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A Note From the Pastor... F��.-M��. 2019

Inside this issue: Upcoming Dates ..................... 2 Upcoming Events, Announcements and Happenings .................... 2 Photographs ............................. 6 Birthdays and Anniversaries ......................... 7

ACCESSIBILITY FUNDRAISER UPDATE: On December 9 the church kicked off its Accessibility Li� and

Remodeling Fundraising Project with a goal of $125,000.00. Since that )me we have received in pledges

over $96,000.00 of which $64,250.00 cash has already been received. To God be the glory!

Phase I, which includes adding the li� and remodeling the lobby, has been reached and soon you will see

the work begin. We only need another $29,000.00 to complete Phase II which includes replacing the very

worn carpet and seats in the Sanctuary. Our desire is to have the work completed with Dedica)on Sunday

to take place by Easter.

It’s not too late to give, or increase your pledge, to reach our goal. Pledge cards can be picked up at

church or you can email the office to request one. Watch the bulle)n for regular updates.

NEW PREACHING SERIES: GOD’S SUPER HEROES OF THE BIBLE. During January and February

the preaching series will be looking at some of God’s Super Heroes of the Bible. We will learn about some

of the men and women of the Bible who were no different than any of us, and yet God used them in pow-

erful ways. If you would like to share a paragraph about one of your Bible Heroes, please send to Pastor

Deano and he will read them during the messages.

STRATEGIC PLANNING SUMMIT: Saturday, January 19, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at church. All trus-

tees, leadership team members, and anyone else who would like to a<end are invited to join the pastors

as we begin to look at our church's ministries and facili)es and begin to make plans for the next 3 - 5 years.

If you have some ideas, please a<end. Lunch will be provided.

Note From the Office: Please check the "Lost and Found" table in the main hallway. Many items have been left behind. Also, please do not drop off items (ie. food, books, garage sale items, etc) to the church unless we are having a specific collection. Our storage area is very limited. Thank you.

From the Treasurer 2018 year end giving statements will be available to pick up on Wednesday evening, January 16, Saturday morning, January 19, and Sunday, January 20. Please see Patty Stoffel to get your statement. Remaining statements will be mailed on Tuesday, January 22.

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Upcoming Events, Announcements and Happenings

in the Life of Our Church

If you or a family member are in the emergency room, or ad-

mi�ed to the hospital, please contact the church office so the

pastors can be made aware. Area hospitals no longer contact

the churches with this informa�on.

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2 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’ 6 6:45 pm Open Door Lunch Making 17 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’ 25 7:00 PM Trustee Meeting 31 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’

Covered Dish Lunch and Congrega)on Mee)ng , On Sunday, January 27, there will be a covered dish lunch following worship. Please bring a dish to pass (salad, veggie, main dish, crockpot dish, dessert, etc.) and plan to stay for lunch, fellowship and to hear an update of our minis-tries and the budget.

Missions Open Door Lunches continue to be made on the first Wednesday at 6:45 pm. Each month 50 brown bag lunches are made and delivered the next morning to Open Door Mission. Additional help is always needed.

Compassion Month February is Compassion Month. This year we will be collecting non-perishable food for the refugee church in Rochester - El Shaddai Free Methodist Church. Items needed are any non-perishable foods, EXCEPT pork. Please DO NOT bring any food that is past the date on the container. It cannot be accepted at the collection places and will be thrown away.

Benevolence On Sunday, February 24, a collection will be taken for the church benevolence account. Please mark "benevolence" in the memo line of checks.

Baby Shower Ladies, you are invited to a baby shower for Ashley Eason Rebstein, Saturday, February 2, 2:00 pm at the church. Ashley is registered at Buy Buy Baby and Amazon. In place of a card, please bring a book and sign your name inside. Please RSVP to Connie Eason 208-3648.

19 8:15 am Men’s Group 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Strategic Planning Summit 20 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’ 27 12:00 pm Covered Dish Lunch and Congregation Meeting 28 7:00 PM Trustee Meeting 29 6:30 pm Preschool Open House

2 8:00 am Men’s Group 2:00 pm Baby Shower/Ashley Eason Rebstein 3 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’ 6 6:45 pm Open Door Lunch Making 10 6:00 pm Anchored Young Adults at Davis’ 11 7:00 pm ALT/MLT Meeting 12 6:30 pm Preschool Board Meeting 15-18 Powerhouse Winter Retreat 16 8:00 am Men’s Group 23 6:00 pm Game Dinner 25 7:00 PM Trustee Meeting

Closing Informa)on In the event that weather cancels events at the church, closings will be posted on:

13WHAM.com Channel 8

PRFMC Facebook Page PRFMC website

PRFMC answering machine

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Worship Ministries Calling all musicians (and friends you have who may be musi-cians)! We are looking for musicians who can play wind instru-ments, violin/cello and lead/electric guitar. We are also looking for sound engineers and video specialists. Additionally, we are forming a new live-streaming team. If you have video or live-streaming experience or interest, we’d love to talk with you. Please contact me if you are interested.

Pastor Randy revsfreeman@rochester.rr.com

Life Groups Our winter/spring Life Groups season is ready to launch. We have found that one size does not fit all! Our groups include: Two Life Transformation Groups. Pastor Randy and Sharon are hosting a group at their house on Tues-day evenings, at 7:00 pm. Todd and Tracy Davis are also host-ing a group. If you are interested, contact Pastor Randy, Sha-ron, Todd or Tracy. Affinity/Service Groups: Men’s Group and Anchored for college age/young adults. Three excellent Adult Bible Fellowships meeting on Sunday morning at 9:30 am. Kirk Kettinger is leading a group in the Fireplace Room; Jason Strong is leading a group in the Deats room; Scott Bassett is leading a study in the Gallery. Children, youth and adult opportunities are available during our Family Night on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm. Power-house and Crossroads are excellent opportunities for our youth to grow in Christ and reach out to their friends. Pastor Deano is offering an inductive Bible study in the Gallery; Darlene Pulice is offering a women’s gathering in the friendship center, and Pastor Randy is offering a faith and finances class in the Fireplace Room. All small group leaders will be gathering together monthly to discuss experiences in their respective groups and to fellowship with each other. Our first gathering will be February 4 in the Fireplace Room at 6:30 pm. A meal will be provided.

Game Dinner Our Men’s Group will be sponsoring our 2nd Game Dinner on February 23 at 6:00 pm. We will be serving a complete menu including: Tenderloin/Bacon Rollups, Mule Deer Chili, Venison Stroganoff, mashed potatoes, vegetable, rolls and salad. Our speaker will be outdoorsman and story-teller extraordinaire, Wes Vining. Wes is a retired world-wide outfitter, taxidermist, professor and a great friend. The food, stories and fellowship will be great fun. Plan to attend and invite your friends. RSVP to the church office by February 15.

Park Ridge Men’s Ministries Our Men’s Group launched for the winter/spring block on Janu-ary 5th. We will be meeting on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month at 8:00 am. This will be a fun time of gathering, sharing in each other’s lives, good food and powerful pray-er. This is open to all men, their sons, and other young men you may be mentoring. Let’s start the new year with a bang! Additionally, we have a group meeting Monday mornings at 8:00 am at the McDonald’s by Greece Ridge Mall. Pastor Deano leads this group with a study and prayer and you can get coffee and breakfast!

Pastor Randy

The Gallery

Be sure to check out the ever-changing display of photos in the Life of Park Ridge Gallery which is located in the former trophy case in the main level hallway. Our next exhibit will be Crosses. You can prepare your art work using any medium you choose. Your entry should be sub-mitted on Sunday, March 3. The exhibit will be hung on Sun-day, March 10 and will be up through Easter. Two-dimen-sional pieces must be properly framed in order for us to main-tain a quality exhibit. Please be sure to include your name and title of the work (attach to back), indicate any accompanying scripture reference if appropriate. Your entry must be submitted on the day(s) designated (no later please!). If you have any questions, please see one of the Gallery Girls.

Joyce Gallagher, June Harris, Sue Henry, Chris Kelley, Marchia Miller, Morna Moore

Accessibility Li1 Project Great news! Our first fruits fund-raising project has raised 100% in cash and pledges for Phase 1 of our lift and remodeling project. We are finalizing contracts and will be initiating the Phase 1 project (lift/lobby renovations) very soon. Our target is to be completed with Phase 1 before Easter. During construc-tion, please be patient as there will likely be some disruption and dust related to the project.

Women’s Ministries This month the Wednesday evening women’s study will be viewing the StudyGateway series of Known by name-Rahab. It is a four-week study in which Jada Anae Edwards, Nicole Johnson and Kasey Van Norman team teach each lesson. Come join us for a time of sharing, prayer and learning more about God’s awesome people!

Darlene Pulice

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Powerhouse

Lessons Learned from a Cardboard Box The rain that came down was bitterly cold. Our coats were soaked. The fires provided warmth, but the rain still persisted. The grass - once full of snow, now melted into chilling water - coated our shoes in mud and more freezing water. We were all shaking in our boots, quite literally. Once it was finally time to go to sleep, we all longed for warmth and escape. However, all there was to turn to was a long chain of cardboard boxes, deco-rated with a brown tarp to keep them as dry as possible. One of these conditions alone would've been enough for anyone to hop back in their car and make the drive back to their own bed. But, we're Houghton Field Hockey—we never give up. The point of this event - established nineteen years ago by Greece church Park Ridge Free Methodist - is to first, hold a coat drive and second, to empathize with the homeless by sleep-ing in cardboard boxes at the church overnight. Many of us were anxious upon arrival, but that instantly dissipated once we saw the immense amount of boxes and young participants who were eager to make the experience as rewarding as possible. The team was encouraged by the large turnout, and we instant-ly got to work. Some helped to link the boxes together while others stood watch by the coat donation box. As the sun began to sink, some of us took signs and danced along the sidewalk, attempting to catch the passing cars' attention. Once it got dark enough where our signs wouldn't possibly be visible any longer, the church's youth group leaders - whose name is "Powerhouse," and indeed they are one - began to call us together to play games. We grouped together and participated in games such as "Ninja" and "Capture the Flag" for many hours. Somewhere along the way, pizza was served and we ate it outside. Eventual-ly, our exhaustion started to get the best of us, and a few of us began to nestle into our beds for the night. One of my teammates and I became the second and third peo-ple to enter our cardboard home. Someone was already in there, and so after we'd left our wet coats and shoes in the first box, we climbed over her to travel further down the extensive box tun-nel. With nothing but a fuzzy blanket and my pillow, I settled in and felt surprisingly comfortable. I snapped a picture of my teammate, who looked joyful to be exactly where she was. That inspired me further, even as I sat there and listened to the rain pound against the tarp above our boxes. Sleep wouldn't come upon me until the rest of our team joined us, many Hellos and I'm sorrys being exclaimed as they climbed over everyone to claim their spots. Despite the cold chill of the rain that practical-ly got me down to the bone, my heart felt warm at the closeness of our team in that moment. I can promise you, there's nothing more intimate than laying like happy sardines inside a long chain of cardboard boxes in the rain. Everyone huddled togeth-er, hoping that they could keep the person next to them warm. I fell asleep with a smile on my face. The empathy for the homeless was most definitely there after we'd awakened the next morning. However, what I - and most of us - took away from that experience was the bond we'd strength-ened by persisting through the tough conditions together. It's something that I'll never forget, and I'll always hold dear to my heart.

Molly Brizzell

Crossroads 1 Corinthians 5:19 (Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.) This passage that we are focusing on for January teaches us to strengthen our physical and spiritual lives for the glory of God. We are looking at the lives of three Biblical men including Jo-seph, Daniel and David. Starting at a young age, these three walked closely with God to develop strong convictions without compromising their faith. Through struggles in their lives they have stayed close to their beliefs. As our group deals with their everyday struggles in their schools, we will work with them to strengthen their faith and walk with God to shine around others who need to see a positive way to live. Following these studies, we will teach on how to really talk to God, hear God and follow God’s leading in our lives. We have a great group of passionate “characters” who have shown much wisdom in how they deal with peer pressures and sharing their faith. we look forward to further developing their faith to grow into Godly adults like Joseph, Daniel and David.

Chris & Debbie Wolff Jason & Wendy Strong

Anchored Anchored finished off the Fall semester with dinner and Bible Study, a Christmas Party and a game night. Our Bible Studies centered around the Prodigal Son, Revelation and End Times, and Gideon as we discussed how our greatest struggles often follow our biggest victories. The Party and game nights were a fun time to gather and enjoy a relaxed time of playing games and hanging out together. The Spring Semester’s SNT gatherings (Sunday Night Thing dinner & Bible Study) will begin January 20. We will continue to have a special guest each evening to share with us from the Bible. Upcoming Events: TBD

Tracy Davis

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Children's Ministries Children’s Ministry has increased by three students on Wednes-day nights in 2019. Our prayer is that we continue to grow our church family. May we fulfill the call to be fishers of men, women and children. In Kids Club we are beginning the book, “The Story for Kids - Discover the Bible from Beginning to End,” by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. This book goes from “Genesis” to “Revelation” in words the students can un-derstand. It also provides essential questions for the class to discuss. The Children’s Ministry team is meeting and will create an events planner for the 2019 Children’s Ministry Special Events. First upcoming event is February 13, and all are invited to a Kids Club Valentines Day Party. Next look for the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt and Party in April. Keep watching for all the upcoming events. We look forward to an amazing year. Watch the church’s website, Facebook page and the Life of Park Ridge hallway gallery for adorable pictures of the students during their class adventures. Weekly opportunities: Children’s Sunday School: 9:30 am Children’s Church: 10:30 am (during worship) Kids Club: Wednesday evenings 6:45 pm

Sara Soule, Children’s Ministries Director

New Day Preschool

New Day Christian Preschool’s Open House is January 29, 6:30-7:30 pm. This is a time for parents of perspective students to visit the classroom, meet the teachers, and see what sets New Day apart from other preschools. If you know parents of 3-or 4-year-olds, please encourage them to attend this free event. One of our annual events is the Christmas Family Night. This year it was held December 6. The 3-year-old class opened the program by parading up and down the aisles, ringing bells, while singing “Jingle Bells.” The ten classmates, tinsel halos atop their heads, sang “Ten Little Angels.” Dressed in their finest, they ended their part of the program with an excited “Happy Birthday, Jesus” and a rousing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Twins Evelyn and Wyatt Skirment made their debut as Mary and Joseph. Annabelle Abram made a very convincing angel Gabriel and Kelvin Lehning played the inn-keeper. Other classmates played angels, shepherds and wise men. The young thespians added music to the performance, singing enthusiastically. They sang old favorites, such as “Away in a Manger” and “All Night, All Day” and newer songs “Three Wise Men” and “Hush.” Another thing that sets New Day apart is our weekly Science Days. The children, all wearing their lab coats, explore how the natural world works. During a lesson on air pressure, they in-flated a balloon inside a bottle. They have also made volcanoes and mixed colors. Baking adds a chance to practice math and science with yummy results. In January, the children baked rectangular granola bars to go with the shape of the week. Kindergarten readiness activities include learning to write their names, the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and shapes. Weekly gym time adds enrichment with large muscle activities like tumbling on the mats, jumping on the trampoline, and rid-ing scooters. A favorite of the young athletes is playing basket-ball. The preschoolers are looking forward to Valentine’s Day par-ties. This is a fun time to talk about how God loves us and we love others.

Sharon Freeman, New Day Christian Preschool

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Heart to God, Hand to Man

Coat Drive

December Bap)sms: Alesha Weyant,

Connor Girvin, Corey Bright, Julian Negron,

Marcos Porterfield

Anchored

Christmas Party

Preschool Christmas Program

3-year old class, 4-year old class

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

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We try to recognize all the birthdays and anniversaries, but

may be missing some. If you think your birthday or anniver-

sary is missing from our list, please e-mail the church office

and let us know the dates. Thank you.

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If you see someone whose special day

has already occurred, please wish them well.

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Feb 02 Bethanie Porterfield

Feb 05 Katie Buettner

Feb 06 John Bowser

Feb 08 Craig Jarvis

Feb 11 Pastor Deano Pulice

Feb 14 Jason Strong

Feb 14 Jeremy Tyler

Feb 14 Samantha Williams

Feb 14 Dominic Wolff

Feb 15 Bob Luce

Feb 16 Yvonne Strong

Feb 17 Kevin Soule

Feb 18 Ray Miller

Feb 19 Janet Lincoln

Feb 22 Joyce Thomas

Feb 22 Paul VanGraafeiland

Feb 23 Adam Jarvis

Feb 25 Karen McDonald

Feb 26 Eleanor Dalaba

Feb 28 Mildred McKeown

Feb 28 James Stoffel

Mar 04 Andrew Meyer

Mar 08 Nate Williams

Mar 10 Elliott Rodwell

Mar 11 Cindy Mull

Mar 12 Jennifer Clark

Mar 13 Billy Donofrio (Mullen)

Mar 14 Annabelle Abram

Mar 16 Pam Rende

Mar 18 Bret Matthews

Mar 21 Ellie Strong

Mar 26 Susan Solt

Mar 28 Belle McDonald

Mar 29 Mary Jane Strong

Mar 31 Mitchell Rende

Mar 06 Ray and Patty Miller

Mar 21 Chris and Debbie Wolff

Mar 02 Dick and Joyce Gallagher

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Feb 14 Rick and Patty Stoffel

Feb 16 Paul and Debra VanGraafeiland

Feb 13 Jeremy and Deirdre Tyler

10 Straub Road

Rochester, NY 14626

Phone: 585-227-0990

Preschool phone: 585-720-0733

E-mail: office@parkridgefmc.org

PastorDeano@parkridgefmc.org

Fax: 585-227-0964

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Park Ridge Free Methodist Church

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The Park Ridge Free Methodist Church is committed to becoming a family of believers who love God wholeheartedly, love others unconditionally,

and make fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Matt. 22:38-39, Matt. 25:34-40, Matt. 28:18-19

Ministry Leaders and Staff

Senior Pastor Deano S. Pulice Associate Pastor Randy Freeman Conference Ministerial Candidate (CMC) Scott Bassett Local Ministerial Candidate (LMC) Lance Mitchell Administrative Assistant Patty Stoffel

Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Wednesday Family Night: 7:00 pm