tidings - First Presbyterian Church

July/August 2011
First Presbyterian Church, Baldwinsville, NY
handicap accessible buildings
TIDINGS
The Rev. Stuart D. Hayes, Pastor
Nursery School 315-635-7391
9am-12n M-F
email: [email protected]
phone: 315-635-9964
fax:
315-638-4792
published in the Church Office (LARGE PRINT copies available) editor, N. Landon
website:
www.presbville.com
Sunday - 10:00 am worship
Congratulations Graduates !
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Ava Bullis and Ryan Bullis grandchildren of Alyce & Barry Bullis,
are both recent graduates of the Presbyterian Nursery School.
Kelley Fullerton, daughter of Kevin Fullerton, graduated from Utica College
with a degree in Recreational Therapy.
Tom Honsinger, son of Ray & Carol Honsinger, graduated from CW Baker High School
in Baldwinsville and will be attending Boston University in the fall.
Allison Jones, daughter of Emily Giraudin, graduated from the University at Buffalo
and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Sociology. Allison is
Assistant Site Manager for Just for Kids, Inc. and a youth mentor for WNY United at the
Academy of Performing Arts. Allison has been Assistant to the Director of Dance at UB
and will have an article published in the July issue of “Dance Teacher” magazine.
Jason Jones, son of Emily Giraudin, graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute &
State University with a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science & Engineering. Jason
was awarded the 2011 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry by
the American Chemical Society as a result of his research in Environmental nanopartical
research at the ICTAS Laboratory at Virginia Tech. Jason has accepted a position at
MOOG, Inc. HQ in East Aurora, NY as a Materials Engineer.
Kevin Pond, son of Rush & Marty Pond, graduated from SUNY at Geneseo this May
with a B.A. in Economics.
Joshua Prahl, son of Joel & Kathy Prahl and grandson of Vince & Pam Keckison, is
now a graduate of the Presbyterian Nursery School.
Jon Rodriguez graduated from Nazareth College as a business major. He is the son of
Joe & Joanne Rodriguez. Living in Rochester, he is employed by the Rochester Rattlers,
a professional lacrosse team.
➻10:00 am Worship every Sunday !
➻10:20 am Sunday Summer Church School July 10th–Aug. 14th
➻Fri. July 8th Blood Drive – 1-6 pm
➻Fri. & Sat. July 22nd & 23rd – Arts on the Lawn community festival
➻August 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 – BTG’s ,
, a live performance
TIDINGS
July-August 2011
Board of Deacons
Bea Boak
Beth Calnon
Helen Decker*
Elizabeth Hayes
Discipleship: The Way of Jesus
Marge Calkins, Moderator
Matt McGivney
Lillian Olsen
Marty Pond
Nancy
Joanne Rodriguez
Esther Rounds
Peggy Suddaby
Anthonia Todd
van den Heever
Barb Winegard
If you already have the study book, keep it!
We will begin anew in the fall. Watch for more
information in September. (The study book costs
$7.)
* Honorary Deacon
Remember in your prayers
and correspondence,
SUMMER REFRESHMENTS
since our last newsletter
Please sign up to provide refreshments
for a summer Sunday worship service.
Refreshments in the summer are more
low key than during the school year,
gathering in the Chancel Hallway right after
worship to chat and share a little nourishment.
Most frequently, cold drinks and baked goods
are served, but the host may choose to serve
whatever she or he wishes. Look for the bright
yellow sign-up poster in church, and add your
name. Team up with a partner and share the fun!
Thank you in advance for volunteering and
helping to enhance our atmosphere of caring and
sharing.
GRIEVING –
Harry & Bea Boak, upon the death
of his sister Joan Young
Family & Friends of Miner Crego
ILLNESS / INJURY / SURGERY –
Doug Church, Bill Cooper, Joyce Crego,
Miner Crego, Nina Crego, Jane Dickson,
Bud Faulkingham, Jane Hale, Nancy Henderson,
Carol Hovey, Vince Keckison, Beth Northrop,
Carole Olsen, John Roloff, Ginny Swanson,
Dorothy Uhrig, Margaret Walrath, Marietta Zuern
PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING RELATIVES &
FRIENDS OF MEMBERS OF OUR CONGREGATION:
Christopher Bradshaw, Joseph Burkhart,
Mary Ellen Brzozowski, Virginia Bullis,
Joseph Cefaliello, Celinda Crego,
Wayne Cummings, Caleb Doran,
Diana & Jennifer Dunn, Sean Ferguson,
Brenda Fulton, Joanne Henderson, Lorna Keech,
Robert Keech, Carole Laing, Jack Le Porte,
Grace Lord, Ryan McClain, Amy Moore,
Kali Mordaunt, Ryan Murdock, Kelly Nolan,
Gary Suddaby, Kelley Walrath, Florence Zeggert,
James Zeggert Jr & Sr, Florence Zimmermann
an
old fashioned
festival
Local artisans, music, and good food will be
here on Friday, July 22nd from Noon-7PM and
Saturday July 23rd from 10am-5pm … all right
here on our church lawn!
There will be booths featuring jewelry,
watercolor art, wooden Christmas tree ornaments,
photography and more … plus chair caning
demonstrations and musical entertainment. On
Saturday, there is also a bake sale that includes
jams & jellies. You’ll enjoy a food booth with an
extensive menu and, of course, our strawberry
shortcake. More and more vendors are signing up.
Come join the fun!
- Nancy van den Heever
SERVING IN THE MILITARY:
Jonathan Bullis, Jim Burns, Ethan Derr,
David Edmonds, Christopher Frost,
Lt. Adam Fullerton, Lt. Patrick Fullerton,
Noah Keib
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If you have prayer concerns you wish included or
removed from this list, please contact the church office.
Additions must be condoned by the individual involved
or their family.
 NEXT Blood Drive 
Fri., July 8th 1-6 pm in the Education Building.
Call 1-800-733-2767 for an appointment.
Contact Jill at 638-0264 to volunteer to help.
Walk-ins are welcome.
Our May 13th drive helped 81 patients!
Rule to Remember –
“Change is not made without inconvenience,
even from worse to better.”
- Richard Hooker, British clergyman & author
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TIDINGS
July-August 2011
Christian Education
Janne Murphy, CE Coordinator
July Birthdays
"WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND? NEITHER I NOR YOU. BUT
01 – Cathy Dickson
02 – Thelma Einbinder
Betty Naylor
Kyle Pelcher
Casey Price
03 – Sean Durkin
Angela Monica
Kelsey Soderberg
04 – Emma Andrukat
Anna Demer
05 – Ginny Swanson
06 – Jane Monnat
07 – James Pelcher
08 – Nancy Henderson
09 – Melissa Hunter
11 – Edie Hunter
Judy Lease
12 – Allison Jones
13 – Sophie Demer
WHEN THE LEAVES HANG TREMBLING, THE WIND IS PASSING
THROUGH.
WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND? NEITHER YOU NOR
I. BUT WHEN THE LEAVES BOW DOWN THEIR HEADS, THE
WIND IS PASSING BY.
OUR SANCTUARY IS FILLED WITH AIR; INVISIBLE BUT
REALLY PRESENT AMONG US. YOU SEE CLUSTERS OF RED
HELIUM BALLOONS WEAVING BACK AND FORTH AS THE
INVISIBLE AIR CURRENTS MOVE AMONG THEM.
THE WORD FOR “SPIRIT” IN BOTH GREEK AND HEBREW
WIND IS MOVING AIR, AND THIS
FRESH AIR IS NEEDED CONTINUALLY FOR LIFE ITSELF. EVEN
MEANS BREATH AND WIND.
SEEDS OFTEN REQUIRE WIND FOR THEIR DISPERSAL AND
SUBSEQUENT GROWTH.
THE PRESENCE OF
SIMILARLY, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS
GOD, THE SOURCE FOR ALL LIFE."
The above is an excerpt from the sermon
presented during the worship service on Moving Up
Day. The children and youth prepared and
presented a full worship service based around the
theme of "wind.” Hymns such as "Spirit", and
"Wind Who Makes All Winds that Blow" were
incorporated by the choir. A special arrangement
of "Breathe On Me O Breath of God" was written
and played by Ralph Loomis on the Northumbrian
small pipes (a WIND instrument ) to further
highlight our theme.
Children ranging in age from 4 to 18 took part
in the service designed to engage all our senses in
worship on Pentecost Sunday.
They did a most remarkable job!
August Birthdays
02 – Lindsey Demer
Brian Smith
06 – Theresa Demer
Nancy van den Heever
08 – Mikaela McGivney
Benjamin Sheehan
09 – Heidi Henderson
Jordan Marra
10 – Jean Harshaw
11 – Carolyn Brussel
12 – Cameron Morrissey
Susanna Morrissey
Matthew Pond
13 – Michaela Karcher
Benjamin Rabe
Summer Sunday Church school begins July
10th for Pre-K through 5th grade aged children. We
will meet in Classroom #1 upstairs in the CE
Center.
Vacation Bible School for kids K-5th – July
24 through the 29th from 9am- 12n at St. Mark's
Lutheran Church on Cold Springs Rd. (Rt. 370 E).
Register at www.stmarksbville.com.
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George Le
Victor Jenkins
Jeanne Le Porte
Luella Oakes
Session Elders
Harry Boak
Barry Bullis
Jean Harshaw
13 – Tyler Moltrup
Hannah Murphy
15 – Jon Rodriguez
16 – Barry Bullis
17 – Matthew Lawrence
Michael Wimberly
19 – Janice Bitz
Ryan Bullis
20 – Aaron Bradshaw
Megan Jenkins
Anna Salotto
21 – Thomas Honsinger
22 – Anne Cowdery
24 – Nancy Runyans
28 – Rick Alt
29 – Lynette Durkin
30 – Beth Carinci
31 – Joan Kingsley
Jeanne Le Porte
16 – Jack Alt
Jacki Coe
19 – Stephen Dobbins
21 – William Mignault
25 – William Cooper
Paul Soderberg
28 – Stuart Hayes
29 – Mary Hamilton
Brian Middleton
Andrew Snyder
30 – Beth Calnon
Patricia Dickman
Allan Henderson
31 – JoAnn Adsit
John Lawrence
We’re Sprucing It Up !
This summer, we are painting and perking up
our church school classrooms on the second floor
of the CE Center. If you (or your family) would
like to be involved in helping in any way, email
Janne Murphy at [email protected], leave a
message on her offrice phone, or drop a note in
her mail basket. There are tasks of all sizes and
shapes. One is sure to be tailored just for you!
Porte, Clerk
Rush Pond
Kevin Todd
Al Winegard
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TIDINGS
July-August 2011
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♥ July Wedding Anniversaries ♥
Jim & Theresa Demer
Kevin & Anthonia Todd
Sean & Lynette Durkin
Roger & Lynn Pohl
Doug & Barbara Church
from PWC
Presbyterian Women of the Congregation
Brian & Kathy Dickson
Al & Barb Winegard
Barry & Alyce Bullis
Mike & Nancy Runyans
On Sunday, September 18th, you will
have the opportunity to listen to a
speaker who is intensely involved in
mission work in Rwanda. This little
country in East Central Africa was nearly destroyed
by ethnic and tribal tension created and fueled by
colonial exploitation that erupted into 100 days of
genocide in which 100,000 Rwandans were killed.
Since the genocide, Rwanda is rebuilding lives and
communities through the empowerment of women,
the creation of business ventures, and social and
spiritual programs.
We will have lunch following worship, giving
you the opportunity to meet with our presenter,
the Rev. Suzi Harriff, and learn more. Remember
the date Sunday, Sept. 18th!
- Liz Bowers
♥ August Wedding Anniversaries ♥
Mic & Marylyn Jenkins
Jamie & Stephanie
Moltrup
Leonard & Nancy Houck
Vince & Pam Keckison
Scott & Jean Daskiewich
Jack & Marla Barton
Joe & Casey Price
Sherley & Dorothy
Matteson
Charles & Liz
Bowers
Bill & Wanda
Wachob
Burton & Gretchen
Crego
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Add a birthday or anniversary to our growing list
by contacting the church office
with the information.
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New Stuff Galore !
Did you know???
#1 – TIDINGS has a new look! Changes have
been made in its appearance to improve its
readability.
Presbyterian Church (USA) has a program
called “Enough for Everyone.” It is a ministry of
the Presbyterian Hunger Program "working with
congregations and partners around the globe to
alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes."
Enough for Everyone is about aligning our
lifestyle with our faith values. How we live
shows who we are.
For more information about lifestyle
awareness and simple living programs like
the Presbyterian Coffee Project and Global
Marketplace, log on to www.pcusa.org and search
"Enough for Everyone."
#2 – We have a newly designed website!
Presbville.com, created by Brian Wolken of
Parallel IT Consulting, is up and running. We are
adding more information all the time and look
forward to your comments. Let us know what you
find helpful and what you might like to see there.
#3 – We are now on Facebook. Why not become
a friend?
#4 – We have the following new email addresses:
Pastor –------------ [email protected]
CE Coordinator --- [email protected]
Church Secretary – [email protected]
Church Staff
Pastor -----------------------------The Rev. Stuart D. Hayes
CE Coordinator--------------------------------Janne Murphy
Church Secretary------------------------------Nancy Landon
Clerk of Session ----------------------------George Le Porte
Deacon Moderator -------------------------Marjorie Calkins
Director of Music & Choirs --------------------Rheta Jenks
Organist-------------------------------------------Julie Grindle
Financial Secretary --------------------------Nancy Dobbins
Treasurer----------------------------------------Diana Anastas
PWC Moderator--------------------------- Elizabeth Bowers
Nursery School Director-------------------------Sue Wolken
Studies determine
SENIOR CITIZENS
ARE THE NATION'S LEADING CARRIERS
OF AIDS !
HEARING AIDS
BAND AIDS
ROLAIDS
WALKING AIDS
MEDICAL AIDS
GOVERNMENT AIDS
and most of all, MONETARY AID TO THEIR
KIDS! Not forgetting HIV (Hair Is Vanishing).
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TIDINGS
July-August 2011
New Beginnings
News
Independence Day Tribute
I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it, and then
He stood at ease.
At the June 26th New Beginnings Luncheon
approximately 30 participants listened to a
summary of the process so far. They made a list
of possible missional projects, then picked two to
investigate and pursue. A this time, we can report
on one – i.e. aid for migrant workers. We have
contacted Eastern Farm Workers and hope to join
them – perhaps as soon as July 10th – to begin to
learn more.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud.
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He’d stand out in any crowd.
I thought, how many men like him
Had fallen though the years?
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers’ tears?
Keep on a-saving/recycling
How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, Freedom is not free.
 empty printer ink cartridges
 deposit cans and bottles
 box tops and labels for education
I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still.
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
Place items in the marked receptacles in the
church Narthex or CE Center entrance. As we
reduce waste, we are earning cash to add to our
church programs (using monies from cartridges
and deposit containers) and providing assistance
to a school in New Mexico (with the labels for
education).
Don’t forget, if you shop at Staples, tell them
your church is part of their Rewards Program. We
will then receive a percentage of your purchase
total to spend on our office supplies. So far this
year we have received $271.50.
I wondered just how many times
That taps had meant “Amen.”
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives.
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea.
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, Freedom isn’t free!
Special thanks to Chris “Freedom” Robbins
for all his hard work and donation of equipment
and time, making our May 21st Smoked Chicken
Drive Thru such a huge success!
- Kelly Strong
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Sean Durkin (L)
and Tom Rogers
man the grills
at our
Moving Up Day
Picnic
on June 12th
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