July-August 2017

Agape Harvest

First United Presbyterian Church

of Pine Plains

3039 Church Street, P. O. Box 313,

Pine Plains, NY 12567

Tel: (518) 398-7117

To know the love of Christ; to show the

love of Christ; and to grow in the love of

Christ. • All are welcome to

join us at our weekly

Sunday worship

service at 11:00

a.m.

• Church School and

childcare are

available during the worship service.

• Join us for the warmth of coffee

hours and fellowship

following most weekly worship

services.

• Pastor Carol’s office

hours are by

appointment.

Please call her at (518) 697-0025

(home), (845) 235-

3569 (cell) or (518) 398-7117 (church

office).

From Your Pastor:

www.pineplainspresbyterianchurch.com

Inside this issue:

Upcoming Events, Notices 2 Thanks, Photos 4 Nutrition Corner

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Servant’s Calendar 3 Mission 6 Prayers 8

Dear friends, Scott Miller tells the story of Bob Edmunds, a former colleague in the church where he used to serve in Elmira, New York. Bob shares what it feels like to be denied hospitality. He and his family were vacationing one summer and decided to worship at a prominent church in the Washington D. C. area. Apparently this church had quite a reputation for the quality of their preaching and corporate worship. The reputation held up, according to Bob and Susan’s standards. And believe me, they have rather high ones says Scott. The sermon was riveting and the music, inspiring. That much did not disappoint them. But the lack of hospitality did. From the moment they arrived at the church to the time they left, not one person spoke to them - except for the pastor who made a feeble attempt on their way out the door. No one directed them to the nursery. They had to find it themselves. No one invited them to the fellowship hall for coffee and refreshments afterwards. They had to find it themselves. In fact, Bob deliberately stood underneath the huge chandelier in the center of that spacious hall for at least five minutes - gazing up at it and looking as conspicuous as possible. But no one came up to him or introduced themselves to him. “We felt as though we were invisible,” Bob says. “No one noticed that we were even there. I don’t care how good the preaching and music were. Nothing could have made up for their lack of hospitality. That church was as cold and lifeless as a corpse.”

I have had this experience and you may also have had it, but it is something we never want to happen here in our congregation. May we never forget what it feels like to be a stranger and how wonderful it feels to be welcomed into Christ’s fellowship. Have a wonderful summer!

With love in Christ, Carol

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Upcoming Events, Notices * Events dates & times subject to change

All meetings/events in the Fellowship Hall unless stated otherwise.

Note: The Women’s Assoc., the Council of Churches, and the Choir are on hiatus for the summer. The Choir will resume on Sept. 10. Father Wilson of Immaculate Conception / St Anthony’s Church will chair the Council for 2017-2018. The meetings will be held on the third Friday of each month (beginning in September) at 10:30 a.m. at St Anthony’s Church Hall.

Hymn Sings: During the summer, beginning around 15 minutes prior to the start of the service, we will have a hymn sing. Please come with your favorite hymns! Pastor Carol will be away from July 16 through July 23. She will also be away August 13.

July 2017 Bible Study: Thursdays at 7 pm. No Bible Study July 20.

August 2017 Bible Study: Thursdays at 7 pm. No Bible Study Aug. 10.

Vacation Bible School

Hi Families and Kids and Friends! Mark the calendar! Vacation Bible School sponsored by the Pine Plains Council of Churches is August 14th to 18th from 9am till Noon at St. Anthony’s in Pine Plains for kids ages 4 and older. Dear Grown-ups and Teenagers: We need a few more VBS volunteers. Could you be a helper? Even if you are available only a few of the days, we’d love to have you. There is an important meeting for all VBS volunteers on Monday, July 10th at 7pm at St. Anthony’s Church. We’ll be handing out materials and watching the “Safe Environment” video. Since all volunteers have to be part of this training to be part of VBS, please plan to attend. If you would like to be a volunteer, but can’t make the meeting, please contact me at beebeetheclown@frontiernet.net in the next week, or call me at 845-758-1938. Hope to see you on the 10th of July at 7pm!

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Servants’ Calendar

Liturgist Schedule July – September 2017

July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30

Linda Bartolomeo Lynne Clinch Jim Petrie Margo Jackson Dyan Wapnick

August 6 August 13 August 20 August 27

Carol Hart John Hart Doug Hart Linda Bartolomeo

September 3 September 10 September 17 September 24

Lynne Clinch Jim Petrie Margo Jackson Dyan Wapnick

Communion: July – Shirley MacPherson August – Scott Chase Session Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month

Next Session Meeting: Tuesday 9/5/17 @ 7 pm (No Meetings July & August)

SESSION: Kathy Bartles, Bob Clinch, Jeanne Valentine-Chase, Scott Chase, Doug Hart, Jim Jackson, and Linda Wendover.

Treasurer: Scott Chase

Clerk of Session: Kathy Bartles

Moderator: Pastor Carol Miller

DEACONS: Ronnie Brenner-Walsh, Lynne Clinch, Dora Hage, Carol Hart, and John Hart.

Deacon Schedule: 1st Sunday: John Hart 2nd Sunday: Carol Hart 3rd Sunday: Lynne Clinch 4th Sunday: Dora Hage 5th Sunday as needed: Ronnie Brenner-Walsh

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Thank You – Chicken BBQ and Women’s Assoc. Raffle

Thank you to all our volunteers who made the BBQ such as success, to coordinators Wesley Chase, Deb Jackson and Jeanne Valentine-Chase, to ticket seller Carol Hart, and to all of our hard workers both outside and inside. We sold 295 reserved tickets and 35 walk ins for a total of 330 dinners. Our intake before expenses was $5015!

Here are our Raffle Winners

The Women’s Association would like to thank the businesses who supported our raffle by donating prizes and to

Linda Wendover for securing them all for us. Thank you also to Dora Hage for selling tickets for us at Stewarts, to

Roberta Cerniglia for the donation of a beautiful handmade quilt, to all those who sold tickets for us and to those

who bought tickets from us. We made $1,097.00 which we will donate to the church for upgrades to our lighting.

Thank you all for your support!

Applebees 10.00$ Keith Reamer

Applebees 10.00$ Ryan Orton

Hugs & Kisses Dish Garden Deb Phillips

Lia's Mt View 25.00$ Marylyn Schmidt

Moose on the Loose 25.00$ Judy Reale

Olive Garden $ 5. off cetificate Laura Dennis

PP Platter 25.00$ Barbara Gurbel

Sky Acre Farm Market 50.00$ Marva Blackmar

Stewarts Misc David Dods

Stewarts Misc Dan Adams

Stewarts Misc Linda Bartolomeo

Stewarts Misc Dennis Selinger

Stewarts Misc Scott Chase

Texas Roadhouse 15.00$ Craig Shelley

Texas Roadhouse 15.00$ Barbara Schmidt-Miller

Tops Restaurant 20.00$ Don Bird

Tower Pizza 25.00$ Jim Filippini

PP Fine Wines 25.00$ Jim Filippini

PP Veterinary Assoc Basket Keith Reimer

PP Drug Store Flag Dan Adams

Avon donated by Linda Wendover Jean Osofsky

Avon donated by Linda Wendover J Keeler

Avon donated by Linda Wendover Kate Osofsky

Avon donated by Linda Wendover John Wilbur

PP Emporium - Jacket Dave Alm

PP Emporium - Jacket Bob Clinch

PP Emporium - Tshirt Robert Connelly

PP Emporium - Tshirt Frank Volz

PP Emporium - Tshirt Rosie Chase

PP Emporium - Tshirt Jack Meccariello

PP Emporium - Tshirt Cole Cookingham

PP Emporium - Tshirt Barry Chase

PP Emporium - Tshirt Kathy Bartles

PP Emporium - Tshirt Linda Bartolomeo

Quilt donated by Roberta Cerniglia Mary Landeck

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The Pine Plains Emporium has donated

some Carhart jeans, shorts, and overalls

to our church. They consist of both mens

and womens in a variety of sizes and

lengths. The majority of the jeans are

valued at $50. If you would like to

purchase any, the Women’s Assoc. is

selling them at $10 a pair.

There is a bin of mens shorts and jeans, a

bin of womens shorts and jeans, and

bags of overalls located in the

Fellowship Hall.

Feel free to look through them for your

size.

DfG Kits -- Fabric Choice Matters! www.DaysforGirls.org

Global feedback informed the fabric guidelines we use for DfG Kits. These guidelines ensure the kits work

well culturally, physically, and durably! It matters…for the girls. Use quality, durable 100% woven cotton

(sometimes called quilters cotton). Best choices are stain hiding botanical, geometric, or batik prints in

medium to dark colors.

No print with a face/eyes --- No insects or snakes (butterflies ok) --- No camouflage/guns/hunting

No cartoon/TV/pop culture/national flags/words/girly glam --- No solid saffron (school bus yellow) –

yellow in patterns ok --- No light-colored fabrics that easily show stains.

This is a program that the Pine Plains Methodist Church is participating in with support from the

community. To find out more or how you can donate, please see Kathy Bartles.

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Presbyterian Mission A season of prayer of peace on the Korean Peninsula

PC(USA) observance runs June 25–August 15

LOUISVILLE

June 25 marks the beginning of the Korea War—in 1950—as understood in South Korea. For the Presbyterian

Church (U.S.A.) it also marks the beginning of the “Season of Prayer and Reflection in the Korean Peninsula,”

which runs until August 15, the day in 1945 when Korea was liberated from the Japanese occupation of WWII.

For a number of years, leaders from the PC(USA) and the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) have called on

members and friends of both churches to pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula and to engage in a season of prayer

and reflection from the key historic dates of June 25 through August 15.

The Season of Prayer emphasizes that:

• “For the people of the PCK, this season of prayer will be a time to remember the suffering of separated families on the Korean Peninsula; and to acknowledge that, since the partition of the peninsula, the Christian commitment to reconciliation has been compromised by the trauma of a fratricidal war; discipleship compromised by bitterness; and faithfulness compromised by fear and hostility.”

• “For the people of the PC(USA), this season of prayer will be a time to reflect critically on how the division of the Korean Peninsula, the unended Korean War, and the separation of families have harmed the Korean people and on what the historical roles of the United States have been in relation to the Korean Peninsula; and to call the United States government to implement a policy of peaceful engagement in relation to Korea.”

• “For the people of both churches, this will be a time to deepen their commitment to work for healing, reconciliation, and peaceful reunification that will create a culture of peace in Korea and all of North East Asia.”

Last summer, the 222nd General Assembly (2016) approved an overture from the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse

acknowledging and seeking reconciliation for U.S. military actions in the early days of the Korean War that resulted

in the deaths of as many as 250–300 Korean civilians.

Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II, has made plans to visit South Korea this November to officially ask for the

reconciliation.

This week the Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study featured a reflection on Korea by Choon Lim, regional liaison

for East Asia, and Yen Hee Lim.

Resources to guide prayers and to learn about partnership between Presbyterians in Korea and the United States

include:

• Partnerships with South Korea • Hyeyoung and Kurt’s Korean Adventure—the blog of the PC(USA) YAV site coordinators Kurt Esslinger and Hyeyoung

Lee in Daejeon, Korea • https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/missionconnections/choon-and-yen-hee-lim/—Choon and Yen Hee

Lim, mission co-workers in South Korea • https://www.presbyterianmission.org/swords-plowshares/2013/05/02/joint-statement-peace-korean-peninsula/

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By Lynne Clinch

Getting Peachy

Peaches are coming into season right now. The fresh succulent fruit is readily

available through the end of July. Are you a “squeezer” of fruit to test

ripeness? Well if so forget it. When it comes to peaches they only ripen when

on a tree. Their sweetness also develops at the same time. You do absolutely

nothing but bruise the fruit. When purchasing the fruit look for the yellow

glow tinted with that rosy hue. Once home keep the peaches at room

temperature, no refrigeration. In my house fresh peaches never last long. The

grandchildren love them as does Bob. Adding fresh blueberries I like to make

cobbler or crisp with them. Yummy! That doesn’t last long either.

While searching for some different recipes I found 3 that would make a great ‘company’ meal or just a cozy special

meal for 2. Just adjust the recipe to meet your needs.

Peach and Tomato Salad -- serves 6

¼ c. balsamic vinegar

2 T. Olive Oil

2 Tsp. honey

3 peaches, pitted and cut in wedges

1 pound tomatoes cut in wedges (usually 3 medium)

Take the first 3 ingredients plus salt and pepper to taste and mix thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and stir gently

to coat. Best if served immediately.

Ribeye Steaks and Peaches

Make a dry rub by mixing--- 1 T. paprika, salt and black pepper, 2 tsp. each onion powder, garlic powder, lemon-pepper

seasoning, 1 tsp. ground cumin. This makes enough rub for 4 T-Bone or 8 Ribeye Steaks. Rub the number of steaks

you’re preparing on both sides then grill to desired doneness. When removed from grill, cover and rest for 5 minutes.

(Store leftover rub in airtight container.) Next take 1 peach per person, peel, pitted and halved. Grill the peaches for 5

minutes turning once. * Meanwhile take ¼ c. Balsamic vinegar, 2 T. fresh thyme or basil, 1 T, melted butter, ½ tsp.

pepper and 1 tsp. sugar and mix together. Add to the grilled peaches. Use a nice wooden cutting board as the serving

tray. Cut the meat from the bone of the steak, if there is one; then cut into appropriate portions and arrange the peaches

with the meat….Enjoy!

*This marinade makes enough for 6 peaches. Feel free to cut in half.

Now for dessert---- Peach Ice Cream

4 Medium ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and chopped into small chunks

1 c. packed brown sugar

½ c. granulated sugar

Put all except cream into large bowl, mix well and let sit 15 minutes. Add whipping cream, mix until combined. Place

in air tight container. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Place mixture in ice cream maker and churn per manufacturer’s

directions. When done put in container and back to freezer until needed. Options are to serve plain or add toppings of

choice. This makes 7 cups. Still looking for your favorite recipes to share or even your hacks you use to make

spectacular dishes. You know how to reach me.

½ c. thinly sliced red onion

½ c. feta cheese

½ c. toasted pecan halves

¼ c. torn fresh basil

3 T. lemon juice

2 tsp. Vanilla

¼ tsp. almond extract

2 c. Whipping Cream

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During the coming month, please remember the following people in your daily prayers; our pastor, our congregation,

all our children, our loved ones, and all of those who have lost loved ones in the past year.

At home: Ben Curtis (Linda Wendover), The Thomas family of Albany (fire), Bill Hendrickson (Lynne Clinch’s

brother), Mark (Laura Clark), Bridget and Aylee, Ryan (Ronnie Brenner-Walsh’s nephew), Jack Pulver, Tina

Brunow (Cindy and Roberta), Dave Groom and family, Dave Filipe, Linda Kaplan, Bev VanVoorhis, Joe Imperato,

Steve Bracey, Cecil Doyle, Betty Peck, Bob Cookingham Sr, Bill Kraus and family, Lauranne Oliver, Pam

Meccariello, Val Luckenbill (Christa), Melissa Kay McKinney (Cindy and Roberta), Marge and Bill Palmer, Rosie

McGhee, Jeanette Finkle, Harriet A’Brial, Betty Clinch, Marietta (Linda Rosado's daughter), Arlene Brower, Martha

Imperato & family, Whitney and family (Susan), Chun Ok Blackie (Jim and Margo Jackson’s sister-in-law), Helen

Deane (Pastor Carol’s cousin), Kim (Deb Pomeroy’s sister), Caitlin Edge (Deb), Daniel Hegarty III, Elaine Hage,

Joann Amelio, Jen (Linda Wendover), Kim Bloodgood, Virginia Kemp, Mort Jackson, Bob Metzer, Luane

Ballantine, Chris Eastwood, Ruth Hart, Mary Douglass, Marge Chase, Debra Rose, the family of Georges St.

Laurent, Laura and George Dennis, Trudie Wilson, Marge (Laurie), Marianne Groeling, the family of Lizzie Burger,

Marjorie Bright, Lisa Spear, Karen Lane (Marva), Judy MacMorran (Barbara Gurbel’s daughter), Debbie (Laurie),

Pete and Helen Robinson, Shirley and Waldy MacPherson, Mary Lou Jenson, Dave Dennis (Laura Clark), Brittany,

Debbie Kinney, Mary and Tom Briggs, Lottye Kate (Barbara Gurbel's great-granddaughter), Jennie Clark, Mikayla

Clark.

At The Manor at Woodside: Helen Travis and Rod Davis

At Noble Horizons: Rev. Herb Day, Jack and Jean Pulver

At Geer Village: Dorothy Miller and Phyllis Ronner. (77 South Canaan Rd., Canaan, Ct. 06018)

At Sharon Health Care Center: Marion Doyle, Vinny Masarelli

At The Pines: Muriel Swart (2405 15th Street, Troy, NY 12180)

At the Baptist Home: Mary Jo Glozier

In the military or Reserves: Lewis and Denzel Jackson (Keith Jackson’s sons), Brandon Gray (serving in Korea),

Garrett Cummings, Daniele Casazza, Kyle Moskowitz, Matt Cade, Zach McDonnell - Reserves, John Cort, Mark

Hall (serving in Afghanistan), Jacob Coons, Danny Hoysradt, Brian Montross, Nathaniel Chase - Reserves (Marge's

grandson), Dylan Humbert (Troi and Cole’s brother), Eric Wiltsie (Tom and Renee Strudwick’s nephew).

And all those who have served in our military.

Share a Blessing!

Next issue: Submission deadline: Send submissions to: September 2017 August 25, 2017 dyanwapnick@optimum.net

Pine Plains Food Locker : Toiletries are always welcomed. Please send $ donations to the Pine Plains Food Locker 2852 Church Street Pine Plains, NY 12567