NEWSLETTER
EMMANUEL, ST. ANDREWS, & ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
What Adventure Awaits?
By the time you get this
newsletter, we will be well within
our Stewardship campaign.
And I know, I know, it can be a
drag hearing pleas for your
money, along with your time and
talent.
But let me tell you a little
bit about why I actually came to
Central New York. It was a long
discernment process for me. I
really had never spent much time
in this part of the country, and,
frankly, I was afraid. To be so far
away from all the things that I
was familiar with was daunting.
To have to pack up and move
thats a pain. Simply put, I am
not a man who loves change all
that much, and this move was all
about change.
But that still, small voice
kept whispering in my ear, and I
finally listened to what the Holy
Spirit and all those around me
were saying: Go to New York.
And you know what?
That wasnt enough. I still had
doubts.
Until I met you.
And what I met was
amazing. I met a group of
people who love the Lord and
NOVEMBER 2017
love coming together in our
amazing churches. I met people
who love worshipping in our
awesome liturgical way, relishing
in the beauty of the Book of
Common Prayer. I met people
who smile at each other and
greet each other and notice
when each other is not there
one week.
And I met people who
believe that God has called
them to reach out to the
community in love and caring.
People who work diligently at
the food pantry; people who
work to make sure that the poor
in our community dont go
hungry or homeless; people
who provide young children
with a head start in their
education. People who visit
hospitals and nursing homes.
People who make sure their
children are aware of how lucky
they are to be loved by God.
Thats what drew me here
all yall.
As we approach Advent,
we will be looking at the nuts
and bolts of running a church,
of doing all those things Ive
come to admire you for
loving God together and loving
our neighbors together. And
those nuts and bolts demand
our time tending them, our
talent in making them work,
and our treasure in keeping
them running.
I think we are on the
verge of tremendous change,
finding new ways to reach out
in love in our worship and in
our walk in community, and I
am excited to be part of it.
Now, we will all have to work
together to keep moving
forward and nurturing those
changes for good. And it wont
always be easy. But as Ive said
before, if you think being a
Christian is easy. . . youre doing
it wrong.
Were in it together.
Together, offering to God our
time, talent, and treasure, we
will be able to feed our souls
with a life of beautiful worship
and caring outreach, building
up, brick by brick, the kingdom
of God here on Earth.
Gods blessings on each
of you.
Fr. Steve
 Important Dates
November Birthdays & Anniversaries
Date Time Event Place
11/23/17 11:00 AM Thanksgiving Emmanuel Church
2-Doris Carnachan;
Eucharist
Gerrie Todd Miller
11/23/17 Noon Thanksgiving Parish Hall at Emmanuel
3-Jennifer Jenkins; David Brillinger, Dinner
Dawn Renee Honeywell
4-Rebecca Quinn; Beardslee Grabler 11/29/17 7:00 PM Fr. Steves Emmanuel
Installation as
6-Brooke Harris Rector
7-John Lyons
12/24/17 4:00 PM Christmas Eve Emmanuel
8-Thomas Parker
9-Shelly Austin Kane 12/24/17 8:00 PM Christmas Eve St. Matthews
10-Dana & Teresa Clarke, Tim & Service
Susie Clarke 12/24/17 10:30 PM Christmas Eve St. Andrews
11-Kara Smith; Tim & Connie Lidell Service
13-Jason Lenning; William Decker; 12/25/17 TBA Christmas Day Chase Nursing Home,
Brian & Nancy Prentice; Donavan Service New Berlin, NY
Howard, Austin Lyons 12/25/17 Noon Christmas Day St. Andrews Chapel
15-Ann Markham; Heidi Button, John Service
Sheldon, Michael & Kay Nearing 12/31/17 9:30 AM Christmas Joint Service at Emmanuel
16-Nancy Purdy, Thomas & Pam Lessons & Carols
Lyon, Susanna Johnson
18-Ian Stone; Charles McMullen, Liz
Kaul, Debby Chapin Black Possible New Relationship with the Chenango Arts Council
20-Everett Thompson
Emily Brummel Fr. Steve met with the leadership of the Chenango Arts Council.
21-Cody Beckwith Kerr, They are exploring ways to get the church involved in community
Mike & Cindy Alishauskas, Vicki organizations that can improve people's spiritual lives, and art is one
of these things. We are beginning to discuss ways to use Emmanuel's
Johnson
nave and sanctuary as a possible intimate venue for various
22-Natalie Gracin; Rachel Gracin;
performances. The Council is interested, but there's still work to be
Amy Rogers done. In the meantime there are plenty of volunteer opportunities
23-Tammy Carpenter available at the Arts Council. Not only can you help staff events, but
24-Lyla June Taylor one thing the Chenango Arts Council needs is Dress Rehearsal
25 -Joan Allen Volunteers. What's that? Well, when a play is being put on, they first
26-Ethan Russell have a dress rehearsal before opening night, and they would love
27- Karen Ingraham; Violet Elliott volunteers to come be part of the audience. This lets the cast and
29-Cheryl TenWolde, Joe Brillinger crew get a feel for audience reaction and things like that. So, if you
are interested in volunteering in any way, call the Chenango Arts
Council at 607-336-ARTS (2787).
 Eight People Completed AED Training
Eight people completed Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training at
Emmanuel Church on September 28, 2017. Now these folks will be able to step in
should someone at church or the food pantry have a heart attack or even
symptoms of an attack. They have been trained in emergency CPR and in the use
of the AED device and help to save a life. Sudden cardiac arrest can occur at any
time. With AED training, you too can be part of that chain that can lead to a
successful recovery in case of an emergency. A similar class will be offered at St.
Andrew's and again at Emmanuel in the future. If you are interested, please stay
tuned for more information.

New York Pizzeria and Restaurant

We want to take some time to thank Frankie and Betsey and Rosario for all the
hard work they do for the New Berlin Community. But we especially want to
thank them for the catering they do for churches in the area during times of
grief, such as funerals. Their willingness to step in with warmth and food make

Stations of the Cross

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at
7:00 PM at
St. Andrews Episcopal Church, New Berlin, NY

St. Matthews 47th Annual Tasting Tea will be held on Sunday, November 5
from 1:004:00 p.m. For a donation of $3, people can sample various
appetizers and goodies. Handmade Autumn, Christmas, and anytime crafts,
as well as baked items will be on sale. There will be a table featuring
interesting gift baskets. Three special baskets will be raffled off near the
end of the event: a Thanksgiving Food Basket, including a $25 gift
certificate to Price Chopper; a Wine Basket, and a Framed Original Painting
by Ann Faulkner. The Tasting Tea has always been a wonderful time of
fellowshipplease come and share the fun!

Lessons for November

5 1st Lesson Revelation 7: 9-17 19 1st Lesson Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Psalm 123
2nd Lesson 1 John 3:1-3 2nd Lesson 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Gospel Matthew 5:1-12 Gospel Matthew 25:14-30

12 1st Lesson Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 26 1st Lesson Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 78 1-7
Psalm 100
2nd Lesson 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2nd Lesson Ephesians 1:15-23
Gospel Matthew 25:1-13
Gospel Matthew 25:31-46
 Pie Request
Join Us For our Free
Emmanuel kindly requests pies to be donated for
Community the Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner.
Thanksgiving Dinner Homemade and Store
Turkey & All The Trimmings bought pies are welcome.
Thursday, Please contact the Church Office if you would
November 23, 2017 like to furnish pies.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church The pies should be delivered to the
37 West Main Street Parish Hall at Emmanuel on
Home Deliveries (within 2 mile radius of Wednesday,
Norwich) November 22, 2017
beginning 11:00 a.m. before 4:00 p.m.
Regular seating starts at noon
(Dinner noon to 1:00 p.m.)
For Delivery, take outs,
reservations or to volunteer call
(607) 334-8801 by
November 17, 2017

Its that time again, Stewardship Sunday is

November 12 at St. Andrews
& November 19
at Emmanuel & St. Matthews

Communication Changes
Pretty soon you are going to be seeing some changes in the way we communicate. We are working on redesigning the
church bulletins to be more open and friendly for people who arent used to all of our jargon and prayer books and hymnals.
These new bulletins will be a bit more full service. Also, we will be launching a new look for the Newsletter: The Big Red
Door! That will be fun. And on a more serious note, we will be getting a new phone system at Emmanuel. This will contain a
hot line for people to leave emergency calls that will send emails and voice mails to church staff wherever they are. After
that we will begin work to design ways for St. Matthews and St. Andrews so that those calls can also roll over to this new
system. NOTE: this will NOT mean a change in numbers, only a way to expedite the flow of information.
 St. Andrews Serving Schedule November 5 through November 26, 2017
Sunday Usher Lector Chalice Acolyte Hospitality Altar Guild
11/5/2017 Carl Berdzinski Joan Rici
Ralph Malloch Maria Ackerman Rae Lennon
11:00 AM Axtell Mayne
11/12/2017
11:00 AM Heather Charlie Colleen Rici
Terry Thomsen Lynne Walton
Anderson Ackerman Ackerman Mayne

11/19/2017 Tom Joan Axtell

Rici
11:00 AM Slentz Morning Prayer Rici Mayne
Mayne
11/26/2017
JOINT SERVICE AT ST. MATTHEWS 9:30 A.M.
9:30 AM

Emmanuel Serving Schedule November 5 through November 26, 2017

Sunday Usher Lector Eucharistic Acolyte(s) Chalice Altar Guild
Minister
11/5/2017
9:30 AM Jim & Sharon Russell Ketch Russell Ketch Matthew Sally Sharon
Everard Giglio Miers Everard

11/12/2017 Amy & Bill Tony Kisten Giglio Nancy

9:30 AM Spittler Giglio Morning Prayer Dye

11/19/2017
9:30 AM Barb & Gary Russell Ketch Russell Ketch Bernie Nancy Cindy Thompson
Tompkins Dye Dye

11/26/2017
JOINT SERVICE AT ST. MATTHEWS 9:30 A.M.
9:30 AM

St. Matthews Serving Schedule November 5 through November 26, 2017

11/5/2017 Morning Prayer Teresa Clarke 11/12/2017 Cheryl 11/19/2017 Pat Lindau
8:00 a.m. Cheryl Lector/Chalice 8:00 a.m. TenWolde 8:00 a.m. Lector/Chalice
TenWolde Lector/Chalice
11/26/2017 JOINT SERVICE AT ST. MATTHEWS 9:30 A.M. Bonnie Friedel
9:30 a.m. Lector/Chalice

Spirit of Christmas
Fr. Steve met with Mayor Terry Potter of New Berlin to talk about that community's annual Spirit
of Christmas. Each year the village, churches, Chobani, and other organizations come together
to provide food baskets and toys to families in need during the Christmas season. Along with the
toys and food, St. Andrew's and other churches will be collecting socks and underwear for
children from toddlers to teens. We encourage all of you to consider participating in this worthy
cause next time you are at the Wal-Mart or Target or wherever, think about buying a pack of
socks and underwear and getting them over to St. Andrew's. You can always give them to Fr.
Steve he'll be happy to deliver them.

Prayer Book 101

Fr. Steve will begin his Prayer Book 101 class A Romp Through the Prayer Book. This class is based on the Latin phrase:
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi What We Pray Is What We Believe. Our beautiful Book of Common Prayer isn't just words.
Those prayers and liturgies form the core of our theology. In the class Fr. Steve will cover Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation,
the church calendar and church colors, Holy Week and much, much more. These classes will begin December 6 and
continue at least until Epiphany and will be held at St. Andrew's at 7:00 p.m. each Wednesday. There is no cost and no
materials (other than a prayer book, and we've got those!). A similar class will be held over Lent at Emmanuel in Norwich.
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EMMANUEL SOUL
The Church Office will be CLOSED
KITCHEN
on November 23 & 24 for the
Thursday, November 9
Thanksgiving Holiday Good Free Meal for
Body & Mind
The Food Pantry will be closed Wednesday, November All are welcome to come
22 through Friday, November 24, 2017 for the Eat, Talk, Make Friends!
Only one seating
Thanksgiving Holiday
STARTS AT 5:30 P.M.
Parish Hall,
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
37 West Main St.
November 5 Daylight Savings Norwich, NY
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