THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN KILLINGWORTH, UCC JULY AUG 2020 ISSUE 7 VOL. LV Kerygma We are excited to introduce you to Tyler Jarvis. Tyler will be serving our church this summer on the pulpit. Last summer he served as the Summer Camp Director at Camp Washington in Mor- ris, CT Prior to this position, he served for eight years as the Youth and Family Minister at the Oak Ridge Church of Christ in Willow Park, Texas. Tyler holds Master of Divinity Degree and has 10 years of experience serving as a minister with- in two different Churches of Christ. “I have a passion for Christ and his church, particularly in equipping families for lifelong service in the church. I love to speak about the Bible and practical Christian living, and I would consider one of my strongest gifts to be teaching and biblical study. I also enjoy writing, and have contributed articles to Relevant Magazine's Online publication, as well as the Youth Specialties' blog,” he shares. For the next two years, Pastor Tyler will be pursuing a Master of Arts in Religion at Yale Divini- ty School and looks forward to seeing how this educational opportunity will increase his skills and knowledge as a minister. “I believe that this education will be beneficial to me as well as to any churches that I have the joy of being able to work with.” As Tyler states on his website, he is married to an incredible woman named Andrea, and she is his favorite. They have two beautiful children, they like to travel together, go rock climbing, and sit on the couch and watch The Office. He is excited to have the opportunity to worship with the congregation at Killingworth for the next couple of months. Meet Tyler Jarvis, Pastor
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We are excited to introduce you to Tyler Jarvis. Tyler will be serving our church this summer on the pulpit. Last summer he served as the Summer Camp Director at Camp Washington in Mor-ris, CT Prior to this position, he served for eight years as the Youth and Family Minister at the Oak Ridge Church of Christ in Willow Park, Texas.
Tyler holds Master of Divinity Degree and has 10 years of experience serving as a minister with-in two different Churches of Christ. “I have a passion for Christ and his church, particularly in equipping families for lifelong service in the church. I love to speak about the Bible and practical Christian living, and I would consider one of my strongest gifts to be teaching and biblical study. I also enjoy writing, and have contributed articles to Relevant Magazine's Online publication, as well as the Youth Specialties' blog,” he shares.
For the next two years, Pastor Tyler will be pursuing a Master of Arts in Religion at Yale Divini-ty School and looks forward to seeing how this educational opportunity will increase his skills and knowledge as a minister. “I believe that this education will be beneficial to me as well as to any churches that I have the joy of being able to work with.”
As Tyler states on his website, he is married to an incredible woman named Andrea, and she is his favorite. They have two beautiful children, they like to travel together, go rock climbing, and sit on the couch and watch The Office. He is excited to have the opportunity to worship with the
congregation at Killingworth for the next couple of months.
Meet Tyler Jarvis, Pastor
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
PAGE 1
Meet Tyler Jarvis
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Online Giving
Summer Hours
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Financial Update
Church Opening
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Church Opening Plan
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Church Opening Plan
PAGE 6
Note of Gratitude
Meet Vanessa Pentz
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Missions
Summer Birthdays
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Preservation 2020
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CHURCH OPENING The following set of guidelines has been reviewed by the Trustees, Church Council and the Health Di-rector for our town. Although our state is making tremendous progress, it is important that we con-tinue to be mindful of the recommendations of experts. As you will see in these guidelines, we will begin outdoor services on July 5, 2020. Also, as our state continues to make progress in its Covid-19 response, the attached guidelines will be relaxed. We will communicate these changes to you as we move forward. I look forward to seeing all of you as soon as possible. Rob Rimmer, on behalf of the Trustees
CHURCH FINANCIAL UPDATE As we reach the halfway point of a very difficult 2020, we have an operating budget surplus of almost $14,000.00. This result is driven by pledges that are essentially “on budget”. Further, in May, the church received almost $13,000.00 in Payroll Protection Plan “PPP” proceeds under the CARES Act. This money has been used to pay salaries and utilities. This surplus does not include a “carryover” sur-plus from 2019 of more than $21,000.00. The bottom line is that, despite the pandemic and physical closing of our campus, the church remains in strong financial condition. The Missions Committee, with guidance from the Church Council, recently sent three $500.00 pay-ments (total $1,500.00) to the New Haven Soup Kitchen, the Shoreline Food Pantry and Helping Hands. We plan to send additional payments to these and other charitable groups in our area as part of our missions outreach. The Trustees have allowed rental payment relief as requested by some of our non-profit tenants but, overall, our rental income is very near the budgeted level through the halfway point of the year. The second half of 2020 presents a number of uncertainties. Will our non-profit tenants be able to re-turn? Will we be able to conduct any of our fundraisers (budgeted to raise $11,000.00 in 2020)? (The annual road race has already been cancelled.) What additional and unbudgeted expenses will be pre-sented to us? We will undoubtedly have a lower income than we anticipated and we will likely have higher expenses than we anticipated. With your help and support, however, we will continue to thrive and be in a strong position to take full advantage of the opportunities that lie before us. Len Summa, Treasurer Rob Rimmer, Chairman of the Trustees
Always REJOICE IN THE LORD
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN KILLINGWORTH
OPENING PLAN
1. Pursuant to Re-Open Connecticut guidelines: Those in high-risk groups (comorbidities) and over the age of 65 should continue to stay safe and stay home. 2. We will return to Church according to State of Connecticut Executive Orders Regarding the Protec-tion of Public Health and Safety during the Covid-19 Pandemic on Sunday, July 5, 2020. 3. Until further notice, we will hold outdoor services only. 4. The outdoor services will take place on the back deck and the eastern lawn behind the parish hall. 5. The minister will lead worship, read scripture and deliver the sermon from the deck. 6. The congregation will be seated on the eastern lawn behind the parish hall. Metal folding chairs will be pre-placed on the eastern lawn at a minimum of 6 feet apart. Congregants are invited to bring (and then remove) their own lawn chairs or blankets. 7. The metal folding chairs will remain at the end of the service and all equipment and chairs will be put away later in the day after being wiped down with a disinfectant. 8. The Church will institute a cleaning plan and develop cleaning checklists that incorporate these guidelines and expressly state the person(s) responsible for implementing the plan. 9. All congregants must provide their own mask and wear the mask during the service. If a congregant is unable to wear a mask, we ask that person to join our service via telephone or zoom conference. 10. Ushers must not be in a vulnerable population. 11. The ushers will direct ingress to seating during the beginning of the service and will direct egress, in an orderly manner (row by row), at the conclusion of the service in order to encourage congregants to remain at least six feet apart. 12. Families and those who reside together will be allowed, with the advance permission of an usher, to move their chairs closer together. 13. Bulletins will be provided, electronically, prior to service. Paper copies will not be provided at the service. 14. The music director will provide music from the deck with an electric keyboard or other portable in-struments. Continued on next page
(continued) OPENING PLAN
15. Hymnals will not be available. There will be no congregation singing until further notice. 16. The church restrooms will be closed and will not be available for use, except for emergency cir-cumstances. 17. No congregant may enter any church building immediately before, during or immediately after the church service, other than for emergency restroom use. 18. Article IX, Section 5 of our By-Laws requires that communion shall be served on the first Sunday morning of every month. Communion will be served either via pre-packaged wafer and juice sets or via self-supply of bread and juice. A central location for garbage disposal will be provided. 19. The service will be available via zoom or call-in for those who are unable to attend. 20. Bibles will not be provided. Congregants are invited to bring their own Bibles. 21. The names of all those attending the service will be recorded for use in later contact tracing if necessary. 22. In the event of inclement weather, the outdoor service will be canceled and the service will take place via Zoom. 23. Offering plates will not be circulated. A central spot for offerings will be provided and offerings will be given under the supervision of the ushers. 24. The Church will attempt to provide masks for use by congregants and will attempt to provide sur-gical masks and gloves for the pastor and the Director of Music. 25. There will be no social gathering following worship until further notice.
Vanessa is passionate to engage in musical ministry at CCK. A Building Fund Concert Series is in the works, with a breath-taking TANGO VALENTINE CONCERT, Sunday, February 14th, 2021, featur-ing internationally acclaimed musicians from the Boston area, paired with Tango dancers in tow to per-form and also present a Workshop/Master class for local student musicians as well. Another concert will feature winners of a Student Music Competition who will be performing their winning composi-tions for a Sunday filled with fellowship and music from gifted, talented young, local musicians.
As a cellist, Ms. Pentz is currently forging a residential string quartet initiative, whereupon CCK will serve as the home and breeding grounds for musicians to work with the church community to share their talents during upcoming services and events. Ms. Pentz is also looking forward to hosting choral work reading rehearsals of great composers, such as Handel’s “Messiah” and Faure’s “Requiem”.
Vanessa serves as a Grief and Bereavement Counselor, AIHCP, concentrating on the loss of children to self-termination. Vanessa is on the Board of Director’s of Bereaved Parents USA and Founder/Director PS it Hurts, a national support group specifically for parents who lost children to suicide.
Meet Vanessa, Music Director
Vanessa Marie Pentz comes enthusiastically to serve as the Director of Mu-sic at Killingworth Congregational Church. Ms. Pentz has a diverse back-ground in music including intense studies with Robert Shaw, of the Robert Shaw Chorale, and Richard Westenburg of Musica Sacra Chorus and Or-chestra, NYC. Ms. Pentz’s transcriptions of Polish Kolendy (Christmas Carols) were premiered at the Juilliard Concert Series in 1978. Ms. Pentz has conducted numerous church choirs and was a finalist in writing a Mass for the Vatican under the direction of Pope John Paul II and was commis-sioned to write choral music for the Woodside Presbyterian Church of the Philadelphia Presbytery. Ms. Pentz reluctantly started her church choral ministries as a very young toddler climbing the spiral staircases of her hometown church in Johnstown, Pa., where her mother served as an organ-ist and choir director her entire life.
A Note of Gratitude
Pastor Joan's time with us has come to an end. We understand her need to cut back her work
load in order to pay attention to her own needs but we will surely miss her. On behalf of the deacon-
ate, I wish to extend our gratitude to her for serving this church body and teaching us for two years.
She came to us at a time when we sorely needed a teacher of the Word and preacher - someone to en-
courage and uplift us. Her smile and joyful attitude were a ray of sunshine. Her messages expanded
our ability to reflect and grow in our deepening faith. While we were all unable to be together to say
good-bye, we sincerely express our gratitude and extend our deepest best wishes for her in her future
endeavors. Pastor Joan will always have a place in our hearts and a place in our church family.
Thank you, Pastor Joan! God bless you always!
Cheryl Fine (for the Deaconate)
Karen Gagliardi tirelessly works gathering supplies for the New Haven Midnight Run on the third Monday of each month. Fresh single fruit such as apples, oranges, clemen-tines, and pears are always welcome to fill the food bags. If you are able to help in any way, please call Karen at 860-663-3866. A driver is occasionally need-ed to deliver items to North
Branford Congregational Church. Can you help?
Seasonal clothing is needed (no kids please). Large and x-large sizes are usually in highest demand. Blankets, sleeping bags, tote bags, backpacks, socks, seasonal clothes, rain gear, regular sized toiletries are always much appreciated.
Eddy Shelter Dinners: July 14 & July 28 Aug 11 & Aug 25
Missions continue to provide meals to the Eddy Shelter on the second and fourth Tues-day of each month. Desserts, salads, and breads are always gratefully accepted to accompany these meals. Call Paulie Lally at 860-663-2315 to offer donations and set up pick up info. The Shelter's 40 beds are full during this crisis.
MISSIONS: MIDNIGHT RUN & THE EDDY SHELTER
If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the
afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness -Isaiah 58:10
July 25 Kerry Pettes
July 26 Ken Pavlou
July 27 Robert Tischbein
Sue Harris
July 29 Glenn Johnson
July 31 Matthew Albrecht
July 1 Charles Smith
July 2 Richard Otto
July 3 Lisa Dias
Pam Rich
July 4 Abbey Albrecht
Gavin Manzi
Randin Manzi
July 6 Liz Anderson
July 8 Irene DesJardins
July 9 Brian Hansen
July 10 Blake Forster
July 16 Scott Andrews
Gregory Lynskey
July 17 Helen Godfrey
July 20 Annette Cook
Harrison Foley
July 21 Jose Dias
Aug. 14 Dorothy Sprague
Hailey Yahara
Charlotte Judge
Aug. 17 Zoe Schemmerling
Aug. 19 Gerry Kukta
Aug. 21 Madelyn Mones
Aug. 22 Leslie Judge
Aug. 23 Anna Filosi
Caleb Dias
Aug. 24 Rachael Langevin
Aug. 25 Laurel Brandon
Aug. 27 Judith Lentz
Cheryl Fine
Aug. 31 Daniel Vogt
Aug. 2 Grace Gruber
Aug. 6 Ray DesJardins
Christopher Pastore
Aug. 7 Ann Pavlou
Aug. 9 Laura Quilliam
Aug. 12 Bruce Bowman
Our sanctuary has stood silent for several months, but church members and committees are standing up and making noise. Sunday services are conducted via Zoom, the Deacon Committee continues to help members with meals, errands, and other needs. Food runs and collections for the Eddy House in Middletown are ongoing, with member Annette Cook providing more than 40 masks for its residents in addition to the 4,000-plus masks she has provided for Killingworth resi-dents, and the church and its grounds are maintained regularly.
And thanks to all the efforts from our congregation and beyond – through grants, donations, matches, and event support -- Preservation 2020 now has construction on its schedule. The Con-struction Committee has now turned its focus to actual contract bidding and renovation timeta-bles.
SHPO (the CT State Historic Preservation Office) made a site visit in February and acknowledged the historical importance of preserving our sanctuary. After the Construction Committee submit-ted a grant application in May, the SHPO board voted unanimously to award a $47,700 reimbursa-ble grant for Phase #1 of our renovation.
Construction will start at the top…literally. Phase #1 will focus on the belfry. The Invitation for Bid and Scope of Phase #1 will soon be sent to area contractors, as per SHPO requirements.
When Phase #1 is completed, the committee will re-apply to SHPO for a matching reimbursable grant for Phase #2 renovations.
Preservation 2020 Timetable
Phase #1: Belfry restoration (begins in late summer/early autumn.
Phase #2: Exterior repairs below the belfry including the west-facing façade of the sanctuary.
Phase #3: Interior dome stabilization, repair and painting.
For more information, please contact Committee member Charlie Smith at 860-663-1583.
