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Church to hold special
collection for tsunami victims
New Utrecht Reformed Church will hold a special collection on Sunday,
January 9 for the victims of last Sunday's
tsunami that swept across 14 countries in Asia and Africa, killing (as
of Sunday) 146,400, injuring 510,000 and displacing 3 to 5 million people.
Donations will be sent to Reformed Church
World Service, which, according to its website, "is responding quickly
to the tragic tsunami that wreaked major destruction across eight
countries in southern Asia and one country in Africa. RCWS is sending
$10,000 to partner
Church World Service (CWS) in response to the immediate needs and is
focusing support for emergency response efforts in at least three of the
most affected areas."
In addition to next Sunday's collection, the following resources are
available to help the millions of victims of the tsunami, from
RCA.ORG:
Please keep the people of these areas in your prayers.
Contributions designated for Asian Tsunami may be sent to Reformed
Church in America, P.O. Box 19381, Newark, NJ 07195-1938 or, in
Canada, to Regional Synod of Canada, RR #4, Cambridge, ON N1R 5S5. To
make a credit card donation (Visa or MasterCard), call the Michigan
Regional Center at (800) 968-3943, ext. 210, or click on
"Make a Donation."
Sunday, January 9: Congregational Meeting
A Congregational Meeting will take place on Sunday, January 9 during
service.
Thank you!
Our thanks to Elder Louise Fabiszak, the Outreach Committee and the many,
many members who made our Living Nativity come to
life! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Our thanks also to Deacon Deborah Siciargo
for helping the homeless and to Bill Nicotra for bringing toys to the homeless
this Advent!
Thanks to the Thanksgiving volunteers!
Michelle Paredies, coordinator of the Thanksgiving Dinner, gave a special
thanks to all the volunteers at service on Sunday, November 28. She said that 18 people,
including several Boy Scouts, participated and that all the volunteers enjoyed
contributing or serving at the dinner on Wednesday, November 24 at
Project Hospitality's two
locations on Staten Island.
Study series for new believers
Each week we have an education series for new believers! Join us after
church at 12:30 PM for a half hour study time.
Commissioning
event postponed
The commissioning event on October 17 celebrating the Rev. Terry Troia's 10th
anniversary as minister of this church has been postponed until May 2005.
Extra envelopes for the Restoration Fund
Extra envelopes will be provided for the New Utrecht Reformed Church
Restoration
Fund at each Sunday service. Please contribute generously.
Ongoing food drive
Deacon Debbie Siciargo has started a ongoing Food Drive. The donations are
somewhat less than expected. Please buy a little
extra of nonperishable food for the needy and bring the items to the collection
basket at the Parish House before service.
Pray for...
Alice Hightower;
Marion Hodgman who is seriously ill;
Rose Lood;
Fr. Jack Ryan's mother;
Anna Schroeder;
Debbie Siciargo and
the Rev. Bob Peterson, our organist, who suffers
from Parkinson's Disease.
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