JULY/AUGUST 2016

Newsletter
EMMANUEL, ST. ANDREWS, & ST. MATTHEWS
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
We asked Fr. Dave Hanselman, who serves at St Ann's, Afton; St. Paul's, Oxford
and Zion, Greene Churches, to provide this months message for our newsletter.

This is a day that the

Lord has made! And I hope
that whatever you are faced
with, you can be glad that you
have this day. I hope that you
have a sense of gratitude. It's
not something I can demand
of you. It has to spring from
your heart. Gratitude works
in tandem with faith to make
good days sweeter and bad
days a bit easier to bear. It is
the Spirit of God working in
and through you.
I've been thinking about
things like this since my good
friend Fr Chuck passed away.
There have been days that it's
been nearly impossible to
gratefully accept God's gift of
a new day. But herein lies
more evidence of God's
superabundant giving beautiful days continue to
come and go, with or without
my gratitude for them. At
some point, though, my mood
shifts and I find a deep
gratitude that God's gifts
continue. And, when I

recognize that my own

days will eventually come
to an end, and I consider
all the many people I care
for, I am very glad that
God's abundance will
continue to bring good
days to those who come
after me.
I hope my sharing
this with you doesn't
simply elicit pity or fear. I
hope it strengthens you.
The Christian life is a life
lived in community - a
community of caring,
listening and presence.
All that I just shared
was part of my newsletter
message to my three
parishes last month. We
continue to think about
you and pray for you. Fr
Chuck worked hard to
create communities of
caring and cooperation.
I have been most
honored to have had him
as a friend, colleague and
mentor. It has also been a

great honor for me to meet

with, talk with and get to
know your wardens and
some vestry members as we
all try to find our way
forward.
And we will find our
way forward. God will be
gracious. How do I know?
How can I be certain?
because God already has
been so gracious to us in
letting us share in Fr
Chuck's ministry. The work
that Fr Chuck did and the
life that he led were
thoroughly Christian. As his
brothers and sisters in
Christ, we have shared in
that work and life. And
because Christ continues to
live in us and through us, we
continue the work that has
been given to us - the same
work that Chuck had given
to him - to love each other
as Christ loved us. Blessings
to each one of you and may
each one of you be a
blessing to others!
Fr. Dave Hanselman

Lessons for July

3 1st Lesson

2 Kings 5:1-14

17

1st Lesson

Amos 8:1-12

31 1st Lesson

Hosea 11:1-11

Psalm

30

Psalm

52

Psalm:

2nd Lesson

Galatians 6:(1-6)

2nd Lesson

2nd Lesson: Colossians 3:1-11

Gospel

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Colossians 1:1528

Gospel

Luke 10:38-42

1st Lesson

Hosea 1:2-10

10 1st Lesson

Amos 7:7-17

24

Psalm

82

Psalm

85

2nd Lesson

Colossians 1:1-14

2nd Lesson

Gospel

Luke 10:25-37

Colossians 2:615, (16-19)

Gospel

Luke 11:1-13

Gospel

107:1-9, 43
Luke 12:13-21

Lessons for August

7

1st Lesson
Psalm
2nd Lesson
Gospel

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Luke 12:32-40

14 1st Lesson

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm
2nd Lesson
Gospel
21 1st Lesson

80:1-2, 8-19
Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Luke 12:49-56
Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm

71:1-6

2nd Lesson Hebrews 12:18-29

Gospel

Luke 13:10-17

28 1st Lesson

Jeremiah 2:4-13

Psalm

81:1, 10-16

2nd Lesson Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Gospel

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Emmanuel Soul Kitchen Lunch

Wednesdays 11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
Good Free Meal for Body and Mind
All are welcome to come Eat-Talk-Make Friends
MENU: Grilled Hot Dog on a Bun, Chips, and Water
37 West Main Street, Norwich, NY

Chenango District Trip

Old Forge Water Safari
July 13 Bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. from St. Andrews
Cost $5.00 per person for Church Members
$20.00 per Guest
If you are interested in going please contact the Church office
at 334-8801 as soon as possible. We need to know how many adults are going, how
many children are going, and if you are riding the bus or taking your own car.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Birthdays & Anniversaries

JULY

Abbigayle Wilkes
Joyce Lawrence;
Brayden Maistros
4 Walt Prindle
8 Averie Fink; John
Aylesworth
10 Kai Loomis, Tambria
Schroeder, Mercer
Smith
14 James Carnachan;
Marlena Carnachan;
Margo Carnachan
Reynolds
15 Michael Gladstone

17
19
20
21
23

2
3

24
25

26
27
28
29
30

Linda Mason
Jason Murray
Cody Duell
Larry McMaster
DeWitt Smith
Landen Stone:
Suzanne Callahan
Ashley Wilkes;
Julian Kappel
Nikki Harris;
Timothy Woodard;
Peter Mason
Bill Spittler
Nancy Karaman
Stephanie (Brookins)
Paden; Jennifer LaCoe
Tony Giglio;
Gretchen Jones
Myah Conant

AUGUST
2 Alice Stevens;
3 Jacob Jenkins
5 Paige Stone; Wyatt
Uhlig
7 Janice Brady
Daniel Wells;
Patricia Woodard
12 Matthew Robinson;
Gary Muserallo &
Deb Cassavaugh
14 Bennett Paden; Nita
Robinson; Aiden
Morris
16 Mariba Chmielewski;
Greg Baker

17 Sandra Colton
18 Rick & Karen
Ingraham
19 Quinton Sheridan
21 Allison Everard
23 Matthew Schlafer
24 Matthew Giglio
Florence Hand
28 Lawrence Shaw;
Ryan Brummel
29 Evan Prindle
30 Lawrence Tucker
31 Audry Bramer;
Mary Lou Christman

Our Daily Bread Food Pantry

Located at Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Monday & Wednesday: 10:00am-12:00pm &
3:30p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Friday:10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry is always in need of:
Non-perishable food items; Personal Hygiene Products; Hot Chocolate/Tea/ Coffee; Peanut
Butter; Baby food/ Diapers of any size. During the busy summer months, please continue to donate generously as you have in the past. With the summer months, breakfast cereal is an important item for the
children home from school. Monetary contributions are always accepted.
Thank you.
Barb & Gary Tompkins, Volunteer Coordinators

July 11 & 12
In New Berlin at 8:30 am
If interested in participating please call
the Church office: 334-8801

St. Matthews, Emmanuel & St. Andrews Schedule of Services

Sunday

8:00 St. Matthews, South

New Berlin

9:30 Emmanuel, Norwich

11:00 St. Andrews, New Berlin

July 3

Fr. Robert E. Witt, Jr

Holy Eucharist

Morning Prayer led by Russell

Ketch

Fr. Robert E. Witt, Jr

Holy Eucharist

Jul 10

Morning Prayer led by Teresa

Clarke

Fr. Robert E. Witt, Jr

Holy Eucharist

Morning Prayer led by Joan Axtell

Jul 17

Rev. Georgina Hegney (NOTE:

10 AM) Holy Eucharist

joint service at St. Matthews

joint service at St. Matthews

Jul 24

joint service at Emmanuel

Fr. Mark Thompson

Holy Eucharist

joint service at Emmanuel

Jul 31

Fr. Leon Mozeliak

Holy Eucharist

Fr. Leon Mozeliak

Holy Eucharist

Fr. Leon Mozeliak

Holy Eucharist

Aug 7

joint service at St. Andrews

joint service at St. Andrews

Pig Roast/Fr. David Hanselman 2:00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist

Condolences
to the family
of Cici Blood

To:

All the Parishioners of Emmanuel, St. Andrews and St. Matthews

From:
Re:

Carl Berdzinski, Harmon TenWolde, Dave Loomis, Sr. Wardens

Next Steps

This letter is to inform you of the next step in our ministry as we plan to
continue our work in Christ together as Fr. Chuck so often asked of us. Fr. Mark
Thompson will be coming to visit our parishes from July 22 to July 25, 2016. He will
lead the joint Eucharistic Service at Emmanuel on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at9:30 AM.
Fr. Mark is an experienced priest who has served both as a rector in charge
of a parish as well as an interim rector. Bishop Adams has spoken with Fr. Mark and

Emmanuel Parish Hall Tag Sale

37 Main Street,
Norwich, NY
Friday, August 5, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday, August 6, 9:00 am
to 12:00 pm
We are in need of volunteers to help
set up on August 3 & 4 and to help
work the sale on August 5 & 6.
Please contact Kai Loomis with
questions on donating and/or
volunteering your services.
315-653-7897 or
kloomis22@hotmail.com.

has also spoken with the Bishop of Minnesota. Bishop Adams highly recommends Fr.
Mark to the vestries of Emmanuel, St. Matthews, and St. Andrews as a long-term
priest-in-charge. Bishop Adams believes that a skilled interim priest is in the best interest of each of your parishes. The appointment would likely be for a period of 3 to
5 years. Please know that Bishop Adams is not requiring that you select Fr. Mark as an
interim priest. We do know that Fr. Mark has the experience and might be a good
interim priest to work with your parishes.
However, this is a decision that you and he will have to discern. The Vestries
will be showing Fr. Mark all three church properties. He will meet with the wardens
to discuss details on the role of Priest-In-Charge and Interim Rector. Besides the coffee hour after church, there may be some social events for parishioners to get a
chance to visit and get to know Fr. Mark in a casual setting. Details on social events
will be shared later as they become secure. Fr. Mark did share that he is a 54 year old
single man with no family, originally from a small town in Vermont and would like to
move closer to his mother. Please plan on attending the service at Emmanuel on July
24. Each person should make an effort to get to know Fr. Mark while he is here, and
to pray for him and for our parishes as we discern Gods will for our future.

St. Matthews and St. Andrews

Birthdays & Anniversaries

JULY
1
4
5
7
8
9
11
13
15
18
19
20
21
22
24

25
28
29
30

A J. Ahern
Cathy Sheldon
Alice Maraglio
Sally Swerfager
Renate Lennon
Gerald Howard
Jeanne Spicer Evans
Don & Vi Elliott
Claudia Hendricks
Megan Grainger Ackerman
Joe & Sara Gronwall Alger
Brad Carpenter
Carole Deal, Kevin Lewis, Jennifer
Button
Emily Malloch
Lorraine Moore
Dwayne & Becky Chapin Brown,
Elizabeth Novak Manter, Douglas
& Gerrie Miller, Judith Alishauskas
Frye
Wendy Rifanburg
Tom Slentz
Robert Fagan
Heather Anderson

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

9
10
11

13
15
16
17
18
19
20

AUGUST
Don & Heather Anderson
Daniel Harrington
Amy Church
Eric Lyons
Michael Nearing
Mike Alishauskas
Mike Gualtieri
David Mayne
Janette Grainger
Jennifer Elliott
Holly Carpenter
Harmon & Cheryl TenWolde
Dan & Michelle Senn
Jodie Robinson
June Tinker
Diane Parker
Ryan & Tierney Johnson Charlton
Suzanne Gronwall
Ron Bennett
Tim & Vicki Johnson
Sherri Jean Conklin
Vera Norton Thayer
Deborah Lewis
Bailee Johnson
Robert Elliott
Brett Taylor
Steve Purdy
Debra Grainger
Maria Colleen Ackerman
Bonnie Friedel
Sara Gronwall Alger

20 John & Karen Elliott

21 Mark & Barb
Schoonover
22 Ken & Violet Eaton Kraft
24 Mike & Kathy Gualtieri
25 Scott & Debra Grainger
27 Holly Barker
29 Mike & Joan Allen
30 Joyce Costin
31 Lenny Westfall

Newsletter

NON-PROFIT

Editor: Fran Nash

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Phone: 607-334-8801

NORWICH, NY 13815

Email: emmanuelchurch@frontiernet.net
www.emmanuelnorwich.org

PERMIT # 8
MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS:

We Worship Together
The Church Office will be
CLOSED
on Monday, July 4.
Have a safe and Happy 4th of July!

August 7, 2016 2:00 at St. Andrews

Chenango District Worship
Please bring a dish to pass
Meat, beverage, paper products are provided.

Congratulations to Norwich High School

graduates,
Connor Supensky, Jordon, Bridgett and Nicholas
Murphy