The Messenger. A monthly publication of Third Presbyterian Church

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1 The Messenger A monthly publication of Third Presbyterian Church Theologian and Former Stated Clerk to Be at Third Church Clifton Kirkpatrick, Professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and former Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be in Rochester and Third Church in January as the Hudnut Preacher He will help us explore the Belhar Confession, a theological statement from the South African church that is being proposed to be added to the Presbyterian Book of Confessions. On Friday, January 9, Kirkpatrick will lead a workshop for ministers On Saturday, January 10, he will lead a workshop for all church members from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Gates Presbyterian Church. You can register by contacting Beth Williams at the Third Church office. On Sunday, January 11, he will be at Third Church for two events: 9:30 a.m. Adult Spiritual Formation 10:45 a.m. Preaching in morning worship Cliff Kirkpatrick is a leader in the global ecumenical movement, having completed a six-year term as President of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and served as the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). As Stated Clerk, he served as the chief ecclesiastical officer of the denomination and its primary spokesperson and leader in the ecumenical movement. As Visiting Professor for Ecumenical Studies and Global Ministries at Louisville Seminary Clifton Kirkpatrick teaches courses on the ecumenical movement, world mission and evangelism, and Presbyterian and Reformed theology and polity. He serves as advisor to Presbyterian students and is cochair of Doors to Dialogue, a Seminary-wide effort to ensure that all graduates are equipped to minister in a world of religious difference. The Hudnut Preacher, established following the death of William H. Hudnut, Jr., brings a preacher of note to the Third Church pulpit. Hudnut served as pastor of Third Church from January 2015 Vol. LXXXVIII No. 1 New Logo, Marketing & Communications Plan Third Church is introducing a new logo and messaging campaign in the coming months. In this Year of Invitation, we are developing new ways to tell our story and invite others who are hungry to experience faith in a community such as Third Church. Building on earlier focus group work done with the congregation, we have engaged the nonprofit Ad Council of Rochester to help us with the campaign. It is being funded by a special gift, apart from the operating budget. We hope the new messaging campaign will help all of our members to become ambassadors for this community of faith, to increase their participation, and to attract new participants to our life and ministry. The campaign will be built around six words that communicate the core values of Third Church spiritual, thoughtful, compassionate, inclusive, artistic, and engaged. It will encompass primarily print materials (e.g., postcard mailings, seasonal newspaper ads, interior and exterior signage). As we were developing the new concepts, we came to realize that the time was right to freshen our current logo, which is about twelve years old. Graphic designers Sarah Wisbey, a Third Church member, and Andrew Soucier developed our new logo, which gives nods to the traditional cross symbol of Christian faith, the interior architecture of the Third Church sanctuary, and continues the tagline Seeking the Light. We plan to use up all our existing print materials with the old logo (e.g., letterhead, etc.) until it s time to order new. However, we will begin using the new logo now in advertising, on our website and on our Facebook page.

2 THIRD VOICE Dear Friends, Happy New Year. May it be filled with peace and hope for you and yours, and for a world so seemingly intent on spinning apart. I continue to be challenged by events in Ferguson, Missouri, which represents all those places across the country where racial tension is either percolating or overflowing, predicated on, but not limited to, police-community relations. There are so many facets of this moment to explore, but the bottom line comes down to what writer Michelle Alexander calls The new Jim Crow, a huge gap in experience and opportunity between white Americans and African-Americans. As I have said several times from the pulpit recently, as a white male afforded a certain amount of cultural privilege, I need most to approach all of this confessionally. I can point to where racism happens but always mindful of my own participation, witting or unwitting, in it. I am hopeful that we at Third Church can begin some conversations about race within and beyond our congregation. Perhaps we can learn from the FR=EE (Facing Race, Embracing Equity) conversations happening in Rochester. I am also participating in the Person2Person program this year, whereby I have been partnered with a different racial background from me. We gather for regular conversation and discussion, and then meet in clusters to explore our experiences. Thus far, the experience has been very positive in broadening my own vision and deepening my perspective. In early January, we will be privileged to welcome Clifton Kirkpatrick to Third Church and Rochester (see page 1). Cliff teaches at Louisville Seminary and is a former Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly. He is also a leader in our efforts to add the Belhar Confession to our Presbyterian Book of Confessions. Belhar, as it is called, comes from apartheid South Africa in the 1980s and speaks to God s call to racial reconciliation. Here is a key section from the confession: Therefore, we reject any doctrine which, in such a situation sanctions in the name of the gospel or of the will of God Page 2 the forced separation of people on the grounds of race and color and thereby in advance obstructs and weakens the ministry and experience of reconciliation in Christ. If we believe that, and I do, how do we go about pursuing it? Join Cliff in that discussion. He will be leading an event at the Gates Church on Saturday, January 10. You are ALL invited to attend. He will also be leading spiritual formation at 9:30 a.m. on January 11 and preaching at our 10:45 a.m. worship service. Be there. In the meantime let us keep thinking on these things, and holding the reality of race in the United States in our prayers. What difference can you make? What difference can we make? How does our call to reconciliation live itself out in 2015? Where is God calling us to be? What is God calling us to do? Faithfully, WORSHIP SCHEDULE JANUARY 4 Communion at 8:30am 8:30am Worship in Chapel 9:15am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45am Worship in Sanctuary Martha Langford preaching Close to God s Own Heart Jeremiah 31:7-14 and John 1:1-18 JANUARY 11 8:30am Worship in Chapel Lynette Sparks preaching Heavens Ripped Open Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1: :00am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45am Worship in Sanctuary Clifton Kirkpatrick, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and former Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) preaching JANUARY 18 8:30am Worship in Chapel 10:00am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45am Worship in Sanctuary New Members received at 10:45am Lynette Sparks preaching I Saw You Psalm 139:1-6, and John 1:43-51 JANUARY 25 8:30am Worship in Chapel 10:00am Intercessory Prayer Chapel 10:45am Worship in Sanctuary John Wilkinson preaching What Repentance Looks Like Jonah 3:1-5,10 and Mark 1: :00-6:45pm Third Church Chapel January 7 Lynette Sparks leading January 14 John Wilkinson leading January 21 Lynette Sparks leading January 28 Martha Langford leading The Messenger

3 Milestones Joys Born A son, Oliver Robert Harren-Lewis, to The Rev. Lindsay and Tim Harren-Lewis, on December 10, in Allentown, PA. (E East Parish). Brother Maxwell and grandparents Chuck and Diana Lewis also rejoice in his arrival! John and Sue Bixler (B Northwest Parish) are thrilled to announce the birth of their newest grandson, Damian Reid Bixler, born to Jill and Jonathan Bixler, December 17, in Ann Arbor, MI. Siblings Clara and Rowan also rejoice in his arrival! Concerns We express sympathy to Miriam Gale and Richard Ryan and family (K West Southwest Parish) on the death of Miriam s mother, Jeanne Gale, on November 15 in Atlanta. Les Feidler (G Central Pittsford), Beth Aten (K West Southwest Parish) and family on the death of his wife and her mother, Jane Feidler, on November 19. Gayle Phillips (D East Central Parish) and Barb and Fred Rich, Hannah and Abigail (C Northeast Parish) on the death of Gayle s brother and Barb s uncle, Col. Glenn Kennon Phillips. Tom and Kim Gillett, Rory and Murie (J Southeast Parish), on the death of Tom s mother, Helen Gillett. The family of Georgia Gosnell, on her death December 17. New Opportunity for Fitness: All Abilities Zumba is an international dance-based workout that incorporates dancing and fitness using Latin and other world rhythms, and can be customized to serve all abilities and age levels. A person with two left feet will never be left out. Zumba will be available as a fitness program on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:30pm in Room 206 (upper floor of the Christian Education Building) at Third Presbyterian Church. Licensed instructors are Third Church member Amy Mangieri and Melanie Jones. Two introductory classes will be taught on January 12 and 26. The regular session runs on Mondays from February 23 April 27 (no class on March 30 or April 6). There is a cost to participate; a portion of all proceeds will be donated to Third Church Outreach. Rates for Third Church members are as follows: Introductory classes on January 12 & 26 at-will donation; regular February-April session: $65; per-class drop-in fee: $7. To sign up, please contact Melanie Jones at amymelanierocn@aol.com or Third Church Connections Happy Bunch Third Sunday Event Sunday, January 18 Out to Lunch NAPA Wood Fired Pizza (573 S. Clinton Avenue). Contact Karen Anne Bills at karenannebills@gmail.com. Book Club Thursdays, January 8, 22 1:00pm, Library Contact Susie Kieren at skieren4@yahoo.com. Shawl Knitting Ministry Wednesdays, January 7, 21 5:00pm, Parlor Contact Nancy Adams at Sisters in Spirit Fridays, January 9, 23 9:30am, Parlor The group is exploring the ideas presented in A New Harmony: The Spirit, the Earth, and the Human Soul by Phillip Newell. Visit the new website with information about Sisters in Spirit: sistersinspiritgroup/ Calvin Guild Wednesday, January 21, 12:00noon The Third Church Library Committee will be guests of Calvin Guild January 21. They will acquaint us with the organization of the library which includes various Bible translations, history, biographies, literature, end of life issues and many others. Books will be selected that may be of special interest and there will be time to browse (and borrow!). All are welcomed to join Calvin Guild members for a light soup and sandwich lunch $7.00 RSVP to Dot Wallace Beatles to BonJovi Adult Fellowship Saturday, January 24, 7:00pm (for adults in their 30s to 50s) Euchre Night at the home of Becky and Len Picone Join us for our annual winter Euchre game night! Newbies to card sharks are all welcome to this low key evening of fun and fellowship. Please bring a beverage or snack to share. RSVP to Becky D Angelo- Veitch, , ext. 118 or rveitch@thirdpresbyterian.org. Elvis to Elton S.O.S. (+ or -) Potluck Supper Friday, January 30, :00pm, Celebration Center Music Magic on Meigs" This is our fourth January gathering of Elvis to Elton and it is going to be a blockbuster! In a highly anticipated command performance, Mary Ann Rutkowski on vocals, and Peter DuBois, accompanist, are sharing their talents in presenting the beautiful sounds of Broadway. If you are in the Sixty Or Seventy age group, or a little more or less than that age, we d love to see you there! We extend a special welcome for anyone who will be joining us for the first time. Our group has been going strong for almost four years! We would like you to bring: 1. A dish to pass: A-G, salad; H - R, main dish (meat, casserole, vegetable); S - Z, dessert 2. Your own serving spoon for your dish 3. Several items for our food cupboard (tuna, spaghetti sauce, veggies, cereal, soup, etc.) In this year of Invitation, we are inviting you for fellowship, fun, fabulous food, and fantastic music. Contact Sue Locke with your reservation at slocke43@rochester.rr.com or (cell). Hope to see you there! The Messenger Page 3

4 Spiritual Formation Sunday Seminar Growing in the Word January 4: January 11: January 18: January 25: Page 4 9:30am Parlor John 1:(1-9) 10-18: Light of the World Mark 1:4-11: Baptism of Jesus I Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20): God Calls Samuel Mark 1:14-20: Jesus calls Follow me Thursday Voices 12:00noon Johnston Hall Introducing the Christian Century: articles that speak to the life of faith. January 8: January 15: January 22: January 29: The Liturgy of Abundance, The Myth of Scarcity by Walter Brueggemann with John Wilkinson A Parable and Its Baggage by Amy Jill-Levine with John Wilkinson Why God Is Jealous by Samuel Wells with Lynette Sparks 9:30am Johnston Hall January 4: Growing in The Word A Study of John 1: (1-9) 10-18, with Darryl Powell Explore the Hymn to the Light in the prologue to John s gospel. January 11: The Belhar Confession with Clifton Kirkpatrick, 2015 Hudnut Preacher Explore the Behlar Confession with Clifton Kirkpatrick, who has served as the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and serves the Executive Committee of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. See other opportunities listed in the right-hand column. January 18: Grand Jury Secrecy in the News: Ferguson and Staten Island with David Tennant, Partner, Nixon Peabody An interactive session that will lift the veil to the legal process and answer your questions about how grand juries indict or don t. January 25: The Challenging Road from Poverty to Self- Sustainability with Ed Doherty, author of Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty in the Nine-County Greater Rochester Area. Ed Doherty, researcher and author of this much-discussed report from the Rochester Area Community Foundation, will discuss his findings with us in a two-part series on poverty and economic justice. February 1: Working Toward Economic Justice Ed Doherty continues the conversation about poverty in our community in the second of two programs, as we seek to answer the question together, How can we work towards economic justice in our community? economic justice in our community? What We Shall Overcome by Bromleigh McCleneghan with Martha Langford Considering the Belhar Confession Clifton Kirkpatrick, former Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Faculty at Louisville Seminary and Member of the Belhar Committee will hold a study session on the Belhar Confession on Saturday, January 10th, from 10:00am to 3:00pm at Gates Presbyterian Church (1049 Wegman Road). Registration is $5.00 and includes lunch; registration must be sent by early January to the Presbytery of Genesee Valley (1190 Winton Road S, Rochester, NY 14618). The Confession and additional resources may be found at : ga221/ga221-belhar/. John Wilkinson to Lead Lenten Retreat March 7, 9:00am to 12:00noon on Barbara Brown Taylor s Learning to Walk in the Dark. Many of us have read Barbara Brown Taylor s works over the years, including Leaving Church and An Altar in the World. Taylor combines fine writing, astute observations and theological insights. Her recent work, Learning to Walk in the Dark, is a perfect offering for the Lenten season. John Wilkinson will lead a highly participatory gathering based on the themes of this book on Saturday, March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Third Church. Mark your calendars now. You do not need to read the book to participate, but doing so will be helpful. It is a very accessible and engaging read. If you order the book through Amazon, we encourage you to do so through the Third Church website. Look for registration details for the March 7 retreat in the February Messenger, future Sunday bulletins and on the Third Church website. The Messenger

5 Children s Ministry News Sunday School News In January in Sunday School we will learn about John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus and stories of call from both the Old and New Testaments. Qabats Happenings We will begin our third Qabats rotation the story of Zacchaeus on January 7. Dates for Your Calendar... We hope that you have all had a wonderful Christmas break! We are looking forward to a great 2015! Be sure to add these dates to your calendars: Junior Choir Pittsburgh April Trip Meeting Sunday, January 11 at 12:00noon meeting for all parents and children interested in attending the Junior Choir trip to Pittsburgh (April 17-18). Come and find out about schedule, costs and any other questions that you may have. The B.E.A.T. Box 2014 Chili Cook-Off Champs Congratulations to our tied-for-firstplace winners, Bill Bay (Dragon Breath Chili) and Karen Pethick (White Chicken Chili). Close in second place, (just one vote from first) Mary Ellen Knickerbocker (Churchville Chili). Many thanks to our other wonderful chefs: Jane Dickinson (Double Meat Chili), Stacie Lamont (Caribbean Black Bean Chili), Jenny Hutkowski (Black Bean Chocolate Chuck Roast Chili), Pati Primerano (Four Bean Chili), Andrew Elder (Sixties Chili), Carl Wheeler (Reindeer Stew) and Paul Bishop (Lotsa Veggies Chili). Thanks to church members for your support! Contact: Becky D Angelo-Veitch, Children s Ministry Coordinator , ext. 118, rveitch@thirdpresbyterian.org or Mary Ann Rutkowski, Associate Director of Music, , ext. 101 or mrutkowski@thirdpresbyterian.org. Teacher Appreciation Brunch Sunday, January 25 at 9:30am We will thank our wonderful teachers for their hard work and dedication with a brunch before worship. Teachers, mark your calendars parents please remember to thank your child(ren) s teacher(s) for their hard work this year! Camp Cory Save the date! 2015 Camp Cory dates are August Contact: Jane Carden, Youth Ministry Coordinator , ext. 107 or jcarden@thirdpresbyterian.org. Commissioning Class This year s Commissioning class is made up of eight fantastic teens! Sky Crain, Celia Fox, Andy Hutkowski, Jonathan Lutzer, Greg Monrad, Olivia Rye, Tessa Vasta, and Audrey Vinton. Please keep them in your prayers as we begin to explore our faith. The first official class begins on Sunday morning, January 11 at 9:30am in the Youth Lounge. Youth Retreat 2014 Silly Sunday School picture of the Fourth Graders, December 2014 Sunday Night Youth Starts back up on January 11. See you there! Parent Fundraising Meeting Sunday, January 11 Dinner is at 6:00pm; Parent Meeting at 6:45pm We strongly urge all parents to attend! Leaving Our Faith Footprints The Messenger Page 5

6 You re Invited to an Exploring Membership Dinner Sunday, January 11 at 6:00pm in Johnston Hall Have you found your way to Third Church and want to know more about it? Do you wonder what deepening your ties to this community of faith might mean for you? Are you interested in becoming a member, but have questions? The Exploring Membership Dinner on January 11 is a time to meet members, other newcomers and staff. This is an opportunity to share your story, hear from others about the journeys that brought us here, and explore ways to connect with the people here. Following the dinner, those who wish to become members of Third Church can choose to attend one of two New Member Gatherings: the first immediately following the dinner from 7:30 to 9:00pm or from 8:30 to 10:00am on Sunday, January 18. New members will be received by the church Session at 10:00am on January 19 and then presented at the 10:45am worship service. For more information or to reserve your place at the dinner, please RSVP to Lynette Sparks ( , ext. 106 or lsparks@thirdpresbyterian.org). Recycle Advent Wreath Materials Don t throw away your Advent wreath straw form or plastic candle cups you can be kind to the earth AND save the church money by bringing them back to the church office to be re-used next year! Simply leave them in the box outside of Johnston Hall, and we will store them and re-use them next Advent! Great Schools for All Symposium Update At the November 10, 2014 Great Schools for ALL (GS4A) Education Symposium, we considered lessons learned from Raleigh/ Wake County, N.C. and other successful urban school systems to develop alternatives to Rochester s failing schools. We want you to know what happened and what we learned. Your involvement is crucial to our progress. You can read a comprehensive summary at the following link: UPT School Supply Donation Schedule January: Kleenex Boxes February: Hand Sanitizer Hunger Fighter Award Thanks! As the first recipient of the Andrew Primerano Hunger Fighter Award, I want to say a sincere Thank You to Pati and Bruno Primerano and their family and to the people who nominated me for this honor. This is a wonderful way to keep Andrew in our thoughts and prayers, and to keep hungry people in our hearts, minds and efforts throughout the years. I appreciate very much the kindness and recognition that this award has brought to me, and I want to pass on my thanks to all of the folks who, day after day and year after year, work to feed hungry people in our community through the Dining Room Ministry, the Food Cupboard, the Christmas Basket Program, the East Avenue Grocery Run and Bread for the World. The Hunger Fighter Award is a tribute to all of those people and to the congregation supporting the Outreach budget. Gratefully, Carol Coons Save the date Mardi Gras is February 17. Ticket Sales will begin on January 25! Watch the February Messenger for more Thanks to All for the wonderful response for Christmas Basket Ministry and funds for gift cards and food purchases! We were able to surpass our goal with your wonderful assistance! Come and Sing Carols...for the Christmas Lessons & Carols recording, 2014 January 17, 12:30-2:00pm All members of the congregation are invited to participate in a Christmas Lessons and Carols recording that the Chancel Choir, readers and clergy will be making in collaboration with WXXI. This recording will be broadcast locally on Christmas Eve 2015, and broadcast around the nation during the Christmas season! What we need is a congregation - as many people as possible - to join us on Saturday morning, January 17 from 12:30-2:00pm in the Sanctuary. We ll sing traditional Christmas carols, and hear the readings we typically do on Christmas Eve. Join us for this event to help share the Good News of Christ s birth in 2014! Page 6 The Messenger

7 About Our Worship: Who Plans Our Worship Services? From the Worship, Music and Arts Committee The Presbyterian Directory for Worship outlines the responsibilities for worship planning. The session is to provide for worship and shall encourage the people to participate fully and regularly in it. The session shall make provision for the regular (a) preaching of the Word, (b) celebration of the sacraments, (c) corporate prayer and (d) offering of praise to God in song. (W ) Stewardship News Welcome to the first of what I hope will be regular columns on Stewardship. My goals are to keep you informed on the activities of your Stewardship Committee (see the names at the end of letter in your Stewardship mailing), and to highlight some of the important things your pledge dollars are accomplishing. Since this is written for the January Messenger available in late December, any statistics I might mention here are well out of date due to the early publishing deadline. For up -to-date pledge information, see your Sunday Bulletin or weekly Congregational Update. You may have noticed a small difference in the letter in your pledge mailing. In recent years, we have mentioned a dollar goal and a percent increase. Then we asked you to consider increasing your pledge by that percentage. Our 2015 campaign was themed An Invitation to Give. Your mailing did not mention a dollar goal, except we noted an estimated funding gap of $100,000.There was no percentage increase, but we did include a suggested amount which, if reached, would help to close that gap. Unlike previous years, we also included a modest request in the letter to members who hadn t pledged recently. At this writing, a large majority of those already pledging were able to increase their pledge. We are grateful for every pledge received, large or small. Did you notice that at the end of November, the two stained glass windows at the east side of the sanctuary, facing the garth, were returned, replacing the plywood in place for several weeks. They were repaired by Pike Studio after the ever watchful Elmer Dustman noticed they were sagging at the bottom. The repair cost of $8,500 was covered by the Building Major Projects budget, which is funded by your pledge dollars. Thank you. Reminders: Pledges are welcome anytime; the recommended budget is prepared in late January. Bill Coons, Stewardship Chair The minister has responsibilities which are not subject to the authority of the session, including the selection of Scripture readings, the preparation and preaching of the sermon, the prayers and music, and the use other art forms such as drama or dance (W a). The sequence of the elements of worship is the responsibility of the minister with the concurrence of the session. (W ) Here at Third Presbyterian Church, worship planning is centered on the Service for the Lord s Day Gathering, The Word, The Lord s Supper and Sending. The staff uses the Revised Common Lectionary the ordered set of scripture readings to plan themes, hymns, anthems, prayers and other elements of the worship service. The lectionary also helps coordinate worship with children s education and adult spiritual formation. Sermons, hymns and anthems are planned seasonally. Several times a year John Wilkinson and Peter DuBois meet to look at the lectionary and at the hymn texts together. Sermon topics and anthem selections have already been tentatively planned, and hymns are chosen to expand upon the themes of the lectionary, sermon and anthems. Youth choir and handbell anthems are also chosen for worship based on lectionary, sermon and music selections. Communion dates are set by the session annually. Baptisms dates are then selected around the communion schedule. Events such as Elder Ordination, New Member Reception and Sunday School Teacher Recognition are planned around Communion and Baptism so that any given service isn t over-filled with worship elements. Once the basic outlines of several weeks worth of worship services have been created, the ministers and staff work on each week s upcoming service, editing and making changes to the bulletin. Sunday s worship is finalized on Wednesday and bulletins go to print on Thursday. In addition to the nuts and bolts of assembling our worship services, planning also includes prayer, awareness of local and world events, and reflection on the needs of the congregation and the community. Our staff s mindful designing and preparation allow us to joyfully offer praise and glory to God each Sunday in worship. If you have questions or comments about worship, please don't hesitate to be in touch with Peter or John. Do you have a question about our worship at Third Presbyterian Church? jefisher100@gmail.com and we ll include it in an upcoming newsletter. The Messenger Page 7

8 THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF John Wilkinson, Pastor Martha C. Langford, Associate Pastor (Congregational Care) Lynette K. Sparks, Interim Associate Pastor (Outreach and Evangelism) Peter A. DuBois, Director of Music/Organist Mary Ann Rutkowski, Associate Director of Music Caroline Robinson, Assistant Organist Rebecca D Angelo-Veitch, Coordinator of Children s Ministry and Congregational Life Jane S. Carden, Coordinator of Youth Ministry William W. Young, Pastor Emeritus Roderic P. Frohman, Pastor Emeritus To reach any of our staff, call Third Presbyterian Church at (585) Meigs Street Rochester, New York THE MESSENGER PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID Published monthly, POSTAGE PAID in Rochester, NY Send address changes to THE MESSENGER 4 Meigs Street, Rochester, NY Beth Williams, Editor USPS The monthly church calendar is available at Chapel Concert by Candlelight Thursday, January 22, 7:30 pm Chapel The Telos Trio present a program titled Gathering Light Rita George Simmons, flute; Debbie Grohman, clarinet; Willie La Favor, piano As winter days slowly begin to lengthen, come celebrate the gathering light in the candlelit chapel. The Telos Trio will present a program of music and readings focusing on inspirational points of light that will warm your spirits. Known for programming that synthesizes thematic inspiration from diverse sources, the Telos Trio performs a wide repertoire of musical styles from Brahms to Higdon, Faure to Buss, Cavallini to light jazz. Founded in 2010, they have been heard on "Live from Hochstein" broadcast live over WXXI Classical 91.5 public radio and have been featured on the Hochstein "Spotlight on Faculty" concert series. All three members of the Telos Trio are on the faculty of the Hochstein School of Music and Dance in Rochester, NY and perform extensively in the area. This concert is made possible in part through the generosity of the Janet S. and David B. Reed Fund. If Music be the Food Sunday, January 25, 7:30pm, Sanctuary Dvorak Terzetto: Federico Agostini and Eri Noda, violins, Carol Rodland, viola Selections of Chopin for solo Piano: Natalia Antonova, piano Duets Opus 28 of Brahms: Kathryn Cowdrick, mezzo soprano and Robert Swensen, tenor; Peter DuBois, piano Chanson Madecasses of Ravel: Katherine Weber, mezzo soprano; Emlyn Johnson, flute; Daniel Ketter, cello; and Daniel Pesca, piano Audience members are invited to bring non-perishable food items or cash donations as the price of admission. If music be the food is a benefit concert series created by Carol Rodland in The mission of the series is to increase awareness and support for the hungry in the community through classical music performances of the highest caliber and to teach music students the importance of utilizing their art as a powerful vehicle for change. Members of the Eastman faculty, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, other local professional musicians, distinguished international guests, and Eastman students join together ad donate their talents and time for these concerts.