A weekly e-newsletter of First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn:
Rev. Beth Waltemath will begin a three-month Family-Medical leave on Friday, August 6th to care for her medically fragile daughter Margaret Grace as she transitions home.
Please come wish her well on her last Sunday, August 1st, or contact her at bwaltemath@firstchurchbrooklyn.org for a personal meeting during the week. She is scheduled to return to the office, Friday, October 29th. Rev. Beth wishes to thank the congregation for its support and prayers this year.
Choir Rehearsals Throughout the summer, choir members will join the Music Director at 9:00 am on Sunday for the one weekly rehearsal. Rehearsals on Thursday evenings resume on Thursday, September 2.
Summer Garden Parties: FPC's Friday evening Garden Parties will be held throughout the summer from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Peace Garden. Light refreshments will be served. If you're interested in hosting, please contact Edna Asknes via the Church office.
Communications Team: If you would like to contribute ideas and energy to web site development/enhancement and other strategies and designs for strengthening our community connections, send an email to Richard Greene (rtgreene2@aol.com) who is organizing the team for this work.
Coping With Job Loss- "Beyond the Grief to Hitting the Pavement." Wednesday evenings from 5:00-6:15p.m. (June 23rd to July 28th) in the Thurman room. For more information and details, see http://www.meetup.com/Coping-With-Job-Loss/ and/or contact group leader, Tonya Deniz, at cwjl@firstchurchbrooklyn.org.
Main office (718) 624-3770 Email info@firstchurchbrooklyn.org
THIS FRIDAY July 23, 2010
Summer Garden Parties: Join us for our Garden Party from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Peace Garden. Light refreshments will be served.
THIS SUNDAY July 25, 2010
Our Worship Celebration begins at 10:00 a.m. and will continue at that hour throughout July and August.
Rev. Phelps will deliver the sermon "A Critical Distinction"
Printed copies of Rev. Phelps' recent sermons are on the table in the Narthex (Henry Street Foyer) and are also posted on-line in text and audio formats at www.shphelps.com
The nursery will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Christina and Patty.
Kids Worship: Join our teacher Laura Koenig and kids ages 4 and up for faith, fun and talking vegetables. We will meet after the passing of the peace in the gym for a special Veggie Tales series about trusting God and discovering our inner gifts.
Note that there will be no adult education hour preceding the worship celebration this summer. The Ten O'Clock Hour will resume in September.
Rev. Beth Waltemath will begin a three-month Family-Medical leave on Friday, August 6th to care for her medically fragile daughter Margaret Grace as she transitions home.
Please come wish her well on her last Sunday, August 1st, or contact her at bwaltemath@firstchurchbrooklyn.org for a personal meeting during the week. She is scheduled to return to the office, Friday, October 29th. Rev. Beth wishes to thank the congregation for its support and prayers this year.
White Rose Ministry: Thanks to all First Churchers for your warm welcome to Dania, the wife of Rev. Jose Padin -- pastor of our sister church La Fernanda. Her visit helped us form closer ties with our sisters and brothers there. We learned more about some of their activities -- not only the meal program for 12 seniors which we support through our Cuba dinners here at FPC, but more. They do weekly Bible study -- with 20-25 participants; and we'll be joining them in this -- by email across the miles. They have economic development projects which include both church and neighborhood: they raise vegetables and medicinal herbs, as well as chickens and rabbits to enhance food budgets. We heard about their "Saturday school" program (no space for Sunday School) and active youth group and choir. We also heard about their dream of raising their roof -- building a new sanctuary to provide badly needed new worship space on the second floor of their church; turning the first floor into meeting space and an apartment for a new pastor.
We hope to continue to build this connection, to know them better and better, and to share with them through prayer, Bible study, and accompanying them in their journey.
We hope to continue to build this connection, to know them better and better, and to share with them through prayer, Bible study, and accompanying them in their journey.
Presbyterian Welcome News: Our New Reality - Wednesday July 28, 2010 at 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Come and celebrate our new reality. Join Presbyterian Welcome in worship as we live into the new realities General Assembly offers us, rejoice in the election of Tony De La Rosa as the new Interim Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of New York City, and give thanks for the GLBT Inquirers and Candidates retreat. This will be a communion service, and The Rev. Mieke Vandersall will offer the sermon. We are in a time of wonderful change. Let us enter into it together and be grasped in the love that is now and always.
"The message of Christianity is not Christianity but a new reality. A new state of things has appeared, it still appears . . . accept it, enter into it, let it grasp you." --Paul Tillich
Worship begins at 6:30 at First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan at 12 West 12th Street.
Please stay and join us for coffee and treats following the service. For more information, email us at presbyterianwelcome@gmail.com or call 917.441.8638. Visit us on Facebook. http://presbyterianwelcome.org/
Shakespeare Camp Final Performance: on the front steps of the church Friday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for an evening of great play and fellowship by encouraging our young actors. Contact Lauren Mancia and Jill Huguet at Ssteps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org or 718-624-3770.
Summer Garden Parties: FPC's Friday evening Garden Parties will be held throughout the summer from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Peace Garden. Light refreshments will be served. If you're interested in hosting, please contact Edna Asknes via the Church office.
Kids Worship this summer: will run through August 22. Join our teacher Laura Koenig and kids ages 4 and up for faith, fun, and talking vegetables. No Kids Worship on August 29 & September 5. Our regular Sunday School Year begins on September 12.
Communications Team: If you would like to contribute ideas and energy to web site development/enhancement and other strategies and designs for strengthening our community connections, send an email to Richard Greene (rtgreene2@aol.com) who is organizing the team for this work.
A Phone Directory of First Church Members and Friends is now available---a very useful tool for strengthening our connections in work and in fellowship. To get a copy, ask for one at church or visit the church office during the week or call to have one sent to you.
Coping With Job Loss- "Beyond the Grief to Hitting the Pavement." Wednesday evenings from 5:00-6:15p.m. (June 23rd to July 28th) in the Thurman room. For more information and details, see http://www.meetup.com/Coping-With-Job-Loss/ and/or contact group leader, Tonya Deniz, at cwjl@firstchurchbrooklyn.org.
Flower Donations. We welcome flower donations of $30 or more in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones. Call Annie Solages in the Church office at 718-624-3770 or see Barbara Cummings during fellowship hour on Sundays.
Mentoring Youth: If you are interested in mentoring our youth as they continue their faith journey contact Rev. Beth at bwaltemath@firstchurchbrooklyn.org.
Updates on Margaret Grace: Go to http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bethwaltemath
Appointments with Ministry Staff
Call Rev. Phelps at the Church or, as needed, at home: 718 928-3797 or email: sphelps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org . Contact Rev. Waltemath at bwaltemath@firstchurchbrooklyn.org. The Church Office number is 718 624-3770.
Piano and Organ Lessons: Customized piano and organ lessons for kids and adults by FPC organist Wil Smith. Contact him at wmdanielsmith@gmail.com or 646-320-0606 for info.
On the calendar:
Sunday, July 25
Bridges For Understanding Meeting immediately after Service. Please RSVP by contacting Lora Tucker at inharmony2day@yahoo.com or 646-208-4448 or 219-245-1084 (Work).
Monday, July 26
Shakespeare Camp at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Gym. Contact Lauren Mancia and Jill Huguet at Ssteps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org or 718-624-3770.
Tuesday, July 27
Shakespeare Camp at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Gym. Contact Lauren Mancia and Jill Huguet at Ssteps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org or 718-624-3770.
Living with Loss at 4:45-6:15 p.m. in the Thurman Room. Contact Rev. Charles Monaco at 718-647-5479 or email at imagepark@aol.com.
Wednesday, July 28
Men's Breakfast at 7:30 a.m., at the Park Plaza Diner on Cadman Plaza. Contact Jim Palmer at jwpalmer@aol.com.
Shakespeare Camp at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Gym. Contact Lauren Mancia and Jill Huguet at Ssteps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org or 718-624-3770.
Coping with Job Loss at 5:00-6:15 p.m. in the Thurman Room. For more information and details, contact Tonya Deniz at 646 289 0872 or cwjl@firstchurchbrooklyn.org
Thursday, July 29
Shakespeare Camp at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Gym. Contact Lauren Mancia and Jill Huguet at Ssteps@firstchurchbrooklyn.org or 718-624-3770.
Food Pantry, 10 to 11 a.m. To volunteer, contact Jane Woland at jawol28@gmail.com
Friday, July 30
Garden Parties, 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Peace Garden. If you're interested in hosting, please contact Edna Asknes via the Church office at info@firstchurchbrooklyn.org
Shakespeare Camp Final Performance at 6:30 p.m. on the Steps in front of the Church.
Who/where to connect:
Online Donations: Set up a recurring gift to the church through a secure online account.
On the church website, www.firstchurchbrooklyn.org, click the DONATE button at the lower left of the page. To set up an account, click on the "First Church Donation Account Setup" link. To edit an existing gift, choose the "First Church Donation Login" link.
On the church website, www.firstchurchbrooklyn.org, click the DONATE button at the lower left of the page. To set up an account, click on the "First Church Donation Account Setup" link. To edit an existing gift, choose the "First Church Donation Login" link.
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