KNOWING CHRIST AND MAKING HIM KNOWN

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1 FAIRFIELD GOOD NEWS KNOWING CHRIST AND MAKING HIM KNOWN January 2015 Important Events: Jan. 4 Worship & Communion 10 am Jan. 18 Pizza Lunch after church January 27 meeting of Classis of Passaic Valley Fairfield Reformed Church 360 Fairfield Road Fairfield, NJ Rev. Allan D. Conover, Pastor fairfieldreformedchurch@verizon.net Web site: From the Desk of Pastor One of the main topics of discussion at our annual meeting in December was the future of the Fairfield Reformed Church and how our property relates to that important discussion. The consistory has decided that we need to make our property more attractive. We also need to make it look alive. You will find a list of projects that the consistory will be addressing this year relating to the property. One of the biggest property concerns remains the sanctuary. The consistory is establishing a small committee to obtain bids for the repair of the building, both outside and in. This committee will report its findings to the Building and Grounds committee by April 1st. It is important for us to know the exact costs of repairing our historic building. If you would like to work on this short-term project, please speak with Pastor Conover or any consistory member. God has entrusted us with this wonderful place where we worship and fellowship and serve. He expects us to be good stewards of the property and care for it just as we care about the spiritual things. Please help us to do that this year. May this new year be a blessed one for each of us and for our church. Allan

2 Cont. from page 1 WORSHIP January Jan. 4 Matthew 9:36-10:7 God Can Use You COME AND WORSHIP THE LORD Jan. 11 Acts 1:1-12 The Survival of the Church Jan. 18 Acts 2:1-24 The Proclamation of the Church Jan. 25 Acts 2:41-47 Signs of the Spirit in the Church BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER Jan. 4 9:00 am Change My Attitude Jan. 6 7:00 pm Prayer Jan. 7 7:15 pm Galatians Jan. 11 9:00 am Change My Attitude Jan. 13 7:00 pm Prayer Jan. 14 7:15 pm Galatians Jan. 18 9:00 am Change My Attitude Jan. 20 7:00 pm Prayer Jan. 21 7:15 pm Galatians Jan. 25 9:00 am Change My Attitude Jan. 27 7:00 pm Prayer Jan. 28 7:15 pm Galatians

3 PAGE 3 FAIRFIELD CONSISTORY ELECTIONS The following were re-elected at the annual congregational meeting held on December 14, Elders: 1) Jody Boling 3 year term 2) Gus Matarazzo 3 year term 3) Gene Favatella 1 year term Deacons: 1) Louise Williams 3 year term 2) Carol Sawyer 1 year term Please pray regularly for all of your consistory members. EverReady Circle Meeting There is no meeting scheduled in January. The next meeting will February 16th, 7:00 p.m. Pray without ceasing The more we pray, the more we shall want to pray. The more we pray, the more we can pray. The more we pray, the more we shall pray. He who prays little will pray less, but he who prays much will pray more. And he who prays more will desire to pray more abundantly. C.H. Spurgeon

4 January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Bible Class 9a Worship 10a COMMUNION 5 Elders 6:30 p Deacons 7p Consistory 7:30p 6 Prayer 7p 7 Bible Study 7:15 p Bible Class 9a Worship 10a Prayer 7p Bible Study 7:15 p 18 Bible Class 9a Worship 10a PIZZA LUNCH Prayer 7p Bible Study 7:15 p 25 Bible Class 9a Worship 10a Classis of Passaic Valley 5:30 p Prayer 7p 28 Bible Study 7:15 p

5 POTENTIAL PROPERTY PROJECTS FOR 2015 The Consistory is discussing what needs to be done to fix-up our property. Below is a working list of projects that we have identified. Please feel free to suggest other projects to consistory members. (We are aware that we have not included the basement in the list Projects that may require contractor 1. Sanctuary repair 2. Siding Fascia Fellowship Hall 3. Kitchen door repair/replacement 4. Parsonage fence replacement 5. Power wash house 6. Power wash plexiglass over stained glass 7. Replace Steps to Memory Room 8. Fix garage door opener Electrical projects 1. Re-light sign board in front of church 2. Lighting the front of church 3. Fix Tower lights 4. Check power for Carillon Projects that could be done by volunteers 1. Painting front chain and posts 2. Paint white doors on sanctuary 3. Paint porch over door into fellowship hall 4. Painting Fellowship Hall rooms 5. Replace Planters There is much work to be done. We will be asking for volunteers to sign-up for some of these projects. We will provide the materials and you can do them when your schedule allows. Please help us care for this wonderful resource that God has entrusted to us.

6 FAIRFIELD REFORMED CHURCH 2015 Communion Dates January 4 March 1 April 2 (Maundy Thursday) June 7 August 2 October 4 December 3 Consistory Meeting Dates January 5 February 2 March 2 April 6 May 4 June 1 July 6 August 31 October 5 November 2 December 7 Meetings are on Monday evenings: Elders 6:30 p.m. Deacons 7:00 p.m. Full Consistory 7:30 p.m. Important Dates February 18 Ash Wednesday Covered Dish Supper Worship Service April 2 Maundy Thursday Worship April 5 Easter Sunday Sunrise Worship Service Worship Service 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. November 25 Thanksgiving Eve Worship service 7:00 p.m. November 29 First Sunday of Worship Service Advent 10:00 a.m. December 13 Congregational Meeting Worship Service Lunch followed by Meeting 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. December 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service 7:30 p.m.

7 OFFERING ENVELOPES 2015 You can pick up your box of 2015 offering envelopes in the Fellowship Hall. We encourage you to use the envelopes. It is one way to help us fulfill our stewardship responsibilities to our church and to the missions we support. Special Offering February 1, 2015 Super Bowl Sunday is February 1 st. On that day we will receive a special Souper Bowl of Caring offering for a local charity of our choice. The Missions Committee has chosen the Good Shepherd Mission in Paterson this year to receive our offering. FELLOWSHIP HOUR Fellowship Time refreshments As we did last year, there will be a calendar by the kitchen door for you to sign-up for refreshments and clean-up for our after worship fellowship time. The Fellowship Committee thanks you for your continued involvement and support. The Fellowship Committee will meet after church on January 11th. All are welcome to join. Sunday, January 18th We have planned a pizza luncheon for after church. More details will be in the bulletin.

8 PROPOSED BUDGET Budget Actual 2014 Proposed 2015 Budget Missions Deacon's Fund Evangelism Ministry of Mercy Total $6, $4, $6, Allocated Funds Operations and Maintenance Building Snow plowing Cemetery Choir Classis Assessment Cleaning Service Evangelism Fellowship Gas, electric, oil Multi-peril insurance Office supplies Sunday School/Youth Telephone Water and sewer Allocated gifts Total $52, $37, $51, Salary & Administration Ministry of the Word Car Allowance Study Allowance Major Medical Pianist & Organist Pulpit Supply Pension Secretary Worker's Comp Taxes (SS tax) Total $77, $78, $84, Budget Grand Total $137, $119, $141,700.00

9 2015 Proposed Missions Budget & Mission of the Month 2015 Budget - $6.500 Evangelism $1650 Campus Crusade for Christ - West... $600 Classis of Passaic Valley $100 Gideons International $150 Global Gates - DeCicco ,... $800 Mercy $4850 Compassion International $400 Deacons Fund $3,000 First Choice Women's Resource Center $1,000 Good Shepherd Mission... $450 Samaritan's Purse Souper Bowl of Caring Given to a ministry of the church's choosing as collected as collected January February March April... May June... July August September October November December Mission of the Month Souper Bowl of Caring Classis of Passaic Valley Mission Gideons International Global Gates - DeCicco First Choice Women's Resource Center Compassion International Eveready Circle Mission Project Campus Crusade for Christ - West Samaritan's Purse Samaritan's Purse Good Shepherd Mission

10 January Birthdays 2 Emily Petersen Carol Sawyer 4 Stephanie Gist A.J. Montone 8 Gus Matarazzo, Jackie Fessman 9 Shannon Sullivan, Jessie Nadal 18 Dot Snider 19 Glenn Snider 23 Dan Tarantino 24 Ed Abrams 27 Bret Clark January Wedding Anniversaries 4 Gene and June Favatella 11 Guido and Anna Leone OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes were delivered to children in Zambia, see report at Read how an 11 yr. old girl had been wanting a specific toy that her parents couldn t afford and see how God answered her wish. AND Zimbabwe, see report at Read how an 11 yr. old boy needed specific school supplies and how a girl shared what her shoebox contained and brought two neighboring families together after years of hatred. Now we need to pray for the 50 children who received our shoeboxes and all the other children who will be blessed this year with shoeboxes from others as well as the Bible lessons the children will hear. You can read more stories about how God uses people and shoeboxes to bring children and families to Himself by going to the Samaritan s Purse website at tion-christmas-child/occ-stories/.