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December 2013 - January 2014

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

TRINITY TIDINGS

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her king! Let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing! Isaac Watts, ELW Hymn 267 vs. 1 Come and fill our hearts with your peace. You alone, O Lord, are holy. Come and fill our hearts with your peace. Alleluia. Taizé Chant When I was a child it seemed that Christmas would never come. I counted the days, giddy with excitement as Christmas Eve drew near. Now, as a grown up, at this time of year, I find myself saying, “What? It can’t be December again! I’m not ready for this!” You’d think by now with many Thanksgivings followed by Advent and then Christmas, I’d have the rhythm of all this down pat, but it seems I always wish for a little more time to feel ready, to be prepared. Gone is the giddy excitement of childhood; in with the stress of traffic jams and the Christmas crowds of shoppers, in with the frantic feeling that I can’t get it all done or I’ll forget something or someone important.

And there it is. In the midst of the crush and pressure of our cultural celebration of Christmas, we forget something, someone very important.

I guess that’s why I like the liturgical season of Advent. Advent is a time to prepare, to get ready. However, Advent doesn’t call us to get our homes ready for Christmas; Advent is a time of preparing our hearts. Through watchfulness and reflection and even remorse for things done and left undone, Advent is the beginning of a new life—Jesus, the son born for us at Christmas. But Advent is also a time to begin our new life.

What is more, the Advent scripture lessons tell us that the time for new life is now.

Nevertheless, this past year has brought many changes—some expected and some unexpected. There have been many good and joyful things we have shared together in the past year. Nevertheless, the tares of sorrow and grief has been sown with the wheat of our joys. Together as a family of faith, we have faced and are grieving the death of cherished people in our lives. And we are accompanying the grief of our partners in ministry, the members of Redeemer, as they prepare to end their mission in Maywood on January 5 of the coming new year. It is certainly un-derstandable that many of us may be feeling discouraged and more than a little overwhelmed by so many losses and challenges. And yet . . . the season of Advent is here, pointing to the manger where our “hopes and fears of all our years” are met in the birth of Christ.

We celebrate Advent within a paradox. Advent is the beginning of the Christian story, the preparation, the hope that the birth of our Savior brings. And yet, unlike a work of fiction, we know the end of the story. We celebrate the beginning of the story with the end in mind—the paradox of Christ’s life-giving death on the cross.

“Life is a constant Advent season; we are continually waiting to become, to discover, to complete, to fulfill. Hope, struggle, fear, expectation, and fulfillment are all a part of our Advent experience” (from http://www.appleseeds.org/christmas-quotes.htm). It is difficult to wait in hope, and yet the season of Advent provides us with a moment to reflect on where Christ is trying to break into our lives and into our world. Are we watching, are we expecting, are we ready to see it? Even more . . . do we really want it to come?

There has never been a better time or a more needful time for all of us to take the time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. But the Advent preparation called for is not about doing but about being. Preparing the heart for Christmas requires that we reflect and pray before we act. Preparing the heart for Christmas calls us to slow down and take time for God. Advent invites us to take a time out from our busy-ness to nurture our spirits, to be mindful and careful with our connection to God and with God’s people.

Advent gives us a vision for our lives and shows us the possibilities of life. The vision of Advent is two-fold, we look back at the birth of Christ and look forward to the future when Christ will come again. But as Christian mystic Meister Eckhart once said, “What good is it that Christ was born 2,000 years ago if he is not born in your heart now?” If our answer to the question is that we truly want Christ to come into our world, then we need to accept Advent’s invitation to prepare our hearts as well as our homes.

As for me, I plan to use the Taizé chant quoted above as my Advent prayer, as an antidote to the toxic franticness of our culture’s Christmas preparations and as a way to prepare room for Christ in my heart. May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing so that we may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.


ADVENT, Getting Ready . . .

As we prepare for the Advent and Christmas

seasons, it will soon be time for our Christmas

Choir to begin rehearsals. The choir is open

to all youth (grades 6 and above) and adults.

We will rehearse for 30 minutes following the

worship service on December 8, 15, and 22

and prepare an anthem and the hymns for

the 10:30 Christmas Eve service.

Come and sing! You’ll be glad you did!

To help with planning, please e-mail George

Moser at [email protected] or speak with

George or Pastor Susan if you would like to

sing with us.

THE TIDINGS

Dawn is Upon Us

Writing about the Church Year is always a bit challenging, especially when it

guides us in a different direction from other voices in society. Such is the case

every Advent, as a new calendar, based on scripture, aims to create in our

hearts an anticipation of the Messiah. We sing, Come, Lord Jesus as so many

voices call us to other things: To winning, spending and having rather than to

understanding, investing and sharing.

Perhaps this is how the church’s new year is supposed to begin: with a paradox.

For it is always in the tension between these opposing interests of self and others that we live the

Christian life. That is the way God lives and works.

A group of confirmation students at one NJ Synod congregation decided that they so enjoyed one

another they should form a post-confirmation group. The group named themselves. Recalling their

discussions on the 10 Commandments, and that there were 12 of them, they decided to call them-

selves “The Twelve Commandos.” Once a month, they serve others in the community. Last fall they

helped the senior citizens at a nearby home have a picnic. These seniors were very poor and nobody

came to throw a party for them, so they welcomed the Twelve Commandos who arrived and, before

you could count to ten, had started face painting everyone. They all played charades and had a great

time together. The light of Christ shone in all those faces that day! This fall, the seniors participated in

an ingathering event collecting over 200 dollars for the cause. As the saying goes, what goes around

comes around! The energy and service of the Twelve Commandos is “catching.” That is the way God

lives and works.

It is the dawn of a New Day. Let us begin and continue and end our lives singing Come, Lord Jesus!

Let us live in the tension between self and others in ways that are “catching.” That is the way God

lives and works.

Blessings in Advent!

Pastor Dreyman

CHRISTMAS GREENS SCHEDULE

Hanging of the Greens Sunday, December 22

immediately following the service

Removal of the Greens Sunday, January 5 (tentative)

immediately following the service

Please call Marge Heeren at 201-288-8933

if you are available


THE TIDINGS

Confirmation Class Update . . .

On Monday evening, November 16, Confirmation students baked dozens of chocolate chip cookies — some for the college student finals survival kits, some for the Advent Fair and, of course, some to enjoy together that evening!

The Confirmation Class is working on a special service project — a collection of socks for men and women and items for personal hygiene kits for the Longest Night Project. The Longest Night Project is seeking to collect many needed items for the homeless who are residents of a shelter in Jersey City. The Confirmation students will be making fliers and announcements about this collection in a variety of ways. The class will put together the hygiene kits on Monday evening, December 16, the final class before their Christmas-New Year’s break. There will be no Confirmation classes in January. Classes will resume on Monday evenings in February 2014.

On Sunday, January 12, the class will go on the first of two field trips. Along with other youth and chaperones, we will travel by bus to attend the Choral Eucharist at the cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. We will meet with the Director of Music, Kent Trittle following the service and have a tour of the cathedral and one of the largest pipe organs in North America. After lunch, we will return to New Jersey by 3 PM.

A second field trip is planned for a Sunday in February when the class will travel to worship with an Afro-Caribbean congrega-tion at St. Joseph’s RC church in Jamaica, Queens.

Rite of Confirmation — November 3, 2013

Emily Gaige, Kayla Jones, Rebecca Wright, Kasey Otazu, Daphne Mika


THE TIDINGS


THE TIDINGS

JANUARY 26, 2014

ANNUAL CONGREGATION MEETING

LUNCH PROVIDED

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!

Our annual congregation meeting will be

held immediately following the 11 AM

service on Sunday, January 26, 2014.

Please note: Committee reports

should be submitted to Terry by

Wednesday, January 15.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS You may purchase poinsettias for our Christmas services by filling out this form and returning it to the church office by Sunday, December 22. Please place your form in the folder provided on the secretary’s desk marked Christmas Flowers. A donation of $10 is suggested. Following the ser-

vices, you may take your flowers home or leave them for delivery to our shut-in members.

Given in Memory of:

Given in Memory of:

Given in Honor of:

Given in Honor of:

Given by:

Quantity: X = Total Amount Enclosed: $

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY AND COMPLETELY

Dr. Andrew Paul Moore, Organist, is pictured

here with George Moser, our Minister of Music

and Pastor Susan after the Dedication Recital

on November 17.

AFTER THE DEDICATION RECITAL

THE TIDINGS

A POSTCARD FROM SUNDAY SCHOOL

In November, Sunday School students and parents took a tour of our building. They got to

see the new organ up close and spend some time with our Minister of Music, George Moser.

Wilderness Wisdom from Exodus and the Desert Mothers 6 Thursday Evenings, 7 PM - 8:30 PM January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 20, 27 The wilderness journey of the ancient Hebrews is marked by periods of closeness to God with signs and wonders but also times of need, frustration, uncertainty, fear, boredom, forced dependence and inscrutable Providence. We often carry into the new year the baggage of past expectations, failures, disappointments, sinful behavior and unfulfilled hopes. The desert or wilderness journey of the Israelites and the monastic desert experiences of the early Christians offer us wisdom for our wanderings of faith. Paired with the wisdom sayings and the stories of the early Christian “Desert Mothers,” the story of the 40-years of wandering in the wilderness found in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy can help us to discover who we are, help us to shed self-reliance and reorient us toward God through prayer and listening all the while learning to take things one day at a time.


Cut here and place on your refrigerator as a reminder.

Wait for the Lord, whose day is near.

Wait for the Lord: be strong, take heart!


A Mysterious Gift . . . A Man’s Reflection by Mike Woodard

I looked at the gift. It looked SO different than the others under the tree. It was so carefully wrapped and even had a ribbon tied in a bow. In rich red paper it was beautiful! THIS gift was larger than the others too. Something was missing . . . It didn’t have a name on it. I couldn’t ask whose it was; it seemed too special. I just looked in wonder. Just having it under the tree added something special to Christmas.

That Christmas, along with other holidays, was not special. Holidays, in my home, were filled with lots of drinking. Drinking always led to yelling . . . Yelling led to fights . . . Fights sometimes went be-yond words . . .

In our home, the “special” had been lost in holiday events. This Christmas in particular was framed in angry discussions of job loss and financial stress. I overheard a lot.

The GIFT was so mysterious; it was a blaze of red color in my black and white world. It captured my mind. I could hardly contain myself as the time came to open presents! I am the youngest of four. Presents were handed out in order, oldest to youngest. Each time another gift was handed out, the anticipation built.

It did not go to my sister. . .

My oldest brother did not get it. . .

My middle brother was given the box next to it . . .

Next, my mom’s hand reached for THE gift . . . my world went into slow motion when she handed THE mysterious, beautifully wrapped gift to me! For just a moment, I didn’t move. Maybe it was a mistake . . . then, I saw the hidden tag; it said, “To Mike from Santa.” It was real. It was for me. My fingers began to un-wrap the box; I was still in disbelief. As the paper fell away, I could hardly believe my eyes; a brand new pair of black ice skates. New for ME! Being the young-est boy with two older brothers almost nothing was new coming to me. Now right in front of me were brand new shiny ice skates.

I remember nothing else of that day beyond skating up and down the ice covered country roads. I was the only one thankful for the recent ice storm! In the next few days, I’m sure I must have broken some world record for the distance skated by a 9-year old boy.

That gift lifted me out of a fog. I’m not sure what I would label the fog. Maybe it was the expectation that somehow Christmas should be special. Maybe it was TV or maybe comments I heard at school but somehow I thought Christmas should be a special time. The mysterious gift made that Christmas the most memorable of my childhood. I never found out who “Santa” was. I wish I could say, “Thank you,” and let them know how much that gift meant. Someone’s kind-ness made a significant impact and a memorable Christmas.

I now know there is another mysterious gift that makes Christmas special. Often it is missed in the busyness, emotion or misplaced focus of the season. This gift has removed the fog of despair that had a grip on my life. This mysterious gift came in the form of a baby born in a stable. When I consider that Jesus left the perfection of heaven, it is almost incom-prehensible. He came to walk the planet He created. Each day, His heart was broken by the people He came to serve. He did this for nine-year old boys. All this is wonderful, mysterious and beautiful.

What a gift. Since I do know THIS gift giver, I can say “Thank you” for a life-changing gift.

THE TIDINGS


THE TIDINGS

The Installation of a New Organ

Building a Wheeled Platform

George Moser, Charlie Niestempski, John Heflich and Charlie Davis

PARTNERS IN THE GOSPEL with the Spirit’s gifts, empower us for the work of ministry . . .

THE TIDINGS


MEALS AT THE MANGER

For the month of December, SWIM (Single Women in Mission) will again be

focusing their efforts on the Meals at the Manger project. So, when you come

to church beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, December 1, we are

asking everyone to bring either a grocery store gift card or a few non-perishable

food items to place at the crèche at the back of the church. In this season of

gift giving, your gifts will be lifted up to feed the hungry through food banks

in our area.

As always, we invite you to place a Christmas Card meant for all of the members of your Holy Trinity

family on the Christmas Card Tree in the narthex/lobby. Doing so will enable you to save on the cost

of cards, postage, time, etc. and, instead of giving a monetary donation when you bring your Christmas

card, please use what you would have spent toward the Meals at the Manger project (buying either a

grocery store gift card or some non-perishable food items).

Consider . . . what better way to celebrate “Christmas gifting” than to share with those who are

hungry and struggling at this time of year, what a wonderful way to teach our children about giving and

God’s love and remind ourselves, also, of the true meaning and heart of Christmas.

Pray . . . for the hungry and for an abundance of gift cards and foods to share.

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS NEEDED

If you can take a turn providing a

coffee hour even if it is just once

in a while, please contact Dianna

Mammone at 201-843-5769.

Some of our current hosts are

now unable to continue in this

ministry. A few people to serve 2, 3 or possi-

bly even 4 times a year, would be greatly ap-

preciated by all who currently serve.

CHRISTMAS AT SEA

Thank you FROM THE PORCH . . .

Thank you to everyone who donated to our From

the Porch Christmas collection for Seafarer's

International. Because of your help, we were

able to deliver 15 gift sacks for distribution at

sea on Christmas Eve.

And a special thanks, also, to Dianna Mammone

for all the beautiful, hand-crocheted hats she

made for the project.

www.holytrinityhasbrouckheights.com www.RedeemerMaywoodNJ.com

GOOD NEWS!

Thanks to all who contributed to the Operation Christmas Child shoe box project, we

were able to provide 28 boxes this year for needy children

throughout the world. It seems like only a drop in the bucket, but when all contributions are put together, it makes a world of differ-

ence. Over 103 million boxes have been distributed since the program began in 1993 by Billy Graham.

Please keep Samaritan’s Purse and the children they serve

in your thoughts and prayers.


COUNCIL O

R

N E

R

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

A joint council meeting was

held with Rev. Scott Schantzenbach ex-

plaining the procedure for the closing of

Redeemer.

The Average attendance for October

was 38.

The balance due on the organ was paid.

Our current fund is running below budget.

The cost of The LUTHERAN magazine is in-

creasing.

Pastor Susan provided pastoral care and con-

ducted the interment and memorial service for

Pastor and Charlotte Meiburg.

The Outreach committee assembled "exam

survival bags" for our college students on

November 22.

93 dinners were served to the homeless on

November 6.

The next Council meeting will be held on Sun-

day, December 15 at 4 PM.

The January Council meeting will be held on

January 14 at 7:15 PM.

The annual congregation meeting will take

place on January 26.

Committee reports are due on January 15.

THE TIDINGS

Attention all Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Members . . .

Please remember that when designating your

Choice Dollars to Holy Trinity, that you must

renew that commitment each year. In 2012,

$1,630 was donated to Holy Trinity. Thank you

for your support!

2014 CALENDARS ARE AVAILABLE

Calendars for the coming new year are available

in the narthex for you to pick up. Our thanks to

Costa Memorial Home in Hasbrouck Heights for

providing us with these calendars.

A NOTE FROM HOLY TRINITY’S

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

If you have made purchases on behalf of Holy

Trinity and wish to get “in kind” credit rather

than be reimbursed, please get your receipts to

me by December 29, so you can get credit on

your 2013 giving statement.

Karen Niestempski

A NOTE FROM

THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE

If you notice anything in need of repair in

our building or on our property, the Property

Committee would like to know about it. A

“Property Maintenance” list has been posted on

the bulletin board outside of Pastor’s office for

this purpose. Please use the list to bring any

repairs or concerns to our attention and include

your name in case we need to contact you.

Charlie Davis

Joyful Noise Ringers

Newcomers are always welcome!

Wednesdays

7 PM at Holy Trinity (unless noted otherwise

on the calendars)

December 4, 11 and 18

January 2, Thursday

(at Redeemer)

Joyful Noise Ringers will perform . . .

December 1 - Advent Lessons and Carols

December 24 - 5 PM Service at Redeemer

10:30 PM Service at Holy Trinity

January 5 - 4 PM at Redeemer

Contact: George Moser at 201-288-6889 or at

[email protected]

The next Men’s Breakfast will be

on Saturday, January 11, 2014.

Details TBA!


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Advent 1

9:45 am Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

Lessons and Carols

Advent Fair and Brunch Following

the Service

2

7-8 pm

Confirmation Class

3

7:15 pm

Finance Committee Meeting

4

4-6:30 pm

Edie’s Dance Class

7-8 pm


5

1 pm

WELCA Rudy’s

6

7

8 Advent 2

9:45 am Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

9

7-8 pm

Confirmation Class

10

11

10:30 am Wellington Hall

Holy Communion

4-6:30 pm


7-8 pm Joyful Noise Ringers

12

13

14

15 Advent 3

9:45 am

Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

Barnas/Clayton

Wedding

4 pm Church Council

Operation Santa Claus Gifts Due

16

7-8 pm Confirmation Class

17

18

4-6:30 pm


7-8 pm


19

20

21

Winter Begins

22 Advent 4

9:45 am

Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

Commitment Sunday

Hanging of the Greens

Following the Service

Christmas Flowers Forms Due

23

24 Nativity of

Our Lord,

Christmas Eve 5 pm Candlelight

Service, Redeemer

7:30 pm Family

Candlelight Service/

Children’s Procession to the Crêche

10:30 pm Christmas

Candlelight Eucharist

25 Nativity of

Our Lord,

Christmas Day

NO SERVICE

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

26

27

28

29 Christmas 1

11 am

Holy Communion

30

31 New Year’s

Eve

December 2013


12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/24

Christmas Eve 12/29

WORSHIP

ASSISTANT/

CRUCIFER

Karen Niestempski

Debbie Stelzle Judy Danilchick Vinnie De Cicco Rita Krieger

7:30 pm

Rita Krieger

Debbie Stelzle

10:30 pm Sara Kuzmenka

Dan Kuzmenka

Anthony Gugliotti

LECTOR

Sharon Ramsaier

Joe Colaneri Alice Wright

Michele Hickey

Marge Heeren

Karen Niestempski

Jennifer Varga Debbie Stelzle Marge Heeren

7:30 pm

Karen Niestempski

Jennifer Varga

Sharon Ramsaier Rita Krieger

10:30 pm

Judy Danilchick

Michele Hickey

Joe Colaneri

Marge Heeren

Marie Mohry

ACOLYTE/ TORCHBEARERS

James Frazee Kristin Kunnapas Owen De Cicco Meghan Lang

7:30 pm

James Varga

Kristin Kunnapas

10:30 pm Sara Kuzmenka

Dan Kuzmenka

Laura Hickey

USHERS

Bert Heeren Marge Heeren

Anthony Palkowitz

Charlie Davis

Marie Mohry Ruth Bunge

Anthony Gugliotti

Arnie Ulrich

Gail Gugliotti Charlie Davis

Gene Danilchick

Judy Danilchick

Anthony Palkowitz Ruth Bunge

Bert Heeren

Marge Heeren

7:30 pm

Anthony Palkowitz

Megan Palkowitz

Laurie Varga Marie Mohry

10:30 pm

Ruth Bunge

Charlie Davis

Gail Gugliotti

Tony Gugliotti

Gene Danilchick Judy Danilchick

Bert Heeren

Marge Heeren

COUNCIL

MEMBERS Michele Hickey

Karen Niestempski Charlie Davis

Michele Hickey

Debbie Stelzle

David Mammone

Eleanor Altomare

Marge Heeren

Ruth Bunge

COFFEE

HOUR

Susan Clayton

Sharon Ramsaier

Marie Mohry Dianna Mammone

Rita Krieger

Ruth Bunge

ALTAR

FLOWERS Eleanor Altomare Anne Heck Dottie Heflich Eleanor Altomare Anne Heck

ALTAR GUILD

Karen Niestempski Chris Burniston

Ruth Bunge Rita Krieger Ciindy Vicari

Dottie Heflich Sharon Ramsaier

Karen Niestempski Michele Hickey

BAKE & TAKE Eleanor Altomare Ruth Bunge Bert Heeren

Marge Heeren

Gene Danilchick

Judy Danilchick

Vinny Krieger

Rita Krieger

CARING

MINISTER Sharon Ramsaier Debbie Stelzle Marge Heeren Gail Gugliotti Sharon Ramsaier

SERVING IN DECEMBER

PLEASE READ THIS SCHEDULE CAREFULLY. IF YOU CANNOT SERVE ON YOUR ASSIGNED DAY,

PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ARRANGE FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND NOTIFY

THE CHURCH OFFICE BY THURSDAY MORNING THE LATEST. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THE CHANGES

TO THE LIST POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE PASTOR SUSAN’S STUDY. THANK YOU.


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 New Year’s

Day

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

2

7-8 pm

Joyful Noise Ringers at Redeemer

3

4

5 Christmas 2

9:45 am

Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

Removal of the Greens

6 Epiphany of

Our Lord

7-8:30 pm Confirmation Class

7

8

10:30 am

Wellington Hall Holy Communion

4-6:30 pm


9

10:30 am

WELCA

10

11

10 am

Men’s Breakfast

12 Baptism of

Our Lord

9:45 am

Sunday School

10 am

Bus Leaves NYC

Confirmation & Youth

11 am

Holy Communion

13

7-8:30 pm

Confirmation Class

14

7:15 pm

Church Council

15

4-6:30 pm


Annual Reports Due

Tidings Articles Due

16

7 pm

Wilderness Wisdom Bible Study

17

18

19 Epiphany 2

9:45 am

Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

20

10 am-2 pm

Contemporary Club Soup & Salad

Luncheon

7-8:30 pm

Confirmation Class

21

22

10:30 am

Wellington Hall Holy Communion

4-6:30 pm


7 pm


23

7 pm

Wilderness Wisdom

Bible Study

24

25

26 Epiphany 3

9:45 am

Sunday School

11 am

Holy Communion

Annual

Congregation

Meeting Following

the Service

27

7-8:30 pm

Confirmation Class

28

29

4-6:30 pm


7 pm


30

7 pm

Wilderness Wisdom Bible Study

31

January 2014


— HOLY TRINITY — Living faithfully ┼ Renewing hope ┼ Sharing God’s love

1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26

WORSHIP ASSISTANT/

CRUCIFER

Karen Niestempski

Judy Danilchick

Vinnie De Cicco

Gail Gugliotti

LECTOR Judy Danilchick Anthony Gugliotti Michele Hickey Sharon Ramsaier

ACOLYTE/

TORCHBEARERS James Frazee Kristin Kunnapas Owen De Cicco Jennifer Varga

USHERS

Ruth Bunge

Charlie Davis

Arnie Ulrich

Anthony Palkowitz

Anthony Gugliotti

Gail Gugliotti

Tony Gugliotti

Melissa Vaughn

Gene Danilchick

Judy Danilchick

Bert Heeren

Marge Heeren

Ruth Bunge

Charlie Davis

Marie Mohry

Anthony Palkowitz

COUNCIL

MEMBERS

Michele Hickey

Karen Niestempski

Charlie Davis

Angela Kuzmenka

Michele Hickey

Debbie Stelzle

David Mammone

Eleanor Altomare

COFFEE

HOUR Karen Niestempski

Sharon Ramsaier

Marie Mohry Susan Clayton Dianna Mammone

ALTAR

FLOWERS Dottie Heflich Eleanor Altomare Anne Heck Dottie Heflich

ALTAR GUILD

Chris Burniston Ruth Bunge

Rita Krieger Cindy Vicari

Dottie Heflich Karen Niestempski

BAKE & TAKE Dottie Heflich Eleanor Altomare Ruth Bunge Bert Heeren

Marge Heeren

CARING

MINISTER Debbie Stelzle Marge Heeren Gail Gugliotti Sharon Ramsaier

SERVING IN JANUARY 2014

PLEASE READ THIS SCHEDULE CAREFULLY. IF YOU CANNOT SERVE ON YOUR ASSIGNED DAY,

PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ARRANGE FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND NOTIFY

THE CHURCH OFFICE BY THURSDAY MORNING THE LATEST. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THE CHANGES

TO THE LIST POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE PASTOR SUSAN’S STUDY. THANK YOU.


Please remember our Shut-ins

with visits, cards and prayers!

Marion Lawler

Ruth Miller

Doris Schwarz

IN MEMORIAM

In Memory of Given By

Pr. Herman and Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson

Mrs. Charlotte Mr. & Mrs. Albert Vereeken

Meiburg

Barbara Smith Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Steinhauff

DECEMBER - JANUARY

André Schafer Emily Gaige

Sara Kuzmenka Joe Colaneri

Katie De Cicco Matthew Martinez

Marie Mohry James Varga Donna Helwig Marie Nurge

Sara Mammone

Nan Yoder Cindy Vicari

Mike Gempp Desiray Mendez Ray Lindberg

To everyone who contributed in any way to

make the memorial service for Pastor and

Charlotte Meiburg so very special and meaningful

to their family.

To all who provided crafts and/or foods and

to all who assisted in the set-up and clean-

up for the Advent Fair on December 1. A

good time was had by all.

To Pastor Susan and the Confirmation stu-

dents for baking cookies for our college students.

To all the members of Outreach Ministry for

their contributions to the exam survival care

packages for our college students.

To all who provided refreshments for the

reception following the Organ Dedication Recital

and to all who set up and cleaned up before

and after the reception.

THE TIDINGS

READERS

In celebration of the Chinese New

Year, Readers have decided to

meet in the multi-purpose room

for an informal “take-out” Chinese dinner on

Friday, January 31, 2014. We will order from Be-

jing, a local restaurant owned by the family of

our friend, Jenny Chin. Thus, in keeping with our

“tradition” of trying to match where we meet to

what we are reading, we have decided to read,

Saving Fish from Drowning, by Amy Tan.

A book review on the Barnes & Noble website

calls this a rollicking adventure-filled story,

packed with the human capacity to love. The

story is about San Francisco art patron, Bibi

Chen, who has planned a journey of the senses

along the famous Burma Road for eleven lucky

friends. But after her death, Bibi watches aghast

from her ghostly perch as the travelers veer off

her itinerary and embark on a trail paved with

cultural gaffes and tribal curses, Buddhist illu-

sions and romantic desires. Bibi is an observant

eye of human nature — the witness of good

intentions and bad outcomes, desperate souls

and those who wish to save them. In the end,

Amy Tan takes the reader to that place in their

heart where hope is found.

If you have any questions or need more infor-

mation, call Rita Krieger at 201-288-9256 or

email: [email protected].

First Phone Call from Heaven, by Mitch Albom

will be the book selection for our next meeting.

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Permit No. 340 Hackensack, N.J.

The following is a list of urgently needed

items in our food pantry. There is a bin in the

narthex for your donations.

Supermarket Gift Cards Rice

Canned Hearty Soups Instant Potatoes

Canned Meat 100% Fruit Juices

(tuna, chicken, etc.) Baby Formula

Canned Vegetables Diapers (Sizes 4,5, & 6)

Peanut Butter & Jelly Paper Products Macaroni & Cheese Toothpaste

Cereal Toothbrushes

(low sugar kids cereal) Shampoo

Dry Milk or boxed Parmalat Bar Soap

Canned Fruits

If you are reading this newsletter of the

people of Holy Trinity in Hasbrouck Heights

and are either looking for a church home or

are just interested in finding out more about

what goes on at Holy Trinity, we invite you

to come and worship with us or to call the

church office at 201-288-6889. Our Pastor,

The Rev. Susan Nelson-Colaneri, can also be

reached on her cell phone at 973-980-2367

or by e-mail at [email protected]. If

you should call the church office and get

an answering machine, please be assured

that your call will be returned at our first

available moment.

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

COME WORSHIP WITH US

Sundays 11 AM – Service of Holy Communion

Coffee Hour After the Service

9:45 AM – Sunday Church School

www.holytrinityhasbrouckheights.com

The Ministers . . . . . . . . .The People of Holy Trinity Pastor . . . . . . . . .The Rev. Susan Nelson-Colaneri [email protected] 201-288-6889 Pastoral Associate.The Rev. Dr. E. Wayne Dreyman

[email protected] Minister of Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . George W. Moser [email protected] Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Mills Newsletter Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Judy Danilchick

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Mailed November 22, 2013

92 Burton Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 201-288-6889 Fax: 201-288-0645

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