly larger

toys and furniture upstairs, and the downstairs will have more rooms open with

merchandise galore. It will be your last chance for Halloween items and we

will have some Christmas items for sale.

Have fun, shop ‘til you drop, spend a little and get a LOT

—ALL for a good cause.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!

FOR NEWCOMERS: WHAT IS THE THRIFT SHOP?

- Run as the ‘service mission’ arm of the RPC Women’s Association

- Has donated $50,000 for the past four years in a row

- Completely volunteer-run

- Open Thursdays 10am-1pm during the school year

- ALL proceeds given out as grants each year to local non-profits serving children, youth,

the elderly, women, and underserved populations.

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Monthly Reflection

A PRAYER FOR HOLY LEISURE

I confess to you, dear God, that holy

leisure is far from me. I have a minute

of empty space and I rush to fill it. I act,

I do, I talk. Why can’t I simply be still?

*

You need to know, my child, that I will

not compete for your attention. If you

choose to be distracted, I will not force

myself on you.

*

O Lord, it frightens me that I could

crowd you out of my life. Plant in me a

longing for stillness. Create in me a

hunger for open, empty space.

*

As you wish.

- Richard J. Foster

Prayers from the Heart

“Wine & Canvas” Party

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Church Picnic - Sunday, September 20

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October 11

8:30 a.m. Holy Communion in the Chapel 8:40 a.m. Prayer Gathering / Library 9:00 a.m. Adult Education / Westminster Room 9:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up / Chancel 9:30 a.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal / Chapel 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship & Communion in the Sanctuary Children’s Choir Sings Sunday School -Children attend worship through children’s message. 11:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal / Choir Room

8:30 a.m. Holy Communion in the Chapel 8:40 a.m. Prayer Gathering / Library 9:00 a.m. Adult Education / Westminster Room 9:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up / Chancel 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary Children’s Chapel

- Children age 4 through 5th grade will dismissed for Children’s Chapel following the children’s message.

11:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal / Choir Room

8:30 a.m. Holy Communion in the Chapel 8:40 a.m. Prayer Gathering / Library 9:00 a.m. Adult Education / Westminster Room 9:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up / Chancel 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School -Children attend worship through children’s message. 11:00 a.m. New Member Class / Library 11:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal / Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Class: Names A-L / Westminster Room 5:00 p.m. Confirmation Class: Names M-Z / Westminster Room 8:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study / Library

8:30 a.m. Holy Communion in the Chapel 8:40 a.m. Prayer Gathering / Library 9:00 a.m. Adult Education / Westminster Room 9:15 a.m. Chancel Choir Warm-up / Chancel 9:30 a.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal / Chapel 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship in the Sanctuary Youth Choir Sings Sunday School -Children attend worship through children’s message. 11:00 a.m. New Member Class / Library 11:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal / Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Confirmation Class: Names M-Z / Westminster Room 5:00 p.m. Confirmation Class: Names A-L / Westminster Room 5:00 p.m. Family Worship: Pumpkin Carving / Assembly Room

Sundays in October, Bible Study

Men’s Bible Study

Sunday, October 18,

at 8:00 p.m. in the Library

All are welcome to join in as we continue our Sunday

evening reading of the Gospel of John. If you’d like to be

on an email reminder list, let Dan Love know.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Wednesdays, October 14 and 28,

at 8:45 a.m. in the Library

Still looking for a way to go a little deeper in your faith

and grow in your understanding of the bible? This gather-

ing is a great way to dive in deeper into the bible and to

get to know others on the faith journey.

We meet every other Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. in the

church Library—this month on October 14 and 28. Like-

ly to finish John’s gospel this month, it’s time to think

about what to read next!

If you’d like to be on the email reminder list, let Dan

Love know.

Women’s Bible Study

Saturdays, October 10 and 17,

at 9:30 a.m. in the Library

Please join Women’s Bible Study twice monthly on Sat-

urday mornings starting in October. A warm welcome

and hot coffee await! For further information, contact

Cynthia De Santis.

October 4—Peace & Global Witness Offering

October 18—Commitment Sunday

October 25

Sunday Chancel Flowers

Each week beautiful flowers adorn our sanctuary and provide an uplifting reminder of the

goodness of God. Please consider honoring the memory of a loved one or recognizing a spe-

cial occasion by donating the chancel flowers. Your donation will be noted in the church

bulletin. The fee is $60.00.

To make arrangements, please contact Denise LeVan in the church office. (967-0842, x11).

SERMON CONVERSATIONS

SUNDAYS:

11/22: Rev. Love ● 12/6: Dr. Miller

in the Library following 10:00 a.m. worship

Do you sometimes wish you could ask the preacher

about something you heard in a sermon? Discuss a few

of the points that were made? You are invited to join

the conversation and reflect on the day’s sermon with

that preacher of the day after the 10:00 a.m. worship

service.

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CHURCH OFFICES AND BUILDINGS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 IN OBSERVANCE OF COLUMBUS DAY

BOARD MEETINGS

Deacons: Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m., Library

Trustees: Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Room

Session: Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Room

WORSHIP AND STUDY

Worship on Sunday:

8:30 a.m. Holy Communion in the Chapel

10:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary

Prayer Gatherings: Sundays, 8:40 a.m., Library

Adult Education:

“Living a Fully Generous Life”:

Sundays, 9:00-9:45 a.m., Westminster Room: October 4, 11 & 18

Sunday School: Regular Sunday School on October 4, 18 & 25; Children’s Chapel on October 11

New Member Classes: Sundays, October 18 & 25, 11:00 a.m., Library

Confirmation: Sundays in the Westminster Room:

October 18, A-L: 4:00 p.m., M-Z: 5:00 p.m.; October 25, M-Z: 4:00 p.m., A-L: 5:00 p.m.

Men’s Sunday Bible Study: October 18, 8:00 p.m., Library

Women’s Discipleship: Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20 & 27 / Various locations—contact Rachael Huntley

Wednesday Morning Bible Study: October 14 & 28, 8:45 a.m., Library

Women’s Bible Study: Saturdays, October 10 & 17, Library

Caring Connections: Mondays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 7:00 p.m., Westminster Room

YOUTH

Boy Scout Troop #2: Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., Assembly Room

Cub Scouts: Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 p.m., Assembly Room

Connection: Wednesdays, October 7 & 21, 5:30 p.m., Youth Rooms

High School Youth Group: Saturday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. at The Sharing Shelf;

Wednesdays, October 7 & 21, 6:45 p.m., Youth Rooms

Sunday, October 18, outing at the Rock Club in New Rochelle

MUSIC

Chancel Choir Rehearsal: Sundays, 9:15 & 11:30 a.m.

Children’s Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays, 3:45 p.m., Choir Room

Youth Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays, 4:30 p.m., Choir Room

OTHER CHURCH MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND PROGRAMS

3 Ts: Tuesday, October 20, 10:00 a.m., Westminster Room

Family Fellowship: Pumpkin Carving, Sunday, October 25, 5:00 p.m., Assembly Room

Mission & Outreach: Wednesday, October 7, 7:30 p.m., Library

Stephen Ministry:

Stephen Leaders: Tuesday, October 6, 5:30 p.m., Library

Continuing Education and Supervision: Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 p.m., Library

Thrift Shop: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.-l:00 p.m.

Fall Saturday Sale, Saturday, October 24, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Assembly Room & Undercroft

Women’s Association:

Monthly Meeting, Monday, October 5, 9:00 a.m., Library

Pot Luck Lunch, Tuesday, October 6, 12:00 p.m., Westminster Room

Worship & Music: Wednesday, October 14, 8:00 p.m., Conference Room

OUTREACH AND SUPPORT GROUPS

AA Rye Harrison Group: Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Room

AA Group: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Room

Mr. Westchester/Al-Anon Group: Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Library

Sandwichmakers: Thursday, October 15, 11:00 a.m., Kitchen & Assembly Room

PHONE: 914-967-0842

www.ryepc.com

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Rye Presbyterian Nursery School

Greetings to the RPC Community

from Kristin Bassett Kumar and

Emma Whitman

New and returning RPNS families filled

the Assembly Room last month for our

“Back to School Night.”

Parents and staff were welcomed by

School Board Chair, Callie Erickson;

Director, Emma Whitman; and Church

Pastor, John Miller.

The night began with a brief discus-

sion about separation and how we sup-

port families through the “transfer of

trust” from parent to teacher at the start

of the school year. Dr. Whitman intro-

duced the teachers and talked about up-

coming events and ways parents can get

involved.

Before heading to their children’s

classrooms, everyone enjoyed watching

the premier of our fifth educational film

entitled “New York Public Library and

Train Study” filmed and produced by

RPNS parent Leon Sculti. The film fol-

lows Mrs. Kumar’s and Mrs. Fiore’s four

-year-old class as they embark on an in-

depth study of New York City. The vid-

eo highlights how the children’s ideas

influenced their play and led to the inte-

gration of math, science, and literacy

into the classroom. To watch the stu-

dents learn about the New York Public

Library and the train system into Grand

Central terminal, visit the homepage of

the Rye Presbyterian Nursery School

website at www.rpnskids.org.

The Rev. Daniel Love, Co-Pastor

The Rev. Dr. John Miller, Co-Pastor

Rachael Huntley, Director of Christian Education

Jason Charneski, Director of Music and Organist

Lisa Rawson, Director of Choirs for Children and Youth

Maida Robinson, Chief Administrative Officer

Rosemary Annunziato, Church Secretary

Denise LeVan, Pastoral Assistant

Juan Velasquez, Head Sexton/Building Manager

Rye Presbyterian Church 882 Boston Post Road

Rye, New York 10580

Tel: 914.967.0842

www.ryepc.com

This is a Stephen Ministry church.