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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 APRIL

April 3, 2016 – Second Sunday of Easter – The Lord’s Supper

Acts 5:27–32 Standing firm as witnesses.

Psalm 150 Praise Ye the Lord

Revelation 1:4–8 Praise to the Alpha and Omega.

John 20:19–31 Jesus appears to Thomas.

Sermon: ―Wadda Ya Gonna Do?‖ – Scott Leonard, CLP preaching

April 10, 2016 – Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:1–6 [7–20] The conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus.

Psalm 30 God has turned mourning into dancing.

Revelation 5:11–14 Angels by the thousands sing praise in heaven.

Told by Anne Dunn

John 21:1–19 The risen Jesus feeds his disciples breakfast beside the sea.

Sermon: Letty Umidi, ALP preaching

April 17, 2016 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:36–43 The raising of Dorcas. Told by Peter Massi

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd.

Revelation7:9–17 The worship of the saints in heaven.

John 10:22–30 Jesus’ sheep hear his voice.

Sermon: ―Herding Sheep‖ – Scott Leonard, CLP preaching

April 24, 2016 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 11:1–18 Peter’s vision of inclusion changes the church.

Psalm 148 Praise the Lord from the heavens.

Revelation 21:1–6 John sees the new heaven and new earth.

Told by Anne Dunn

John 13:31–35 Jesus gives a new commandment.

Sermon: ―All Things New‖ – Scott Leonard preaching

April 2016April 2016

April Showers

―April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.‖

William Shakespeare, Sonnet XCVIII

April is a transition month. While the vernal equinox may be in March, it is April

where we see the hope and promise of spring. The beginning of the month may

still have some snow (though not this year), but inevitably becomes rain as the

month progresses with the first sprigs of green popping up. The temperatures also

may vary, but more on the upward trend. It’s also a transition month for the

church.

According to our liturgical (church worship) year, we are now in Eastertide or Easter Season, the fifty days

from Easter in March (this year) until the day of Pentecost (―Fiftieth‖) in May (this year). During the 40 days

+ 7 Sundays of Lent we recalled, reflected, and repented. Now with joy of the Resurrection we look forward

to new life in the Risen Christ. As such we change up our worship service liturgy. In a practice that goes back

as far as the records of Christianity go, we set aside the Old Testament lessons during this period and replace

them with ones from the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament and the story of how the church started

and spread.

We also tend to read from the Gospel of John and the Revelation (or ―Apocalypse‖) to John for our other

scripture lessons. All of it a bit different than is ordinary.

We also replace the Prayer of Confession with the Prayer of the Day. Not that we don’t need to confess, but

rather during this season for us to praise God for the life we now have thanks to the sacrifice of his only son,

Jesus, truly the Christ.

But worship without action is empty praise. And so it is appropriate that we act on that grace of God by reach-

ing out to the community at large. As announced before and elsewhere in this newsletter, on Friday April 8 as

part of a peacemaking initiative community event sponsored in part by Presbytery, we host storyteller Noa

Baum who will tell compelling stories of Palestinian and Israeli women. It is a message of the desperate need

for peace and for us to help promote it. It is a message that goes beyond church and religion, but to all of

God’s creation. Tell your family and friends—and enemies—to come. Reconciliation is for all.

Also, as noted elsewhere in the newsletter, on April 16 we are helping to lead and participate in a community

food drive for the Country Pantry with our fellow local churches and organizations. Our Clinton Area Minis-

terium thought that while our ecumenical services are important, that doing for others is part of our ministry as

well. For while most of us have a spring in our step during this season of spring, we are mindful that many

become anxious fearing the pantry shelves will become bare by summer as donations dwindle. Again, though

spurred on by our faith, it is not a church event; it is a community event.

Because as followers of Christ, we worship as a community of faith, but it is by our acts as apostles (―sent

forth‖) that we show God’s love for the community of all people. God has showered us with his grace. Let us

go and do likewise.

Shalom,

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Country Pantry update

The Country Pantry was able to provide their clients with fresh fruits and vegetables, a voucher for ham, and the re-

quested pineapple and candy to help make their Easter festive. We will now start to collect items for the kids’ paks

which are provided June - August. We are in need of fruit cups, pudding cups or juice boxes. Please place donated items

on the provided table in the sanctuary which will be a visual reminder for us. Questions: See Judy LaGasse.

Note: The Good Friday offering of $280 has been sent to the Country Pantry.

Epic Telling

The Stone Storytellers performed their annual

Epic Storytelling, ―Stories from the Gospel of

Luke‖ on Palm Sunday evening (and reprised at

the Presbyterian Residential Center on March 29).

We had a wonderful turnout and were so pleased

to have a few dozen youth from St. Mary’s confir-

mation class attend as well!

The story told was well received – and we col-

lected $108 that was split between Hope House

and Country Pantry! Thanks to all who attended!

CAM Community Canned Food Drive Saturday, April 16

10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on the Village Green at the gazebo

You might be surprised to learn that food pantries have their great-

est need during the summer, since our kids are home all day and

donations are down.

The Clinton Area Ministerium, the group of pastors from local

churches who meet regularly to plan ecumenical activities, decided

we should do a community food drive for our local Country Pantry

in Clark Mills. According to its director, Mary Zimbler, they al-

ways need protein items and canned fruit. (They also need money and thanks to the generosity of people, CAM was able

to donate $280 from the ecumenical Good Friday service on March 25.)

Our goal is to fill the gazebo with food and then take it over to the Country Pantry. We can use donations as well as vol-

unteers to help load and unload the canned goods. We also can use help in spreading the word, since we want this to be

a community event.

Plus we are looking for potential ways to enhance the event, so if you know of bands that might want to donate their time

and talents or people to do face painting or have a bake sale or anything entertaining that would help draw a crowd, let

our pastor, Scott Leonard, know.

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―Who is who‖ and ―who does what‖ at Stone Church?

Back when we were more accustomed to thinking of the church as an organization, we used to call the various organiza-

tional units ―committees.‖ But language shapes our understanding of reality, and the reality is that the church is called to

be not so much an organization as it is a ministry sent out on a mission. And so we’ve retooled our language and have

ordered life and work into ―ministry teams.‖

The Worship, Education & Program Team (headed up by Donna Goodfriend) works with the pastor to plan worship

that is theologically sound, biblically grounded, spiritually uplifting, and playfully creative. The team is guided by the

sweep of the Christian year, keeping in mind the particular needs and issues of the Stone Church community of faith and

explores innovative approaches to develop worship that is transformational. The team is also responsible for developing

opportunities for study and spiritual growth for adults, teens and children; recruiting, training and supporting teach-

ers/facilitators in the educational program; inviting speakers for educational programs. They review and support the

work of the Stone Storytellers and provide personnel support and performance evaluation for the Pastor and Director of

Music. They meet monthly during the program year, typically on the first Thursday of each month. Team members:

Donna Goodfriend, Lauralyn Kolb, Rob Kolb, Elizabeth Smith

Mission, Stewardship & Support Team (which Mary Ann Stiefvater leads) is charged with interpreting the mission of

the church through speakers, newsletter articles, posters, minutes for mission, etc.; they oversee the management of the

Building Stone Fair Trade Shoppe; lift up social justice issues; encourage opportunities for ―service to others‖ (for exam-

ple, in Hope House); with the whole Session teach good stewardship and plan and carry out the annual campaign; en-

courage the best use of people’s time and spiritual gifts and talents (as well as their dollars); also responsible for coordi-

nating special offerings (One Great Hour of Sharing, for example) and fundraising events. The MSS Team meets as

needed. Team members: Mary Chamberlain, Ceil Gilbert, Pat Joseph, Judy LaGasse, Mary Ann Stiefvater

The Membership, Communication & Outreach Team (led by Sherry Robinson) reviews and maintains the Parish

Group system of care (with each elder having a ―Parish Group‖ of 6-8 households with whom to maintain contact); they

also promote a sense of community within the congregation and plan fellowship events such as picnics, progressive din-

ners, movie nights, game nights, outings, etc.; typically, the team plans three opportunities per year for newcomers to

join the church; works to restore inactive members to activity; plans for the collection of photographs of church events

and arranges for displays. In addition, they oversee the communications of the church, including production of The Cor-

ner Stone, the Stone Church website, bulletin boards, publicity for church events, etc. They also support the work of the

Office Manager. The MCO team also seeks to look at the ministry of the church through the eyes of the outsider to help

create a more visitor-friendly experience at Stone Church and arrange for follow-ups with first-time visitors; they meet

as needed. Team members: Ceil Gilbert, Emily Hughes, Linda Rance, Sherry Robinson

The Property Team (headed up by John Menard and John Stiefvater) is responsible for all matters related to the up-

keep, improvement, repair and maintenance of the church building and the manse; they support and relate to the work of

the Sexton. They meet as needed. Team members: John Menard, John Stiefvater

The Budget & Finance Team (led by Shelly Coe) prepares an annual working version of the budget before the Novem-

ber Session meeting by collecting requests of the various other teams for their ministries in the coming year; reviews the

endowment fund/investment portfolio; arranges for the annual audit, oversees the day-to-day financial operations of the

church in consultation with the Office Manager and the Treasurer, recommending economies consistent with good stew-

ardship in support of the ministry and mission of the church through its financial resources; meets as needed. Team

members: Shelly Coe, Ceil Gilbert, Peter Massi

All are welcome to join these teams! When it comes to ministry, the more the merrier!

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

Early Settlers Arrival and New Beginnings

In recent articles I’ve written about how some of the new families arrived

by ox-cart. The ox-cart picture to the left was donated by my friend Bob

Tegart, an active member of the Clinton Historical Society. Can you imag-

ine traveling with your family and belongings from New England in this

manner? Once reaching German Flats they continued along an old Iroquois

well-traveled Indian trail (the Moyer Road). It got its name from a Dutch-

man named Moyer who owned a tavern on the Mohawk River not far from

German Flats. This ―road‖ was a route from Mohawk extending from the

present day Frankfort to Sauquoit, to Paris, along Maxwell Road to Mc

Connell’s Corners and points west. As I mentioned last month, some fami-

lies settled at Hanover Green not far from Moyer Road.

Approximately 6 miles north of Hanover Green during the spring of 1787, Moses Foot and company representing about

eight families came to the Oriskany Valley full of pristine forests. Some of these men had served in the Revolutionary

War where they had developed familiarity with the area. In the fall of 1786 a small scouting party checked out the area

and made plans to return with their families. These were hardy, self-reliant and courageous folks, many of the Puritan

heritage, who held firm religious beliefs and from early times believed in education as the key to safeguarding religion

and civil government. This area soon became the ―transplanted New England Village‖ of Clinton so named after Gover-

nor Clinton as more families moved to Clinton.

But first these settlers had to build shelters. Some were temporary crude huts constructed by driving crotched stakes into

the ground across which were placed ridge poles then covered with pieces of bark. Other settlers made crude log homes

without windows or floors to provide shelter from the elements. They cleared the land for crops and a year later a grist

mill was built just south of the present site of the College Street bridge. The following year a much needed saw mill was

built nearby. Both mills used the Oriskany Creek for power, but using the creek for bringing in supplies was too difficult

and carrying sacks of grain with oxen from the Whitestown Wetmore grist mill tedious.

Even with the hard work, the settlers did not forget their Lord. On April 8, 1787 the first public worship service was held

in Moses Foot’s unfinished log home without a floor, chinking, or roof located on the site of what is now the Artisan’s

Corner. Moses Foot offered prayer. Barnabas Pond, Bronson Foot and Ludim Blodgett led the singing, and Caleb Merrill

read a printed sermon. They resolved to worship on the Sabbath whether in the open air, or in unfinished homes and

barns until the first log cabin was built ―on the green‖ in 1792. At times they planned their own services unless Rev. Sam

Kirkland missionary to the Oneidas, or Rev. John Sargeant missionary to Stockbridge Indians, or Rev. Samson Occum

an Indian minister to the Brothertown Indians were available. A Rev. Eells from Connecticut was sent here to help with

young churches but it is unknown how long he was here because his job was to help many newly established churches in

the new frontier. Church records show that he baptized 22 children and one adult. He helped to unite and strengthen the

religious elements of the young community.

As Judge Othniel Williams said in his historic address: ―What in March (1787) was a wilderness, gloomy, sad, and

cheerless, in October began to seem like home;…longing for New England’s rocky hills and happy villages had grown

faint and almost vanished before the attractions of this fertile land, and the mutual kindness and hospitality of these

dwellers in the wilderness.‖

Midge Bakos

Source: Clinton Historical Society

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Noa Baum, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed storyteller will give a public performance of her

compelling program of Palestinian 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 perform-

ance as ―one of the best presentations 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 cen-

ters. Born and raised in Israel, she studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York and has acted with the Jerusa-

lem 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 Cen-

ter, 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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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 Lauralyn Kolb’s statement of faith.

This I Believe

As I look back across the years, I realize that there are three lessons in particular that my parents

taught me. My father was a Presbyterian minister who preached that God is love, pure and sim-

ple—no strings—and that, if we let it, God’s love will make us a better father, husband, wife,

mother, daughter, son, neighbor, citizen.

The second lesson is that Sunday morning is special. Sunday is the day ―that the Lord has made,‖

and we are ―to rejoice and be glad in it.‖ My mother taught us that we should ―wake up singing on

Sunday.‖

Music is both a gift from God and our gift to God. It is the language of the soul that prays and

worships in a place too deep for words. Music in worship has been my solace in times of trial and is also one of the

ways by which I serve God.

That leads me to the third lesson. From both mother and father, I learned that church is more a place to serve than to be

served, but it is in the serving that we ourselves are spiritually fed. In today’s world, the Lord’s work does not necessar-

ily have to be done through a church, but I believe that now, more than ever, the church ought to be known as the com-

munity that strives to live as Jesus did. At a time when our world is torn by so much division and strife, when the name

of Christ is used to divide rather than to unite, it is important for people of faith to become known as those who both

stand for and work for healing in our broken world.

There have been times in my life when my faith experience has been one of joyful exuberance, filled with an overflow-

ing awareness of the presence of God. There have been other times when I could not find that joy, and I felt that I was

relying upon a habit. In those dark times, the only way I was able to pray was through singing.

There was wisdom in my parents’ insistence that no matter what, we were to be in church on Sunday mornings. Habits

can be good things. They keep us going through the motions when going through the motions is exactly what we need,

until the time when we realize that God has been working to heal our pain. God is love, pure and simple, and God seeks

us, finds us, and brings us home.

This I believe.

Lauralyn Kolb

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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.

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.

Fair Trade Artisans of Uganda

Jamila Nakaziba, in Iganga, Uganda, was left abandoned with

eight children to raise alone. Rukia, the third youngest, at age

2 was diagnosed with heart disease. Today, at 9, she is a

sweet, bright eyed girl. She cannot play long with her friends

due to her condition, but Jamila has enrolled her in a school

closer to home so she can monitor her. Jamila continues to

work hard at her restaurant she opened after joining Bead-

ForLife. She creates the Mirembe bracelet (Mirembe means

―peace‖). She rises every day with a strong desire to change

her life and the life of everyone in her family.

You can help people like Jamila by shopping at the Building

Stones Fair Trade Shoppe 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 Satur-

days. The entrance to our shop is on Williams Street.

We also offer unique handmade 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.

Your Neighbors Garage Sale

A garage sale to benefit the Your Neighbors program

will be held Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, from 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. at Our Saviour

Lutheran Church, 1640 Genesee

St., Utica. Donations of house-

hold items, lawn and garden

equipment, furniture, books,

games, etc. are very much ap-

preciated. Donations can be

dropped off on May 2, 3, and 4

between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. To

schedule a pick-up, call 235-7149. Please note: Cloth-

ing, luggage, sporting goods, and computers will not be

accepted.

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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

―I’ve got something in my pocket, it belongs across my face.

I keep it very close at hand, in a most convenient place.

I’m sure you couldn’t guess it if you guessed a long-long time.

So, I’ll take it out and put it on…It’s A Great Big Brownie Smile!!!‖

Yes…my old Brownie song…..growing up we sang it at all meetings. It had motions…and yes…we had to smile!!!!

I have been thinking lately about how powerful a smile can be. A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It takes but a

moment, but the memory can last forever. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged and sunshine to the

sad.

Last month one of my Lenten Disciplines was to give positive feedback to someone you encounter. Along with that, I

decided to try and smile and say hi to them also. I was surprised at how many people turned away and didn’t want to

make eye contact. Some of them looked at me but didn’t smile back. But, most of them smiled and said hi back to me!!

Oh, what a great feeling it gave me…and I hope it gave them the same feeling.

Did you ever stop and think about what makes God smile? We know we were created in his image…so we know he

smiled. I think God smiles when we put him first in our lives…one day at a time. God also smiles when we trust Him

completely…day in and day out…..good times and bad times….rain or shine. I know He smiles when we obey Him

wholeheartedly…not partially. We need to praise and thank Him in advance……and we need to use our abilities will-

ingly……these things will also put a smile on His face.

Like my old Brownie song says….take that smile out of your pocket and put it on your face!!! Some people are just too

tired to smile….so give them one of yours, as no one needs a smile so much as the one who has no more to give!!!!

Remember your Deacons are always here for you and willing to share a smile with you…anytime!!!

Love and Peace, Your Deacons

Did you know…….?

. . . Large print bulletins and hymnals are always

available.

. . . Hearing-assisted devices are on hand in the

sanctuary.

Just ask an usher if you wish to use these items.

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

- Joann

- Lynn

- Richard Kloidt

- Family of Gilbert Palmer

- Patty McComb

- Rev. Reggie Villalobos

April Birthdays

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1 - Patty Kloidt

Ryan Harrington

2 - Amber Goodfriend

- Anne Dunn

3 - Lori Chamberlain

6 - Gina Padgett

7 - Carrie Gryglik

- Jacob Dahlin

13 - Mo Lalonde

Hunter Padgett

17 - William Porter

19 - Jonathan Buckley

20 - Loring Watkins

21 - Colette Gilligan

Alexander Russo

22 - Mary Kate Monohan

24 - Helen Leonard

Drew Altdoerffer

26 - Patricia Joseph

27 - Morgan Pavlot

28 - Benjamin Joseph

Thank you note

Thanks for all the cards, prayers, and kind thoughts at

the time of my uncle’s (Gil Palmer) passing. He loved

his time with us and especially enjoyed the 5 Bucks

Bible Brunch Bunch where he got to know many of

you.

Donna Goodfriend

In appreciation

Last month we were informed by

his lawyer that Gil Palmer had

included Stone Church (among

others) in his will and we recently

received a $10,000 check as the

bulk of his bequest.

We are extremely grateful for Gil’s generosity and are

so glad his niece, Donna Goodfriend, was able to have

him be an active part of our church for the past three

years. We certainly miss him.

Bible Study

We get together every other

Monday evening at 6 p.m. in

the Meeting Room at Stone

Church. Upcoming dates are

April 11 and 25, May 9 and

23.

We will soon finish our series on prayer. In April, we

will start a new 3-book series entitled ―Conversations

with God‖ by Neil Donald Walsch. If you are interested

in ordering the books, please contact Emily Massi, 219-

7794.

There is lots of caring and sharing and we’d love to

have you join us. Please feel free to bring a sandwich to

have while we talk.

Questions? See Donna Goodfriend or Emily Massi.

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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.

Questions? Speak with any of the Deacons - Mary

Chamberlain, Gary LaGasse, Judy LaGasse, Emily

Massi, Bev Miller, Hal Rance, Linda Rance, or Brooke

Villiere.

Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

Saturday April 9, 2016

6:30 AM - 1 PM

VFW 48 Franklin Ave., Clinton

The Clinton Kiwanis Club provides :

scholarships for Clinton High School students.

camperships at Kiwanis Camp.

Red Cross Bloodmobile expenses.

other community needs.

Tickets are available from any Kiwanis member.

April Happenings at Stone

4-3 2nd Sunday of Easter

9 a.m. Choir rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Worship with Scott Leonard

11:30 a.m. Deacons’ meeting

4-7 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Fair Trade Shoppe

4-8 7:30 p.m. Noa Baum, storyteller

4-9 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fair Trade Shoppe

4-10 3rd Sunday of Easter

9 a.m. Choir rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Worship with Letty Umidi

4-11 6 p.m. Bible Study

4-11 7 p.m. Session meeting

4-13 8:30 a.m. Clinton Area Ministerium meeting - Lutheran Home

4-14 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Fair Trade Shoppe

4-16 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Food Drive - Village Green

4-17 4th Sunday of Easter

9 a.m. Choir rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Worship with Scott Leonard

4-18 7 p.m. Storytellers

4-20 Newsletter deadline

6 - 8:30 p.m. Lay Academy

4-21 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Fair Trade Shoppe

4-24 5th Sunday of Easter

9 a.m. Choir rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Worship with Scott Leonard

4-25 3 p.m. Hope House

6 p.m. Bible Study

4-27 6-8:30 p.m. Lay Academy

4-28 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Fair Trade Shoppe

Please note…

The deadline for the May issue of the

newsletter is Wednesday, April 20.

Contact Midge Bakos, editor, at 853-

2951 with questions or comments.

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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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Newsletter team

Many thanks to Midge Bakos, Caro-

lyn Barnum, Trudi Christeler, and

Ceil Gilbert who have collated,

folded, taped and labeled this issue of

The Corner Stone just for you!