This Saturday Let's Come Together: Automobile Silent Ride

From: Joann Neal
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:17 PM
Subject: Ride thru

We will be having 4th ride thru on Saturday at  4 pm, leaving from Boys & Girls Club.     

Old South Haven Church 13th Sunday in (not so) Ordinary Time

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church:

We are now at the end of June and this Sunday will be our 13th Zoom Sunday Service.  Who knew that we would be conducting Zoom services for this period of time and will probably continue to do so?   Please join us this coming Sunday for the Zoom service, the details for which are below.   Please also see Pastor Ralph's letter to the congregation which follows the Zoom details.

God Bless,

Linda

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                                                                                                                        June 22, 2020

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church

 

Please read below the exciting news about the election of new leadership of the Presbyterian Church (USA).  Let us remember them in our prayers as they work together, along with all the members of our church nationwide, in addressing the spiritual issues of not only our church and denomination but also of our nation and Christians world-wide.  The biannual General Assembly was scheduled to meet in Baltimore, Maryland, but due to the Corona Virus, the meetings have been held  with the delegates participating via the internet over two week=ends.  We can discuss this further during the coffee hour following our own Zoom church service on Sunday.

Peace and stay safe,

Pastor Ralph

        224th General Assembly elects co-moderators

 

LOUISVILLE  June 20,2020 —Elona Street-Stewart, executive of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, and the Rev. Gregory Bentley, pastor of Fellowship Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama, were elected to be co-moderators of the 224th General Assembly.

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The two garnered 304 votes, easily winning on the first ballot. The Rev. Marie Mainard O'Connell and Arthur Fullerton received 90 votes. The Rev. Sandra Hedrick and Moon Lee got 65 votes.

Immediately after their election, the two were installed by the co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly, the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann and Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, as well as the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

"I am hippopotamus happy and dinosaur delighted," Bentley said.  "This is just wonderful," Street-Stewart said. "We look forward to meeting the fabulous expectations our current co-moderators have established for us."

"The world needs a church that has no fear over its diversity," said Street-Stewart, a descendant of the Delaware Nanticoke tribe and the first Native American to serve as a moderator as well as a synod executive in the PC(USA).

"We believe the denomination is headed in the right direction," especially with the Matthew 25 invitation, Bentley said. "We want to heed Christ's call to not be afraid … We want to run this race with perseverance, looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith."

Street-Stewart noted the synod she leads was the first to say yes to the Matthew 25 invitation in the spring of 2019. "Diane," she said during a post-election news conference, referring to Presbyterian Mission Agency President and Executive Director the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, "has a very powerful message."

"We believe in those goals" of building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty, Bentley said. "We just need to get more workers in the vineyard."

His said the congregation he serves has five core practices. The one that sticks out for him is radical hospitality. "It's not just being nice and polite," he explained. "We need to create space to say, 'You are welcome here' — not just with words, but a space to genuinely share our lives."

Asked about protests over police killings and the intractable problem of white supremacy, Street-Stewart said the PC(USA) "already has incredible statements and social witness policies." The denomination needs to be at the center of economic and social change, she said. "It's going to take a greater understanding of what we have said we are about," she said. "White supremacy is a hard issue because there's a lot of fear involved."

Studying and talking together can be helpful tools for the nearly 90 percent of Presbyterians who are white, she said, as are going to conferences and serving in organizations led by people of color.  "Let's come with the attitude that says, 'You are the ones to be the teachers. Tell us what you are doing,'" she said.  Both said they plan to travel to Louisville in the next few days to prepare for the scheduled two days of online plenary sessions set for Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27.

"They gave us the option that you can do this from home," Bentley said. "But if something hinky goes on, you're right there. We felt that was best."

"We need to be at the place where the best of the best are working with us to guide us," Street-Stewart said.

She said that when travel restrictions are no longer in effect, the new co-moderators will visit places "where we are unimagined. We aren't going to fit the profile. We aren't going to fit the measurements that people want in all places." In fact, "we might fit the description of something that people fear or couldn't imagine." She said sometimes when she meets people, "I am not what they imagine a synod executive would be."

Most Americans "don't understand the long relationship" that Indigenous people have had with Black people, she said. "Every moment is a teaching opportunity."

Asked about the possibility of stretching the virtual assembly by a few days, Bentley said, "Let's put the pedal to the metal. If that's the desire of the assembly, I'm on board with that."

However, "I'd much rather be two miles deep and two inches wide," rather than the other way around, he said. "Let's drill down on a few things and really get a handle on it."

Asked how Presbyterians can be in prayer for their new leaders, Bentley identified three prayer requests: for stamina, perseverance and patience. 

 

"We are going to pack a lot into the next two years," he said. "We are excited about it, but we know it will be taxing."

                                                                                                                                                By Mike Ferguson / Presbyterian News Service

Old South Haven Church: Let's Come Together: Automobile Silent Ride

From: Joann Neal []
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020
Subject: Ride thru

We will have another ride thru on Saturday, June 20 at 4 pm.  We will again leave from the Boys & Girls Club.

 "Let's come together to show we care what happens to our fellow man."    Saturday, June 20th, 4 PM, starting at the Boys and Girls Club on Atlantic Ave.,, and proceeding thru N Bellport and East Patchogue. 

Old South Haven Church 12th Sunday in (not so) Ordinary Time

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Church:

The Session has appointed a committee to look into opening the church for services.  It is their goal to open the church for those who choose to attend but also continue to provide Zoom services for those who do not.

The Session is continuing the search for a new pastor but has hit some roadblocks.  Please be patient and enjoy Pastor Ralph leading our services for the present time.

Please see below for the details for this Sunday's Zoom service and also Pastor Ralph's letter to the congregation.

God Bless!

Linda

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Happy Father's Day

                                                                                                                                    June 18, 2020

Dear Members and Friends of Old South Haven Presbyterian Church,

    

Allow me to share some advice I just found in the New York Times.  Thanks go to Sara Aridi who wrote this article.  Share these ideas with the younger members of your family or circle of friends.

"Celebrating Father's Day is shaping up to be tricky. The country is reopening, but experts have said to remain cautious and limit indoor gatherings. And, with millions of Americans out of a job, this may not be the best time to splurge on a present. What to do instead? Below, some meaningful ways you can honor Dad this year.

"Show your appreciation.

"Tell your father how much he means to you in a handwritten letter. To make it really personal, use a plain piece of paper, rather than a card, suggests Linda Nielsen, a professor of educational and adolescent psychology at Wake Forest University.

"The key is to recall specific moments where he made a lasting impact on you. "It can't be generic," Dr. Nielsen said, adding, "It can't have anything to do with money."

"Thanking him for his financial support places more value on his ability to provide than on who he is as a person, so jot down instances when you truly connected. Younger children can either recite a letter to an older sibling or a parent who can write it down for them, or draw a picture that says it all.

"Wendy Mogel, a Los Angeles-based clinical psychologist and author on parenting, also recommends writing a letter. "The gift is a gift of memory," she said. So many significant moments from our lives are displayed on social media posts that are public, impermanent and curated for a big audience, she added. "This is really intimate, specific and personal."

"Or, make a shared journal. , the author of a guide for new fathers called "Diaper Dude," and the creator of a diaper bag company of the same name, says the whole family can write entries in a personalized notebook under the prompt: "I love you because … " Decorate the pages with pictures or drawings to make it pop.

"And the gift doesn't have to end. You can add an entry every week or month, giving your father new reasons to smile."

  

This Sunday we will be, throughout the service, highlighting "Dad".  For its more than a signed card plus a 'new tie' time for all of us.  It's a time to recognize the role that Dad plays or played in our lives.  I should also add that when I speak of Dad, I am also speaking of stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles and even neighbors who have supported us like a Dad.  In fact the Presbyterian Church (USA) calls this Sunday "Men of the Church Sunday" to recognize the contributions of all men who have been called by God to share their time, talents, spirit and energies, fulfilling their call to be disciples of Jesus Christ.

  

And if you happen to be Dad or Grandfather or Uncle or whatever, take pride in how you are a father figure.  You too can give out Father's Day gifts to your loved ones.  You can write, or bring them ice cream or just a good hug.  It is really a time for the whole family of God to celebrate and show love.

   

Peace, and please share your concerns, joys and prayer requests with all of us, including the pastor.

     

Pastor Ralph

Rev. Ralph B. Wright, Jr.

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Old South Haven Church 11th Sunday in (not so) Ordinary Time

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Old South Haven Church: Let's Come Together: Automobile Silent Ride

From: Joann Neal []
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 10:31 AM
Subject: Ride thru

We will have another ride thru on Saturday, June 13 at 4 pm.  We will again leave from the Boys & Girls Club.

 "Let's come together to show we care what happens to our fellow man."    Saturday, June 13th, 4 PM, starting at the Boys and Girls Club on Atlantic Ave.,, and proceeding thru N Bellport and East Patchogue. 

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Christian Today: Can the American Gospel save America? (David Robertson Sat 6 Jun 2020 10:49 BST)

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