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9:00 AM -- Adult Forum: Sarah Roberts on "New Sanctuary Movement"
10:30 AM -- Worship "True Friends"
John 15:9-17 and Wisdom of Solomon 7:22b-28
11:35 AM -- Annual Congregational/Corporation Meeting
The deadline for articles to be submitted for each week's edition of Hitchcock Happenings is Thursday at noon
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Adult Forum
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Jennifer Watts' Sister Sarah Roberts to Speak March 21-22
Sarah Roberts, a member of Southside Presbyterian Church, Tucson, and the sister of our own
Jennifer Watts, will be visiting March 21-22 to speak at Hudson River Presbytery and Hitchcock Presbyterian Church. We'll learn first-hand about the "
New Sanctuary Movement," which is highlighted in the above video from MSNBC. To read more about Southside's ministry, click here:
http://www.southsidepresbyterian.org/uploads/1/3/2/0/13209972/sanctuary_2014-an_overview_copy.pdf
Please join us at Presbytery, Saturday morning, March 21, at the Presbyterian Church in White Plains. And plan to attend
Adult Forum, Sunday, March 22 at 9 AM, at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church!
Sarah Henkel, Cross-Cultural Catalyst for the Presbytery (
sarah@hudrivpres.org) writes:
For years now comprehensive immigration reform has been in debate. In the meantime of laws not yet passed, many lives are caught up in the broken systems of immigrant detention and deportation. In the meantime of laws not yet passed, local congregations can play a critical role of forming communities of care around congregants and community members who are undocumented.
What does that look like?
Consider sanctuaries that provide sanctuary. Come hear about the experience of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, AZ, providing sanctuary (protection from deportation) for a long-time member of the community who is undocumented. Sarah Roberts, a congregant from Southside, will share during the Community Conversations at the March 21st Presbytery meeting about the process of becoming a sanctuary congregation and the growing number of congregations across the country who are part of the
Sanctuary 2014 movement.
--Jack Lohr, Interim Minister
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Annual Meeting
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The Session has called the Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of Hitchcock Presbyterian Church for this Sunday, immediately following worship in the sanctuary. The purpose of this meeting is to act upon the following: 1) Report from the Nominating Committee for the election of officers; Elders class of 2018: David Chong, Sally Griffiths, David Irwin, Sterling Jasper - youth Filipe Galhardo; Deacon class of 2018: Gladys Bart-Williams, Martin-Joel Bellet-Edimo, Alice Campbell, Askala Harris, Jessica Rubin, Rudyard Whyte - youth Allison Lee; Nominating Committee class of 2018: Bill Doescher, Chip Hall; 2) To receive the annual report; 3) To have a second reading and act on proposed amendments to the by-laws (available at http://hitchcockpresby.org/assets/Infor-Homepage/2015-Proposed-By-Law-Changes.pdf) and 4) to transact any other business appropriate to an annual meeting of the congregation.
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Chili Cook-Off
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THIS SUNDAY!
Hitchcock's Fifth Annual Chili Cook-Off, to be held during coffee hour on
Sunday, March 22nd
. Bring your friends, children, neighbors and Aunt Acid to this fun and spicy event.
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Meeting Reports
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Session and Deacons Met This Week
Monday, the Session worked with energy and focus. (Jack Lohr was recovering from a red-eye return from California, and the elders were considerate.) Still, many important discussions took place. They considered a rather different affirmation of faith which Jack proposes using on May 3 (watch for it!). They developed an idea for a Session committee to work on issues of social justice, and they'll talk more about it next month. AND they adopted a $1 million dollar budget for 2015 in which income and expenditures are projected to be equal!
Wednesday, Deacons also kept to their agenda, starting after the Vespers service and accommodating Tracey Tsai who had returned late the previous day from Haiti. They continued discussions of a proposal for name tags, concentrating on the rationale that motivates the idea. They discussed possible new areas of ministry and ideas for coordinating deacons' work with other programs of the church. And they reviewed regular deacons business, including the Chilil Cook-off, weekly flower delivery and Easter Lilies, participationin the Egg-travaganza, and caring for members who can't get out to church.
If you have questions about Session, speak to Linda Camp, clerk; and for Deacons, speak to Adriana Galhardo, moderator.
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Lectionary Bible Study with Jack Lohr
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 You're invited to join Interim Minister Jack Lohr in his "Lectionary Bible Study" on the following days, at the following times:
Mon., March 23, 7:30 PM (Exodus 12:1-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
Wed., April 1, 1 PM (Mark 16)
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Bible Study
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Tuesday Morning Bible Study
The Rev. Elizabeth Smith-Bartlett will be conducting the next Tuesday morning Bible Study on March 24 at 9:30 AM in the Hancock Room.
All are welcome!
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Church Family Supper
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Everyone is invited to eat together as a church family before the 7:30 PM Vespers service on March 25. Please
join us in the Lower Children's House at 6:30pm
for a simple dinner and chance to have fellowship with one another. Cost of the meal is $5/person and $10/family. RSVPs are encouraged, but not required-please contact the church office to let us know you are coming!
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Lenten Organ Recitals
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Daniel Ficarri's Recital from March, which was canceled due to weather has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 2 at 12 noon. Don't miss it!
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Marguerite Manley Memorial
Noontime Lenten Organ Recital Series
Next Thursday's featured artist...
RYAN KENNEDY
Thursday, March 26th at 12 noon
with lunch at 12:30
The Program
Concerto in C Major, BWV 595 - J. S. Bach
Rosace from
Byzantine Sketches - Henri Mulet
Chorale Fantasia on Wachet Auf - Max Reger
Ryan Kennedy is a third year student at Juilliard, studying organ with Paul Jacobs. He was a winner of the AGO's Regional Competition for Young Organists in 2013, and proceeded to play two recitals at the National Convention in Boston, performing Vierne and Messiaen at Old South Church "with unassuming authority" (The American Organist). Upcoming recital venues include Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield New Jersey, Grace Church in White Plains, St. John the Divine and St. Thomas in New York City, and Morristown Presbyterian Church, where he serves as organ scholar. Also an avid pianist, Ryan enjoys transcribing music and accompanying singers.
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Hitchcock Readers Requested
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Thank you, readers, for filling in our services for the rest of Lent! Now, please sign up if you'd be willing to be a reader for one of the Sundays in the season of Easter. Click on the link below to view the online sign up sheets. To sign up, go to:
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Easter Memorial Flowers
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 Every year as Easter or Christmas approaches, we fill our Sanctuary with gorgeous flowers to remember loved ones and friends and to support our Memorial Fund. This is our Memorial Flowers Tradition. Easter Lilies brighten our Easter services. Poinsettias and evergreen wreathes enhance worship throughout our Christmas Season.
These Memorial Flowers are dedicated to honor beloved family members or friends who are no longer with us, but who remain very present in our thoughts and prayers. And these Memorial Flowers do so much more for our Congregation. These Memorial Flowers bring joy to the Congregation during our worship service, and after the service, the Memorial Flowers are delivered by Deacons to members of our Congregation who are unable to come to Church or who are in need of cheer or support. What better way to remember loved ones than to celebrate that love in worship at Church during the Easter and Christmas seasons? Importantly, all honorees are commemorated in the Church Bulletin and in a special Chuchwide Memorial Flowers Tradition email each season.
How can you participate? Please give us the names of your loved ones whom you wish to honor. We ask that you make a dollar gift to the Memorial Flowers Fund at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in their memory, just as you might have bought flowers for them. Please consider a range of $25 to $100 per named honoree for each season. If you wish to remember them during both of the Easter and Christmas seasons of 2015, please double your gift and indicate that in the memo line of your check. Larger donations are, of course, always welcome.
Please print legibly the names of your loved ones whom you wish to remember on a note, and write a check made payable to
Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
. The note and check should be mailed to Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, Memorial Flowers Fund, 6 Greenacres Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583, or placed in the Sunday offering plate. The deadline for this year's Easter bulletin is Monday, March 30.
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Holy Week
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Palm Sunday, March 29
10:30 AM Festive Worship
Celebrate a Procession of Palms with the children.
Maundy Thursday, April 2
8:00 PM Communion Service
Remember Jesus' sharing The Last Supper with his
disciples on the night before his death. The
Chancel Choir will provide special music by Byrd,
Durufle, and Mozart.
Good Friday, April 3
8:00 PM Tenebrae Service
Meditate with text and music based on the Seven
Last Words of Christ. The Chancel Choir will offer
special music during this service, including
selections from Dale Wood's Service of Darkness
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Egg-stravaganza!
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Saturday, April 4
10:00-11:00 AM Easter Egg-stravaganza!
This fun-filled event for children 3 years through 5th grade will include breakfast, crafts and an Easter egg hunt. Children must be accompanied by at least one parent. We hope you will join us for an egg-cellent time!
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Easter Sunday
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Easter Sunday, April 5
7:00 AM Sunrise Worship Service
This informal service will be held outside. Join us for this early morning celebration as we come together to celebrate Easter with scripture, songs, prayer and proclamation.
10:30 AM Easter Festival Service
This Festival Service includes the proclamation of the Easter message through the spoken word and music. The Chancel Choir and Orchestra will present music of Mascagni, Beethoven, and Handel's Hallelujah
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Where Are We In The Process?
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The Pastor Nominating Committee has been meeting weekly. They are being led by co-chairs Donna Love and Yzette Swavey-Lipton, secretaries Martha Binder and Peyton Broyd Kasak, and treasurer Adam Lavis. Other members of the PNC are Jim Buck, Jin Park, Liz Perrone and Beverly Thornhill. Until the Ministry Information Form (MIF) is completed and approved, Jack Lohr will be meeting with them to support that work.
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Yoga at Hitchcock
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Yoga classes are one hour long (Tuesdays at 4:15 PM) and they take place in the Upper Children's House. The cost is $20 per class. Beginners are welcome!
Please call Jeanne Billings (who is herself a participant!) in the church office (723-3311) to tell us that you're coming, so that we can be on the lookout for you. |
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Coffee House to Support Rural & Migrant Ministry
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|  Come one, come all for a fun evening Saturday April 11, 2015 at the Hitchcock Coffee House in support of Rural and Migrant Ministry (RMM). Music and singing will run from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Adults: $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Seniors and Students: $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Refreshments will be sold throughout the evening. Hitchcock members and friends and members of RMM's Youth Arts Group will perform for everyone's enjoyment. Come and have fun and cheer for you favorites.  For more information and tickets contact Rene Thiel (831-3860 -- renethi@optonline.net), Diane Gismond (723-9286 - dgismon@attglobal.net) or Kathleen Mahan (946-4572 --kathleenmahan607@gmail.com).
RMM, a non-profit organization supported by Hitchcock for many years, works for the creation of a just rural New York State through: nurturing leadership, standing with the disenfranchised, especially farmworkers and rural workers, and changing unjust systems and structures.
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Women's Spring Retreat at Hitchcock on April 18, 2015
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Come to Hitchcock on Saturday April 18th from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for a retreat for ALL Hitchcock women and their friends. The Rev. Dr. Cathryn Surgenor and the Rev. Leslie Mott will lead the retreat on "Keeping Real Faith in the Real World". Cathy is the Principle Evaluator for Evaluation Builds Understanding, and Leslie is the Pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Philipstown in Cold Spring, NY.
Cathy gave us insight into the retreat when she wrote, "Where does real faith meet the real world? Scientific knowledge and religious thought are meeting in ways we never dreamed possible. Our society has changed and people are finding meaning in a wide variety of ways, and not just in church. Our backgrounds and upbringing are widely varied and interfaith dialog is a necessity. We are connected via the internet and social media as never before, and we have access to a wider view where our hearts break open when we encounter the reality of people's lives all over the world. All of this is good news!
Join us for a day of exploration as we look at real faith in the real world, with:
* Creative worship
* A community of diverse and thoughtful thinkers
* Small group/individual spiritual exercises and large group discussion
* Movement and music
* Prayer and spiritual resources
* Mindfulness and yoga practices
* Artistic and creative expression
The possibilities are endless!
Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in
and join us for a day of spiritual nourishment and rejuvenation!"
This fun and restorative event is sponsored by Presbyterian Women (PW). The cost of the retreat and lunch is $45. For more information about the retreat contact Liz Perrone (723-2361 or sanoop@aol.com).
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Host for Living in America
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Teaching in our Living In America program is a very rewarding experience, according to all our LIA teachers. We welcome anyone who is interested in joining us. However, if time limits make that impossible, there is another way to become involved.
We are looking for hostesses who would be willing to have a group of 8 to 10 students with their teachers in for coffee one morning on either May 7 or 14.
Our students are thrilled to be inside an American home.
Please call Marge Herold, 914-761-4461, if you would like to host such a gathering. |
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Connect with Pastor Jack
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 There are many ways to connect with Interim Pastor Jack Lohr...
(Click on each option below to see where it takes you!)
His Blog
By Email
On Facebook
On Twitter
Or just call the office
914-723-3311
If you'd like to receive Jack's blog postings by email, just reply to this email, make the request, and we'll put you on that email list.It's that simple!
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The Tower is lit this week with heartfelt prayers, kind thoughts, and hearty cheers for Rene Thiel! Your many fans and friends, including Jim Sligar and Diana Sattelberger, all wish you the best possible outcome from your coming hip replacement surgery and wonderful times with your daughter Stephanie. The champagne is all ready to celebrate your quick and complete recovery!
Photo credit: Lawrence Tsuyuki
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One Week at Hitchcock...
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Ministers
All People of the Church
The Rev. Jack Lohr
Interim Pastor
The
Rev. Elizabeth Smith-Bartlett
Minister of Formation and Nurture
Dr. John T. King
Minister of Music
Sexton,
Alex Esquivel
Hitchcock School
"Nurturing & Learning," ages 6 months to 4 years
Co-Directors,
Heather Miller and
Sue Grant
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