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MAILING ADDRESS AND CHURCH E-MAIL

First Congregational UCC
43 Bridge Street
Phoenix, NY 13135

Phone Number 315-695-6262

PHOENIXNYUCC@WINDSTREAM.NET

Office Hours
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 to 1:30

Church Staff and Officers

Moderator -----------------Linda Ball
Vice Moderator/ Church Clerk --------------Nancy Fergerson
Treasurer/Financial Secretary ---------Barb Betts
Deacons-Chair -------------Nancy Sniffen
Trustee-Chair -------------Bruce Schuchert
Outreach/Dorcas. ----------Will Be Sunday
Christian Ed. --------------School Teachers
Memorial Fund
Organist ------------------ Carolyn King
Secretary -----------------Amber Featherly
Custodian -----------------Allan Zellar
St. Pauly's Box-------------Kathy Featherly
Pastor---------------------Stan Bennett

Liturgist and Ushers for November

Liturgist for November

11/4– Doug Wormer

11/11– Volunteer needed

11/18- Nancy Fergerson

11/25– Volunteer needed

Ushers for November

11/4– Deacons

11/11– Judy Austin and Stacy Root

11/18– Tom and Nancy Sniffen

11/25– Bill and Kathleen Brown

Volunteers are also needed for December. We need voices from the Congregation. Thank you , Doug 452-9961

The Phoenix Area Food Pantry

The Phoenix Area Food Pantry Items Needed

1) Toothpaste and tooth brushes

2) Jello and pudding

3) Hot chocolate (individual packs)

4) Shampoo, conditioner

5) Dish detergent

6) Women’s personal products

7) Large size diapers for babies

All your gifts are welcome!

Thank you

Peg Scheffler

The Appearance of the Good Shepard in the Sanctuary

The Appearance of the Good Shepard in the Sanctuary – You have probably noticed the bas-relief votive candle holder on the Church Baptismal Font. It is a rendering of artist George Carruth’s that is in the Good Shepard Chapel in Washington’s National Cathedral. It has been place on the Font to remind us of our baptism and the love Christ holds for each one of His sheep. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, do so.

MUSIC NOTES

MUSIC NOTES

October saw a great diversity of music in our sanctuary. On the 14th we had a wonderful “Jazz Vesper Service.” On the 28th we had our 175th Anniversary Celebration Service that included the Choir and the Bell Choir. Many thanks to Beth Head for preparing the Bell Choir to “Ring Praises”.

On November 11th Pastor Stan will be leading a service at Syracuse Home and it would be wonderful to have some singers to lead the residents (who love to sing!). Just a reminder, choir rehearsal is on Wednesday night at 7 PM.

Syncopation 2 Samuel 6

Since people have asked about the poem I read at the Jazz Vespers on Sunday, October 14. Here it is… Pastor Stan

Syncopation 2 Samuel 6

Shirley Carr

This syncopated place serves

As a result of His mercy,

And graceful composition.

For the position of written notes,

Wrote by the first Jazz player.

Putting harmonic improves,

That rob all logical process.

Standing less of ourselves,

And more of He…

The sermonic chorus,

That ushers in the presence of His Glory.

This is the real story…

The Song For My Father…

The first jazz player,

Who’s rhythmic momentum,

Makes you want to dance.

Bombarded by just a glance of His love,

That leaps boundlessly through the valleys of death.

His very breath breathes life into useless instruments.

That now become the ensemble to carry His lyrics

He is the first Jazz Player.

Dates to Remember November 2012

November:

1st 12:30 Set-Up for Turkey Dinner Dining Room 6:30 Hillam Memorial Bell Choir Disciples Room 2nd 1:00 Turkey Dinner Prep Set-up and cooking. 3rd 4:30 Turkey Dinner Let's all work to make it Everybody Sign Up! GREAT!!!! 4th 9:00 Sunday SchoolEducation Building 10:00 Service Sanctuary 6:00 Pennellville Contata Rehearsal Pennellville Methodist 5th 7:00 Dorcas Meeting Donna Cooper's house 7th 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 8th 6:30 Hillam Memorial Bell Choir Disciples Room 11th 9:00 Sunday School Education Building 10:00 Service Sanctuary 3:00 Syracuse Home Service Syracuse Home Communion 6:00 Pennellville Contata Rehearsal Pennellville Methodist 14th 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 15th 6:30 Hillam Memorial Bell Choir Disciples Room 18th 9:00 Sunday School Education Building 10:00 Service Sanctuary 6:00 Pennellville Contata Rehearsal Pennellville Methodist 19th Evening Cabinet Meeting Chapel/Parlor 22nd All Day! Thanksgiving Day Give thanks & help others! 25th 9:00 Sunday School Education Building 10:00 Service Sanctuary 6:00 Pennellville Contata Rehearsal Pennellville Methodist 28th 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Choir Room 29th 4:00 Decorate the Church Turkey/Biscuit dinner 6:30 Hillam Memorial Bell Choir Disciples Room


Dates to Remember

November 2012

November:

1st

12:30

Set-Up for Turkey Dinner

Dining Room

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

2nd

1:00

Turkey Dinner Prep

Set-up and cooking.

3rd

4:30

Turkey Dinner

Let's all work to make it

Everybody Sign Up!

GREAT!!!!

4th

9:00

Sunday School

Education Building

10:00

Service

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

5th

7:00

Dorcas Meeting

Donna Cooper's house

7th

7:00

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

8th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

11th

9:00

Sunday School

Education Building

10:00

Service

Sanctuary

3:00

Syracuse Home Service

Syracuse Home Communion

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

14th

7:00

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

15th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

18th

9:00

Sunday School

Education Building

10:00

Service

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

19th

Evening

Cabinet Meeting

Chapel/Parlor

22nd

All Day!

Thanksgiving Day

Give thanks & help others!

25th

9:00

Sunday School

Education Building

10:00

Service

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

28th

7:00

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

29th

4:00

Decorate the Church

Turkey/Biscuit dinner

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

Dates to Remember Fall 2012

August:

26th

10:00

Service w/ Humble Men

Salad Luncheon Following

29th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

September:

2nd

10:00

Service - Labor Day Weekend

No Communion

5th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

9th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

3:00

Syracuse Home Service

Come all and join in!

10th

7:00

Dorcas Meeting - Planning

Georgie's House

12th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

16th

10:00

Service - Rally Day!!

SS registration during

***Gift Baskets/Items

***Due today!!

17th

Evening

Cabinet Meeting

Education Wing

19th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

20th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

23rd

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

Sunday School starts

Education Building

2:00

Association Meeting

Registration

3:00

Assoc. Service

Please attend!!

26th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

27th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

29th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

30th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

October:

1st

7:00

Dorcas Meeting

TBA

3rd

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

October:

4th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

6th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

7th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

10th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

11th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

13th

9-3:30

##Progressive Christianity

##Fairmount, NY##

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

14th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

1:00

Crop Walk

Meet at Library

Dates to Remember Fall 2012

August:

26th

10:00

Service w/ Humble Men

Salad Luncheon Following

29th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

September:

2nd

10:00

Service - Labor Day Weekend

No Communion

5th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

9th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

3:00

Syracuse Home Service

Come all and join in!

10th

7:00

Dorcas Meeting - Planning

Georgie's House

12th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

16th

10:00

Service - Rally Day!!

SS registration during

***Gift Baskets/Items

***Due today!!

17th

Evening

Cabinet Meeting

Education Wing

19th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

20th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

23rd

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

Sunday School starts

Education Building

2:00

Association Meeting

Registration

3:00

Assoc. Service

Please attend!!

26th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

27th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

29th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

30th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

October:

1st

7:00

Dorcas Meeting

TBA

3rd

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

October:

4th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

6th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

7th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

10th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

11th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

13th

9-3:30

##Progressive Christianity

##Fairmount, NY##

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

14th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

1:00

Crop Walk

Meet at Library

Dates to Remember Fall 2012

August:

26th

10:00

Service w/ Humble Men

Salad Luncheon Following

29th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

September:

2nd

10:00

Service - Labor Day Weekend

No Communion

5th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

9th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

3:00

Syracuse Home Service

Come all and join in!

10th

7:00

Dorcas Meeting - Planning

Georgie's House

12th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

16th

10:00

Service - Rally Day!!

SS registration during

***Gift Baskets/Items

***Due today!!

17th

Evening

Cabinet Meeting

Education Wing

19th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

20th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

23rd

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

Sunday School starts

Education Building

2:00

Association Meeting

Registration

3:00

Assoc. Service

Please attend!!

26th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

27th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

29th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

30th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

October:

1st

7:00

Dorcas Meeting

TBA

3rd

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

October:

4th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

6th

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

7th

10:00

Service - Communion

Sanctuary

6:00

Pennellville Contata Rehearsal

Pennellville Methodist

10th

7:15

Choir Rehearsal

Choir Room

11th

6:30

Hillam Memorial Bell Choir

Disciples Room

13th

9-3:30

##Progressive Christianity

##Fairmount, NY##

2-3:30

People of Faith Forum

Education Building

14th

10:00

Service - No Communion

Sanctuary

1:00

Crop Walk

Meet at Library

Let you life speak

Let your life speak…” All of us will experience the event known as death in our lives… it is not the end of our lives, but only an opening to eternal life with God. We have created a special file at the Church where you can state what readings you want (Biblical or secular), what music you want (hymns or secular), if you have something you wish to say and have read at your funeral/memorial service. It is a wonderful gift to your loved ones who are grieving and dealing with all the other “business” of dealing with a person’s death to know that this is how their beloved person wishes to be remembered. There is no charge for this at all. Plans can be added to and changed over time as you would like. “Let your life speak…”

Trash & Treasure


Trash & Treasure was a great success. Thank you to everyone for all your donations. Thank you to all those who helped set up, work during the sale and take down this is a lot of hard work and greatly appreciated. We made $1035.35 which make it all worth it . God is still speaking.

Sunday School

Christmas Caroling will be December 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm. Meet at church. Pizza will be served.

Children’s Christmas Pageant will be during Sunday service on December 23, 2012. Stacy Austin-Root director.

Dorcas

Theme Basket drawing will be Sunday December 2, 2012 during coffee hour. Dorcas Christmas party will be at Carolyn Battreall’s. Please bring a snack and gift to steal. All women of the church are welcome.

Greeting from Korea #4

Greetings from Korea #4

November 2012

Dear Family in Phoenix,

Things have moved so quickly since coming back to Korea. The day before I left New York my Dad called my Uncle in Florida and said, “Come pick me up!” I was so glad to get the house up for sale and Dad felt comfortable enough to move to Florida. He is now settled in and doing well. Thank you so much for your prayers and the support of so many of you!

I want to give you an update of what is happening at Ulsan English Fellowship. So many things have been going on! On Thursday mornings we have had a Korean language class for foreigners for a few months, but recently the Korean teacher had to stop. I didn’t want to see the students let down so I told them “Between us I think we can manage to teach each other.” Everyone agreed and we continued class. Thanks be to God a Korean teacher at my school heard about our dilemma and offered to step in. The classes are free to anyone and a few students have kindly given money to the church to pay for electricity and such. That was a blessing. Another blessing that I am very excited about is Thursday evenings, starting November 1st, I will be leading an English Bible study at Eon Yang Full Gospel Church.

A prayer request: I have been visiting other churches and doing monthly special Sunday School English services. The situation is changing and possibly we will start our own Sunday School program in December. Pray for God’s direction and clear guidance in this matter. Thank you!

On October 16th I gave a short presentation about Ulsan English Fellowship at the South District Police Department Foreign Community Leaders Club meeting. This group is the first in the nation to invite foreign community leaders to participate in a think tank on how to communicate better with foreigners living in Korea regarding the laws of the land and to help gather information on how to better serve the needs of the variety of foreigners making Ulsan their home. Along with our church the local Islamic centers are represented, the Ulsan Filipino Association, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Vietnamese Associations, T-Hope an English Teacher volunteer association, the Ulsan Parents Club (Multi-cultural families) and the Ulsan International Volunteer Association. Many of the leaders meet at various functions and festivals throughout the year and try to support each as much as possible. Right now the groups together represent over 2000 foreigners living in Ulsan. Currently there are 20,000 foreign residents from 93 countries – Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese are the biggest groups.

Another awesome project that is developing well and truly blessed is the Good Children Foundation’s efforts in supporting the children’s social service centers of Ulsan. Our church supports this foundation and I personally teach at the head center. In Ulsan there are 59 centers throughout the city serving over 1300 children from broken homes, single parent families, grandparent or other family member lead families and multicultural families. For many years foreigners have visited and supported the city’s orphanage, but it wasn’t until last December that foreigners were aware of the children’s centers. I was shocked because perhaps I was the only foreigner to stumble across this. My mind got to work and I knew if other foreigners knew this information they would be happy to volunteer at a center near their home. So I devised a plan and am currently working with the director to make this program work. Two of our church attendees also volunteer there now. As I was in New York last I got a message from a group of foreigners who were doing a big fundraiser to support a group that helped disadvantaged kids, street children and runaways. Hmmm! Thinking to myself how cool it was to be the link connecting these groups together, because Mr. Seoknam Lee, the foundation director, had been praying about funds to develop a new outreach program to street kids and runaways. Is that a God thing or what!

And get this! On October 16th I asked in the Foreign Community Leaders Club if they had information about any multicultural families receiving services from any of the children’s social welfare centers. At that moment no one knew but it was new information to think about. Two days later Seoknam texts me and asks if I know any Filipinos. Maria the association president and I have known each other for years. She had just explained on the 16th that the local Filipino community was raising funds to support people in the Philippines devastated by this year’s typhoons. They were looking for local Koreans to get involved. Well Tuesday the 23rd I met with Maria and Seoknam to discuss their partnership, because when Seoknam texted me he told me he wanted to also develop and international outreach to disadvantaged kids in the Philippines! Ulsan is a happening place!

I am very excited to be here in Korea doing what I do and being able to share this with you! I will end right here even though there are many other things going on! Oh yes! Except for this - November 19th is our One Year Anniversary. We will be celebrating on the 18th which in Korea is Thanksgiving Sunday. We will host a Thanksgiving dinner at the church and have an outreach to the foreign community.

Thank you so much for your prayerful support.

Much peace and many blessings till next time!

Kevin in Korea

Thank You

Thank you to Lenora Schuchert, Donna Cooper, Peg and Dick Scheffler, Carolyn Battreall, Donna Hart and Sharon Candee for all their help with the preparation for the 175th anniversary of the church. All year our activities were prepared with the 175th in mind. The quilt show, Jazz Fest, Posters, stories of the past, pot luck, book marks and much more.

Thank you to Terry Zellar for getting the 175th pot luck ready and to all those who helped with clean up.

The children loved the Pumpkin farm again this year. The weather did not bother them at all. Thank you to the Hanville Family

Church Directory

Please notify the Church Office and/or the Pastor when:

* You or a family member is sick or in the hospital.

* You are planning a meeting or scheduling an event, so it can be placed on the Church calendar.

* You want to arrange for a Baptism or Wedding.

* When a family member has passed away.

* Your telephone number, email, or address is changed or you planning to move, locally or out of town.

You want to add your birthday or anniversary date to our special dates on file.

* You feel the Church can help you in any way.

Pastor Stan (315) 452-9961 – email dougblueglass@yahoo.com

Church Phone (315) 695-6262



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