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The Monthly Newsletter of the People ofHA M I L T O N UN I O N P R E S B Y T E R I A N C HUR C H

G UI L DE R L A N D, N E W Y O R K

Good News

Volume 23 No. 3

Sunday Morning Worship Services are regularly held at 8:30 and 10:00

a.m.

March 2013March 2013March 2013March 2013

Mission of the Month

THE ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARINGSHARING BRINGS JOY TO OTHERS, TO GOD, AND TO US

Empowered by your giving, OGHS congregations across the USA are providing clean waterto those with limited access. It has a direct impact on their health, their ability to growcrops and raise livestock.

Giving to OGHS has helped families devastated by wildfires in Texas rebuild their homesand restore their lives; and housing and feeding volunteers who help in rebuilding.

Warriors on Wheels in Detroit, focuses on empowering and advocating for disabled people.A grant from OGHS allowed them to repair and retrofit a 15 passenger bus, restoringindependence to many lives.

With joy you will draw water from the well of salvation. Isaiah 11:3Thank you on behalf of all the lives touched by your gift to the OGHS.

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Ah, Lent! That season of enforced focus on all that is wrong and deserving con-

fession of sin! That season for giving up stuff. As if the season isnt dreary

enough! Fortunately, there are those souls who actually do engage in Lenten dis-

ciplines. You inspire me. But then there many people, like me, who never de-

veloped the habit of doing without for this season and who feel vaguely guilty that we are not doing some-

thing sacrificial for the Lord. Its a kind of spiritual double whammy. No practiceno spiritual gain. Yet

guilt because we think serious Christians should do something during this season. Yet I suspect we secretly

resent a season that presents such wonderful opportunities for failure.

I have many thoughts about this. Here are three:

First, there is great wisdom and opportunity in the traditional understanding of Lenten disciplines. In our

affluent culture which runs on instant gratification we have come to identify freedom as the right to have

what we want when we want it without regard for economic or health consequences. In fact scriptureteaches that true freedom comes from being able to say no. Real freedom of choice is the capacity be

free from our urges and compulsions. It was this true freedom that allowed Jesus to give up his very life.

There is something to be said for the practice of small renunciations to help pave the way for bigger ones.

Why not begin with opening the door for someone? Letting someone who has fewer groceries than you

ahead in line? Why not identify some item in your home that you could give to someone?

Second: Since I believe the besetting sin of our time is despairthe belief that we and the world are going

down the drain and there is nothing we can do about itwhy not adopt the practice of doing something!

Challenge the hard cold world of so-called reality! It may seem hopeless, but in an act of rebellion do itanyway. Help out at a City Mission meal, the Food Cupboard, Meals on Wheels, Community Caregivers,

Community Hospice or join Stewart when he leads worship at a nursing home. Have the joy of discovering

that every act of faith matters and is frequently rewarded by joy in the eyes of another.

Finally, the point of these practices is not to be a good doobie. It is to nourish the vital presence of Jesus

that abides in each and every one of us. It is to nourish the experience of being in Christ. It is this sense

of inner spiritual power that helps us to know that we are not helpless victims of circumstance. He have

what Steven Covey calls in his, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, an inner circle of influence from

which we can actually confront and overcome life circumstances over which we feel helpless. Thus as thelight of the sun gradually grows in displacing the darkness, so our capacity to experience choice and over-

come helplessness grows.

Growing in light and the capacity to act and to freely choose the path of Jesus, this I propose is our journey

to the Cross and beyond to Easter.

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Volume 23 No. 3Good News

Stewart

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Lay Readers, Greeters, and Ushers

Mar. 10 Lay Reader Mark Hutchinson

Greeter Norma Hardenburg

Ushers Hannah Hunter-Harris

Gwyn Ramage

Bill Ramage

Melinda Reilly

Mar. 24 Lay Reader Diane Irwin

Greeter Dorothy Favitta

Ushers Joy Harding

Cindy Schultz

Terry Nieman

Nancy Snyder

June Edick

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Mar. 31 Ushers Harold Armstrong

9am Betty Deitz

Nancy Messersmith

Ron Messersmith

11am Ushers Al Deitz

Bill Irwin

Mickey Nieman

Terry Nieman

Mar. 17 Lay Reader Shelby Deere

Greeter/Usher Irma Morris

Ushers Bill Morris

Dorothy Rice

Joanne Wagner

Mar. 3 Lay Reader Bill Hasselbarth

Greeter/Usher Ann McKinney

Ushers Peter McKinney

Chandra Reis

Jon Reis

Serving Communion

Communion Preparation

Gerry Oakley*

Dianna Newman

Nancy Messersmith

Margaret Gardam

Fred Sirois

Nelda Polansky

Margaret Gardam

* Denotes team leader. The team leader should

call the other servers in advance to make surethey plan to attend church on the designatedday. If not, the server should find a substitute

and let the team leader know.

WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU!

If you are unable to serve on your

scheduled date, please

FIND A SUBSTITUTE

and

NOTIFY THE CHURCH SECRETARY.

The Deacon on Call

forMarch is

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Upcoming Schedule for Communion Servers

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Apr 7lay leader: Ann McKinneygreeter/usher: Maureen Kimmererother ushers: Peter McKinney,

Mickey Nieman,Terry Nieman,Ruth Ryf

Apr 14

lay leader: Michael Masley-Hannettgreeter/usher: Shirley Irwinother ushers: Bill Irwin,

Al Deitz,

Katy WaggenerApr 21lay leader: Ron Messersmithgreeter: Carolyn Sarbelloushers: Bill Sarbello,

Betty Koban,Chuck Koban,Nancy Snyder

Apr 28

lay leader: Bill Morris

greeter/usher: Irma Morrisother ushers: June Edick,

Dianna Newman,Sue Ferris,Margaret Gardam

Upcoming Schedule for

Lay Readers, Greeters,

and Ushers

Apr 7 Susan Smith*Hannah Hunter-HarrisCarl HasselbarthWayne GannettNelda Polansky

May 5 Charlotte Hasselbarth*William HasslbarthBetsy BundyNancy SnyderBill Morris

Now let the heavens be joyful!

Let earth her song begin!

Let the round world keep triumph,

And all that is therein;

Invisible and visible,

Their notes let all things blend,

For Christ the Lord has risen,

Our joy that hath no end.

St. John of Damascus

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Jerry and I would like to express our sincere thanks

for the kindness and love expressed by the Hamilton

Union family during the passing of my mother.

Please know your phone calls, cards, and other ex-pressions of compassion, love and sympathy were

greatly appreciated. A special thanks to Gwyn

Ramage for the delicious coffee cake.

Blessings to each of you!

Gail Ostrander

SAVE THE DATE!

Women and female friends of women of

Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church, thewomen of St Boniface Episcopal Church inviteyou to join them for a spiritual retreat at theChrist the King Spiritual Life Center,575 Burton Rd, Greenwich, NY 12834(www.Ctkcenter.org)on Saturday, April 13, 20139 AM - 4 PM

Gather at their parking lot at 7:45 AM; leave by8 AM sharp.

Morning activities:coffee and danish; a devotional talk; quiet time;music; a craft

Lunch included

Afternoon activities:a talk on Benedictine Spirituality for LayWomen; a tour of the convent (may include babygoats!); tea with the Sisters

This is the same location where our youth par-ticipated in a very successful January retreat.With Pastor Stewart soon going to a silent retreatat the Abbey of the Genesee outside of Roches-ter, NY, this may give us some idea of what hellbe going through.

Let us take this opportunity to engage with oursisters in Christ and feed our souls. The cost is$20 for the day, and we need to give them a

count by April 5. Please contact Mickey Nieman(356-1691) [email protected] if you areinterested in participating.

To Editor Mark Hutchinson:

When you attach an address stickerto a newsletter that's headed toVermont, you may wonder if thesepeople even read it or care aboutit. The answer is yes and yes! Ido read it and enjoy each issue.

I am impressed by the care membersof the congregation have for eachother and by their generosity, es-pecially to those in need. Alsotheir outreach and partnering withother organizations on worthy pro-jects. They, including Stewart,are everything a church should be.

It is good to see my brother's name(Al Deitz) included in the list ofushers again!

Thank you for sending us Good News.

Arlene and Jim ClarkEssex Junction, VT

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RESULTS OF THE GUATEMALANCRAFT SALE

Thank you for your support of the

Mayan Hands Craft Sale!

Your support of this sale onNovember 25 and December 2, 2012raised a total of $1362. Of that,$1134.75 went to Mayan Handsand the remainderto Hamilton Union.

Your purchases enable mothers in

Guatemala to develop self esteem,support their families and send theirchildren to school.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

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If you would like your special occasion celebrated in the Good News newsletter,

please contact Hannah Hunter Harris at: 518.371.3103 or [email protected]

Happy Birthday...

Nancy Messersmith (March 10)

James Gade (March 12)

Cindy Schultz (March 13)

Fred Sirois (March 15)

George Hannett (March 19)

Laura Smith (March 27)

Charlotte Hasselbarth (March 31)

Happy Anniversary...

Ruth & Robert Ryf (March 10)

Albany Presbytery Trip to Chituka Village

The Mission Fund of Albany Presbytery has approved a total of $3000 forthe trip this July to Chituka Village in northern Malawi. The fund which is

established to encourage congregations to engage in local and internationalmission will grant $1,000 each to Keni Banda, Carl Hasselbarth and StewartPattison to be applied to a total cost of $3,600. The balance of the cost willbe met by personal solicitations and a grant from the Hamilton Union

Mission Trip Fund.

Gift Enhances Music Directors Ministry

A gift of $500 from All Square Wealth Management has been given to enhance theministry of our Music Director, Charlotte Palmeri. The gift is intended to be used atCharlottes discretion to support her ministry at Hamilton Union. Charlotte expressessurprise and gratitude for this gift and wants to take some time to decide how best to

use it in Christs service.

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OUTREACH NEWS

SAVE THE DATE

MAY 18, 2013

SAVE YOUR STUFF

FOR THE 16th ANNUAL GRAND GARAGE

SALE

Volunteers Needed

Shirley Irwin, Co-ChairVi McKaig, Co-Chair

Details to follow in April newsletterand Sunday bulletin announcements

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO HAMILTON UNIONS

WORSHIP SERVICES AT HOME?

Cant worship with us in person? You (or someone you know) might

want to listen to our services over computer OR from a CD (compact

disc) that can be mailed to you on a weekly basis. Mark Hutchinson edits

our weekly services and makes them available on computer.

1) To listen from a computer:

Go to our website (Hamiltonunionpresbyterianchurch.org).

Click on GOOD NEWS....Welcome to Hamilton UnionPresbyterian Church

Click on WORSHIP SERVICE AUDIO and then

Click on the date of the service of your choice.

2) To receive a CD recording:

Please call Ann McKinney, 356-1934, and she will see that you

receive a CD for each of our 10:00 services. If you do not have a CD

player, the Deacons will provide one.

The Hamilton Union church family wants YOU to be a part of worship!

Worship the Lord with gladness!

Editors Note:

There are several microphones used for recording the services placed in various

places in the sanctuary, There are microphones at the pulpit, the lectern, over the

choir loft, a hand-held, one worn by the pastor, and one in the front pew.

The recording devices normally record from about 15 minutes before Worship Service

starts until a few minutes after the Postlude.

Some of the microphones are quite sensitive. If

you do not want to share with the rest of the

world the details of your latest gossip or of

Aunt Mabel's latest operation, please don't stand

next to the microphone.

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Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church:

OUR CORE VALUES

We long

To be caring about our church community.

to be friendly with a spontaneous welcoming and acceptance to be actively concerned with one anothers well-being.

understand Christian community as a long term commitment to the mission of Jesus Christ and

to one another.

To be people who accept ourselves and each other as who we are, imperfect children of God, who are

open with our struggles and joys.

because we ourselves know the Unconditional Love of Jesus Christ.

we seek to forgive one another as we have been forgiven.

To be a multi-generational community focused on spiritual growth for all ages.

To foster a collaborative environment

open to different gifts, different strengths, different points of view.

working together without jealousy.

To follow strong spiritual leadership

willing to weather the difficulties of serving Christ in a broken world.

To be mindful of mission beyond the congregation.

to be personally as well as financially involved.

To be open to what the Holy Spirit is doing,

even when we are pushed beyond what is familiar and comfortable

admitting that we are not in control, God is.

We seek to avoid being

Focused on survival

Stuffy, phony or hypocritical

Exclusive Driven by issues instead of by the leading of the holy Spirit and the guidance of the Scriptures.

Anxious

Inclined to marginalize people with whom we disagree

Forming cliques

Without a sense of humor about ourselves

stagnant

Developed by Discernment Team, June, 2009; modified by the congregation 2009, 2013.

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Easter Flowers 2013

I/We wish to donate _______to a flower fund to decorate the Sanctuary.Payment of$8.50(for tulips or daffodils) or $9.50 (for lilies) mustaccompany your order. Please fill out this form and returnto the Church Office as soon as possible. Your order must bereceived by Sunday, March 24. If you would like to retain your

plant(s) or have the Deacons distribute to an appropriate person,please specify below:

Name of Donor_________________________

In Memory of__________________________

In Honor of____________________________

Lilies_____ Daffodils_____ Tulips_____($9.50) ($8.50) ($8.50)

I/We will take my plant(s) after the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service_____

OR

I/We wish to have the Deacons share my plant(s) with an appropriateperson______

OR

I/We wish to make a donation for flowers to be purchased as neededthroughout the year_______

Checks should be made payable to:Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church

2291 Western Avenue

Guilderland, New York 12084

In The Story of the Easter Robin (Zonderkidz), Dandi Daley Mackall

retells an old Pennsylvania Dutch tale of the robins compassion as

he witnessed Jesus death.

On Good Friday, a plain brown robin flying over Jerusalem

was curious about the nest atop Jesus head. When the bird real-

ized it was a crown of thorns, he tried to dislodge it. As the robin

pulled out a long thorn from Jesus forehead, a drop of blood

landed on the birds breast, staining it red. Now the robins red

breast is a symbol of Jesus loving sacrifice, and the robins early-

spring song is a reminder of Jesus joyful resurrection.

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Presbyterian Women Sponsor Easter Basket Project

Again this year we are participating in the Easter basket project for New Faith FamilyCenter at the Capital City Rescue Mission and the New Life Family program at theSchenectady City Mission by collecting items to fill baskets forthe children of the residents. Items may be placed in a box at the rear of the sanctuaryfrom February 17th through March 24th.

The baskets will be assembled on Monday, March 25th at 9:30 a.m. in theFellowship room. We welcome anyone who would like to come and help.

This year will be putting together 20-25 baskets for children whose ages are:Girls: 10 mos., 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

Boys: 3, 6, 9, 10, 15

Suggested Items:

Chocolate rabbits, eggs JellybeansColoring books Marshmallow chicksJump ropes Hershey KissesBubbles Peanut butter eggsSmall books Foil covered chocolate eggsSticker books Cash to equalize basketsCrayons/markers Cellophane basket bags

Dinner and Devotions - Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry

People and Food Needed

Tues. Mar. 5, 6 pm:Dinner and Devotions at The Interfaith Center on the SUNYA

campus for Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry. Donations of main dish, side dish

and desert for 12 are needed, plus people to socialize with the students. Let Charlotte

Hasselbarth know at [email protected] or 356-0637, if you can provide foodor would like to come. There is a sign up sheet in the back of the church.

Food needs to be brought to the kitchenette in the Christian Education Building, in a

disposable container, labeled "Campus Ministry", by 5pm that night. A carpool will

leave for the program at 5:15pm.

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NEWS OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMENNEWS OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMENNEWS OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMENNEWS OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN

Church Women Uniteds World Day of Prayer will be held Friday, March 1, at 11:30 a.m.

at First Presbyterian Church, State St. @ corner of Willett St. at end of Washington Park.Use church parking lot, located off State St. (even though it is striped for handicapped, that

is for Sundays only). Use State St. entrance. We will meet in the Rose Room. Bring a bag

lunch, beverages and dessert will be provided. Theme is I Was a Stranger and You Wel-

comed Me, written by the World Day of Prayer committee of France.

The Coordinating Team for PW of HUPC will be held on

Tuesday, March 12 @ 10:00 a.m. Plans for the next three

months will be made.

Tuesday, March 19 HUPC PW Circles will meet (this is a

change from our regular 4th Tuesday, due to Holy Week)

morning group at 10:30 a.m. (bring a bag lunch) coffee

will be provided. Evening circle will meet at 7:30 p.m. for

Bible study and dessert. Lesson 6 will be discussed.

Monday, March 25, the Easter baskets will be assembled.Call Vi McKaig, 765-4064, if you would like to help.

Please feel welcome to join HUPC Presbyterian Women at anytime.

The deadline for submissions to this newsletter continues to be

midnight of the second Thursday of each month. If you are unsureof the date, it is printed on the back page of the newsletter and on

the calendar page, in the weekly bulletin, and in Calendar of

Events on the HUPC website.

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HAMILTON UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2291 Western Avenue

Guilderland, New York 12084-9747

Change Service Requested

Dated Material Please Deliver Promptly.

Church: (518) 456-5410

FAX: (518) 456-0002

Rev. Pattison (H) 456-1373

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: HamiltonUnionPresbyterianChurch.org

Ministers: The People of Hamilton Union

Our Staff:

Rev. Stewart Pattison, Pastor

Rev. Douglas Gray, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Mary Jo Pattison, Parish Associate

Charlotte Palmeri, Director of Music

Cheryl Cootware, Church Secretary

Newsletter deadline for the

Aprilissue is

Thursday, March 14

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GUILDERLAND, NY 12084

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