Cross & Comments - March 2012

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New Member Sunday Mar 11

Photo sessions for Church

Directory

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Service of Healing Mar 11

Serve dinner at Schenectady City

Mission

Mar 1

Four Season Dinner Mar 31

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Service of Healing 2

March Mission of the Month:

Food Pantry of First Church in Albany

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Flood Recovery Help Needed:

Capital Region Theological Center

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Come to feed hungry people of the Capital

District and Stay to enjoy a luscious dinner.

As part of March’s Mission of the Month in

support of First Church in Albany’s Food Pantry,

you are invited to a Four Seasons Dinner,

Saturday, March 31 at 5:30 PM.

Your contribution to the Food Pantry admits you to a

scrumptious repast that will celebrate theabundance God provides all year long.

Tasty appetizers will bring us the taste of

spring. Summer will be evoked with the

crunch of fresh salads. Soups and stews

will recall the brisk days of fall. The

comfort foods of winter will warm us.

And desserts will cap off the whole year.

A free will offering will be collected as well.

Sign-Up sheets will be available on the back tables of the sanctuary. Sign

up to bring your favorite dish from your favorite season.



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Don’t Be Left Out…

Of the 2012 Church Directory

Photography Dates at the Church

Thursday, March 9, 2:30-9:00

Saturday, March 10, 10:30-5:00Tuesday, March 20, 2:30-9:00

Didn’t schedule an appointment yet?

Contact Kathy Jubert 452-8207 or JudyChristensen 446-0811.

You can also schedule online atwww.coloniereformed.org

Service of Healing

Sunday, March 11

7:00 PM

This special Lenten worship service calls upon Our Lord whois the Great Physician, the Healer of body, mind, spirit, andsoul. Through the laying on of hands, the anointing with oil,song, and prayer, we humbly ask for restoration, renewal, andhealing.

All are welcome to attend. Child care will be available.

March Mission of the Month:

Food Pantry of First Church in

Albany

Beth Colbert

“Give of yourself, give as much as you can! And

you can always, always give something, even if

only kindness! … Give and you shall receive,

much more than you would have ever thought possible. Give, give again and again … No one

has ever become poor from giving!”

The Food Pantry of the First Church in Albanis really a continuation of the centuries old custoof taking care of widows, orphans and the homethrough the Deacons Fund.

Managed by a Community Outreach Worker, anstaffed by volunteers, First Church’s food pantryserves the people of their neighborhood. The foo

pantry is currently serving 250 families, many ofthem several times a month. Monthly supplies food and other grocery store essentials, such asdiapers and toothpaste, are distributed.

In addition to providing food and grocery items,they get continuous requests for dish soap, HotCocoa, Jelly (they have a lot of peanut butter bu jelly), and toothpaste & tooth brushes. Most of families are on food stamps and are unable topurchase these items with their food stamps, or tare just "nice to have" items. Most children wolove a nice cup of hot cocoa one these chillymornings.

And as always, monetary contributions are accepas well. There are many items the food pantryactually purchases from the Regional Food bank round out the food selections for the families. TRegional Food Bank provides USDA items free ocharge.

Your Mission of the Month contribution of foodfinancial support will go directly to support this

crucial mission.



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Flood Recovery Help Needed:

Capital Region Theological Center

Working together to provide resources for each other is at th

heart of CRTC’s Congregational Resourcing. As the recover

efforts evolve from the ravages of Hurricane Irene and Trop

Storm Lee, coordinators in these areas are coming up with

ways for all of us to pitch in.

Wondering what you can do to help our neighbors in need?Consider getting involved through the CRTC:

Join a Service Team

Each locality that is rebuilding can use immediate help. Se

teams can find ways to help daily, weekly or monthly:

Help prepare and/or serve meals.

Adopt a home - your church family can support a specifi

home and help fill their needs.

Mission teams - stay local and make a difference.

Spring cleanup - raking and yard work.

Donate to local centers - winter clothing, specialty event

(wedding & prom materials), and quilts too.

Skilled Labor - calling all accountants, electricians,

plumbers, dry wall installers.

Kids can help too - there's plenty of work for hands of al

ages!

Participate as an Individual

What can YOU do to help? You'd be surprised! Simple jobs

could be just the fit for your team or small groups:

Stories - Personal tales of rescue, recovery and relationship

listen/document/share!

Homecoming Cleaning - Help in preparing homes for

residency.

Deliveries - Transport donations and deliver materials

Photography - Get the message out via pictures.

Baskets - Gift baskets that say 'Welcome Home'!

Office Help - Several agencies are looking for part time offichelp - flexible hours.

Make direct contact Below find recovery organizations tha

need your help. Call today - tell them what you have to offe

and we are confident they can use your skills!

Flood Recovery Coalition for Schenectady County

Middleburgh Area Volunteers

Rebuild 123 Resource Listings

Schoharie Recovery, Inc.

Schoharie Area Long Term Recovery

Table Grace for March:

May the road rise to meet you,

may the wind be always at your back,

may the sun shine warm on your face,the rain fall softly on your fields;

and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His

hand.

Amen.

~~ A Gaelic Blessing



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Bruce K. Cornwell, Pastor

Community

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Church of

Colonie

Editor: Lou Ann Connelly

Layout Designer: Shawn Turner

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

[email protected] or given to Lou Ann Connelly.

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Carol Grasso, Director

Tel: (518) 869-0131

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Tel: (518) 869-5589

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Bible Verse for March

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.

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the

weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”

1 Corinthians 1:25

Happy March Birthday to…

Tyler Boenau Bill Mathews

Sarah Bottini Don Smith

Earl Chamberlain Lauren Stein

Norma Davis Pat Ziegler

Alexander Hueist

If you would like to have family

birthdays published, please

contact Lou Ann Connelly.

March’s Caring for Creation: Honoring God’s Creation through

Environmental Stewardship

Choose Alternatives to Plastic Easter Grass

Plastic comes from petroleum and there are few uses for Easter grass afterthe holiday has come and gone. Instead, of using plastic Easter grass, linethe basket with paper from your shredder. If you don't have a shredder, trygetting some shreds from a friend who works in an office. When you'redone, you can recycle the paper or put it right into the compost bin.

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