EHU COMMUNITY LUNCH

Saturday, March 3rd and 17th

At 12:00 Noon

Christ & The Epiphany Church

ST. PATRICK’S DINNER

Saturday, March 10

6:00 p.m. in the gym

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

BEGINS

Sunday, March 11

(Spring forward)

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Tuesday, March 13

Dinner out

(details inside)

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Tuesday, March 20

6:00 p.m.—Eli’s in Branford

PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP

March 25 at 10:00 a.m.

MAUNDY THURSDAY

SERVICE

March 29 at 7:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY

March 30

Sanctuary open from 12 Noon to

3:00 p.m. for prayer

EASTER SUNDAY

FAMILY WORSHIP

April 1st, at 10:00 a.m.

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A Message from the Moderator

First, let me thank Heidi Manley for all her good work as the Moderator for the last four years. I also would like to thank the Nominating Committee (Marion Burkard, Judy Butler and John Steeves) for their hard work in filling the slots of the different Boards and Committees. Lastly, thank you to everyone who served on a Board or Committee for the past year for all your devotion. We all know that we’ve been through some serious stuff for the

past few years: Karen retiring, hiring an intentional interim minister,

the situation with that minister and the East Haven Police Dept.

making it a difficult past couple of years.

Well, the good news is that we have an opportunity now to

look at what we can do to make Old Stone Church a bigger and better

place. We will have tools to accomplish that, including the CAT

survey, looking for and hiring a new intentional interim minister, and

working on our profile so that we can begin the search for a

permanent minister. We created a Behavioral Covenant for the church

which was approved at the Annual Meeting on February 18; it’s

printed in this issue of the Herald.

I am very optimistic about our future. We have come together

as a church and I see the enthusiasm and the spirit of joy at our Board

and Church Council meetings. I feel everyone’s passion about the

direction we are taking and I feel the energy we are generating with

each other. It’s a very positive direction. There’s a lot of warmth

being generated by each of us!

I did a stewardship moment a couple of years ago, and I includ-

ed the following in my message: ”We're going to take fear and build a

house of love; we're going to take sadness and build a house of joy;

we're going to take doubt and build a house of faith; we're going to

take despair and build a house of hope.” This is a Springsteen quote

(you all know of my penchant for Springsteen!) I believe that we can

move Old Stone into the future.

As Moderator, I plan to hold “Sunday with the Moderator”

once a month in the fellowship hall after the service (probably on the

third Sunday of the month). Please come and talk to me about any

issues you identify, any questions you may have, any suggestions you’d

like to make, even if you just need to kvetch. I will try to improve

communication with the congregation about what’s going on at the

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church. I need you to communicate with me if you see or hear something that’s going on or if there’s a rumor you need to check out. In closing, here’s a prayer by Richard L. Floyd from one of the Daily Devotionals I receive every day (and I share on the Old Stone Facebook page): “God of the future, let us put our full trust in you, and in the truth that is always breaking forth from your Holy Word”. Amen. Let’s put our trust in God and His Truth in moving Old Stone forward.

Sue Clark

Sue Cark is looking for those interested in attending a Bible study starting in March. Please contact her as soon as possible. Thank you!

Palm Sunday March 25 Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. with the Procession of Palms. Maundy Thursday March 29 A Service of Tenebrae at 7 p.m. Good Friday March 30 Our sanctuary will be open from 12 Noon -3 p.m. for prayer and meditation. Easter Sunday April 1 Sunday Morning Easter Family Worship service with Communion at 10:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Celebration!

March 10 at 6:00 p.m. Corned Beef Dinner with all the trimmings, featuring dancers from the Mulkerin School of Irish Dancing. BYOB —but Guinness milk shakes will be flowing. All for only $15 adults and $6 for kids 10 and under.

From Your Flower Committee…..Memorial Flowers to decorate our Sanctuary at Easter may be purchased by completing the enclosed order form. Order forms will also be available in the Sunday bulletin March 4th, 11th and 18th. Please make your check payable to Old Stone Church. After the Easter service, you may take your flowers home or the Deacons

will arrange to have them delivered to a shut-in. To reserve your plant(s), please return the form by the deadline of March 18th.

Calling all knitters, quilters and people who crochet!!! The Neuro ICU at Yale New Haven Hospital is in great need of lap blankets. They use them on a daily basis to comfort families and for ‘end of life’ care. They become treasured mementos. The need is great. Please contact Adrienne Ward or Louise Ward at 203-469-6729 if you can help. It will be appreciated!

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Important Notice to All Board and Committee Chairs (Please keep as a reminder)

Mail Slots—Please note that the mail slots have a new location. They are now located off the kitchen next to the entrance to the church office. Please remember to check it on a regular basis. Following is a list of mail cubbies: Boy Scouts Christian Education (& Youth Advisor) Church Office Clerk (& Deacon’s Fund) Communications (& advertising & events forms) Deacons Finance, Bldgs & Grounds Global Outreach Historian Human Resources (& Personnel & Pastoral Relations) Moderator (& Leadership Council) Organist (& Music Comm) Sexton (& maintenance issues needing attention) Stewardship Comm. Women’s Fellowship Playschool and Thrift Shop mail slots are located on their doors in the lower level of the educ. wing. The accident reporting forms remain in the kitchen under the first aid box. Board Chairs If there are any additions or deletions to your board, please call or email the church office so our records can reflect the change. Meeting Minutes—On a monthly basis, copies of your minutes should be given to the Clerk, and to the church office. A copy will be placed in the wall slot located in the gym for access by the congregation.

FOR THE CONGREGATION

If you wish to leave a message for the Pastor, Treasurer, Financial Secretary or Flower Committee, please place in the church office slot, clearly marked. If there is some repair needed around the building or grounds that you notice, please mark it in the notebook in the Sexton’s mail slot so it can be handled. Your Church at Work - Boards and Committees voted/elected at Annual Meeting Moderator: Sue Clark Vice Moderator: Shari Moon Clerk: Kristen Vineyard

Vice Clerk: Kathy LaPia Treasurer: Linda Hargraves Financial Secretary: Helen Wendt

Historian: Peg Thomas Auditor: Stephanie Kilburn

Leadership Council at Large: Estelle Fanucci, Mike Provencal, Carole Landers

Board of Finance, Bldgs., and Grounds: Ned Taylor, Art Longley, Kara DelGuidice, Judy Butler, Susan

Anderson, Fred Hargraves, Paul Pochodowicz

Christian Education: Louise Ward, Grace Trufan, Amy Trufan

Communications Committee: Sue Clark, Stephanie Kilburn Marion Burkard

Deacons: Bruce Walker, Lance Kilburn, Jessie Kilburn, Tom Collopy, Linda Collopy, Claudia Craw-

ford, Kathy Mallory, Shari Moon, Patti Andrews, Helen Wendt, Hope Ryan, Earl Korngiebel, Grace

Trufan.

Faith Formation Member at Large: Grace Trufan

Global Outreach: Bonnie Taylor, Paulette McLay, Stephanie Kilburn

Nominating: Judy Butler, Pam Standish, Heidi Manley, Stephanie and Lance Kilburn

Stewardship: Linda and Tom Collopy, Sarah Mallory, Andrea Kosowsky,

Human Resources: Sue Clark, Hope Ryan, Earl Korngiebel, Kristen Vineyard, Susan Anderson, Myles

Standish

Delegates to UCC: Susan Anderson, Carol Apuzzo, Sue Clark, John Steeves

General office supplies and monetary donations are always welcome. Thank you to Patti Andrews for a large pkg of card stock, Kristen Vineyard for a large pkg

of card stock and a carton of copy paper, Louise Ward for 5 reams of copy paper and misc. office supplies, to Marion Burkard, Helen Wendt, Sue Anderson and Lou Staiano for their help in the office and helping to get the new church office back to order. thanks to Ned Taylor and Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 401 for a $150.00 donation for use of the kitchen for their recent scout dinners. And to Bonnie and Ned Taylor for their donation of ink cartridges for the fax machine. All are appreciated! Sponsor a Herald! - Individuals, families or even groups of individuals may “sponsor” a monthly Herald in memory of or in honor of a loved one or special event. “Sponsor” simply means that a donation is made to cover the cost of mailing. A suggested donation is $55.00. Just call the church office.

BOARD OF GLOBAL OUTREACH

A special thank you to Earl Korngiebel for faithfully delivering food donations from Old Stone

Church to the East Haven Food Pantry every week. And acknowledgement and apprecia-

tion to those who donate food to their neighbors.

From their Website, DID YOU KNOW THE EAST HAVEN FOOD PANTRY:

Was established by a small group of volunteers at the Old Stone Church in 1985

Now at Christ and Epiphany Church, it serves 340 families or over 1,000 individuals who

received 8,500 food items per month

Provides a 3-day emergency food supply to East Haven residents in need.

Currently run by 30 dedicated volunteers who shop, stock shelves and distribute food

The majority of their food resources come from the donations by residents of East Haven

East Haven Food Pantry’s need is year-round for non-perishable foods. Cereal, tuna fish,

soup, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly are always basic necessities. At this

time, they are beginning to prepare for the end of the school year when children will not be

fed breakfast or lunch at school.

The Old Stone Church Board of Global Outreach would like to keep the East Haven Food

Pantry donations in the forefront as a local mission project, to suggest tuna as the Month of

March food item that can be left in the wagon in the Church vestibule. Macaroni and

cheese for April, and peanut butter and jelly for May. Of course, the Food Pantry is happy

to receive any food contributions or monetary gifts.

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”We are starting our Summer and Fall registrations. We are fortunate to offer a summer program for 3-8 year old children in the summer. Our fall registration is for 3-5 year olds. The Playschool offers a three-hour nursery program with wonderful projects and learning experiences on a daily basis. We also offer a full day program to accommodate our working parents. As always we look to the congregation to spread the word about our exceptional program and dedicated staff that create such a child friendly environment. Pass the information along. We advertise in the local paper, flyers around town, signs on the green and in Foxon, and our website. We hope to continue to increase our enrollment. March is a fun month when we celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with green eggs and ham, etc. We also have a pajama day, St. Patrick’s Day art projects, and spring activities such as planting. The Easter holiday is always exciting and opens so many ideas for our teachers to bring to the classroom. We have already taken class walks to discuss and observe nature first hand. Units on science are always interesting and fun. Take a walk down our hallway and enjoy the hard work of all our students. You’ll be surprised at the creativity and experiences. That’s your Playschool staff, hard at work! We continue to welcome Ms. Sascha from the town’s library for her monthly visits.

Keep the date open…..May 18th ---Our second annual BINGO !!!!!

Happy First Day of Spring --- we have been waiting patiently!!!!

Karen Goodale, Director Jennifer Calonico, Asst. Director

The Playschool is in need of a few items that will help stretch their budget: disinfectant wipes, paper plates (9” & 6”), Kleenex, plastic spoons, masking tape and gift cards to Stop n Shop for milk and snacks. A box in the gym is available for your donations. Thank you!

“Marching” in with P layschool News

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Monthly Spotlight on your Playschool Teachers .

Joan Dougherty

Tell us about yourself: Joan Moore Dougher ty. I was raised in East Haven by my parents, Mary and Judson Moore. I have been married to my husband Jim Dougherty for 37 years. We lived in Washington, D.C. where I worked at The Madeira School in Greenway, V.A. We also lived in West Hartford, CT prior to moving to East Haven. I enjoy traveling, running and spending time at the beach.

What brought you to OSC Playschool? My children, Judson and Julie, attended Old

Stone Church Playschool. In 1994 my life changed drastically by the death of my son to brain cancer. In my healing process I approached Marion Burkard and Irene Bast about a teaching position and was hired! The friendships developed with my co-teachers, combined with the irrepressible joy of young children have brought me much comfort over the years.

Years of service: 1994 - present

Do you have some favorite memories? So many memor ies. One little boy dur ing my fir st year insisted on calling me, “Hey! Dr. D.” (which is sort of how we pronounce our last name). Always made me laugh. Of course, I’ll always be grateful for the hugs, so many hugs!!

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March Birthdays

1 Whittaker, Linda

2 Ethan Gelo (2)

3 Powers, Jetta (16)

4 Fanfair, Pauline

4 Tapia, Nicholas (14)

5 Baransky, Edna

6 Johns, Mary

8 Wendt, Helen

10 Landers, Kerry

12 Provencal, Sean (8)

14 Longley, Charlene

15 Chinatamani, Rupert

15 Feola, Chad (15)

17 DelGuidice, Kara

17 DelGuidice, Luke (18)

17 Zoccano, Shelby (18)

18 Butler, Kelley

19 Sartor, Reese (4)

20 McLay, Luci (11)

24 Messina, William

26 DelGuidice, Julia (19)

28 Spadacenta, Kat

30 Calonico, Leo, Jr.

30 Fanucci, Estelle

30 Fanucci, Joseph

31 Cusano, Dayna

31 Svalberg, Bradley

Early April Birthdays 1 Sayers, Karen

1 Garguilo, Pat

4 Evarts, Loren

Wedding Anniversaries Henry and Judy Butler

Happy 54th! March 7

Tom and Dawn Coon

Happy 12th! March 25

Roberta and Richard Bruno

Happy 37th! March 14

Old Stone Church

Thrift Shop

Saturdays 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

And Sundays after worship.

Stop in for great bargains

all the time!

Women’s Fellowship The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 13.

The group will be going out to dinner—locale to be determined. Suggestions are welcome. Please see Helen Wendt, Heidi Manley or

Patti Andrews soon. All women are invited to join us for an evening of good fellowship.

Men’s Fellowship

meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm at Eli’s on the Hill in Branford. In March, we’ll meet on the 20th;

Please call Bruce at 203-466-3094 with any questions or for info. All men are welcome to join us for an evening of good conversation,

good food and GOOD FELLOWSHIP!

Lectionary Readings

March 4……….Third Sunday in Lent Ex 20:1-17 * Ps 19 * 1 Cor 1:18-25 * Jn 2:13-22 March 11……...Fourth Sunday in Lent Num 21:4-9 * Ps 107:1-3, 17-22 * Eph 2:1-10 * Jn 3:14-21 March 18……...Fifth Sunday in Lent Jer 31:31-34 * Ps 51:1-12 or Ps 119:9-16 * Heb 5:5-10 Jn 12:20-33 March 25……...Palm Sunday Mk 11:1-11 or Jn 12:12-16 * Ps 118:1-2, 19-29

East Haven United Community Kitchen Free Lunch on the first and third Saturday of each month.

For March it will be March 3rd and March 17th. Join your neighbors for a free meal from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Christ & The Epiphany Church, 39 Park Place (on the East Haven Green).

All are welcome. For more info, call 203-397-6409.

Daylight Saving Time begins March 11th

Spring forward!

A Note! To all those serving on the new Board of Finance, Buildings, and Grounds… Thank you for agreeing to serve on this Board for the 2018-2019 year term. The meetings of the Board will continue to be held on the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. unless there is a holiday or inclement weather. For March, we’ll meet on the 6th in the parlor.

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OLD STONE CHURCH BEHAVIORAL COVENANT

PREAMBLE:

We recognize that we are a diverse group of believers holding differing viewpoints. We

are, however, united in our belief that God wants us to love God, one another and

ourselves. We hereby covenant as individuals and as a congregation to follow the

behaviors listed below and to hold each other accountable for them:

We will:

Uphold the dignity of each person in the congregation, including the pastor and the

church leaders.

Listen to what Jesus is telling us to do.

Keep our communications and interactions timely, direct, open, and honest, keeping

Christ as the center.

Recognize that all voices are equal, because God is personal but never private,

focusing on what is best for the church as a whole rather than individual or small

group needs.

Be focused toward our goals as determined by congregational input at a congrega-

tional planning meeting.

Make positive statements and consider the impact of our words and actions on

others.

Be open to suggestions from everyone to ensure that each person is heard as we

seek consensus.

Exercise patience, listen attentively and stay together in covenant with each other

for the good of the Church.

Not use or accept intimidation as a behavior in any form.

Encourage open, honest, graceful and face-to-face discussion where all ideas are

valued and respected.

Raise concerns and/or questions during Board/Council meetings, discuss issues that

arise before Board/Council meetings at the next meeting, and refrain from

discussing issues outside of the meetings so that gossip is avoided.

Understand that conflict is a part of life, seeking resolution in a Christian way.

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Confirmation Class Schedule 2005-2006

January 8, 2006 God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit CM January 22, 2006 Bible 101 C February 17-18 Worship Retreat C

7:00 Friday evening to Noon on Saturday February 19 Lead Worship Service C

Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. March 1 Ash Wednesday Service at 7:00 p.m. C March 12 Sacrament CM March 19 UCC C April 2 Old Stone Church C April 13 or 14 Maundy Thursday or Good Friday C April 23 Death and Dying CM May 7 Gifts and Talents, rubric for paper PCM May 28 Papers due PCM June 3 Confirmation rehearsal 10:00 a.m. C June 3 Confirmation Dinner 6:00 p.m. PCM June 4 Confirmation PCM

All meetings will take place from 4:00 to 5:30 in the church parlor, un-

less otherwise specified. Youth Group is from 6:30 to 8:00, and is con-

sidered to be a part of the Confirmation requirements. Let us discuss

supper options (a parent or mentor may wish to provide supper be-

tween class and Youth Group).

C—Confirmand P—Parent M—Mentor

March 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 6:30 pm Childbirth class-p 7-9pm Boy Scouts-g/sc

2 3 10am-3pm Thrift Shop hours 9:30am-1pm Childbirth class-p 12-1pm EHU lunch @ Christ & Epiphany

4 10am Worship/Communion Blood pressures 11am Thrift Shop open

5 7pm Choir rehearsal-p 7:30pm Boy Scout leaders mtg-sc

6 11am 4th Tri-mester group-p 6:15 Girl Scouts-t/sc 7pm Board Fin., Bldgs, Grounds-p

7 6:45pm Tai Chi

8 7-9pm Boy Scouts-g/sc

9 10 10am-3pm Thrift Shop hours 9:30am-1pm infant safety-p 6pm St. Pat-rick’s dinner in gym

11 10am Worship 11:15 Leadership council mtg-p

12 7pm Choir rehearsal-p

13 11am 4th Tri-mester group-p 6:15 Girl Scouts-t/sc 6:30 Women’s Fellowship dinner out

14 6:45pm Tai Chi

15 7-9pm Boy Scouts-g/sc 6:30 pm Childbirth class-p

16 5-9pm Cub Scout pack mtg-g

17 10am-3pm Thrift Shop hours 9:30am-1pm Breastfeeding class-p 9:30am-1pm Multiples class-cl Zadworny party (afternoon)-g 12-1pm EHU lunch

18 10am Worship 11am CE Board mtg-p

19 7pm Choir rehearsal-p

20 11am 4th Tri-mester group-p 6:15 Girl Scouts-t/sc 6pm Men’s group at Eli's

21 6:45pm Tai Chi

22 7-9pm Boy Scouts-g/sc 6:30 pm Breastfeeding class-p

23 24 10am-3pm Thrift Shop hours 9:30am-1pm Childbirth class-p church grounds cleanup

25 10am Worship

Palm Sunday 11am Deacons mtg-p

26 7pm Choir rehearsal-p

27 11am 4th Tri-mester group-p 6:15 Girl Scouts-t/sc

28 6:45pm Tai Chi

29 7pm Maundy Thursday Service

30 Good Friday Sanctuary open 12 Noon-3pm Church office & Playschool closed

31 10am-3pm Thrift Shop hours 930am-1pm cloth diapering-p

The First Congregational Church United Church of Christ

Old Stone Church 251 Main Street

East Haven, CT 06512

The lighted candle in the Church Steeple will shine perpetually as a beacon of God’s strength. This light

reflects our prayers for peace, here and abroad.

Church Office: 203-467-2907 Playschool Office: 203-467-0661

Church Office Hours: M-F 9am - 12 Noon /1pm - 3:30 pm Summer Hours: 9am—12 Noon

Playschool Hours: M-F 7:30 am to 5:15 pm

Thrift Shop Hours: Saturdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm—ext. 107

Email: oscongregational@snet.net Website: www.oldstonechurchucceasthaven.org Fax: 203-467-2907 Ext. 111

OLD STONE CHURCH

Church Office 203-467-2907 Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Playschool Office 203-467-0661 Playschool Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Playschool Director’s Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Office Manager

Kathy Giannone Ext. 101

Interim Organist/Choir Director

Mary Beth LaVallee

Our Sunday Service can be seen on the local access cable Channel 18. Check the cable schedule for times.

Email: oscongregational@snet.net Website: www.oldstonechurchucceasthaven.org