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Cancellations, Changes, Late Notices, and Items of General Interest


Cancellations, if any, are reported here and on our Care Line: 914-245-2313

Parish Day Picnic & Worship Service

September 12 at 10:45 a.m. in Downing Park.


The annual Parish Day Worship and Picnic will be held at 10:45 on Sunday, September 12 in
Downing Park (across the street from the church). Please bring a salad, a picnic covered dish or
dessert and a lawn chair for you comfort. There are picnic tables to sit at if desired. The church
will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and beverages. Many hands will be needed to set-up the
tables, transport the food to the park, clean-up, transport items back to church and cook. Look
for the sign up poster in August. In case of rain, Service will be held in Sanctuary. Contact
Karen Gerth with any questions 914-318-6429.





Haiti 


Friends. In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, we as people of the resurrection must ask how we can support the relief efforts already underway there to see hope rise out of chaos.
 
Here are some suggestions:

1.     Pray for the people of Haiti, the relief workers and the efforts to bring aid.
2.    The Mission Commission will be collecting donations at Church over the next two weeks and sending it to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
3.    Go to    Presbyterian Disaster Assistance     to learn how our denomination is responding to this crisis. You can donate online if you wish.
4.    Consider how you, our church and the people you know can do something together. Go to Get Involved with   PDA   to learn more.
 
God of compassion, please watch over the people of Haiti,
and weave out of these terrible happenings
wonders of goodness and grace.
Surround those who have been affected by tragedy
with a sense of your present love,
and hold them in faith.
Though they are lost in grief,
may they find you and be comforted.
Guide us as a church
to find ways of providing assistance
that heal wounds and provide hope.
Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers
we all suffer;
through Jesus Christ who was dead, but lives
and rules this world with you. Amen.
~Bruce Reyes-Chow, Gradye Parsons and Linda Valentine
 
Chip Low, Pastor



Haiti Update

Our Moved by the Spirit Sunday School class has put together more than 70 health kits and the 6-8th grade class has also put to-gether more than 40 kits. They will be sent to the Presbyterian Dis-aster Relief Assoc (PDA) in Louisville, Kentucky.

They will ship them down to Haiti with oth-ers that are being collected. We hope to have a dedication/prayer time in worship and in the Sunday School gathering time in early March to bless the kits before they are sent. We will try to have photos available when they are ready to go.
 Haiti Blog

Mark Hare (Stephanie Hare's cousin)   is a PC(USA) mission worker in northern Haiti and offers first hand accounts on his blog.


In his post dated January 14th, he makes a very important point about how the damage in Port-au-Prince will probably create a serious ripple effect for the entire country.
 

Progressive Dinner June 12

Save the date of Saturday, June 12 for our annual Progressive Dinner. Sign-up sheet is in the Gathering Place. This is a great event to meet new people or become better acquainted with other church members. Appetizers/ Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Frank and Louise Fang. Different hosts will serve dinner for 8-12 people in their homes at 7:30p.m. Everyone will meet again for Dessert at 9:30p.m. in Fel-lowship Hall. Cost is $8.00 per person.

We will need approximately 8-10 host homes for dinner. You provide the house and your guests will bring the dinner. More details will follow. Please note the correct date for the event is Saturday, June 12. The date in some bulletins was incorrect. You can contact any of the progressive Dinner Committee Barbara Humphrey, Louise Fang, Trish Dineen, Lisa Eliasson and Karen Gerth if you have any questions.


La Oroya , Peru


A Journey to Peru and Back

On May 29th, I will be embarking on an 11 day journey to Peru with a small group from our Presbytery under the leadership of Chris Shelton. We will be meeting up with Jed Koball, formerly of our Presbytery and now serving as a Mission Co-Worker with the PC USA in Peru.

Jed will be leading us on a journey to encounter and engage with Peruvian partners in ministry as we deepen our understanding of the challenges faced by our Peruvian brothers and sisters. Our objectives will be ―to dig deeper into a globalized world and political and economic systems in order to better understand the root causes of poverty; dig deeper into ourselves in order to hear God’s calling and share our faith in responsible ways; dig deeper into the role of the church in world mission today in order to un-derstand our role in international church partnership.‖

Among our planned encounters, we will visit an urban youth run radio station address-ing local issues of poverty and the environment; coastal communities recovering from an 8.5 earthquake; Andean alpaca farmers and artisans responding to the urgent crisis of global warm-ing and La Oroya, the most polluted place in the Western Hemisphere where 99% of the chil-dren have lead poisoning. Our church school children have written cards and letters for me to deliver to the children in La Oroya. I will be bringing photos of our church and of our church family along with me as well.

It is my hope that this may become a connection from our community of faith to their community of faith. I am hoping that you will keep us actively in your thoughts and most impor-tantly in your prayers.

Jean Post-Winget
Memorial

 COMMUNION EDUCATION

for the ENTIRE FAMILY

September 19 & 26, at 9:30 am

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY

October 3, at 8:30 & 10:45 Worship

In preparation for World Communion Sunday, both Church School and Adult Ed will learn about the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and its meaning in our church.

Rev. Chip will lead the teaching of our youngsters, while Rev. Tami Seidel will lead the adult study. This is a special opportunity for the entire family to share in our World Communion Sunday Celebration in a meaningful way.

For additional details, please see the Church School Chalkboard and Adult Ed pages.

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Blood Drive


Blood Drive May 22, 2010

9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

in Fellowship Hall 

This year's annual Blood Drive will be held on Saturday, May 22nd from 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Our goal this year is to collect 55 pints of blood. The Blood Drive is run to benefit the Hudson Valley Blood Bank, located right here in Northern West-chester.

 All blood donations are used to help those in need within the local are of West-chester, Putnam, and Rockland Counties. Anyone 17 -75 years old and in good health can give blood. Even if you are not sure if you can donate, come by and the people from the Hud-son Valley Blood Bank will give you a pre-screening to see if you are eligible.

If you are in-terested in being a blood donor please contact Ryan Mulcahy at (914)603-3324 in the evening or send him an e-mail at Ryan Mulcahy

. If you are on any type of antibiotic you cannot donate blood. Remember, it does not cost anything to donate blood other than a little bit of time, and we will even give you juice and cookies. We look forward to seeing you on May 22nd for this worthy cause.

Blessings
Deacon Louise Fang




NY Blood Center


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

TENTH ANNUAL SUNDAY

AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES

In November, our Sunday Afternoon Concert Se-ries will celebrate it’s tenth year of providing beautiful music to our Church Family and extended community. Supported by the generosity of our music patrons, over the last ten years we have provided a diverse repertoire of musical offerings from children’s concerts with Annie and the Natural Wonder Band to the Yale Whiffenpoofs, -- from a swing dance with the Bob January Swing Orchestra to the Pergolessi Stabat Mater.

This year will offer five concerts plus a Mardi Gras dance with the musicians from the Bob January Swing Orchestra. In the fall, Katherine Fong and the Varrick Trio will return with their unique blend of modern and classical music. Ms. Fong is a member of the Metro-politan Opera Orchestra as well as a rock star violinist. Check out her webpage: www.katherinefong.net
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 In December, under the direction of Simona Frenkel, our choir and invited soloists and orchestra will offer the most popular of our holiday concerts, Handel’s Messiah. And the Christmas Season would not be complete without the candlelight Chamber Music Concert during Christmas Week featuring David Baranowski and friends.
 Just before Lent, we will offer an opportunity for dancing (or tapping your toes) to the music of the Bob January Swing Orchestra featuring the big band sound of the 40’s, and an opportunity to practice your Lindy and two-step. Later in the spring, we hope to offer a return engagement of the Yale Whiffenpoofs. Our ambitious musical season will conclude in May with our Spring Con-cert, directed by Simona Frenkel.

We hope you will celebrate the gifts of our musical talents, guests, and invited profes-sionals by joining us for this exciting season. If you are interested in becoming a Patron for the 2010-2011 season, please give a check for $50.00 (or more) payable to FPCY, and note it is for the Concert Series 2010-11. Checks may be given in the collection plate or given to the office.
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September 2010 Disciple

The cutoff date for the Sept  Disciple is    August 15 .

There is no issue for July or August
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