Presbytery of Western New York
E-Newsletter April 21, 2009 PW of Western New York Spring Gathering
Presbyterian Women of Western New York cordially invite ALL women of the WNY Presbytery to the April SPRING GATHERING 9:15 a.m. Saturday April 25 Jubilee! Sharing What We Have at the Deerhurst Presbyterian Church 257 Deerhurst Park Blvd, Kenmore 14223 (corner of Colvin Ave.)
Remember Ruth in the Bible gleaning in Boaz’ field? There is still gleaning going on in WNY in 2009. Come and hear about: The Food Bank of WNY, The Gleaners of Chautauqua County Rural Ministry, Two Cents a Meal, Bread for the World, Angel Food Ministry, Souper Bowl of Sharing. A service of worship will be followed by lunch.
COST - $5.00 includes program and lunch
Also - bring a donation for the WNY Food Bank
Reservations are due by April 13, 2009 to your Cluster Leader; or Sign up in your church; or contact Gladys Gifford at 836-2825.
Click here for more information.
Click here for a flyer. Presbytery (loves your congregation) Day
Don’t forget to register for Presbytery (loves your congregation) Day at Franklinville, May 2. Click here to open the registration flyer. Pancake Breakfast
The Tonawanda Indian Presbyterian Church will have a pancake breakfast on April 25 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. For a free will donation you get all the pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and real maple syrup you can eat. The church is located at 6798 Meadville Road, Basom, NY 14013. Click here for a map. New Immigration Initiative
The New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform held a press conference on April 6 to launch its new effort. Click here to read the press release that came from the conference. You can also watch a news clipping on the conference at http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=96955. Also click here to read the Interfaith Immigration Platform. Spring Cleaning at Duffield
 Come join us to reopen Camp Duffield for the biggest summer season yet. We are looking for people power to spruce up the camp on May 23 at 9 am. Mostly we need people to clean. Visit www.CampDuffield.org. United Angels Dinner
Join the United Angels at Silver Creek Presbyterian Church for their Spaghetti Dinner. Click here for more information Mission at Silver Creek
We are finishing up our 3rd “His Hands” project at the Silver Creek food pantry The first phase, the building phase, included making two secure food storage areas, wheeled carts, shelving to store and sort the incoming food, work tables, and a furnace donated by Guarcello’s. The last phase is finishing a mural along with sanding and painting all the tables. That phase will be finished in May.
Our first project was at Chautauqua Rural Ministry where we rebuilt the back wall of the building, rewired the freezer and painted the outside of the building. Our second project was with a family in Brocton. We were able to paint their home, replace two outside doors and build a new front porch. Submitted by Donna Mills. Randolph Church Dedicates New Addition Rev. Dr. Mary Lee Talbot, Rev. Leslie Latham, and Elder Dr. Janita Byars in front of the new addition at Randolph United Presbyterian Church. Mary Lee and Janita participated in the dedication of the addition on April 19. Rev. Latham preached. Congratulations Randolph and may God bless your growing mission. Photograph by Jack Berger, member of Randolph. Position Available: Part Time Accountant
The Education Committee of WNY, an ecumenical 501c organization which runs the Resource Center, Lay Academy and education seminars, is seeking a part time accountant to keep, maintain and report all finances and investments for its work. The Committee is seeking an individual with an accounting degree, nonprofit accounting knowledge,
payroll, tax and investment background, excellent verbal and writing skills, and three to five years work experience.
This individual must have the ability to work with a diverse group of people including bank and investment professionals, staff, and volunteers. This position requires a working knowledge of Quickbooks and/or similar accounting program. For further information or to submit resume to:
Carol Timmerman-Yorty, education committee chair
Resource Center
300 North Forest Rd.
Williamsville, NY 14221
Ctid726@aol.com Duffield Forever Dinner
Just a note to encourage all that receive this to mention our FUND RAISING BRISKET AND BASKET to all of your friends and relatives. The cost, twenty five dollars single or forty dollars per couple, will provide an extremely delightful evening with all sorts of possibilities.The BRISKET Dinner will be inclusive of dessert and promises to satisfy the most discriminating taste. To reserve tickets you may send an E-Mail to Chetseymour@msn.com and pick them up at the door. Of course you should bring cash, check or money order when picking them up.
We have arbitrarily put a limit of 200 tickets because that is about all that we can squeeze into Fellowship Hall. By sending me a note you will be certain of having a first class seat near the kitchen.
Yours for a delightful DUFFIELD evening MAY 2nd this year, 6:00PM at the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church 4369 S. Buffalo Street
-Chet Seymour Silver Creek Confirmation Class Visits Presbytery Office
Rev. Thomas Burian, interim pastor at Silver Creek Presbyterian Church, brought the confirmation class to the Presbytery Office on April 15. Rev. Dr. Mary Lee Talbot met with the class and talked with them about Presbyterian history and our connectional church. They asked great questions! Christian Life Conference
Click here for the brochure about the 2009 Christian Life Conference at Montreat. Church Library Ministries
Maureen “Moe” Conley, the librarian at Wayside Presbyterian Church in Hamburg, is hosting a get together for anyone interested in church libraries on Wednesday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. So far, 5 local churches are gathering to share ideas about their church library ministries. All are new to church libraries and they welcome the opportunity to collaborate AND support others as they build strong and thriving church libraries. They will be joined in cyberspace by a church librarian from Bemus Point. Contact Maureen at moe@moeconley.com. Yankees vs. Cleveland
Clarence First Presbyterian Church is planning a baseball game bus trip to see the Yankees play Cleveland in Cleveland on Saturday, May 30.
Cost is $65 for the transportation and game ticket. All are welcome.
Call the church office at 759-8396 or e-mail office@clarencepresby.org
for more information or to make a reservation. Spaces are limited. 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study
Did you know.......? PC USA Mission Yearbook now available over your computer! Downloading Daily podcasts or e-mails from PC USA's 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study
You can listen to the daily reading from the by accessing the following on your computer: "Listen to daily readings from the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study. "
Subscribe to or download "The Mission Yearbook." You even may choose to have the daily reading e-mailed to (on a daily basis.)
http://www.pcusa.org/missionyearbook/podcast.htm. National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 7, 2009 is The National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “Prayer: America’s Hope.” Local groups will be gathering in front of Buffalo City Hall (Niagara Square) from noon to 1 pm for “Prayer in the Square.” There will also be a “Concert of Prayer Rally” on Friday, May 1 from 7-9 pm in the Student Union Auditorium at the University of Buffalo North Campus. Bulletin inserts are available from http://www.wnyprays.com. Information is available from the website or by calling 716-725-1957. Did you know…..
Wright Memorial Church has a breakfast on the first Saturday of every month from September through June? The next one will be on May 2 from 9-10 a.m. If you like Indian fry bread, homemade pies and corn soup, follow Route 438 South from Route 20 to the church. Time of Forgiveness at Thomas Indian School
The Thomas Indian School in nearby Gowanda will be the part of a “Wellbriety Journey of Forgiveness.” The first US government Indian Boarding School was founded in Carlisle, Pa in 1879. Indian children were separated from their parents, denied access to their language, culture and customs, and even worse abuse occurred. The goal of the journey is to promote awareness, dialogue, forgiveness and healing among Native people for the trauma resulting from the Boarding School Era. The Journey will take place from May 16-June 24, 2009. The visit to Thomas Indian School will take place on June 19. For more information visit www.whitebison.org. | 
