Cross & Comments - June/July 2012

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Book Group June 26

July 24

R&R in the Spirit June 13

July 11

I n t h i s I s s u e :

Graduation Congratulations 2Harvest Festival 2

Like to Read? 2

Flea Market Thanks 3

Sunday Flowers 3

Happenings 4

July & August Mission of the Month:

Project Hospitality

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June

Mission of the Month

During the month of June, Community

Reformed will be collecting personal-care itemsand monetary donations for the Joan NicolePrince Home.

Located in the Village of Scotia, The Joan NicolePrince Home provides 24-hour bedside care fortwo terminally ill residents at a time in ahomelike environment. Staffed primarily byvolunteers, the House provides laundry, meals,personal care, cleaning and support to residentsand their families.

The home is named after Joan Nicole (Keating)

Prince, a Niskayuna native and young mother of four. “Joanie” lost her battle with cancer. In herhonor, her husband gave a notable donationwhich allowed the Home to open in 2006.

The Joan Nicole Prince (JNP) Home is nota medical facility; it is run independently by theSchenectady Community Home, Inc. However,the Home collaborates with Hospice to provide

the same medical management for the patients asthey do for anyone receiving hospice care in theirown home environment. The volunteers andstaff of the JNP Home become the “surrogatefamily” for residents.

In lieu of a monetary donation, you can purchaseitem(s) from their wish list, below:

Wishlist

• Postage stamps• Copy paper - 20 lb. white & color; 24 lb. white• Office supplies:

• Business Cards (ivory) for inkjet• Address labels (white) 1" x 2 3/4"• Tape - scotch & masking• 3-ring binders• Ink Cartridges – HP LaserJet 12A, Canon

5 (black), Canon 8 (color)• Hand sanitizer• Pump hand soap

• Cascade dishwasher detergent• Fragrance-free laundry detergent• Clorox wipes• Tall kitchen bags - 13 gallon• Food storage bags• Unscented hygiene wipes (thick baby-stylewipes)• Depends - all sizes• Gift cards - OfficeMax, Staples, WalMart,Target• Distilled water• Flexible straws

• Services:• Carpet cleaning• Snow plowing & snow blowing• Home repairs

Please visit their website at http://www.joannicoleprincehome.org for moreinformation.



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Congratulations to all the recentgraduates from Colonie Reformed.We are proud of youraccomplishments and pray that youwill go forward in God’s care andled by his Holy Spirit.

Brittany Belus, Colonie CentralHigh School, is planning to go on tofurther education.

Billy Birdsall, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Hudson ValleyCommunity College for AutomotiveStudies.

Sarah Bottini, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Rochester

Institute of Technology forUniversity Studies, concentrating indesign.

Emily Finlan, Colonie Central HighSchool, will attend Fredonia StateCollege for Music Education andPerformance.

Lauren Fisher, The University of New Hampshire, has earned a

Bachelor Degree in Environmental

studies.

Kevin McGee, SUNY Stonybrook,graduated with a Bachelor Degree inMarine Biology.

Sarah Miner, Niskayuna HighSchool, is attending U Albany for

Sociology and Political Science. John Miner, Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute, will continue at RPI for aMS in Environmental Engineering.

Do you know of any notable newsabout former CRCC kids? ContactLou Ann Connelly [email protected] .

Harvest Festival

Regifting is good. Let us helpyou re-gift without guilt.

Do you have gifts and presentsthat you’ve never used? PattiVan Kempen is looking for new

items for the silent auction tobe held at the Harvest Festival(formerly the craft fair) inOctober. If you have a new orunused item that you would liketo donate, please see Patti, SueBredice or Maggie George. Wewill take them at any time!

If you enjoy reading and sharingwhat you have read, CommunityReformed’s Book Group is foryou.

The group meets on the fourth

Tuesday of each month, either atthe church or at the host’s home.Meetings include time forexchanging thoughts andobservations about the book of the month, for sharing of suggested titles for future months,and of course, for dessert. We arealways open to suggestions of good reads.

The book for June is Dogwood byChris Fabry. This book is the 2009winner of the Christy Award,honoring and promotingexcellence in Christian fiction.

As Fabry explains on his web site,“I wrote a story about the smalltown I'm from in West Virginia,changing the name to Dogwood.

There are some really greatpeople in small towns. But smalltowns have long memories and inthis locale, the people have a hardtime forgiving Will Hatfield forwhat he did. Still he returns intenton pursuing the only woman he

has ever loved, only to find thereis far more standing in his waythan lost years in prison.”

We hope to see you at our nextmeeting, June 26, at 7:00 at thechurch.

Please consider coming andbringing a friend. All arewelcome. Happy Reading!!

The new CRCCchurch directory hasbeen proofed andresubmitted. Weexpect your copies tobe available in June.Thank you for yourpatience.

Congratulations to GaryBerberich for being named NewProfessional of the Year by theMaryland chapter of the PublicRelations Society of America.

Gary is a Master’s Degree studentat Towson University and anaccount coordinator withHimmelrich PR.



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On many Sunday mornings, beautiful

flowers grace our pulpit area. These

flowers are often placed in remembrance

of a loved one or the celebration of a

special event.If you would like to order flowers for a

specific Sunday, simply sign up on the

chart posted on the bulletin board in the

church entrance.

Tina Bottini, our flower coordinator,

requests that flowers be ordered at least

one week in advance. Your specific needs

or wishes for these flower arrangements

can be made at that time with Tina. The

cost is $25 per floral arrangement (or

flowering plant during the summer

months). Checks are to be made out to

CRCC and turned into the church office

at the time of order.

After 10 years of continual

service, we say thank you to

Helen O’Connor. She has

changed the church sign

through rain, sleet, snow,mud, and heat with unending

dedication. She has turned

over her trusty “Wellie” boots

to Ellen Belcher at the

beginning of May. Thank you

Helen for all the years of hard

work! Welcome Ellen!

Doris Neese, Sue Bredice, and the BookGroup

Thank you to all who sosuccessfully planned and executedthe Flea Market: those whoorganized, those who cooked andserved food, those who arrivedbright and early to set up, thosewho set up the road-side signs,those who cleaned up and got thechurch ready for worship onSunday. Your hard work and effortsreally paid off.

Thank you to everyone whodonated their gently used items forthe table at the Flea Market. It wasa very successful day: we raised

over $314. 10% of this will go tofund church programs and theremainder to Camp Fowler. Thankyou again for making this possible.

Thank you to all who donated usedbooks for the Book Group’s table.Thanks to your efforts, $100 wasraised for church and charitablemissions.



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April and May were busy months at Community Reformed. Look what went on.

The Talent Auction raised needed funds for church programs.

We started with a tastyunch supplied by the Men’s

Group.

High bidders went homewith delicious goodies.

Art, food, and gifts of service filled the tables.

There was something forevery desire and taste.

Clean-Up Day gave us a chance to work together.

Ellen beautified the frontdoor area.

Vicki trimmed andsnipped.

Joanne spruced up thenursery.

The Quilt group finished 10 quilts for Camp Erin.

udy and Celia show

off the finished quilts.

Celia, Goodie, and Jean

contributed their sewing talents.

Norma, Joanne and Ellen know the work

of their hands will help a hurting child.

We had a great day for the Flea Market.

Everett kept the grill

going. Pat made sure

everyone was served. Bob checked out

some good bargains

Jordyn picked something

from the book table.

Addison found ju

what she wanted.



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Happy Summer Birthdays to…

June:

Ole Christensen Betty Knaggs

Roy Crosbourne Vicki Lane

Elijah Crosbourne Karen Latta

Moses Crosbourne Anne Snyder

Doug Davis Jennifer Stein

Dawn De Russo Haileigh Van Buren

Justin De Russo Melody York

If you would like to have family birthdays

published, please contact Lou Ann Connelly.

Gary Berberich Doris Neese

Barry Bredice Phyllis Strube

Dolores Denegar Shawn Turner

Shane De Russo Michael York

John Lombardo Addison York

Anne Green Bill Ziegler

Elaine Hoogkamp

July:

Room for All was founded to support,to educate and to advocate for the fullparticipation of lesbian, gay, bi-sexualand transgender (LGBT) persons in all

aspects of the life and ministry of theReformed Church in America ascompelled by the inclusive love of Godrevealed to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Pastors and members of area RfAReformed Churches will join othergroups on June 10 in support of theCapital Pride Parade to be held in

Albany.Contact Marilyn Paarlberg, ExecutiveDirector of Room for All, if you wantto help in this effort. She can becontacted at:[email protected].



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Articles are due by the 15th of the month and may be submitted to

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Bible Verse for June/July

In each issue of Cross and Comments we offer you a Bible verse

to contemplate, study and memorize. It is our hope that this will

be one more way you can connect with God‘s word.

“ You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedombe an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other

through love. ”

Galatians 5:13

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which will reduce your carbon footprint. Not to mention that it’s safer and

better for your car to have proper tire inflation. A quick trip to the gas

station periodically will ensure that your tires have just the right amount of

air and might even save you a few bucks in gas.

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For food in a world where many walk in hunger;For faith in a world where many walk in fear;

For friends in a world where many walk alone;

We give you thanks, O Lord. Amen.

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