Church Mouse

September 2019

Blessed to be a Blessing Through your generosity and through the bequest of the Squires Estate, Central Presbyterian Church has made it

possible for international pastors to further their theological education in the United States and then return to their

home countries to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. We have been blessed by our friendships with the Rev.

Dr. Francis Acquah (Accra, Ghana) and the Rev. Dr. Redda Ibrahim (Assiut, Egypt). Each of them completed their

programs and are currently blessing congregations in their homelands. We are now sponsoring our third student: a Doctor of Ministry

candidate at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Father Maximos

Kevin Onyebuchi Nnachette (he has invited us to call him Father

Maximos) is from the

West African country of

Nigeria. He is one of six

children in his Roman

Catholic family. While

studying to be a Catholic

priest, Father Maximos

was invited by a friend to

an Orthodox worship

service. He was so

moved by the Divine

Liturgy that he joined the

Orthodox Church, be-

coming first a deacon

and then a priest. Father Maximos enjoys reading but also loves lawn ten-

nis, table tennis, and (of course) soccer. Nigeria’s national football team,

the Super Eagles, has qualified for six of the last seven FIFA World Cup

competitions. Father Maximos will be visiting Geneseo on Sunday, September 8. You

will have several opportunities to see, hear, and meet our newest scholar-

ship recipient on that day.

Church Family Breakfast: Bring a breakfast dish to share (if you

can) and join us at 8:45 am in Fellowship Hall for conversation with Father

Maximos and with friends new and old.

Worship: Be with us at 10 am for worship; Father Maximos will

preach.

Coffee Hour: Have questions about life in Niger ia? About Ortho-

doxy? Father Maximos will give a brief presentation and answer your

questions following worship during Coffee Hour. Come be blessed by the story and the words of Father Maximos as we together we share the joy of the wide, wel-

coming love of Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

In Christ’s shalom,

Pastor Nancy

CPC Scholarship recipient

Father Maximos

Pastor’s Message

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In Our Prayers

Pastor’s Message …………………1 In our Prayers ………..............2 Birthdays ………..............2 CPC Happenings …………..........3

Youth & Kids’ Happenings ……………...... 6 Community Happenings ........................ 9 Serving in Our Church ....................... 10 Church Calendar ........................11

Inside this Issue

Healing and Health

+ Alan (Cathy Gardner’s brother, being treated for cancer)

+ Brandon (Joyce and Ron Peterson’s grandson, being treated for cancer)

+ Casey Hoover (Aimee Rose’s brother, being treated for cancer in Florida)

+ Chris Thompson (in ICU recovering from heart surgery)

+ Rev. Gail Ricciuti (recovering from cancer surgery)

+ Gary Andolina (Marion Andolina’s husband, hospitalized this week)

+ George Lowmaster (Tim Lowmaster & Georgia Csont’s father, recovering from heart surgery)

+ Hilde Seiler (awaiting test results)

+ Jane Reid (in hospice care in Arizona)

+ Jim D’Ambrosio (Marion Andolina’s brother, receiving treatment for cancer)

+ Lois Clancey (David Hurd’s sister)

+ Mike Peters (home, still with multiple health challenges)

+ Rich Wood’s mother (being treated for cancer)

+ Sally Fox (receiving treatment for cancer)

+ Sandy Peterson (in hospice care)

Homebound

+ Howard Viele, Ron & Pat Scott, Beth & Robin Wallace, Pat McFarland, Barbara Leighton, Marilyn Cleveland

Other Joys and Concerns

+ Father Maximos and his congregation in Nigeria + Rev. Redda Ibrahim and Second Evangelical Church of Assiut, Egypt + the young men in residence at Industry School and Rev. Karyn Carter, who serves among them + Rev. Dr. Francis Acquah and for Trinity Church in Accra, Ghana, and their pastor, the Very Rev. Ishmael

Ghansah

The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Holly Harvey and her family on the death of Holly’s father and to Fred Seiler on the death of his uncle.

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. And though death will destroy my body, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see with my own eyes: my re-

We Want to Pray with You and for You

If you are hospitalized, ill, facing surgery, or encountering other challenges, please let Rev. Lowmaster, the Church Office, or your Deacon/Elder Shepherds know. We would like to pray for you and to assist and support you. Please give us the opportunity to be a blessing to you.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 Charlotte McLean

2 Noah Crane

4 Amanda Bowes

9 Gail Chasey

11 Ewan Maxwell

16 Jillian Staudinger

20 Marlene Hamilton

21 Noah Rose

25 Eric Graham

30 Dorothy Stapley

IF WE HAVE MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY and you would like it to be included in the Church Mouse, please email, call, or stop by the Church Office and let us know the date!

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Church Family Breakfast − September 8

On the first Sunday of every month, our entire

church family is invited to join the fun and fellowship as

we gather in the Social Hall PROMPTLY at 8:45 am for

breakfast. This is a wonderful way to stay in touch and to

grow together in our faith. Simply bring a dish to share

and a hearty appetite! Following breakfast, we encourage

families to worship together at 10:00 am. Our next

breakfast is on Sunday, September 8. Monday Morning Bible Study

Our Bible Study is on Monday mornings, at 10:30

am in the Jane Ward Room. Each week we will examine

the texts that Rev. Lowmaster will use as the basis for

her upcoming Sunday sermon. The discussion is always

lively! Come join us for a closer look at the Scriptures.

Dates for this month are September 9, 16, 23, 30

Men’s Group

All men of the church are invited to a monthly coffee

and conversation get-together. We meet at Tim Hortons

at 9:00 am on the first Thursday of each month strictly

informal no agenda, no dues, no rules of order. The

next get-together is on September 5. Donating Flowers for Worship to the Glory of God

There are still a few dates available for flower dona-

tions for Sunday services in October and November. If

you would like to donate flowers in memory of loved

ones or in honor of someone, please contact our Flower

Deacon, Leslie McCurdy, at 346-2630 or at

pestylesty11@yahoo.com. Thank you for enriching our

worship in this way.

We Celebrate Together with Joy and Thanks to God!

CPC HAPPENINGS

Congratulations to the 2019

Central Presbyterian Church

Scholarship Recipients

Paul Cripps

SUNY Geneseo (Elementary Education)

Mallory Crane Vanderbilt University

(graduate program, Special Education)

Noah Crane The College of Wooster ( Psychology)

Yedarm Han SUNY Geneseo (Elementary Education)

Garrison Hunt Nazareth (Musical Theatre)

Emma Janson University of Massachusetts - Boston (Psychology)

Victoria Perez SUNY Oswego (Psychology)

We pray God’s richest blessings be poured out on Miranda Moore and Tyler Carman (son of Danny and Jackie Carman), who were married in Nash-ville on July 16. Miranda and Tyler are living in Wellsville, NY, where they both are teachers. We also pray God’s grace be abundant in the lives of Erin Sweeney and Mrigaa Sethi, who were married in Buffalo on August 12. Erin and Mrigaa live in Singapore. Therefore what God has joined together,

let no one separate. (Mark 10:9)

We rejoice with Linda and Dick Hathe-way on the birth of their granddaughter, Gemma Lea, to Rick Hatheway and Lisa Davis.

People were bringing even infants to him

that he might touch them; and when the dis-

ciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not

to do it. But Jesus called for them and said,

"Let the little children come to me, and do

not stop them; for it is to such as these that

the kingdom of God belongs. (Luke 18:15-16)

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Come meet our college students

and lend a hand to the church

Saturday, September 7 from 9:00 am - Noon

Every year an enthusiastic group of Geneseo college stu-

dent volunteers arrives here at Central to begin their

academic year by serving in the Geneseo area. In past

years, student volunteers have worked with CPC members

to wash windows, weed, paint, and generally help spruce

up our property. We will welcome this year’s group on Sat-

urday, September 8 at 9:00 am. Come, meet them and

work alongside them (and maybe bring a snack or two

to share).

Tom Thompson and Tom Wilson grill chicken in the park Ron Long and Chris Lynch prepare dogs and fixins

Georgia Macauley waits on a grill customer

Thank you to everyone who organized, worked, or ate at the Grill during the Geneseo Festi-

val! Because of your faithful service, CPC was able to donate more than $2500 to VFW

Post 5005 VFW.

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Pastor Nancy and Tim at a SUNY Geneseo event last year What book is on your nightstand or what are you read-

ing now? A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard by Lau-

rel Thatcher Ulrich What is your favorite snack? Nilla Vanilla Wafers or kettle corn What do you turn up your radio to hear? Classic Motown, 60s protest music, and anything by

Queen What team do you root for? Baseball: Pittsburgh

Football: Pittsburgh

Hockey: Pittsburgh What makes you laugh/cry? Baseball: Pittsburgh

Football: Pittsburgh

Hockey: Pittsburgh

(Hey, there’s always next year.) What was your favorite place to travel to or where

would you like to travel next? I have plans to visit my brother in Albuquerque in

October for the Balloon Fiesta!. What movie makes you cry? I don’t watch movies that make me cry, only movies

that let me escape. What is on your bucket list?

I would like to travel to all of the International Dark

Sky Reserves: 13 sites throughout the world that

have protected the darkness of their night sky.

What surprises you or inspires you? The wisdom of the youngest and oldest among us.

If you could have dinner with 3 people, who would be

at your table? Hymn writer Jaroslav Vajda, author C. S. Lewis, and

my father. What would people never guess about you? That I played “Lucy” in my college’s production of

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown What do you do outside of CPC? I am part of the Tel Zeitah Excavation Project in

Israel and, for the past 8 years, I have been a mem-

ber of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Theologi-

cal Seminary. What’s your favorite hymn? A Slovak hymn entitled Pán Bûh (“God, My Lord, My

Strength, My Place of Hiding”, dated 1567) What is the best advice you have ever received? The Confirmation verse chosen for me by my childhood

pastor: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his right-

eousness and all these things will be added unto you as

well.” (Matthew 6:33) What hobbies do you have or what do you do for fun

or what are you passionate about? Walking with my husband Tim and sharing my daugh-

ter Meredith’s nerdy obsession with the New York

Times Crossword Puzzle What would you most like to learn? How to play the bowed psaltery or bowed dulcimer.

And perhaps a foreign language that living people

speak.

Our featured staff member this month is our pastor, the Rev. Dr. Nancy Lowmaster. Pastor Nancy was ordained in August

2011 in her home church in Meadville, PA, following her graduation from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary where she earned her Master of Divinity degree. She was called and installed at CPC in September 2011. It is hard to believe Pastor Nancy has been serving in Geneseo for 8 years! We are so blessed by her many years of ministry with us.

Pastor Nancy and her husband, Tim, live in Geneseo. Tim serves as a deacon in our church and is a pharmacist in War-

saw, NY. They have three adult children who worship with us when they are visiting their parents: Meredith works in Boston as an animal research technician at Massachusetts General Hospital; Kaelyn and her husband Adam currently live in Arling-ton, VA, but are awaiting their next assignment from the State Department; and Ben does paralegal work at a Boston law of-fice that specializes in immigration law.

Prior to her life in ordained ministry, Nancy had a long teaching career in the Chemistry and the Education Departments at Allegheny College. She received her B.S. from Ohio Northern University, M.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, and Ph.D. from Cornell Uni-versity. She is currently completing a Doctor of Ministry degree through Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

“ GETTING TO KNOW YOU "

Getting to know… the Rev. Dr. Nancy Lowmaster

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MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

Our Bible Study will resume on Monday morn-ing, September 9, at 10:30 am in the Jane Ward Room. Each week we will exam-ine the texts that Pastor Nancy will use as the bases for her next Sunday sermon. The discussion is always lively! Please join us for a closer look at the Scriptures.

Watch for Sermon Debrief on Sundays during coffee hour (when there is no Adult Forum)

Greet friends and grab some refreshments, then gather at the table in Fellowship Hall at about 11:25 pm.

2019-20 Sunday School begins again September 8

Our Sunday School year will begin on September 8, when once again we will offer a nursery class for children from birth-K and a multi-age class for children grades 1-5. Any middle or high school students who are interested in as-sisting during Sunday School are also more than welcome to join us! On Communion Sundays, we will offer a special activity for our school-age children and then reunite them with their families in the sanctuary so that the family may receive the Lord’s Supper together. We are excited to start a new year of faith and learning!

CHURCH FAMILY

BREAKFAST

SEPTEMBER 8

Beginning September 8, and on the first Sunday of every month thereafter, our entire church family is invited to

join the fun and fellowship as we gather in the So-cial Hall PROMPTLY at 8:45 am for breakfast. This is a wonderful way to stay in touch and to grow to-gether in our faith. Especially if you have not at-tended a Church Family Breakfast in the past, come and discover all the excitement and savor the won-derful smells. Simply bring a dish to share and a hearty appetite! Following breakfast, we encourage families to worship together at 10:00 am.

Christian Education at Central Presbyterian Church

Kickingoff a new season of learning

and growing in Christ

Young Disciple Ringers Bell Choir

Kids — join us to practice during Sun-day School so that you can ring with us in worship!

Youth Chimes Choir Attention all youth in grades 6-12! Consider joining the Youth Chimes Choir this fall! We will meet with Mr. Hurd for about 20 minutes on Sundays after worship and begin learning how to play the chimes. No previous experience is necessary.

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25th Annual John Vonglis CPC Dreams Golf Tournament

Sunday, September 22 Our 25th annual golf tournament will be held Sunday, the 22nd of Sep-

tember, following worship, with the golfing portion of the event as a

shotgun at 12:30 at Old Hickory Country Club in Livonia. Again this

year, the awards/dinner portion will be held immediately following at Old

Hickory CC. This is our twelfth year remembering John Vonglis, with the

tournament named in his honor as: “The John Vonglis CPC Dreams Golf

Tournament.”

If you are interested in playing, please contact Anne Bishop at 259-

8282 (cell with messaging capability) or via email

(abishopny@gmail.com). If you have a particular foursome in mind,

please indicate. Cost for golfers this year will again be $60, including

cart and dinner. Dinner only will be $15. Hole sponsorships @ $50 are

welcomed!

Tai Chi for Arthritis Classes

beginning September 18 at CPC Tai Chi is an ancient, gentle martial art that

has been adapted over the centuries into sets of

movements that are practiced all over the world.

The list of Tai Chi’s physical and mental benefits

is long and continues to grow. One of the proven

benefits of Tai Chi is an improvement in arthritis.

This series of classes uses specific Tai Chi forms

to help students lessen the pain of arthritis and

improve strength and balance. CPC will be hosting Tai Chi for Arthritis clas-

ses on Wednesday and Friday mornings from

9:30-10:15 am in Fellowship Hall starting Sep-

tember 18 and running until November 8. Classes

are open to anyone over the age of 60 who has

arthritis. If you have questions, call Pam Maxson

(764-3365). Pre-registration is required; to regis-

ter, call the Livingston County Office for the Ag-

ing at 243-7520.

From the Organ Bench: Because music plays a large and important part in our worship, your church maintains a vocal choir and a handbell choir. The vocal group sings at every Sunday morning service, and the bells ring in worship once or twice a month. It is not an exaggeration to say that both of these groups are in desperate need of additional members. We are friendly and welcoming folk and rehearsals are productive and enjoyable. If you have any inclination to give us a try, please talk to David Hurd or to any member of the groups. We’d love to have you join us. Our weekly Wednesday rehearsals for Central’s Carillon Choir and The Chancel Choir will begin on September 4th with ringers at 5:45pm and singers at 7:00 pm.

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Amazon donates to CPC every time you make

a purchase through Amazon Smile

Central Presbyterian is now set up as a charitable organization on Amazon Smile. Through the Amazon Smile program,

Amazon will donate a percentage of the cost of your purchase to the not-for-profit of your choice. Don’t know how to

participate? Just sign up on Amazon Smile and choose Central Presbyterian as your charitable organization (signing up

for Amazon Smile does not affect anything in your account on Amazon nor affect the price you pay for the object that

you purchase).

Here’s how to do it:

1. Go to smile.amazon.com

2. You will be prompted to select an organization. Be sure to select Central Presbyterian Church GENESEO, N.Y.,

as there will be other Central Presbyterian churches on the list.

3. All of your Amazon account information will be transferred to the Smile account, and each time you go to Amazon

you will be directed to that Smile account.

The demand for the pantry's ser-

vices is again sky-high! Any and all

donations are greatly appreciated!

Please drop items off at 31 Center

St. (the lower level of CPC), Gene-

seo, during our hours of operation:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am - 2

pm and Wednesdays 4-6:30 pm).

We depend on your generosity!

The Geneseo/

Groveland

Emergency

Food Pantry

Partnering with Catholic Charities of Livingston County

Thank You for a Successful Back to School Supply Drive!

Thank you for the backpacks, notebooks, pens, paper, index cards, pencils, highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, folders, rulers, glue sticks, scissors, and other school supplies that you donated to the children of Livingston County through CPC’s partnership with Catholic Charities. Through your generosity, we were able to fill three large totes.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows gener-ously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compul-sion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Corinthians 9:6-8

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CPC Coffee Hour Coordinators

(If you are interested in helping with a coffee hour, please contact one of the coordinators below.)

Month Name of Coordinator Phone Number & E-mail

Dec., Jan. & Feb. Gretchen Crane 243-2124 Inyoureyes94@frontiernet.net

Mar., Apr. & May Holly Harvey 414-4845 h.h.harvey@frontiernet.net

Jun., July & Aug. Janice Willer 243-3734 bjleewiller2@gmail.com

Sep., Oct. & Nov. Jane Long 243-0613 jlongand9@gmail.com

Attention Coffee Hour Volunteers:

If changes need to be made to your scheduled coffee hour day, please contact the coordinator for that month.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Now… in a pew near you …

is a new pew card! The card is multi-colored pastels and lists many opportunities for you to

offer thanks both for the financial resources and for non-monetary gifts God has given you.

When the Call for the Offering is given during worship, you may feel called to respond by

pledging (or promising) to be God’s faithful servant for another week and placing a card in

the offering plate. Please take a moment to prayerfully consider the opportunities listed on

the card. If you choose to respond, know that you do so confidentially.

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SERVING IN OUR CHURCH IN SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 1 8 15 22 29

LECTORS —

USHERS/ GREETERS

Barb & Kurt Christiansen

Jill & Zach Matzek; Mary Ann Fink; Lyle Lehman

Betsy & Tom Matthews; Craig

& Sharon Bolesky

Jeff & Gretchen Crane, Leslie

McCurdy, Tracy Clarke

The Harvey Family

ACOLYTES — Celia Rose Noah Rose Garin Kleinhans Reghan Maxwell

COFFEE HOUR

Mitzi Lynch Jeff & Gretchen

Crane Mary Ann Fink, Judy Claprood

Betsy Matthews Sarah McLean

COUNTERS Thompson &

Bolesky Thompson &

Bolesky Thompson &

Bolesky Thompson &

Bolesky Thompson &

Bolesky

Sunday,

September 1

Deacons will serve

Communion

(Intinction)

Holy Communion Schedule for September

To the Glory of God! Thank you to those who

helped with the reposi-

tioning of the pews in our

sanctuary (left to right in

th is picture) Pam

Maxson, Bernie Sweeney,

Janice Willer, Roger Col-

lins, and Rock Castor. Al-

so instrumental in mak-

ing this improvement a

reality: Tom Wilson, Jeff

Crane, Ron Long, and the

Worship Commission. Be

watching for other

changes coming to our

worship space!

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Central Presbyterian Church 31 Center Street Geneseo, New York 14454 (585) 243-0669

Please provide articles for the September Church

Mouse to the office no later than September 20

CHURCH MOUSE MAILING

We are happy to provide those who do not have an email ad-dress with a hard copy of the Church Mouse. If you attend Sunday worship, please pick up your copy in the narthex; this will help to alleviate the high cost of postage. We will contin-ue to mail copies of the Church Mouse to those not able to join us for our worship services. Extra copies of the Church Mouse are always available in the narthex.

Central Presbyterian Church

31 Center Street Geneseo, NY

Church Office: Tues. – Thurs. 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Pastor: The Reverend Dr. Nancy E. Lowmaster Telephone: (585) 243-0669 Email: pastor@cpcgeneseo.org

Email: office@cpcgeneseo.org Emergency phone number: (585) 208-7606 Web: www.cpcgeneseo.org Worshiping with thanks + + + Serving with love

Daily Bread Devotional Guides

for September/October/November

are available in the Jane Ward Room and in the narthex.

Help yourself to a free copy.

PASTOR NANCY WILL BE ON VACATION AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 4. IN HER ABSENCE, PASTORAL CARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY REV. RAY LINDQUIST. YOU CAN CONTACT REV. LINDQUIST BY CALLING 243-0159 OR EMAILING 1RAYLIND@EMAIL.COM.