Monthly Newsletter Spring Glen Church, UCC 1825 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT September 2015

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1 The Springboard Monthly Newsletter Spring Glen Church, UCC 1825 Whitney Avenue, Hamden CT September 2015 Rally Day September 13 The Christian Education Committee hopes you can join us on September 13 as we launch another exciting church program year. On this date, we will commission our new Church School teachers and children will start the fall term. Following worship you are invited to join us on the North Lawn for a church-wide picnic. We will supply the sandwiches and beverages. Please bring a salad or dessert to share if you are able. Rally Day is traditionally the day our church family rallies together to celebrate our church and to look ahead to the future year. We encourage you to come even if you haven t visited in a while. We all have stories to share as we reacquaint ourselves with one another following our summer travels. We need you to make our church family complete! Fall Sunday School Registration The first day of Sunday School is on Rally Day, September 13. A letter will be mailed to each church school family with a registration form. Please bring these forms with you on Rally Day. These forms alert teachers to parents special concerns, especially regarding food allergies, and allows us to tailor lessons that fit the interest of specific children. At the bottom of the form, you will see a space to grant or decline permission for the church to publish your child s picture on our social media sites. Please understand that even if the church uses your child s photograph, their name will never be published. See you on Rally Day! In This Issue page 1...Rally Day/SS Registration page 2...Pew Pals/Summer SS/Staff Transition page 3... Book Discussion/New Ministry Team page 3...Pre-Worship Child Care/Directory page Bible Studies/Christian Action Cmte page 6...Farmers Market/NeedleArts page 7...Safe Church Training/Adult Choir Update page 7...Contemplative Prayer Meeting page 8...Worship Schedule/Fellowship Hour News page 9...Columbus House/UCC Conference page 10...June/July Financial Report page 11...September SGC Calendar 1

2 Pew Pals Don t be surprised if you find a colorful stuffed animal in your pew beginning on Rally Day! We are launching a Pew Pal program. Each pew will have a stuffed animal that a person (not only children) can hold during worship. The stuffed animal will have a tag that reads, I am a Pew Pal. I will keep you company while we worship. I can stay here, or you may take me home. If you do, please love me the way God loves you! Your child is welcome to take the pal home. You may bring it back in the future or keep it. If your child mouths the pal or it gets soiled so it needs a bath, please place it in the basket in the Narthex. Each week, the pals will be cleaned and restocked as necessary. It is our hope that these pals may comfort some of us during worship and provide a welcoming gesture to families with small children. The Cheshire Congregational Church has successfully run this program at its church. They have graciously donated some Pew Pals to us as we launch our program. If you have small stuffed animals you would like to donate, please place them in the basket in the Narthex. We thank Barbara Hobbs for coordinating this effort. Summer Sunday School Thanks to all the teachers who volunteered over the summer months to teach Summer Sunday School. The children learned about preserving one of God s ultimate creations, the planet Earth. Using the curriculum, What s So Amazing about Polar Bears, children learned about the traits of specific animals, created clay animals and wrote cards for our shut-ins among other activities. Thanks to: Ellen Schowalter, Cynthia Licata, Andri Smith, Jennifer Heath, Peter Lamothe, Debra and Emma Tangarone, Laurel, Katie and Rachel Laster, Doug Hawthorne, Curt Johnson, Kathy and Larry Lee, and Debbie Carpenter. Staff Transition I deeply regret to announce that I will be resigning as Christian Education Coordinator as of January 1, My husband s company is leaving Connecticut and he has been transferred to central New Jersey. My family will be moving from Hamden in the summer of Even though I am leaving my staff position as of January, my family will continue to worship at Spring Glen until next summer. We certainly did not ask for this change. It is an unexpected twist on our journey that we must embrace and pursue. I am reminded of a personal epiphany I had many years ago. I was looking at a Christmas tree and wishing that someone whom I really missed could spend Christmas with me. As my eyes teared up, I noticed that the colorful lights looked even bigger and brighter and I realized that God s light would shine even brighter on me in times of trial and uncertainty. Future unknowns are scary, but we need to focus on faith and not fear. The Spring Glen CE Program is strong and I know its future will not be impacted negatively by a leadership transition. In the meantime, I look forward to a busy fall Sunday School season. With gratitude, 2 Laurie Bleickardt

3 Upcoming Book Discussion, October 15, 7 pm Some 55 individuals attended the Tree of Life Educational Fund-sponsored visit with Palestinians Shurouq Isam Alatrach and Hebe Elias Bannoura at Spring Glen on June 17, The event drew attendees from the Jewish Voice for Peace, the Church of the Redeemer, the Friends Meetinghouse, the First Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian Society, among others. The women shared moving first-hand accounts concerning the challenges they and their fellow Palestinians face. In an effort to continue learning about life in the Middle East today, Spring Glen s book group will discuss Sandy Tolan s The Lemon Tree on October 15, In 1967, Bashir Al-Khayri, a Palestinian twenty-five-year-old, journeyed to Israel, with the goal of seeing the beloved old stone house, with the lemon tree behind it, that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Ashkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship, forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next thirty-five years in ways that neither could imagine on that summer day in Based on extensive research, and springing from his enormously resonant documentary that aired on NPR's Fresh Air in 1998, Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, suggesting that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and reconciliation. Join Debra Tangarone for a discussion of The Lemon Tree in the Fellowship Room on October 15 from 7:00-8:30 pm. If you would like to order a copy of the book ($13, paperback), contact Debra at friend7434@yahoo.com by September 10. New Toddler Room Ministry Team! The CE Committee extends its sincere thanks to all those that agreed to serve on the newly formed Toddler Room Ministry Team: Jasmine Brownell, Laura Callinan, Beverly Harrison, Nick Healy, Peter Lamothe, Larry Lee, Michele O Connell, Ellen Schowalter, Eric Summerer, Debra Tangarone, Emma Tangarone, Lindsay Triplett and Bethany Appleby (substitute). Members of the team will serve alongside Brianna Etter-Speaker, our paid Toddler Room teacher, who leads an age-appropriate Sunday School lesson each week. Volunteers will serve in the Toddler Room approximately four times per year. Our toddlers, and parents of toddlers, thank you! Pre-Worship Child Care Now Available Thanks to a generous donation from the Music Committee, CE is now able to offer child care beginning at 9:00 am Sunday mornings. This will enable parents of young children to participate in choir or the Sunday morning Bible study. Why not nurture yourself by joining friends in song or study while your children are in the good hands of our Toddler Room teacher? Contact Laurie Bleickardt with any questions. Church Directory A directory of church members is available online on the church website. Printed copies can be made at the church office by request. 3

4 Bible Studies Young Adult Bible Study Resumes September 13 Are you a young adult (20's or 30s) looking for a place to fit in at Spring Glen Church? We would like to invite you to a BYOB event (bring your own Bible) that meets every other Sunday evening in the nursery, starting on September 13th. Each meeting starts at 5:30 with a half hour of fellowship with dinner provided. Then child care is provided from 6:00-7:00, where the adults discuss a chapter of the Bible; this fall we will be looking at 1 Timothy. It is a relaxed, open and accepting conversation where all ideas are welcome. We hope you will join us as we are always eager to expand our group and to hear new points of view! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Braxton Carrigan (braxton.carrigan@gmail.com) or Kathy Lee (k.kew.lee@gmail.com). Sunday Morning Bible Study Resumes September 20 At this busy back-to-school time of year, it can sometimes feel like life is just a series of things to get done before you collapse, exhausted into bed at night. Sure you re fulfilling your responsibilities as parent, community member, church member, son, or daughter. But it s easy to lose touch with the Spirit that inspires your sense of responsibility the Spirit that makes duty not just an obligation you can t get out of, but a source of meaning and purpose. And that s part of what church is for... to get you back in touch with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit that helps you do what you need to do, and not exhaust yourself doing it! To help you re-charge your batteries at church, we are resuming our Sunday morning Bible Study on September 20, The group meets Sunday mornings before worship, 9:00-9:45 am in the Fellowship Room. Each week we look at the text to be used in worship that day. There is no need to read in advance and you re welcome to drop in when you can. Come join us for a cup of coffee and some lively discussion! Child care is provided. Contact Debra Tangarone with any questions. Monday Afternoon Bible Study Resumes September 21 Our Monday Bible Study will began again for the program year on Monday, September 21st at 1 pm. All are welcome to join us for this time to study Scripture and its impact on our daily living. Beginning this fall, we're planning to spend a few weeks exploring the parables of Jesus. The parables of Jesus are timeless teaching stories about the wonder of God and God's call to us. First told in the first century to a rural, simple group of people in the lands where Jesus taught, they continue to teach and shape our lives today All are welcome to be part of this fellowship group which meets on Monday afternoons. 4

5 Christian Action Committee Outreach Covenant with The Town of Hamden: A New Direction We are excited about a new outreach opportunity that will help localize even more of our outreach efforts with the Town of Hamden. As we were re-committing to the statewide nonprofit organization Covenant to Care for Children, we especially asked if our efforts could be targeted for our local Hamden North Haven area. As a result of the efforts of Shonya Harrison from Covenant to Care for Children, Spring Glen Church and The Town of Hamden Youth Services, we now have a 2 year covenant for a three way relationship allowing us to work directly with the Youth Services staff so that our various gifts can benefit the Hamden children in special need of support. We look forward to working with them throughout our year to help ensure that Hamden children and families will be the recipients of backpacks and school supplies, Thanksgiving baskets, holiday gifts and a spring initiative still being re-designed. Carolyn Cary, Chair Christian Action Committee Backpack Dedication was Sunday August 16 Even in the midst of a busy summer, Spring Glen folks were able to find the time and the funding to provide children in need with important resources to help them get off to a good start for this school year. For all of you who delivered backpacks filled with supplies along with those of you who donated over $265 in funding, we say thank you! With much gratitude, Bethany Appleby and Sue Spight, Co-Chairs: Backpack Project Christian Action Committee Hamden Youth Services Outreach Counselor Beth Chiarillo picking up backpacks from Carolyn Cary Christian Action Chair Backpacks and School Supplies Collection: A Great Success As our initial project working with The Town, many of you helped make our school supplies collection a big success. Together we were able to donate 25 children s backpacks filled with age appropriate supplies along with extra supplies for their supply closet to help meet the ongoing needs of those children whose families depend on the Hamden Youth Services and their day care program. In addition, we were able to honor our covenant with Christian Community Action (CCA) by also donating backpacks and school supplies to the family who resides in the CCA apartment that Spring Glen Church continues to support. 5

6 Meals and Wheels Meals and Wheels is a committee that provides meals and rides to members. In September we will provide meals to families with new babies and surgeries. One can be on the volunteer list for either one or the other service or both. Questions? Call Ellen Schowalter or ellen.schowalter@gmail.com. Farmers Market Support Our Spring Glen Farmer s Market Come join us every Tuesday from 2-6 pm for our farmer's market. The market will run from June 30 October 13. Fresh fruits and vegetables lead the show along with vendors selling flowers, honey, syrup, pickles and relishes. And new this year: Fresh baked treats for your canine friends. And to satisfy your sweet and savory cravings: Two food trucks: Sugar (cupcake truck) and Spuds Your Way (baked potato truck). Please join us! Thank you, Amelia Iuliano Farmer s Market Coordinator Looking for an Assistant Farmer s Market Coordinator Do you have a few hours on a Tuesday afternoon to be the Spring Glen Church Community Ambassador to assist Amelia with extending Spring Glen Church hospitality? We are looking for 1-2 folks who may be available to just be present from 2-6 at an easy to set up hospitality table. If we have more than one who would like to help we could do two shifts. The biggest need is for the few occasions when Amelia is not able to be present so we just need a back up or two. The responsibilities are very few other than being a welcoming presence on behalf of the church and to answer a question or two from any of our Farmers Market guests (restroom locations, what is Spring Glen Church all about, etc.) along with providing any available brochures on the market and the church. This is an important church ministry and wonderful outreach opportunity to extend our friendship into the community. Please contact Carolyn chcary1@cox.net or if you have an interest in helping. Spring Glen Needlework Group Come one, come all. All knitters, embroiderers, crocheters whatever your needlework passion (as long as it is portable!), join us for fun and fellowship. The first meeting of the Spring Glen Church needlework group will be Monday, September 14th at the home of Jean Davis. We meet at 7:30 pm and conclude our meetings at 9:00 pm. All are welcome! For more information, please contact Diane or j.hirsch@snet.net 6

7 Safe Church Training Thursday, September 24 at 7pm Spring Glen Church adheres to a Safe Church Policy. Safe Church is the name of the program that helps our church members and leaders keep safe from any kind of exploitation, intimidation, abuse, misconduct and harassment. The policy states that all church volunteers who work with children and other vulnerable Congregation members should attend a Safe Church training once every five years. If you fall into any of the following categories, you will be asked to attend a training led by Pastor David on Thursday, September 24 from 7-8:30 in the Fellowship Room: Members of the Safe Church Response Team Lay Caregivers Sunday School Teachers Toddler Room Assistants Anyone else who works with children in church You should be receiving an in the next few weeks with a Self-Disclosure Form. We ask that you complete this form and bring it to the training with you. If you have any questions about this training, please contact Laurie Bleickardt. Adult Choir Welcome/Welcome Back Party "Ever thought of joining the choir? You're in luck because we're looking for new singers! No audition and no experience required. Rehearsals are Wednesday evening from 7:30-9pm and Sunday morning at 9:15am. Regular attendance is encouraged but not required. Please join us for our Welcome/Welcome Back Party on Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 from 7:15-8pm in the fellowship room, followed by our first rehearsal from 8-9pm in the choir room. Meet the choir, have some snacks, and experience your first rehearsal under the direction of the AMAZING Terese Gemme!!! If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Cecala at AmandaGCecala@gmail.com. " Contemplative Prayer Introductory Meeting Sunday, September 27 In its basic and most fundamental expression, Contemplative Prayer is a loving attentiveness to God. Richard Foster If you would like to learn to pray in ways that take us outside our usual verbal prayers, where we do much if not all the talking, then this program may be of interest to you. And if you have some basic questions about prayer, find it hard to pray or never can find the time, this course may be helpful to you. We will practice different ways to pray and examine what stands in the way of deepening our prayer and relationship with God. We will meet after worship on September 27 for an introduction to the program and to determine a regular meeting time. If you are simply curious, not sure if this is for you, please feel free to come to the first session. It is expected that we will meet at a regular intervals to practice together and to learn about this approach to prayer. In our regular group meetings, we will spend some time in learning practices such as Breath, centering and healing prayer. These different methods use silence in various ways, in connection with scripture or simple words or short phrases. Time: 11:30 a.m. Place: Fellowship Room Please RSVP to Pastor Clare by clarerobert@earthlink.net 7

8 Sunday Worship Schedule Sept 2015 Sept 6, 2015 Prov 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23, Ps 125 or Isa 35:4-7a, Ps 146, James 2:1-10(11-13), 14-17, Mark 7:24-37 Sept 13, 2015 Prov 1:20-33, Ps 19 or Isa 50:4-91a, Ps 116: 1-9 or Wis of Sol 7:26-8:1, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38 Sept 20, 2015 Prov 31:10-31, Ps 1 or Wis of Sol 1:16-2-1, or Jer 11:18-20, Ps 54, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a, Mark 9:30-37 Sept 27, 2015 Est 7:1-6,9-10;9:20-22, Ps 124 or Num 11: 4-6,10-16,24-29,Ps 19:7-14, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:38-50 September Fellowship Hour Hosting Schedule The following individuals are scheduled to serve Fellowship Hours in the next month. If you cannot serve on your assigned date, we appreciate you helping identify a substitute host and notifying Debby Jagielow at djvl29@gmail.com or (203) To learn more about hosting duties or to see the full year's schedule, visit: 9/6/15 Maureen Munzner, Jack Fisher with Liz Wootton 9/13/15 Belinda Legere, Christian Ed Cmte with Debby Jagielow 9/20/15 Debby & John Carpenter, Connie & Paul Rogers with Stefanie Summerer 9/27/15 Michele, Ryan, Evan & Matthew O'Connell, Barbara & Alex Lassonde with Katharine Healy Please re-home your coffee mugs! If you have previously brought a personal coffee mug to use during fellowship time, we ask that you re-home your mug so we may re-claim the cabinet space in the kitchen. Mugs will be out during Fellowship Hours on September 20 & 27. Please locate yours and take it with you to enjoy use at home again. Thank you! Debby Jagielow for the Fellowship Hour Committee Mark your calendar: Fellowship Hour Hosting Schedule set for September August 2016! As part of our shared ministry to and with one another, each member of the church is asked to help serve coffee hour at least one Sunday a year. Each week, we pair two members/families with a Fellowship Committee member to host this important and enjoyable community time. Our Fellowship Committee member will guide host families in setup, service and cleanup. On your Sunday of service you may choose to contribute additional food or decorations for coffee hour, though this is not required. Please note, all food contributions for fellowship hours should be NUT free. The schedules are posted on the church website at: If you are not able to host on your assigned date, we ask that you try to help find a replacement, perhaps swapping with an individual/family scheduled later in the months ahead. Please notify Debby of any changes, and she will update the master calendar and the church office. To find the phone numbers or addresses of other members, you may log in as a member on our website, and then you access a downloadable church directory from the righthand navigation menu. The month before you serve you will receive an reminder from the office. The week before you serve your fellowship ambassador will contact you with specifics for your Sunday. Additional information is also available online at Thank you for participating in this important ministry of serving one another and our guests! In gratitude, Debby Jagielow on behalf of the Fellowship Ambassadors: on behalf of the Fellowship Ambassadors: Nancy Dittes, Liz Wootton, Andri Smith, Stefanie Summerer, Catie Carrigan, Catharine Healy, Liz Wootton, and Emily Smith. 8

9 Columbus House Thanks to your generosity, on Thursday, July 23rd and Thursday, August 27th, Columbus House clients enjoyed a dinner of casserole, green beans, green salad, bread and butter, cake, and watermelon. Many thanks to all our food shoppers, preparers, and servers!! Our July shoppers and chefs were: Brownell family, Mary Cameron, Catie Carrigan, Don & Jacki Colvin, Hugh Davis, Jean Davis, Nancy Elliott, Meredith Kinkle, Bobbie Kraus, Gayle Logan, Ellen Schowalter, Andri Smith, Watkins family. Our servers were Bobbie Kraus, Kim Kraus, Kaitlyn Thompson, Ellen Schowalter, Amy Baker, and Gayle Logan. Our August shoppers and chefs were: Michele and Carl Backus, Brownell family, Don & Jacki Colvin, Nancy Elliott, Bev Harrison, Doug Hawthorne, Katharine Healy, Bobbie Krauss, Gayle Logan, Amy Lynn, Marian Page, Carolyn Paul, Ellen Schowalter, Andri Smith, and Theresa Voss. Our servers were Bobbie Kraus, Kim Kraus, Kaitlyn Thompson, Mary Manion, and Theresa Voss. This is a wonderful ministry, and one that is easy to get involved in. Spring Glen Church provides the evening meal at Columbus House on the fourth Thursday of each month. It s an easy way to help others on your own time even if you can t serve on Thursday night, you can shop or cook ahead of time and if you have young children in your life, it s a great way to get them involved in helping others. (Children can be great cake bakers, casserole mixers, and servers.) Our next opportunity to serve will be Thursday, September 24. Look for the sign-up sheet each month in the entryway, and join us in this fun, rewarding, and essential ministry. (Questions? Contact Amy Lynn, , jesta5@comcast.net.) For I was hungry, and you gave me food. Matthew 25:35. Save the Date! UCC Connecticut Conference The annual meeting of the UCC Connecticut Conference is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, at Newington High School, 605 Willard Ave., Newington. Following last year's theme of "interdependence," this year will focus on "Leadership." The keynote speaker will be our newly elected General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer. CT Conference Minister, the Rev. Kent J. Siladi, will also address the assembly. All UCC church members are welcome to attend. You do not need to be a delegate! For more information, please contact Rita McCleary (rita.mccleary@gmail.com) or go to the CT Conference website, The Rev. David Minnick, Interim Senior Pastor Davemintbg@aol.com The Rev. Clare Robert, Associate Pastor clarerobert@earthlink.net Laurie Bleickardt, Christian Education Coordinator Lbleickardt@yahoo.com Dr. Terese Gemme, Organist and Choir Director gemme@sbcglobal.net Julia McLaughlin, Office Manager/Springboard Editor springg@snet.net Ed Ercolano, Custodian cercolano14@aol.com 9

10 JUNE/JULY FINANCIAL REPORT As is typically the case, the summer months are a time when revenue drops and expenditures exceed income. However, this year the church entered the summer with a lower positive balance than in recent prior years and, therefore, the year to date (through July) operating fund has a negative balance of just over $11,500. Through July expenditures were, in fact, only around $1,000 more than at the same time last year. having passed), the year-to-date figure includes several major items that are received at the beginning of the year, such as prior year balance and pledges paid in advance. This emphasizes the importance of members fulfilling their individual pledge commitments because that is the most significant income category over which we collectively have control. June/July 2015 Income Pledges $ 32, All Other Income $ 6, Total Income $ 39, Expenses Ministry/Staff $ 29, Christian Education $ Music $ 3, Office $ 7, Building Maintenance $ 6, Deacons $ Church Organizations $ 4, Other Expenses $ 4, Total Expenses $ 58, Net Income or (Loss) $ (19,078.92) A copy of the detailed Treasurer s Report is always available in the church office or on the Committee bulletin board for anyone to review; copies can also be ed by contacting Doug Hawthorne at or by at dougdhawthorne@gmail.com. If there are specific questions regarding the church s financial health, please contact Treasurer Doug Hawthorne or Senior Trustee Ron Offutt. 10

11 Spring Glen Church Calendar September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat am-2pm FR Cmte on Ministry am S Worship/Communion/ Food Bank Collection 13 RALLY DAY 9:15a FR Teacher Training 10am S Worship/S School 11am PL Rally Day 5:30p N Young Adult Bible Study 20 9am FR Bible Study 10am S Worship/Sunday School 27 9am FR Bible Study 10am S Worship/ Sunday School 11:30am FR Contemplative Prayer Group 5:30pm N Young Adult Bible Study 7 LABOR DAY OFFICES CLOSED 14 7pm FR Council Mtg 21 1 pm FR Bible Study 7:30pm FR Benevlolence Meeting 28 1pm FR Bible Study 8 12pm FR Staff meeting 2-6pm Farmer's Market PL 6:30p Deacons Mtg OC 15 11am FR Staff Meeting 2-6pm Farmer's Market PL 7pm FR CE Cmte 22 11am FR Staff meeting 2-6pm Farmer's Market Opens PL 29 11am FR Staff meeting 2-6pm Farmer's Market Opens PL 9 7:15p FR Choir Welcome Party 8pm CR Choir Rehearsal 16 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal 23 7 pm CR Music Cmte 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal 30 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal 10 7pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte 17 7:15am FR Pastoral Relations Cmte 7pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte 24 4:30p Columbus House meal 7pm FR Safe Church Training 7pm FR Pastoral Search Cmte Eagle Scout Work Project :45pm Ella Scantlebury visit; meet at Christian Tabernacle Eagle Scout Work Project 7:30 OC = Off Campus FR = Fellowship Room GH = Great Hall S = Sanctuary CR = Choir 11

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