This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Saturday, August 6 10:30am
South Country Peace Group’s World Peace
Procession. Walk begins at Woodlawn
Cemetery and ends with brief ceremony at
the Gazebo next to Porter’s
6:00pm Country Chicken Dinner
Bellport United
Donation: Adults $15; Children under 12, $8.
6 yrs and under free: followed by live music:
“Pure Country”
Sunday, August 7 10:00am Morning Worship and Holy Communion
Sermon: “God’s Presence and Protection”
(first of three sermon on Celtic Spirituality)
Lessons: Deuteronomy 32: 1-14; 43-47
Ephesians 6: 10-20
This series will focus on our debt to the Celts as we seek
to connect with the divine in what we call spirituality.
Tuesday, August 9 1:00pm Lunch Bunch at Judi Bird’s
Sunday, August 14 10:00am Morning Worship
Sermon: “The Goodness of Nature”
( second of three sermons on Celtic Spirituality)
Monday, August 15 7:00pm Session Meeting
Linda Majowka’s home
Sunday, August 21 10:00am Morning Worship
Sermon : “The Power of Imagination”
( last of three sermons on Celtic Spirituality)
Hear Sean deliver his essay [7/31/2011 (AN: 213)]
This award is given annually by the Session of the Old South Haven Presbyterian Church, Brookhaven, NY, to a student at the Bellport High School for the best peacemaking essay, using funds from the church's Peacemaking Fund. Money in this Fund is the congregation's retained portion of the annual Presbyterian Church USA's Peacemaking Offering.
This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Sunday, July 31 10:00 am Morning Worship
Sermon: “Precious Memories That
Enhance the Present”
Lesson: Philippians 1: 3-11; 2: 1-5
11:00am Church Picnic on the church lawn
food and drink provided
Tuesday, August 2 11: 00am Ground Breaking for Boys and Girls
Club new facility,
7:00pm Annual “National Night Out” at Martha
Bellport- East Hagerman-East Patchogue
Saturday, August 6 10:30am
Group’s World Peace Procession. Walk
begins at
ends with brief ceremony at Gazebo
next to Porter’s
6:00pm Country Chicken Dinner followed by
live music from “Pure Country”
Bellport United
Donation: Adults $15;Children under
12 $8 – 6rs and under: free
This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, July 20 7:00pm Book Discussion
Barbara Brown Taylor’s
“An Altar in the World”
Some discussion questions have been prepared
Come even if you have not finished the book.
Thursday, July 21 12 noon Pastor Tom has lunch with Rev. Mark
Tammen, General Presbyter, to discuss several
Presbytery and denominational concerns.
Sunday, July 27 10:00am Morning Worship
Sermon: “A Pessimistic Optimist”
Lessons: Exodus 17: 1-7,
Revelation 21: 1-6a
Looking Ahead
Sunday, July 31 Church picnic after Morning Worship
on church lawn
Tuesday, Aug. 2 7pm 14th annual “National night Out” at
Event addresses crime and drug
prevention awareness. Sponsored by
Bellport-Hagerman East Patchogue
Saturday, Aug. 5 7:15pm
South Country Peace Group’s World
Peace Vigil and Community Dedication
to Peace.
to
Hi-Lites from Session Meeting on July 18.
1. Heard mid year reports from our Financial Secretary and Treasurer. Both income and expenses are running very close to similar period in 2010 which is good.
2. Received an update on the plastering and painting in the Sanctuary:
plastering finished, painting should begin within in a week.
disband operations and forward monies to the Presbytery for the
Meeting at her home.
This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Sunday, July 17 10:00am Morning Worship
Sermon: “Focus”
Lessons: Matt. 6:24-34
Philippians 3: 1-14
Monday, July 18 7:00pm Session Meeting
Wednesday, July 20 7:00pm Book Discussion
Barbara Brown Taylor’s
“An Altar in the World”
meeting in the Gallery
Sunday, July 24 10:00am Morning Worship
Sermon: “A Pessimistic Optimist”
Lessons: Exodus 17:1-7
Revelation 21:1-6a
Looking Ahead
Sunday, July 31 Church picnic after Morning Worship
on church lawn
The work has begun: Plastering in the Sanctuary began on Monday,
painting will begin in a week or so.
This Week At Old South Haven Presbyterian Church
Oops: In last week’s sermon, I made an aside that President Woodrow Wilson was a Presbyterian minister. I knew as soon as I said it that was in error but I did not correct myself.
Saturday, July 9 5:00pm Wedding of Amy Starke and Jerome Mathieu
Held at Helen Starke’s home
Sunday, July 10 10:00am Morning Worship; More Light Sunday
Sermon: “The Significance of NYS’s Marriage Equality
Law for the Religious Communities”
Lessons: Romans 5:1-5 and John 16: 12-15
As a More Light Presbyterian congregation working for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual within the life and work of the church, we have each year for the past five years observed More Light Sunday on the first Sunday of June. This year I was in
Looking Ahead
Monday, July 18 7:00pm Meeting of Session
Wednesday, July 20 7:00pm Discussion of Barbara Brown Taylor’s
“An Altar in the World”
(place to be announced)
Note: We anticipate knowing by Sunday when the plastering and then painting of the Sanctuary will begin.
