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Bridges Not Walls A pastoral letter by Bp. Robert A. Rimbo Inside this issue: Pasta Dinner & Movie 2 Music & Worship 3 Grace Guild 4 2017 Pag- eant Photos 5 Within the Family 6 January calendar 7 Lutheran Church of Our Savior Voice of Our Savior January 2018 Volume 44, Issue 1 Special points of interest: 102 adults and children are planning to see Seasons of the Lightat the Vander- bilt Museum on Saturday, January 6th. Ash Wednes- day is Valen- tines Day, February 14. Winter Cho- ral Concert is Sunday, March 4 at 2pm. Meal Packing at Lu-Hi is April 15-17th. Registrations will be taken soon.

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Page 1: Lutheran Church Voice of Our Savior - Amazon S3Voice of Our Savior Volume 44, Issue 1 January 2018 Special points of interest: • 102 adults and children are planning to see “Seasons

Bridges Not Walls A pastoral letter by Bp. Robert A. Rimbo

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

Pasta Dinner & Movie

2

Music & Worship

3

Grace Guild 4

2017 Pag-eant Photos

5

Within the Family

6

January calendar

7

L u t h e r a n C h u r c h o f O u r S a v i o r

Voice of Our Savior J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 V o l u m e 4 4 , I s s u e 1

S p e c i a l p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :

• 102 adults and children are planning to see “Seasons of the Light” at the Vander-bilt Museum on Saturday, January 6th.

• Ash Wednes-day is Valen-tine’s Day, February 14.

• Winter Cho-ral Concert is Sunday, March 4 at 2pm.

• Meal Packing at Lu-Hi is April 15-17th. Registrations will be taken soon.

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P a g e 3

“The

congregation

showed their

enjoyment

and

appreciation

with a

standing

ovation”

Music & Worship Committee by Doris Whittemore

Fun$raising News by Murphy & Rice

Kids Klub News by Barbara Ferro

Hi everyone, we started

the second part of our

Kids Klub session on

Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.

Elaine Ajello, Jean Vo-

geley, and Irene Wood

did a great job of holding

down the fort while Mrs.

Urick was unable make

the session. As those of

you who were able to be at

our pageant on December

17, you already know what

a success it was. What is

even more important

though is what our children

are taking away from their

Kids Klub experiences.

During our Tuesday chil-

dren's time with Pastor

Charley, one of the chil-

dren expressed how much

he loved the pageant At

craft time when Mrs.

Ajello asked the children

to make up their New

Year’s resolutions the re-

sponses were amazing.

“Help my parents”; “Be

kind to others”; "Pray for

those who are poor and

needy". The lessons are

really sinking in, and I

couldn't be prouder of our

staff. Parents, it means so

much to have the children

attend Kids Klub on a

Tuesday or Sunday. The

life lessons they are learn-

ing are invaluable. Par-

ents, thank you so much

for you continued help and

support. Let's make the

rest of our year a great

one. Sincerely, Barbara

f i l m m a k e r C a m e r o n

Crowe tells the adventures

of a single dad who decides

his family needs a fresh start

and moves his two children

to the most unlikely of plac-

es: a zoo! This amazing, heart

-warming story and fun-filled

night out is only $10 per

adult, $5 per child, with un-

der 5 years old free. There

Please join us on Satur-

day, January 20th at

5:30pm in the Church gym

for a Pasta Dinner and

Movie Night. An early din-

ner will be served followed

by popcorn and the PG-rated

movie, We Bought a Zoo,

starring Matt Damon and

Scarlett Johansson. Based

on a true story, acclaimed

is a cash bar plus raffles for

$1 each or 6/$5. You'll pay

at the door, but please sign

up in the Narthex so the

committee may plan accord-

ingly. For additional infor-

mation please give us a call:

Donna 458-8991 or Linda

242-0459.

hance the message of the com-

ing of Jesus's birth. We would

like to perform this again next

year with instruments and

piano. Of course, a thank you

goes to Federico for his won-

derful playing at the piano.

We are happy to say that

Giuliano Varsi has joined us

in singing and we always wel-come anyone who would like

to sing with us as well. We

enjoy our music ministry to

the glory of God.

On Christmas Eve, the

Choir sang the shepherds

carol which is a beautiful tradi-

tional piece by Hector Berlioz.

The Music and Worship

Committee

Doris Whittemore,

Eleanor Gilder,

Pia Haselbach and

Diana Truss

The choir performed a

beautiful cantata, "The

Christmas Light" on De-

cember 10th, 2017. Even

though the weather was

snowy we had a good turnout

and the congregation showed

their enjoyment and apprecia-

tion with a standing ovation.

Readings went along with the music and the choir collective-

ly put together a lit star, baby

Jesus in a manger and gifts

from the Wise men all to en-

V o i c e o f O u r S a v i o r

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Paper Pantry News by Clare Masi

P a g e 4 V o l u m e 4 4 , I s s u e 1

On Saturday, December 2nd,

2017 the local Girl Scout troops

conducted an Orange Bag Food

Drive at Stop & Shop. We were

able to collect 350 bags of food

which were delivered to the Food

Pantries at St. Peter’s and Our

Lady of Fatima Churches. With

money donated (totaling $1,350)

we were able to purchase personal care items such as paper towels,

dish soap, baby wipes, diaper

cream, toothpaste, etc. for the

Personal Care Pantry here at

Our Saviors. Community resi-

dents also donated Stop & Shop

gift cards.

Very special thanks to the Port

Washington Girl Scouts, Leaders,

and Families from Troops #411

and #424 who helped throughout

the day.

Everyone did a great job!

church friends and family a

Healthy and Happy New Year!

The Grace Guild has had a

busy 2017 and would like to

thank all who have supported

our Food and Bake Sales for

missions. Our next Food and

Bake Sale will be on Super

Bowl Sunday, February 4th

2018.

Will Tom Brady and the

Pats be there? Wishing all our

...to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord! Thank you, Decorators and Grace Guild!

Thank you, Kids’ Klub staffers, children and parents! Thank you, Liz Carrington,

Randi & Jan Rørnes for poinsettias and Altar care! Thank you, Marvin Mora & Mari-

anne Reardon, for a multitude of advance preparations! (Marvin, above and beyond duty,

showed up in between the later Christmas Eve service and Christmas morning to re-vacuum the

church!) Thank you, Ushers and Candlelighters! Thank you, Choristers, Instrumen-

talists, Federico Teti, our December assisting minister, Pia Haselbach. Thank you,

Laura Boehm, for opening your inn to Federico! Christmas Eve alumna, Karen Davidowitz, a friend

of Pia Haselbach, returned to play violin at both Christmas Eve services. Claudia Schaer, a profes-

sional violinist and friend of Federico’s from Julliard, played several solo selections at the 10:30pm Christ-

mas Eve Mass., including Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin BWV 1006 by J.S. Bach. The solo had

6 distinct parts and Claudia played each one from memory.

It Takes a Church Family...

Grace Guild by Sue Marra

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2017 Christmas Pageant: The Friendly Beasts and the Peaceful Reign of God

Based upon the prophet’s oracle in Isaiah 11, the pageant began with the order of creation marred by the Fall of human-kind. Then God’s vision for a restored creation: 6The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. 7The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder's den. 9They will not hurt or destroyon all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.10On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious. The children enjoy animals and understand the peace-filled animals gathered around Jesus in the stable means no bully-ing, backbiting, gossiping, or fighting. The Kids’ Klub staff — Barbara Ferro, Linda Urick, Elaine Ajello, Irene Wood & Denise DePalma thank all parents for their help in this special event. And, a big shout-out to Pia Hasel-bach for organizing costumes and accompanying the children with guitar and to 6th grader Eliza Harnden and her mom, Jess, co-narrators. Inspired by Elaine Ajello, Pr. Charley wrote the pageant.

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Within the Family The church family’s sympathies are extended to Peter Bergen & his daughters

upon the death of his wife, Kate, pictured at right, for whom a Memorial Service is at

the Congregational Church in Manhasset on Friday, January 12th. Kate’s a Past

President of the Community Chest of PW and is one of its “Citizen of the Year” hon-

orees. She’s a charter member of the Landmark on Main Street Committee that re

-purposed Main Street School into affordable senior housing and a community

center. Our Resurrection hope also extends to the family of Hazel Nolan, PW com-

munity activist and retired biology teacher at Roslyn High

School, pictured at left. Hazel’s Memorial Service was at the United Methodist

Church on December 30th. Hazel coordinated a layette min-

istry for women & their babies at the Bedford Hills Correctional

Center in Westchester as part of a United Methodist Wom-

en initiative.

Congratulations to Bronwen Bares Pelaez of FL who, in

December, received her Ph.D! Bronwen’s research was a

mixed methods study to understand the experiences of under-

graduate women in the male-dominated STEM fields of study and work. She specifical-

ly studied female physics majors across the U.S. to learn the way gender and physics

interact and inform their willingness, or not, to make short– and long-term academic

and professional plans in physics. Wow!

Speaking of FL, Norma Sanchez’s twin sister, Evelyn, and brother-in-law, formerly of NH and now of

Palm Coast, FL, worshiped here at Christmas and connected with

Randi & Jan Rørnes. These couples plan to reconnect this

winter, and Norma’s family will be introduced to the Damian-

is, Candy Schmidt & the Sholders! Pic-

tured at left are Brenda & Candy who’ve

joined the bell choir at St. Mark’s by the

Sea LC in Palm Coast.

Speaking of FL and the Schmidt Family,

Mabel’s moved to a different assisted living

right before New Year’s. Turning 96 on

January 10th, cards may be sent to her c/o Clarity Pointe Pensacola, 8601 North

Davis Highway, Pensacola, FL 32514. A video of Mabel

singing Christmas carols with her oldest grandson, Will

Schmidt, appeared on Facebook last month.

A little after 12 Noon on New Year’s Day, Tom Rice was sworn in as one of the

three Commissioners of the PW Police District. A large turn-out of family,

church members, friends, police officers, and community residents watched and

listened as the Honorable Ms. Judi Bosworth, TONH supervisor, led him in

the oath of office. The Rice Family hosted a reception in the gym for all in attend-

ance. We were blessed to see their daughter, Sarah Rice Lombardi, and her

husband, Dave, who are expecting their first child in a month. We also saw son,

Tyler & his wife, Donna, and their two young children, Amelia & Wyatt. The

new Commissioner and his wife, “the Empress,” thank everyone for the support

and presence.

Congratulations and anniversary blessings to Hildur & Vincent Dello-Iacono

who celebrated 10 years on December 15. On December 27th, Denise & Michael

DePalma celebrated 20 years and Linda & Tom Murphy 30 years! Anyone 40? It was 43-years for the

Whittemores post-Christmas.

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