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The High Falls Messenger

Community Church of High Fal ls

Special points of interest:

• May 5th: The Gathering

• May 11th: Civic Assoc Pet

Show & CCHF Plant Sale

• May 11th: Turkey Dinner

• June 15th: 350th Anni-

versary of High Falls PA-

RADE and open house at

CCHF

Consistory, Guild,

Church Happenings

2

Sunday School News 3

Our Church Family 4

Jessie’s Kitchen 4

Mission & Outreach 5

History Lesson 6

Out & About 8

Inside this issue:

A Word from Our Pastor...

May/June 2019

A bit of modern-day folklore I

heard recently: A man travels to a

distant country in search of a wise

guru. Upon meeting the guru the

man cries about his misery, asking

“what is the secret of life, and how

can I be happy?” The guru re-

sponds, “You Americans, always

trying to obtain happiness. You

think happiness is a thing that you

can buy, that you can put on your

shelf, and tinker with when you are

sad. This is wrong. Happiness is a

bird. If you sit very still, with an

open palm, and a hospitable spirit,

perhaps, if you are lucky, for a little

while the bird will eat out of your

hand.

”Yesterday I participated in a wor-

ship service in which an elder (from

a different church) was commis-

sioned to serve as a hospital chap-

lain at Vassar Hospital. In that ser-

vice, the elder had to stand, and

read, what is called the Declaration

for Ministry – a two paragraph

statement in which, in essence, she

takes vows to enter into ministry.

As she read the Declaration the

elder’s voice tightened a bit, and

her eyes watered. I instantly knew

what she was experiencing. Having

read nearly the identical Declaration

myself when I became a minister

(and again when I started my call

here), I knew she was experiencing

the weight of the universe. The in-

tensely sacred experience of feeling

the mantel of ministry, and respon-

sibility for the care of God’s people,

come upon you. If there has ever

been an experience in which I knew

the Holy Spirit had been present,

and active, in my life it was in that

moment. It

feels very

heavy, and

important,

and over-

whelming. It

may seem

scary, but

actually,

reading the

Declaration is

a moment of having the bird feast

from your hand.

The liturgy for the service required

the elder to stand at a baptismal

font to read the Declaration – the

symbolic intent being that we are all

given a ministry. As Christians, the

one universal experience is our bap-

tism, and as an extension of bap-

tism, God gives each one of us gifts

and a purpose. Actually, this is

where the Protestant work ethic

comes from – the idea that no mat-

ter what your lot in life, and no

matter how much (or how little) an-

yone else honors you for your work

– that work is given to you by God.

Thus, in all things we are to work

hard, be diligent, prudent, responsi-

ble, and filled with integrity so that

we may show gratitude and rever-

ence for God. Does that feel heavy,

or overwhelming? It may seem

scary, but actually, good work given

to us by God is having the bird feast

from your hand.

What is your ministry? I ask be-

cause your happiness depends on it.

Yesterday I was also reminded of

all the work that awaits our church

in the next few months. The Turkey

Dinner, the Pet Show, the Chicken

Office Hours:

Pastor Aaron does not hold specific office hours at

either church but is available by appointment.

Please do not hesitate to call him if you would like

an appointment at either church or if you would

like a home visit. 845-594-2214

Current Consistory Members: Elders: Amy Greene, Cindy Angyal, Melissa Styles-Neff, Alan Pellicane Deacons: Dawn Letus, Kathy Walbert, Paul Wikane, Lee Potter-Paashaus

Parish Nurse Program:

Jim Nerone, RN & Anne Marie Kitchen, RN

The March and April blood pressure checks totaled

17. The next blood pressure checks will be held

on May 12th and June 9th.

Card Ministry:

If you know someone who should receive a get-

well card, a thinking of you card, etc. please let

Anne Kitchen know. You can reach her via email

or phone at:

[email protected] or 973-668-3789

Prayer Chain:

If you wish to request prayer for any special

need, one phone call to Pastor Aaron (845-594-

2214) or Alan Pellicane (914-204-6456) will acti-

vate the chain.

Mission & Outreach:

Discussion re changes at the NM Mission contin-

ues. The Mission will open for the season with a

preview opening on Wednesday, May 1st (2-6)

and a grand opening on Saturday, May 4th (9-2).

If you can help out with staffing some of the

hours, please speak to Lee Potter Paashasus.

Buildings & Grounds:

We are hoping to hear soon from a mason in re-

gards to repairing the front steps.

Congregational Life:

Our annual Chicken BBQ will be held on July 13th

as that is when the Civic Association Fair Day will

be held this year. A Shared Ministry Picnic with

our sister church in Accord is planned for later

this summer.

350th Anniversary of High Falls:

High Falls turns 350 years old this year and the

High Falls Conservancy is planning several special

events, including a parade on June 15th. Some of

us from the Community Church plan to march to-

gether in a group, representing our church in the

community. The Cline Family has volunteered to

create a Banner with the church name on it and

we will wear our special church t-shirts. CCHF will

also host an open house on that day. (Continued on page 3)

Consistory and Church Happenings...

The High Fal l s Messenger May/June 2019

BBQ, the on going work at the Mission, the Gath-

ering, the Guild, the food drive for the local Food

Pantry... contributing material for this newsletter.

Hearing us talk about all that is about to happen,

and asking for volunteers for it, instantly made

me feel guilty. Who comes to church to be con-

fronted with a laundry list of stuff to do? Not me.

But the guilt is abated by the knowledge that

these are only opportunities the church provides.

There is no reason to believe your God given

ministry is to wait tables at the next church fund-

raiser. And there is no reason to believe it isn’t.

What matters is not rounding up volunteers, but

instead finding ways to help people find their

ministry. Protestants have testified since day one

that any good God given work is a bird in the

hand – whether it is taking out the trash, chasing

after kids, writing stuff for the church newsletter,

holding the hand of someone who is lost in grief,

or praying earnestly for someone else – or any

other heavy, overwhelming, and scary thing that

creates meaning in your life.

When I read the Declaration for Ministry I didn’t

say that I would help find volunteers to run the

register at the Mission. But I did feel God tell me

I was suppose to nurture the work of the Holy

Spirit in people’s lives. And so, like the dove that

descended on Jesus at the beginning of his minis-

try, I ask you, when and where does the Holy

Spirit rest on you? This is your ministry, and this

will be your happiness.

God bless, Pastor Aaron

Sunday School

News

The Sunday School

students have been

busy, they spent the

last couple of months

learning about the disciples and practicing a

song to help us remember their names. On

Palm Sunday they greeted the congregation as

they left the sanctuary waving palms & singing

their song under a banner that both classes had

painted (see photo on page 8).

I would like to thank Amy for all she does with

the children - she is amazing! When I asked her

if she wanted to add anything to news article she

said, "It's been an awesome year" & "I love

them" It shows in all she does with them.

Again, I want to say that this is my last year

teaching - I will sub if needed from time to

time. I have always enjoyed working with the

students and over the years have become close

to many of them. Some of them are now at col-

lege or headed there next year. It has been a

pleasure. It is my hope that someone will step

in with fresh ideas & that the outside activities of

the older children will slow down on Sundays so

that they can once again participate.

Sunday School will be ending on June 9th.

~ Gail Wikane

And, we thank you, too, Gail for all that you

have done for our children through both

Sunday School and the Youth Group.

Sunday School and Youth Group


Guild:

Our first meeting of 2019 was held on March 17th. We like our new “happy hour” aprons that were

created for use during our dinners. Now we are working on some Guild t-shirts or aprons to be worn

when we do our annual Bazaar, plant sales or any other Guild-sponsored events. We plan to order

two more chair dollies so that we can get rid of the old, broken-down, hard to move ones that we

currently use. We will continue to do Second Sunday coffee hours. Many thanks to our service team

for setting up and cleaning up AND for baking yummy treats!

We will hold a Plant Sale on the morning of May 11th.

The HF Civic Association plans to hold their annual Pet

Show on this morning as well.

A multi-family indoor church yard sale is planned for

June 28th & 29th from 9am-4pm.

We have a speaker lined up for October; Robi Joseph-

son, co-author of a book about The Trapps. More info to

be published in an upcoming issue of The Messenger.

So far, we have one application in hand for the Brandon

Wolf Scholarship.

(Continued from page 2)

Flower Committee News

We currently have all months filled in for

sanctuary flowers...however, if you have a

special occasion coming up where you

would like to supply flowers on a Sunday

morning, just give Maryann a call at 845-

687-9409

Many thanks to all of our

Flower People!!

~ MaryAnn Wright,

Flower Committee

Our beloved Sunday School Superintendent, teacher, and always willing helper, Gail has brought you

a fine recipe from the sail. Her fish chowder is sure to please the crowder!

Seafood Chowder (this is a combination of a

couple of online recipes; I pick what we like &

eliminate what we don't from both)

1 bag frozen peeled & deveined shrimp

2 cans of clams

a piece of monkfish

lump crab meat (fresh or canned)

(you can add any type of fish you like - one recipe also calls for scallops)

1/4 unsalted butter

1 cup peeled & diced carrot

1/2 cup diced onion

1 cup diced celery

1 cup diced potatoes

1/4 cup flour

seafood stock ( Adams has a good one) I use 1 - 1 1/2 boxes)

2 tbs. parsley

salt & pepper to taste

Directions: cut fish into bite size pieces, remove tails from shrimp.

In heavy-bottomed pot: melt butter; add carrots, onions, celery & potatoes and sauté over medium

heat 15 min. Add flour, reduce heat & cook 3 min. Add seafood stock & bring to boil, add seafood; re-

duce heat & simmer uncovered 7-10 min. add parsley, salt & pepper. I sometimes make this in crock

pot and it comes out fine. Nice to have a meal ready at end of day - just add a salad and enjoy!

Jessie’s Kitchen...


Birthdays... 5/4 Lauren Schoonmaker

5/10 Eric Letus

5/11 Frances Elmendorf

5/19 Dan Boice

5/20 Judy Giordano

5/23 Carmella Burlarley

5/26 Ken Letus

5/27 Sharon Letus

6/1 Eric Bogart

6/1 Lisa Ann Burlarley

6/3 Kathryn Wager

6/11 Alan Pellicane

6/20 Aleena Summer Pellicane

6/21 Barry Paetow

6/22 Mary Schoonmaker

6/23 Christopher Walbert

6/24 Julie Boice

6/26 Vera Schoonmaker

Anniversaries... 5/16 Anne Marie & Gary Kitchen

6/2 Cindy & Bob Angyal

6/8 Rich & Kathy Walbert

6/14 Chris & Mary Schoonmaker

6/20 Linda & Alan Pellicane

6/20 Zach & Amanda Weig

Our Church Family: Birthdays and Anniversaries

Jesse called the crowd to him and said “Listen and

understand, what goes into a man’s mouth does not

make him unclean, but what comes out of his

mouth, that is what makes him unclean.

~ Matthew 15: 10-11 NIV

The 2019 HYS Community Action Association Report is out and shows that the poverty rate in

Ulster County has risen to 13.2% (up .2% since their last report in 2017). This is the percentage of

people eligible to receive program support (SNAP, etc.). (The rate for children under the age of 18 is

15.9%.)

This is, however, just the tip of the iceberg.

A 2018 United Way report indicates that 30% of county residents are classified as ALICE (Asset

Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), or hard working people who cannot keep up with the cost of

living. That means that roughly 43% of the county's population is struggling to put food on the ta-

ble. And that does not count the next tier of people who are just one care repair or medical bill away

from needing support.

That means approximately 7,200 people in our school district need help getting food on the ta-

ble. In addition to the 8 feeding programs the RVFP operates (General Distribution, Backpack, Sum-

mer Breakfast/Lunch, Thanksgiving Baskets, Holiday Baskets, Kid's Holiday Break Bags, Town of

Rochester Summer Program and Town of Rochester After School Program), we will be implementing

an Emergency Food Program and working to expand our operating hours and services to students.

Poverty levels in United Way Report by towns we serve:

Poverty ALICE

Wawarsing 15% 38%

Rochester 12% 25%

Rosendale 8% 34%

Marbletown 11% 30%

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for all that you do to help feed our

neighbors. I never cease to be amazed at all we accomplish together!! :)

Sue Bruck,

Board President, Rondout Valley Food Pantry

Mission and Outreach

Church Multi-Family Indoor Yard Sale: June 28th & 29th, 9am-4pm


June 28th & 29th

Reservations not

necessary

Take-outs available

Many of us know that the names of our hamlets,

streams, and other notable places were taken

from local Indian descriptions or Dutch or English

in origin.

Marc Fried, a local historian has compiled a list of

local names and has researched their origin. Fol-

lowing are some of the more interesting ones. In

the interest of saving space, we will only list the

Indian and English names, saving the Dutch origin

places for the next newsletter issue.

Names of Indian Origin

The Indians of our region during the time of Euro-

pean expansion were the Esopus Indians who

spoke the Munsee dialect of the Delaware or Le-

nape language, which is part of the Algonquian

languages. They had no written language so the

phonic elements were roughly translated into

Dutch or English by the early settlers. The terms

the Indians used were more descriptive of places

and really only came into written form as proper

names in connection with surveys and deeds after

the military defeat of the Esopus tribe.

Shawangunk - As early as 1682, this name ap-

peared in the Kingston Dutch court minutes when

Indians sold “all their land named Shawankonck

on which the savages owe a part.” For this land

the Indians were paid in eight blankets, fourteen

woven clothes, four guns, four kettles, seven chil-

dren’s coats of duffel, two containers of rum and

other items. In various courts documents since

1682, this name is referenced repeatedly under

various spellings, Sewankonck, Sawankock,

Siawaenkonck and Chawangon. Because the name

is used so often in land dealings, it seems like

Shawangunk (regardless of the spellings) was a

name the Indians used to describe land features

along the Shawangunk Kill and may have existed

prior to 1682. However is doesn’t seem like it was

applied to the mountain that we now associate

with the word Shawangunk until 1743. It is this

year legislation was passed by the Colonial council

that divided southern Ulster County into precincts.

The “Shawangoungh Precinct” was to be bounded

on the west “by the foot of Shawangoungh Moun-

tains.”

Mohonk -This name appears in two early docu-

ments. The first being the Indian deed for the New

Paltz tract dated May 26, 1677 and in the Dutch

language. The second reference is four months

later in a patent document which is in English. Re-

gardless of the language, both documents refer to

a high hill as being named Moggoneck (Indian

deed) and Moggonck (English Patent). In 1678,

three Indians conveyed land to Lowies Du Booys

which included “beginning at a certain high point

on the hills called Moggonick”. In future docu-

ments Moggonck (in whatever spelling) is used to

reference a mountain feature and also the lake on

top of this mountain. It seems that this word is

derived from the Indian term maxkawenge, which

means “hill of bears.” The word Mohonk first ap-

pears in the New Paltz Times article in 1860 where

it was reported that “A Mountain-House is being

built at the north end of Lake Mohonk, at Paltz

Point.”

Coxing Kill - This stream originates in a valley

south of Minnewaska and flowing between Mohonk

Mountain and Rock Hill Ridge and finally emptying

into the Rondout Creek. Land records have de-

scribed this water as Cucksing in 1677 and later

as the Cock Sinckx in a 1680 land grant. Later in

1680 another document is describing land contig-

uous to this stream as Cucksing and later in 1682

as Koxsinck. In 1700, three Indians sold some

land on the southeast side of the Rondout and ly-

ing to “the West of the Land of Kocksinck. Subse-

quent land records and maps describe the stream

and land around the stream with various spellings,

Cocksinck Creek, Clyn Kill, Cocksinck Kill. It is

assumed that all these variations, as interpreted

(Continued on page 7)

A History Lesson...a series by Gary Kitchen


Shawangunk Region Local Names - Indian and English Origins

by the Dutch and English, is probably from the

Indian name Koghksuhksing, meaning “near a

high place.” Others have found suggested that it

was derived from KohkHOsing, meaning “place of

owls” and another suggests Coxing or “place of

grubs.”

Minnewaska - This is the name of the lake in the

Shawangunk Mountains and also the name of the

state park, where the lake is located. This is not

an actual Indian name, but rather a place named

by Alfred H. Smiley, one of the founders of the

Mohonk Mountain House and also the founder of

two resorts located at Lake Minnewaska. The lake

is the source of a branch of the Coxing Kill and is

called Coxing Pond on French’s 1858 map. The

designation of Lake Minnewaska first appeared in

a letter from Alfred H. Smiley to his twin brother,

Albert I. Smiley, when he was about to purchase

the property to start his own resort. Alfred surely

felt that Lake Minnewaska would be more appeal-

ing in the promotional material rather than Coxing

Pond. Even though the name was not derived

from the local Indian tribes, it appears that Alfred

was influenced by Longfellow’s poem, Hiawatha.

This poem features Indian vocabulary from the

Dakota (Sioux) language. It has been translated

as “colored water” or “frozen water” or “good wa-

ter” based on work to translate Dakota names.

Napanoch - The first mention of this name is in

an late 1600s land purchase agreement from the

Indians to three early settlers, Joachim Staats,

Pieter Schuyler and Jan Janse Bleeker. In 1695

Schuyler sold his land portion to a Jacob Rutsen.

The description of this land was, “the Right third

part of a certaine Tract or parcel

Land…..Commonly Called or Knowne by ye name

Waraarsinck (obviously today’s Warwarsing) or

me Epenagh.” In 1697, Staats sold his part of the

original land purchase to Rutsen and the name is

rendered as “Neepenogh.” The land was sold

again in 1711 when Jan Janse sold his portion of

“Nepenack” to Louis Bevier who resided in New

Paltz. The son’s of Louis Bevier are recognized as

the first settlers at Napanoch. There has been

much disagreement on how this name was derived

from the Indian language, but the most likely is a

combination of the words nipauwin, meaning “to

stand” and menachk, meaning “fence” or com-

bined, nipeenaxk. The Lenape tribe usually fenced

in their gardens to protect them from wild ani-

mals. Warwarsing at one time held a fortified Indi-

an village, with their gardens being a mile or so

below the fortifications. This would place the

walled garden areas roughly in the vicinity of to-

day’s Napanoch area.

Names of English Origin

Sky Top - This is what the locals have officially

named the high point overlooking Mohonk Lake

and seen from New Paltz and other surrounding

areas. This is the same “high hill” or “Moggonck”

that was listed in the Indian deed for the Paltz Pa-

tent. The name Sky Top was derived from a loose

translation in the 1860 Collections of the Ulster

Historical Society. This descriptive term apparently

was acceptable by the Mohonk Mountain House

Smiley family in 1870 and was used going forward

in their promotional materials.

Sam’s Point - Sam’s Point is a mountain promon-

tory high in the Shawangunk Mountains, located in

the Sam’s Point Preserve and next to Lake Mara-

tanza, the highest body of water on the ridgeline.

Even though the following story has never been

documented or proven, it is commonly agreed that

this refers to a Samuel Gonsalus (1733-1821) who

was a local hunter, personality, politician and

woodsman. He served as a scout during the

French and Indian War and was very familiar with

trails and woods of the Mamakating area. His sto-

ry, being retold over the years, may have origi-

nated from a New Paltz Times article of March 10,

1865. The story has an Indian scalping party

crossing the Shawangunk Mountains in 1758 and

killing three men that crossed paths with the Indi-

ans.

“The country being alarmed, the savages

hurried back, but on the mountain met

Samuel Gonzales….to whom they gave

chase in order to capture him. Sam knew

all the paths better than his pursuers, and

hastening to the Point, leaped a rocky


(Continued on page 8)


precipice of some thirty or forty feet, where

he felt that he could break his fall amongst

a clump of saplings. Thus he made his es-

cape, unhurt, and gave his name to the

“big nose of Aioskawasting.”

A map of 1779 indicates this area as “Pd Gonza-

les” or Gonzales Pond and seems to confirm the

existence of Sam in the Sam’s Point area of the

ridgeline preceding the map’s creation. Whether

the story that appeared in the New Paltz Times is

accurate may never be known.

Nevele Falls - The Warwarsing country club, the

Nevele Grand Hotel, once flourished in the turn of

the century Borscht Belt era. The Ellenville histori-

an, Katharine Terwilliger, has told this story as to

the origin of the name Nevele. In 1898 there was

a group of eleven young ladies who hiked to a wa-

terfall in this area to celebrate the end of their

school year. In order to celebrate the event and

the discovery of the falls, they simply reversed the

number of them, Eleven, spelling Nevele, thus

naming the falls the Nevele Falls. This story was

confirmed by Al Smiley of Wallkill in the 1950s af-

ter hearing it from a Mr. Samuel Tatnall, who hap-

pened to be with the young ladies when the nam-

ing was done. The name “Nevele Falls” appears in

a local guide book published in 1916.

High Falls - The first mentioning of High Falls was

on April 6, 1682, when Thomas Quick and Francis

Coin were granted the following, “the land situated

on the Ronduyt Kill (Rondout Creek) on the Great

Falls half way [between] Monbackus [sic].” The

same year the Kingston Court equally divided this

land between Thomas Quick and two other settlers

because Francis Coin had disappeared. There was

a 1718 deed that describes a boundary line that

began “at the Top of a great fall in said Roundout

Creek Comonly Called the high fall below the Land

Called Kyserryck.” High Falls, along with other

Rondout hamlets, began as a small population

center during the early canal days. The 1836 Gaz-

etteer shows High Falls as a hamlet and a map

from 1839 lists a High Falls post office.

As mentioned before, the Dutch origin of place

names will be in the next issue of The High Falls

Messenger.



Miss Amy & Sunday School Children Celebrating Palm Sunday

The Hudson Valley Walk for Water will take

place on Saturday, May 11th at 10am. Invite

your friends, relatives and other organizations to

join us at the Grace Church, 160 Seremma Ct.

Grace Community Evangelical Free Church

PO Box 720

Lake Katrine, NY 12449

845-382-2288

High Falls turns 350 years old this year and

the High Falls Conservancy is busy making

plans for several special events including:

• May 21: HF Trivia Night at the High Falls Ca-

fé.

• Jun 15: Parade through town

• Sept 7 (rain date Sept 8): Plein Air art event

• Aug 3: Town Picnic honoring First Responders

• Oct 26: Square Dance & Desserts

• Nov 9: Possible Wood Chopping Contest &

Bonfire

• Dec 28: Closing Gala Ceremony

A group from the Community Church of High Falls

will march in the 350th celebration parade.

CCHF will host an open house on that day as

well. The reviewing stand (and end of parade) is

expected to be on the church lawn where follow-

ing the parade the Conservancy will offer refresh-

ments (hot dogs & ice cream) as well as iced tea,

lemonade and water from CCHF .

• May 11th: High Falls Civic Association Pet

Show

• June 8th: Car Show at RV United Methodist

Church

• June 15th: Rochester Reformed Church Beef

& Berry Dinner

North Marbletown Mission Thrift Shop will

reopen the first week of May. Preview Opening on

May 1st and a Grand Opening on May 4th. Lem-

onade and Cookies will be served.

Little Ones Learning Center is a free early liter-

acy program. Located at 5142 US 209, Accord.

Tues, Wed & Sat (10-noon) and Wed (1-3pm).

Call 845-626-4112 for further information re the

Learning Center and/or the following events.

SPRING FLING: FREE

Saturday, May 4th 10AM - NOON

Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 Rt. 209, Accord

Come, see and pet many different small animals.

Jump in the bouncy house, make a shoe garden

and other crafts. Rain or shine!

FREE VISION SCREENING

Saturday, May 11th 10 AM – NOON


The Rondout Valley Lions Club will be doing vision

screening for ages 6 months to 18 years. A great

service for the children of the area. This is a non-

invasive procedure which takes only about 1 mi-

nute. Parental permission is required. Preregistra-

tion is recommended but not required. Forms

are available on Little Ones Learning Center face

book page, at Little Ones during Story

Times or at the time of the screening.

HUGE INDOOR YARD SALE:

Friday and Saturday, May 31st and June 1st

10AM - 4PM


Everything from children’s books, toys and clothes

to furniture and housewares.

Great Prices!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

July 9th – Nature Wagon at Little Ones

August – Story Time at Kelder’s Farm

September 21st – Truck Day at Little Ones

September 29th – Towpath Run

October 11th and 12th – Indoor Yard Sale


Out and About...

PO Box 68

High Falls, NY 12440

We are located at 4 Firehouse Rd, High Falls

Communi ty Church of H igh Fal l s

May 5: The Gathering @ 5pm

May 9: Consistory Mtg

May 11: Turkey Dinner

May 12: Mother’s Day

Second Sunday Coffee Hour

Blood Pressure Checks

May 19: Guild Mtg

Jun 9: Second Sunday Coffee Hour

Blood Pressure Checks

Jun 13: Consistory Mtg

Jun 15: 350th Parade & Open House

Jun 16: Father’s Day

Guild Mtg

June 23: Newsletter Deadline

June 28-29: Church Family Indoor Yard Sale

Shawl Ministry meets Wednesdays 10-noon @ CCHF

350th Events:

May 21: HF Trivia Night @ HF Café

May 26: Corn Hole Tournament & Pig Roast @ HF Café

Jun 15: Celebration Parade

Historic Bldg Self-Guided Tours

Other Events Around Town:

May 11: HF Civic Association Pet Show (in parking lot of

CCHF)

Jun 15: Beef & Berry Dinner @ Rochester Church in Accord

June 8: Car Show at Rondout Valley United Methodist Church

The North Marbletown Mission Thrift Shop will be open:

Wednesdays 2-6pm

Saturdays 9am-2pm

Dates to Remember...

[email protected]

http://churches.rca.org/highfalls/

www.facebook.com/communityychurchofhighfalls

Pastor Aaron Schulte

[email protected]

845-594-2214

Articles for the Newsletter or Photos for the Bulletin Board regarding Church Life & Church Family Events are always wel-

come!! Deadline for July/Aug Newsletter is June 23rd. Many thanks to Philliber Research Associates for printing our newsletters and to the Women’s Guild for paying the postage on all newsletters not picked up in church. - Merry Oakley, Editor

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