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Stone Church ~ The Church on the Green

The purpose of Stone Church is to be an inviting, spiritual community of Christ, engaging in worship that inspires and challenges us to learn and grow as we reach out in caring and service, trusting in the love of God.

WORSHIP IN MARCH

March 6, 2016 – Fourth Sunday in Lent

Joshua 5:9–12 The Israelites enjoy the first taste of the Promised Land. Told by Anne Dunn

Psalm 32 Happy are those whose sin is forgiven.

2 Corinthians 5:16–2 We are a new creation in Christ.

Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32 The prodigal son and his brother

Sermon: ―New and Improved‖ – Scott Leonard, CLP preaching

March 13, 2016 – Fifth Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 43:16–21 God is about to do a new thing. Told by Anne Dunn

Psalm 126 May God restore the fortunes of Zion.

Philippians 3:4b–14 Nothing is worth more than life in Christ.

John 12:1–8 Mary anoints Jesus’ feet. Told by Donna Goodfriend

Sermon: ―A New Thing‖ – Elizabeth Smith, ALP preaching

March 20, 2016 – Passion/Palm Sunday

Luke 19:28–40, Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29 Liturgy of the Palms

Isaiah 50:4–9a Liturgy of the Passion

Philippians 2:5–11 Have the mindset of Christ.

Luke 22:14—23:56 The Passion of the Christ

Sermon: ―What’s for Dessert?‖ – Scott Leonard, CLP preaching

March 24, 2016 – Maundy Thursday Service

7:00 p.m. Tenebrae service of light and darkness.

March 25, 2016 – Good Friday Service

12:00 p.m. Clinton Area Ministerium Ecumenical Service at

Stone Church followed by a light lunch.

March 27, 2016 – Easter Sunday

7:00 a.m. Ecumenical Sunrise Service on the Green.

March 27, 2016 – Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34–43 God shows no partiality.

Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24 Welcome the king!

1 Corinthians 15:19–26 Christ has been raised, and death is dead!

Luke 24:1–12 The women find an empty tomb. Told by Elizabeth Smith

Sermon: ―Really?‖ – Scott Leonard preaching

March 2016March 2016

March Madness

On March 13 the teams will be selected who will play in the Division I men’s

NCAA college basketball tournament. Then 67 games are played within just three

weeks before a winner emerges the first week in April. If you’re a college basket-

ball fan, it’s a crazy time. I worked with a guy once who played basketball for Le

Moyne College in the 1970s and took vacation days from work to watch key tour-

nament games.

It’s a crazy time for us in the church as well as you can read in the rest of this

month’s newsletter. We all spring forward on March 13 to Daylight Savings Time.

We continue the Lenten Series on Thursdays through March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day!).

Then we start Holy Week with Palm/Passion Sunday on March 20 (the first day of spring!) and have the Stone

Storytellers performing stories from the Gospel of Luke that evening. Then we’ll have a Tenebrae Service in

the evening on Maundy Thursday. Stone Church will host the annual ecumenical service this year at noon on

Good Friday. And we conclude with Easter on March 27, first with the annual ecumenical Sunrise Service on

the village green and then our regular worship at Stone. And then on April 8 as part of a peacemaking initia-

tive community event we host storyteller Noa Baum who will tell compelling stories of Palestinian and Israeli

women. And on April 16 there is an ecumenical/community food drive for the Country Pantry.

Every month I think things will get slower, but it seems like our plate is always full (of good stuff). And while

watching the basketball tournament and seeing how your bracket does is kind of a fun shared community

―spring fever‖ experience (until your bracket busts), as followers of Christ our shared community experience is

perhaps less fun, but more joyful. After 40 days of prayer and repentance we go through the highs and lows of

Passion Week, struggling to comprehend the events even 2,000 years later and the roles we would have played

then and, if we’re honest with ourselves, how we play them even today.

For us it is Easter that is the pinnacle in the church year and what defines us as Christians. The road to Cal-

vary leads to the agony and despair of the cross on ―Good‖ Friday, but it is that empty tomb three days later

where we experience the awe and the joy knowing the victory of Christ over death that we all may have eternal

life through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ. And that’s a bracket that will never bust. You can bet your life

on it.

Shalom,

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T H E P A S T O R ’ S

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Newsletter team

Many thanks to Midge Bakos, Trudi Christeler, Ceil

Gilbert, and Emily Hughes who have collated, folded,

taped and labeled this issue of The Corner Stone just

for you!

Don’t forget the Deacons!

Please keep the Deacons in mind on the first Sunday of

each month. All of the loose money collected on those

Sundays goes to support the ministry of the Deacons.

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Wanted: Your Per Capita!

Please note that per capita payments for 2016 are now

being readily accepted!!! Our per capita charge this

year is $37 per member (same as last year). The church

is assessed this amount for each member on the mem-

bership roll. The per capita is the cost of our represen-

tative democracy as a church and supports the meetings

and operations of the Presbytery, Synod and General

Assembly.

Please consider sending your per capita either directly

to the church office (P.O. Box 33, Clinton, NY 13323)

or enclosing it in your pledge envelope.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Early Pledges Wanted

Because of heating bills, cash flow is more

of a problem for our church in the winter

months (January through April) than sum-

mer months, even during a relatively warm

winter. Session is asking folks to consider

giving more of their pledge upfront, if pos-

sible.

We will, of course, keep good track of

what you have paid towards your pledge.

Questions? See Peter Massi.

Clinton Area Ministerium Lenten Series

Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.

Clinton United Methodist Church

Jesus is history’s most familiar figure and his impact on the world is unsurpassed and

yet he did it in a way no one else did. Come and see in this five-session video-based

study the sweeping influence of Jesus and how his vision for

us to lead lives of dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope

continues to inspire and challenge humanity today.

This year’s ecumenical Lenten Series will be hosted at the Clinton United Methodist

Church on Thursday evenings beginning with a light soup and bread supper at 6:00

p.m. Then there will be a session shown from John Ortberg’s video ―Who is this Man?

The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus‖ followed by a discussion moderated

by one of Clinton’s clergy. The program will end around7:00 p.m. The sessions are

largely self-contained, so you will enjoy them even if you have not attended all of them.

Please plan to make this fascinating series part of your Lenten experience.

18-Feb The Rev. Jeff Hale Session 1 ―Who Is This Man?‖

25-Feb The Rev. Fr. John Croghan Session 2 ―A Revolution of Humanity‖

3-Mar Scott Leonard, CLP Session 3 “The Power of Forgiveness”

(Stone supplies the soup and bread this week)

10-Mar Patsy Glista and Session 4 “Why It’s a Small World After All”

the Rev. Janet Griffiths

17-Mar The Rev. Jeff McArn Session 5 “Three Days That Changed the World”

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The Stone Storytellers will once again perform their annual ―Epic Telling.‖ This year it will be

stories from the Gospel of Luke. It is a bit of a reprise from 2007 when the first Epic Telling was

done by the Stone Storytellers and it was stories from Luke, but now with some new faces as well

as some original performers.

This one-hour performance will feature stories unique to Luke such as the birth of Jesus and par-

ables like the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. Come and experience the scriptures in the

oral tradition they were created!

The Stone Storytellers meet each third Monday of the month and regularly perform during worship at Stone as well as

performances at other churches and around the area.

―In the beginning was the performance; not the word alone, not the deed alone, but both, each indelibly marked with the

other forever‖ (Crossan, The Historical Jesus 1991, xi)

The Stone Storytellers Present

A Performance of Stories A Performance of Stories

from the Gospel of Lukefrom the Gospel of Luke

Palm Sunday Evening March 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. Stone Presbyterian Church Clinton, NY

Hear the stories again for the first time!

Noam Baum, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed storyteller

will give a public performance of her compelling program of Pales-

tinian and Israeli women’s stories entitled

―A Land Twice Promised‖ at Stone Church in Clinton on Friday,

April 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Co-founder of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Project,

Len Traubman, describes this performance as ―one of the best presen-

tations of personal narratives of both peoples from one woman’s

lips…heart, mind and soul.‖

Baum has worked with such diverse audiences as the World Bank

and inner city schools and detention centers. Born and raised in Is-

rael, she studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York and has acted with the Jerusalem Khan Theater. In addition, she

holds an M.A. from NYU. Her work focuses on the power of narrative to heal across the divides of identity. In a world

where peace is a challenge in the schoolyard and beyond, Noa’s work builds bridges of understanding and compassion.

Winner of a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award and Storytelling World Award, her stories have been featured on

Public Radio International. She has performed at hundreds of venues including the World Bank, the Mayo Clinic for

Humanities in Medicine, the United States Defense Department, the Kennedy Center, the National Storytelling Festival,

Jerusalem’s Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Network of Biblical Storytellers International and scores of religious

and interfaith communities.

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Historical Period Revisited — A Glimpse into Stone Church’s Past

A Brief Look at the Gridley Family

There were so many Gridley families living on Fountain Street that perhaps the street should have been named after the

Gridley family. For this story, we will deal only with Orrin Gridley’s family that was quite involved in this church.

Orrin’s grandparents, Hezekiah Gridley (1732 –1816) and M. Abigail Peck (1736 –1826), daughter of Zebulon Peck and

Mary Edwards (related to Stone Church’s founder the Rev. Jonathan Edwards) moved from Bristol, CT to settle in 1797

at Hanover Green just south of Waterville. The couple in their later years moved to Clinton. They were the ancestors of

the Gridley family in this article. Orrin’s father Hezekiah Gridley (1765 –1800) and M. Ruth Green (1766 –1811) were

married in Clinton and Orrin Gridley (1786-1847) was the third son of this union.

Orrin married Fanny Kellogg (1789-1871) and the couple lived next to the ―Old Stone Church‖ on the corner of South

Park Row and Fountain Street. After joining the American army, he fought as a captain in the War of 1812. Following

the war, Orrin first became a merchant and later established a bank in Clinton. He also became a deacon of Stone Church

and served as a trustee at Hamilton College. Church records show that Orrin paid a remaining $1000 debt because he

wanted the church to be debt free. Orrin and Fanny had seven children: Wayne, Albert G., Henry K. (1815-1816), Ade-

laide, Amos Delos often referred to as A.D., Frederick, and Charles.

Their son Henry died barely a year old; the youngest son Charles died while traveling in Paris, France at age 21; daugh-

ter Adelaide who married Rev. John Finley Smith in 1840 died just over a year later at age 24 with Rev. Smith passing

away 3 years later; and their son Frederick married and moved to Buffalo, NY to become a banker.

Wayne Gridley (18ll-1846), their oldest, became a Hamilton grad in 1836 and was ordained a

Congregational minister in 1839 after attending Andover Theological Seminary. He married Dr.

Seth Hastings’ daughter Juliet that same year. Wayne was our church’s third pastor for 5 years

(1840-1845) when his illness forced his resignation. Sadly he died at age 35 of ―consumption‖

i.e. tuberculosis within the year. As our pastor, he and the Deacons with much prayer and delib-

eration worked with the congregation dealing with the issue of slavery. In 1842, the Board of

Deacons declared in four resolutions that slavery was a political, social and moral evil. These

resolutions were published in the New York Observer and the New York Evangelist.

Albert Gridley (1813-1888) helped his father run the bank, taking it over in 1847 following his

father Orrin’s death. Albert managed it until it went out of business in 1854. He also assisted

with the church choir. He had married Sophia Hickox in 1839 bearing two children. Once the

bank closed Albert and his family moved to Buffalo, NY where he became a junior partner in

the Hunt and Gridley firm dealing with merchants and grocers.

Amos Delos Gridley (1819-1876) attended Hamilton College one year, graduated from Auburn

College in 1842 and Andover Theological Seminary in l843. He was ordained in 1846, and

served as Waterville Presbyterian Church’s pastor for 4 years but due to hemorrhaging of the

lungs, he felt compelled to resign. He returned to Clinton where he became active (as much as

his health would allow) at the college, and in the community using his knowledge of landscape

gardening, his talents as a scholarly writer, and his landscape art—all this without monetary re-

turn. He had married George Bristol’s daughter Ellen in 1844. She died in 1870. His second

wife was Mary A. Twining of New Haven CT. Rev. Gridley served as an elder of Stone Church

and on the building committee for the present building. Note the memorial window on the west

side of the sanctuary representing ―the beloved disciple‖ dedicated to A.D. Gridley.

As mentioned in the two previous articles, the Hastings, Bristol and Gridley families met so-

cially to sing and play instruments as entertainment for themselves. Much of the information

was provided by Dr. Lee Hastings Bristol through the Clinton Historical Society as well as from

our own church records.

Midge Bakos

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Fair Trade Artisans of Lima

Jobita Aucayllo and her family were forced to live in the outskirts of Lima, at the

very top of a dusty mountain and struggled day to day to make ends meet. ―I came

to Lima for education because my parents only paid for my studies until 6th grade.‖

Jobita gathered with a group of women during special occasions in San Genaro and

was instrumental in the formation of the group Kuichi and its eventual success. For

Jobita, one of the best parts about working in Fair Trade is the flexibility and that

she can always put her children and family first.

You can help people like Jobita by shopping at the Building Stones Fair Trade

Shoppe, located at Stone Presbyterian Church, 8 South Park Row, Clinton. Our

hours are 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on second Sat-

urdays. The entrance to our shop is on Williams Street. We also offer unique hand-

made items from 35 other countries. We offer gift certificates, accept credit cards

and are handicapped accessible. For more information, call 315-853-2933, visit our

website at www.stonepres.org or like us on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/stonepres.

Stone Church Thanks Outgoing Officers and Welcomes New Ones

The congregational meeting in January saw the election of new as well as outgoing officers for session and the

board of deacons.

We thank Pat Joseph (left) and Lauralyn Kolb (right) for their many years of ser-

vice on session. Among other duties Pat served as clerk of session for a couple of

years and remains very active in the Utica Presbytery, currently serving now as

vice moderator.

Lauralyn was active on the worship and mission teams and continues, particularly

leading the Building Stones Fair Trade Shoppe (which Pat also assists with), one

of the most successful church Fair Trade shops in the country.

We also thank Emily Hughes (right) for all her years of service on the board of deacons,

closing out her last term as the moderator of the board and ensuring, along with all the

other deacons, that our homebound are visited and those in need are cared for.

But before she could relax in retirement from deacons, she

agreed to serve on session! So at our worship service on Valen-

tine’s Day we ordained and installed Emily in her first term and

first time ever on session!

At the same service we also installed Bev Miller (left) for her

second term on the board of deacons. Bev has been a stalwart on

the board and we very much appreciate her agreeing to another three years.

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Credos Revisited

Thank you for participating in reviving our credos this past year. We’re continuing the idea into the year 2016. ―Credo‖

is the Latin word for ―I believe.‖ If submitting a statement of faith sounds less intimidating than the word ―credo‖ — so

be it. The statement of faith needs only be a paragraph or two but the process does take some time, prayer and prepara-

tion. Perhaps it could be an outgrowth of your daily devotion.

Think about life experiences or struggles that may have shaped your life. How did you come by your faith? Were there

mentors that especially guided you? Was your relationship with God a gradual progression?

Please let Ceil Gilbert or Midge Bakos know if you would like to share your credo or statement of faith.

This month we present David Duncan’s statement of faith.

This I Believe

I read a book once about previously untold stories of CIA operatives. One of the stories in-

cluded a highly decorated agent that had completed decades of classified and dangerous work

for the agency. The agent would say a prayer before every mission during his decades of

service. The prayer dated back several centuries to the English Civil War.

―Lord, we are about to go into battle and I know that most of the day I will forget about you.

Please don’t forget about me.‖

I think about this prayer often many years after reading the book. At first glance it seems to

be a one-sided prayer. I suppose prayers can often be one-sided and particularly in troubled

times when we are more likely to seek help or mercy from God. I like the prayer’s honesty -

knowing that there will be priorities that get placed ahead of God and to confess that these

will cause you to forget about God for a time (most of a day). I have never had to go into battle and my work does not

put my life at risk, but I forget about God at some point every day.

This prayer later resonated with me when my mother forgot about God. She was diagnosed with dementia when she was

still in her fifties. For many years her disease progressed slowly and she was able to remember most things. She was

made happy by attending church even when she could no longer follow the service, but could still hum along to the

hymns once their music began. Finally, all of these things were lost to her and her suffering increased. I know my

mother loved God and it seemed cruel that she could not find solace there when it was most needed. So I would say the

prayer for her, and although her mind could not accommodate, I hoped she could find some other connection and asked

God not to forget about her.

I think that the unstated remainder of the prayer is that even if we have forgotten God for the moment because we are

engaged in a busy life (let alone battle) then hopefully we are busy living a life of God’s purpose. That in the forgotten

moments of the day we are making best efforts to act the way Jesus would. Even if we are not consciously aware of

God’s presence at every moment we are behaving on learned practices from that relationship. And so this life is its own

remembrance of God and God will not forget about us in this life or the next.

David Duncan

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No Cooking Necessary!

Many thanks to all of the Stone Church

members and friends who faithfully serve

dinner each month at Hope House. Your

efforts are greatly appreciated! As always,

volunteers are needed on the fourth Monday of each

month at 3:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet is in the back of the

sanctuary. Questions? Contact Ceil Gilbert.

Hope House’s Wish List

This month’s wish list includes the following: Food -

breakfast cereal, coffee, sugar, hot chocolate, butter or

margarine; Toiletries - deodorant, shampoo, condi-

tioner; Paper Goods - napkins, toilet paper. Please leave

items in the narthex.

Questions? Call Ceil Gilbert, 853-8289.

One Great Hour of Sharing

Started in 1949, One Great Hour of Sharing is a long-standing ecumenical effort aimed at

raising the funds necessary to provide relief and reconstruction for communities in the

aftermath of disaster. What started as an hour-long radio appeal has evolved over the

years, varying from 8 to 29 participating denominations, and has become the most partici-

pated-in offering in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Today, projects supported by One

Great Hour of Sharing are underway in more than 100 countries.

Around the world, people lack access to food, clean water, sanitation, education, and

opportunity. Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) serves to help change the lives of people in these situa-

tions. Stone Church will participate in One Great Hour of Sharing through special collections on Palm Sunday, March 20

and Easter Sunday, March 27. In doing so, we join with thousands of other Christians in sharing our resources with those

in need.

Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing is a marvelous opportunity to support the Presbyterian Mission agency’s world-

wide efforts to provide for the dispossessed, poor and oppressed. Our offerings enable us to share God’s love with our

neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, by creating access to basic

necessities such as clean water, food, and waste disposal, and by helping to empower the poor and oppressed through

education and job opportunities.

Our offerings are used in many ways, but basically are divided between three agencies. The Presbyterian Disaster Assis-

tance agency works within communities as they recover and find hope after the devastation of natural or human-caused

disasters. This agency receives 32% of funds raised. The Presbyterian Hunger Program, which receives 36% of funds

raised, takes action to alleviate hunger and its systemic causes, and helps create access to healthy food for entire commu-

nities. The Self-Development of People program partners with people and communities with tools for development and

education to alleviate poverty, oppression, and injustice and receives 32% of funds raised.

Your donation for One Great Hour of Sharing can be clearly marked and put in the collection plate on either Palm or

Easter Sunday or can be mailed to the Stone Church office.

We are a congregation of people ―with glad and generous

hearts‖ who work to fulfill our mission of working for peace,

justice and basic necessities for all God’s people. One Great

Hour of Sharing is a marvelous opportunity for us to continue

our mission.

Mary Ann Stiefvater

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Find us on FaceBook

Besides our web page (stonepres.org) you can also

find Stone Church at www.facebook.com/stonepres!

We’ll use our FaceBook page for more frequent up-

dates of events and commentary on the activities in

our church and around us.

When can I use the labyrinth?

The labyrinth is available in the Stone Church sanctu-

ary for those who would like to use it for prayer and

meditation.

The church is open Monday through Friday 8:45 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. In addition, the church is open Thursdays

while the Fair Trade Shoppe is open until 6:30 p.m.

Deacons’ Corner

“With fear & great joy, they ran from the tomb….”

It is amazing how some of the most momentous times of our lives are accompanied by fear and joy. When a

couple stands at the altar saying their wonderful vows…you can see the emotions in their eyes. When new par-

ents are about to bring a child into the world, fear and joy are written all over their faces. We have fear and joy

when we start a new job or when we move to a new place or step out into uncharted territory. We think about

the risks and all that could go wrong. But right next to our fears there’s always the joy of new possibilities and

the excitement of dreams coming true.

Fear and joy were there when the women found the empty tomb. Easter makes us look at what we believe about God,

and life, and death. The Easter story is more than just an event. If we seriously believe that Christ is risen, then His life

and teaching must shape the way we live, in our families, our jobs and our communities and even the world. But,

there’s where the joy comes in. In the scriptures, the future arrival of God’s kingdom is pictured as an amazing festival

with Jesus as its Host. It is this glorious destiny that Easter proclaims, and is cause for profound joy. We are sent from

Easter to participate with Christ in fostering the sort of peace and justice, healing and faithfulness, that can make God’s

dream for the world come true.

Happy Easter to all of you!!! See you in Church!!!!

Love and Peace, Your Deacons (and a special friend)

PS A very special thank you to Emily Hughes for her 6 years of service on the Deacon Board. She will be greatly

missed by us…but know she will be a wonderful addition on the Session.

Also, thanks to Bev Miller for agreeing to serve a second 3-year term on the Deacon Board.

PPS There is an Easter flower form in this newsletter. Please consider ordering a plant to help fill the Sanctuary with

beautiful flowers which God has created. Some of these flowers will be taken to our homebound, those who are ill and

those whom we want to keep close in our hearts.

Chocolate Lovers Sale a success

We would like to thank everyone who

baked, worked, bought, donated or

helped out in ANY way, at the Chocolate

Lovers Sale on February 13th. Despite

the frigid cold weather, we were able to

make $366, which is being sent to Hope House.

Remember in Prayer

If you would like to add someone to our prayer list or

would like to receive the prayer list for daily prayer,

please contact the church office at 853-2933 or go to

our website stonepres.org and click “Prayer Request.”

Please note that we will remove names after six weeks

if we haven’t received an update or request to keep

them on.

- Wilma Lawson

- Doris Locke

- Danuta & Boleslaw (Ewa’s parents)

- Ewa Lawrence

- Family of Mildred Schell

- Carole Grove

- Dani Rance

- Courtney Britcher Gus and family

- Family of Susanne Deborah Henderson Stickles

- Judy Raney

- Chris Woods & his family

- Moore family

- Family of Erik Sornesen

- Anne Reynolds & family

- Family of Ann Conley

- Joann

- Lynn

- Richard Kloidt

- Family of Gilbert Palmer

- Patty McComb

- Rev. Reggie Villalobos

March Birthdays

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1 - Taylor Pavlot

2 - Buffie Brothers

Stephanie Leonard

6 - Chris Jensen

8 - Kara Milana

9 - Mandy Machold

16 - Larry Bishop

18 - Sue Dewey

21 - Liz Harrington

23 - Grace Whittemore

Rose Lockwood

24 - Ewa Lawrence

28 - Christine Tuttle

29 - Sarah Lalonde Kirkland Community Bloodmobile

Saturday, March 12, 2016

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Clinton United Methodist Church

105 Utica Street, Route 12B, Clinton NY

New and past blood donors are needed. Please register

on-line at www.redcrossblood.org or call Jean Wain-

right at 853-2265 to schedule your appointment. Walk-

ins are appreciated and are needed to meet the goal.

Don’t forget the Deacons!

Please keep the Deacons in mind on the first Sunday of

each month. All of the loose money collected on those

Sundays goes to support the ministry of the Deacons.

In Memoriam – Gil Palmer

Three years ago on the First Sunday

in Lent, February 17, 2013 we wel-

comed Gil Palmer as a new mem-

ber of Stone Church. On Friday

February 12, 2016 two days before

the First Sunday in Lent at the age

of 91, Gil passed away quietly at

the Presbyterian Home in New

Hartford, NY. Our condolences

and prayers for Gil’s family.

Gil had no children of his own, but thanks to loving and

devoted care of his niece, Stone Church member Donna

Goodfriend, he was able to live in Clinton the past few

years and be a regular at our worship service. We will

miss him.

A full obituary can be found on the Owens-Pavlot &

Rogers Funeral Service web site at:

http://owens-pavlot.com/tribute/details/631/Gilbert-

Palmer/obituary.html#tribute-start

Donations may be made to The Geneseo Foundation

for an endowed scholarship in the name of Gilbert A.

and Jane B. Palmer or The Stars in the Night Sky Pro-

gram at the Presbyterian Home in New Hartford, NY.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Satur-

day, March 5, 2016 at Stone Presbyterian Church.

Happy Birthday, Gene!

We celebrated Gene Lawson

turning 95 after worship on Feb-

ruary 28 with his family and a

cake!

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Easter flowers

Easter Flowers are available this year for those who wish to remember a loved one. Please fill out the form below and

put it in the collection plate or send it, along with a check, to the church office. The plants can be picked up after the

Easter service. The deadline for ordering flowers is Monday, March 14.

Flower choices:

Lilies $9.50 (6‖ pot)

Mums $11.00 (6 1/2‖ pot)

yellow, white, or lavender

Tulips $9.00

Daffodils $9.00

Hyacinths $9.00

pink or blue

Questions? Call Linda Rance, 797-0737, or Peggy Weldon, 853-2933.

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Name of donor (s) __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Given in memory of __________________________________________________________________

or

Given in honor of __________________________________________________________________

Deacons may deliver the plant to the homebound __________ yes __________ no

Flower choice ___________________________________________________________________

Amount enclosed ___________________________________________________________________

Baptism of Allison Elizabeth Miller

On Transfiguration Sunday, February 7, 2016 we

had the rare pleasure to celebrate both our sacra-

ments, baptism and communion!

We baptized Allison Miller, daughter of Jesse and

Sarah Miller, and granddaughter of Scott and Helen

Leonard. Jesse serves as the sexton for Stone

Church and Scott, as commissioned lay pastor at Stone, had the joy of baptizing

his own granddaughter who slept peacefully through the whole ceremony.

Afterwards we had a luncheon in the dining room for

everyone. It was a Super Sunday!

Please note…

The deadline for the April issue of the

newsletter is Wednesday, March 23.

Contact Midge Bakos, editor, at 853-

2951 with questions or comments.

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Scott Leonard, Commissioned Lay Pastor

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Email: srleonard@roadrunner.com

Rev. Gerald R. Platz, Pastor Emeritus

Director of Music: G. Roberts Kolb Sexton: Jesse Miller

Office Manager: Peggy Weldon Clerk of Session: Sherry Robinson

Treasurer: Peter Massi Newsletter Editor: Midge Bakos

Office: 315-853-2933 email: stonepres@verizon.net

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.; Church Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

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Sunday, March 13