first presbyterian church of cazenovia april 2016 newsletter
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First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia
APRIL 2016 Newsletter
A publication of the
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
of Cazenovia, New York
Worship Services 10:00 a.m.
Nursery care provided 3 yrs. & under
Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. in the Wendell House
for children Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th grade.
Office Hours: Monday thru Fr iday,
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Phone: 315-655-3191 FAX: 315-655-4285
Website: www.cazpres.org
email: [email protected]
27 Albany Street P.O. Box 306 Cazenovia, NY 13035
Established in 1799
News from the Director of Music
Christ is Risen! CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED!
We are very blessed at the First Presbyterian
Church of Cazenovia to be able to proclaim our
Savior’s re-birth, not only by the word, but through music and
the gifts that our congregation and community are able to give!
First, I’d like to thank the Senior Choir for all they
give! The Easter season brings extra services, extra music and
extra rehearsals to add onto our busy schedules. The Senior
Choir is always steps up and exceeds the expectation of just
supporting worship. Music is part of our church culture at Caz
Pres, and the choir makes that happen week after week!
Secondly, our Jubilate Choir has come a long way since
I started almost two years ago. We were extremely blessed to
have the kids play a two pieces on Palm Sunday for the
prelude. Since we moved into playing hand bells now, the kids
were able to show you some of the special techniques they’ve
been learning.
Next, we must recognize the outstanding job performed
by our guest musical soloists. Mary Coburn on violin is always
a very welcome addition to our Tenebrae service on Maunday
Thursday. Although the service is usually somber, the violin
brings such emotion to very meaningful music. Thank You
Mary!
Easter Sunday is always a treat with special brass
music! This year Kevin Johnson and his student Derek White
joined us on trumpet. It’s always such a pleasure to have Kevin
join us and really end the Lenten Season with a bang!
Finally, our thanks go to the Reverend Dr. George
Van Arnam. As many of you know, our Easter service this
year was George’s last Sunday preaching in Cazenovia.
George has held a special place in our hearts for a long time as
he as filled our pulpit during this interim, and for many years
prior. Best of luck George, in your retirement and warmer
weather! We’ll miss you!
Just a quick reminder, the summer music season is right
around the corner. If you or a family member would like to
share your gifts while the choir is on break during the summer,
please drop me a note: [email protected]
Many Thanks and God Bless,
Vince Guarneiri
Pulpit Supply
April 3rd............................Earl Arnold
April 10th..........................Ginny Smith
April 17th.......................Richard Smith
April 24th........................Neil Conway
May 1st..............................Earl Arnold
May 8th...........................Jane Dascher
May 15th..............................Bill Por ter
May 22nd........................Jane Dascher
May 29th..........................Ginny Smith
Alice Edwards Circle Meeting: April 20th at noon ~ Board Room
Board of Deacons: Meeting: April 17th at 11:15 ~ Library
Board of Trustees: Meeting: April 18th at 7:30 p.m. ~ Work room
Christian Education: Meeting: April 3rd at 11:15 a.m. ~ Wendell House
Evangelism & Fellowship: Meeting: April 10th at 11:15 a.m. ~ Work room
Outreach: Meeting: April 10th @ 11:15 a.m. ~ Board room
Session: Meeting: April 18th at 7:00 p.m. ~ Meeting House
Worship & Music Committee: Meeting: April 12th at 6:00 p.m. ~ Work room
Newsletter Deadline: April 20th for the May Newsletter
April 20th at noon
Meeting House
Hostesses: Diane Campbell, Sue Perriello
Program: “Deepening our Relationships
with God: Spirituality in the Maturing
Years.” Presenter: the Reverend Dr. Virginia Smith
Please bring a sandwich, a smile and
a personal care product for CazCares!
All women of the church are invited.
On Tuesday April 5th at
6:00 pm the Caz Pres
Church will host a
farewell fellowship pot-luck supper for
George and Peggy VanArnam. Sign-up
sheets for Main Dish, Salad and Dessert are
on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall of
the Meeting House. The church will
furnish, coffee, tea, milk and wine.
George and Peggy have been such a
wonderful part of our church life for so
many years. We wish them God's speed as
they move to North Carolina to be near
their children.
Questions???? contact Sharye Skinner at
420-0980 or [email protected] or
Kathy Campagna at 682-1968 or
Spring is coming...REALLY!
Sunday School News
Sunday School Schedule
April 3rd - Regular Sunday School
April 10th- Regular Sunday School
April 17th - Regular Sunday School
April 24th– Regular Sunday School
Hygiene Kits~ Thank you!
Thank you for the generous contributions toward the
hygiene kit drive for Church World Services. The
Sunday School was able to assemble 24 kits and,
additionally, the congregation donated enough
supplies to assemble another 24 kits! These will be
stored at Church World Service and ready to go when
another emergency occurs.
Mark your Calendar...June 5 will be
our Annual Church Picnic. The Christian
Education Committee will provide,
Hotdogs and Hamburgers, drinks and
watermelon. Please bring a dish to share.
We will have lawn games to play. The Community
Band will perform at 11:45 and we will have ice
cream sundaes to share with community members.
Please invite family and friends to join in this
celebration of welcoming summer.
Childcare is available during worship on Sunday for
children three and under. Please join the other
children and caregivers at the Wendell House.
Pick up after Sunday School
For safety reasons, we hold our younger
students in the Wendell House. Please
come pick up your children after
worship. The older students, with their
parents’ permission, go to choir practice
as it starts right after worship. The door to the Wen-
dell House will be locked during Sunday School so if
you need to enter after Sunday School starts please
ring the doorbell and someone will let you in.
Thanks so much for your support.
The flowers which adorned the sanctuary for Easter
Sunday were donated by members of the church family
with dedications as follows:
In honor of all military men & women,
the wounded & healing, and our veterans
In loving memory of:
Marion Barbero Robert Barbero
Paul & Joan Brooks Our parents
Shelly & Rogers Brooks Loved ones
Craig & Carol Buckhout Our Mothers
Kathy & Frank Campagna Our twin
daughters & our parents
Roseanne & Gerard Courtade
Lorraine & Gerard Courtade
Mary & Anthony Angelico
Donna & Tony Denison Loved Ones
Dave Dibble & Children Jacie Dibble
Bruce, Susan, & Marilynn
R. Shain Emerson Reverend & Mrs. T.E. Allen
Patricia E. Emerson
William J. Emerson
Virginia Greene Ivan & Pauline Breaky
The LaRose Family William & Marjorie LaRose
Peggy & Hume Laidman Lew, Randy & Ricky Ayars
Peter & Jane LaSure Walter Niemkolowicz
Nancy & Larry Loffredo Loved ones
Diana Markowitz Lily, my precious bulldog
Judy & Peres McCarthy Albert, Helen, &
Howie Merriam
BJ and Jim Palmer Earl & Betty Brown
&family David & Jennie Palmer
Jim & Toloa Perry Our Parents
Ron & Cookie Philips Steven Scott Allen &
Robin Wilkins Philips
Diane Phillips Bud Phillips
Tom & Peggy Platt Our Parents
Phinney/Jones & William & Marie Jones
Emerson/Lovelys David Jones
Pat & Bill Emerson
Julia & Sam Shotzberger Alma Lyng
Sharye Skinner & Our parents
Dick Tuttle Karl & Janna Monson
Jack & Louise Tuttle
Jane Stevens & Harry Stevens
Family Ted & Nancy Skoglund
Harv & Carrie Stevens
Alice L. Weber Lynn Conroy
Donna Denison wishes to thank
everyone in our congregation for the
wonderful response to her
request for financial support of the
Annual MS Walk held on March 6th
at Destiny USA. Many generous
donations were submitted to MS
Resources, which will benefit over
1500 clients in the Central NY area. A wide range
of services are provided by this organization which
enrich the everyday lives of those living with Multi-
ple Sclerosis. Your support was greatly appreciated.
PNC Update During the past several
weeks, we have had the
opportunity to personally
meet with several pastoral
candidates. These
candidates were thoroughly
interviewed, while we showed off our church
and community to them. You may have noticed
the absence of the entire PNC on several
Sundays while we watched each of them give a
sermon at a local church. These meetings have
been extremely helpful in allowing us to get to
know the pastors to ensure that they would be a
welcome addition to our church. At this time,
we are working diligently, as a committee, to
determine which pastor we would like to offer
an invitation. While it is encouraging that we
are closer to the end of our mission, we still
have many things to negotiate with the nom-
inated pastor and hope that the nominated pastor
is also hearing the Call to join our church fami-
ly. Your prayers are extremely important and
welcome as we continue our work.
~ Bill Hall, PNC Chairman
Session Update The following committee assignments were made
for the 2016-2017 board year:
Nominating: Sharye Skinner and Beth Freedman
Outreach: Linda Peters and Patricia Johnson
Worship & Music: Kathy Knoff and Jim Perry
E&F: Kristin Curtis and Beth Freedman
Christian Ed.: Kathy Campagna and Bob Carr
Personnel: Amanda Furco and Sharye Skinner
Clerk of Session: Carla Kinney
Members of the Board of Deacons Bruce Ball Pam Blom
Bill Chappell Hilda Chappell
Susan Palmer Everly Shirley Faulkner
Leigh Garber Holly Ioset
Brad Johnson Peggy Laidman
Diana Markowitz Jan McCobb
Wendy Taylor
Welcome to our new Office
Profession/ Financial
Assistant, Treva Purcell.
Treva grew up in New
Woodstock, NY and
attended Cazenovia
Elementary and Middle
School before moving
North and graduating from
Camden High School and then Bryant & Stratton
College. She moved back to Cazenovia in 2007
and lives in the village. Along with working at the
Church, she also owns her own business, Treva
Purcell Photography, and teaches belly dance clas-
ses at Allure Dance Studio. She brings strong
organizational skills, computer proficiency,
creative thinking and a beautiful smile. Treva has
three children: Collin is a Junior majoring in
theater at Hamilton College; Gaevin is a Freshman
at SUNY Morrisville majoring in Culinary Arts;
and Helen is in 10th grade at Cazenovia High
School with an interest in Math and Science, flute,
lacrosse, and she also volunteers at CAVAC. Tre-
va’s regular office hours are Monday-Friday from
Outreach Update The Outreach Committee had its first meeting of 2016 on March 13th. At this meeting we welcomed
Andrea Conway who updated us regarding the mission with which she and her husband are involved. In
December, our church, through Outreach, donated $3,000 to Return Ministries International to support the
building of a bigger Children’s Home in Busega, Uganda.
Andrea presented photographs of the construction project that clearly display the significant progress
that has been made as a result of our congregation’s generosity. As you can see from the before-and-after
photos , $3,000 goes a long way in helping this community build a larger, safer, cleaner facility for the or-
phaned children.
At the March 13th meeting, many worthy organizations that we have supported in prior years received
donations to assist them in continuing their exceptional work. After a detailed presentation by Donna
Denison, the committee voted to give $500 to M.S. Resources of CNY .CRIS/CAT and College Guild also will
receive $500 each to help Cazenovia’s senior citizens with transportation and offer courses to prisoners,
respectively. $400 was donated for meals at the Ronald McDonald House.
Please remember to support Outreach’s annual Lenten drive for health and hygiene kits for Church
World Service. There is a box in the narthex where you can drop off your kits. They will be delivered after
Easter Sunday.
The Outreach Committee wishes a “Happy Easter” to all members of First Presbyterian Church and
their families!
~Patricia Johnson and Linda Peters~
Left ~ during the installation of the roof.
Right ~ Before the roof was started.
In Our Prayers . . . We would ask that you include in your
prayers those among us who are ill
or injured or have lost loved ones . . .and
We pray for our congregation during this time of
transition and discernment, as we look to the future;
to new leadership, new ministries and a renewed mission.
People around the World who are suffering from tragedy,
natural disasters and strife, especially the people of Belgium.
Bonnie Arnold (Nancy Sagar Loffredo’s sister)
Brian Ball (Brother of Bruce Ball)
Laura F. Brown (Shirley Falkner’s daughter)
Margery Caywood (Mother of Shelly Brooks)
Ned Gruppe
Helen Ifflander (Nancy Sagar Loffredo’s mother)
Chuck & Marilyn Lewis
Duncan Macrae (Nephew of Dick Tuttle & Sharye Skinner)
Sheri-Anne Mitchell (daughter of Barbara & Raymond Mitch-
ell)
Sigrid & Richard Peters (Mark Peters’ Parents)
Sally Scribner
Barclay Talbot
Annette Tuttle (niece of Sharye Skinner and Dick Tuttle)
Jan Anthony Vinopal (grandson of Jana Laxa)
Marion York
Tessa (Great-Granddaughter of Dick Tuttle & Sharye Skinner)
Pray for peace ...
. . . and for the men and women
stationed throughout the world in
service to their country. Pray for their safety.
Pray for ...
...the brave men and women who are
recovering from their tours in war torn
Southwest Asia, the nurses, doctors and
therapists who care for them, and their
families; family & friends of all the men and
women in uniform who have
made the ultimate sacrifice.
If you have a name to share, please contact the
church office (655-3191).
Among Our People...
Pray for peace!
Help is Available!!!
If you, or someone you know, is in
occasional need of help to take care of small
items around the house or yard that used to
be handled personally, the Deacons would
like to offer assistance. If the task is a
larger one, we may be able to coordinate
efforts of local youth volunteer groups that
are looking for community service projects.
Please contact one of the Deacons personal-
ly or call the church office at 655-3191.
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Please deliver
this terrific
publication to:
Alice Edwards Circle
April 20th, noon
Meeting House
April 20th
Is May Newsletter
Deadline
PNC
Update
Page 4
Pot Luck Dinner to celebrate the
Van Arnams
April 5th at 6 p.m.
Details inside!