Presbytery of Western New York
E-Newsletter August 17, 2010 MAKE YOUR PLANS: PRESBYTERY DAY (OCTOBER 2ND) IS JUST AROUND THE (SEPTEMBER) CORNER
You may download the brochure from the PWNY homepage or go to:
http://www.pbywny.org/announcements/pbyday2010brochure.pdf
It lists two dozen sessions and a worship service to be led by Rev. Bill Carter and Presbybop. A major part of the day will be the convening and performing of the PWNY Children’s Choir. Contact Janita Byars (jbyars@stny.rr.com or 716-720-5846) if children in your congregation would like to participate. Click here for a copy of the Children’s Choir flyer.
FALL LAY ACADEMY WORKSHOPS Spirit in Community, Calling Forth Our Gifts is a new, short course being offered Wednesdays, September 22, 29, Oct. 3, 6:30-930 pm. This interactive course will be an excellent way to get energized for the new program year. It will be lead by Rev. Shirley Chan, a UCC and Disciples minister who has worked with all ages. St. James UCC Church in Hamburg is the setting for this course. Click here for the flyer.
Worship and Sacraments will be offered this fall as part of the regular series of classes in the Academy for Lay Ministries and Personal Growth. This course will enhance one's participation in worship and provide a solid base from which to lead others in worship. It begins Wednesday, October 13 and finishes Nov. 17. It will be held at Kenmore Presbyterian Church, 6:30-9:00 pm and be taught by the Rev. Dr. Howard Boswell. Click here for the flyer.
Details are included on the two flyers. Share the flyers with people that you know would benefit. Post them in the church, pass on the information.
AROUND THE PRESBYTERY United Presbyterian Church of Randolph will hold its 5th annual Pig Roast on Saturday, August 21 on the church lawn. The menu includes succulent roast pig, yummy salads and baked beans, veggies for munching, assorted home made cookies, and beverages. Tickets are Adults $10, Kids’ Hot Dog Meal $4.00 (10 years & under). Serving from noon to 1:30. COME AND ENJOY good food and hospitality under the tent or in the fellowship hall. Information: 716-358-4255
Cleveland Drive Presbyterian Church will host a Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ on Saturday August 28, 4 to 7 pm at the church, 735 Cleveland Drive at Birkdale, Cheektowaga, to benefit our Mission work and sponsor teens to the December Joshua Revolution. $8 donation for either eat-in or takeout. Please Join Us For an afternoon of Pizza, Pop and Praise! We would like to invite you to our
contemporary, family-style Service of Worship in Fellowship Hall @ First Presbyterian Church of Tonawanda at 149 Broad St. on Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:00pm
* Prayer *Music *Fellowship. All are Welcome!
PRESBYTERIANS TODAY LOOKING FOR 'UNSUNG SERVANTS' Click here for the article from the Presbyterian News Service, and submit your nomination for an unsung servant today!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT FAITH UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (FIRST)
Faith United Presbyterian Church’s 2010 VBS program was entitled, “Galatic Blast." The program included storytellers, crafts, dinner, and an adult VBS Bible study.
AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE FUN IN GOWANDA ON SATURDAY
Deacon Fred Johnson writes: Please come join us on Sat., Aug. 21st, from 3 PM til dusk at the Gowanda Moose grounds on Aldrich St., in Gowanda. Bring a dish to pass and come join us as the Gowanda Ministerium and Love In the Name of Christ celebrate “Dancing in the Rain."
CAMP DUFFIELD GOES GREEN
(Actually, we have been green since someone planted a pine forest 40-plus years ago.) Of the 137 acres that is Camp Duffield, approximately 130 acres are covered with a canopy of trees. Therefore, we have established a long term forest management plan,to provide wood for commercial markets, while maintaining the beauty of Camp Duffield. In addition, we have rebuilt the fireplace in Keeler Lodge to provide the ambiance of a classic retreat lodge.
We have also added a wood firebox to Janeway Mess Hall to take the chill out of that building in the spring and fall. Heating the on-site buildings using waste wood takes us one step closer to being truly “green.” (Our water craft are also biologically-propelled, using only the p & j served daily in Janeway Mess Hall.)
A MESSAGE FROM LINDA VALENTINE Click here to read a letter from Linda Valentine of the General Assembly Mission Council.
PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNICATORS' NETWORK NEWSLETTER Click here for the latest newsletter from the Presbyterian Communicators' Network.
STEEL DRUM CONCERT AT BUFFALO’S UNIVERSITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
University Presbyterian Church (UPC) welcomes Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra on Saturday, September 18th, at 7:00 PM. This steel drum concert is a fundraiser with the focus on fun! A free-will offering will be taken to support "Pwoje Espwa Sud" (Project Hope South) in Haiti and "Family Promise" in Buffalo. Come and enjoy the music. The church is handicapped accessible. Refreshments will follow the concert. UPC is located at the corner of Main Street and Niagara Falls Blvd. If you have question, please call the church at 836-7660.
OBOE RECITAL ON SUNDAY AT EAST AURORA’S FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Clara Keenan Terrell will give a recital of music for oboe on Sunday, August 22nd, at 7 PM, at First Presbyterian Church in East Aurora, NY. Terrell is an oboe performance major at the University of Oregon and a student of Amy Goeser Kolb. Peter Gonciarz, a student at Villa Maria College and staff accompanist at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, will accompany.
For more information: Kathleen Keenan-Takagi 832-2226 or keentakagi@aol.com.
OCTOBER 16TH NORTHEAST FORUM ON SPIRITUALITY AND AGING
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CHURCH IN THE WOODS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Photos and story by Jack Berger
Thanks for a bright summer Sunday morning , the more the than usual word of mouth about a new adventure and yes.. Facebook!
Randolph Presbyterians discovered the attendance at their Church in the Woods church service was far more than anything they ever dreamed of. Parishioners were overwhelmed to find the estimated 30 or 40 they expected turned out to be between 80 and 90! Amazing, when we make an effort...God does surprise us!
Worshipers sat on neatly varnished log benches in front of a custom built podium used by Pastor Leslie Latham, a small keyboard was available for organist Michele Sandberg, special singers Al and Elaine Crossley, a tent for the dish-to-pass lunch and, of course, a lot of beautiful thick green forest for young people to romp in once the worship service was over.
Hosts were parishioners Clair and Linda Inkley who thought their Golden Birch Chapel would be ideal for this summer outdoor worship. In fact, the Inkley's also furnished the staple food for the lunch.
The eighth of a mile trail to the to the chapel would be very difficult for the elderly or handicapped. The Inkley's solved this problem with two "Green Machines," giving anyone who had difficulty a smooth ride down the steep and narrow two-track dirt path from the parking lot to the chapel park.
With the help of his family, The Golden Birch Chapel was built a few years ago by son Martyn Inkley, who was married in this pristine forest setting.
The Inkley's have shared their beautiful facility with the community ever since. 
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