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Book Group June 26
July 24
R&R in the Spirit June 13
July 11
I n t h i s I s s u e :
Graduation Congratulations 2Harvest Festival 2
Like to Read? 2
Flea Market Thanks 3
Sunday Flowers 3
Happenings 4
July & August Mission of the Month:
Project Hospitality
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June
Mission of the Month
During the month of June, Community
Reformed will be collecting personal-care itemsand monetary donations for the Joan NicolePrince Home.
Located in the Village of Scotia, The Joan NicolePrince Home provides 24-hour bedside care fortwo terminally ill residents at a time in ahomelike environment. Staffed primarily byvolunteers, the House provides laundry, meals,personal care, cleaning and support to residentsand their families.
The home is named after Joan Nicole (Keating)
Prince, a Niskayuna native and young mother of four. “Joanie” lost her battle with cancer. In herhonor, her husband gave a notable donationwhich allowed the Home to open in 2006.
The Joan Nicole Prince (JNP) Home is nota medical facility; it is run independently by theSchenectady Community Home, Inc. However,the Home collaborates with Hospice to provide
the same medical management for the patients asthey do for anyone receiving hospice care in theirown home environment. The volunteers andstaff of the JNP Home become the “surrogatefamily” for residents.
In lieu of a monetary donation, you can purchaseitem(s) from their wish list, below:
Wishlist
• Postage stamps• Copy paper - 20 lb. white & color; 24 lb. white• Office supplies:
• Business Cards (ivory) for inkjet• Address labels (white) 1" x 2 3/4"• Tape - scotch & masking• 3-ring binders• Ink Cartridges – HP LaserJet 12A, Canon
5 (black), Canon 8 (color)• Hand sanitizer• Pump hand soap
• Cascade dishwasher detergent• Fragrance-free laundry detergent• Clorox wipes• Tall kitchen bags - 13 gallon• Food storage bags• Unscented hygiene wipes (thick baby-stylewipes)• Depends - all sizes• Gift cards - OfficeMax, Staples, WalMart,Target• Distilled water• Flexible straws
• Services:• Carpet cleaning• Snow plowing & snow blowing• Home repairs
Please visit their website at http://www.joannicoleprincehome.org for moreinformation.
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Congratulations to all the recentgraduates from Colonie Reformed.We are proud of youraccomplishments and pray that youwill go forward in God’s care andled by his Holy Spirit.
Brittany Belus, Colonie CentralHigh School, is planning to go on tofurther education.
Billy Birdsall, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Hudson ValleyCommunity College for AutomotiveStudies.
Sarah Bottini, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Rochester
Institute of Technology forUniversity Studies, concentrating indesign.
Emily Finlan, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Fredonia StateCollege for Music Education andPerformance.
Lauren Fisher, The University of New Hampshire, has earned a
Bachelor Degree in Environmental
studies.
Kevin McGee, SUNY Stonybrook,graduated with a Bachelor Degree inMarine Biology.
Sarah Miner, Niskayuna HighSchool, is attending U Albany for
Sociology and Political Science. John Miner, Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute, will continue at RPI for aMS in Environmental Engineering.
Do you know of any notable newsabout former CRCC kids? ContactLou Ann Connelly atlouannconne@nycap.rr.com .
Harvest Festival
Regifting is good. Let us helpyou re-gift without guilt.
Do you have gifts and presentsthat you’ve never used? PattiVan Kempen is looking for new
items for the silent auction tobe held at the Harvest Festival(formerly the craft fair) inOctober. If you have a new orunused item that you would liketo donate, please see Patti, SueBredice or Maggie George. Wewill take them at any time!
If you enjoy reading and sharingwhat you have read, CommunityReformed’s Book Group is foryou.
The group meets on the fourth
Tuesday of each month, either atthe church or at the host’s home.Meetings include time forexchanging thoughts andobservations about the book of the month, for sharing of suggested titles for future months,and of course, for dessert. We arealways open to suggestions of good reads.
The book for June is Dogwood byChris Fabry. This book is the 2009winner of the Christy Award,honoring and promotingexcellence in Christian fiction.
As Fabry explains on his web site,“I wrote a story about the smalltown I'm from in West Virginia,changing the name to Dogwood.
There are some really greatpeople in small towns. But smalltowns have long memories and inthis locale, the people have a hardtime forgiving Will Hatfield forwhat he did. Still he returns intenton pursuing the only woman he
has ever loved, only to find thereis far more standing in his waythan lost years in prison.”
We hope to see you at our nextmeeting, June 26, at 7:00 at thechurch.
Please consider coming andbringing a friend. All arewelcome. Happy Reading!!
The new CRCCchurch directory hasbeen proofed andresubmitted. Weexpect your copies tobe available in June.Thank you for yourpatience.
Congratulations to GaryBerberich for being named NewProfessional of the Year by theMaryland chapter of the PublicRelations Society of America.
Gary is a Master’s Degree studentat Towson University and anaccount coordinator withHimmelrich PR.
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On many Sunday mornings, beautiful
flowers grace our pulpit area. These
flowers are often placed in remembrance
of a loved one or the celebration of a
special event.If you would like to order flowers for a
specific Sunday, simply sign up on the
chart posted on the bulletin board in the
church entrance.
Tina Bottini, our flower coordinator,
requests that flowers be ordered at least
one week in advance. Your specific needs
or wishes for these flower arrangements
can be made at that time with Tina. The
cost is $25 per floral arrangement (or
flowering plant during the summer
months). Checks are to be made out to
CRCC and turned into the church office
at the time of order.
After 10 years of continual
service, we say thank you to
Helen O’Connor. She has
changed the church sign
through rain, sleet, snow,mud, and heat with unending
dedication. She has turned
over her trusty “Wellie” boots
to Ellen Belcher at the
beginning of May. Thank you
Helen for all the years of hard
work! Welcome Ellen!
Doris Neese, Sue Bredice, and the BookGroup
Thank you to all who sosuccessfully planned and executedthe Flea Market: those whoorganized, those who cooked andserved food, those who arrivedbright and early to set up, thosewho set up the road-side signs,those who cleaned up and got thechurch ready for worship onSunday. Your hard work and effortsreally paid off.
Thank you to everyone whodonated their gently used items forthe table at the Flea Market. It wasa very successful day: we raised
over $314. 10% of this will go tofund church programs and theremainder to Camp Fowler. Thankyou again for making this possible.
Thank you to all who donated usedbooks for the Book Group’s table.Thanks to your efforts, $100 wasraised for church and charitablemissions.
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April and May were busy months at Community Reformed. Look what went on.
The Talent Auction raised needed funds for church programs.
We started with a tastyunch supplied by the Men’s
Group.
High bidders went homewith delicious goodies.
Art, food, and gifts of service filled the tables.
There was something forevery desire and taste.
Clean-Up Day gave us a chance to work together.
Ellen beautified the frontdoor area.
Vicki trimmed andsnipped.
Joanne spruced up thenursery.
The Quilt group finished 10 quilts for Camp Erin.
udy and Celia show
off the finished quilts.
Celia, Goodie, and Jean
contributed their sewing talents.
Norma, Joanne and Ellen know the work
of their hands will help a hurting child.
We had a great day for the Flea Market.
Everett kept the grill
going. Pat made sure
everyone was served. Bob checked out
some good bargains
Jordyn picked something
from the book table.
Addison found ju
what she wanted.
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Happy Summer Birthdays to…
June:
Ole Christensen Betty Knaggs
Roy Crosbourne Vicki Lane
Elijah Crosbourne Karen Latta
Moses Crosbourne Anne Snyder
Doug Davis Jennifer Stein
Dawn De Russo Haileigh Van Buren
Justin De Russo Melody York
If you would like to have family birthdays
published, please contact Lou Ann Connelly.
Gary Berberich Doris Neese
Barry Bredice Phyllis Strube
Dolores Denegar Shawn Turner
Shane De Russo Michael York
John Lombardo Addison York
Anne Green Bill Ziegler
Elaine Hoogkamp
July:
Room for All was founded to support,to educate and to advocate for the fullparticipation of lesbian, gay, bi-sexualand transgender (LGBT) persons in all
aspects of the life and ministry of theReformed Church in America ascompelled by the inclusive love of Godrevealed to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Pastors and members of area RfAReformed Churches will join othergroups on June 10 in support of theCapital Pride Parade to be held in
Albany.Contact Marilyn Paarlberg, ExecutiveDirector of Room for All, if you wantto help in this effort. She can becontacted at:mpaarlberg@roomforall.com.
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701 Sand Creek Rd
Colonie, NY 12205-2497
Bruce K. Cornwell, Pastor
Community
Reformed
Church of
Colonie
Editor: Lou Ann Connelly
Layout Designer: Shawn Turner
Articles are due by the 15th of the month and may be submitted to
louannconne@nycap.rr.com or given to Lou Ann Connelly.
www.coloniereformed.org
701 Sand Creek Rd
Albany, NY 12205-2432
Carol Grasso, Director
Tel: (518) 869-0131
E-mail: cgrasso6@yahoo.com
Colonie
Community
Day Care
Center
Tel: (518) 869-5589
E-mail:
CrccChurchOffice@nycap.rr.com
Bible Verse for June/July
In each issue of Cross and Comments we offer you a Bible verse
to contemplate, study and memorize. It is our hope that this will
be one more way you can connect with God‘s word.
“ You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedombe an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other
through love. ”
Galatians 5:13
Did you know that you will get better gas mileage if your tires are inflatedproperly? And getting better gas mileage means you will use less gas
which will reduce your carbon footprint. Not to mention that it’s safer and
better for your car to have proper tire inflation. A quick trip to the gas
station periodically will ensure that your tires have just the right amount of
air and might even save you a few bucks in gas.
Source: Greenologyspot (http://s.tt/13mw9)
For food in a world where many walk in hunger;For faith in a world where many walk in fear;
For friends in a world where many walk alone;
We give you thanks, O Lord. Amen.
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