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                             Happy New Year 2013

Another fresh new year is here      This bright new year is given me

Another year to live!                      To live each day with zest

To banish worry, doubt and fear    To daily grow and try to be

To love and laugh and give!           My highest and my best

 

                              I have the opportunity

                              Once more to right some wrongs.

                              To pray for peace, to plant a tree,

                              And sing more joyful songs

 

 

 

                                                              William Arthur Ward

 

Sunday, Jan. 6            10:00am         Epiphany Of The Lord

                                                           Holy Communion

                                     Sermon:   “Gifts for the Christ Child”

                                     Lessons: Isaiah 60:1-6  Psalm 72: 1-7,10-14

                                                           Matthew 2: 1-12

                                     11: 15am   Remove tree and decorations

Monday, Jan. t                7:00pm    Personnel  Committee at Manse

Sunday, Jan. 13             10:00am   Morning Worship

                                      11:30am-1:30pm  Open House at Manse

Sunday, Jan. 20                10 am       Morning Worship

Tuesday, Jan 22             7:00pm    Session Meeting

                                                         (note change of day)

Saturday, Jan 26              9:30am    Presbytery Meeting

                                                              (Westhampton)

Sunday, Jan27                 10:00am      Morning Worship

                                         11:15am       Congregational Meeting

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Sunday, Dec. 30      10:00am               Morning Worship

                                                             Sermon: “Guide Us”

                                                    Lessons: Isaiah 58: 1-11; Matthew 2: 1-9

  We are at the midpoint of the 12 Days of Christmas, ending with Epiphany, the arrival of the Wise Men, on Sunday, January 6 (the day on which the Greek, Russian, and Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christmas) Pastor Tom focuses on the traveling experience (tradition says two years) this Sunday and next Sunday on their  arrival with their gifts for the Christ Child.

 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013                   HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Sunday, January 6       10:00am       Epiphany of the Lord Sunday

                                           Sermon: “Arrival and Returning a Different Way”

                                           Lessons:  Isaiah 60: 1-6   Matthew 2: 10- 12

                                    11:15am        Remove tree and decorations

Monday, January 7        7:00pm       Personnel Committee at the Manse

Sunday, January 13      10:00am       Morning Worship

                                     11:30am-1:30pm     Open House at the Manse

Thursday, January 17 and 18       Clergy Retreat: The Cenacle, Ronkonkoma

       “A Gathering for Healing and Equipping for Ministry After A Disaster”

            Facilitated and underwritten by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

Sunday, January 20       10:00am          Morning Worship

Tuesday, January 22       7:00pm          Session Meeting (note change of day)

Saturday, January 26       9:30am          Presbytery Meeting      Westhampton

Sunday, January 27       10:00am          Morning Worship

                                      11:15 am          Congregational Meeting

 

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Sunday, Dec. 23    10:00am     Fourth Sunday of Advent

                                                 Sermon:   “Receiving”

                                                 Lessons:  Isaiah 7:1-15

                                                                 Matthew 1: 18-25

                                                 Lighting Love Candle: Sean Moran

 

                                  5:00pm   “Come a Caroling”

                                                   Home of Diane Hall

                                                   262 Beaver Dam Road

                                            (next to St. James Episcopal Church)

 

Monday, Dec. 24   11:00pm         CHRISTMAS  EVE

                                                  Candlelight Service

                                                  Lessons and Carols

                                                  Soloists: Joseph Porcelli: Trumpet

                                                                 Daryl Jordan: Soprano

 

Envelopes for the Christmas Joy Offering will be available at both of these services: This offering is split between supporting Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools  and colleges and The Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions to assist pastors, missionaries and church workers in special need.

 

Looking Ahead

Sunday, Dec. 30          10:00am           Between Two Holidays

                                                             Sermon:     “ Guide Us”

 

Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013    10:00am              Epiphany of the Lord

 

 

                           (after coffee hour, removing tree and decorations)

 

Sunday, Jan 13              10:00am          Morning Worship

                               11:30am- 1:30pm    Open House at the  Manse

 

Tuesday, Jan 22     7:00pm   Session Meeting  (note change of day)

 

Sunday, Jan. 27     11: 15 am      Congregational Meeting

 

                                                        

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Friday, Dec. 14       7:00pm     Annual Christmas Party for Church Officers,  At  The Manse

 

Saturday, Dec. 15   9:00am      Property and Finance Committee

 

Sunday,  Dec. 16     10:00am     Third Sunday of Advent

                                                    Sermon:    “Anticipating”

                                                    Lessons:   Micah 5:2-4    Luke 1: 39-56

                                                    Lighting the Candle of Joy: Nancy Best

                                          (envelopes for the Joy Offering will be available)

 

                               5:00 p.m.  “Come a Caroling”  (the Puleston tradition)

                          Ellen & Reiny’s House, Newey Lane off of Beaver Dam Road

 

                                  7:00pm  “Cajun Christmas” to benefit Brookhaven

                                         Hamlet Park: $20. at Helen Geraghty’s 286-4485

                                                 9 Fireplace Neck Road htgeraghty@verizon

 

Monday, Dec. 17         7:00pm     Session Meeting

 

Sunday, Dec. 23         10:00am     Fourth Sunday of Advent

                                                       Sermon:   “Receiving”

                                                       Lessons: Isaiah 7: 1-15  Matthew 1: 18-25

 

                                    5:00pm   “Come a Caroling”  Diane Hall’s home

                                                          262 Beaver Dam Rd (next to St. James)

 

Monday, Dec. 24        11:00pm     CHRISTMAS EVE  Candle Light

                                                              Lessons and Carols

                                              Joseph Porcelli: trumpet; Daryl Jordan: soprano

 

The Christmas Joy Offering is split between supporting Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools and colleges and The Assistance Program of the Board of Pension to assist pastors, missionaries and church workers in special need.

                                                                                   

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Saturday, Dec.8       10:00am   Service of Celebration of the Life of

                                                          William Scott

 

Sunday, Dec. 9          10:00am    Second Sunday of Advent

                                       Sermon:     “Waiting”

                                       Lessons:    Malachi 3: 1-4    Luke 3:1-6

                                       Lighting the Candle of Peace

                                                        Claudia Taylor

                       

                   2:00pm      Holiday Concert at South Country Library

                                       “Cecilia Brauer Presents the Armonica”

                                           (she did a Christmas program for us

                                                 a few years ago)

 

Tuesday      1:00pm     Lunch Bunch at home of Dorothy Jones

 

Friday         7:00pm      Church Officers’ Christmas Party

                                                    at the manse

 

Sunday, Dec.16        10:00am      Third Sunday of Advent

                                                       Sermon:   “Anticipating”

 

Monday, Dec. 17      7:00pm        Session Meeting

 

Sunday, Dec. 23      10:00am        Fourth Sunday of Advent

                                                      Sermon:    “Receiving”

 

Monday, Dec. 24      11:00pm          CHRISTMAS EVE

                                                       Candlelight Service

                                                       Lessons and Carols  

 

 

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Sunday, Dec. 4     10:00am        First Sunday of Advent

                                                      Holy Communion

                                                   Sermon        “Expecting”

                                   Lessons:  Jeremiah 33: 14-16  Luke 1: 26-35

                                   Advent Candle of Hope: Brian Mullahy

                                   Lay Reader: Linda Scott

               Afternoon: decorating Christmas tree and sanctuary

                                  5:00pm      Christmas Program

                               Music: Mark Quintana and Linda Bonaccorso

                               Prose: Deborah Mayo and  Pastor Tom

                                    followed by light supper, provided

Saturday, Dec. 8    10:00am   Service of Celebration for the Life of

                                                        William Scott

Sunday, Dec. 9      10:00am     Second Sunday of Advent

                                                     Sermon:  “Waiting”

Tuesday, Dec. 11   1:00pm   Lunch Bunch at Dorothy Jones’s

Friday, Dec. 14      7:00pm   Church Officers Christmas Party

                                                            at the manse

Sunday, Dec. 16   10:00am   Third Sunday of Advent

                                                      Sermon:   “Anticipating”

Monday, Dec. 17    7:00pm   Session Meeting

Sunday, Dec. 23    10:00am   Fourth Sunday of Advent

                                                       Sermon: Receiving”

Monday, Dec. 24   11:00pm  Christmas Eve Candle Light Service

                                                           Lessons and Carols

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                             HAPPY THANKSGIVING

     I cherish Thanksgiving because of its emphasis on expressing gratitude. (Yes, I know that for many it is day to overstuff yourself on all that food prepared for this particular celebration, but most dinners begin with a prayer of thanks).  From the very beginning of its observance (and there was no abundance of food then) it has been marked by an acknowledgment of our dependence on God Almighty, the good earth, and other people. For many it is the opportunity to gather with family and friends and grateful for their presence in our lives. C.S. Lewis observed that grateful people are emotionally healthy people. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

                                                                  Pastor Tom

 

Sunday, Nov. 25        10:00am      Christ the King/ Reign of Christ

                                        Sermon: “Presbyterians and Eschatology”

                               Lessons: 2 Samuel 23: 1-7, Revelation 1: 4b-8

                                               John 18: 33-37

                                    11:15am    Brief meeting to discuss planning

                                               for April 16,2013 Presbytery Meeting

                                                which we host

Sunday, Dec. 2           10:00am        First Sunday of Advent

                                          Afternoon: decorating tree and sanctuary

                                      5:00pm  Christmas program and simple

                                                                supper provided

Tuesday, Dec. 4            1:00pm   Lunch Bunch at Dorothy Jones

Saturday, Dec. 8          10:00am  Service of Celebration

                                                 for the Life of  William Scott

Friday, Dec. 14              7:00pm  Deacons.  Elders, Officers

                   

 

                                 Christmas Party at the Manse