THROUGH THE STUDY WINDOW NOVEMBER 2017 Peru Community Church Rev. Peggi J. Eller, Pastor Services at 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM E-mail.office@perucommunitychurch.com Church Office..(518) 643-8641
From the Pastor s Pen November 2017 After every mission trip, I say This was a life-changing experience. But today, as I write this Pastor s Pen, I am wondering why am I not more changed? During a mission trip, I feel like nothing will ever be the same. I ll be different when I return. But then I m back at work, stress mounts, my aches and pains return, I run late to appointments -- succumbing to the same old, bad habits I ve always had. What s the point of a life-changing experience if life isn t really changed? What I ve concluded is that I have changed and each life-changing experience simply opens a door that shows me how much further I have to go; each question answered brings new questions, and often I m more confused than ever about God and Christian life after a mission trip than before. I experienced that riveting, knee-buckling mystery during a mission trip to several orphanages in Russia and perhaps I expect it each time, which leads to severe disappointment after the fact. Could it be that I covet that dramatic moment more than the concrete and sustainable lessons I learn on most mission trips. Mission trips are filled with the call for humility, patience, discomfort and wonderment fewer dramatic moments and more introspection. This I do know, mission trips help me to see God in more places; faces nobody photographs, broken communities, the prison cell, the heartbreak of crushing poverty and all other not-ready-for-facebook moments. Coming home helps me to see God in the everyday beauty of routine whether in the storm or in the sunset. Life with God and in Christian community is strengthened, both by lifechanging experiences, and the daily routine of spiritual disciplines prayer, reading Scripture, Holy Communion and fasting. Ordinary daily routine along with the extra-ordinary serves to remind me of God s saving grace in my life. In Christ s Service, Pastor Peggi
NOVEMBER WORSHIP ASSISTANTS 8:00AM SERVICE November 5 th Lay Reader: Don Haight Ushers: Diane & Don Haight Acolyte: Emma Posada November 12 th Lay Reader: Cathie Butts Ushers: Sandy Lashua & Cathie Butts Acolyte: Simone LaPlante November 19 th Lay Reader: Guy Rotz Usher: Guy Rotz Acolyte: Emma Posada November 26 th Lay Reader: Debbie Bell Ushers: Debbie & Howard Bell Acolyte: Simone LaPlante 10:30AM SERVICE November 5 th Lay Reader: Don Wickman Usher: Don Wickman Acolyte: Aleksandra Hulkow November 12 th Lay Reader: Bill Price Ushers: Deanne & Bill Price Acolyte: Katerina Sabella November 19 th Lay Reader: Charlie Neyenhouse Ushers: Penny & Charlie Neyenhouse Acolyte: Aleksandra Hulkow November 26 th Lay Reader: Michelle St. Onge Ushers: Michelle & Ethan St. Onge Acolyte: Katerina Sabella Pastor Peggi has office hours every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 3pm and by appointment. Call the church office to set up a specific time to meet with her or drop by. 518.643.8641 ext. 23
PRAYER LIST Pat Condon Matthew Davis Nancy Fegan Kathleen Fornecker Rosemary Gaulin Roy Hutchins William McGrath Roy (Rick) Morse Tara Palmer Barbara Perry Eleanor Place Ann Stevenson Rev. Scott Tyler June Weiskotten Ann & Lynn Wilke If you have a prayer need, please know that the congregation of Peru Community Church is committed to making God s house a house of prayer as we pray for one another. A prayer request can be submitted in person, by phone, or by email (office@perucommunitychurch.com). Names will be automatically removed from the list after 4 weeks. A Prayer Request form can be found in the church and the Fellowship Center. There is now an area for you to designate if you would like to provide a prayer shawl for the person you are requesting prayers for. All those living and stationed in war-torn areas of the world, all those affected by weather related disasters, world peace, children living in unstable environments, immigrants, and those serving in our Armed Forces: Tyler James Goheens Robert Holt Kainan Provost Caleb Webb An Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Celebration will be held on Tuesday, November 21st at 6:30pm in our sanctuary. (12 Elm Street, Peru) We will gather with our brothers and sisters from St. Augustine s Roman Catholic Church and members of the community to worship and sing together in anticipation of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Food & Fellowship to follow in the Peru Community Church Fellowship Hall.
PERU COMMUNITY CHURCH LADIES GUILD PIE & PUMPKIN ROLL SALE NAME: TELEPHONE # # ORDERING BAKED APPLE PIE @ $9 EACH UNBAKED APPLE PIE @ $9 EACH (WITH BAKING INSTRUCTIONS) (To bake at home or freeze and bake later) BAKED PUMPKIN PIE @ $9 EACH PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE ROLL @ $12 EACH (FROZEN) GRAND TOTAL @ $ Order deadline is SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 th, by 12 noon. Please contact any Ladies Guild Member or the Church Office at 518-643-8641 The pick-up date is TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 st from 2pm until 6pm in the PCC Fellowship Center, 13 Elm Street Please help support the Ladies Guild as we continue our mission helping others in the church and community.
QR CODE FOR EASY GIVING Forget your checkbook? Leave your cash on the table? Scan this code for easy giving. You can also make your donation by using the Give+ app on your smart phone or tablet, by visiting the church website and clicking on the green Online Giving button, or by following this link: https://goo.gl/tdh88z All electronic donations are private & secure. Congregation (con gre ga tion) noun The Latin word gregis means flock or herd and gives us words such as gregarious, fond of being with a herd of people ; segregated, set away from the herd ; aggregate, gathered into a herd ; and egregious, standing out from the herd. Congregation comes from this stem as well. From congregare, with con meaning together ; therefore, to herd or flock together. This idea of a flock is carried further in the word pastor, a leader of a church congregation. Pastor is Latin for shepherd, from pascere, meaning to pasture or feed. The Peru Lions Club has a donation bin located in the Fellowship Center that you can drop your old eyeglasses into. The Lions will recycle, repair and reuse the glasses for people in need. Welcome! On Sunday, October 15 th, Nonie Andrews and Shirley Arnold became members of Peru community Church. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call the church office or Pastor Peggi at (518) 643-8641.
PERU COMMUNITY CHURCH 2017 FRUIT SALE FRESH TEXAS CITRUS! A wonderful Christmas gift for family and friends! You will be notified when the fruit arrives. (Tentatively scheduled to arrive around December 8th) Fruit can be picked up in the Fellowship Center at 13 Elm Street, Peru, NY. Home delivery can be arranged if you are unable to get out. ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 th RIO STAR RED GRAPEFRUIT NAVEL ORANGES ½ GRAPEFRUIT ½ ORANGES $18/Box $20/Box $20/Box ½ boxes can be ordered if a whole box is too much. Boxes are 2/5 bushel. Use the form below and return to the church office before November 19 th Please make checks payable to: PERU COMMUNITY CHURCH P.O. Box 38, Peru, NY 12972... Peru Community Church Fruit Sale 2017 Fruit Number of Boxes Cost Rio Star Red Grapefruit @ $18 = Navel Oranges @ $20 = ½ & ½ Mixed @ $20 = Total Cost >>>>>>> Name: Address: Phone: Email: Questions? Call Nancy Hughes 518-562-1870
Ladies Guild News The next meeting of the Ladies Guild will be on Monday, November 13 th, at 6:30pm in the Chapel. We will be wrapping the Thanksgiving boxes and finalizing plans for other upcoming events. We will be baking pumpkin rolls on Wednesday, November 15 th beginning at 8:30am. The pies will be baked on Tuesday, November 21 st beginning at 8:30am. Everyone is welcome to join us to bake and for fellowship. We are very pleased to announce that another round of informational sessions on Alzheimer's Disease will begin this fall. They will be held on the first Monday of the month beginning on November 6 th at 1:00pm at Peru Community Church Fellowship Center (13 Elm Street, Peru). The scheduled dates are November 6 th, December 4 th, January 8 th, (second Monday due to New Year s Day) and February 5 th. These classes will be a repeat of the summer sessions for anyone who was unable to attend. Call Sierra at (518) 867-4999 ext. 207 to register. Registration is not necessary to attend, but it helps to know how many people to bring materials for. The next issue of the Study Window will be for December 2017/January 2018. The deadline to place articles is by the 15 th of November. You can always e-mail your articles to the church office at: office@perucommunitychurch.net
Let the Ladies Guild Help With Your Baking Needs! The Ladies Guild will be selling baked apple pies, unbaked apple pies, pumpkin pies and pumpkin cream cheese rolls for your holiday meals. The deadline to order these delicious treats is Sunday, November 12 th at noon. All items can be picked up at Fellowship Center on Tuesday, November21 st from 2:00 to 6:00pm. The pumpkin rolls are $12 each and the pies are $9 each. An order form is available in the Study Window or in the Sunday bulletins. The monies from this sale will be used toward local missions of the church and community. THANKSGIVING BOXES Ladies Guild will be preparing 30 boxes of items for Thanksgiving dinners to be delivered by JCEO to families in need. The timeline for the donations always seems early in relation to the actual Thanksgiving date. However, our local JCEO office person delivers the boxes personally to families in need. Also, about the same time as Thanksgiving, the applications for heating assistance are due so she is very busy providing these services for the winter. The Ladies Guild is accommodating this schedule of dates in November. We are asking members of the congregation to donate items for the boxes. The following items are being requested: potatoes (5 lb.), carrots (2lb.), canned corn, canned peas, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, canned yams, brownie mix, margarine, stuffing, rolls and foil turkey pans. These items should be brought in by Sunday, November 12 th 12:00pm. Carrots, potatoes, margarine and rolls should be brought in after November 9th. Ladies Guild will be purchasing 30 turkeys plus 5 additional turkeys. Monetary donations are also welcome. {Please check-off items when you bring them in so we can keep track.} Thank you for your continued generosity!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER 01 Doug Garrand 07 Nancy Hughes 16 Donna Souliere 02 Sarabeth Agoney 07 Nathan Zielinski 21 Hilda Curtis 02 Steven Brault 10 Mary Beth Coolidge 21 Marcus Lavigne 02 Daniel Darrah 11 Blake Altizer 25 Paige Moore 02 Emilie Morgan 12 Guy Rotz 27 Alan Aguglia 02 Shephen Posada 13 Elise Altizer 28 Wally Day 03 William Forrence 16 Bruni Michaud 28 Tanya Roark 05 Mia Godfrey 16 Mikaela Raymond 30 Scott Brault HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 08 Mr. & Mrs. Les Pal 29 Mr. & Mrs. David LaClair
NOVEMBER 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Communion Every Sunday at 8am Service AA meets every Monday at 7:30pm RSVP Exercise Group meets Tues. & Thurs. at 9:30am 1 2 3 4 Knit-Wits Lions 6pm 1-3pm Choir 7pm Communion Sunday Blessing Thanksgiving Boxes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Alz. Assn. OFFICE 1pm CLOSED Confirmation Class 6pm Trustees 6pm AA 7:30pm Peru Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner 4:30 7pm Knit-Wits 1-3pm Finance Team 6:30pm Pastor s Sabbath Choir 7pm 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ladies Personnel Pumpkin Guild Team Mtg. Roll Baking Pastor s 6:30pm 7pm Sabbath AA 7:30pm Knit-Wits 1-3pm Choir 7pm 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pie Baking Happy Confirmation Knit-Wits Thanksgiving Class 6pm 1-3pm OFFICE CLOSED AA 7:30pm Community Thanksgiving Service 6:30pm OFFICE CLOSED 26 27 28 29 30 Confirmation Class 6pm Official Board 6pm AA 7:30pm
PERU COMMUNITY CHURCH PO BOX 38 PERU, NY 12972 We the Community Church of Peru, A dynamic, ecumenical Christian community of faith, bound in Loving fellowship and service, gather to worship God, Looking for a sense of belonging, and seeking a faith to sustain us. PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICE IF YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED