Grace Notes VOLUME 154 RYE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ▪ 882 BOSTON POST ROAD ▪ RYE ▪ NY ▪10580 NOVEMBER 2015 It has been an exciting fall at Rye Presbyterian Church as children have returned to Sunday School, youth ministries have begun their meetings, we’ve welcomed Jason Charneski into our midst, and we’ve engaged in learning more about our Imagine Initiative. On Sunday, October 18, we came together for Commitment Sunday for both the Imagine Initiative and our Annual Stewardship Cam- paign. As of the end of October, we have received 142 pledges for a total amount of $3,279,000 for the Imagine Initiative. This is 78% of our $4.2 million goal. While we still have a ways to go, this is very exciting. I hope that you will join us on Sunday, No- vember 8, following worship, for Celebration Sunday, a festive finale to the beginning of the Imagine Initiative! This marks the beginning of our move from dreaming, planning, and resourcing to Imagine as reality. And so it is with great excitement that I share with you one of the new mission initiatives that is coming to our church because of the Imagine Initiative, which will fund this new ministry for its first two years. It is the COMING HOME pro- gram which is an extension of our long- standing Prison Ministry. In collaboration with The Beck Institute on Religion and Poverty at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, Coming Home seeks to empower those who are returning to the community from incarceration. Coming Home is based on a well -established model with a track record of success and over a thousand graduates in the New York Metropolitan area over the past two decades. Participants work with facilitators and accompaniers* to support personal healing and growth, skill development, and reintegration into the community. This 18-week program pairs RPC congregants with the formerly incarcerated to help them transition back to their communities. Sessions will be on Thursday evenings from 6:00- 8:30 p.m. beginning in January. Key to Coming Home is learning life skills, setting goals, and sharing personal stories in a safe, sup- portive community. Unlike our current Prison Ministries, which are limited by the number of volunteers who can go into each of the correctional fa- cilities at any given time, our Coming Home ministry will offer various volunteer ministry opportunities to our congregation. These include: Accompaniers* - congregants who are paired with participants, supporting, encouraging, and journeying with them through the program. Guest Speakers – presenters are needed to teach networking, job-searching, and other life skills. And Cooks and Hosts – each evening begins with a meal prepared and served by RPC congregants who share table fellowship before the night’s program begins. I invite and encourage you to join us on Thursday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Westminster Room to learn more about this new extension of our Prison Ministry. Come and Imagine how God can be at work among us! Journeying Together! * While some Coming Home programs use the term mentors, we will use the term accompaniers. We understand the ministry of accompaniment as walking togeth- er in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality. The basis for this accompaniment, or what the New Testament calls koinonia, is found in the God- human relationship in which God accompanies us in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. What’s Inside? Page 2: Imagine, Rachael Huntley Ordination Page 3: Coming Home, Adult Education Page 4: Music Notes, Year-End Offering, Adult Education Classes Page 5: Christian Education, Confirmation 2016, Live Nativity Page 6: Women’s Association Page 7: Church Bulletin Board Page 8: Sundays in November, Bible Study Page 9: November Calendar Page 10: Rye Presbyterian Nursery School
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Grace Notes VOLUME 154 RYE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ▪ 882 BOSTON POST ROAD ▪ RYE ▪ NY ▪10580 NOVEMBER 2015
It has been an exciting fall at Rye Presbyterian Church as children
have returned to Sunday School, youth ministries have begun their
meetings, we’ve welcomed Jason Charneski into our midst, and
we’ve engaged in learning more about our Imagine Initiative. On
Sunday, October 18, we came together for Commitment Sunday
for both the Imagine Initiative and our Annual Stewardship Cam-
paign. As of the end of October, we have received 142 pledges for
a total amount of $3,279,000 for the Imagine Initiative. This is
78% of our $4.2 million goal. While we still have a ways to go,
this is very exciting. I hope that you will join us on Sunday, No-
vember 8, following worship, for Celebration Sunday, a festive
finale to the beginning of the Imagine Initiative! This marks the
beginning of our move from dreaming, planning, and resourcing to
Imagine as reality.
And so it is with great excitement that I
share with you one of the new mission
initiatives that is coming to our church
because of the Imagine Initiative, which
will fund this new ministry for its first two
years. It is the COMING HOME pro-
gram which is an extension of our long-
standing Prison Ministry. In collaboration
with The Beck Institute on Religion and
Poverty at Fordham University Graduate
School of Social Service, Coming Home
seeks to empower those who are returning
to the community from incarceration.
Coming Home is based on a well-established model with a track
record of success and over a thousand graduates in the New York
Metropolitan area over the past two decades.
Participants work with facilitators and accompaniers* to support
personal healing and growth, skill development, and reintegration
into the community. This 18-week program pairs RPC congregants
with the formerly incarcerated to help them transition back to their
communities. Sessions will be on Thursday evenings from 6:00-
8:30 p.m. beginning in January. Key to Coming Home is learning
life skills, setting goals, and sharing personal stories in a safe, sup-
portive community.
Unlike our current Prison Ministries, which are limited by the
number of volunteers who can go into each of the correctional fa-
cilities at any given time, our Coming Home ministry will offer
various volunteer ministry opportunities to our congregation.
These include: Accompaniers* - congregants who are paired with
participants, supporting, encouraging, and journeying with them
through the program. Guest Speakers – presenters are needed to
teach networking, job-searching, and other life skills. And Cooks
and Hosts – each evening begins with a meal prepared and served
by RPC congregants who share table fellowship before the night’s
program begins.
I invite and encourage you to join us on Thursday, November 5,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Westminster Room to learn more about this new
extension of our Prison Ministry. Come and Imagine how God can
be at work among us!
Journeying Together!
* While some Coming Home programs use the term mentors, we will use the term
accompaniers. We understand the ministry of accompaniment as walking togeth-
er in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality. The basis for this accompaniment, or what the New Testament calls koinonia, is found in the God-
human relationship in which God accompanies us in Jesus Christ through the
Holy Spirit.
What’s Inside?
Page 2: Imagine, Rachael Huntley Ordination
Page 3: Coming Home, Adult Education
Page 4: Music Notes, Year-End Offering,
Adult Education Classes
Page 5: Christian Education, Confirmation
2016, Live Nativity
Page 6: Women’s Association
Page 7: Church Bulletin Board
Page 8: Sundays in November, Bible Study
Page 9: November Calendar
Page 10: Rye Presbyterian Nursery School
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, Rachael Huntley Ordination
Join in on November 8
for
a festive finale to the beginning
of the Imagine Initiative!
As we move from dreaming, planning, and resourcing to Imagine as reality, we’ll announce our pledging progress to date and
celebrate with a special coffee hour following worship.
A heartfelt thank you to all who have sent in your pledges already – you have stepped up with faith, generosity and great hope
for the future!
As of the end of October here’s where we stand:
Imagine: 142 pledges totaling $3,279,000 – we are 78% there!
Annual Stewardship for 2016: 153 pledges for $799,000—up 3.3%!
It’s not too late to be included! If you did not receive pledge cards for both Imagine and Annual Stewardship, please contact
the church office, or pledge online here.
A very special thank you to the Steering Team of the Imagine Initiative for their creativity, imagination, energy,
and dedication to making all we imagine become reality.
Sarah Barringer, Margaret Blum, C.J. DeSantis, Carolyn Cunningham, Todd Engels, Dolores Eyler, Gloria Fusillo,
Teri Greene, Dinah Howland, Kristin Jautz, Susan Kanes, Don McCree, Gabby McCree, Tony Savarese, Amparo Sizemore,
Ron Sizemore, Sarah Snell, Bob Steed, Nancy Steed, Julia Thomas, Betty Vecchiolla, Victor Kiarsis,
and from the RPC Staff: Rosemary Annunziato, Rachael Huntley, Denise LeVan, Maida Robinson, Juan Velasquez.
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Book Study . . .
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the
American Elite and the
Way to a Meaningful Life
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., in the Library,
November 3, 10, 17
Dan Love leads this thought-provoking book study based on
former Yale professor William Deresiesicz’s book that ex-
plores the question—are high schools and colleges of our
young people turning out conformists without a compass?
Click here
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Sunday mornings, November 8-22 9:00-9:45 a.m., Westminster Room
Using J. Ellsworth Kalas’ book, we’ll gain new insights into Jesus’ parables as approached through the “back side”; though a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor character.
11/01 The Prodigal Son, Luke 14:1-32 11/08 Laborers in the Vineyard, Matthew 20:1-15 11/15 Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30 11/22 Parable of the Soils, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
rye presbyterian church • grace notes • november 2015
Women’s Association
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Please join the RPC Women’s Association for one of our most fun, tasty, and popular events
of the year!
EASY APPETIZERSEASY APPETIZERSEASY APPETIZERS
WITHWITHWITH
CARLENE SPIEGELCARLENE SPIEGELCARLENE SPIEGEL
Wednesday, November 18, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
RPC Kitchen
Carlene Spiegel has been an RPC member since 1998 and taught Sunday School for 9 years. Carlene’s passion for cooking - and special interest in appetizers - was inherited from her rich heritage and from her parents who loved to en-tertain family and friends. Easy Appetizers include tried and true recipes, including low-fat, time-saving hints, and snack ideas for your holiday guests.
Join us and sample recipes for easy entertaining success! Thanks, Carlene!
To sign up, email [email protected] Or at the “Clipboard Station” outside the Assembly Hall.
God of the seasons, there is a time
for everything; there is a time for
dying and a time for rising. We need
courage to enter into the transfor-
mation process.
God of autumn, the trees are saying
goodbye to their green, letting go of what has been. We, too, have
our moments of surrender, with all their insecurity and risk. Help us
to let go when we need to do so.
God of fallen leaves lying in colored patterns on the ground, our
lives have their own patterns. As we see the patterns of our own
growth, may we learn from them.
God of misty days and harvest moon nights, there is always the
dimension of mystery and wonder in our lives. We always need to
recognize your power-filled presence. May we gain strength from
this.
God of harvest wagons and fields of ripened grain, many gifts of
growth lie within the season of our surrender. We must wait for
harvest in faith and hope. Grant us patience when we do not see the
blessings.
God of geese going south for another season, your wisdom enables
us to know what needs to be left behind and what needs to be carried
into the future. We yearn for insight and vision.
God of flowers touched with frost and windows wearing white
designs, may your love keep our hearts from growing cold in the
empty seasons.
God of life, you believe in us, you enrich us, you entrust us with
the freedom to choose life. For all this, we are grateful.
- Author unknown
Prayer for Autumn Days . . . Women’s Association International Lunch
Friday, November 6, 12:30 p.m.
Spicy Shallot 2Spicy Shallot 2
Ladies of RPC and their friends -- Let's Thai one on!
Q. "What is the International Lunch?" ask RPC newbies . . .
A. It's a chance to catch up on church news - and each other's news, and eat delicious food, all at the same time. It's a lot of fun - come alone or bring a friend.
Spicy Shallot 1 is in Queens . . . gets mostly great reviews and it's always worth checking
out a new Thai place.
RSVP to Cindy Kuster via email here or call 914-282-1956.
1208 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, 914-833-1200
Restaurant is on the right, right before Trader Joe’s.