. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 31 Rider Avenue Patchogue, New York 11772 Bulk Rate US Postage Paid Permit No. 00000 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Mailing Address Street Number and Name City, State 98765-4321 Vestry Wardens: Conni Still and Cathie Pliszak Ronnie MacDonald,Scott Harris,Maurine Jacobs, Laura Cooley, Barbara Greco, Nancy Western, Teresa Julian, Charles Klagges Clerk: Laura Cooley Treasurer: Barbara Lapinski; Editor: Conni Still Parish Office Phone: 631-475-3078 Thrift Shop Phone: 631-307-9154 Email: [email protected]Website: www.stpaulspatchogue.com Office Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9:30 AM- 1:00 PM Office Closed on Mondays Rector: the Rev. Elisabeth E. Tunney Parish Administrator: Ronny Pliszak Parish Ministers: All the People of St.Paul’s
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
31 Rider Avenue
Patchogue, New York 11772
Bulk Rate
US Postage
Paid
Permit No. 00000
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Mailing Address
Street Number and Name
City, State 98765-4321
Vestry
Wardens: Conni Still and Cathie Pliszak
Ronnie MacDonald,Scott Harris,Maurine Jacobs, Laura Cooley, Barbara Greco, Nancy Western, Teresa Julian, Charles Klagges
St. Paul’s Parish Mission Statement: to be a thriving, loving, Christ-centered parish; a parish who knows Christ and makes Christ known.
We take seriously our Baptismal Covenant that says we will respect the dignity of every human being.
You are welcome to worship with us, to join with us in fellowship, and in our ministries, regardless of age, economic status, marital status, nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender identity, ability or disability, and wherever you are in your spiritual journey.
the dignity of every human being.
DECEMBER 2019
2019 2019
A Word from Mother Liz
Advent is upon us and we have not even
finished the Thanksgiving leftovers although the
outside world has moved on. Stores open on
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, secular songs piped in
from every conceivable direction, it can be
overwhelming especially if we slow down and try to
observe a bit of the season of Advent.
Advent can begin as early as November 27
and as late as December 3rd
. We know that when it
is late and December 1st is on the later side the
countdown to Christmas seems rushed. Advent is a
time of preparation, of preparing not only for the
arrival of the Christ Child but also the sign that
God’s kingdom has broken through, a kingdom that
will not be fully realized until Christ comes again.
We all know about the preparations for
Christmas, the Christmas lists, the shopping, the
crows, the deliveries from Amazon all marking the
time till the festivities suddenly come to a halt about
6:00 pm on Christmas day which is when most of
the radio stations stop playing Christmas music. I
am not a member of the Advent police and will
confess that I have already set up my Christmas
trees. The decorations will take longer but there is
much joy in anticipation.
Nevertheless as Christians we have a chance
to experience that time differently, to savor the
darkness, to prepare for the coming of our king. I
encourage you to mark this time by making an
Advent wreath to mark the weeks or using an
Advent calendar to mark the days, and perhaps
reading Forward Day-by-Day to let scripture and
reflection draw you more deeply into the great
mystery that is coming.
Vestry Highlights
Patchogue Village Code Enforcement has been
called several times to check St.Paul’s property and
remove any homeless people sleeping on the
porches.
Pledges are coming in, hoping for many more to
establish the budget soon.
New cross for the younger acolytes is now being
used and is very attractive.
Nominating committee established for new vestry
members needed to replace retiring members. If you
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would like to serve St.Paul’s please speak to Conni
Still, Scott Harris or Martin Minogue.
Building and Grounds oversaw repairs to electrical,
plumbing and construction work in kitchen,
bathroom and back of church.
Adopt-A-Family for a seven member family will
provide clothing and gifts from vestry and cash
donations from congregation. Deadline 12/13/19
STEWARDSHIP
Participating in our community of faith
through giving
I have been thinking all month about writing this
column for my turn for the newsletter. I usually have
a plan, I write the stewardship column, then I
organize the rest of the newsletter and put it together
to send to Mo Liz for her “Words” to send to you
all. But for some reason, time crunch made me do
the newsletter work part first and I am so glad I did.
I don’t have to tell you all about St. Paul’s
participation in our community of faith through
giving! Just read the rest of the articles. Because of
our FAITH in our Lord, we have had the strength
and love and care to give in everything we do here.
We bought a new, lighter weight cross so the young
acolytes can carry it to lead the procession with
great pride.
We are bringing in our Pledges of our treasure to
keep this church that we love with a balanced
budget.
We are giving our time and talent in working and
cleaning and making coffee and planting.
We are donating food to the food pantry, clothes and
books and linens and warm sweaters to the thrift
shop for them to sell and sometimes give to
someone who needs a blanket or a warm jacket.
We had a parishioner who moved away who gave us
a beautiful Grandmother’s clock that we hope to
raise money that will go towards a good cause that
Mo Liz will decide.
Our Faith in our Lord is wonderful, it makes us want
to Give to our community and to Him! Amen.
Conni Still, Laura Cooley, Scott Harris, Martin
Minogue, Conni Still, Phyllis Voegeli
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Continued work all around the parish. New clocks in
the meeting rooms, plungers in all of the bathrooms.
Bulbs planted in the gardens for Spring surprises!
Trimming and cleaning, a dedicated crew.
Respectfully submitted by Dee Laffin
Best wishes from your B&G team
Bill Beebe, Diane Butler, Gail Davis, Scott Harris,
Teresa Julian and Dee Laffin
Do You Have Keys to Our St.
Paul’s Kingdom?
If you have keys to any door in the church or parish
hall please let Ronny Pliszak parish administrator
know. List your name and your contact information,
phone and email. Thank you.
Raise the Roof
Thanks to all who have contributed to this and
who continue to do so; we’ll have updates for
you in a couple of months. It’s not too late to
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begin to pledge, the work is ongoing, see the office
for a pledge card.
Thanks and Acknowledgments
Everyone who contributed towards the
Thanksgiving Baskets, particularly those who
handled the pick up and delivery of the turkeys, and
the storage and sorting of the donations, and the
organization of the food baskets themselves. Great
work!
Tracy Classon and others who helped to drive
Emeka to and from church when he was unabe to do
so on his own.
Gail Davis for the small cross that our young
acolytes can actually carry.
Dee Laffin and Gail Davis for their diligence in fall
clean up and in placing the pickets for the snow
fence.
The members of the vestry for managing the
shopping for our Adopted Family.
Cathie Pliszak for putting up the cornstalks that
decorated the church porch and for taking them
down again in a timely manner.
Dee Laffin and Teresa Julian (and anyone else who
helped with schlepping) for setting up the Chapel in
what had been just the Kinder Care Room, for and
for clearing out the old Chapel.
Tracy Classon for being flexible and finding ways to
incorporate the Chapel into the Kinder Care Room.
Please include in your prayers this
month:
Craig Shaber, Dylan & Family, Ed Smith, Linda
Bocca, Mike, Marcy, Lillian Hemmert, Janis
McEvoy, Nikki, Phyllis Trypuc, Martin Gunkel, Bill
Whyland, Jeannine Cranor, Steven
Wallner,EmekaAzinge, Conni Still, Pauline
Minogue, Rosemary&Larry Smith, Seamus Butler,
Dawn, Joanne, Kenny, Janine Hope, Sharon
Minogue, Laney, Sara Lonchar, Tony Bennet, Patty
Lapinski, Marion Shea, Mother Liz, Colleen, Mary
Dykman,
Prayer for the Parish
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in
heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish
family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless,
and restore the penitent. Grant us all things
necessary for our common life and bring us all to be
of one heart and mind within your holy Church;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thrift Shop Doings
We have observed that the foot traffic has gradually
increased over the past couple of months from an
average of 20 to 25 people per day to an average of
25 to 30 people per day. However, while it may, it
doesn’t always translate to an increase in revenue.
Jeannine Cranor and Conni Still
Volunteers are needed to host the coffee
hours after the 8 and 10 o’clock services. Sharon
Minogue will give you all the instruction on how to make
delicious coffee and where all the equipment is kept,
Food Pantry
During the month of October we fed 275 families at
