Presbytery of Western New York
E-Newsletter October 27, 2009 Stuart Buisch Installed as Synod Moderator
Rev. Stuart Buisch, pastor of North Presbyterian Church of North Tonawanda, is the new Synod moderator. Congratulations! Network of Biblical Storytellers
Western New York Guild monthly workshop
Date: Oct. 27
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Lafayette Presbyterian Church, 875 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 Contact Barbara Wallace if you plan on coming. If you get there or have problems getting there that night, call Barb at 550-1898. This workshop will focus on the exegesis and learning of this Scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary for the fourth Sunday of Advent: This citation is just to whet your appetite: you may use whatever version you like: Luke 1:39-45(46-55) Pumpkin Patch at Hamburg
A photo of the pumpkin patch at Hamburg Presbyterian Church. Members of the church and Pastor Jim Burton were on television last week to talk about the patch. Click here for a flyer about the mission of the patch. Flu Shots
The VNA (Visiting Nurse Association) has run out of flu vaccines. The clinics at Deerhurst and Faith are cancelled for October 25. They have both been rescheduled for November 22. Since there is a shortage of vaccines people should call their church or other location to be sure they have the vaccines. Faithful Dialogue
Click here to read the latest news from the Interfaith Relations Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Case Management for Flood Relief
Training dates for case management people (service coordinators) is Oct. 27 – 29 with the 27 & 28 being critical days for case management. The 29th will be forms and the CAN training. Data input folks need to be there on the 29th and are welcome the other 2 days. If case management people can’t attend both days they should come on the 27th but know that they will not receive certification unless they do both 27 and 28. Click here for a flyer. Wellness Fair at Union, Blasdell
UNYTS, Upstate New York Transplant Services in co-operation with Union Presbyterian Church of Blasdell and Big Tree Fire Company will be hosting a wellness/safety fair on November 14th
from 12-6pm at the Big Tree Fire Hall. November 15th is Donor Sabbath a day set aside by UNYTS to recognize the donors and their families, recipients, and all those health care workers
who facilitate organ transplantation in every manner possible. A very eclectic group of health and wellness venders will be on hand to give out information as well as the State Police, Fire and Rescue, and three churches who will host a fund raiser for their church. There will also be a blood drive hosted by UNYTS. Several things will be available for the children. Vendors will include Mercy flight, Angel Flight, Erie County Senior Services, Kathleen Mary House, Cornell Co-operative Extension and many more. Approximately 30 tables in all and 4tables for the church fund raisers. Demonstrations will be done by fire and police. Since being a volunteer for UNYTS and my church, UPC I saw the need for this wellness/safety fair in my community and have received great support from everyone. I am praying for great success, and hoping we can make this an annual event.
~ Cheryl Murphy 50th Anniversary Indian Foods Dinner
Jimersontown Presbyterian Church held its 50th Indian Foods Dinner on Saturday, October 17. The church held three sittings of the meal and served over 300 people. The menu included roast turkey, venison, mashed potatoes, fry bread, green beans, cole slaw, squash, refried beans, samp (a kind of corn mush), pozole (a soup) and pumpkin pie. Leith Fujii Visit
A picture of our visiting missionary, Leith Fujii, with a painting by Lynn McConnell. The McConnell’s hosted Leith as part of the Mission Challenge 2009. Flu Guide for Faith Based Communities Available
The Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has announced a new resource for community and faith-based organizations: H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Community & Faith-based Organizations.
Community and faith-based organizations are essential partners in comprehensive state and local flu response, and this guide was created to support them this flu season. The guide provides specific action steps that community and faith-based organizations can take to help keep communities healthy during flu season, including:
• Communicating important information about flu
• Supporting vaccination efforts
• Linking vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations to vital information and resources
Visit http://flu.gov/professional/community/ to download the guide. Alternative Christmas Marketplace
North Presbyterian Church, 300 North Forest Road in Williamsville will hold its 8th Annual Alternative Christmas Marketplace on Sunday, November 8, 2009 from 9:a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Are you looking for a special gift for a relative, friend, neighbor or colleague? At the Marketplace you will find something unique and memorable which will also help people in need and give someone somewhere hope. $10 will provide a guest at Kevin Guest House, a temporary shelter for a natural disaster, or an insecticide treated net to protect against malaria. $12 to $25 can provide basic health care for an AIDS orphan or a hoe, shovel, and seeds to plant for a new future for a family or ten jerry cans to carry clean, safe drinking water in a disaster area. Gifts from many favorite organizations such as Heifer International, Friends of Night People and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Church World Service will be available. Both Your Hands will sell crafts and gifts made in Africa. Come and join us for food, fellowship and shopping. If you are unable to attend, print out an order from and return it to the North Church Office with a check made out to North Presbyterian Church. Click here for an order form. Volunteer Tutors Wanted at Westminster Presbyterian Church
The ENERGY (Education, Nurture, Encouragement, Readiness and Growth for Youth) Tutoring Program at Westminster Presbyterian Church provides educational support to refugee students from Buffalo’s West Side community. Services are provided to second through sixth grade students that reside in the Ferguson Avenue/Grant Street neighborhood. The ENERGY Tutoring Program is seeking tutors who can donate time on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 PM. The program follows the Buffalo Public Schools calendar and is open only when the schools are open. For more information please contact Rebecca Severson, ENERGY Program Coordinator, at (716) 884-9437 or e-mail rpseverson@westminster-bflo.org. One in the Spirit
Click here for the monthly newsletter from Linda Valentine, One in the Spirit. Presbyterian Leader
Click here for the weekly newsletter Presbyterian Leader. Former Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase has an article on “Faithful Followers.” | 
