The Tower Chimes saintJames’stjamesgoshen.org/wp-content/newsletter/2016/Tower Chimes Janu… · will be on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. -Bishop Mary Glasspool will be here!

January 2016 The Rev. M. Carl Lunden, Rector

The Annual Meeting, January 31st, at 11:45am

January 2016 Happenings at St. James’ Church

From the Rector

Confirmation Classes will begin on Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00 p.m. Young people at least in

the 7th grade who wish to be confirmed are asked to sign the registration form posted on the parish

bulletin board. The schedule of classes is posted there for your convenience. The Bishop’s Visitation

will be on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. -Bishop Mary Glasspool will be here!

Weekly Bible Study will resume on Tuesday, January 12th, r ight after Confirmation Class at

8:00 p.m. (please note change of time, due to Confirmation Classes).

The Community Dinner on the 30th: is being hosted by the Members of the Par ish, Youth

Group and the Confirmation class.

On Sunday, January 31, 2016 we will also have our Annual Meeting and Vestry elections. Eve-

ry Episcopal Church in New York State is required by the New York State Religious Corporations

Law to hold an annual meeting once a year on a date designated in its parish By-laws. St. James’ By-

laws have fixed the last Sunday in January, at an hour chosen by the Vestry, to be the designated day

for the annual meeting. The purpose of the annual meeting is to elect one Church Warden (two

Wardens plus nine Vestry members make up the Vestry, i.e. “Board of Directors”) and three Vestry

persons. Candidates are selected from the congregation. Furthermore, the annual meeting is a means

of sharing reports on the finances and program life of the parish. To be a qualified voter the By-laws

state: “Persons of the age of eighteen years or more belonging to the Parish who have been baptized

and are regular attendants of its worship and regular (financial) contributors to its support for at

least twelve months prior to such annual meeting, and who are actually present (this means no

absent ballots allowed) shall be qualified voters.”

The annual meeting is set to begin on January 31, 2016 at 11:45 a.m. in the Parish Hall. THERE

WILL BE BOTH SERVICES THAT DAY! The polls will open for voting after the 9:00 a.m. Eu-

charist. The polls will close at 11:45 a.m. just before we start our pot-luck luncheon. Please come and

be a part of our Annual Meeting! Father Carl+

Email: [email protected]

Web-site: www.stjamesgoshen.org

The Tower Chimes The Newsletter of

saintJames’ Episcopal Church + Goshen, New York

St. James’ Episcopal Church, Goshen, N.Y., established 1803

Please mark your calendar! The next Garden Tour

& Luncheon is scheduled to take place on Saturday,

June 16, 2016. There will be a Committee Meeting on

Sunday, January 24, 2016 after the 10:30 a.m. church service - subsequent meetings will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. We

are in the process of securing the gardens. If you know of anyone willing to add their

garden to the tour, please let Jessica Sutton know as soon as possible. There will be a

sign-up sheet on the Bulletin Board for people to volunteer! (Choose your area of inter-

est!) We need your support and help to have a successful 2016 Garden Tour! Kindly

note that next month you will receive our annual request for donations and ads to defray

the costs of this event, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Jessica Sutton and Rita Frey, Co-Chairs

WANTED: Someone to prepare and edit the Garden Tour Journal.

See: Jessica Sutton or Rita Frey to Volunteer.

Sunday School News! December was a very busy month for the St. James Sunday School! Everyone has been very busy with classes and our fabulous teachers are doing a great job sharing the love of Christ with your children! Please feel free to let us know how your child is responding to Sunday School. We value your sugges-tions and ideas about making this a great experience for all! The students selected several angels off of the Angel Tree to support the Or-ange County Safe Homes Angel Tree initiative. They were able to make their purchases with their earnings from the Mum Sale in the fall. Their gifts were blessed during Sunday service. The 5th Annual Saint James Cookie Festival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who baked and shopped for cookies. Thank you also, to all of our volunteers who helped to make things run so smoothly. We will be asking the children to think about an outreach project where they can utilize part of the proceeds from the sale to help people in their community. We can’t wait to hear their ideas! More to come…Special thanks to Judy Jonas for organizing the Christmas Pageant. This is a wonderful tradition at St. James. We are so grateful to Judy and her daughters for this ministry Please feel free to contact us with any questions: Bryan Giudice [email protected] or Jill Croucher [email protected]

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From your Senior Warden . . . . “Christmas bells are ringing”, and what a glorious sound to once again hear our own bell calling all to worship. We owe many thanks to those who helped decorate, polish the altar silver and otherwise ready our church for this Christmas season. It never fails to take my breath away when I see the church on Christmas Eve. Let’s hope that our Twelfth Night Celebration attendees will appreciate the warmth and beauty of our magnificent building. Sunday, January 10th at 3:00 pm we will host the EpiscoBuild choirs and musicians as they perform to raise money for EpiscoBuild/Habitat for Humanity. The goal is to complete construction of the sixth home in the Newburgh area. Free-will donations will be gratefully accepted and we will conclude the program with a festive reception hosted by The Vestry. Please plan to join us and support this wonderful partnership and the hope that they give to so many. If you can-not attend, donations may be sent to: EpiscoBuild/Habitat for Humanity, 125 Washing-ton St., Newburgh, NY 12550.

I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year! Respectfully, Debby Brown, Warden



January Greeters Schedule 2016:

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The Tower Chimes is the official monthly

publication of St. James’

Episcopal Church.

Rector Deacon Tom Liotta

Minister of Music

VESTRY

Debby Brown, Warden

Ed Connor, Warden

Dona Ash

Jessica Ann Sutton

Wayne Wilson

Val Bynum

Malcolm Diaz

LuAnn Haviland

Scott MacMillin

Nan Gill-Wilson

Mac Makuen

Jerre Coleman,

Treasurer

Kathy Martin-Brown

Clerk of the Vestry

THE NEW FLOWER CHART FOR 2016 IS UP!

The members of Saint James’ are invited to donate

the Sunday Altar flowers. By signing up for a Sun-

day, you agree to purchase flowers for the Altar by

contacting a florist of your choice. Father Carl will

phone or email you to remind you and ask who the

flowers are in memory of and dedicated to for the

Sunday Bulletin. If you wish to have the flowers af-

ter Sunday worship, you must also let Fr. Carl know

that or they are given away by the Altar Guild.

Please print your name and phone number clearly on the Flower Chart.

Thanks to all who donated in 2015!

10:30 a.m. January 3 - Val Bynum January 10 - Ed Fritsche January 17 - Karen Golding January 24 - Chip Hamilton January 31 - James Heslop February 7 - Jeanne Howell

- Jackie Kessler

9 a.m. January 3 - Jerry Killenberger January 10 - Fr. Carl+ January 17 - Diane Rainey January 24 - Jan Ptak January 31 - Meg Strobl February 7 - Malcolm Diaz

I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas & I wish you all the best in 2016. As we end 2015, I want to thank you for your service to this minis-try over the past year.

Weekly Bible

Study

Tuesdays at 8pm

In the Chapel

On January12th

We will continue

Reading

Matthew’s Gospel

All are Welcome!


Birthdays January: Anniversaries January:

January Nursery Schedule 10:30 a.m.

Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should

go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."

January 3 Kim Pelfrey

10 Kathy Martin-Brown

17 Karen Fogerty

24 Karen Golding

31 LaWahna Search ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER HELP IS

NEEDED IN THE NURSERY.

The Newsletter Deadline is the

15th of January. Please send articles to

[email protected]

If you would like your Birthday or Wedding An-

niversary added to the Newsletter email them to

Jessica Sutton at:

[email protected]


Alicia Tippin 1 /1

Dennis Stoveken 1 /2

Susan Hammer 1 /5

Ron Leal 1 /7

Sharon Sprague 1 /8

Brian Nichols 1 /9

Kristen Splieth 1 /10

Robert Rainey 1 /17

John Tyler III Mayo 1 /17

Harry Brown 1 /20

Carolyn Barnes 1 /24

Evan Search 1 /24

Diane Rainey 1 /28

Dennis & Florence Stoveken 1 /11

Join Father Carl and members of the Parish

in attending the

Blessed Absalom Jones

Celebration at

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine

114th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Eucharist at 10:30 AM

Celebrant:

The Rt. Rev. Andrew M.L. Dietsche

Sermon:

The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers

Reception and Entertainment will follow

THE 2015 Bell Tower Restoration Project

NEW COPPER ROOF

All interior platforms rebuilt

with pressure treated lumber and 1864

Bell rehung with metal beams.

“The Rector’s Revenge”

copper cones to keep crows

off of the stone finials

New copper scupper to

take water off the roof



COOKIE FESTIVAL 2015 RECAP

Thanks to all the yummy donations of cookies and thanks to a great Parish crew, we had a very successful

cookie festival. We raised $495 which will be split between the Sunday School program to help fund a

Sunday School outreach project. Thank you to all who baked, bought, set up, cleaned up and sold. It was

fun event! Jill Croucher and Bryan Giudice, Sunday School Co-Directors

ALTAR GUILD

We'd like to extend a HUGE Thank You to the members of the Altar Guild who served all year long setting

up for services, cleaning up from services, polishing brass and silver, decorating the church and for

supporting the worship service each and every Sunday. We'd also like to say THANK YOU to everyone

who purchased flowers for the church Festivals of Easter and Christmas and for the beautiful flowers on

the Altar on Sundays. We wish everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year. We look forward to serving the

church with you in 2016.

Jill Croucher and Marci Hanners

CONFIRMATION AND CLASS SCHEDULE + St. James’ Church 2016

PLEASE SIGN-UP BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON THE PARISH BULLETIN BOARD

Parish Office Phone: 294-6225

Sessions: Tuesdays, 7p.m. to 8 p.m. (We begin & end promptly!)

January 5 1st Session Why be Confirmed?

January 12 2nd Session Who is Jesus Christ?

January 19 3rd Session Holy Scripture

January 26 4th Session The Seven Sacraments

February 2 5th Session The Prayer Book &

Christian Theology/Belief

February 9 6th Session The History of the Church

February 16 7th Session The Liturgy (Pizza Party)

February 23 Snow Day Make-up if needed

If Goshen Schools are closed due to snow, Confirmation Class is also canceled. Attendance

is mandatory at all classes! In addition to the Class Schedule, all the confirmands are re-

quired to help at the Community Dinner on January 30th beginning at 5 p.m. in St. James’

Parish Hall (or the February Dinner on the 27th)

Confirmation Date 2016:

Will be on Sunday, April 10th at the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist.

Bishop Mary Glasspool will be here for Visitation as our new Assisting Bishop

for the Diocese of New York.


STEWARDSHIP January 2016

I wish everyone a Happy and Safe New Year. It is the start of a new calendar year. The Stewardship

campaign for 2016 ended with 98 pledges totaling $ 199,145. If you have not made a pledge for 2016,

it is not too late to submit one. I want to thank everyone who made a pledge for 2016. We need 100%

support of the St, James membership in order to accomplish the things we should be doing for Jesus

Christ.

It is our responsibility to love God with everything we have, with our heart, mind and strength. In this

way we glorify God in who we are and in everything we do. Our faithfulness to the task can be summa-

rized with the word “ Stewardship” . The dictionary defines stewardship as “ the responsibility of man-

aging some assets or affairs or property of someone else. “ Stewardship is managing something that is-

n’t your own. Stewardship is the key to understanding the Christian life.

There are two basic principles of stewardship. The first is found in Genesis 1:1” in the beginning God

created the heavens and the earth” God created everything. He owns everything. But God also sustains

creation. The book of Colossians tells us that God holds everything together. In Genesis 2;15 it says “

The Lord took man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work and take care of it. From the very begin-

ning. Even before the Fall, it has been the place of human beings to manage what God has created. The

second principle of stewardship is: You and I are to manage what God owns.

We have experienced the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas during December as we entered the new

church year. We have experienced many moments during the year. We need to remember God during

these various moments in our lives .

Happy Moments Praise God

Difficult Moments Seek God

Quiet Moments Worship God

Painful Moments Trust God

Every Moment Thank God

“ YOUR TALENT IS GOD’S GIFT TO YOU “

“ WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT TALENT IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD “

Ed Fritsche, Stewardship Chairman

THANK YOU!

Thanks to the overwhelming support of this Congregation, we were able to fulfill all the wishes for 32 Moms and Children being sheltered by Safe Homes. We delivered over 200 gifts

and gift cards. By the last day of the in-gathering not an Angel was left on the Tree.

Thank you also to the Merry Band of Helpers who do the huge job of organizing the gifts, check-

ing the lists to see what might be missing, shopping for whatever is needed with the money that

was donated, and then packing the gifts in bags by family and delivering them to Newburgh to Safe Homes' office. This is an amazing Parish Outreach. We are so blessed as a Community, and

the generosity of sharing our blessings is truly doing God's Work. Thank you all so much.

Marci Hanners and Jill Croucher, co-chairs


On Super Bowl Sunday tens of millions of people will enjoy the warmth of friend-

ship and the satisfaction of food and drink while watching the Super Bowl football

game on television. Unfortunately, at the same time, countless other people will

feel cold air against their flesh and hunger within their stomachs.

An effort has been born that seeks to transform the Super Bowl into a

“Souper Bowl’’ for the needy. The “Souper Bowl” is a unique interdenominational

effort to glorify God and care for our brothers and sisters in need.

Here’s how it works: please give one dollar & one canned

good as you leave worship on the weekend of the Super Bowl. Youth from your congregation will collect the money and canned goods and

then send the contributions DIRECTLY to the Goshen Ecumenical Pantry. Congre-

gations across the nation are then asked to call “Souper Bowl” headquarters with

the results of their efforts so that totals can be promptly determined and released.

(Congregations, please call John Strobl at 294-9004 with your totals; he will report

the totals to the “Souper Bowl” headquarters for the Food Pantry).

Here’s some background: the effort began in a Columbia, SC church in 1990.

That year $5,700 was raised in Columbia. Last Year 6,690 congregations across the

nation raised $8,075,434. The Goshen Ecumenical Food Pantry raised $2,382.35.

Please join in partnership as we seek to Love the Lord our God…and Love

our neighbors…in this simple yet significant way.

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry, Inc.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN GOSHEN ST. JAMES’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH

GOSHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ST. JOHN A.U.M.P. CHURCH

GOSHEN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The CommuniTy Dinner aT ST. JameS’ SaTurDay, January, 30 aT 5:30pm

The St. James’ Youth Group and Confirmation Class will once again host the January Community

Dinner, on January, 30 from 5:30p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the St. James’ Parish Hall. Call John Strobl at 294-9004 to find out how to help. We open at 4:00 p.m. to get ready for the 5:30 p.m. meal. Please volunteer to help our youth in the kitchen.

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry Inc. Distribution Dates JANUARY, 9 & 28

The next Saturday distribution date at the Goshen Ecumenical Food Pantry will be held January, 9 (the 2nd

Saturday of each month) from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 33

Park Place, Goshen. Please arrive by 9:00 a.m. (St. James’ is in charge for the Coffee Hour at the

distribution on January 9 please bring cookies, donuts, brownies etc. and arrive around

8:45 to help setup) Call John Strobl if you have any questions at 294-9004.

The Goshen Food Pantry’s Thursday night distribution will be held on January, 28 ( the last Thursday of

each month) from 6:30 to 7:15pm. Help is needed; all groups (Adults, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Youth

Groups, Football Teams etc.) are welcome to give us a hand. Please arrive at the pantry around 6:00pm.

Goshen Ecumenical Pantry Inc. Bagging & unloading of food dates

Bagging is done at the Goshen Food Pantry, every Tuesday morning at 9:30a.m. Unloading of Food pur-

chased from the Food Bank in Cornwall is done on the Wednesday after the second Saturday of the month at

5:00pm at the Pantry @ 33 Park Place, Goshen. The next date for Food unloading is January, 13 at 5:00pm.

Be part of this excellent opportunity for community service. Unloading takes about 1 Hour.

Foods to donate to the food pantry are

Peanut Butter, Spaghetti Sauce, Jam/Jelly, Tuna Fish, Canned Meals, Macaroni & Cheese, Deter-

gents, Hand Soap, Toilet Paper, Pancake Mix & Syrup, Rice, Canned Vegetables & Fruits, Soup, Canned

Beans (all types), Pasta, Cake & Brownie Mix, Instant Potatoes, Coffee/Tea/Cocoa, Oatmeal, Puddings,

Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, etc.

We are always looking for help to unload food from the Food Bank pickups, and we could use trucks

and drivers to pick up the food at the food bank. We pick up food at the Cornwall Food bank on the

Wednesday after the 2nd Saturday of each month. We unload at 5:00pm at the pantry. Call John Strobl at 294

-9004 if you can help or need info. The Souper Bowl of Caring

The Souper Bowl of Caring collection for The Goshen Food Pantry will be held February 7 at both

services. More info to follow. Visit us on Facebook for more info.www.facebook.com/goshenfoodpantry

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