THE CARILLON IRVINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JANUARY

THE CARILLON
IRVINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
JANUARY 2015
Dear Members and Friends,
Last May, the session asked me to form a committee to investigate and
recommend capital needs that have emerged since our last capital improvements in
1999. The committee is composed of Heather Bancroft-Riley, John Canning,
Peter Feroe, Bill Hone and me.
The committee has been meeting with engineering and design firms along with
businesses that provide services. We have received bids, studies and designs. This
process has taken time and the preparations are incomplete.
The categories for capital improvements include:
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Improved/increased drainage for the church and manse.
Repair/replacement of roofs, gutters and downspouts, as needed.
Bathroom redesign/replacement in the church and manse.
Lighting improvements in the sanctuary, parlor and auditorium.
Improved/enhanced ventilation in the sanctuary for the summer.
Conversion of oil burners to natural gas.
Repointing of masonry.
Sanding and refinishing the hardwood floors in sanctuary and parlor.
The bids, studies and designs received to date will be investigated further and a
recommendation will be made to the session as soon as our work is completed. The
committee will report our progress to the congregation at the Annual Meeting on
January 18th.
If there is a category of capital need that we have overlooked, please let us know.
We have tried to be comprehensive so that these improvements will carry us forward
for at least another ten to fifteen years. Obviously, whatever we undertake will require a
Capital Campaign and funding from the congregation.
We ask for your thoughts and prayers as we complete our work.
Overwhelming Grace Be With You,
Reverend David R. Harkness, Minister
The IPC annual meeting is Sunday, January 18th in the audtiorium.
Don’t miss the congregational annual meeting, right after the January 18th worship
service, in the auditorium. A light lunch will be provided. You will receive a report on the
church’s activities for the past year, as well as the budget for 2015, which will be
approved by a voice vote. We will also elect the slate of officers, which will be put
forward by the Nominating Committee. This is the only all-congregation meeting of the
year, so please plan to be there. Thank you.
NEWS FROM THE PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
KIDS’ YOGA
January 11, 2015
The PW Board is very excited to offer two kids yoga sessions at the church following
worship and coffee on Sunday, January 11:
• The first session will be offered to pre-schoolers from 12-12:30pm. Parents and
caregivers are welcome to participate.
• The second session will immediately follow for grade-schoolers from 12:30-1pm.
• Participants are asked to bring their own mats if they wish.
Both sessions will be held in the Westminster Room, and will serve as a type of
demo/introduction to kids yoga, while gauging the congregation's interest in ongoing
sessions. Should there be sufficient interest, we will then discuss appropriate
scheduling.
Cynthia Svigals - a highly experienced, registered yoga teacher who has led kids yoga
sessions at Good Shepherd - will be teaching these introductory sessions.
By introducing kids yoga we wanted to provide a fun - not to mention healthy! - way for
young children and families at the church to get together. We hope to see you all
there!
Please contact Kathy Ficalora at [email protected] with any questions.
Joyce Chaluisan
JANUARY CIRCLES / MEETINGS
Bible Study - will meet on Thursday, January 22nd at 7:00 pm in the Parlor. We are
studying
2 Corinthians. Contact Aimee Miller at [email protected] if you have any
questions.
Dining Out - We will meet at 12:00 Noon on Sunday, January 11th, for Brunch at the
Half Moon Restaurant in Dobbs Ferry. Contact Nancy McKenzie at 693-5186 or
[email protected] if you will be coming.
IPC Walkers - will meet at the church at 1:00 pm on December 28th, route to be
determined. Any questions, contact Joyce Chaluisan at [email protected] or
914-591-4976. The January walk will be on the 25th.
Yoga – Monday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the church parlor. No yoga on December
29th. Bring a mat and blanket. $10.00 per class. Questions - contact Barbara Roy at
[email protected] or 914-591-7005.
PW Board Meeting - Thursday, January 8th, at 6:00 pm in the Upper Room.
SAVE THE DATE
PW Annual Meeting - to be held on February 8th after Worship. A light lunch will be
served.
Toys for Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
So many of you from the church, the nursery school, and good friends chose very
thoughtful toys for these children. Toys like Lego, variations of Scrabble, Pictionary are
good mind stretchers. There were some great children’s books. What was
overwhelming to me was the quantity. We have never collected more. I took 3 large
garbage bags and 2 half size garbage bags, plus several loose big objects (sport’s
equipment) to the prison on the 16th. On behalf of the women, I thank you all for
kindness. Have a blessed Christmas.
Pippa Broadhurst
ChristianEducation
January 2015
SUNDAY SCHOOL Sun 4 Chapel Time followed by communion for 4th grade and up; class time for younger children. Tues 6 Epiphany Sun 11 Sunday School classes following Children’s Time. Sun 18 Sunday School classes following Children’s Time. Sun 25 Sunday School classes following Children’s Time. ________________________________________________ ACOLYTES January 4 January 11 January 18 January 25 Sarah Garcia Elizabeth Lee Julia Moss Annelies Parke ____________________________________________ ADULT EDUCATION Christian Views of Ethical Questions As Christians, what can we learn from the great ethical dilemmas that have occupied philosophers for millennia? Join us for the last case study presented by Dr. Louise Feroe. Sunday January 4 at 9:00 am in the Upper Room. Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography It’s not always easy in our busy lives to think about the ways in which God has been present for us. Through writing exercises and discussion, Susan Breen will help us gain a deeper understanding of our own and others’ spiritual journeys. As a text we’ll use, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Encountering God Through Attentive Writing by Helen Cepero. Sunday mornings at 9:00 in the Upper Room January 11 – February 1, 2015 IPC BOOK CLUB On Tuesday, January 13 the Book Club will meet at 9:30 in the Parlor to discuss Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor. For more information, please contact [email protected]. JANUARYYOUTHACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY NIGHTS Friday, January 9 at 7:00 pm Friday, January 16 at 7:00 pm MIDNIGHT RUN Friday, January 23 6:30 – 9:00 pm Youth volunteers in Grades 6‐12 and older are needed to make sandwiches for the homeless in NYC . Please come to the kitchen by 6:30 pm and plan on staying until 9:00. If you are able, please bring one or two loaves of wheat or multigrain bread. E‐mail Peter to volunteer and tell him what you will bring: [email protected]. P.S. We are also running a church‐wide drive to collect, men’s hats, gloves, coats, scarves, and blankets. If you buy anything new, XL and bigger sizes are especially needed. Please drop donations in the Midnight Run bin in the Auditorium. Youth Choir Sun Jan 4 Sun Jan 11 Sun Jan 18 Sun Jan 25 Youth and Children’s Choir Schedule Children’s Choir 9:30 am rehearsal 11:30 am rehearsal 9:30 am rehearsal 11:30 am rehearsal 9:30 am rehearsal 11:30 am rehearsal 9:30 am rehearsal & SING IN WORHSIP 11:30 am rehearsal
FROM THE DEACONS
How the Deacons Spent December: The Deacons wound up the year with a very
exciting December. First of all, we hosted the reception following the Messiah concert,
which was a very tasty event. On that same day, we also sent out three teams of
volunteers to bring communion to our members who are unable to get to church. Under
Merle Hueber’s and Jessica O’Reilly’s artistic leadership, the Deacons also arranged
for the greening of the church. I think you’ll agree it looks fabulous. (The De-Greening
will be on January 4, and we could use help!) The Deacons also reached out and made
financial contributions in December to those who needed our support. Thanks to a gift
from the Mission Committee, we were able to provide a lot of rice and beans to the
Tarrytown Food Pantry. We also gave a sizable contribution to the Irvington Recreation
Center, which puts together baskets of food and toys which they then deliver to
children and senior citizens in our community. It is heartbreaking to know that there are
children in our village going hungry. But it is a great blessing that we are in a position to
help. Thank you to everyone for your contributions and prayers and we hope for a very
happy New Year!
Susan Breen
FROM MISSION
After discussions with the Deacons and the Presbyterian Women we learned that all
the organizations which had been supported by session controlled funds in 2013 were
funded by these two organizations in 2014. We are blessed to have such generous
groups and individuals in our congregation and despite specific funding from session in
2013 we were still able to continue our commitment to groups in our local region.
The committee agreed to use the $125 donated to mission to buy rice and beans for
the Community Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. We also agreed to donate the
Christmas offering to the Community Pantry and the Westchester Coalition for the
Hungry and Homeless. Have a Happy New Year.
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FROM MUSIC AND WORSHIP
On Christ the King Sunday, we were blessed to have the Children’s Choir, under the
direction of Peter Fischer, sing “Dona Nobis Pacem” arranged by John W. Schaum.
During that service, Thomas Verchot (trumpet) performed the Festival Prelude by
Gustav Holst for the Voluntary and the Air de Trompette by George Phillipp Telemann,
during the Offertory.
Later that afternoon, Gesa Graumann, performed an organ recital with works by Franz
Liszt, Marco Enrico Bossi, Leo Sowerby and Johann Sebastian Bach. A free will
offering was used to support the program.
On the 2nd Sunday of Advent we were blessed to have Ted Barr join us in service and
perform a piano duet of “Greensleeves” with Tony Thurman. Later that day, the IPC
Chancel Choir and orchestra performed George Frederic Haendel’s “Messiah.” Thanks
to the soloists: Nancy Rathbun, Christina Rohm, Blake Friedman, Samuel Hepler and
Scott Lefurgy, to Ted Barr (organ), Justin Hines (timpani) and our own, Tony Thurman,
conductor. We collected $2324 in the free will offering to cover additional costs of the
performance. We are grateful to the individuals and groups in our congregation who
generously supported this production.
The third Sunday of Advent was a joyous one. In morning service, Emanouil Manolov
(violin) performed selections from Jan Mulder’s “Ecossaise Christmas” and “Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing” during the voluntary before and after service. Later that day at
the Carols by Candlelight, we were blessed to have all three church choirs sing. The
Youth Choir performed “Or Nous Dites, Marie”, arranged by Peter Fischer. According
to Dominique Picon, their pronunciation was excellent! Later they performed “This Joy”
by Bob Chilcott and then joined the Children’s Choir, for the Spanish carol, “Fum, Fum,
Fum”. The Chancel Choir blessed us with anthems and with the Choral Response,
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” arranged by Willcocks. We are grateful to our
accompanists: Jonathan Ackerman (piano), Sarah Garcia (tambourine), Marge Hone
(flute), Devin Reilly (drum) and Bella Smith (finger cymbals).
Have a Happy New Year,
Mary Bongiovi and Bill Moss
If the right eye offends thee, pluck it out… Matthew 5:29
The only way to eliminate stress and pain is to stop doing the things that create it. It is
easy to see what others do to us while we forget the drama we create for ourselves.
How? Take your pick: The need to be right. Lack of life purpose. How we think others
see us. Trying to fix the world. Dishonesty with self and others. Accepting someone
else’s truth. Seeking material wealth over spiritual values. Doing it alone. My way is the
right way. Fear of the future. Negative thought patterns. Trying to prove yourself to
others. Anger over the past. Telling other people what to do.
It all boils down to “not knowing who we are”.
Iyanla Vanzant “Acts of Faith”
Respectfully submitted by: Bettina Speyer
The Irvington Presbyterian Church CARILLON is published monthly,
September through June, by the Irvington Presbyterian Church in order to
inform congregation and friends of church activities, invite participation in
our Christian fellowship, and spread the good news of the Gospel.
Reverend David R. Harkness, Minister
25 North Broadway, Irvington, New York 10533
914-591-8124 (Church Office)
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