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St. Luke’s Episcopal &�Our Saviour Lutheran Church�
Massachusetts Ave. At Grant Street�
Haworth, NJ�07641�Office:�201-384-0706�
www.StLukesHaworth.org *�www.oursaviourlc.org�
1�-- From Pastor Shane�
2� -- Day of Pentecost� -- Book Club�
3�-- Prayer List� -- Ministries Trraining� -- Walk with Us�
4�-- Parish Profiles�
5�-- Education: Study Groups� -- Education: Guest Speaker,� -- ELCW Update�
6�-- Outreach: Almost Heaven�
7� -- Outreach: Home Help�
8�-- ELCW Go To North Porch� -- Mediterranean Sundays�
9�-- Grounds Update� -- Birthdays & Anniversaries�
10�-- Check It Out�
September�2011�In This�Issue�
S t . L u k e ’ s E p i s c o p a l & O u r S a v i o u r L u t h e r a n �Rooted in Faith, Growing in Love.�
SHARED VISIONS�Episcopal-Lutheran Ministry�
In Haworth, N.J.�
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sustain this building? Why do you�pay me?�
How would our local communities�be affected if we closed? Would�they be?�
This will be my second “program�year” with you. Last year we got to�know one another, got stabilized�through changes in pastors, got our�new office up and running. But�stability is not life. The most stable�state is death.�
What’s It All About?�By Pastor Shane Phelan�
Pastor Shane takes a break from her labors�at Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia.�
Welcome back to church! I hope�your summer gave you a chance to�relax and renew.�
I had a busy summer myself. I went�to West Virginia with five other�people from SL/OS, to build houses�with Habitat for Humanity. I spent�a week with other clergy at the�Chautauqua Institution, an amazing�educational/arts/religious commun-�ity in western New York. Aside�from the programs of each week, we�had lots of chances to share with one�another, to get to know new friends�and reflect on our lives and our�ministries. I listened and learned. I�came home more convinced than�ever that we stand at the gates of life�and death.�
I have watched our attendance�numbers and our pledges. I’ve�watched to see what our ministries�are. I’m asking people what our�mission is. Now I’m asking you.�
Why are we here?�
Why, beyond familiarity and the�desire to see our friends, do we�
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Shared Visions�, the newsletter of St. Luke’s Episcopal & Our Saviour Lutheran Church, is published 10 times�per year. Submissions for the upcoming month’s issue should be�mailed� to Shared Visions, St. Luke’s Episcopal &�Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Massashusetts Ave. & Grant St., Haworth, NJ 07641;�placed� in the Shared Visions�mailbox in the church office; or�e-mailed� to [email protected]. Firm deadline for submissions is the 20th�of each month.�Shared Visions Board:�Editor: Janet Beddoe. Editorial Staff: Janet Beddoe, Claudia Smith.�Photography:�Janet Beddoe, Jim Wilkie, Chris Emerizy, Beverly Hashimoto, Tom Fox�Advertising:� Jo Stephenson.�
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This year, we need to look more�closely and clearly at why we are�here, and whether we want to�continue. If we decide to continue,�we will have to find a reason to be�here, and to attract others. We will�have to throw out much that we�think we know, and try even more�new things. We will have to�“disorganize to reorganize.”�
This may not seem like a welcoming�message. Please believe that I offer�it in love. I believe that the time for�gentle encouragement is past.�Winston Churchill told the English�people during World War II that all�
DAY OF PENTECOST: DECKED OUT IN RED�
he could offer them was blood,�sweat, and tears. They responded,�and triumphed. I won’t offer you�blood, other than the blood of the�cross. I’ll offer you the sweat of�honest work, and the tears that come�with a new world. I think this is�what Jesus offered the disciples.�But Jesus’ offer was a good one. It�still is. That blood, that sweat, those�tears gave birth to a new world of�hope and joy and peace. They can�again, each day that we commit�ourselves.�
We may not make it. We may�decide not to try. But the time is�here for honest, deep conversation.�
BOOK CLUB�
Book Club dates have�been revised: the Club�will meet on the fourth�
or last Tuesday of the�month. All are welcome!�
Tues. Sept. 27 - 7 P.M. -�To Kill a�Mockingbird�by Harper Lee: short�discussion and the movie.�
Tues., Oct. 25 - 7:30 P.M.�Country�Club Murder� by Betty Ann Carr�Wilkie -- one of our own!�
Tues., Nov. 29 - 7:30 P.M. =�The�Murder of Roger Ackroyd� by�Agatha Christie�
Tues., Jan. 24 - 7:30 P.M. -�Pillars�of the Earth� by Ken Follett�
As a symbol of fire, the color red�is a reminder of the tongues of fire�which appeared over the heads of�the apostles at the coming of the�Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The�chancel -- and the people -- at St.�Luke’s & Our Saviour were�dressed for the occasion!�
Ask yourself in your prayer time�what you envision for our church.�If you don’t take time to pray, you�can start. Talk to one another, and�to me. We will talk throughout the�year as a congregation. You might�want to come to Tuesday night�study, where we will study the birth�and growth of the Church. It might�give you ideas. It will certainly give�you companions on the way.�
We do not graduate from worship.�I pray that you will find God�wherever you are this year, and that�you’ll share the good news with�those around you. Welcome back!�
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Ministries Training�
If it’s fall, it must be time to work on�our worship ministries!�
Your responses at our congrega-�tional meeting were very helpful. �The Worship Committee has met,�and we are making some changes to�worship in the fall. We hope these�will improve the flow of the service,�and increase your desire to�participate in worship ministries.�
We are dividing the lay reader job�into one reader and one intercessor�(prayer leader). Both people will sit�in the congregation. They will not�wear robes. This emphasizes the role�of the laity in our worship, and the�fact that prayer comes from the�congregation as much as from the�sanctuary.�
Eucharistic ministers will still wear�albs, and they will sit in the sanc-�tuary throughout the service.�
We continue to welcome adults who�might want to serve as acolytes. It�sends a powerful message when an�adult shows their devotion by�serving in this way. �
We also need ushers and Altar Guild�members. No prior experience is�needed.� �
PRAYERS FOR�ST. LUKE’S &�
OUR SAVIOUR�PARISH FAMILIES�
Please keep in your thoughts�and prayers the following�parishioners and members of�our extended families:�
Lillian Nelson, the family of Bill�O’Daniel, the Gonci family, Rita�Wagner, George Stubbs, Cathy Klie�and her family, Roxanne Gabriel,�Zahra, Khansa, Abeerah and their�family, Bishop Javed Nawab and his�family and Go Preach Christ Church�in Pakistan, Dave Jablonofsky,�Warren Gelayder, Jennifer Plunkett,�Siu-Wai Ngor, Betty Amicucci,�Vida DeCambre, Carol Finstad, Don�& Beverly Pitsenberger, John Zehr,�Carole Brown, Walter & Alice�Ingebretsen, Paul Ayoub, Richard�Mamary, the family of Edith�McCourt, Alma Gottlieb, Ted�Bremer, Lynne Therese Bulliard�Gaard, the family of Irwin “Rusty”�Rusnak, the family of The Rev.�Thomas Donahue, the family of�Joanne Loprieno, Cathy O’Donnell,�Adrienne Ross and all those�working for the recovery of areas in�the United States and the world�devastated by floods, storms and�other disasters.�If you have names of people who�need our prayers, please call or�e-mail the church office.�
We will have a training for all our�worship ministries on Sept. 17. �The schedule is as follows:� �Acolytes: 10 A.M.-11 A.M.�Ushers: 11 A.M.- 12 Noon�Lay readers and Intercessors:� 1 P.M.-2 P.M.�Eucharistic Ministers:� 2 P.M.-3 P.M.� �Even if you’ve done your job for�years, we always need refreshers. �Please come, see what has changed,�and help teach those newer than�yourself.�
Please RSVP by September 12 to�201-384-0706 or vie e-mail to�[email protected]�.� �Remember, worship is the work of�the whole people of God. We hope�you will consider trying one of these�ministries. We are all needed to�make a beautiful, joyful service, and�your worship will be deepened by�participation. Wherever you fit,�know that you are part of the body of�Christ in this place. �
Greg Paller has invited people�to support the�Brain Injuury�Association of New Jersey’s�2011 Walk for Thought� on�
Sat., Oct. 1�†�
Courtney MacDonald has�invited people to support her�team for�Making Strides�
Against Breast Cancer Walk�Sun., Oct. 16 from 9- 11 A.M.�At The "New" Overpeck Park.�
Donations due by Oct. 1�†�
Join SL/OS for the annual�CROP Walk on Sun, Oct. 16�
WALK WITH US�
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Susan� was raised Catholic (three�great-aunts were nuns) and changed�to the Lutheran Church after her two�sons were born since Tom is a�lifelong Lutheran. She was born�and raised in Passaic until the age of�6 when her family moved to�Garfield. She and her brother,�Danny, were members of the Gar-�field Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps�during high school.�
She graduated from Quinnipiac�University with a B.S. in Laboratory�Technology and worked for several�years in research labs for CIBA-�GEIGY and also Sloan-Kettering.�Looking for a change in career, she�returned to college for nursing when�Gunther was a year old. She has�held several positions as an R.N.�(Barnet Hospital, Tenafly Pedi-�atrics, and Valley Home Care). She�is currently employed as Nurse�Clinical Coordinator with Bayada�Nurses in Parsippany. She does�miss direct patient contact, but feels�her position is important because�she works behind the scenes battling�
the insurance companies so the�patients receive the most from their�benefits. Her hobbies include cook-�ing, gardening, and reading (she�belongs to two book clubs).�
At Our Saviour, she has served on�the Altar Guild for several years and�joined St. Luke’s Altar Guild when�the churches came together. “I enjoy�preparing the altar for service and�consider it a privilege.” said Susan.�
Tom� grew up in Bergen County and�attended Westwood High School.�He earned a computer maintenance�diploma from NYU School for�Continuing Education. He worked�for Advanced Security Systems for�19 years and is currently employed�in communications with Hearst�Magazines in New York City. Tom�enjoys computers, fixing things and�his interests are history and science.�He is an avid reader and loves non�fiction books. At church, Tom has�served on the financial committee,�council, and, recently, a lay reader.�Tom looked forward to partici-�
pating in the Habitat for Humanity�trip to West Virginia in July with his�son Gunther. This has always been�one of the top items on Tom’s�bucket list. “Services to the church�is service to the people.”� (See�Tom’s reflection on P. 6 - Ed.)�
Tom and Susan� met through�mutual acquaintances and they were�friends for about a year before�dating. They married a few years�later on November 2 at Holy Name�Church in Garfield and recently�celebrated their 25�th� wedding�anniversary in Niagara Falls. They�have two boys, Alex (23) and�Gunther (20). They both love to�travel and their greatest adventure�was backpacking through Europe in�1984, when they toured eight coun-�tries in one month. They did not�have an itinerary and arrived in�Germany with just a youth hostel�card and Eurail pass. The highlight�of the trip was when Susan found�her father’s long-lost relatives in St.�Michaels, Austria, and saw the�church where her grandparents were�married and the house where her�father was born.�
Their son,�Alex,� graduated from the�Marine Mechanics Institute in�Florida and is currently employed in�building maintenance in Hacken-�sack. He enjoys drawing (“he’s�quite the artist,” says Susan),�snowboarding, skateboarding, and�camping.�Gunther� is now a senior�at Champlain College in Vermont,�where he is on the dean’s list and�majoring in electronic game�programming. He also founded the�parkour (free running) club.�Gunther’s hobbies include guitar�and snowboarding.�
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Thomas, Susan, and sons Alex (23) and Gunther (20). They have been members of�Our Saviour since 1999.�
PARISH PROFILES: The Fox Family�
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St. Luke’s & Our Saviour will be the�place to be this year for growth in�understanding and devotion.�
Our Sunday 9 A.M. weekly Bible�study will continue to focus on the�readings for that day.�
Beginning Sept. 18, we are starting a�study group that will meet after�church and coffee hour. At our first�gathering, we will read�Living into�Hope�by the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown�Campbell.�
Dr. Campbell is the former executive�director of the U.S. office of the�World Council of Churches and the�current director of religion at the�Chautauqua Institution in New York�state. Her book weaves Bible stories�and current personal stories to help�us think about the challenges we face�as people of faith and citizens of the�world. It promises to spur us to great�discussion and deeper prayer. The�book is available through Barnes and�Noble, Amazon, or other outlets.�
On 1�st� and 3�rd� Tuesdays at 7:30 P.M.,�we will continue to deepen our�understanding through a year-long�study of the Book of Acts. This book�tells the story of the growth of the�Church “after Easter.” By our read-�ing and discussion, we will learn�about how the Holy Spirit led the�early church, and how it is leading us�today.�
The group study begins on Tues.,�Sept. 20, and is open to all.�
Bring a friend!�†�
Pastor Shane to Offer�Three Different Bible &�Faith Studies This Fall�
“You work hard and worry�about the welfare and future of�loved ones. Serious issues, such�as the importance of wills,�probate procedures, administra-�tion of estates, estate tax conse-�quences, powers of attorney,�medical directives and guar-�dianships should be explored�and discussed.�
“As Bergen County Surrogate,�my office deals with these�issues daily. It is my belief that�the responsibilities of my�position extend far beyond the�walls of my office in�Hackensack.”�
-- Michael R. Dressler�Bergen County Surrogate�
Guest Speaker�Michael R. Dressler,�
Bergen Co.�Surrogate,�to Address�
Serious Life Issues�After Service on�
Sun. Sept.� 25�
JOIN US FOR THIS�VALUABLE�PROGRAM!�
Episcopal-Lutheran�Church Women�
(l-r) Karen Moylan, Chris Emerizy, Carol�Maxfield and Helen Shaw enjoy the�ELCW Luncheon finale in June.�
Our�Annual Holiday Fair� will be�held on Sat., Nov. 12 from 9 A.M. to�4:00 P.M. We will need volunteers�and ideas. Also, if you are cleaning�out closets or have new gifts that you�don’t know what to do with, save�them and bring them to the Parish�Hall the week before the fair.�
Our next meeting to discuss the Fair�will be announced. Please come out�and support us as we start planning�our biggest fundraiser of the year!�
A�Kick-off Luncheon� will be held�on�Sun., Sept. 18� at 12:45 P.M. at�Griffins in Cresskill to begin our�congregations’ new year. A sign-up�sheet will be in the Parish Hall and�we look forward to having all the�ladies attend. We can carpool to the�restaurant. Any questions, call�Linda Brescia or Jo Stephenson.�
ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AT SL/OS�
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OUTREACH: HOME HELP�
For me, there was even more joy in�that Gunther was along. At the end�of August we will drive him back to�Vermont where he will start his�senior year at Champlain College.�My wife, Susan, and I are hoping he�won't be too far away after he�graduates, but we also know he has�his sights on some prospects in�California. Another very rare thing�is opportunities for parents to work�side by side with their grown�children. The Habitat trip gave me�that experience.�
We worked in an area where people�make choices between food and gas�for the car to get to work. They have�no money but they are not poor.�Working with these people�reminded me of how good my life is�and how much I take for granted.�
Living in what was a trailer built�before I was born, the one family we�met takes pride in the fact that they�own their home outright. Without�plumbing or legal elec-tricity, they�decorate with family pictures,�sentimental knick-knacks, and�improvised curtains on the windows.�The kids are happy, healthy, and go�to school.�
The six of us from SL/OS were part�of a group of about forty people�from the Newark Diocese. We were�not a large enough group to do a�“Blitz Build” -- building an entire�house in about a week – which, in�my opinion, gave us a much better�experience. Separate, smaller groups�went to different sites and tackled�projects enabling and cleaning up�other builds. Each afternoon Pr.�Orion would have us relate the day’s�
experiences before dinner. This�process gave us all a much wider�view of the area and the effect of our�work.�
Gunther and I are already looking�forward to returning next year if the�diocese follows through on the plan�to organize it again. Susan and my�other son, Alex, are hoping to go also�this time, now that we have a clearer�understanding of what is involved.�We may also take a detour through�the area to do the Via Ferrata and�Canopy Tour at Nelson Rocks on our�way to visit my family in North�Carolina.� -- Tom Fox�
It was a distinct honor to be able to�travel with my son, Gunther, and�four friends to West Virginia in July�to work with Habitat for Humanity.�The whole package was way beyond�expectations cultivated since seeing�President Jimmy Carter relating his�enthusiasm for a truly worthwhile�endeavor. There are few ways to�give of your time, talent, and�experience where your efforts are so�clearly revealed so immediately.�The added benefit of being set�among such vast, natural beauty�augments the joy of spending time�with friends old and new.�
Thanks to Tom and Gunther Fox, Beverly�Hashimoto, Courtney MacDonald and�her friend, Melissa, who represented St.�Luke’s & Our Saviour on the Almost�Heaven Habitat for Humanity mission�trip to West Virginia in July.�
An Update from Tom Fox on the Habitat for Humanity Mission Trip�
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OUTREACH: HOME HELP�
Parishioners have reached out to�neighbors this summer to help those�without adequate shelter. Some�journeyed to West Virginia to work�with a Habitat for Humanity project;�others helped their homeless neigh-�bors in Bergen County by support-�ing a Family Promise network�initiative.�
I think participants in both programs�would agree that in serving, they�received more than they gave. On�their return, Beverly Hashimoto,�Tom Fox and Courtney MacDonald�spoke vividly of their Habitat exper-�iences during the Sunday service.�(Check out photos on P. 6 - Ed.)�
During the first two weeks of�August, St. Luke’s & Our Saviour�began what will be a long-term�partnership in supporting some�homeless Bergen County families.�Temple Beth El in Closter has the�space; St. Luke’s & Our Saviour�have inadequate space but hearts and�hands to spare and a desire to bring�a better future to families going�through tough times in a society�where it is too easy to fall between�the cracks.�
The program can accommodate up�to 14 people who travel with their�belongings each or every two weeks�to a different congregation, where�they sleep on air mattresses in�separated spaces (Temple Beth El�offers each family a separate room,�so it is viewed as the Ritz Hotel of�congregations). The congregations�offer them an evening meal and�breakfast, as well as the material to�make bag lunches. At 6:30 A.M.,�a van takes them to the day center�in the Methodist Church in�Ridgewood, where showers are�being installed and there is refuge�and assistance from a social worker�and others to move them out of their�predicament.�
Life is not easy but it is certainly�preferable to living in a car with�the ever-present parental fear that�their children will be removed from�them. For a while, when the pro-�gram opened earlier this year, there�was only one family in the program,�but once school ended, the Family�Promise phones were ringing off the�hook and now there are five families�– six adults, eight children. Sadly,�many more had to be turned away.�There is often no room at the inn.�
SLOS prepared and served a warm�meal and offered warm smiles to the�families on two Fridays and we�were particularly struck by the good�humor of the children and the�support each family gave to the�other families, truly a community.�It was a particular delight on the�second Friday to see the rapport�Courtney developed with the�children with whom she was doing�a craft activity.�
The Temple did a magnificent job�of organizing and providing a child-�friendly space (including games, a�library of children’s books and a�Lego table) and making all�unconditionally welcome. On the�first Sunday they had invited them�to stay and treated everyone to a day�at the Demarest Swim Club.�Beverly and I slept over on the�second Saturday evening and it was�heartbreaking in the morning to see�their rooms empty save for deflated�mattresses and a plastic bag of�belongings, families off to another�“home” for a week. May they soon�find new and permanent homes!�
Serving were Pastor Shane Phelan,�Gladys and David Astorga,�Maureen Bownes, Laura Cardine,�Diane Finckenauer, Beverly�Hashimoto, Bob, Carole and�Courtney MacDonald, Roberta�Nobleman, Claudia Smith, Michelle�Modica and myself. Thanks, too, to�Edith Biondi for her financial�support. We’ll be doing this again�in mid-December. Those who�couldn’t come this time might want�to give themselves a Christmas pre-�sent and join the families at the�Temple then.�
On August 18�th� members made�packed lunches for Camp Lots of�Fun, a free day camp run by Family�Promise at Grace Lutheran Church�River Edge for the young children�in currently or recently homeless�families, some of whom we met at�the Temple. Thanks to Gladys�Astorga, Maureen Bownes, Laura�Cardine, Chris Emerizy, George�Kleinknecht, Carol Maxfield and�Heidi Plinio.� -- Janet Beddoe�
Pastor Shane with Temple Beth El’s�Susan Oliff and her husband, Ron, plus�two of her boys, who were also welcoming�hosts for the families sheltered in Bergen�County’s new Family Promise program.�
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Here are some thoughts on�Sundays during our cruise of the�Mediterranean area. The first�Sunday, we toured the Eternal City�of Rome. It ended at St. Peter’s�Basilica. Throngs of fellow�Christians were making their�pilgrimages to one of the original�sites of our faith. The inside is�ornate, the artists’ tribute to our�God. There are side altars avail-�able to the general public but the�main altar is roped off and only�approachable when the pope says�Mass. Michelangelo’s “Pieta,” a�masterpiece of the human form,�
In mid-July Helen Shaw and Linda�Brescia delivered shopping bags�full of much needed baby items to�North Porch, the Episcopal Diocese�of Newark’s ministry, with offices�in St. Paul’s Church, Paterson.�They met with Nella Rosendale, the�inventory manager, who showed�them around the facility and the�church, including the homeless�shelter in the basement. They had a�rewarding time.�
Pictured above (l-r): Helen Shaw, Linda�Brescia and Nella Rosendale�
ELCW Representatives�Deliver Baby Items to�
North Porch for�Underprivileged Kids�
portrays Jesus at his most�vulnerable and is displayed behind�glass for all to view. The inside of�the dome is visible at a great�distance but held all in awe, seem-�ing to touch our souls deeply. I was�surprised that no one was saying�Mass, even at the side altars but that�left all of us to worship God in our�own personal ways.�
The second Sunday we spent on a�tour of Pompeii among the well-�preserved ancient ruins that�represented life before Christianity�had spread. I was struck by the fact�that even these Romans when�building, which they did as well�as anyone ever, always erected�temples to their gods. They, too,�honored and worshipped gods in�many forms, seeking the divine in�everyday life. There was a magni-�ficent temple to Venus near the�heart of this former port city. From�this temple, there was a beautiful�view of Mt. Vesuvius, still looming�into the Italian sky as a testament to�the natural beauty of something that�
The nativity scene at Holy Family Church in Barcelona, Spain - Photo by Chris Emerizy�
SPENDING SUNDAYS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN�
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BIRTHDAYS &�ANNIVERSARIES�
July� 4 Michelle Smith�6 Jane & Jackson�
Coleman� 6 Alfred Astorga � 14 Edith Biondi� 17 Jessica Maxfield� 18 Nancy Smith� 20 Linda Brescia� 27 Michelle & Harry Smith�Aug.� 1 Rita Wagner� 2 Roberta & Murray� Nobleman � 10 James Wilkie� 14 Chris Emerizy &� Karen Moylan� 15 David Emerson� 18 Joan Grzenda � 25 Tammy Lynch � 27 Dora Echeverry� 29 Oliver Pellegrin�Sept�. 5 Frank Brescia .� 9 Kay Lynch� 10 Max Spieth� 11 Laura Cardine� 12 Jennifer Plunkett� 16 Heidi & Bob Plinio� 17 Ksenija & Glen Kassis � 19 Justin Maxfield�
24 Greta & Jack� Pallatta� 28 Corrin Kassis�
Thanks to many generous memor-�ial donations for the late Bill�O’Daniel, we have been able to�proceed with making our grounds�committee dreams and goals come�true. During the summer, there�were two work sessions with�many energetic and helpful�volunteers.�
First, the beech tree in front of the�church was trimmed up and mulch�was spread under it. Next, around�the parish hall and by the rectory,�old shrubs and their roots were�removed. During the fall there will�be new plantings to take their�places.�
Another project we completed was�the repair of the sidewalk in the�front of the church. We have�purchased six beautiful benches to�be placed around the church�property for use by parishoners�and guests. Lastly, the hemlock�bushes surrounding the memorial�garden will be treated for infest-�ation of bugs.�
Many thanks to all the volunteers�who devoted hours in helping us�beautify our grounds. I truly�appreciate your help.� -- Heidi Plinio�
spewed such horror in bygone years.�Venus made me contemplate the�feminine nature of the divine as�some fellow Christians do in the�person of our Holy Spirit. Even in�this ancient city of brothels and fast�food joints our early ancestors sought�a connection with the divinity as a life�priority.�
During our trip there were many other�places of worship, churches and�temples, from the unusual Cathedral�of the Holy Family in Barcelona to�Caesar’s temple to himself as divine�in the Forum. Two of my favorites�included a simple church, Santa�Croce, built by the Franciscans�outside the city walls for the poor in�otherwise very ornate Florence. The�other was an ancient church in�medieval Aix en Provence with one of�the oldest baptisteries from the early�Christian era. In those days adults�only were baptized on Palm Sunday.�This gave us a sense of deep con-�nection with these early ancestors.�Besides these human creations there�were many natural wonders from�mountains and white sandy beaches to�the deep blue Mediterranean Sea and�a kaleidoscope of farms, including�olive trees, lavender and sunflowers.�
Chris and I will always think of this as�a pilgrimage vacation where God was�present to us in both human and�natural creation.� -- Karen Moylan�
Jo Stephenson’s Tuesday�sketching and painting classes�will begin on Sept. 20 from 2:30-�4:30 P.M. and continue for 10�classes at $60 total or $10 per�diem. Each week has a different�subject. Students will have an art�exhibit at the Cresskill Library�during the month of October. To�register, call Cresskill Senior�Center at 201-503-9831 or Jo at�201-767-1998.�
GROUNDS UPDATE:�Have You Seen???�
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Rooted in Faith, Growing in Love.�We offer a service of Holy Eucharist on Sundays at�10:30�A.M. with Sunday School & Nursery�
Followed by Fellowship & Coffee Hour and Adult Discussion at Noon * Bible Study at�9� A.M on Sundays�
Join us for worship Sept.�18� on Welcome Back Sunday when our�10:30�A.M. Service resumes.�
Healing & Holy Eucharist, Wednesdays at�7:30�P.M.� * Church Office Hours:�10�A.M. to�1�P.M. Mon-Wed-Fri�Check out our Web site at www.stlukeshaworth.org * Friend us on Facebook!�
SHARED VISIONS�St. Luke’s Episcopal & Our Saviour�Episcopal-Lutheran Ministries�Massachusetts Ave. & Grant St.�Haworth, NJ 07641�
Congratulations to proud parents Michelle and Harry Smith and their family as little Connor is�welcomed as the newest member of the Body of Christ in Haworth. Check it out!�
