The Church of the Messiah

Tyler Chapel, Thursday, 9 a.m.

Parish Hall, 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Friday: Food Pantry Donegan Hall 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Cuddle Blanket Donegan Hall 10:00 am-2:00 pm

The next meeting of the MAD DASH committee will be on Tuesday, August 12, at 7:00 pm. in Donegan Hall.

Church of the Messiah Garden Party Picnic

July 20, 2008, 5:00 PM

Potluck—Bring your favorite picnic food to share such as:

Fried Chicken

Potato Salad

Sandwiches

Green Salad Pasta Salad

Veggies & Dip Cheese & Crackers Salsa & Chips

Any food you love to bring to a picnic!

Please Bring Your Own Beverages.

Come and celebrate God’s Gardeners and enjoy the beautiful garden they have created for us at Messiah!

We’ll be outside in the garden so dress appropriately.

The 6-hour NY State defensive driving course will once again be offered to Messiah parishioners. This course will be held on Saturday, July 26^th from 9AM-3PM in the parish hall. Completion of the course entitles participants to a 10% discount off their automobile insurance premium and/or up to 4 points off their license. If interested, call Su in the office to sign up 876-3533. The company will donate $20 of the cost of the course, which is $50 per participant, to Messiah.

Sign up your children from K-5 for Vacation Bible School, held at the Reformed Church this year from July 28-Aug. 1. The program runs from 8:45 am-12:15 pm and lunch is served each day. Cost is $20 for one child; $35 for 2 children; $50 for 3 or more. Registration forms are available in Donegan Hall or you can register online at https://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/rhinebeckvbs. If you have questions, speak with Abby at 876-3727.

Monday, July 14th at Millbrook Golf and Tennis Center. Sign up for lunch, golf, and/or dinner. The guest speaker at the dinner will be acclaimed political reporter Michael Kramer, formerly of the NY Times and Daily News. He will speak about how the media is covering the 2008 presidential campaign. Costs: golf and lunch and dinner:—$150; dinner only—$100; sponsor a tee or green— $150; sponsor a tee and green—$250; sponsor a cart—$50. Sponsors will be acknowledged with a sign and in the event booklet. RSVP to revdougfisher @ msn.com or call the Grace Church office 677-3064.

On Saturday, July 12th at 6 pm, vocalist Aimee Steele will present “An Evening of Song,” a program of operatic arias and Broadway show tunes including works by Lehar, Puccini, Kerns, Gershwin, and many others. The concert will be held at the Rhinebeck Reformed Church. Suggested donation is $10.00. All proceeds benefit the Rhinebeck Reformed Church. For further information, call 876-3727.

The Reverend Cannon Thomas Orso, Canon for Deployment from the Episcopal Diocese of New York will be at the vestry meeting this Tuesday evening (July 8 ) in Donegan Hall at 7:00 pm to discuss and begin the process of transition for Fr. Jerry’s retirement. Vestry meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend.

Everyone is invited to the dedication of the building for Jayne & Bob Brooks at Ramapo for Children on July 8th. There will be tours of the campus before the dedication, which will be at 12 noon, followed by a luncheon to honor the work that Jayne & Bob have done for the camp over the past ten years. If you have already RSVP’d to Su in the office, you need not call the camp. However, if you have not yet responded and would like to attend, please RSVP by tomorrow to Camp Ramapo (876-8403).

The 6-hour NY State defensive driving course will once again be offered to Messiah parishioners. This course will be held on Saturday, July 26^th from 9AM-3PM in the parish hall. Completion of the course entitles participants to a 10% discount off their automobile insurance premium and/or up to 4 points off their license. If interested, call Su in the office to sign up 876-3533. The company will donate $20 of the cost of the course, which is $50 per participant, to Messiah.

This is the premier fund raiser to support the Church of the Messiah’s Outreach Charities.

**Needed: a volunteer or two to coordinate the MiniDash. These are the races for the kids age 2 through 10. They start at 10am on race day September 1st. Everyone has fun and wins a ribbon! Please contact Leslie or Jeff at 266-4105 if you are interested.

**Also if you are interested in sponsoring the Mad Dash please contact Robby Long at 876-6680

Complete information about the Mad Dash, including registration (online or download mail-in form), maps

Come to Moms’ Night Out on Friday, June 13, 6-8 pm. in the Parish Hall. This is purely a social event. Good fun, good food, good conversation, and most of all NO KIDS! Please bring a beverage (wine, soft drink, seltzer, etc) and a finger food to share. Call Susan Rohrmeier 758-3994 or Colleen Foster 758-9704.

This year’s service will be held at Good Shepherd. Father Jerry encourages all graduating seniors and their families to attend this service on Thursday, June 19th at 5:00 pm prior to the Senior Send-off Dinner.

The next meeting of the Mad Dash committee will be held on July 1 at 7:00 pm in Donegan Hall.

The annual Flea Market will be held on Saturday, June 21, from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Set up will begin at 7:00 AM. Each space is approximately 12’ X 12’ and costs $20.00 per space. 99% of the spaces are outside. There are a few indoor spaces that can be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. You must provide your own table(s), chair(s), and pop-up tent if you want them. Call the office to reserve your space. Mail payment to the church: PO Box 248, Rhinebeck, 12572 If you would like to donate items to the church’s table, please hold them and bring them to the church the week before the sale.

All are invited to a FREE performance at the Hudson Opera House at 327 Warren Street, Hudson, today at 2:00 PM. The play, written by award-winning New Orleans playwright Rosary O’Neill (now one of our parishioners), is called “Beckett at Greystones Bay.” The part of Samuel Beckett will be played by Robert Burns (also a member of our parish).

A reception to welcome those individuals and families who have joined our parish family over the past two years will be held on June 1 after the 10:00 service. More details will follow, but please save this date on your calendar and plan to attend.

Want some good company, good fellowship, good times, and good food? Then come to Messiah’s Annual Progressive Dinner on Saturday, May 17th. We will begin with appetizers at Gloria and Rocky Lagno’s house at about 6:00. Then at 7:15-7:30 we will all head over to Leslie and Jeff Weichsel’s house for the main course and dessert. Can’t make both? That’s OK…come to whichever one you can.
There are sign up sheets in the Parish Hall and on the Memorial Altar. Please let us know how many are coming so we can better plan. Also please sign up to bring an appetizer, main dish, or dessert to share.

Directions from the Lagno’s house to the Weichsel’s house, or, click on links above for maps of each location:

584 Ackert Hook Rd
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-2722

10 Story Ln
Clinton Corners, NY 12514-2825

1: Start out going NORTH on ACKERT HOOK RD toward PRIMROSE HILL RD/ CR-84. 0.2 mi
2: Turn RIGHT onto PRIMROSE HILL RD/ CR-84. 1.0 mi
3: Turn LEFT onto NY-9G. 1.7 mi
4: Turn RIGHT onto SLATE QUARRY RD/ CR-19. Continue to follow CR-19. 4.9 mi
5: Turn RIGHT onto PUMPKIN LN. 0.5 mi
6: Turn LEFT onto SHADBLOW LN. 0.8 mi
7: Turn RIGHT onto LONG VIEW RD/ LONGVIEW RD. 0.9 mi
8: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto STORY LN. 0.0 mi
9: End at 10 Story Ln Clinton Corners, NY 12514-2825

The Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York invites you to
the Law Day Choral Evensong to pay tribute to
The Hon. Laura Taylor Swain
United States District Court
and to honor all members of the Bar and Bench
in recognition of their vocation
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 6.00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Chapel
Broadway and Fulton Street, New York City
Reception follows in the
New York County Lawyers’ Association
RSVP (whether you are riding the bus or not) by May 18th to Father Jerry or the office so we can RSVP to the diocese.
If you would like to ride the bus, the cost is $43.00 per person. Call Christina Hirsch to reserve your seat.

This year the Rhinebeck Reformed Church (6368 Mill Street, at the corner of Rt 9 and South Street) will be the host for our Community Vacation Bible School which is held each year in partnership with Third Lutheran Church and Church of the Messiah. Our website is now running for VBS registration of participants and volunteers. Our Community Vacation Bible School is scheduled to be held from July 28th - August 1st from 8:45 AM until 12:15 PM with lunch being provided. The Program chosen is “Power Lab - Discovering the Miraculous Power of Jesus!”- designed for children K thru 5th grades. If you have a nursery school age child who would like to participate, you might consider volunteering as a group leader so that they feel comfortable attending. Older children are welcome and needed as assistants. Online at https://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/rhinebeckvbs or see one of the churches for registration forms. The cost is $20 for 1 child, $35 for 2 children and $50 for 3 or more children. Scholarships are available. Look at your calendars and sign up now. When you register for VBS, add your name to a Beaker and put it in “the lab” on our poster. If you don’t have children attending VBS, you can still adopt a beaker, to help send those in need of scholarships or just to financially support VBS, any donations will be received with many thanks. You can also view a sample of the program on line. For more info, you may call Su @ 876-3533.

The Bible Study will resume May 12th.
Thursday Communion services will resume May 15th.
The Sunday Forums will resume May 11th.

The Bible Study topic through the spring will be the Gospel according to John.  The discussion at today’s forum will be “Religion and Sex.”

Our Community Vacation Bible School is scheduled to be held July 28th-August 1st from 8:45 AM until 12:15 PM with lunch being provided. The Program chosen is “Power Lab—Discovering the Miraculous Power of Jesus!” designed for children K thru 5th grades (just completed). Register online at https://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/rhinebeckvbs. The cost is $20 for 1 child, $35 for 2 children or $50 for 3 or more children. Scholarships are available. This year, Rhinebeck Reformed will be hosting VBS and volunteers are needed—teenagers and adults! Look at your calendars and sign up now. Please contact Laurie Craft or Tammy DelGiudice at Church of the Messiah, Joanne Plass at Third Lutheran or Abby Clark at Rhinebeck Reformed and let them know if you are available.
When you register for VBS, add your name to a Beaker and put it in “the lab” on our poster. If you don’t have children attending VBS, you can still adopt a beaker, to help send those in need of scholarships or just to financially support VBS. The cost for 1 child is $20—but any donations will be received with many thanks. Watch for the poster to appear in upcoming weeks.
You can view a sample of the program at https://www.groupvbs.com/webtoybox/myvbs/rhinebeckvbs