April 2016 - St. George`s church

The angelus
A Newsletter of St. George’s Church, Newburgh
April 2016
Hark!
And mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
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4/6
4/9
4/11
4/13
4/16
4/17
4/17
4/23
4/25-27
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5/8
Mental Health Discussion (p. 9)
Girl Power Board Retreat
Cemetery Committee Meeting
Sr. Girls’ Friendly Society Meeting (p. 4)
West Point Cadets Cleanup at Cemetery (p. 6)
Episco-build/Habitat for Humanity Walk for Housing (p. 13)
“The Story” Conversation (p. 4)
St. George’s Fundraiser at Not Just Salads (p. 4)
Diocese of New York Priests’ Conference
In this issue:
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
2
Good Friday
2
Altar Guild
2
Food Pantry
3
“The Story”
4
Sr. Girls Friendly 4
NJS Fundraiser
4
Mission Haiti
5
Cemetery
6
Deacon’s Corner 7
Newcomers’ Supper (details below)
Newburgh Performing Arts Recitals at St. George’s
Episcopal Charities Sunday
Newburgh Chamber Music Concert at St. George’s
From the Rector
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Warden’s Word
8
Mental Health
9
Easter!
10
Voices of Hope
12
Facebook
12
Episcobuild
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Newsletter
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Eastertide is here, and with it, a season of renewal,
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creativity, and vitality as the earth springs to new life again. As you will read in these
pages, St. George’s is just now gearing up for a stretch of events, fundraisers, and special
occasions that will last right up to the summer.
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For those of us who have been around St. George’s a while, we recognize that flurry of spring activity as part of
the pattern of life at our church. But for our visitors and newer members, all these goings-on might seem
daunting and unfamiliar. That’s why I am hosting a Welcome Supper and informal information session for all
those new members we welcomed at our Annual Meeting in January, as well as any others who have begun
worshipping at St. George’s this year. The day will be a Sunday evening, May 1st, beginning at 5pm.
Invitations are being sent out for those on our mailing list, but all parishioners can help by extending the
invitation to any new folks you meet at St. George’s. RSVPs are appreciated, either directly to me or through the
parish office, as I’ll be cooking and serving up the meal myself in the Parish Hall.
May the joy and hope of this season of new things, and the power and love of God, transform us all
in ways we never could have imagined! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Upcoming Birthdays
4/5
Tom Hubbard
4/5
Charles Kavanagh
4/5
Seth Stapinsky
4/7
Pamela Morrill
4/7
Yeal Chester
4/10
Peter Sipple
4/16
Grace Sukhai
4/21
Charles Stewart
4/23
Jessica Cousins
4/24
Raymond Schleinkofer
4/25
Florence Lawrence
4/25
Alleyne Fraser
4/28
Karen Maldonado
4/30
Emily Cousins
4/30
Aiden Almanzar
Upcoming Anniversaries
4/23
Jose & Melania Fontanez
4/23
Robert & Lisa Hess
4/24
Al & Verna Tragis
4/27
Carmel & Derrec Dorner
From St. George’s Altar Guild
A
nother Holy season has been celebrated and in a glorious fashion thanks to all the hard work of our altar
guild. I also wish to thank Ralph Arce for the loan of 3 of
those beautiful palms that adorned our worship space. The
other 4 were rented for a week from Hoeffner Farms in
Montgomery. They certainly added that Mediterranean
touch. The windows were beautifully done by Gail Ahern
and her friend Barbara Orner. Lorraine Herring and Drena
Cocchia did a wonderful job doing the flowers around the
Paschal candle and the 3 torches, one of which was part of
our memorial in the columbarium. Georgia Colquhoun and
Annette Marzan very ably pulled together the altar space.
But that was only the finale.
We started our duties on Maundy Thursday with the stripping of the altar and creating the reflective garden. Thanks
to Gloria Lentini, Liz Whalen , George Hopkins, Andrea
Chester, Florence Lawrence, Catherine Costello and our
unofficial muscle from some of the men in our church. On
Friday morning Gloria and I removed the garden and prepared the church for the Good Friday service.
As you can see, we were very busy and needed a lot of
hands to complete this important work. I hope that there are
other church members that see the importance of this calling
and will become members of our guild. We have had some
health issues with some of our members which has decreased our number. Donna Gaul has been put on the members emeritus list as she has resigned from the guild. We
wish her well and return to good health.
On May 14, we are gathering at 10:00am to start and clean
out the closets in the sacristy. And on September 10 at
10:00am we will again be polishing the metals. September
11 will be our annual luncheon and business meeting.
Good Friday Collection for
The American Friends of
The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
T
his year, St. George’s Church collected $295
on Good Friday as part of our outreach supporting the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the
Middle East. The ministry of the church in that
region includes running schools, hospitals, orphanages, and community centers that serve people of
all religious and ethnic backgrounds. Thank you
for your generosity.
Please contact any of these members if you are at all interested in helping us. Your commitment would be on one of
the 4 teams once a month and, of course, to help out however you can on the High Holy days.
Happy Spring to all.
Peg Trimble,
Altar Guild President
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NEWS
D
eacon Vonnie and I attended a safe food handling and storage workshop at Solid Rock. This
is a mandatory workshop for soup kitchens and pantries that we have to attend every five years to be eligible to receive a HPNAP grant. Among some of the
topics discussed were sanitizing, outdated product,
correct temperatures in freezers /refrigerators and
proper handwashing. The workshop was led by Kerry
Leary who is a nutrition resource manager and instructor. Amy Robillard, a project nutritionist at The
Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, discussed ideas for
cooking and offered menus. Cheyenne Bratton from
the North Eastern NY Food Bank demonstrated a new
way of ordering food online from the food bank. It
was a full day. Between the two locations more than
20 million pounds of food a year is distributed to over
1,000 agencies in 23 counties of northeastern New
York. We applied for a food and operation support
grant for the 2016-2017 year. This grant runs from
July 1st to June 30th. We will hear sometime in June
what has been awarded to the pantry. This grant is
half our budget.
I cannot say enough about
Chris Porpora and the students from Heritage Middle School who again filled
my car with five or six
large black bags full of
clothing. They also donated food. Linda helped me
put clothes on the rack and
Sue Preece continued the
process while we were
away. Thank you both.
Vonnie and I went to see Ruth Ruelke who had a lot of food
left over at the “Drop In”. A gentleman helped load my car
with a lot of canned goods and pasta. My neighbor came by
and donated five bags of food for the pantry. Thankfully the
donations are ongoing.
On Monday we received 3700 pounds of food from Latham.
Included in the delivery were 36 canned hams which were
given out to families just in time for Easter. We picked up
gallons of milk donated by Stewarts in Middlehope
Elliot Holt from
Cassada Insurance
Services brought
literature to the pantry on MEDICARE
HMO, PPO,
CHRONIC & SNP.
Clients were told to
contact ADS
(Advanced Diabetes
Supply) with questions relating to anyone with diabetes.
We attended Orange County Hunger Alliance in Middletown
where the following topics were discussed.
On March 1st, Horizons on the Hudson paid a visit to
the pantry. Coordinated by Concetta Cracolici and led
by Mala Hoffman, BJ Antonelli and Kelly Garcia, 30
gifted children from the National Elementary Honor
Society carried about 60 bags of food. Father Dustin
(who took the picture) and I welcomed the students,
who then took the food out of the bags and placed
them on the tables. The children were very enthusiastic about being at the pantry and helping others.
Healthy Orange Initiatives
Get Fresh Orange County
Rescuing Left Over Cuisine at Woodbury
Commons
ReFED’s Roadmap to Reduce Food
Waste by 20%
Gleaning this season
Farm to Food Pantry
Trends in the Emergency Food System in
Orange County
March was an eventful month. We are blessed with the continued service provided this community by our food pantry
and our volunteers.
Al Nucifore,
Food Pantry Chair
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Come Support
the Life and Ministries of
“The Story”
READERS’ CORNER
A Gathering of Story Readers with Fr. Dustin
Sunday, April 17 at 5pm
Saint George’s Episcopal
Church, Newburgh
At our
Not Just Salads Fundraiser
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fter an informative and helpful discussion at the
January "Story Readers’ Gathering," many of us
expressed a desire to meet again. Now that we are
about half-way through “The Story", Fr. Dustin has
offered to meet with us again on April 17 at 5pm in the
John Brown Room. Light refreshments will be on hand.
Meanwhile, if you’d like to join the 9:15am Sunday
morning conversations, you are always welcome. The
discussions are led alternately by Jennifer Highley and
Margaret Sipple who do a little extra research during
the previous week to offer some additional insights into
the week’s reading. Together, we can dig a little deeper.
The conversations will resume on April 3, the Sunday
after Easter.
We hope you will want to enrich your reading by taking
advantage of one or both of these opportunities.
Your Support Team for “The Story”,
Alleyne Fraser,
Andrea Chester and
Margaret Sipple
PLACE: Not Just Salads Restaurant
DATE: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
TIME: 10am to 6pm
Not Just Salads will generously donate 10% of all purchases during
the duration of the fundraiser to St.
George’s Church.
No coupon necessary.
Senior Girls’
Friendly Society
News
C
alling all members of the Senior Girls' Friendly
Society to attend our meeting on Wednesday,
April 13, following the noontime Eucharist.
and our parish community. The input of our membership
is crucial as the SGF looks to the future. Also, we will
share memories of the past as we work in the present
to meet objectives as we endeavor to live "not for ourselves but for others".
It is hoped all members will attend and we also hope prospective members will come out. Please contact me if
you have questions.
Catherine Costello,
Vice-president.
We come together to share in the Eucharist and then
continue in fellowship as we lunch as a body
and move to the business at hand. We will be conducting elections and hammering out the details of our
June fundraiser to benefit both the greater community
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Mission Opportunity at St. George’s:
T
HAITI
here has been some conversation at St. George’s in
recent months of expanding our engagement with the
global church, especially through overseas opportunities
within the Anglican Communion. The Reverend Sam
Owen, Priest-in-Charge of The Haitian Congregation of
the Good Samaritan in The Bronx is, at this very moment,
putting together a trip to Haiti for a group of parishes in
the Diocese of New York July 19-27, to explore possibilities for mission with The Diocese of Haiti, one of our sister Dioceses within our Episcopal Church.
His invitation is for a representative or two from St.
George’s Newburgh to join in that journey. Fr. Sam writes
the following to the people of St. George’s:
“Just as Phillip invited Nathanael to “come and see” Jesus, (John 1:46), we are inviting parishes to come on a
spiritual pilgrimage and to see a possible mission opportunity. A Haitian family has donated 10 acres of land in
Matel, a small village on the northern coast of the southern peninsula, about three hours from Port au Prince. The
family and the community want an Episcopal school and
church there, as there is nothing within a reasonable
walking distance. This is a long term mission opportunity
for a group of parishes, and we seek to use a model of collaboration that has been successful in the dioceses of Colorado, Sourtheast Florida, and Milwaukee.
What makes this opportunity special is
the existing relationship that we have
with Fr. Jean
Berthold Phonord,
the priest in charge
of Bon Samaritan
Episcopal Church in
Bondeau. Bondeau
is about 15 minutes
away from the land
in Matel, and Fr.
Phanord will be in
charge of the Matel
parish. I worked
with Fr. Phanord for
the past three years
building a church in
Bondeau.
My own knowledge of Haitian Creole and Haitian
culture also provide a bridge of relationship and
trust. I expect a holy and meaningful trip in July.
We will stay in the guesthouse in Bondeau. The
guesthouse has comfortable beds, screens on the windows, showers, clean drinking water and good Haitian food.
In Bondeau we will enjoy worship on Sunday, and we
will be able explore other places in the area. Our
primary agenda is to come and see.”
The deadline for finalizing the group for this mission
of exploration is rapidly approaching, and a deposit
of $700 will be required by April 30th to secure
flight tickets.
To express your interest in taking part or for more
detailed information, please see Fr. Dustin or Paul
Haywood-Motz, Chair of the St. George’s Mission
Committee right away.
You can see the results of our work at right.
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Cemetery LIFE
N
o foolin', the St. George's Cemetery Committee is
welcoming April with open arms and on Saturday, April 16th, with open gates, as cadets from the
United States Military Academy enter to assist our
restoration and maintenance efforts on behalf of St.
George's Cemetery, located at 147 Washington Street.
We need your help that day as well. The cadets will be
arriving at 8 a.m. with the mission of resetting toppled tombstones, clearing areas of brush and shrubs,
dealing with debris from the winter and trash.
We need to feed the troops by providing snacks and
coffee at 10 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. We appreciate the help of the congregation in helping to offer a
high level of hospitality to the cadets and other volunteers who are coming out on that day. The parish has
come through with flying colors on all past occasions
when we have been fortunate enough to have the cadets working at our hallowed grounds. For the second
year in a row, Bill Rose has served as our liaison with
the military academy and will be detailing and pointing out the tasks to be accomplished at our 7.4 acre
site. Bill is also supplying bottled water throughout the
day. If you can offer any help for this special day at
St. George's Cemetery, please speak with Catherine
Costello, chair of the cemetery committee. The committee is grateful for your kindness and solidarity in
participating.
I am grateful to those who participated in the first outdoor cemetery work session of 2016 on Saturday
March 19th from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Much was accomplished as the front sidewalk area was tended, with
garbage picked up and leaves in the front of the cemetery raked and bagged and tree branches throughout
parts of the cemetery, either piled or bagged
(depending on the size). Thanks to Mary Barber,
Chuck Greeney, Tauno Kaukolin, and the Rev. Wayne
Schmidt for their fine labor and their good humor.
Thanks to The Rev. Schmidt who opened the gates early that morning, as we put our open gate policy into
effect for the four days of the Palm Sunday and Easter
Sunday weekends, with the gates being opened at 9
a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. on those Saturdays and Sundays. Thanks to Chuck Greeney who alternately took
on that responsibility.
Thanks also to Chuck
who came up with the
idea of welcoming the
visitors who came
through our gates during
the special hours when
no appointment was necessary for the two consecutive weekends. Chuck not only
made the "welcome" suggestion, but he fashioned
the sign and the "prayer
bucket" which Fr. Wayne
installed when he opened
the gates on March
19. Chuck also made up
written instructions for
filling out the prayer
cards which he had printed on colorful index card
stock. These index cards were protected in easily accessible plastic bags attached to the sign. Chuck also
supplied the pens. One side of the card read as follows:
PRAYER CARDS & VISITOR CARDS. Please drop
your prayer request/visitor card in the prayer bucket.
We will gladly join you in prayer for you and your deceased. They also help us to know how many visitors
we had. Please leave the pen! We are glad you came!
The opposite side read as follows:
WELCOME! May the Peace of the Lord Be WithYou!
Thanks for Visiting Family & Friends Here in St.
George’s Cemetery. We are ALL Glad that you
came. To learn more about the History of the Cemetery, Visit St. George's Episcopal Church, Newburgh,
NY, Online. Please Pray For My Deceased:
_____________.
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THE DEACON’S
Please Join me In Sharing a Prayer for Myself and My
family. My name ___________. Or Just wanted to let
You know That I was here! Thanks for Coming! May
God's Peace be with you! Happy Easter! I stopped by
on ______Saturday_____Sunday_____ March _____ !
The welcome included the words: "May God bless You
In This Easter Season". The cemetery committee is
blessed to have Chuck as a member. As a matter of
fact, the cemetery committee is blessed to have all
such caring and industrious people on the committee. April will find unremunerated "staff photographer"
cemetery photographer /committee member, Wendy
Spierling, back for her weekly visits as she continues
documenting the grave markers section by section.
Among the grave markers Wendy has photographed
are those of the Carney family at the front of the cemetery.
CORNER
Our
Prayers
St. George’s Church Prayer List
T
he prayer list at St. George’s Church is a tangible way
to share our personal needs, concerns and thanksgivings
with our whole parish community. Generally, we pray for
those on the prayer list each Sunday at the 8 and 10am Mass
by stating the names during the Prayers of the People.
The prayer list is printed in our weekly email blast and worship bulletin. We recite the prayer list in our liturgy during
the Prayers of the People. Many of our parishioners use the
list in their daily prayers throughout the week as well.
Some family and friends visiting the Carneys filled
out and left prayer cards. A total of seven cards were
deposited into the prayer bucket. We will pray for
those named on the prayer cards at our next cemetery
committee meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
in the John Brown Room. Also, at the meeting Chuck
Greeney will tell of his first and second meetings
with one member of the Carney family and I will share
the story of the man I met who found a place of welcome, respite, and peace at St. George's Cemetery on
Easter Day. We hope you will join us as we marvel
over the life-giving gift that St. George's Cemetery is
and as we plan to continue to use the gifts we have
been given to benefit the cemetery. P.S. At the meeting, we will also be praying for good weather on April
16th. Although the cadets will be coming rain or shine,
I think we can agree that shine will be better.
Happy April, happy spring, and happy fifty days of the
Easter season to all from the cemetery committee.
Catherine Costello,
Cemetery Committee Chair
Recently, our prayer list has grown to over 100 names at
times. A list of that length may seem like a recitation by
rote, without mindfulness. The vestry and other parish leaders have some concern that the list of names needs to be
checked to reflect the current situation of these individuals.
Often a person’s name will remain on the list long after the
special circumstances requiring prayers has been resolved,
but that information never makes it back to St. George’s.
So as a trial, beginning on the first Sunday of May, we will
begin the prayer list from scratch.
As is the case now, the prayer list would be compiled at the
end of every week, so we will still be able to make your request for prayer. However, the names would be kept on the
prayer list for one month, not indefinitely. You will be
able to extend the time that the name is kept on the list
by contacting us before the end of the month as a new list
would be made at the beginning of each month.
If you would like to request prayers for anyone, please give
the name to Margaret Steidle the office manager, via email
at stgeo105@verizon.net or give a note with the person’s
name and your name, to Deacon Vonnie. You may also
leave prayer requests in the folder kept near the votive candles.
The vestry will evaluate this trial and make a decision about
making this new procedure permanent.
Deacon Vonnie
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Warden’s
Word:
"I
sn't there somewhere you would rather be?," my
sister Julie asked our girls. Alleyne and I had
brought them down to midtown Manhattan early on a
Saturday for an open casting call for the Broadway
tour of "Annie." My sister lived in the city, and I had
suggested that she might want to join us in this adventure. I warned her that there would be a big crowd
and a lot of waiting around, but figured we could use
the time to talk and catch up with each other.
Our older daughter Kennedy got a callback after the
first singing audition and had to return for more after
a little break, so we got a snack at the Dunkin' Donuts
and went back to the crowded studio that served as the
waiting area. It was early afternoon, and we had been
there for a few hours by that time. My sister, growing
increasingly impatient, surveyed the noisy, chaotic
room with aspiring orphans and their parents splayed
out all over the space. It was then that she asked her
question. "Isn't there somewhere else you would rather be? Wouldn't you rather be on the beach or just
playing outside at your house?"
The girls, both sitting on the floor, looked up at Julie
with bewildered faces, and then at each other. Kennedy was adjusting her jazz shoes and waiting for her
number to be called for the dance audition. Trinity
had been chatting about the voice audition, her first
such experience. They stared at Julie quizzically.
Neither voiced a word, but their expression said everything. What are you talking about?, their look said.
We are staying right here. This is where we want to
be.
By the time Kennedy had found out that she would
not go on to round three of auditions, and certainly by
the time our family was back out in the New York
City streets looking for a place to get dinner, my sister
had had enough and was out of there.
This whole experience happened almost ten years ago.
During that period, Kennedy, and Trinity for a while
as well, were pursuing an interest in performing. Alleyne and I tried to strike a balance about it, neither
pushing nor holding them back. It was their thing,
and later, when it became clear that it was not Trinity's thing, that was fine with us too. Of course, we got
bored and tired during long audition days just like my
sister did, but we tried to just go with it, because we
were supporting them.
As adults it can be harder to figure out how to spend our
time, because the voice of an aunt, or parent, or our own
worries, doubts, and assumptions are ringing in our
heads all the time. What "should" I be doing now, to get
ahead in life, to fit in with other people, to be
"accomplished," to check off all those check boxes on
my list for today?
If the thing we want to do with our time seems weird to
others, or is not of interest to them, that makes it harder.
We may not feel like we can talk about it with them. We
may question our own desires. Should I be doing this?
Would my friends approve? Do I really want to go
there? Is that how I want to spend my time? Wouldn't I
rather be on a beach, or just lying in bed?
Quieting all these voices, getting to the core of who you
really are and what you really want to do, takes time. It
takes a lot of listening to yourself, and to God.
I have been taking that time, by praying a little each day.
And after a while of practicing, not really sure what is
supposed to happen or what to expect, it is having an
effect.
I wrote in a previous Angelus issue about how praying
led to a cleaning spurt for me. Praying has also made it
clearer how I want to spend my time, and has made it
easier for me to act accordingly.
Will I go to the retirement dinner for the person I will
not miss, the dinner that all the "important" people will
be attending? Ya--no. Am I going to start watching that
zombie show on TV that everyone at work talks about,
so I will be able to join in the discussion? Heck to the
no. Do I want to keep texting my busy friend until he
has time to answer and we can talk? Yes, definitely.
And I don't care if he thinks I'm being a pain, or how
many tries it takes. Do I really want to go to all those
extra worship services this Holy Week? Yep. And I
don't care who knows or what they think about it.
Not having a little fight in my mind about doing or not
doing something is saving me a lot of time and energy.
And maybe it will help bring some of the bigger picture
decisions into better focus as well. I'm going to keep on,
and will let you know how it goes.
Wherever you may be in your prayer life, whether a beginner like me, or a more seasoned pro, I would love to
hear about your experiences. By sharing our stories and
encouraging each other, we can all get better at hearing
our own inner voice and following where God is leading
us.
Mary Barber,
Warden
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HAPPY EASTERTIDE!
Thanks to all for a Blessed Holy Week and Glorious Easter Season!
Christ is Risen!
ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA!
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accompanying gospel artist, Bryan Popin.
Voices of Hope
Welcomes
New Music Director,
Recently, Rhonda ministered in music at the First Baptist Church in Newburgh, NY, sharing her testimony
and songs written, about her coming to Christ and her
life of trials and tribulations. Currently, Rhonda is
playing keyboard and singing at the Church at the
Bridge in Newburgh NY and continues her quest of
writing and recording songs, which include the Word
of God.
Ms. Rhonda Dimmie!
R
honda Dimmie has been
singing since the age of 3.
With the charisma and soul in
her voice, she captures the audience with her power and
sweetness. As a singer, songwriter, pianist, and vocal
coach, she loves writing and
singing about life experiences
combined with the word of
God. Recently, Rhonda has directed children and
adult choirs in the Orange County area of New York.
Rhonda wrote all the songs and arranged the majority
of her songs.
Rhonda became the female singer of Funk-Shun,
which yielded a #1 hit in Connecticut and Massachusetts, “I Want Your Love.” Rhonda, along with FunkShun opened up for notables such as, New Edition and
James “D Train” Williams. After leaving Funk-Shun,
Rhonda continued her quest as a solo R&B artist, singing in clubs in the Bronx and Manhattan. Rhonda released a 12” single, “Head Over Heels”, which
climbed the charts in Northern California to #3, and
also was a favorite on college radio stations. Rhonda
was opening act for Rick James at The Chance.
St. George’s Facebook News
S
t. George’s has now taken over ownership of its
Facebook Main Page, which means we now have
two social networ k tools on Facebook. Our “St.
George’s Group” is a page by members and for members, where you can join and share photos, news, and
communications with one another within the circle of
the group. “St. George’s Main Page” is different. It is
administered by the parish office, and serves as a tool
for official communications from St. George’s out to
the Facebook world. This Main Page will offer St.
George’s the possibility of advertising our events,
news, and messaging out into the community through
highly targeted and sophisticated social network connections.
Pictured here are
our Main Page
(with the Angels),
and the Group Page
(with Bishop Dietsche.)
Eventually, Rhonda turned her life over to Christ and
started writing, singing, playing piano, and direction
children and adult choirs at Bethany Presbyterian,
Washingtonville NY; Jesus Christ Triumphant Church,
New Hampton NY; Union AME, Warwick NY, and
Christian Faith Family Church, Middletown NY.
Rhonda recorded a number of songs and had a selftitled CD, “In His Time” in 2009. The songs written
on that CD were created after she had vocal cord surgery and it took almost 2 years before she could get
back into the studio to record again. Rhonda sang in
many churches in Orange County, NY. Rhonda also
sang in the choir at Christian Faith Family Church,
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tered by Sally and Chris Sonne of Tuxedo Park. The
Foundation, now officially closed, was established 60
years ago by Chris Sonne’s maternal grandfather, Vincent Mulford of Montclair, N.J. and Tuxedo Park. He
used to quip that he “was born in Denmark, educated in
England and spoiled in America.”
Support EpiscoBuild through the
Walk for Housing
Sunday, April 17
You can learn more about EpiscoBuild by visiting (and
“liking”) its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/
EpiscobuildHabitatNewburgh/
It is also possible to pre-register for the Walk online as
part of the EpiscoBuild Team on the Habitat Newburgh
website: https://habitat.myetap.org/
fundraiser/2016walkforhousing/search.do
Type in EpiscoBuild to locate the Episcopal team.
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016 has already seen the completion of funding for
two more EpiscoBuild homes (#5 and #6) so participants in this year’s “Walk for Housing,” will begin
raising funds for EpiscoBuild’s home #7. As in past
years, members of St. George’s can support the Walk
either by walking or by sponsoring others from our
congregation. If you have questions and want to speak
with an experienced walker, see Barbara Laddick.
Walker registration forms will be available in the John
Brown Room or online at http://
www.habitatnewburgh.org/wp-content/docs/events/
walk-for-housing/2016%20Walker%20Form.pdf.
Walkers can register in person on April 17 at the Registration Tent beginning at 1pm at Washington Headquarters where the Walk will begin at 2pm. Please
make sure that all donations are designated for EpiscoBuild.* Walkers who raise $30 or more are eligible
for a t-shirt – as long as they last.
At last January’s Twelfth Night Concert, enough
funds were raised to cover the costs of completing the
fifth Episcobuild structure at 37 E. Parmenter St. in
Newburgh.
The 6th EpiscoBuild structure will be part of a new
“Faith Build” section of Ann Street. Funding for this
home was provided by a $75,000 donation (also received at the 12th Night Concert) from the Vincent
Mulford Foundation, a nonprofit that was adminis13
a look at the numbers:
H
ere, below, is your monthly update from our church records about Sunday worship attendance and offerings for the last week of February and the month of March. Our average attendance during this period
was 82, up from 65 last year. Note that Palm Sunday and Easter from last year were the 5th Sunday of March
and the first Sunday of April, and so they are not included in this comparison.
1-Feb
1-March.
2-March
3-March
THIS YEAR (2016)
4-March
8am Attendance
14
17
13
Palm Sunday
16
10am Attendance
52
57
42
68
115
$1,429
$2,430
$6,924
$3,689
$2,641
8am Attendance
XX
15
13
10
13
10am Attendance
41
67
48
72
46
$903
$3.644
$1,776
$2,967
$1,529
Pledge & Plate Offerings
Easter
16
LAST YEAR (2015)
Pledge & Plate Offerings
Belong at St. George’s Church
Sunday Worship
Wednesday Worship
8am Holy Euchar ist Rite I (Spoken)
12:10 p.m.
Holy Eucharist
(in the Chapel)
6:30pm
Evening Prayer
(in the Chapel)
Sunday School: 9:45am (all ages)
10am Holy Eucharist Rite II (with Music)
Contact Us
St. George’s Church
105 Grand Street
Newburgh, NY 12550
Office hours:
Tues.-Fri. 9am-1pm
phone: 845.561.5355
fax: 845.561.2443
stgeo105@verizon.net
www.stgeorgesch.com
The Angelus
The Angelus is the monthly newsletter of St. George’s Church, Newburgh, New York. Submissions of articles,
parish announcements, and photographs are welcomed. Please email your submissions by the 24th of the
month to: stgeo105@verizon.net.
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