Volume 13 Issue 4 Filling Our Easter Baskets With Hope April 2017 OUR MISSION STATEMEN OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chittenango, New York exists to restore all people to unity with each other and with God in Jesus Christ. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Chittenango, New York The Good News Hello everyone it is that time of year again when Lent is here and Easter is on the way. We had a great Ash Wednesday service. Thank you Father Leon. It is with a heavy heart today that I send this message out, as we have lost another wonderful member of our congregation. Ron will be sorely missed by us all. I will always remember his smile and jokes. He did have a way about him. Our prayers go out to Ethel and the Barber family. It seems that my last message left some people confused as to what I was talking about. If you are a member of St. Paul’s church, you will always be a member of the church, whether you attend services or not. However, if you have not attended church in two years or more, you are still a member even though you are on the inactive list. Any time you come back to church you will be welcomed with open arms. We know that life has a way of getting in the way when you are busy making other plans. There may also be many good reasons for not attending. If you wish to help us in any way, whether it is an hour or so, please give us a call, we always need help in many ways. God be with us all where ever we may be. We have had our second Vestry meeting and I will be posting the minutes on the Board as soon as I receive them from the secretary. Father Leon has joined us for our Vestry meetings and we welcome him and know that he will bring some good and helpful advice as we go along the way. I hope all of you will have a great Easter and we look forward to seeing all of you, if you can. God Bless all of you. Judy Olmsted, Warden Special Events April 8th Altar Guild Brass Cleaning at 9 AM April 9th Palm Sunday April 9th Nursing Home Service at The Grand with Robin Weisbrod at 2:30 PM April 12th Lay Led Stations of the Cross April 13th Maundy Thursday Service with Foot Washing at 7 PM with Fr. Leon April 14th Good Friday Liturgy at 7 PM with Fr. Grover April 16th Easter Sunday with Fr. Leon May 14th Mother’s Day Brunch
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Volume 13 Issue 4
Filling Our Easter Baskets With Hope
April 2017
OUR MISSION STATEMENOUR MISSION STATEMEN TT
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chittenango, New York exists to restore all people to unity with each other and with God in Jesus Christ.
St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church Chittenango, New York
The Good News
Hello everyone it is that time of year again when Lent is here and Easter is on the way. We had a great Ash Wednesday service. Thank you Father Leon. It is with a heavy heart today that I send this message out, as we have lost another wonderful member of our congregation. Ron will be sorely missed by us all. I will always remember his smile and jokes. He did have a way about him. Our prayers go out to Ethel and the Barber family. It seems that my last message left some people confused as to what I was talking about. If you are a member of St. Paul’s church, you will always be a member of the church, whether you attend services or not. However, if you have not attended church in two years or more, you are still a member even though you are on the inactive list. Any time you come back to church you will be welcomed with open arms. We know that life has a way of getting in the way when you are busy making other plans. There may also be many good reasons for not attending. If you wish to help us in any way, whether it is an hour or so, please give us a call, we always need help in many ways. God be with us all where ever we may be. We have had our second Vestry meeting and I will be posting the minutes on the Board as soon as I receive them from the secretary. Father Leon has joined us for our Vestry meetings and we welcome him and know that he will bring some good and helpful advice as we go along the way. I hope all of you will have a great Easter and we look forward to seeing all of you, if you can. God Bless all of you. Judy Olmsted, Warden
Special Events
April 8th Altar Guild Brass Cleaning at 9 AM April 9th Palm Sunday April 9th Nursing Home Service at The Grand with Robin Weisbrod at 2:30 PM April 12th Lay Led Stations of the Cross April 13th Maundy Thursday Service with Foot Washing at 7 PM with Fr. Leon April 14th Good Friday Liturgy at 7 PM with Fr. Grover April 16th Easter Sunday with Fr. Leon May 14th Mother’s Day Brunch
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Prayer List
John Asam (Furtado request), Eric Baker (Courtwright request), Theresa Blaisier, Lynda Blaziaa (Gerling request), Denise Bordell, John Brennan (Kraus’s request), Gurdon Brewster, Jason Ceresoli (Furtado request), Sandra Cooper, Diana D’Amico (Pokorny request), Billy Dougan (Montgomery request), Joanne Furtado (St. Paul’s request), Art Hildreth (Olmsted request), Holly Hix, Ed Hoffman, Terry Hoffman (Hoffman re-quest), Lynette House (Weisbrod request), Pat Jerome (Barber request), Evelyn McAllister (St. Paul’s request), Woody McAllister, Terri Mitchel-Gunderson (Weisbrod request), Jim Montgomery, Tania Mousaw (St. Paul’s Request), Steve Oliva, Shaun Olmsted, Kevin Pistillo, Yurie Rosenfeld (Gerling request), James Sherman (Grover request), Bill Stucker (Pokorny request), Gerry Weisbrod (St. Paul’s request), Joe Williams (St. Paul’s re-quest), Ruth Williams (St. Paul’s request), Betty Yates (St. Paul’s request), Kathy Yates-Davis (Yates request)
Dear Family of St. Paul's, Robin and I wish to thank each and every one of you for the calls, cards and prayers, during my time of ill health. I am on the road to recovery and will be back to my old self in no time flat. Gerry
A Few Notes
People interested in Reading parts for the Passion of Our Lord
on Palm Sunday.
If interested, sign up sheets are available in the Parish Hall
or call the Church and leave a message.
Happy
Easter! For reflections and articles on Easter, check out:
https://www.dayspring.com/easter-articles
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April 2, 2017, 7 PM Holy Eucharist - Fr. Leon Mozeliak L.E.M.: Ted Tedford Lessons: Sue Gerling/Claudia Jensen Prayers: April Boyle Acolyte: Jim Montgomery Elements: McGork family Ushers: Please volunteer Coffee Hour: Vestry April 09, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Charles Grover L.E.M.: Robin Weisbrod Lessons: Becky Kraus/Dorothy Saunders Prayers: Judy Olmsted Acolyte: Jim Montgomery Elements: Buyea family Ushers: Please volunteer Coffee Hour: Volunteer April 13, 2017 Maundy Thursday – 7:00 pm Holy Eucharist - Fr. Leon Mozeliak L.E.M. ______________ Lessons: 1_____________ 2_____________ Prayers: ______________
April 14, 2017 Good Friday Liturgy – 7:00 pm Morning Prayer Officiant: Robin Weisbrod Lessons: 1_______________ 2_______________ Prayers: ________________ April 16, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Leon Mozeliak L.E.M. Judy Olmsted Lessons: Charles Grover/Jennifer Jackson Prayers: Robin Weisbrod Acolyte: Jim Montgomery Elements: Furtado family Ushers: Please volunteer Coffee Hour: TBA April 23, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Charles Grover L.E.M.: Jim Montgomery Lessons: Dorothy Saunders/Claudia Jensen Prayers: April Boyle Acolyte: Jim Montgomery Elements: Bob & Judy Olmsted Ushers: Please volunteer Coffee Hour: Volunteer
April 30, 2017 Morning Prayer Officiant: Judy Olmsted Lessons: Tania Mousaw/Roberta Kincaid Prayers: Sue Gerling Acolyte: Jim Montgomery Ushers: Please volunteer Coffee Hour: Tania Mousaw Altar Guild for April: Becky Kraus RobinWeisbrod
April Ministry Team Schedule
April Birthdays
02 Lynn Mozeliak 04 Michael Furtado
06 Pam Hobbs 07 Tim Hobbs
07 Jason Randall 09 Krislyn Clement
11 Courtney Stagnitti
14 Sue Gerling 15 Jan Woodworth
18 Heather Ladd 18 Joan Grover
19 Brandon Raymond 21 Woody Woodworth
22 April Boyle
23 Scott Titus 25 Sue Huebler 26 Shelby Just
26 Hannah Stanton 30 Matthew Furtado
30 Steven Just
April Anniversaries
13 Tim and Pam Hobbs 15 Justin and Colleen Benjamin
17 Todd and Betty Wood 25 Mike and Joanne Furtado
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”
John 11:25-26
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 matter, call our
Pastoral Care Chair, Sue Gerling @315.559.3398 (cell) or 315.875.3047 (home) or email her @[email protected]. Please be aware, that though Fr. Leon would love to do home visits with everyone, he is not able to do this. He has time constraints, due to the fact that he is also serving another parish in Fulton. Our Lay Eucharist Visitors would love to come, visit and pray with you. Thank you!
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Easter Baptisms
We extend an invitation to anyone interested in a Baptism at Easter. Please let Judy Olmsted or Father
April 9th – Robin June 18th – Judy Aug 20th – TBA Oct 22nd – TBA
Dec. 24th – Fr. Grover
Feel free to join any of us at these “services”.
The guests would be appreciative of
the company.
Holy Week Schedule
April 9th at 9:00 AM
Palm Sunday
Reading of the Passion
with Father Charles Grover
April 12th at 7:00 PM
Lay Led Stations of the Cross
April 13th at 7:00 PM
Maundy Thursday Service
with Foot Washing with Fr. Leon
(contact Judy Olmsted to take part
in Foot Washing)
April 14th at 7:00 PM
Lay led Good Friday Liturgy
April 16th at 9:00 AM
Easter Sunday with Father Leon
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Present: Judy Olmsted, Ted Tedford, Sue Gerling, Mike Furtado and Robin Weisbrod Absent: Tania Mousaw and Ed Hoffman Called to Order: 6:34 PM by Judy Olmsted Opening Prayer: Judy Olmsted Review of minutes – Motion to accept with the correction of removing Tania from the pre-sent line MSC: Gerling/Furtado Review of Jan/Feb Financial Reports – Motion to accept MSC: Weisbrod/Gerling New Business: Discussion re: Newsletter – will be rechecking
snail mail list to fine tune it. Rev. Carrie Broadbent-Schofield will be
preaching in May. Spring Cleaning List will be up on Bulletin
Board Fr. Leon will have Office Hours 9:00 – 12:00
on Wednesdays Mother’s Day Brunch May 14 Committee Reports: Building and Grounds – Mike Furtado 1. Repair ceiling in Parish Hall, new drywall and insulated. 2. Repair children table 3. Purchase griddle cleaning supplies/clean grid-dle 4. Woodford Bros. inspect stairs and spire ad-vised quote will take about 3 wks. *Phone call Woodford 3/3 had emergency repair at another church; quote will be about 2 more weeks. 5. March fix ceiling hole in kitchen area; complete insulation in attic over repair. Communication – Nothing new to report Fellowship Report – Judy Olmsted for Ted Ted-ford 1. Purchased coffee and creamer 2. Purchased a cake for Feb. Birthdays/Anniversary
3. New Coffee maker to replace old one 4. New secretary chair Finance Report – Don Lee Present: Robin Weisbrod, Judy Olmsted, and Brian Buyea 1. Reports reviewed changes noted. 2. Letter of Agreement signed by Father Leon and Wardens, delivered to Diocese for their approval – welcome Father Leon 3. Brain noted he transferred $2090 from regular savings to restricted savings (AKA Memorial Fund) total of donations so far for Judy Montgomery and Raymond Mead. 4. Father Grover donated the Word Perfect Soft-ware program to St. Paul’s – this will be a big help to Becky setting up the bulletins. Thank you Father Grover for your generous donation. Education Report – Judy Olmsted 1. We have started the book of Mark. It has been interesting to say the least. 2. We will continue with Luke and John. 3. Also, on a sad note, I have had to step back from my studies of LaynPreacher as I am just spread too thin. Will hope in the future that I can continue when things calm down. Will try to con-tinue with Father Grover, who has been my Men-tor in this. He has been a tremendous help to me. Outreach – Nothing new to report Pastoral Care – Sue Gerling 1. This was a very busy month. Usual calls made to several people. Dish garden sent in memory of Raymond Mead. Margaret Getman passed, sympathy card sent. No calling hours. 2. Ed Hoffman had his heart surgery and is home. 3. Cards and calls made to Ron Barber. He was in the hospital but is now home, slow recovery. Some meals were made and sent. Old Business: Gift Certificates to Madison County Maternal Child Health Program will be delivered by Sue. Closing Prayer: Sue Gerling Adjourned: 7:30 PM MSC: Gerling/Weisbrod Next Meeting: April 13 @ 6:30 PM
News from the Pews A March Vestry Meeting Synopsis
