BOVINA NEWSLETTER A letter from the pastor: COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Sponsored by the Bovina UP Church March 2014 Volume 7, Issue 1 March 19— Wednesday Evening Service @ 7 PM. March 28— Game Night at the Bovina UP Church @ 6:30 PM. March 29— Chicken and Biscuit Dinner at the Bovina UP (Freewill Dona- tion) 5-7 PM. April 19— Easter Egg Hunt and Children’s Candy Fundraiser at the Bovina UP Church @ 11 AM. April 20— Easter Sunrise Service. at Marie Burns’ Farm @ 6:30 AM. August 18-22— BHS Schoolhouse Day Camp (see p. 6). October 30— November 6 Scotland Trip with Ray LaFever (see de- tails on p. 8-9). A father receives the bowl of ashes. Like those before him, he presses a finger in the bowl to transfer the ashes from the bowl to his finger. He turns towards his son, marks him with the sign of the cross while saying, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” In turn, the son, a tall, stout, young man receives the bowl. He presses his finger in the ashes, turns to the short, elderly woman next to him, marks her with the sign of the cross while saying, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Minutes later, a grandmother’s finger makes the same journey to the bowl then onward to her ten-year-old granddaughter’s forehead. The grandmother marks her granddaughter with the sign of the cross and says the words, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Ash Wednesday is not a joyful day on the Christian calendar. It is second only to Good Friday in somberness. In the midst of this somberness there are holy moments abound. Moments like those above that you stand in awe before God. Mortality is ignored in our society, yet this past Ash Wednesday a father reminded his son, the son reminded an elderly woman, and a grand- mother reminded with her granddaughter words that force us to face reality: we will not live forever. Ultimately, it is something we all know. We won’t live forev- er. But if we truly understood this fact, would we continue living our lives the same way? Would we chase after the same pursuits? Would we have the same outlook? Would everything in our lives carry the same weight it does now? I cannot answer these questions for everyone. I can share my hope. I hope we realize everything we are currently pursuing so not worth it. I hope we realize our current outlooks on life need a little tweaking. I hope we realize everything we care about isn’t the number one concern for everyone else in this world. We are dust, and to the dust we will return; however, in the mean time, let’s live our lives loving God, loving our families, loving others, and loving ourselves realizing we are all humans having the same begin- nings and the same end, realizing that in the middle the love of God is what holds us together and helps us get through.
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BOVINA NEWSLETTER
A letter from the pastor:
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Sponsored by
the Bovina UP Church
March 2014
Volume 7, Issue 1
March 19— Wednesday Evening Service @ 7 PM.
March 28— Game Night at the Bovina UP Church @ 6:30 PM.
March 29— Chicken and Biscuit Dinner at the Bovina UP (Freewill Dona-tion) 5-7 PM.
April 19— Easter Egg Hunt and Children’s Candy Fundraiser at the Bovina UP Church @ 11 AM.
April 20— Easter Sunrise Service. at Marie Burns’ Farm @ 6:30 AM.
August 18-22— BHS Schoolhouse Day Camp (see p. 6).
October 30—
November 6 Scotland Trip with Ray LaFever (see de-tails on p. 8-9).
A father receives the bowl of ashes. Like those before him, he presses a finger in the bowl to transfer the ashes from the bowl to his finger. He turns towards his son, marks him with the sign of the cross while saying, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
In turn, the son, a tall, stout, young man receives the bowl. He presses his finger in the ashes, turns to the short, elderly woman next to him, marks her with the sign of the cross while saying, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Minutes later, a grandmother’s finger makes the same journey to the bowl then onward to her ten-year-old granddaughter’s forehead. The grandmother marks her granddaughter with the sign of the cross and says the words, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Ash Wednesday is not a joyful day on the Christian calendar. It is second only to Good Friday in somberness. In the midst of this somberness there are holy moments abound. Moments like those above that you stand in awe before God. Mortality is ignored in our society, yet this past Ash Wednesday a father reminded his son, the son reminded an elderly woman, and a grand-mother reminded with her granddaughter words that force us to face reality: we will not live forever.
Ultimately, it is something we all know. We won’t live forev-er. But if we truly understood this fact, would we continue living our lives the same way? Would we chase after the same pursuits? Would we have the same outlook? Would everything in our lives carry the same weight it does now?
I cannot answer these questions for everyone. I can share my hope. I hope we realize everything we are currently pursuing so not worth it. I hope we realize our current outlooks on life need a little tweaking. I hope we realize everything we care about isn’t the number one concern for everyone else in this world. We are dust, and to the dust we will return; however, in the mean time, let’s live our lives loving God, loving our families, loving others, and loving ourselves realizing we are all humans having the same begin-nings and the same end, realizing that in the middle the love of God is what holds us together and helps us get through.
After-School Update
Wednesday after-school life is beginning to bubble once again at our House of Worship as the kids shoot off the bus and run through the church doors. We still need volunteers to sign up for snacks. If interested, please contact Rev. Schindler at [email protected] or
832-4340.
Youth Group Update
The youth are active in learning more about our faith and are preparing for a rotating mis-sion trip this summer with the churches in our presbytery. If you are interested in being a
chaperone or know of mission opportunities for 20 - 40 youth please contact Rev. Schindler at [email protected] or 832-4340.
Bovina UP News, by Garrett Schindler
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Joys and Concerns
Bovina Seniors
Please join us for lunch
at the Church!
On the 2nd Tuesday of Every Month
@ Noon
Contact Janet Stewart with questions
(832-4316)
The Bovina UP Church welcomes you to worship with us Sunday
mornings at 10 AM. If you are interested in joining the church,
please contact a member of the Church Session. Session members
are Amy Burns, Jack Burns, Norma Gabriel, Mark Schneider, Tom
Hilson, and Mike Worden.
Sunday worship @ 10 AM. Please come join us!
Sunday School for Children preschool through 6th grade dur-
ing worship (during the school year).
Communion served on the 1st Sunday of every month.
Session Meeting @ 7PM on the 2nd Tuesday of every other
month.
Fellowship Coffee Hour following worship service on the 2nd
Applications for The National Bank and Trust of Delaware County Annual Scholarship are Also Available This scholarship is open to ALL Delaware County residents who have or will be graduating from a county high school, with an emphasis on those who those who are going into or are pursuing Bachelors or Mas-
ters degrees in Education, the Physical Sciences, Engineering or related fields. Applications for this scholarship are due by April 15th.
Call Bryan Boyer at DNBD with questions 855-363-3544.
Bovina Library News, from Marjorie Miller
The Annual Jean Marie Collin Scholarship
Bovina Public Library will be sending out applications to eligible graduating seniors this spring. The scholarship is a 4 year award of $1000 for college or training expenses.
All Bovina resident graduating seniors in the class of 2014 are eligible
From the Andes Recorder, March 5, 1878,
“Messrs Editors: - It is some time since I
have written to the Recorder, but having
good will to all men, I wish to occupy a
brief space in your columns to show your
readers that Brushland is still in a prosper-
ous condition, owing, first, to the fact that
we have no liquor license; second, we
can’t get a license; third, we don’t want a
license, consequently we are a sober, in-
dustrious people."
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Town Board meetings are the second Tuesday of the month 6 PM at the Community Hall Tina Mole, supervisor Board Members: Kenneth Brown, Mark Rossley, Evelyn Stewart-Barnhart, Gerald Wright Town Clerk and Tax Collector Superintendent of Highways Town Justice Catherine Hewitt 832-4302 Edward Weber 832-4220 John H. Way 832-4500 Book Keeper Assessor Water Superintendent Joseph Hanley D. Joseph Gifford Joshua Choquette 832-4539
Code Enforcement Officer Dog Control Officer Town Historian Dale Downin Edward Weber 832-4211 C. Raymond LaFever Planning board meetings are at the community hall on the third Monday of the month at 7 PM Planning Board Members Don Farley, Chairman, Edward Weber, John Cianci,, J, Christian Ingvordsen, Thomas Hilson, Carrie Hewitt Choquette, Clerk. Zoning Board of Appeals meets when needed Zoning Board Members : Assessment Review Board Charles Mole, Chairman, Monica Gabriel, David Jalkower, John Virga Carol Brannen, Joan Burns, Gary Robson Transfer Station Summer hours (May through September) Winter hours (October through April) Wednesday 1 PM till 4 PM 8 AM till 12:30 PM Saturday 8 AM till 12:30 PM Closed holidays
Town Information, from Mark Rossley
Thanks so much, once again, to the Bovina Fire and EMS crew for hosting the Annual Visit from Santa in December at the Fire Hall. The children and
parents thoroughly enjoyed their time with jolly old St. Nick—so many clever children brought lists and even gifts for Santa. We look forward to this
event every year to really put us in the holiday mood!
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WINTER IS A LOVELY TIME TO BE IN
BOVINA!
Bovina is truly a place of hospitality and natural beauty —aren’t we fortunate to call it home?
