LAC CHURCH NOTES

May 11, 2012

Confirmand dinner

Confirmation Class dinner (May 6, with Session).  Pictured here are all 18 confirmation class members* with Revs. Julie and Bill.  May 20 is Confirmation Sunday. (*Confirmands are: Lucas Bruno, Jack Budill, Courtlyn Cannon, Emma Calkins, Anya Di Salvo, Heather Doolin, Ryan Flynn, Jack Green, Allie Hale, Kathleen Harwood, Liam Kaufer, Stephen Ketting, Karin Laager, Hunter Lyon, Caroline Roth, Richard Simonds, Julia Simons and Clemence Wassen.   

 

 

In Our Prayers:

 

Fred Petrosino, after brief hospitalization, doing well. 

 

Elena Kleer, home from hospital. 

 

Alexandra Sloane Reiss upon her baptism this Sunday.  Parents, Melinda and Mark.   

 

Family of Larchmont Police Captain Sullivan upon his tragic death and that of his wife and daughters.  

 

NOTES-ITEMS-UPDATES:

 

Keep Your Promises!  At each Baptism in our church, the entire congregation promises to help teach the child about our faith. Here's how you can do that: Teach Sunday School! Sign up Sunday at coffee hour, or contact Louise at lwilliams@lacny.org.

 

Sunday School students will meet briefly in the chapel during class time this Sunday to learn about our mission project: School Supplies for the Mamaroneck CAP (Community Action Program) Center. 

 

TGIF  (Thank God It's Faith/Fellowship/Fun) will meet on Tuesday at 5:30pm in Russell Hall and Lindsley Room. We're making tacos! All middle schoolers are invited to join us for our last regular meeting this school year!

 

Sunday School 2012-13:  It's time to register for our next program year, September through June. All children: infants through 7th grade (8th in Sept.) should be included on the single form, available online at www.lacny.org/sundayschool  or in print in the Christian Education office.  Make a commitment to your child's religious education and help us plan over the summer by registering as soon as possible! 

 

Rummage Sale . . . this week!     

 

URGENT NEED: Clean-up helpers tomorrow (Saturday, May 12) 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

      

Sale Dates:


Tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Jane and Christel

Jane Land and Christel Pugin welcome you to the Rummage Sale. 

 

 

Evening of Spanish Music with Westchester Chorale  A distinctive musical program for chorus accompanied by solo guitar will be presented by the Westchester Chorale at LAC at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19. The program will showcase the renowned guitarist, Simon Powis, who will accompany the Chorale for "Romancero Gitano" by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and "10 Cançons Tradicionals" by Manuel Oltra.   

 

For tickets: call 914-725-7507 or go to www.westchesterchorale.org
General admission: $25
Senior citizens: $20
Students: $10 

 

Westchester Chorale guitarist

Simon Powis

  

The Westchester Chorale is LAC's chorus-in-residence.  Douglas Kostner, the LAC Director of Music Ministry also serves as the Chorale's Music Director.      

 

Youth day of service, Friday, May 25 10 am - 5 pm.  All youth SHIFT confirmands: The Providence House, a temporary home for pregnant, homeless women, needs help painting and spring cleaning.  Located near Sound Shore Medical Center.  We have 10 people committed but we need 10 more.  We would love to have your help.  RSVP to margaret.kaufer@verizon.net.  When: Friday, May 25th from 10am to 5pm (This is the Friday of Memorial Day weekend and most schools have off that day since that Thursday and Friday are snow "give back" days).  What: a full day of painting and cleaning.  Where: Providence House in New Rochelle (a 10 minute drive). 

 

Upcoming: (Look for more info, soon . . . )

     Hudson River Presbytery Meeting at LAC, May 22, 3:30-8:45 pm
     Birthday Bash (Luncheon hosted by Deacons), June 3
     Church Picnic, June 10, 4 p.m. at the campus of Thornton-Donovan School, New Rochelle          

 

        

Hudson River Presbytery's Educational Ministries Network welcomes Rev. Jed Koball   

 

Rev. Jed Koball, PC(USA) Mission Co-worker in Peru and Facilitator of the Joining Hands program between Peru and our Presbytery, will be at Holmes Camp on Saturday, May 19, 10am-2pm with two representatives from Joining Hands Peru, Esther Hinostroza and Conrado Olivera, to meet with older children (10+) and youth from HRP congregations.  

 

 Cost for the day is $13 per person, which includes lunch and materials.  Please RVSP to Robin Garzoni at robing@holmescamp.org.  

 

God's creation 

 

Worship this Sunday, May 13, Rev. Bill Crawford preaching, Always   

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Psalm 23 (KJV); John 10:11-18     Hymns: 386, 239, 322, 376