Volume 14 Issue 11 November 2018 OUR MISSION STATEMEN T To Be an Active Community Reflecting God’s Presence in Chittenango and Other Communities We Represent. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Chittenango, New York A Guide to Gratitude for this Season of Thanksgiving The Good News I sit here, fingers posed over the keyboard of my laptop, answering the mil- lionth question from Clayton and pondering the question running through my mind and I’m sure so many others; why so much senseless violence in our beloved country. I sadly have no answer for this, though I do know, without a question of a doubt, that God has nothing to do with the wrong choices people make in this world. He gave us free choice, what we do with it is up to us. Thankfully, the majority of people I know make the correct choice. Sadly, a small percentage do not. These words, written by our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry are profound. These were shared by Jim Schofield on his Facebook wall and I am sharing them with all of you: Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every hu- man heart [and especially the hearts of the people of this land], that barri- ers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. On a brighter note and closer to home, join us on November 3rd from 9-3, for our Fall Festival. The Chittenango Select Choir will be performing at 11:00!! They are such a treat and this is one of their first performances for the year, I believe. There will be baked goods available for purchase during the Festival, baked lovingly by members of our Parish. I am looking forward to it. The Chittenango Area Association of Churches will be having their annual Thanksgiving Service at St. Pat’s on Sunday November 18th. There is al- ways collection taken for the Local Food Pantry – a service much needed in this day and age. Our Christmas Eve service will be early this year – at 5:00 PM. I know that this is early for some, but please remember that we share Father Leon with Fulton and we alternate times of big services with them. The Weisbrod fam- ily will be there, we hope you will be too!! Just a quick reminder, that though we aren’ t having a formal Pledge Drive – that this doesn’ t mean we don’ t need your pledge – on the contrary. All (Continued on Page 6) November 3rd Fall Festival November 4th Daylight Savings Time Change November 11 Pledges Due Special Events Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all under- standing, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4: 4-7
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Volume 14 Issue 11 November 2018
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
To Be an Active Community Reflecting God’s Presence in Chittenango and Other Communities We Represent.
St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church Chittenango , New York
A Guide to Gratitude
for this Season of Thanksgiving
The Good News
I sit here, fingers posed over the keyboard of my laptop, answering the mil-lionth question from Clayton and pondering the question running through my mind and I’m sure so many others; why so much senseless violence in our beloved country. I sadly have no answer for this, though I do know, without a question of a doubt, that God has nothing to do with the wrong choices people make in this world. He gave us free choice, what we do with it is up to us. Thankfully, the majority of people I know make the correct choice. Sadly, a small percentage do not. These words, written by our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry are profound. These were shared by Jim Schofield on his Facebook wall and I am sharing them with all of you: Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every hu-man heart [and especially the hearts of the people of this land], that barri-ers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. On a brighter note and closer to home, join us on November 3rd from 9-3, for our Fall Festival. The Chittenango Select Choir will be performing at 11:00!! They are such a treat and this is one of their first performances for the year, I believe. There will be baked goods available for purchase during the Festival, baked lovingly by members of our Parish. I am looking forward to it. The Chittenango Area Association of Churches will be having their annual Thanksgiving Service at St. Pat’s on Sunday November 18th. There is al-ways collection taken for the Local Food Pantry – a service much needed in this day and age. Our Christmas Eve service will be early this year – at 5:00 PM. I know that this is early for some, but please remember that we share Father Leon with Fulton and we alternate times of big services with them. The Weisbrod fam-ily will be there, we hope you will be too!! Just a quick reminder, that though we aren’t having a formal Pledge Drive – that this doesn’t mean we don’t need your pledge – on the contrary. All
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November 3rd Fall Festival November 4th Daylight Savings Time Change November 11 Pledges Due
Special Events
Rejoice in the Lord always;
again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to
everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about
anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all under-standing, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Are you in need of pastoral care? Not sure of who to call? What is the protocol?
Here are some answers:
In a case of an emergency – call Fr. Leon at 315.369.8205
If you want a Pastoral Visit from a Lay Eucharist Visitor, or just want to share about a family mat-ter, call our Pastoral Care Chair, Sue Gerling @315.559.3398 (cell) or 315.875.3047 (home) or email her @[email protected].
Vestry Meetings will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
St. Paul’s Vestry
Robin Weisbrod Sr. Warden
Communication and Education
Ed Hoffman Jr. Warden
Buildings and Grounds
Tania Mousaw Outreach
Sue Gerling
Pastoral Care/Worship
Pat Davis Fellowship
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November Ministry Team Schedule
Birthdays
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him.
Psalm 34:8
03 Carly Leahey 07 Samantha Just 07 Susan Pratt 09 Ruth Williams 10 Derek McGork 10 Tiffany Raymond
19 Todd Chappell 21 Jim Montgomery 22 David Randall 23 Robin Weisbrod 28 Katie (Woodworth) Orr 30 Betsey Savage
November
The Grand
Church Service Schedule
Dec 23rd
Feel free to join any of us at these “services”. All services begin at 2:30 PM.
The guests would be appreciative of the company.
03 Neil & Sue Huebler 25 Leon & Lynn Mozeliak
Anniversaries
Attention Altar Guild:
There will be brass cleaning
on Sat. Nov. 10 at 9am for all Altar Guild members.
Hope you will attend. Mary Jane
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The mission of Bill's Brigade is to support families who are in crisis by making their day to day needs easi-er. Crisis can be defined in a myriad of ways, but our agency is focused on supporting families in Central New York (specifically Madison and Onondaga counties) when every-thing is falling apart.
Whether it's the loss of a loved one and the family that’s left navigating their way through grief, a fami-ly member amid medical treatment from cancer or another devastating disease, or other traumatic events--Bill's Brigade aims to alleviate the day to day tasks of running and maintaining a household, so the family can concentrate solely on the crisis at hand. Our team of volunteers will provide the fol-lowing services. 1. Meal preparation and coordination to avoid du-plication and overload of food. We organize a meal preparation and delivery system from our volun-teers. A coordination of meals will avoid duplication of food offerings and overload of food on any given day/week. 2. Errands and/or grocery shopping. We organize the dates and physically shop for, deliver, and put away groceries for the families and/or other local errands as requested. 3. Home Services: We provide basic house cleaning and organizational services within the home on an as needed basis. 4. Small Home Repairs: We identify professionals in the carpentry/construction industry to provide ser-vices to alleviate a "punch list" of household items to complete. Small home repairs may include fixing a leaking sink, repairing holes in the wall, replacing appliances, snow removal, lawn mowing, etc… Our goal is to lovingly respect the families wishes while alleviating some of their day to day needs, to allow them a breather during their most challeng-ing moment. For more information or to volunteer or donate please visit www.billsbrigade.org or call Sue Litera at 315.710.5750 or [email protected].
November 4th
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Don’t forget to
change your
clocks the night
before or you’ll
be really early for Church that
Sunday!
The Vestry recently updated St. Paul’s Mission Statement.
Check it out on the First Page of the Newsletter!
A Psalm of Thanksgiving. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100
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If you are able to join us and want to become more in-volved, we would love to help you!! There are things you can do behind the scenes – like, Altar Guild. There are 12 months that need coverage, we try to have 2 people on, but lately that hasn’t been happening.
The dedicated members of the Altar Guild are: Director: Mary Jane Pokorny (who will be retir-ing from this position soon), Ethel Barber, Joann Furtado, Sue Huebler, Becky Kraus, Jennifer Jack-son, Jill Just, Judy Olmsted and Robin Weisbrod Thank you to this group of women who come and set up the Altar for Communion. I know, that any one of these women would be willing to Mentor someone, willing to learn the job. Talk to any of them, and they will gather you under their wing. Another form of service is being a Counter. After the service, the 2 unrelated counters, go into a dark and dingy, smoke filled room…..wait, that’s something else. Sorry. They go to the Priests’ Office, where one uses a laptop for inputting in-formation and the other counts. They verify the sheets balancing, sign them and hand the deposit to Don Lee. Interested? Talk to Don Lee or Rob-in Weisbrod. The members of the St. Paul’s Counting Society are: Don Lee — Esteemed Leader, Sue Gerling, Rob-erta Kincaid, Tania Mousaw, Judy Olmsted and Robin Weisbrod Would you be interested in being a Lay Reader? They are the ones who do the readings every Sunday. For now, we have two different voices
heard every Sunday. Becky Kraus makes sure you get your copy early enough so you can prac-tice. It’s not difficult, just imagine everyone in their underwear – it helps. Training by Fr. Leon. Our Lay Readers, who also do Prayers of the Peo-ple, are: Sue Gerling – in charge of scheduling, Father Grover, Jennifer Jackson, Claudia Jenkins, Rob-erta Kincaid, Becky Kraus, Joe Litera, Sue Litera, Tania Mousaw, Judy Olmsted, Dorothy Saunders and Robin Weisbrod Then there are the Lay Eucharistic Ministers – this training is also supplied by Fr. Leon – these are the ones who administer the Cup of Wine during Communion: Sue Gerling – in charge of scheduling, Fran Abrio-la, Becky Kraus, Judy Olmsted, Tania Mousaw and Robin Weisbrod How about the St. Pauly’s Box? Tania Mousaw is the Lead Sorter and would LOVE some extra hands!! Helping her right now are: Bob and Roberta Kincaid, Sue and Neil Huebler, Mike and Joann Furtado and Becky Kraus. Acolytes!! You must at least be in 3rd Grade to be an acolyte – Fr. Leon would love to train YOU!! Especially needed the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month……. There are other areas that we could use help, but I have probably bored you all out of your minds. I hope not. Even if you don’t see a fit for you, that is okay – we still would love to see your faces.
Volunteering Opportunities
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(Robin’s Message—Continued) pledges large and small are gratefully accepted and lovingly used. Our Finance Committee takes their job seriously and gives their suggestions to the Ves-try, who discuss and vote (if needed), on how best to utilize all funds given to our care. Speaking of loving care, Mary Jane Pokorny has filled the role of Altar Guild Director since Judy Montgomery died in 2017. Mary Jane has done a wonderful job, this past year, but really wants to step down from this job. She is in charge of schedul-ing, training, ordering flowers, ordering Palms, overseeing the decorating of the altar area, ordering candles, seeing that the Church is ready for bap-tisms, weddings and funerals. Please prayerfully consider if you have the Time and Talent for such a wonderful and fulfilling job, please let me know. Thank you Mary Jane, you are more appreciated than you know. With the beginning of the chilly weather and Fall comes the next Church Season, Advent. Try to take time during the hustle of getting ready for Christ-mas, to slow down and enjoy all the Season has to offer. We will be having the Giving Tree again this year, where we help out families that are struggling to give their child a good Christmas, this is another way that St. Paul’s can help out our neighbors. UTO Ingathering is drawing near!! For those of you not familiar with the United Thank Offering, here is a synopsis: “The UTO is a ministry of The Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through UTO, individuals are invited to embrace and deepen a personal daily spiritual discipline of gratitude. UTO encourages people to notice the
good things that happen each day, give thanks to God for those blessings and make an offering for each blessing using a UTO Blue Box. UTO is entrust-ed to receive the offerings, and to distribute 100% of what is collected to support innovative mission and ministry throughout The Episcopal Church and Provinces of the Anglican Communion.” From the UTO Website. Find your offering box in the Parish Hall and when you put your change in the box, say a prayer of Thanksgiving, for all you have. This is such a won-derful outreach opportunity for our church family to be part of. Speaking of opportunities, here is one we each can do – the UTO has a Gratitude Challenge for the month of November. For those who receive the newsletter online, the link is included – for those who don’t, there will be copies available at Church, and Amy is going to try and get it into the newslet-ter (hope she can). https://www.episcopalchurch.org/files/documents/uto_gratitude_challenge.pdf
Here is a simple prayer to say, when dropping our coins in the Blue Box:
Almighty God, I give you praise for blessing me in many ways.
Create in me a grateful heart and with this gift a blessing start.
Amen.
With that, I end on a much happier and blessed note, than which I started. We indeed, are blessed. Robin Weisbrod, Sr. Warden
Just a reminder: Pledges are due by November 11th
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NEW FALL FESTIVAL!!
Our Holiday Bazaar is taking on a whole new look! After much discus-
sion by the fund raising committee and Vestry, it was determined that the tradi-
tional Bazaar needed to change in order to be a viable fund raiser while
also meeting the changing needs of our congregation.
The Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, Nov 3rd, from 9 to 3:00.
The festival will have our traditional Basket Raffle, and the CHS Select
Choir will still perform. The luncheon has been replaced with a big Bake Sale, and our Holiday Craft area is
giving way to outside vendors, with a single Holiday table from St Paul’s.
The Luncheon was discontinued as over the past four years, our records
showed our customer base had dwindled so significantly that it is too labor intensive and not cost effective to continue. While it will be missed by some,
we hope our Bake sale will be enjoyed by many. It had also become much more difficult and expensive to produce a large quantity of Holiday crafts,
and records also showed sales significantly down. We still have several lovely items from last year that will be available. By opening up the Parish
Hall space to outside vendors, we are hopeful we will find a whole new audi-ence this year! As the song says “Life Changes” and so must we.
We are excited for this new venue, and hope the congregation will enjoy it and attend!!
Sat. November 3rd 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Raffle Vendors
Bake Sale
CHS Select Choir Performing at 11:30 am
9 Vendor Spaces Available
Tables Supplied (7) 8 ft Tables - $15
or (2) 6 ft Tables - $12 (must be Pre-paid to reserve)
Call:
315-655-4321 or 315-687-7023
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Want to know more about what’s going on in the Diocese?
Check out the diocesan website at:
https://cnyepiscopal.org/
Outside These Walls
Youth Skating Overnight January 12, 2019 2:00 PM to January 13, 2019 12 PM St. Paul’s Church, Syracuse
A free event. More information to follow.
Ordination of John Rohde & Pat Kinney to the Transitional Diaconate December 1, 11:00 am–2:00 pm God willing and the people consenting, the Rt. Rev. DeDe Duncan-Probe, Bishop of Central New York, will ordain John Rohde and Pat Kinney to the Transitional Diaconate. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 220 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, New York. Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy: festive stoles. Reception immediately following.
Chittenango High School
Fall Concert
November 1st, 2018 6:30 PM
HELP THE MISSION OF MIRACLES
The 16th Mission of Miracles medical mission to El Salvador will take place February 2-10, 2019. The mission depends on your generous contribution of: toothpaste individually packaged child or adult toothbrush-
es children’s liquid acetaminophen (Tylenol) nasal saline spray antifungal cream anti-itch cream cranberry tablets muscle rub children’s cartoon bandages reading glasses (+2.25 and above) sunglasses (child or adult) batteries (AA, AAA, C, and D) children’s prescription glasses you no longer
need Please bring items to the Mission of Miracles table in the Exhibit Hall. Thank you for your help and
