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THE OPEN DOOR
The Briarcliff Congregational Church 30 South State Road, PO Box 290, Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510
914-941-4368 www.briarcliffchurch.org
“Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.” Revelation 3:8
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Dedicating a New Year 2
From the Deacons 2
Christian Ed News 3
Notes from Fimi 3
Roof News 4
Butterfly Garden 4
Women’s Society News 5
Puppet Workshop 6
Sunday School Starts 7
Moderator’s Report 8
September Calendar 9
Dear Good People of Briarcliff Church,
Recently I had a conversation with an acquaintance who told me he had “stopped
following the news” because the world’s troubles had begun to overwhelm him.
“I can’t stand it anymore,” he confessed, “because I have no way to respond or
help.” A big part of me sympathized with this fellow’s frustration and fear. Truth
is this summer has been full of wrenching, demanding and exhausting troubles:
Hoards of immigrant children from Central America arriving unaccompanied at
our southern borders; Ebola outbreaks in West Africa; intensified aggression
between Israel and Hamas; a passenger flight shot down over disputed areas of
the Ukraine; outrage in Ferguson, Missouri; more violence in Iraq; wildfires in the
Northwest; the list goes on. It’s no surprise the grievances overwhelm and
threaten us.
The lament of our world moves me to church. Church offers sanctuary, the balm
of respite. Church reminds me that God’s dream and intent for creation may be
frustrated but is not defeated, no matter the news. Church affords opportunity for
response, both in prayer (Karl Barth wrote, “A clasp of the hands in prayer is the
beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world”) and in concrete
service. Church gathers us into a community of shared concern, dialogue, support
and learning. Church assures us we are not alone; so while we may be tempted to
ignore what’s happening around us, we’re strengthened to engage it instead – as
people of faith.
Many of us have been away from church through this turbulent season. It will be
good, therefore, especially good, to gather as a full congregation again, revisiting
and renewing the strength we are blessed to share. I’m looking forward to it and
hope you are, as well.
Thankfully,
The Rev’d Dr. Bonnie Rosborough
Pastor
SAVE THESE DATES
SEPTEMBER
6, 13 Puppet Workshop
11 Women’s Society
14 Gathering Sunday,
Church Picnic
20 B&G CleanUp
22 Church Council
27 W.S. Fall Brunch,
Heim Concert
Contact Us At:
rosborough
@briarcliffchurch.org
AND
church-office
@briarcliffchurch.org
Volume 67 Number 1 September 2014
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DEDICATING A NEW YEAR
Gathering Sunday, to be celebrated on the second
Sunday of September this year, will include a new
liturgical element: All those worshipping will be
invited to dedicate our very busy lives to the
purposes of God. We’ll do this by offering
symbols of our lives to be blessed in the liturgy.
Students are invited to bring their backpacks, for
example. Adults might offer cell phones or
appointment books or anything that represents
how we spend our time and resources in the
world. Whatever symbolizes the occupations, pre-
occupations and commitments of our lives will be
offered up as blessings are invoked and as we ask
God to work through us, whatever our labors, for
good in our world. Remember the teaching of
Jesus: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and
God’s righteousness, and all things will be given
to you as well.” Let’s dedicate our busyness to
God’s realm! And, inasmuch as we’re called to be
a blessing to others, we’re invited to bring school
supplies for others on Gathering Sunday. How
blessed we are to be able to share!
CALLING ALL BAKERS! Desserts are being
solicitated for the Annual All-Church Picnic which
follows worship on Gathering Sunday! Contact
Bev Aisenbrey or Barbara Rink to help!
FROM THE DEACONS
The period between Pentecost and Advent is
known as “Ordinary Time” but somehow the
summer of 2014 has seemed far from ordinary to
the Board of Deacons.
Some of it was quite “normal” if you will. At our
June 4 meeting we welcomed a new/old Deacon,
Bruce Wilson and bade farewell to retiring
Deacons Mel Corbett, Janet Moulton and Sarah
Yergeau. Anna Papayanis was elected Senior
Deacon (Chairman) and Joan Austin Vice
Chairman. The various other tasks of the Deacons
were apportioned out. On June 29, the Church
observed Gay Pride Sunday. In early July the
Deacons enjoyed their annual end of year Dutch
treat dinner at the Briars. Arrangements were
made to welcome guest ministers while Pastor
Bonnie was on vacation. We greeted two old
friends – Lynda Clements and Derrick McQueen –
and Gene Palmore who came here for the first
time. All this was well within the realm of the
routine.
And then there was the roof…. Replacement of
the roof of the Church building made the
sanctuary uninhabitable for the month of July so
the worship service was held in the Parish House.
This necessitated moving hymnals, bibles, and
other paraphernalia across the street to Beebe Hall.
Thanks to the creativity of Pastor Bonnie and Jan
Aiello, we had an attractive, appropriately sized
space to hold our services. However, since the
building is used by the Ossining Children’s Center
on weekdays during the summer, everything had
to be taken down and reassembled every week.
Various people pitched in to take care of this each
week. Camping out in Beebe Hall worked out
well and church went on. We welcomed the
Sounds of Life choir from the Walter Hoving Home
in Garrison on July 20. Their music and their
testimonies were inspiring; the Deacons served
lunch after the service. On July 27, we all rejoiced
in the baptism of Suzie and Geoff Harter’s grand-
daughter, Molly Cowan, who is absolutely
adorable.
The roof was completed on time and by the end of
July we were preparing to move back into the
sanctuary. This was no easy task. The sanctuary
had to be thoroughly cleaned and all the stuff that
had been removed four weeks earlier had to be
brought back across the street and re-arranged.
Again, everyone pitched in and we had the first
service in August back in the usual place. The
church looks wonderful; it is probably cleaner that
it has been in about 100 years!
As summer slips away, the Deacons are making
plans for 2014 – 2015 and looking forward to the
challenges and opportunities which will
undoubtedly present themselves in the coming
year.
Joan Austin, Board of Deacons
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONS NEWS
The CE committee has met over the summer,
continuing to brainstorm our mission. First on the
agenda was to establish a calendar of events,
including Gathering Sunday and Opening Day for
Church School on Sept. 14th, the Craft Advent Fair
- Dec. 7, Christmas Pageant - Dec 21 and the Heifer
Fair - May 10. An emphasis on hunger is planned
for 2014-15. It is also hoped that we will find a part
time youth minister soon. We look forward to
“Opening Day” and once again thank our Sunday
School teachers for their dedication. We are happy
to welcome back Joan Beicke for our first graders.
We would also like to thank Charlotte Bomma for
her many years of teaching our little ones. She will
be greatly missed as she travels in and out of our
lives. I can see the little ones with big smiles as she
played the piano and helped them to learn a song.
David Saliamonas, a concert pianist
who currently lives in Paris, will be
performing in the sanctuary of Briarcliff
Congregational Church on Sunday
September 28, at 8 p.m. Originally from Glen
Ellyn, IL, David received his Bachelors and
Masters degrees from the Manhattan School of
Music.He will be performing music of Poulenc,
Schumann, Brahms, Chopin and Gershwin.
NOTES FROM FIMI
Welcome back! It was a
fantastic summer,
beautiful weather for outdoors. In July I went to a
choral convention at Smith College in
Northampton, sponsored by the American Choral
Director’s Association. This was the first time I
participated in the ACDA convention. It was so
much fun to sing with these guys because these
teachers/directors are mostly singers. The sound
was just wonderful! We started out with a
“Conducting Boot Camp” every morning for an
hour. The workshop was wonderful, the teacher
was funny, encouraging and right to the point.
Then we broke into different classes each day,
including reading sessions for church music,
children’s music, world music, and reading shape
notes from mid 1700s. The shape-notes hymns
were very interesting. We learned a couple of
African songs, and skyped a professor in South
Africa who coached us on movements and
pronunciations. It was pretty cool!
The Senior Choir sang for Rev. Martha Jacobs’
installation service back in June at the First
Congregational Church of Chappaqua. Their choir
loved our choir so much that they invited us to
sing with them in November. But since our choir
doubles the size of theirs, I invited them to come
for a Christmas concert instead. They gladly
accepted the invitation. Therefore during Advent
season, we will have a choir concert with our
Senior Choir, Christmas Choir and FCC Choir,
accompanied by a small string ensemble for a
Christmas concert. I am really looking forward to
it.
On Saturday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m., we will
have our first Heim Concert, featuring soprano
Naomi Merer, clarinetist Eric Drucker, and me on
the piano. The program includes solo piano music
for the first half as I have several concerts this fall,
including the Chaminade Music Club, Sacred
Heart Univ. and Sea Island Presbyterian Church in
South Carolina. The second half of the program
will feature Naomi Merer, a soprano living in
Chicago but from Westchester originally, and Eric
Drucker, one of the most prominent clarinetists in
Westchester. For the last two years we have had
several out of town groups performing. This
season I am going to use more local musicians to
bring more audience.
I am looking forward to another musically active
year at the BCC. I hope you are all well rested
from the summer and ready to start the year!
Blessings, Fimi
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ROOF NEWS FROM THE TRUSTEES
This has not been a quiet summer for the Trustees
or Buildings and Grounds Committee given the
new roof project during the month of July - it was
a HUGE job! We were fortunate to have two
talented people oversee the project: Dave
Gasparik, outgoing trustee and chair of B&G
provided continuity, and Keith Austin provided
daily monitoring and worked with our roof
consultant, Russ Watsky, in evaluating the project
as it went along. Canopy Roofing, our contractor,
is an excellent company; numerous issues arose
which could have been stumbling blocks, but
Keith and Canopy Roofing overcame them as if
they were low hurdles. Others involved were
Brian Lewis, new B&G chairman, and Barry Bosak;
both were constant visitors and helpful in
decision-making.
Needless to say, the new roof is beautiful, and
with a completely new under-roof, it should last
for decades. Certainly the copper gutters provide
an artistic touch and are functional as well.
Retaining the painted aluminum downspouts
saved money and perhaps wisely thwarts theft
since copper is a prized material. While most of us
do not see the Norman Tower roof, the option to
replace it and its rotted underpinnings was a wise
decision since we had the expert craftsmen on site.
In addition, the old wooden louvers in the tower
were refurbished.
When the roof work was complete, the inside
cleaning and removing of all the coverings in the
sanctuary began - another gargantuan job.
Cleaning involved the ceilings, lights, windows,
carpeting, altar and uncovering and cleaning the
pews, cushions, piano and organ. Many thanks to
Pastor Bonnie and the deacons, Rosalie Matsuoka,
and Yasna, who all toiled mightily for a week to
have everything ready for worship on August 3. In
addition, front lawn recovery is underway with
Keith Austin and the Buildings and Grounds
committee coaxing new growth watering.
We are still finalizing numbers but it looks like the
total cost of the roof work was about $150,000,
including asbestos abatement, and sanctuary
cleaning. We have borrowed about $17,800 from
the Endowment Fund, a temporary loan to be
repaid with interest as soon as possible. We are
extremely grateful for several directed gifts for the
roof which lessened our borrowing. Any further
gifts would be greatly appreciated.
Barry Bosak, Carol Mickel, Trustee co-chairs
PLANTS WANTED FOR BCC
BUTTERFLY GARDEN
Allie Herskovitz has planted a
Monarch Waystation Garden
beside Beebe Hall as part of her Girl Scout Gold
Award. The habitat for Monarchs has been
severely affected in recent years by pesticides,
mowing and crop field conversion. The numbers
of these beautiful butterflies are dropping steadily.
To learn more about this growing threat, go to
http://pollinator.org/monarchs or
www.monarchwaystation.com. If you have any of
these plants (or other pollinator plants) in your
home garden, please consider donating some for
the BCC Waystation:
Milkweed, Lanceleaf Tickseed
Pale Purple Coneflower, Common Boneset
Joe Pye, Common Sneezeweed
Stiff Sunflower, Blazing Star, Asters
FOOD BANK OUTING:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Come join a lively group of BCC volunteers on
Saturday, October 4th from 9-12 noon at the Food
Bank of Westchester in Elmsford. This is a
wonderful opportunity for families, singles,
couples, youth group members and anyone who
cares about the issue of hunger in Westchester to
spend a few hours repacking bulk food into
smaller, more manageable sizes for use by local
food pantries and soup kitchens. Come learn more
about the important work that the Food Bank does
to reduce hunger in Westchester. There will be a
sign-up sheet in Beebe Hall. We are limited to 12
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volunteers so sign up early! Mature youths are
welcome with an adult to accompany them. No
upper age limit!
WOMEN’S SOCIETY NEWS
Summer has seemingly departed, the fall season
has begun but before we start the new year, the
Women’s Society wants to thank Wicki Martin for
her generous hospitality in opening her home for
the June luncheon. The food was fine and the
company excellent. Thanks also go to Carol
Mickel who was the organizer and to everyone
who brought food.
We also want to say how much we appreciate all
the ladies who watered the troughs in front of the
church this summer even while the roof
replacement went on. It is a long list but good
work should be acknowledged. Trough tenders
included Joan Austin, Joan Beicke, Helen
Buerger, Lowen Bush, Carol Mickel, Barbara
Reese, Barbara Gasparik, Penny Wolf, Jill
Benzenberg and Valerie Nelson.
A few words about the Women’s Society:
meetings are open and welcome to all women of
the church and community. Our meetings are
usually on the second Thursday of the month
(September-May) at 9:30 a.m. in the Eastman
Room. Business meetings are followed by a
program or speaker on a topic of interest. Other
gatherings are advertised in the Open Door and
Sunday bulletin and are scheduled so that women
not available on Thursdays can attend.
September 11th Meeting, 9:30 in the Eastman
Room. The theme of the meeting will be “I’m
Human Too,’” embarrassing moments, funny,
surprising, or useful that you’re willing to share.
These sharing meetings are always great fun. As
always, if you’d rather not share, just come and
enjoy. Also at the meeting, Valerie Nelson will
have samples of the yarn we’ll use to knit an
afghan to be raffled at the Heifer Fair in the spring.
We’ll need volunteers to knit 30 squares that
Valerie will sew into the afghan.
Fall Brunch, Saturday, September 27: 9:30-11:30
in the Eastman Room. This is our welcome-back
annual event. Helen Buerger and Mary Alenstein
will present a program, “Rags to Rugs,” describing
the history and process of rug hooking. There will
be a demonstration and examples of contemporary
rugs that look nothing like what may have been on
your grandparents’ floors. Everyone is welcome;
this is a good event to bring a guest to.
Looking ahead: Craft Shop, Saturday, November
15. A craft to be taught by our resident artist Jan
Aiello, 9:30-noon, in Beebe Hall. Details will be
revealed later.
JAN BYERS MEMORIAL FUND
INAUGURATION
The Benevolence Committee recently received an
endowment from the estate of Jan Byers. After
much discussion and deliberation, it was decided
that the Committee would invest the money and,
with the proceeds from the investment, establish
the Jan Byers Memorial Fund. Jan Byers was very
committed to the local community and provided
generous gifts to people and organizations in
need. The Benevolence Committee would like to
honor Jan and the work she did by awarding a
worthy organization approximately $2500.
Allocation from the fund will be determined by
the Committee. There will be an opportunity for
congregants to submit a simple application for
consideration of how the recipients would benefit
from the gift and how their purpose enhances
and/or reflects the ministries of the Briarcliff
Congregational Church. Applications will be
made available on the table at the back of the
church, in the church office or from any member
of the Benevolence Committee. The chosen
recipient will be announced in the coming months.
If you have questions regarding this very special
award, please contact Martha Yergeau or any
other Committee member. We are excited about
this new opportunity to sponsor worthy
organizations in memory of a remarkable woman.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL SPONSORS
PUPPET WORKSHOPS
On Saturdays Sept 6 & 13
from 9 a.m. – noon the Sunday
School will run a program
open to the public called Using Puppets to Teach
Social Skills & Life Values. The workshops are
free and geared to K – 4th grade. We are inviting
our Sunday School children of all ages to attend.
Our older kids will help our teachers run the
program. The younger children will be making
puppets and creating little skits and stories for the
puppets.
The workshop and program will be run by our
own Jan Aiello who is a high school teacher and
has received grants to run educational puppet
programs at her high school. Jan’s last project
taught her students how to get along with people
of different backgrounds. She used a gang of
puppet cats who invited mice to Sunday dinner.
Fortunately for the mice they brought their friend
Bruno the dog along so the cats were forced to
alter their plans and the menu. As luck would
have it Bruno was a friendly dog but did provide
enough of a presence so the cats got to actually
meet the mice and appreciate them. In the end
they all got along fine.
Puppets allow kids to talk about difficult but
important issues such as bullying, fears, concerns
and problems in their everyday lives. Puppets can
also be used to teach important values and to help
build character through stories and skits. The
Sunday School has used games, crafts, stories and
fund raisers in the past to help build character and
teach good citizenship. Adding puppets to our set
of tools will help us better teach our children to
deal with an increasingly challenging and
complicated world.
The workshops will take place in Beebe Hall and
you can call the church office at 914-941-4368 or
send an email to [email protected] if you
have any questions.
YOUTH GROUP PLANNING MEETINGS
Our Senior Youth Group Planning meeting
(grades 9-12) is scheduled for Sept 21, 2014 after
the church service. There is lots to talk about, from
movie nights to fundraisers to mission trips and of
course, the Westchester Youth Alliance calendar of
events. We hope to see all our youth as well as
their parents at this meeting.
The following week, Sept. 28, we will hold the
Junior Youth Group Planning meeting (grades 5-
8). Some of the subjects, such as movie nights and
Dear Church,
Elsewhere in this newsletter you’ll find the Pastor’s
September letter, which I first wrote when Drea,
our faithful “Open Door” editor, reminded me
September copy was due. Since I wrote that
missive, it’s occurred to me the letter represents
“more of the same.” More me, trying to reflect
pastorally on some subject and connect our parish
and faith tradition to what’s happening around us.
It’s occurred to me, as well, this model of an
opining, serious pastor is dreary and tiresome.
Moreover, try as I may to change it, my copy and
voice always tends to the somber and convoluted. I
can’t help but bet you’re weary of it. I certainly am.
It feels like weightiness and burden when our faith
teaches if not levity then, surely, light!
So, as we embark on a new year of The Open Door,
I’d like to change things up some. Given that it’s a
rare, rare occasion when any reader responds to
what I write, no matter what, I wonder: Will
anyone care if I ex-change the “blah, blah, blah” for
something else? Could we, maybe, use the first
page of the newsletter for some sort of dialogue?
Are there questions, perhaps, that might be raised
or subjects to be explored? Does anyone have other
ideas for a lead? What about interviews?
Just wondering,
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fundraisers will be the same but the events will be
different. Additionally, we are also looking at an
ice skating date and a trip to the animal shelter for
this age group.
LAWN PARTY ~ SATURDAY MORNING,
SEPTEMBER 20, 9 a.m. ~ noon
The Building and Grounds
Committee is hosting a church
beautification/cleanup party on
Saturday morning, Sept. 20. There will be coffee
and goodies and fun and fellowship as we prune,
clean and mulch; there will be inside work as well.
We believe that a well-cared for church gives us all
pleasure and is welcoming to visitors, too. Come
one hour or three, whatever fits in - we will have
extra gloves and clippers. We look forward to
seeing YOU!
SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS SEPT 14TH
Everyone is excited about the new Sunday School
year. All our teachers are returning with one
exception and we’re looking forward to a
wonderful school year. We will be adding puppets
to our classrooms as a new teaching aid. You will
be seeing and hearing more about that soon. We
will also be integrating fundraising and youth
activities with the Sunday School and using these
events as teaching experiences.
We are welcoming back Joan Beicke who will
teach the first grade class this year. On a sad note,
we will be saying goodbye to Charlotte Bomma
who will be moving south before year end.
Charlotte has been a teacher at the kindergarten
level both professionally and here at BCC for more
years than she will admit to. She has been the
person anchoring our pre-K and Kindergarten
program. Most of our children have been
introduced to a loving and kind classroom setting
where they could always feel safe by Charlotte.
We at BCC will always be grateful to her and we
thank her for many years of dedicated service and
wish her only the best in her new life.
TRUSTEES’ SUMMER REPORT
The Trustees met in June; our newly constituted
group includes: Barry Bosak, Kevin Beicke, Karen
Sharman, Anita Eddy, Carol Mickel, Robyn Wild,
Brian Lewis, Gail Rosselot, and Henrietta Porter
with Treasurer Sally Lewis and Pastor Bonnie also
included. Carol and Barry were elected as co-
chairs of the group.
A most important project this summer was, of
course, the new roof. It was a monumental task
and we were blessed to have had such a positive
experience the whole month of mess and well-
organized activity. Many people made it all work,
inside and out, and including worship in Beebe
Hall. We are still refurbishing the lawns which
took the wear and tear of construction.
We’ve had other good things going on. The
Hearing Enhancement System for the sanctuary
was installed in August, under the leadership of
David Schofield. Funds from the 2013 Christmas
offering were used for this worthy project. We are
waiting for the signs and for it to be tested. It will
be very helpful! More information will be
forthcoming!
Please notice our handsome entry! This
refurbishment project is underway with money
from the Van Porter memorial fund; it is
progressing beautifully - note the new pieces
already in use, with more good things to come!
A bathroom for the disabled in Beebe Hall is in the
information gathering stages. Many thanks to
Mary Alenstein, Helen and Ted Buerger for their
planning work. They have been in touch with the
village regarding rules and regulations involved,
and made visits to the Heilman Room, a possible
location.
Allie Herskovitz, who is working on her Girl Scout
Gold Award, is establishing a butterfly garden
along the south side of the Parish House. We look
forward to plants and butterflies in our future!
Under facilities summer rentals, The Ossining
Children’s Center occupied the whole Parish
House (about 50 children) for 2 months, thanks in
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part to the financial help of our Benevolence
Committee and anonymous donors. It is always a
fun experience to observe this group which is so
boisterous and happy, and it is a special joy to
work with their dedicated teachers.
In September, we have a special concert on the
calendar: Emily Sack is renting the sanctuary on
Sunday evening, September 28, 8 p.m., for a piano
concert given by her nephew David Saliamonas, a
world-class performer. She invites us all to come.
And we are always pleased to welcome the
Hudson River Potters who will be in Beebe Hall
Nov. 7, 8, & 9. For your calendar: the BCC
beautification event, sometimes called Cleanup
Day is Saturday morning, September 20 at 9 a.m.
for trimming, clipping and chipping the garden
beds in our large 2+ acre expanse. It takes many
hands to keep the church grounds looking well-
kept and inviting.
The Trustees are beginning work on the budget for
next year. We have budget requests from several
committees and Boards - time to get all requests
in! If we have working numbers early on
committees’ needs and programs for 2015, we do
not have to find last minute solutions.
Carol Mickel and Barry Bosak
ANTICIPATING
the FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS
St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and
ecology, is remembered by the church especially
on his feast day, October 4th. We at BCC have
celebrated Francis’ legacy with a Blessing of the
Animals on the first Saturday of October for
several years. And we will do so again this
season, noting that the fourth actually falls on that
day! Don’t know if this means our animals will be
especially well behaved or if our blessings will
have special meaning, but … it’s a fun fact.
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And welcome to newborn Alexa Ann Lewis,
daughter of Danielle and Brian and little sis to
Niki! Arrived August 19th at 9:41 p.m.
MODERATOR’S REPORT
There a bustle in the air as we look forward to fall
and the resumption of our Sunday School and
committee meetings. Our first Church Council
meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on September 22.
All members of BCC may attend these meetings
where church-wide issues are discussed by the
representatives chosen by each committee. This
year, we are undertaking a review of our By-Laws,
which happens every five years. Copies of the By-
Laws are available to all in the office and I
encourage you to read them and let us know if
there are any areas that you feel need to be
updated. We have a number of issues up for
review already.
We continue with our Vitality movement and are
learning more about the needs of our community.
We did take one action related to this effort and
provided a “hot dog fest” to the Ossining
Children’s Center summer camp children on
August 15. A good time was had by all.
A big “Thank You” to all who have agreed to chair
committees this year. I look forward to working
with you.
Beverly Aisenbrey, Moderator
CELEBRATIONS
At birth all people are soft and yielding.
At death they are hard and stiff.
All green plants are tender and yielding.
At death they are brittle and dry.
When hard and rigid, We consort with death.
When soft and flexible, We affirm greater life.
Written by Lao Chu several thousand years ago
Happy September birthdays
to our friends:
John Mickel September 9
Barbara Vincent September 12
BRIARCLIFF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TEL: 914-941-4368 FAX: 914-941-1513 EMAIL: [email protected]
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Childcare is
available during
worship.
Sunday School
meets
simultaneously.
1
LABOR
DAY
2
3 Deacons
7:30 p.m.
4
5
6 Puppet Workshop
9 a.m. - noon
7 WORSHIP, 10 a.m. Peanut Butter Sunday
8
Benevolence
8 p.m.
9
10
11 Women’s Society
9:30 a.m.
Senior Choir
rehearsal, 8 p.m.
12
13 Puppet Workshop
9 a.m. - noon
14 WORSHIP, 10 a.m.
Gathering Sunday
All-Church Picnic
Sunday School starts
15
16
17
18
Senior Choir
rehearsal, 8 p.m.
19
20 B&G CleanUp
9 a.m. - noon
21 WORSHIP, 10 a.m.
22
Church Council
7:30 p.m.
23
Trustees
7:45 p.m.
24
25
Senior Choir
rehearsal, 8 p.m.
26
27 Women’s Society
Fall Brunch
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Heim Concert
7:30 p.m.
28 WORSHIP, 10 a.m.
David Saliamonas
piano concert, 8 p.m.
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COMING IN OCTOBER
October 4 Blessing of the Animals
October 9 Women’s Society
October 24/25 Career Closet Sale
Briarcliff Congregational Church presents
Hui-Mei Lin, piano
Naomi Merer, soprano
Eric Drucker, clarinet
Piano compositions by Bach-Busoni, Mozart, Schumann-Liszt
Art Songs by Schubert, Wolf and Frost
Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:30 pm
30 South State Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York
Free will offering benefits Ossining Children’s Center
Made possible by the Heim Memorial Music Fund
914.941.4368 www.briarcliffchurch.org