The Good News. What s in Store for May. Special Events

Transcription

1 St. Paul s Episcopal Church Chittenango, New York The Good News Volume 13 Issue 5 May 2017 Special Events May 4th National Day of Prayer, First Baptist Church at 7:00 PM with Pastor Dan May 6th and 7th Walleye Derby on Oneida Lake at Oneida Shores County Park May 14th Mother s Day Brunch May 14th Bishop DeDe s visit to St. Peter s, Cazenovia May 18th Spring Plant Sale 9-3 at Memorial Park, Albany St., Cazenovia June 2-4th Oz-Extravaganza June 18th Father s Day Strawberry Festival What s in Store for May Easter Day has come and gone but the Easter Season is still with us. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter and were glad to hear the good news that Jesus has risen and our sins are washed away in his blood. We here at St. Paul s are going on. This is due a great deal to the wonderful people of St Paul s who are always there to help and be with us. Father Leon is a great joy to us and of course Father Charlie is our greatest kept secret. He is always there for us when we need a calming head to guide us. He has been of tremendous help to me in all ways. Father Charlie and Joan are wonderful people. Won t you come and say hello to Father Leon and Father Charlie. At the beginning of the year it is always a question, can we go on another year. Every year so far the congregation has answered that question, with yes we can. I am happy to say that we are holding our own. We have also increased our congregation with more people attending our Sunday services. Welcome everyone! In a couple of weeks we will be celebrating Mother s Day with a pancake breakfast. Can t wait. It is always a joy when we can sit back and have the men cook and wait on us. Of course we women will be holding a Strawberry Sunday for the men in a month or so. We have begun to have some classes for those who want to participate further in their help, i.e. LEM and acolyte training. Father Leon has been great with these lessons. If you feel the call, please feel free to call me anytime and I can get you started. A big thanks goes out to our Vestry. They have been hard at work learning what needs to be done and stepping forward to do the job. Hopefully in the near future we will begin to work on the back steps leading to the upstairs. We are getting the estimates and will be looking for grants to get this done. Mike has been doing a great job with this. Way to go Mike! Part of the steeple fell off in the yard and Mike picked it up and made a new one. Thank you Mike. (Continued on Page 2) OUR MISSION STATEMEN T St. Paul s Episcopal Church in Chittenango, New York exists to restore all people to unity with each other and with God in Jesus Christ.

2 PAGE 2 Judy s Message Continued Contact Information Father Leon Mozeliak Home: Cell: frleonm@yahoo.com Senior Warden Judy Olmstead jabell40@yahoo.com With Gods help the rest of the year will be great and we won t have to say goodbye to anyone else. The people we have lost can never be replaced but they are in a better place and no pain. God Bless them. That is the about all I can think of but if anyone has any questions, please feel free to give me a call or better yet, see me in church, I will be looking for you. God Bless you all. Judy Olmsted, Warden Are you in need of pastoral care? Not sure of who to call? What is the protocol? Here are some answers: In a case of an emergency call Fr. Leon at If you want a Pastoral Visit from a Lay Eucharist Visitor, or just want to share about a family matter, call our Pastoral Care Chair, Sue (cell) or (home) or Please be aware, that though Fr. Leon would love to do home visits with everyone, he is not able to do this. He has time constraints, due to the fact that he is also serving another parish in Fulton. Our Lay Eucharist Visitors would love to come, visit and pray with you. Thank you! Prayer List Frank Abriola, John Asam (Furtado request), Eric Baker (Courtwright request), Theresa Blaisier, Lynda Blaziaa (Gerling request), Denise Bordell, John Brennan (Kraus s request), Gurdon Brewster, Jason Ceresoli (Furtado request), Sandra Cooper, Diana D Amico (Pokorny request), Billy Dougan (Montgomery request), Joanne Furtado (St. Paul s request), Art Hildreth (Olmsted request), Holly Hix, Ed Hoffman, Terry Hoffman (Hoffman request), Lynette House (Weisbrod request), Pat Jerome (Barber request), Evelyn McAllister (St. Paul s request), Woody McAllister, Terri Mitchel-Gunderson (Weisbrod request), Jim Montgomery, Tania Mousaw (St. Paul s Request), Steve Oliva, Shaun Olmsted, Yurie Rosenfeld (Gerling request), James Sherman (Grover request), Bill Stucker (Pokorny request), Gerry Weisbrod (St. Paul s request), Joe Williams (St. Paul s request), Ruth Williams (St. Paul s request), Betty Yates (St. Paul s request), Kathy Yates- Davis (Yates request) Please send any changes or additions to stpaulschittenango@gmail.com.

3 PAGE 3 06 Kylie Clement 08 Tristyn Judd 10 Julia McGork 11 Joe Williams 12 Justin Benjamin May Birthdays 14 Brett Buyea 16 Clayton Weisbrod 21 Betty Lesczynski 20 Elyssa Judd 30 Cate McGork May Anniversaries 08 Al and Heather Clemente 09 Jan and Mark Woodworth 22 Barb and Brian Buyea May 7, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Leon Mozeliak L.E.M.: Becky Kraus Lessons: Fran Abriola/Jennifer Jackson Prayers: April Boyle Acolyte: Jim Montgomery/Ed Hoffman Elements: Weisbrod family Coffee Hour: Vestry May 14, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Charles Grover L.E.M.: Katherine Weisbrod Lessons: Judy Olmsted/Robin Weisbrod Prayers: Tania Mousaw Acolyte: Jim Montgomery/Ed Hoffman Elements: Furtado family Coffee Hour: Mother s Day Brunch May Ministry Team Schedule May 21, 2017 Holy Eucharist - Fr. Leon Mozeliak L.E.M.: Sue Gerling Lessons: Charles Grover/Roberta Kincaid Prayers: Dorothy Saunders Acolyte: Jim Montgomery/Ed Hoffman Elements: McGork family Coffee Hour: Volunteer May 28, 2017 Morning Prayer Officiant: Robin Weisbrod Lessons: Becky Kraus/Claudia Jensen Prayers: Sue Gerling Acolytes: Ed Hoffman/Jim Montgomery Coffee Hour: Volunteer Altar Guild for May: Joanne Furtado Jill Just And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Blessing of the Bikes May 13th at 10:00 AM at Christ Church, Jordan followed by a 1-hour ride with Bishop DeDe and a festive cookout. Chittenango Library Book Sale May 13th-21st For additional information:

4 PAGE 4 Volunteers Needed Enjoy the fellowship of Coffee Hour? We re looking for volunteers to contribute their time or treats Sundays for the church community. A sign-up sheet is available in the Parish Hall. The Grand Church Service Schedule June 18th Judy Aug 20th TBA Oct 22nd TBA Dec. 24th Fr. Grover Feel free to join any of us at these services. All services begin at 2:30 PM. The guests would be appreciative of the company. Outreach St. Paul s is collecting new and gently used baby clothing and other items for Madison County Dept. of Health. There is a list of additional items needed posted on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Spring Plant Sale May 18th 9 AM to 3 PM Memorial Park Albany St., Cazenovia Walleye Derby May 6th and 7th At Oneida Shores County Park Entry Tickets are $ Hosted by the Chittenango Lions Club. For Official Rules and Registration visit:

5 In attendance: Sue Gerling, Judy Olmsted, Mike Furtado, Ed Hoffman Absent: Tania Mousaw, Ted Tedford, Robin Weisbrod Called to Order: 6:18 PM by Judy Olmsted Opening Prayer: Judy Olmsted Review of Meeting Minutes from March, Minutes unavailable. Unable to Approve. Treasurer s Report Motion: To Accept budget from March, M/S/C: Sue Gerling/Mike Furtado New Business Church received a $500 donation for making repairs to the church. Attendance numbers have been good the past few weeks. Contracts still underway to establish Fr. Leon as Supply Priest. Mother s Day Pancake Breakfast on May 14th. Mike Furtado to oversee. Committee Reports Buildings and Grounds Mike Furtado New spire for church assembled Getting quotes for back staircase and spire. Should have by May meeting. Communication Robin Weisbrod Information regarding services for Holy Weeks put on St. Paul s FB page and on the Website. People are noticing the one on the FB Page. Update on Sunday School: So far, it has been hit or miss. Have taken any kids out during the sermon and come back in when we say the Peace. We talk about the Gospel reading while coloring a page that follows the Gospel. They are also doing word searches and News from the Pews An April Vestry Meeting Synopsis PAGE 5 crossword puzzles. Education Judy Olmstead After some really bad weather we resumed Bible Study. We are still working on Mark and last week we had a guest join us, which was Father Leon. He said that he enjoyed it. We all went to lunch afterward. Fellowship Judy Olmstead for Ted Tedford A cake was brought in for the month of all birthdays in March. A dinner was put on with the help of St Paul s for the funeral of Ron Barber. He will be sorely missed. We wish to thank everyone for their help in this. We also would like to thank all the people who have stepped forward for Coffee Hour. Finance Don Lee No report Outreach Sue Gerling No Report Pastoral Care Sue Gerling Usual Cards Sent We said goodbye to Ron Barber. Flowers sent from Church and Bible Study group. He will be missed. Cards sent to Ted Tedford on his recent automobile accident. Worship Ed Hoffman No report. Closing Prayer: Sue Gerling Meeting adjourned: 6:51 PM Motion to adjourn- M/S/C: Sue Gerling, Ed Hoffman Next Meeting: May 11th, 2017 Respectfully Submitted, Amy Dieffenbacher Vestry Clerk

6 St. Paul s Episcopal Church Chittenango, New York stpaulschittenango.net Forwarding Service Requested The Good News The May 2017 Newsletter of St. Paul s of Chittenango 204 Genesee Street Chittenango, NY (315) stpaulschittenango@gmail.com stpaulschittenango.net