Happy Fall Happy fall everyone! Days are shorter and the air more crisp. We say goodbye to summer and hello to a new school year as our kiddos return to classes and fall programming kicks into gear. As much as I love the summer months and the

slower pace around our church and campus, I am looking forward to seeing your smiling faces and picking up the pace of things around here.

Under Brookville Church news, we are continuing the worship schedule we started last year. Here is the break down:

• 1st Sundays of the month are traditional Communion Worship Celebrations centering around the Lord’s Table (September 4 will be a special outdoor Communion service at the Reformed Church of Locust Valley - 115 Ryefield Road)

• 2nd Sundays of the month will feature Wonder Box Lessons and Honoring Our Families as Interfaith families join us for worship.

• 3rd Sundays of the month offer Children’s Classes (preK-5th grade) following the Worship Celebration

• 4th Sundays of the month will feature Special Music starting in October.

On September 25 we will be holding our outdoor Blessing of the Animals service. See page 6M for more information, and join us with your furry, scaly and/or feathery friends!

Under Brookville Multifaith Campus news there are many multifaith events planned that will enrich, enlighten, and empower those who attend! The first will be on September 18 as we hold our 3rd annual Multifaith Campus Open House featuring special guest Imam and Author, Khalid Lateef, a member of our very own Muslim Reform Movement Organization (MRMO). See this issue for more information.

There is a place for everyone as all are welcome!

~Rev. Vicky

REV. VICKY L. EASTLAND, PASTOR vickyleastland@gmail.com

2 BROOKVILLE ROAD BROOKVILLE, NY 11545

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Where our doors are always open!

September 2016

Guided Meditation at Bailey Arboretum a Success! Our Guided Meditation walk through the Psalms at Bailey Arboretum on Sunday, August 28th was a great success! With nearly thirty people in attendance some chose to worship together in groups while others chose to meditate on their own. Everyone received a meditation booklet with space to journal as they journeyed.

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Rev. Justin Meyers is the Director of Education at the Al Amana Centre in the Middle East. The centre’s mission is to seek deep understanding and peace between Muslims and Christians. This work is significant to our church because of our relationship with the M u s l i m R e f o r m M o v e m e n t Organization www.mrmo.org which has met on our campus for over a decade. Our Partnership with MRMO in working toward peace, friendship and unity across religions is linked with this global effort that is like-minded. If you would like to make a donation to our Meyers Fund please visit www.brookvillechurch.org and click on the Online Giving button. You will need to create an account. Once created, you can select: Rev. Justin Meyers - Oman Support to make your donation. OR send a check to the church written to: Brookville Church with “Meyers Fund” written in the memo line. These gifts are tax deductible. Thank you to MRMO for contributing 10% toward our $6,300.00 yearly commitment to Rev. Meyers. Please remember to pray for Rev. Justin, his wife Stephanie and their sons, Gavin and Collin.

Special September 11th Patriot Day Service

10 a.m. We will be honoring the

Muttontown Police Department.

Church  Office  Hours  Fall/Spring  Schedule:  

September-­‐June  

Monday:     9:00  a.m.  -­‐  1:00  p.m.  Tuesday:       9:00  a.m.  -­‐  1:00  p.m.  Wednesday:     9:00  a.m.  -­‐  1:00  p.m.  Thursday:     9:00  a.m.  -­‐  1:00  p.m.  Friday:     9:00  a.m.  -­‐  1:00  p.m.  

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@Please  Note:    

Charitable IRA Rollover Deductions On December 18, 2015, Congress passed legislation that reinstates the Charitable IRA Rollover and makes

the IRA rollover permanent and retroactive to December 31, 2014.

Individuals may begin taking distributions from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as early as age 59 1/2, but are required to begin taking them at age 70 1/2. Normally, these distributions are subject to income taxes. The IRA Charitable Rollover provision, established under the Pension Protection Act, allows individuals who have reached age 70 1/2 to donate up to $100,000 to charitable organizations directly from their IRA, without treating the distribution as taxable income. In order to qualify, contributions must go directly to a public charity and be made from traditional IRAs or Roth IRAs. Donors may receive no goods or services in return for their contributions, and must obtain written documentation of their contribution for each recipient charity.

If you are 70 1/2 or older, you may request direct transfers from your IRA in any amount, up to $100,000 to the Brookville Church or another qualified charity, without reporting it as taxable income. The total amount of your contribution will count towards your required minimum distribution (RMD), and you may exclude up to $100,000 of the gift from your federal gross income—resulting in a lower taxable income and possible tax savings. This provision is now permanent.

* Please check with your financial advisor about the best way to take advantage of this opportunity. Some restrictions apply.

* You must be 70 1/2 or older and required to make an annual distribution from your IRA.

* Your total combined charitable IRA rollover contribution cannot exceed $100,000 in any one year.

* Charitable contributions from an IRA must go directly to the Brookville Church or another 501c3 charity.

* Distributions can only be made from traditional Individual Retirement Accounts or Roth IRAs.

* You will receive our gratitude and the satisfaction of helping us to remain a place “Where our doors are always open!”

A WW2 Verse from 1942: “AT EASE,” SHE SAID ~ “MANEUVERS BEGIN ~ WHEN YOU GET ~ THOSE WHISKERS ~ OFF YOUR CHIN!”

ReflectionsReflections

Branch Worsham

END WORD: An army marches on its stomach. ~ Napolean Bonapart

My cadet roommate, Jerry Betts, Colonel, Retired, has had some recent age related health and physical problems which resulted in selling his house and moving to an assisted living facility closer to his daughter. When I think of him, oft times remembering him as when we were cadets, sadness comes upon me. He was the captain of the track team and full of energy; now he moves about with a walker, has vision issues and has trouble finding the words he wants to use in conversations. People often write or say the phrase, “At least we have our health and mind.” They say that because they do. Jerry doesn’t. The West Point Association of Graduates has a file on every graduate and when a death occurs their computer sends out an email notice to all of the members of that person’s class. The notices seem to come to me more frequently now; just last week was the most recent. There were 573 of us graduating on that day in June 1958 and now 125 have joined what we call the Long Gray Line. Jerry is now marching ahead of me towards that Ghostly Assemblage. One of Jerry’s less serious medical problems is he cannot swallow so the food comes in liquid form and is served through a tube. The medical profession has provided its solution which is functional, but seems really scary. I asked him, “Is it uncomfortable?” Answer: “Not anymore.” My next question: “This seems permanent; what are your thoughts about no more favorite tastes and special meals?” Answer: “It doesn’t much matter anymore. I don’t mind.” His daughter says he is now managing to feed himself using the tube. That must be hard. Recently our daughter, Marie, invited us over for fresh swordfish that she bought from a North Fork fish supplier who brings it FRESH CAUGHT to a Wednesday and weekend Farmer’s Market near her. She knows that is my favorite salt water fish ever since she was part of a family cruise to Block Island years ago. On that occasion it was prepared with Thousand Island dressing spread over the top and seared in the oven. That swordfish was caught fresh that day in the ocean outside of Block Island Sound. However that was not the first time I had it. In 1955 I went home for Christmas traveling on the New York Central Railroad towards Chicago and on to Minnesota. In the dining car I had my first taste of swordfish; I still have a strong memory of that first taste, maybe more than my first kiss. In the sixties, the years following that trip, there was a national scare about eating swordfish and other species because of mercury poisoning. Initially, eating them was completely discouraged, but eventually, reason and understanding the risks calmed things down. Now the advice is the risk is dependent on the frequency those fish are eaten. I eat swordfish occasionally, as a treat, and nearly always remember some of the special times, like that Sunday dinner at Marie’s. (Ten days later, she had me over for some more.) When I was growing up the grocery stores did not sell fish. They could not compete with the local people who caught their own fish, and nearly every one fished or knew someone who did, and shared their catch. That would explain why I’d never eaten swordfish until 1955. I remember at West Point, Friday was always fish night so as not to upset the Catholics. But the fish available was not very tasty, and not very popular. Many of my favorite meals were shared with my brother, and these are grouped in the comfort food category. Whenever Mom happened to be away, Dad cooked a meal that was pure country: fried fish or pork chops, boiled potatoes with gravy and fresh garden or home-canned green beans. In later years he taught himself how to make a super potato soup in a pressure cooker. BJ and his siblings called it Grandpa’s Potato Soup. Now I am the current Grandpa making it for him and his kids. Meanwhile, when my brother visits, he fries up the meals our Dad used to make for us. (Yeah, I know. All that frying grease.) My four years at West Point were life changing, but the food was just okay, not memorable at all, which is understandable: making 4,000 gourmet meals every day would challenge any kitchen staff. From the Cadet Dining Room to the Army Mess Hall is a short distance we all survived. In fairness I will say that Army food was always good, and the Mess Sergeant had one of the hardest and most challenging jobs in the Army—making the food good whether in the garrison or in the field. After dinner at the Academy Jerry used to make PBJ sandwiches to take back to our room as a supplement needed because he never got filled up. He would’ve been happy to have gained some weight, but running Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track never gave him any rest. In my case, in Plebe year, the food was good enough for me to pretty quickly gain about ten pounds and I had to cut back as the custom fit uniforms were getting tight. The upperclassmen were on my case to slim down as bulging out of the clothes was unseemly. On graduation day I weighed only a few pounds more than when I joined four years before. Fifty-eight years later I can still fit in the cadet uniform. (But Nancy’s cooking is a lot better than the Mess Hall’s.) Our sixtieth year class reunion is a year and a half away. In previous years the reunions always had two gala dinners and one or two smaller dinner events. Next reunion we have already mandated that the Reunion Committee will not continue the past indulgences. We will have what some restaurants put on the back page of their menus—Senior Citizen’s Portions.

BEAT NAVY

One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

End of Summer Reflections

~Rabbi Stuart A. Paris, HaKohen

Summer is drawing to a close. The High Holidays will soon be upon us. It’s a good time for reflection. My reflections are of my beloved teacher and friend, Rabbi Joseph H. Gelberman. Rabbi Gelberman dedicated his life to furthering the understanding and cooperation among the world’s faiths. He founded All Faiths Seminary International, of which I am now president. The New Synagogue of Long Island, The Synagogue for Spiritual Judaism, was founded, in part, upon the principals and beliefs of Rabbi Gelberman. Rabbi Gelberman and I shared many an afternoon discussing whatever came to mind. He was a wonderful teacher and could bring insight into the most minute, random thought. I started to keep a journal of our studies and I suggested to Rabbi Gelberman that I put our discussions into print. The result was a booklet called “The Full Chair” and I’d like to share some of Rabbi Gelberman’s thoughts with you. On Faith:

“Faith is the force of Life.” Faith changes things because it channels divine energy into personal effectiveness. Faith is freedom. Faith means stepping boldly out of a known groove into a brand new channel, and doing it with eagerness rather than reluctance. Faith moves us first and our mountains second. Faith enhances our awareness, experiences and relationships. Faith can never be lost. On Joy:

“Today, whatever may annoy, the word for me is joy, just simple joy.” Joy, Joy, Joy is the lesson of my life. The greatest threat to joy is jealousy. If we take the ‘j’ out of joy and put it in jealousy, all we have left is oy, oy, oy. Always take the ‘j’ out of jealousy and put it back in joy, joy, joy. In addition, know that even when we are totally dedicated to joy, we cannot have it without some oy, oy, oy. Every challenge in life is a lesson and an opportunity to learn what God wants us to learn. On Tradition:

Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheynu Adonai Echad. Listen O Israel, (Listen O Humankind) the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.

If there is only one God and He created man and woman, then what does that make us? We are all brothers and sisters and our job is to love one another as is proper for a family to do regardless of the path we take.

On Interfaith: “Never instead, always in addition.”

Discover who you are, where you come from and embrace your own tradition with knowledge and joy. Then embrace the tradition of your beloved, if it is different from your own. Study and learn about your own tradition and then share it with one another and with your children, as you build a new tradition of, “Never instead, always in addition.” On Love:

“Love with Love.”

When we give love, we are re-enacting the primordial act of Creation, for only by love could God fashion humankind. When someone takes the love we offer, it is the greatest act of giving because it gives to the lover his reason for living. To love wisely, we must love with LOVE!

Enjoy the rest of your summer! Hakol Beseder (All is in divine order).

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2nd Annual Kids for Kids Coffeehouse

plus Camp Warwick Sunday

Last year, Carol Goglia, our Minister of Music, came up with a brilliant idea! After working with so many of our children twice a year for the plays she directs for our campus, she saw the raw talent of our children. Carol thought a great way for the kids to give back and help kids less fortunate would be to use their gifts to host an entire coffeehouse ALL KID RUN: talent, food, raffles, etc. On September 26, 2015 our kids raised money for kids to go to summer sleep away camp. It was a HUGE success! There was everything from magic tricks, break dancing and music videos to singing, gymnastics and playing of various instruments. Those with culinary talents baked for the snack bar and raffle table. AND (drum roll please!) our kids raised 750 dollars, more than enough money to send one underserved camper to Camp Warwick for a week this past summer.

It was such a great success that we are DOING IT AGAIN! So mark your calendars for October 29, 2016 @ 4:00 p.m. for our 2nd annual Kids for Kids Coffeehouse. Our goal this year is to raise enough money to send TWO kids to camp for the summer of 2017! Help us reach our goal by getting your children involved. Carol will be in touch with you regarding all the details.

AND, THE VERY NEXT DAY, October 30, 2016 will be our First Annual Camp Warwick Day during the 10 AM Worship Celebration. Emily, the camper our kids sponsored, will be here along with her family and representatives from her church: El Refugio Iglesias De Jesucristo in Levittown. Emily will be sharing about her camp experience and wants to say, “Thank you!” to the kids who sponsored her.

So MARK YOUR CALENDARS for BOTH of these exciting events!

Kids Coffee House 2015

September Birthdays

Rev. Vicky Eastland - 2nd John Coffey - 5th

Dr. Sultan Abdulhameed - 8th William Hunt - 10th Joan Vivian - 11th Isabelle Lisi - 16th

Christine Carey - 17th Kathleen Morse - 18th Mitchell Buchan - 19th

Peter Bisek - 20th Aaron Coffey - 23rd Sam Hanna - 25th

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Join  the  Muslim  Reform  Movement  (MRMO)  

for  Quran  Studies  in  September!  All  are  welcome!  

         

~Sunday,  September  4  2:30pm  

~Sunday,  September  18  2:30pm  

Hosted  by:  Dr.  Sultan  Abdulhameed,  

author  of  The  Quran  and  the  Life  of  Excellence

Get Inspired to Travel! We live on such a beautiful planet and you deserve to see it! I’ve had a lifetime passion to discover the world around us; to absorb new cultures, foods, experiences. I also strive to make it possible for my clients to travel the world, to whatever destination they desire. My number one priority is making sure to design a trip suited to your exact needs. Travel can ignite new interests and bring to light our need for adventure, beauty,

relaxation or the simple need for quality time with friends and family away from the daily grind.

Not only do I love to travel and help design trips for others to enjoy, I also love my church and the multifaith community at Brookville. Because of that love, if you book your next trip or vacation with me, I will gratefully and proudly donate 10% of my earnings to the Brookville Church and Multifaith Campus!

To find out more or to book your trip, please call or email me. I can’t wait to send you to the destination of your dreams and help our faith community at the same time!

Valerie Ritacco Power Travel International

Cell: (516) 458-7868 valerie@powertravel.net

PLEASE RECYCLE!

To help care for the earth, please use the recycling container in the kitchen of the Fellowship Hall to dispose of plastics (#1, 2, 4, 5 & 6), glass bottles, jars, metal (including aluminum foil and tins).

Please clean/rinse all items before putting in the recycling container. Additional containers are available in office areas to recycle paper.

Thank you for doing your part to help us be good stewards of the earth.

“By all these lovely tokens, September days are here, With summer’s best of weather, And autumn’s best of cheer.” ~ Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885

Be the Change You Want to See by Rorri Geller-Mohamed

As we get closer to November, I feel myself becoming more and more worried and scared about what this election will mean for my interfaith family. I’m shocked that a candidate with such blatant hateful, racist, and xenophobic rhetoric has made it this far in the campaign. Recently, my newsfeed on Facebook has had multiple posts on how such a hateful platform can actually win this election. The outcome of this election will have a severe impact on the safety, emotional well-being, and daily life of my interfaith family. I am Jewish and my husband is Muslim. We have a one-year-old son who is both Jewish and Muslim. And so, as a Jewish and interfaith mother, I must speak out and fight for the best outcome to this election.

I was raised as a Reform Jew. Growing up, I remember learning in Hebrew School about the Holocaust and why we must remember it to make sure history is never repeated. I remember a school trip to the Holocaust museum in D.C. where I felt alone in this

experience traveling with my non-Jewish peers. I remember visiting a concentration camp in Germany and feeling overwhelmed with how this atrocity could have ever taken place. But now experiencing this election process I am starting to understand. Sometimes we don’t fight because it feels impossible that this could truly happen.

I shouldn’t have to fear that my family will have to register and be monitored by the government because of our religion, our last name, or how we look. I shouldn’t have to fear that white supremacy will prevent my son from feeling proud about his mixed heritage. I shouldn’t have to fear that my husband’s status as a US citizen who immigrated here as a child from Guyana in South America could ever be revoked. I shouldn’t have to worry that people could legally be allowed to attack my family. And yet, these are some of my fears that surfaced out of this hateful campaign. As a Jewish Muslim family, I look forward to opportunities for us to freely study, observe, and celebrate both religions together. I look forward to teaching my son about his unique heritage and our values of social justice. The Southern Poverty Law Center published a report that “…found that the campaign is producing an alarming level of fear and anxiety among children of color and inflaming racial and ethnic tensions in the classroom.” For us, and I’m sure for many other interfaith families, this is not the way we imagined raising our children.

As the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel stated “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” We must follow his teachings. I ask you to join me and respond to this call to action.

Here are some ways we can take action in the next three months before the election: • Make sure you vote for the candidate that at least isn’t leading a hateful, racist, and bigoted campaign, even if you don’t like the alternative. • Help people register to vote. Organize people in your synagogue, church, mosque, other religious institution, or any other organization you are part of to help people register to vote. • Talk to anyone in your life that you think might support a candidate who incites hate. Work to educate them and remind them about history. This is especially important for people who have family and friends in swing state areas. These conversations can be uncomfortable and challenging, but remember what is at stake if we stay silent. • Donate money to organizations that are helping register and get people to the polls on Election Day, especially organizations that are working to end Voter ID laws and other obstacles that prevent people who are marginalized from voting. • Stay informed through progressive news and social media about new and creative ways to help influence the election. Rorri Geller-Mohamed (rorri@upowerchange.com) is the founder of www.upowerchange.com and a licensed therapist who specializes in multicultural relationships and families.

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Rorri Geller-Mohamed

It's time to begin again! I'm so excited to start another season at Brookville. There are many musical events scheduled for the fall. Here's an overview:

Children’s Play Rehearsals begin soon, so warm up your voices and get ready! Saturday, October 29, 4:00 pm: Kids for kids coffeehouse concert. This was a huge success last year as the kids raised money to send kids to camp by performing their MANY talents. Sunday, December 11, 10:00 am: Children’s Christmas play. Always a smash success! Sunday, December 18, 10:00 am: Adult Christmas Concert. An annual must see!

There will be many opportunities for the kids to perform during our weekly worship services.

Anyone interested in singing with my adult choir, please get in touch with me. We need choir members! Even if only for the Christmas Concert, you are welcome and needed.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in September!

Carol cgoglia@aol.com

For Voter Registration Informationclick the link below.

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Music News!

http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/BOE/index.html

The Economic Opportunity Commission of

Nassau County, Inc. The low income community in our immediate area is constantly in need of assistance. If you would like to help, please contact:

Janice Wardlaw, Director Glen Cove EOC

4 Mason Drive, Apt. BB (Lower Level)

Glen Cove, NY 11542 jwardlaw@eoc-nassau.org

Office Phone (516) 801-2672 Office Fax (516) 676-4958

Get Your Brookville Church & Multifaith Campus Directory!

Our Brookville Church & Multifaith Campus Directory will be ready soon!

To get the updated version of our directory, please call or email the church office and let us know where

to send it. Thank you!Office Number: (516) 626-0414

Email: brookvillechurch@gmail.com

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Comparative Religion and Judaism Classes

with Rabbi Paris

Dear Friends, I am the President of All Faiths Seminary International, a Seminary that trains Interfaith ministers. In addition to offering a course of study in comparative religion, the Seminary also offers a course of study with a concentration on Judaism, which I personally teach. The school year begins on September 10th. Classes meet in Manhattan on the first Saturday of each month. For more information, call Fran Consentino, Registrar at:

212.866.3795 or email infoallfaithsseminary.org@gmail.com

Cantor Irene and I are looking forward to seeing all of you on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. This year, Rosh HaShanah Services will be held on Sunday, October 2nd at 7:30pm and Monday, October 3rd at 10am. Kol Nidre services will be held on Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30pm. Yom Kippur Services will be on Wednesday, October 12th at 10am. Yizkor Service is on Wednesday, October 12th at 12pm. Details will be available soon. Please join us and bring your friends. Feel free to share this information with your friends and family. With love, Rabbi Stuart Paris, HaKohen

Every year, Mill Neck Family’s Fall Harvest Festival draws tens of thousands of returning visitors and many more new friends. The Festival annually brings the best of the autumn season to Long Island, making a trip to the beautiful Mill Neck campus over Columbus Day weekend irresistible. As always, there will be apples, cheese house, country store, baked goods, seasonal produce, country crafts, pumpkin patch, children’s activities, face painting, sign language items and manor house tours. $15.00 admission per vehicle. For more information call: 516-922-4100 or check out their web site: www.millneck.org Directions: Take LIE to exit 41N or Northern State Pkwy Exit 35N. Take Route 106N into Oyster Bay. At light (Speedway Station), turn left onto Lexington Ave. At the 2nd light, turn left onto West Main St. Before West Main bears right, bear left onto Mill Hill Rd (uphill). Mill Hill intersects with Glen Cove Rd. to become Oyster Bay Rd. Take Oyster Bay Rd. to Beaver Brook Rd., make a right. Beaver Brook Rd. Bears right, becomes Frost Mill Rd. Take Frost Mill Rd. and pass under RR overpass. Our entrance is the 2nd entrance on the right.

Mill Neck Manor Harvest Festival

October 8 & 9 9 am - 5 pm

Blessing of the Animals Celebration

Sunday, September 25, 2016 10:00 am Worship Celebration

Brookville Church Bring your pet for a blessing to celebrate St. Francis Day. There will be refreshments for all ages and all species following the service. All friendly, well behaved, vaccinated pets with ID on leashes/carriers, photos of those that cannot attend or stuffed animals are welcome. Bring a donation: Friskies canned cat food; Pedigree canned dog food; Science Diet Sensitive Skin & Stomach dry dog food, scoopable cat litter; or make a monetary donation to this wonderful no-kill, rescue/adoption center:

Bobbi and the Strays 2 Rider Pl, Freeport, NY 11520

Phone: 516-378-4340 Web site: http://www.bobbiandthestrays.org

For more information call the church office (516) 626-0414

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Our Together We Serve meal ministry is up and running, ready to meet the needs of individuals and or families in the Brookvile Church and Multifaith Campus. A birth? Illness? Surgery? Let us help make life a little easier by bringing a meal, making a dish that can be frozen/

reheated easily in the future, ordering a local food delivery, pizza, etc. Anyone can initiate a “meal train" simply by calling the church office (516-626-0414) and providing our Administrative Assistant, Janîce, with the name of the recipient(s), along with pertinent information. Let us help make life a little easier for someone in need! Currently, we have one member of the church who is on the receiving list. If you would like to sign up to bring a meal, please call the office and speak to Janîce.

Have Fun at Rye Playland! Calling all youth, grades 6th - 12th: Fall Kick-off Event on Saturday, September 10.

A trip to Rye Playland! (www.ryeplayland.org)

Join friends and other community youth for a fun day of thrill rides, entertainment, food and special treats. We'll meet in the parking lot of The Congregational Church (1845 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset) at 12:30pm and carpool there together. Approximate return time is 7:30pm. Cost: $40 per youth, plus food.

We look forward to seeing you then for a great start to the new church year! Please RSVP at your earliest convenience to:

Lesley Mazzotta | 917-623-4554 Director of Spiritual Formation Christ Episcopal Church/Community Reformed Church LesleyMazzotta@gmail.com

LuDay Provides Superior Education for Children

Long Island Lutheran Day School at St. Paul’s (LuDay) located in beautiful East Northport offers an outstanding Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school. LuDay provides a well-rounded Christ-based program, which nurtures children’s mind, body and soul. A high-quality, independent curriculum, free from mandates and high-stakes testing ensures smaller classes and individualized attention to students. The result is a dynamic learning community that fosters self-confidence and independence while promoting each child’s enthusiasm for learning.

To see what LuDay has to offer your child contact us today

at: 631-754-4424 x224 or Lorraine.rocco@ludaynorthport.org

The Saturday Night Live Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Brookville Church every Saturday night at 9pm. (Coffee and cake starting at 8:30!) As one of Nassau County's oldest AA groups, this meeting has been in existence for over 40 years. If you think you have a problem with alcohol, you are welcome to attend this meeting. For more information, feel free to contact Carol B. at (516) 428-0479.