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The DiscipleThe DiscipleThe DiscipleThe Disciple

2012

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF YORKTOWN

2880 Crompond Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

914-245-2186 office@fpcyorktown.org

www.fpcyorktown.org Office Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Pastor: Rev. Chip Low

Disciple Editors: Judy Chessa and Barbara Darragh

Collation & Distribution: Ray & Jan Gunther, Dick Hunter,

Sally Martin, Carol Myers, John & Pat Prauda,

Fran Proceller, Fran Schiel, Chuck & Norean Radke,

Barbara Wilkens Calendar by Barbara Santagata

The Disciple is published Sept.-June. Submit copy to the Church Office

or by email to fpcy_disciple@googlegroups.com by the third Sunday of each month

for the next month’s issue.

Next Disciple deadline: Oct. 14 for the November Issue

the Disciplethe Disciplethe Disciplethe Disciple The First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown October 2012

Living Our VisionLiving Our VisionLiving Our VisionLiving Our Vision:

Connecting to God,

One Another

and the World

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The Journey We Are On Together

As part of my continuing education, I will be traveling this month to Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Conference Center outside of San Antonio, Texas. I was selected to participate in CREDO (pronounced cray-do). CREDO is a program sponsored by the Board of Pensions of our denomination for pastors between the ages of 40 and 55, and from its website, its purpose is “to pro-vide opportunities for clergy to examine significant areas of their lives and to discern prayerfully the future direction of their vocation as they respond to God’s call in a lifelong process of practice and transformation.” In Latin, CREDO can be translated to mean “I believe.” But its deeper meaning is “I give my heart.” At that deeper level, participation in a CREDO conference becomes a work of the mind, heart, and spirit. The conference provides time for clergy to step back from the non-stop pace of ordained ministry. CREDO provides a foundation for partici-pants to embrace wellness and to prayerfully discern the direction of their personal and professional lives. It addresses, individually and in community, the questions of “Who am I?” and “Who is God calling me to be?” After 12 years of ordained ministry, I am looking forward to this experience. I would ask that you keep me in prayer during this time as I seek ways to know my-self better, grow in my relationship with God and renew my call as a pastor. This opportunity to participate in CREDO parallels the journey we are on right now in our church. We too need time each year to discern the direction of our ministry. How are we Living Our Vision? How are we con-necting to God, one another and the world? Where do we need to grow in that vision? What gaps are there in our ministry? What should we try to grow? Our actions show what “we believe” all the time in our ministry, from the presence of our building to the ministry that goes on it to the ways we go out into the world to share God’s love. Each piece of who we are and what we do reveals the deeper meaning of our faith, “I give my heart.” We have given our heart to be God’s people and trusted God’s Way of being and liv-ing in this world. Our time of stewardship is an opportunity to step back and reflect on who we are and where God is calling us go in our ministry so that each step we take will be faithful to God’s plan for us. I hope you are praying for us in this time of discernment. Included in this edition of The Disciple is the brochure we have been discussing in our Stewardship Connection Groups. The brochure begins by articulating the values we seek to have as a church, and continues with Path-ways to Our Vision, the section that paints in broad strokes how we will live those values. What it does not do is give specifics. That is the task of our day-to-day, week-by-week life together, to live along the pathways that we

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PARISH NOTES

Those nearby:

Marie Anderson

Peg Bertsch

Ed Caruso

Deanna Collins

Carol Cornish

Bill Cunnington

Allan Damon

Betty Dexter

Natalie Dineen

Evelyn and Lynn Fischer

Brian Froehlich

Melissa Gilbert

Mary Hamblen

Ken Hardy

Craig Hibben

Eleanor Hibben

Marie Hodgkinson

Nellie Keller

Connie Knapp

Bonnie Konnerth

David Monk

Janet Nelson

Dixie Robinson

Cal Weber

Those afar

Lisa Crockett

Phillip Gresh

Lisa Gunther

Caryl Kerber

Shelly Mann

Kim Sherman

Delia Siemers

Cameron Spence

Teddy Wilson

Kathryn Winget

Antoinette Witcoski

Frank Witcoski

In your prayers, please remember...In your prayers, please remember...In your prayers, please remember...In your prayers, please remember...

If you need Pastoral Care or Hospital Visitation, please inform the Church Office. Let us know of an upcoming hospitalization or surgery by calling Kim in the church office or one of our church’s Caregivers.

Flowers for Sunday services: Arrangements are $25 each. To order, call the Church Office (245-2186). Dates available: Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28

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Thanks to Pat Prauda and Sally Martin for all of their help in the church of-fice, as well as many other ministries around the church! And to the newslet-ter team who puts together and mails the Disciple each month. Thank you!

October Worship Schedule Sunday, October 7—World Communion 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School

Sunday, October 14 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School

Sunday, October 21 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School

Sunday, October 28, Celebration Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School

Update your information with the church by logging into My FPCY at www.FPCYorktown.org/my-fpcy to check your giving history. Use the email address we have for you to start the log-in process as a “New User”. Email kim@fpcyorktown.org if you are having trouble. Thanks to all who have already signed on.

What is your college student’s address this fall? MyFPCY has a “college” address line available for individuals. Please update their address so we can stay connected to them while at school.

Online Giving is now offered at www.FPCYorktown.org/giving. You can give once, weekly or monthly as you wish. Your donation is transferred directly from your bank account to the church’s bank account. No more envelopes or writing checks or worrying about keeping up on your pledge. It is already being used and working well.

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set before us. We live along those pathways when we worship together, join in fellowship activities, support our current outreach, provide a strong Church School and Adult Forum. We also live along those pathways when we reflect on the ways we are not yet living our vision and then set about doing something to grow. That is the third page, steps toward our vision with new intention. The steps our Session has endorsed and we are discussing in the Connections Groups is how we can grow our ministry to youth and young adults and broaden our pastoral support to existing ministries. The position of Parish Associate gives the Session the authority to hire a part-time person to help us take those steps while also providing a way for the Session to evaluate the posi-tion on an annual basis to determine if it is the right position for our minis-try. For now, the goal is to engage in conversation with as many of you as possible about what the brochure is saying and what it is not saying. The groups are an opportunity to reflect on what we have said we want for our church and the necessary steps to live into it. The pie graph on the back of the brochure includes the current commitments ($419,000), the other sources of income (different colors), the “shrinkage” (a planned-for loss in committed giving because of death, moving away, etc.) that goes away as we fulfill our commitments, and two pieces of the pie (pulled out) that rep-resent the growth needed in our giving to continue the normal operations of our ministry and add the new position. The hope through our Connection Groups is that we will gain clar-ity about our direction for 2013 and beyond through conversation with one another. By the time this newsletter comes out, I will have participated in eight group discussions with more to come on weeknights and Sunday mornings. I hope you will sign up for one of the group meetings and join the conversation. If those dates don’t work, then please let us know that so that we can include you in the dialogue. Living into Our Vision includes us all, not only in what we are already doing but in what we are called to do next. Please join in prayer during this time of discernment, both for me and the trip I will be taking, and for us and the journey we are on together to live faithfully into the vision God has for us. Thank you to our Connection Group hosts for opening up your homes and for the conversations that have happened so far. And, thank you for the ways we are Living Our Vision already and for the courage and faith to take steps to live into that vision in new ways.

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Connection Groups are forming. The Stewardship Commission invites us to sign up for a connection group in October to talk about Living Our Vision: Connecting to God, One Another and the World. What are the next steps we can take in our ministry to be the people God is calling us to be? Join the conversation and share your thoughts. Meet-ings have taken place through September. Sign-up is still available for these dates: October 4 and 5. If those dates don't work, tell us some that will, and more groups will be offered.

Living Our Vision through Stewardship

STEWARDSHIP CALENDAR Fall Connection Meetings- Special thank you to all the hosts who opened their homes for these get-togethers: Chessa, Chin, Coccodrilli, Darreff, Henderson, Hum-phrey, Mills, Rainieri, Seymour, Winget Thursday, October 4 Coccodrilli Friday, October 5 Chin Oct. 1-5 Stewardship Letters and Commitment Cards coming your way! Oct. 7 Sunday School Parents conversation about Living our Vision Oct. 14 Tami Seidel Personal Stewardship Testimonial Oct. 21 Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews, General Presbyter, Hudson Valley “I have been in love with the church all my life, the daughter and

granddaughter of Presbyterian ministers. As a child, church was

comfort food for my soul, and I felt loved unconditionally by little

old ladies and stern, tall men. I attended Wellesley College and

Harvard Divinity School and was ordained as a Minister of Word

and Sacrament by Boston Presbytery in 1974. I then served as a

parish pastor for 32 years in three parishes (New Jersey, Pennsyl-

vania, and Maryland). Proclaiming the Good News from the pulpit

and in the shadows of people's lives has never ceased to be a great

privilege and joy for me”.

Personal Stewardship Testimonial Oct. 28 Stewardship Sunday

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CHURCH SCHOOL CHALKBOARD

Our Church School year is off to a great start! Thanks to our wonder-ful staff of volunteers, we had a fun kick off and our 2012-2013 program is underway!

For the next five weeks, our focus is on the story of the Garden of Eden. We are learning that “the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” ~Psalm 103:8 It is so amazing that God refuses to give up on us! Our faith history tells us that God never gives up hope that people will choose to restore their relationship with God.

The last week of October the children will be starting the story of Daniel. This may be regarded as one of the most famous Old Testament sto-

ries. It is a story of great courage and strong faith. This study will explore the test of faith that Daniel and his friends faced and how they overcame each one. As they met each challenge, they prayed and called on God to be there with them. They passes their tests of faith and God certainly responded by protecting them every time. They teach us that faith isn’t always easy, but it is the first and the last

thing that we call on to get us through the tough times. “In the same way that he had always done, he knelt down in prayer

three times a day giving thanks to God.” ~Daniel 5:10

At the end of the month, commitment cards will be offered to the children as we celebrate Consecration Sunday. This is our way of helping children learn that returning a portion of what we have to God is a way of responding to his love. Our giving is an act of trust and is part of our spiritual growth. These cards may be returned to Church School on November 4.

Please be sure to check out our Church School bulletin board – just down from Fellowship Hall – to learn the names of your child’s Church School shepherds and center leaders/teachers. A schedule of this year’s cur-riculum and workshop rotations is posted on this bulletin board as well.

In closing, the Church School Committee would like to thank Kim Wertz, Jose Sandoval, Bill Herman, Kathy Anderson and everyone who helped make the Church School kick off day a great success!

Beth Coccodrilli and Jocelyn Fontana,

Church School Co-Superintendents

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ADULT FORUM: ALL SEEKERS ARE WELCOME!

Whether you are new to Bible study and/or conversation about spiritual themes, or you have some religious education background, please join in one of our Adult Forum opportunities. We find grace in the search for understanding, rather than in dogmatic cer-tainty. Although we may disagree with one another, we support one an-other in our search. We find affirmation in our struggle to find truth as we LIVE THE QUESTIONS.

OLD TESTAMENT 101, PART 2

A continuation of our user-friendly overview of the Old Testament. NEW-COMERS ARE WELCOME. We’ll look at the different types of literature found in the Hebrew scriptures, and explore themes, histories, metaphors, and personalities.

Sunday mornings, 9:30 am in the Lounge

October 7 & 14

FAITH AND AMERICAN POLITICS:

POLITICAL MORALITY IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSE NATION

Our own Alan Damon, a teacher of American history for 33 years and a writer and contributing editor of American Heritage, has created this timely study for us. We will consider the current context and history of ideologies and social policies and discuss their moral implications for mod-ern-day Christians.

Two options, both meet in the Lounge:

Wednesdays, 7:30 pm; Thursdays, 10:00 am.

Wednesdays: Led by Alan Damon & Chip Low

October 3, 10, 17 & 24 Thursdays: Led by Alan Damon & Tami Seidel

October 4, 11, 18 & 25

GENESIS: A LIVING CONVERSATION

This provocative PBS video series brings together clergy, artists, writers and thinkers from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions to explore the meaning of the great stories found in the book of Genesis. Sunday mornings, 9:30 am in the Lounge

October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25

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Sharing Our Habits of Giving From a teller’s viewpoint I see how our weekly collections are re-ceived. Some faithfully write a check every week, others monthly, some once a year. Electronic banking is on the increase, and now we have a system where people can directly give via access to the church’s computer. Maybe tellers will become nonexistent? It doesn’t matter. We respect every individ-ual’s way of fulfilling their pledges. On a personal note, after trying to be a faithful steward for almost 40 years, following my surgery, I have seen firsthand all the love, support, and caring extended to families by our church family. I am truly blessed and deeply thankful. Ruth Deemer

Bud and I are thankful to God for our wonderful family, church fam-ily, friends and many material blessings. Since we joined the church in 1998 we have made weekly contributions to FPCY using our church envelopes and at the end of the year satisfy our remaining pledge using a stock gift. Gloria and Bud

Coccodrilli

I joined this Congregation in 1988, and I have always made a monthly financial commitment. Why do I do this? The reasons are many. Being a member of this faith community is one of the most important connec-tions I have outside of my own personal family. It nourishes me, it provides me with strength in my daily life, and it brings me sheer joy. I find meaning-ful opportunities here to carry out God’s work - both within the church and outside in the larger community. There is a strong presence of God here and a group of people ready and willing to do what He asks. I want and need to be a part of this. Carol Myers I have been pledging my financial support to FPCY ever since I joined the church in 1977. I feel I should support what I believe is important to me. Sometimes I feel I get more from my church community than I give which makes my pledging a good investment for me. I usually write a monthly check. Some years we have used a stock gift to pay a portion of our commitment. With retirement and the freedom of travel, I just recently signed up for the online giving option on the church's website. I feel so high tech!

Pam Darreff

We give of our money and talents because what God so generously gives to us is best used when placed in a river not a reservoir. We give to the church because of its connection to a wide variety of needs. Our giving style?

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Living our Vision -— What are our giving options?

Check or Cash is typically given on Sunday mornings during the worship ser-vice and counted by our tellers each week. If the giver can be identified with the gift, the contribution is recorded in a giving record.

Bill-Pay is a service offered by most banks to their customers. With these ser-vices, the customer asks the bank to pay specific amounts to specific recipi-ents on a schedule you choose. The bank makes one-time or repeating pay-ments. You can use your bank’s bill-pay to make a donation to the church. When the church receives the check from your bank, it is counted by the tellers and recorded in your giving record. An advantage of this service is that it is free to the church and — depending upon your bank — may be free to you.

Stock Gifts are made to the church by ordering a transfer between your bro-kerage account & the church’s brokerage account. It is our policy to sell stock as soon as it is received. A letter of confirmation is sent to the giver & the gift is entered into your record. Our head treasurer handles these transactions.

Online Giving is an easy way to make one-time, weekly or monthly donations

online using a secure service provided by Vanco Services. Via a secure web-

page, you authorize funds to be transferred from your bank account to the

church’s bank account.

How does it work?

- Go to www.fpcyorktown.org/giving and click “Give Now”

- Enter your donation amount, the frequency and start date

- “Continue” & on the next page enter name, address &

banking information

- You may choose to create a profile with an e-mail address &

password

If you create a profile, on future visits you login with the same e-mail ad-

dress & password to make, change or view donations without the need to

re-enter personal information.

- Notification of your donation is received & entered into your

personal giving record.

- There is no fee to the donor for using this secure service.

What are the benefits?

- It’s easy and convenient

- Simplifies life by eliminating the need to write checks

or bring cash for the offering

- Helps to fulfill commitments to the church

- As always, donations under your control, tax deductible

and confidential

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DEACONS’ MINISTRIES

Deacons’ News

Food Pantry Next Dates: Oct. 13 and 27—Hours: 9 to 11 a.m.

We need volunteers to help load bags from 8-9 a.m. Call Deacon Katharine Frase (962-0490) if you can help one Saturday.

Food Pantry “Items of the Month”:

Tooth brushes and toothpaste

We also need plastic bags, grocery size. Bring to Room 2. Your monetary contributions are also appreciated.

Food Pantry - Usually there is a significant reduction in numbers over the summer, but not this year. Also, there are clients who did find seasonal work returning to the pantry after not needing help for the last five or six months. The added numbers combined with rising food costs are a cause for concern, and we need to revisit the types of staples that we provide. The Homebound are visited regularly, and Deacons and church members have discovered creative ways to keep friends in communication with each other. This ministry has grown , and it is a concrete way to bring God’s message out of the church and into the community. The Deacons are collecting material and ideas for a booklet on bereave-ment. We welcome any ideas, books or names of support groups that you might have found helpful during a time of loss. There will be a place to leave them at the Deacons’ bulletin board. We hope this booklet will pre-sent information that family members can use in preparation for the end of life journey. Once this information is needed, it is often too late to make thoughtful choices. This is how God is working through the hands of the Deacons. May bless-ings walk with each of you every day as you work, play and pray.

Angelyn Forbes-Freeze

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MISSION COMMISSION

Amnesty International Come to the Amnesty table in Fellowship Hall on October 21 to sign letters requesting justice for those who are being treated un-fairly around the world.

Jan Peek Volunteers October 27: Christine Lazarus and the Monk family

Nov. 24: ?? Dec. 22: Chessa family

Call Bud Coccodrilli (245-6475) if you can help. Thank you to Nance Thompson and the Corpolongo family for the September dinner.

Rural and Migrant Ministry RMM needs donations for their Silent Auction's "Sowing Seeds for Justice" dinner. Baskets of cheer, pasta, baby items, books, or any other theme would be welcome. The RMM Sowing Seeds for Justice Dinner will be held Satur-day, October 27:

St. Bartholomew's Church 82 Prospect St., White Plains, NY Reception and Dinner @ 6 p.m.

4 p.m. U Roberto Romano's Film The Harvest/La Cosecha— A presentation on the lives of migrant children and their families.

RMM is also in need of a van in good working condition. Contact Lynda Spring: sprinla@hotmail.com or 914-528-7570.

Noon Time Meal

The next Noontime Meal will be prepared in the Peekskill Presbyte-rian Church kitchen on Tuesday, October 9. The meal (trees and leaves, as the clients have named it) was served the next day, Wed., Oct. 10, at the Peekskill Salvation Army. Want to know more about the Noontime Meal Program? Call Squeegee Mills (845-621-3178) or Ken Sherman (914-737-

WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY— October

7 celebrates the unity of the worldwide church through Christ. Christians in congregations around the world par-ticipate in the Lord’s Supper.

The Peacemaking Offering, which is collected on this day, supports congregations (25%), Presbyteries and Syn-ods (25%) and General Assembly (50%) in efforts to work for peace by tearing down walls that divide.

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Buy Groceries and Support our Church at the Same Time: De Cicco’s Market (on Rt. 6 across from the JV Post Office) will rebate 2% of your purchases to our church. All you need to do is mention “First Presbyte-rian Church of Yorktown” to the cashier when you check out.

HAVE A BLUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, Oct. 15

Many of our Church School children showed up on Sep-tember 16 with their backpacks. Chip and the congrega-tion started off our backpackers’ new school year with a blessing, a gift and new vocabulary word: CARA-BINER!. This gift was attached to their backpacks to remind them that they are in our thoughts and prayers. (FYI: Carabiners are metal loops used in safety-critical systems like those used in rock climbing.)

The Sunday Afternoon Concert Series kicks off its 12th concert season on Sunday October 15 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The concert features the Cary Brown Trio with bass player Kermit Driscoll, and Pete Zimmer on drums. Last year, Cary was also joined by saxophone and electric rock guitar in an arrangement of Amazing Grace that nearly took off the roof of the sanctuary. The thunderous applause and enthusiastic cheers from the audience stopped the show! Cary's jazz choices range from traditional jazz renditions of classic favorites to his own compositions and arrangements. The Cary Brown Trio released their first CD three years ago which feature’s Cary’s own composi-tions and arrangements. His CD is available on www.cdbaby.com and www.itunes.com. Cary is a seasoned professional pianist/keyboard artist who has per-formed worldwide in diverse musical styles at some of the world’s most dis-tinguished venues. He earned degrees in classical piano and film studies at the Eastman School Music and the University of Rochester. After a brief pe-riod of studying Afro-Caribbean percussion, keyboards and steel drums, he toured internationally with Jamaican-jazz pioneers, as well as founding his own Jazz Ensemble, performing at jazz and reggae festivals throughout Europe and the U.S. including the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag, Netherlands, the famous Jazzhaus in Freiburg, Germany, and the House of Blues in New Orleans, Chicago and Los Angeles. He is an active freelance composer, performer, and recording artist. Please join us for a totally “cool” afternoon of music. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall to meet the

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New Members’ Classes on Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 and 11 “Membership in the Church of Jesus

Christ is a joy and a privilege. It is

also a commitment to participate in

Christ’s mission. A faithful member

bears witness to God’s love and grace and promises to be in-

volved responsibly in the ministry of Christ’s Church.”

(Book of Order G-1.0304) Those interested in becoming a church member or exploring the possibility, please call Kim at 245-2186 or email her at Kim@fpcyorktown.org. Classes will be held Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and 11. Those wishing to join will meet with Ses-sion on Nov. 11 and join at the Nov. 11 service.

October 17 at 12 noon: Luncheon will be pot luck in Fellowship Hall. Church Historian Dick Hunter will talk about our church’s history. Please bring a dish to share.

November 14 at 12 noon: We will have our traditional Thanksgiving luncheon served in Fel-lowship Hall and catered by Grand Central. Please note that this is the second Wednesday, not the third. Cost will appear on the sign up sheet. All are wel-come.

December 19 at 12 noon: Our traditional Christmas party/luncheon will be held at Travelers’ Rest. More information will follow at later date.

Pat and John Prauda for the Seniors’ Lunch Bunch

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New locks have been installed on the preschool bathrooms due to problems

which suddenly cropped up. The Preschool play yard was revamped in the corner near the entrance. A

large hole which was lined with bricks and had a cement lid was removed and the area filled in with topsoil and seeded. This area was an “attraction” to the children who repeatedly tried to see what was under the lid. Therefore, this potential hazard has been removed and grass now cov-ers this area.

In conjunction with Lisa Eliasson, we have been examining the fencing which borders the preschool play yard along the walkways. This fencing has de-teriorated over the years and we are looking at the possibility of replacing the fencing.

For some time, we have been looking at the possibil-ity of replacing the “1950’s style” counters and cabinets that line one portion of the West wall in the Library/Lounge. A simple design is emerging which would include additional shelves, new cabinets and a counter on which a hot plate could be placed for making tea or instant coffee. Under this plan, the sink would be removed in that the drain pipe has long been plugged up. Many and expensive attempts to unclog it have failed. Therefore, this drain will be abandoned.

We are planning to have our Fall Work Party on October 20. Most of our work will be outside, but we will be doing a few inside jobs as well. Eve-ryone who can help with the Work Party will be very much appreciated. More details will be provided as we get closer to this date. Please save it on your calendar.

We continue to strive to keep our facilities in top-notch shape. This takes a great deal of effort behind the scenes and we are indebted to all of those who help. Our facilities are used by huge numbers of people each week as open-ness to the community is part of the Mission Work of our Church. Please let me know if anything looks amiss. We will try to correct problems immedi-ately. Thanks! Dick Seymour, Chair of Operations & Facili-

ties Coordinator

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OPERATIONS COMMISSION I was very pleased to find that Craig Hibben could accom-pany me on Sunday, September 9 to look over the beds around our main campus. Craig offered his expert advice on the trimming of some of our plants which have exploded with growth this summer. Craig’s expert assistance is very much appreciated and we will be implementing his sugges-tions shortly. Thanks, Craig! We offer a very big thank you to Bud Coccodrilli for his

help to me in laying down topsoil along the newly paved sidewalk and drive-way. This topsoil will help to keep the edges of the new pavement from crack-ing. These areas have been seeded and mulched. The new grass is beginning to grow nicely. Also, we offer a big thank you to Mable for keeping these ar-eas watered during the dry spell we had just after seeding and while I was out of town. Thanks to both Bud and Mable. Thanks to Gordon Braudaway for the donation of a large window air condi-

tioner and mounting bracket which we will use in Room #4.

What’s New?

Jose has done a great job of painting all of the outside doors along the path leading to the preschool entrance. This work spruced up this area prior to the start of preschool classes on September 10.

New window blinds have been added to three windows in Room #1. One such blind was broken and we unfortunately found that the projection screen was being used as a sun shade. Upon trying to raise the screen, one of the User Groups found that the wall support broke and the screen fell down. We will now evaluate whether we should reinstall the projection screen. In any case, we are now better facilitated with the window shades.

New vertical blinds will be installed shortly in the revamped Youth Room (#17). These blinds are in keeping with the ones in our offices and will add to the attractiveness and comfort of the Youth Room.

New faucets have been installed at the triple sink in the kitchen. The old fau-cets were leaking. Upon finishing this installation, Jose caulked all of the seams behind the sink and counter and around the perimeter of the sink. The painting of the kitchen is nearly complete as well.

We have completed our normal fall maintenance schedule by prep’ing both of our furnaces and propane water heater for winter usage.

Connecting to Commissions

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Join the Knit Togethers Next Dates: October 8 & 22; November 12 & 26. Our meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, 10:00 am to 11:30 am, in Lounge 15. Many thanks to Karen Fang, Louise Fang, and Florence Malcolmson for their recent contributions of yarn, needles, and books. We appreciate the continuing support of our knitting projects. The group is busy knitting blan-kets, children’s hats and mittens, baby sweaters and blankets, and scarves for December-giving to community groups. Our Amazing Show & Tell Show will be on Sunday, November 11. All who knit and crochet are welcome. Join us in the joy of creat-ing and giving to others in the community. For information: Norean Radke (962-4370) or Lois Ostling (962-2809).

Women’s Bible Study set for October 3 Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m., Room 15. Join Rev. Tami Seidel on the first Wednes-day of each month at 10:30 a.m. for a Women’s Bible study and fellowship. Books are available for $9 each. For information, call Marianna Sherman (737-8294). All women are invited.

Prayer Shawl Group to Meet October 3 — 9:30 a.m. in Lounge 15 October 17— 10:30 a.m. in Lounge 15

This group meets before the Women’s Bible Study on the first Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. and the third Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., before the Seniors’ Lunch Bunch.

For information, call Marianna Sherman at 737-8294. Marianna Sherman

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