March 2016

(LtoR)NicoleBrowand,NateBrowand,RoyMeares&KarenKim

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We Celebrate our New Members!

Children's Sunday On February 7th, our Sunday Schoolclasses ledus inworshipandwhatajoyous sight it was! In the monthleading up to Children’s Sunday, ourSunday School classes explored thestory of the “house built on a rock”and how God calls us to build ourlives on a sure foundation. It’samazingtoseeallthewaysourchurchencouragespeopletobuildtheirlifeonasolidfoundationofFaith.

Forgiveness:

A Lenten Study Tuesdaynights

Join us for a four week in-depthLenten study on the spiritualpracticeofForgiveness.Lentisanexcellent time to deepen ourunderstanding by examining bothourabilitytoforgiveandourownneed for forgiveness. Postponedby February's weather, our studykicks off on Tuesday March 1stfrom 7–8:30pm in the CampbellRoom.RemainingsessionswillbeheldonMarch8,15and22-sametime and place. All are welcome!Please let Linda Berg know ifchildcareisneeded.

Congregational Ministry

Summit 2016! On Saturday, March 19th, we’reinviting everyone to come andhear more about the excitingministries we’re kicking off thisyear. ThisisanewversionofourformerLeadershipRetreatandweinvite everyone to come who isinterested.

Plan to gather for devotion in thesanctuaryat9:30am,thenmovetohear and share about new ideas/programsdesignedtoreachouttoour local community and beyond.We’ll conclude our day with aCelebration Lunch and =inisharound 1pm. You’ll be hearingmore soon! Childcare will beprovided.

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“We Pray This Day”

ForgivenessStudy March1

SoupSupper March2

PrepareforHolyWeek March6

ForgivenessStudy March8

SoupSupper March9

PrepareforHolyWeek March13

ForgivenessStudy March15

SoupSupper March16

LeadershipRetreat March19

MaundyThursday March24

GoodFriday March25

EasterSunday March27

ForgivenessStudy March22

PalmSunday March20

Reserve an Easter Lily On Easter Sunday, the sanctuary will be adorned with lilies whichhavebeenorderedbymembersofourchurchfamily. Pleaseplaceyour order by Sunday, March 13th by completing this form andsendingittothechurchof=ice.

Pleasereserve_____EasterLily(s)formeatthecostof$15each._____Inmemoryof______________________________________________________Inhonorof_________________________________________________________TothegloryofGod

• Amountattached____________

• Pleasepickupyourplantafterworship.(PleasewriteyourchecktoPleasantvillePresbyterian

Church,with“EasterLily”writtenonthememoline.)

Name_________________________________________________________________________

Church Directories Photo Directory -Keepyoureyespeeled for the new PhotoDirectoryavailablenow.Afterourinitial run,wewillbeprinting thedirectories inhouse,whichmeansif you missed our deadline, youcan still submit a photo forinclusion in subsequent printings.Talk to Bryan Bardin if you haveanyquestions.Regular Directory - We’ve justupdatedourdirectorywithnames,addresses and phone numbers. Ifyou’dliketopickoneup,stopintotheof=iceduringtheweekoronaSunday.

Family of Abraham

Interfaith Program Thursday,March10th,7:30pm

PleasantvilleCommunitySynagogue

GabrielMeyerHalevywithHoratioMartinez

Songsandstoriesandconversationsfroma

broadspectrumofglobalfaithsandcultures.

Save the

Dates

OGod,wepraythisday:forallwhohaveasongtheycannotsing,forallwhohaveaburdentheycannotbear,forallwholiveinchainstheycannotbreak,forallwhowanderhomelessandcannotreturn,forthosewhoaresickandforthosewhotendthem,forthosewhowaitforlovedonesandwaitinvain,forthosewholiveinhungerandforthosewhowillnotsharetheirbread,forthosewhoaremisunderstoodandforthosewhomisunderstand,forthosewhoarecaptivesandforthosewhoarecaptors,forthosewhosewordsoflovearelockedwithintheirheartsandforthosewhoyearntohearthosewords.Havemercyuponthese,OGod.Havemercyuponusall.

KneelinginJerusalem

ByAnnWeems

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Church News

Rummage…Help Others & Have Fun Too! Rummagewillbeherebeforeyouknowitsothisisaperfecttimeto=inditemsthatarestillusable,butyouknowlongerwant.ReservethedropoffdatesApril24-26andsaledatesApril29and30.Manyworkersareneededtomoveandsellourmountainofstuffandday,evening,andweekend shifts are available. Rummage is a major supporter of ourchurch-at-homeandlocalmissionprojectsandmanypeopledependonour Rummage Sale for their clothing and household needs. Both part-timeandfull-timeworkersarewelcome,socomeandbringafriend!

Herearesomehelpingopportunities!• Pre-Rummage,Fridayeveningset-up.• Rummageset-upafterchurchonSunday.• Helpatlunchtimeorcoordinatefood.• Enjoy tinkering? Help test and prep the small appliances and

electronics.• Orsimplyhelpinanyoftheroomsthattakeyourfancy.

Will you be part of the Rummage Team this year? Please prayerfullyconsider if this is the mission God is calling you to do. Talk to RuthFischer, leave a message at the church or fill out a helper sign-up slip next

month.

Women's Brunch

Saturday, April 16th

9:30 - 11am

Sarah Henkel Speaker

Save the date! Women&girlsofallagesare

invitedtoattend

Sunday School Students Strive to

Stop Hunger in Pleasantville ThisyearourSundaySchoolStewardshipGivingisgoingtoourchurch’shunger ministries right here in Pleasantville. Thanks to thecontributionsfromourSundaySchoolstudentsandtheSouperBowlofCaringcollection,wehavecollected$542.90.

Weareexcitedtoseehowthismoneyisusedbyourchurch’snewandexisting hunger programs. Be sure to stay tuned as more informationcomesoutaboutourupcominghungerministries.

Social Justice Intern

Update The Social Justice InternshipProgram at the church is gearingup for another amazing semester.We are still in the early planningphases but anticipating a veryexciting trip to the UN andconversations around humanrights issues like food justice ortherefugecrisis.

EVBS Dates The Pleasantville EcumenicalVacationBibleSchoolthissummerwill be held August 8th - 12th atSt. John’s Episcopal Church. Ifyou’d like to participate, talk toAnelFourieorBryanBardin.

Preserve Our Property Ourcommitteereviewedthearchitect’sreportafterafullassessmentofthechurch,carriagehouseandmanse.Basedontheirrecommendationswehaveidenti=ied3mainareasasimmediatepriorities: 1.Women'sbathroomrenovation 2.Waterentrycontrolprojectandwindowrestoration 3.ZoningofheatingsystemandcentralizationofcontrolsThebathroomwillberenovatedinJulyandAugustwhileGreatBeginningsisonbreak.Weareintheprocessofobtainingbidstodothework,andelicitingideasfromwomen(andmen!)whomayhaveinputtoshare.Thisproject will be funded from the contributions we have already received. We are exploring the water andheatingissuestodecidethebestpathwaystorepairandrestoration.Ourfundraisingeffortswillbedeterminedaswecontinuethisprocess.Staytuned!Anyearlycontributionsyouwishtoofferfortheongoingprojectsarewelcomed,pleaseput“POP”inthememosectionofyourcheckoronlinegift.Thereportisavailableforreview.PleaseseeChristineAlvisifyouareinterested.

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Church News

Easter Sunday

Happenings After our Easter worship serviceeveryone is invited to join in thefestivities downstairs. We willhaveatimeofcraftsandgamesforourschoolagedchildrenwhileouryouth prepare for theEasterEgg-Stravaganza.

Ifyouwouldliketodonateadozenplastic eggs =illed with goodies,just bring them to church onEaster Sunday. Otherwise, justshow up with your Easter basketreadyto=indsomeEastereggs. One Great Hour of

Sharing Opportunity ComingonPalmSunday

A gift to One Great Hour ofSharing enables the church toshare God’s love with ourneighbors-in-need around theworld by providing: relief tothose affected by naturaldisasters,foodtothehungry,andhelp to empower the poor andoppressed. Please look for theenvelope in your bulletin, ormake your gift online and givegenerouslyonMarch20th.

“Serve one anotherwithwhatever gifteachofyouhasreceived.”1Peter4:10

Lenten Happenings

Soup Suppers

Soup-6:15pm

Worship-7pm

March2-UnitedMethodistMarch9-EmanuelLutheranMarch16-St.John’sEpiscopal

Maundy Thursday Service

7:30pmPleasantvillePresbyterian

Good Friday Service

Noon-3pmPleasantvillePresbyterian

Church Youth in High School Plays Ourchurchisveryinvolvedinthelocalhighschoolplays.Wehavemanyyouthandalsomanyadultswhoworkonthesewonderfulproductions.Getyourticketssoontosupportthesedramaticandmusicalefforts!

ByramHillsHighSchoolwillpresent"BeautyandtheBeast”onMarch3,4and5.SamAlviswillbeinthecast.Forticketsgoto bhhsbeautyandthebeast.bpt.me.

WestlakeHighSchoolwillpresent“Grease”onApril8,9,15and16.CordeliaJanettywillbeinthecastandMannyCoronaishelpingoutwithcrew.Forticketsgotowestlakeplayers.com.

PleasantvilleHighSchoolwill present “Carousel”onMarch 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12. Participating from ourcongregationandYouthGroupare...Cast: Logan Bronkema, Jack Cooper, Jack Geier, Madison Kelly, Sophia Maldonado, Ashley Ruano,KamelleRuano,SydneySchulman,AmeliaStargiotti,KatherineStargiottiandBenTrombetta. Crew:PhilipGarbarini,OliviaNemecandKatiePedlow.Forticketsgotophsplay.org.

Preparing for

Holy Week JoinusasweprepareourselvesforHoly Week with a two-part AdultEdclassonSundaysafterworship.Class will held on Sunday March6thandSunday,March13th from11:30am–2:30pm in the CampbellRoom.

The =irst week, we will focus ontheSacraments.Thesecondweek,we will focus on Forgiveness, amini-versionofourmorein-depthTuesday evening study. All arewelcome – please let Linda Bergknowifchildcareisneeded.

Come Make

Palm Crosses PalmSunday

March20th

Afterworship

Come learn the art of makingcrosses from palm leaves withMarleniRuanoand family. It hasbecomeatraditionforourchurchtohandoutpalmcrossesonPalmSunday(madebytheRuanos)andtheywouldliketoteachushowtomakethem.

Invite a Friend to

Easter Worship

&

The Easter

Egg-Stravaganza

Alleluia!

Thoughts on Easter I love the Easter Season and not just because it means Spring is right around the corner (although it does mean that and I do LOVE that). I love Easter because it points to the fact that our God is so big, so strong, and so mighty there is literally NOTHING our God cannot do.

Easter points to the truth of Romans 8:

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

We have services during Holy Week: Palm Sunday (3/20) at 10:00am followed by Palm Cross making with the Ruanos, Maundy Thursday (3/24) at 7:30pm, Good Friday (3/25) from 12:00pm - 3:00pm, and Easter Sunday at 10:00am followed by crafts and an egg hunt. Hope to see you there.

youth.pvillepresby.org March 2016

Sunday, March 6

Carousel at Pleasantville High School - we are going to see the high school play!

All Youth: meet at the church at 1:30pm - Carousel starts at 2pm

Sunday, March 13

Bonfire - we will host a bonfire at the church with toasty treats and more! Stop by after strike!

High School: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunday, March 20

Easter Eggs and More - join us and the Ruano’s as we make Cascarones and more in preparation for Easter Sunday!

All youth are invited to make palm crosses at 11am after worship

High School: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunday, March 27

Easter Sunday - join us for worship at 10am followed by our Easter Eggstravaganza!

No PYC

Sunday, April 3

Luau Party - all youth are invited to join us for a LUAU at the church - complete with games, food, costumes and more!

YOUTH GROUP NEWS faith, fun, fellowship and friends, with a bit of mission mixed in

Big congratulations to our newest officers, especially Youth Deacons Dylan and Logan Bronkema!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1

10am

Hearts & Hands

10am

Women’s

Bible Fwshp

7pm

Adult Ed. –

Lenten Study

“Forgiveness

2 6:30pm

Lenten Soup

Supper /Worship

United Methodist

3

4 6pm

Spanish

Lessons – 104

English

Lessons –

Campbell Rm.

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6

8:45am Chancel Choir Rehearsal

10am Intergenerational Worship

10am Childcare

11:15am Mission Mtg.

11:30am Adult Ed. Preparing for

Holy Week

1:30pm All Youth – Carousel

7 6pm

English

Lessons

Library – call

ahead 914-426-

0886

8 10am

Hearts & Hands

10am

Women’s

Bible Fwshp

7pm

Adult Ed. –

Lenten Study

“Forgiveness

9 6:30pm

Lenten Soup

Supper/Worship

Emanuel Lutheran

10 9am

E&M Mtg.

11 6pm

Spanish

Lessons – 104

English

Lessons –

Campbell Rm.

12

13

8:45am Chancel Choir Rehearsal

10am Worship

10am Childcare/Sunday School

11:30am Adult Ed. Preparing for

Holy Week

6pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

6pm Sr. High Youth Group

14 6pm

English

Lessons

Library – call

ahead 914-426-

0886

15 10am

Hearts & Hands

10am

Women’s

Bible Fwshp

7pm

Adult Ed. –

Lenten Study

“Forgiveness

16 6:30pm

Lenten Soup

Supper /Worship

Holy Innocents

7:30pm

Session Meeting

17

18 6pm

Spanish

Lessons – 104

English

Lessons –

Campbell Rm.

19 8am

Planning

Retreat

20 One Great Hour of Sharing

8:45am Chancel Choir Rehearsal

10am Worship

10am Childcare/Sunday School

11:15am Youth Council Mtg.

6pm Sr. High Youth Group

21 6pm

English

Lessons

Library – call

ahead 914-426-

0886

22 10am

Hearts & Hands

10am

Women’s

Bible Fwshp

7pm

Adult Ed. –

Lenten Study

“Forgiveness

23

24 7:30pm

Service

25 12pm

Service - PPC

6pm

Spanish

Lessons – 104

English

Lessons –

Campbell Rm.

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27

8:45am Chancel Choir Rehearsal

10am Worship

10am Childcare/Sunday School

11:15am Deacon’s Meeting

28 6pm

English

Lessons

Library – call

ahead 914-426-

0886

29 10am

Hearts & Hands

10am

Women’s

Bible Fwshp

30

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Karen Kim grew up near Albany inNorthGreenbushandwasactiveinaMethodist church in Troy, NY. Shestudied math as an undergraduate,then received a graduate degree inexercisephysiologyand is currentlyan exercise instructor for olderadults at Westchester CommunityCollege. She and her husband Willlive in Pleasantville with theirchildren Andy and Sadie. She hasbeeninvolvedinourchurchthroughteaching Sunday School, Women'sBible Fellowship, EVBS and helpingout at the Rummage Sale. In hersparetimeshe lovestotravel,snowboard, garden and she even doeskickboxing! WhenweaskedKarenwhy shedecided to join the church,shesaid, "It's theperfect church forme to use my gifts to serve God,worship and continue to learn, andtoraisemychildrenwith the lovingChristian guidance that they need."Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatsheworkedasaninvestmentbankerand spent more than 3 years livingin Germany, England and Tokyo.Karen is looking forward to doingmore in outreach and mission,especially with ASP as her kids getolder.

Nicole McGee Browand grew upinAlabamaandhasaB.A.fromYaleand then studied law. She and herhusband Nate live in Pleasantville

with their children Camilla, AnnaBeatriceandJames.ShegrewupasaMethodist and before coming toPleasantville2 years agowasactivein a Methodist church in lowerManhattan,whereshewasaTrusteeandinvolvedinchildren'seducationandworship. YouhaveseenNicolesinging in our choir, ringing in ourBell Choir. She is also a part of theWomen's Bible Fellowship and hashelped with the Rummage Sale.Although she previously worked asanattorney,shecurrentlyworksasafull-timemomandalsolovestoreadand garden in her spare time. Shetoldusthat"NateandIweredrawnto the sincerity of the people andmusicofthechurchandthevibrancyof the children's program andinspired by the good works beingdone by the people of the church."Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatshe has now lived in the northeastlonger than she has lived in thesouth - 19 years! She and Nate areopen to all areas of service in thechurchandcommunity.

Nate Broward was born inColumbus, Ohio and raised inPittsburgh. He studied physics andphilosophyandthenwentontolawschool,whichiswhereheandNicolemet. He grew up Catholic and wasalsoamemberofaMethodistchurchin lower Manhattan before moving

to Pleasantville. Nate practicesintellectualpropertylawatMilbank,

Tweed, Hadley & McCloy inManhattan.Heenjoysrunningandnature in his spare time. Youmight be surprised to know thatNate is a third-generation coincollectorandisalsoanEagleScout!

Roy Meares grew up in Brooklyn,lives in Chappaqua and mostrecently was active in an Episcopalchurch inVirginia. Hehasadegreein communications and media artsand is a web comic writer andillustrator. You have seen himringinginourBellChoir,servingasaliturgist,andactingasa"CoffeeHourPersonality"andhasrecentlystartedteaching Sunday School. He enjoysKung Fu, hiking, =ilm-making,researchingworldreligionsandheisalso a marksman! When we askedRoyabouthowhefoundourchurchhe said "Theholy spiritbroughtmehere!" butwe think one of our ASPteenagers also told him about us.Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthathe seriously considered going togradschoolforUfology(thestudyofUFOs)butdecided thatwritingwebcomics was much more practical :).RoyislookingforwardtogettingtheMen's Bible Study going again andhopes he can help our church getmore 20 and 30 somethingsinvolvedinourministries.

Meet Our New Members