Friday, September 25, 2020

This Week at Old South Haven Church -




 Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church,

Each Sunday during our Zoom Church Service, it is always a pleasure to see all of you.  Some day, we will all be able to worship together in the church itself; but our Zoom church services give us the opportunity of keeping in touch with each other.  It also enables those, who do not live in the immediate area of our church, to participate and feel connected.

I want to invite you again to join us this coming Sunday on Zoom.  The details are below.  The bulletin and hymns are attached.  If you have any prayer concerns, please email Pastor Glorya at limog@aol.com.

Just remember that God loves each and every one of you!

Linda

Topic: Sunday Zoom Church Service
Time: Sep 27, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The church will be open again this Sunday, September 27, 4-5 pm
for silent meditation and prayer.
COVID safety standards will be maintained.



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Church Exterior Cleanup & Minor Maintenance
Saturday, October 3
10 am








Sunday, September 20, 2020

MUSIC FOR THIS MORNING'S WORSHIP - This Week at Old South Haven Church -




Good Evening,

I do not believe that the hymns were sent out with the Reporter so I am attaching them now.

Linda



Sunday Church Service
Time: Sep 20, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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FOOD DRIVE this Saturday
St. James Episcopal Church 
260 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven
See attached flyer - please give what you can.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 9AM-12PM

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Friday, September 18, 2020

BULLETIN FOR THIS MORNING'S WORSHIP - This Week at Old South Haven Church -



Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church,

Please join us this coming Sunday for a Zoom Church Service.  The details are below.
The Bulletin and hymns are attached.  If you have any prayer requests, please email
Pastor Glorya at limog@aol.com.

Love and Peace,

Linda

Sunday Church Service
Time: Sep 20, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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FOOD DRIVE this Saturday
St. James Episcopal Church 
260 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven
See attached flyer - please give what you can.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 9AM-12PM

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Sunday, September 13, 2020

BULLETIN FOR THIS MORNING'S WORSHIP - This Week at Old South Haven Church -


Good Morning,

Somehow I do not think I attached today's bulletin to the recent Reporter email.

I am attaching it now.

Linda Majowka

Friday, September 11, 2020

MORNING WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY - This Week at Old South Haven Church -



 Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church,

Please join us this coming Sunday for a Zoom Service with Pastor Glorya beginning her time with us.  The details for joining the service are below.  

Please also see Pastor Glorya's first letter to our congregation, which is attached and also pasted below.  

Old South Haven Church continues to move forward and I hope that you will make every effort to be on Zoom this coming Sunday to welcome Pastor Glorya.

Again, a thanks to Pastor Ralph who helped us through the tough times of the pandemic and gave us a wonderful sermon each week.

God Bless,
Linda

You are invited to join Sunday Worship
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A Message from Pastor Glorya Johnson

September 7, 2020

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

While I cannot promise I will write you an epistle each week I will attempt to do so at least once a month and more if moved by the Spirit.  However, I read something last week that seemed apropos for our time together this week. 

Earlier this year The Christian Century magazine asked for readers, who felt called to do so, to write essays on various topics.  The essays have then been printed in the magazine at least monthly.  In the August 12th edition nine essays reflecting on the word "Dawn" were printed.  Several of the first essays were frankly pretty depressing with dawn being correlated with death, addiction, cancer diagnoses, etc.   I thought….this is dawn?

However, the final essay began, "'My sister's name is Morning Dove and brother's name is Rain, I cried out to my husband.  I was trying to contemplate how I was going to fit into my biological family with which I had just made contact at the age of 28.  Every fiber of me felt the fear of not fitting in anywhere, of being different yet again.  How will they ever accept a woman from Connecticut with two children, a husband, and a dog?  For good ness sake, the only thing I don't have is a white picket fence…..I looked to my husband for reassurance, 'Honey they will love you,' he said, 'you will fit right in.'"  As she continued to voice her doubts her husband finally said, "You don't see any connection here?  Morning Dove, Rain, and Dawn?"  The essay was written by Dawn Adams of Brimfield, Massachusetts

When I originally saw the word "DAWN" on the cover of the Century I thought, I know what dawn means.  It means a new day, sunshine, brightness, and in a round about way, a new beginning.  And it hit me….this is where you and I find ourselves.  We're about to begin a new journey together.  You, and I have similar feelings with Dawn,.  As we all begin a new journey together we have our doubts, our questions, and yet…….and yet we  also have our trust in God.   No matter where this journey takes us we have God making the journey with us.  God may not steer us down a different path if it's not the right one at the time, but God will be at the end of the path to welcome us in a new direction….a new dawn.  I look forward to this journey, this ministry, with you to see where we're led.  I hope you're excited for where each dawn takes us.  I know I am.
 
Shalom,
Glorya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, September 10, 2020

A TIME FOR MEDITATION - This Week at Old South Haven Church -



This Sunday at 4:30 PM: Talk by the Rev Barbara Brown Taylor:  "Stardust you are and to Stardust you Shall Return."

Hello All

The Church Sanctuary has been open for quiet time - prayer, meditation, peace, breathing - on Sunday afternoons for the past month or so.  
       
This coming Sunday, September 13, we will change things a bit.  Quiet time will be from 3:30 - 4:30. 

At 4:30 we will listen to a recorded talk by the Rev Barbara Brown Taylor:  "Stardust you are and to Stardust you Shall Return."  The talk was recorded for the Chautauqua Institution, where she was scheduled to speak this summer until Covid changed everything.  Rev Taylor is an Episcopal priest and now professor of religion.  In  years past we have read and discussed two of her books for OSHC book study:  An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith  and Learning to Walk in the Dark.
         
There should be plenty of room with  adequate social distancing.  Please bring a mask.  The talk is about 50 minutes.  Please join us.

Darcy Stevens.


Friday, September 4, 2020

This Week at Old South Haven Church



Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church,

Please join us this coming Sunday for a Zoom Service with Pastor Ralph and Jason Neal sharing the service. This will be a communion service so please have your bread and wine ready for that part of the service.

Please also join us at the coffee hour part of the service so that we can thank Pastor Ralph for his wonderful time with us. He will be going to the Presbyterian Church of the Moriches.

Pastor Glorya will start on Sunday, September 13, 2020.

God Bless,

Linda


You are invited to a scheduled Zoom Worship service.

Time: Sep 6, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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A Message from Rev. Ralph Wright

September 2, 2020

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church,

Labor Day Week-end! a) Is it the end of summer? b) Is it a shoppingsale/discount week-end? c) Is it a week-end to celebrate the good labor of the workers of our nation? d) Is it a Labor Union weekend of celebrations and parades? e) Is it a religious celebration of the sacredness of labor and work? f) Is it time of Bar-B-Ques and sumptuous meals and beverages? From my point of view here on Long Island, it is all of the above. And, yes, for some it is just a well-earned day off of work or school. But that is one of the problems. Though historically it goes back to the labor movement of the nineteenth century, many have no idea why we celebrate Labor Day. Plus there are still those who still disagree on the rightness of celebrating this holiday.

Allow me to quote a statement, not from Presbyterians, but from a sister Protestant denomination. "From the beginning, the Methodist movement has focused on the concerns of workers. Methodists in England were founders of the modern labor movement and the earliest labor unions. United Methodists today stand in this heritage. Justice, dignity and equality for workers are an integral part of our social teachings and heritage. For 100 years, we have fought for a living wage in every industry and our Social Principles make clear that we believe people – not profits – should be at the heart of our economic system."

In the 19th century this statement would be anathema in many Christian churches. Religious leaders often rejected support for unions despite the horrors of the Pullman Strike which was a nation-wide railroad strike. It lasted from May 11 to July 20, 1894.and pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government under President Grover Cleveland who ordered Army troops to stop the strike. Thirty people were killed in the riots and sabotage caused $80 million in damages. I recommend as part of your devotions you Google "Pullman Strike" and read more of the background to this historical American event.

As Presbyterians we have been divided on the subject of unions and the labor movement. There have been those who have been outspoken and supported the rights of workers. One such contemporary voice has been that of the Rev. Dr. Herbert Nelson II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA, who has just been honored by the union rights organization, Jobs With Justice, for his social justice work over the years.
In Matthew 11:28 we read "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." In a humorous way that gives all of us the liberty to just sleep in and relax for the day. However, we should also be aware of the Gospel message to reach out and to help those in need. Today, people should be willing to break bread together and be willing to talk to each other. Faith leaders, lay people and workers, both union and non-union, need to speak to one another and play a major role in bringing livable wages for all workers, including those at the bottom end of the income spectrum, which often means low wages and the lack of standard benefits which includes family health insurance and retirement programs.
Peace and stay safe,
Pastor Ralph
631-475-3322–office; 631-289-5761–home: Others may answer but they will put you through.

Old South Haven Presbyterian Church is a Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name…..

Last Monday, we welcomed our new pastor, Glorya Johnson, with a "Meet and Greet" lawn reception.
The congregation had been asked to complete the sentence "Old South Haven Church is a place where __________." Elders Darcy Stevens and Deb Mayo edited our responses into the following poem:

Our beautiful church stands on the rise of a hill overlooking South Country Road in Brookhaven – a joy to behold! The sanctuary in its pristine simplicity takes one's breath away. The members of our congregation are more like an extended family and we welcome one and all to join us in worship. If you can tarry awhile fellowship follows the worship service.

Old South Haven Church is a place where one can step back in time into the ambiance of the 1820's when this beautiful sanctuary was built.
One can feel a part of the procession of pilgrims who worshipped here over centuries of our country's history.
One can be inspired and enriched by the beauty of the pipe organ and the hunting sound of the church bells.
Its very walls emanate its sacred history.

Our church is a place where sunlight  streams through the magnificent tall windows , casting fanciful, dancing shadows all over the sanctuary --- making it easy to feel connected to God's grandeur and joy --- to sing His praises!
It is a beautiful place for beautiful music.

It's also a place:
Where you can feel at home, and feel safe.
Where all can feel welcome, and at home for life.
Where there is a warm feeling of closeness and welcoming as a community of friends.
Where we, [who live thousands of miles away] feel welcome and where my mother is cared for.

Old South Haven is a place which sees the need for justice through the eyes of faith.
A place where God is honored.
A place where dedicated congregants recognize the needs both within and outside of our church family and are committed to addressing and seeing them through.
A place where there is a long history of service.
An estuary for community.

Old South Haven Church is a place where I entered as a stranger and found myself part of a deeply caring community of faith. One which continues to sustain me.
A place where seekers, doubters, and those of firm faith support and nurture one another.
A place where there are unlimited opportunities for engagement.
A place where all are not just welcomed, but truly embraced.
A place where the congregation calls us to remember we are Christian and helps explore what that means.

It is the place where I met and married my wife.
And it's where superior, delectable pot luck suppers are enjoyed.
It's where people feel like family.

We welcome Glorya to Old South Haven Church.

Post Script:
Old South Haven Church is also a place where the weeds and vines need pulling, the bushes need trimming, the exterior needs painting, the windows need caulking, and the roof leaks need fixing.

And we welcome Glorya to that church too!