NEW DORP MORAVIAN CHURCH

May 2021 Volume 81 Number 5

. Worship & Events Schedule

10am Live-Stream Sunday Worship Service

All of our Sunday services during March will be live-streamed only. The services will

be edited and re-posted as a video on YouTube that you can watch at a more

convenient time. The link to the video will also be posted on our website.

We will resume in-person services as soon as the Covid-19 situation allows.

To view our services, go to our website:

newdorpmoravian.org. Then, click on the button for the newest

service and it should take you right there. We thank you for your patience, as we

have experienced technical glitches. We are adding a 5 minute countdown timer to let you know that the service is about to begin. Our goal is to start as

close to 10am as we can.

Sunday School Sorry, but there will be no Sunday School Classes

until the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted and all precautions are taken to provide a safe place for

our classes to meet.

Elders Rev. Duane Ullrich *

Stephen Greet ** Jeremi Amagsila

Anna Gaw Alice Giovanniello-Cohen

Jason Hoppe Andrew Kay Kim Loize Libby Neri Elli Wan

Trustees

Bob Iadarola* John Gaw ** Ruth Carter

Claire Drinnan Toni-Ann Fischetti

Jack Truat Joe Rudy

Richard Simpson Deborah Taverna

Central Elder

Joyce Fernandez Cara Kay

Central Trustees

Harold Gerstenlauer Deborah Taverna

* Chair

** Vice-Chair

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A few year’s ago, when Susan’s father’s started declining more rapidly, Susan and I started visiting Bethlehem more often. We stayed in the family home. It was clear that the house was in need of some repairs and some TLC. One of those repairs was the furnace. At some point, the boiler had cracked. Dad went so as to buy a new boiler, but for reasons of his own, he never hooked it up. After a few winter visits, getting by with electric heaters, I broke down and had it installed. Since then, the house has been very comfortable. On a recent visit, however, we realized that the house wasn’t getting warm. The logical thing to do then was to check the furnace. It turned out that the furnace was fine, BUT, the fuel drum was empty. The long story short, the tank was filled the following Monday and (thanks to YouTube instructions) I learned how to prime the burner myself. I am a bit embarrassed to say that wasn’t the first time I ran out of fuel. I have also run out of gas in the car a few times, too. I can see the gauge getting low—but I always believe I can make it to the pump. Running out of fuel is mostly an embarrassing inconvenience. But when happens when the gauge is measuring the energy level of one’s faith? What do you do when your spiritual energy is drained to low or near empty levels. The drain can be caused by a major crisis. Or it can be because of a series of minor issues that pile up until one more drop of water causes the dam to burst. The past year of Covid has been draining. The news of shootings, violence, racism, immigration and more have been draining. So what do you do? You might expect me to say to pray more or some other spiritual discipline. Yet, while spiritual disciplines can help— what also helps do-

ing something different. Get out of the house. Get some exercise. Go

for a walk in a park or on the beach or just the Mall. Take a drive and

see trees in blossom. Splurge (just a little) at the bakery. Ride the ferry

to the City and just turn around and come back. (It’s free, you know)

Watch children on a playground. Open your windows and listen to the

robins. Find something that makes you laugh. And then do it. Remem-

ber, too, when the disciples were at their lowest, they left their locked

room and went fishing! Me? I’m getting ready for some golf.

Pastor Duane

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The Moravian Churches of Staten Island Invites you to Come

Dine with Us at our Free Community Dinner

Where: Vanderbilt Ave. Moravian 285 Vanderbilt Ave., SI, NY

When: Every 3rd Saturday of the month from 4:00pm to 6:30pm

The next Dinners are: May 15 & June 19

At this time, the Free Community Dinner at VAMC will continue to be served. However, because of the Covid-19 restrictions in place, the meals will all be distributed as a takeout. Individuals and groups will

be observing all of the government guidelines for food preparation and distribution, as well as the limitations of group sizes, etc. For more

Information, contact the Church Office by phone or email.

Coming Soon!

You are welcome to bring any or all pets for this Blessing Service. (If your pet doesn’t always “play nice with others,” you

are welcome to bring photos as well.) We do also include a time to remember pets that are no longer with us. We are planning other ways to make this event special for you and your pet(s).

Watch for details to come!

Pastor Duane

Church Council – meeting bytes

At the Special Church Council Meeting on April 11, the Council officially approved the

2021 Budget. Council also affirmed a proposal of the UBC Collegiate Council, which recommended that when necessary,

the Central Elders and Central Trustees could move the Collegiate Council meeting to a day other than the 4th Wednesday of October as stated in the By-Laws.

Elected as Elders (E) were: Jeremi Amagsila, Libby Neri, Jason Hoppe and Andrew Kay. Elected as Trustees (T) were: Ruth Carter, Bob Iadarola and Richard Simpson. Elected to the Nominating Committee (NC) were Toni-Ann Fischetti, and Anna Gaw.

Completing Terms of Office: Cara Kay (E), Andrew Kay (T), Dorothy Ambrosino (T) and Claire Drinnan (NC).

Other items shared were an explanation of how the Call System works, and a list of recent projects completed.

Member Directory Update

We are now in a process of doing a more thorough updating of the Church Directory so we are asking EVERYONE to help us out by either filling out a Directory Update form (available at the Church) or by calling, writing, or emailing the Church Office with your updated information. Please be sure to give us your best contact number, whether it is a landline or a cell phone.

We are also assembling an email address list. This list will not be published and will be used for Church business only.

We are also looking for contact information for youth and young adults who may be in college or who are now living in their own space. Your help and cooperation is greatly appreciated.

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Our Benevolence for the Month of May is

The Stapleton UAME Church

In addition to regular Sunday services, members are nurtured in a variety of ways including Women’s Empowerment Group, Women with a Purpose, Fisher of Men Ministry and A Mother’s Heart & Kid’s Café. This Church began their inspirational community outreach ministry to the needy in April 1987. They were serving primarily the homeless but as the economic winds began creating havoc in the lives of people, they found many needy persons in the community who required assistance. Needy persons...some employed with low salaries… some unemployed because of down-sizing on their jobs… some in ill health needing help… many, many persons unable to make ends meet. You will see many seniors standing on the lines along with everyone else. They serve the many different ethnic communities near the Church, ministering to people regardless of color or creed. They serve all people in need. There is a soup kitchen open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays serving a hot nourishing meal. The food pantry is open Tuesdays and Fridays. There is a youth program “kids café” after school where children also receive dinner and Food Pantry. Clothing is given out on Thursdays. We at New Dorp Moravian Church have been able to support the UAME Outreach Program by providing good, clean, used clothing and occasionally some food items. We do so, because we see them as “partners in mission”. Please consider a generous contribution to support this vital ministry to our Staten Island brothers and sisters. The Stapleton United American Methodist Episcopal Church is located at 49 Tompkins Avenue, 10304; (718) 273-2857. The congregation is led by Rev. Maggie M. Howard. To support this Benevolence Ministry, and all the other Benevolences we support, please use the Benevolence of the Month envelope in your box of envelopes, remembering that together we can do more for Christ than we could do by ourselves.

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3 Ray Heins, Jr. 5 Timothy Brown

6 John Simone 7 Rose Paniccioli-Hall

10 Lyla Marie Campagna 16 Kim Loize

16 Ed Ranieri, Sr. 18 Eugene Isola

21 Provi Garcia 21 Heidi Nolan

22 Jonathan Hall 22 Doreen Traut 22 Jessica Niesi

23 Charlotte Pasko 29 Jillian Bazzoni

1 Brian & Rosemary Zipf 1988 18 Dom & Joan Ciccone 1991 22 Duane & Susan Ullrich 1982 31 Roy & Marlene Bjorklund 1958

Counters for May

Stephen Greet, Bob Iadarola, Lenny DeRoma

In observance of Memorial Day, the Church Office will

be closed on Monday, May 31!

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Prayer Requests We are happy to partner with you in prayer. If you have a concern to add to our list, please complete a prayer request card and place it in the offering plate or call (718-351-0090), or email to the church office. (office@newdorpmoravian.org).

Please be advised, we continue to pray for the members who have been on our prayer list. You will note that we are starting a new list for our current prayer re-quests. If a previous request is no longer listed, but the concern is still present, we will certainly add it back on with a new request. We do need you to help us keep our list up to date.

Recent Requests:

Prayer support for some of our Members: Dolores Cavallo, Sylvia Engelbrecht, Frank & Joyce Fernandez, John DiForte, Provi & Tony Garcia, Deborah Griggs, Jonathan Hall, Jason Hoppe, Eugene Isola, Joan Jahns, Debby Kasprovitz, Barney Manzo, Margaret Marrone, Carmel McCarthy, Rose Panicci-

oli, Brian Zipf. Lois Zipf.

Prayer Requests For family, friends, etc.: You can request a concern to be shared by using a request card in the pew,

a phone call or email with your.

Mother’s Day May 9th

The entire staff and family here at New Dorp Moravian Church would like to extend a very

Happy Mother’s Day to our entire congregation. Please remember… don’t let her lift a finger!

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