M e s s a ge f r o m t h e M i n is te r The Reverend Dr. Kenneth Ruge

Many of you already know of my announcement to retire as Senior Minister here at The Reformed Church of Bronxville. Times of transition can be both exhilarating and nerve-racking, exciting and scary. We are all moving into the unknown together —me into

retirement and the church into new, unknown leadership.

Please know that the church is in a very good place at present. Its programs are strong and dynamic — participation in outreach is excellent. Our youth pro-gram is growing by leaps and bounds. We had close to one thousand worshippers on Easter Sunday. There is a culture of kindness and welcome in the church. In our new members class this month, 14 new members each remarked on the warmth they felt and the welcome they received in our church. Those qualities were instrumen-tal in their decisions to join our church.

We had a very productive Consistory retreat in April focusing on our identity as a church and what qualities we most hope for in a Senior Minister. These results and

further surveys of our congregation will be very helpful in guiding our Search Committee in the search process. Toward the end of May we will be finalizing and announcing who will be on the Search Committee. Over the summer and into the fall, the search committee will be soliciting names of candidates, doing background checks, reading references, interviewing and coming up with a short list of the best possible ministers. A church like ours which is thriving will attract many excellent candidates of the position of Senior Minister.

It’s easy to forget this is not just a hiring process. It is a spiritual process of discernment by both the church and the candidate. We are trying to discern God’s will in this process. Who does God want for our church at this time? Who can best attentively lead us, nurture and help us to continue our wonderful momentum as a thriving church? For this spiritual process we will need your prayers and encouragement. As we gradually move into this discern-ment process, please pray that we may do God’s will in finding the minister whose faith, temperament and spir-itual skill best partners with this extraordinary place.

See you in church!

Ken

Preaching Schedule

May 1: Sixth Sunday of Easter

8:30am & The Reverend

10:30am Cari Pattison

5:00pm Margaret Murtagh

May 8: Seventh Sunday of Easter

8:30am & The Reverend

10:30am Jonah Smith-Bartlett

5:00pm The Reverend

Samuel Clover

May 15: Day of Pentecost

8:30am & The Reverend Dr.

10:30am Kenneth Ruge

5:00pm Lynn Min, M.Div.

May 22: Trinity Sunday

8:30am & The Reverend

10:30am Cari Pattison

5:00pm Peter Min, M.Div.

May 29: Second Sunday

After Pentecost

8:30am & The Reverend

10:30am Jonah Smith-Bartlett

5:00pm The Reverend

Cari Pattison

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This month, we celebrate J.S. Bach, who signed almost all of his compositions, “S.D.G.” —Soli Deo Gloria, “to the Glo-ry of God alone” (see page six).

INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2

Up Front: Around RCB

6 Worship and Music

Bach Festival, May 14-15

6-7 Serve

8 Learning, Caring, Growing

Lynn Min, M.Div. shares

thoughts about Mother’s Day on

May 8

9

Children & Youth

10 Giving

Ways to Honor Loved Ones

11 Last Words

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Calendar

V 22 N 9 May 2016

U P F R O N T : A R O U N D R C B 2

Almost 1,000 people attended all three

services on Easter Sunday, and the

children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt.

Cathedral choir members received their crosses symbolizing four years of being a chorister.

We celebrated five remarkable Coming Home partic-ipants at the graduation dinner ceremony on April 6.

U P F R O N T : A R O U N D R C B 3

April 16 was our Mother-Son

Hoedown. Moms and their boys

(and a few cowboys) enjoyed a

good ol’-fashioned, Western-

style throw down in the

Edwards Room. Yeehaw!

Our youth and confirmands experienced a

special time of sharing with a chapel

service on April 24. The Reverend Jonah

Smith-Bartlett preached and music was

led by Katie Tarpey Mostero.

On April 24, 5th and 6th graders from Bronxville and Nodine Hill enjoyed spirited

games of flag football, thanks to our friends Roger and Jane Goodell.

U P F R O N T : N E W M E M B E R S 4

Jennifer Colao lives in Bronxville with her husband, Andrew, and their three children, Christo-pher, 19 Caroline, 16, and Catherine, 8, who attended The Reformed Church Nursery School. Jen-nifer is on the Community Fund Board, and is a Sustainer of the Junior League of Bronxville. She has retired from practicing law and now has her own business doing landscape design. She has decided to join our church after experiencing a sense of welcome and community through Church School and choir for her youngest child, Catie.

Leigh and Chad DeMartini have an 18-month-old daughter, Lily, and live in Mt. Vernon. Chad attended RCB as a child, and currently works at FBR Capital Markets and is involved in AA and the Institute of Mental Health. He enjoys golf, tennis, pilates, hiking and good coffee. Leigh works at Merck and also enjoys hiking, travel that involves exposure to other cultures, event planning and cooking. They are both drawn to our church as a way to enhance their spiritual journey as a family.

Linda Greenberg lives in Bronxville with her husband, Glenn, and four children, Meredith, 13, Cam, 10, Pippa, 6, and Dash, 4. Linda is a former broadcast journalist with NBC and FOX, as well as a documentary filmmaker and avid runner. Within the next few weeks she plans to launch a new website, Smartmamas.com, to support moms in their journey of raising children. She looks forward to making RCB her spiritual home.

Liz and Marshall Insley live in Bronxville and have two young children, Paige, 5, and Thomas, 3, both of whom attend the Reformed Church Nursery School. Currently on the Board of RCNS, Liz has also worked as an elementary school teacher. Marshall works in finance at Credit Suisse, and was raised in both Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, and coached youth sports in the YMCA after graduating from college.

Ebele and Sean Kemery live in Fleetwood with their five-month-old son, Logan, who was bap-tized here on April 24. Ebele is a commodity portfolio manager and is also a creator and partner in “My Muse Dolls,” a socially-minded children’s company that designs, manufactures, and dis-tributes customizable 18-inch multicultural dolls. She is interested in youth empowerment and mentoring. Sean is also in finance and supports various organizations including The Innocence Project, Wounded Warrior Project, Autism Speaks and the Joe Torre Safe At Home foundation. Upon worshipping at our church, both Ebele and Sean were drawn by the welcome they have re-ceived, as well as the strong sense of community, love and compassion.

Our newest class of members were welcomed into the Church on April 10. Please say hello when you see them!

U P F R O N T : N E W M E M B E R S 5

Elizabeth Rangwalla, her husband, Jaimin, and children Rayan, 3, and Rosalie, six months, live in Bronxville. Elizabeth grew up in the Methodist Church and is looking forward to “joining a lov-ing, spiritual home.” She is a volunteer with the Junior League of Bronxville, and was a teacher before having children. She was drawn to our church due to her family’s “wonderful experiences at RCNS.”

Rebecca and Jason Todd reside in Bronxville with their three daughters, Haley, 5, Colby, 3, and Avery, almost 2, and are expecting their 4th daughter in October. Jason is a Managing Director at PDT Partners, and grew up in the Presbyterian church in Tulsa, OK, where he was active in youth groups, choir and handbells. His interests include computer programming and ice hockey. Rebecca was raised in the Southern Baptist denomination in Houston, TX, and she is very in-

volved in volunteer work. She and Jason attended Marble Collegiate Church more recently.

Lyndal and Peter Vermette and their three children Lena, 9, Alexander, 6, and Anderson, 4, live in Bronxville. They have come to know our church as their children have attended The Reformed Church Nursery School, where Lyndal is chair of Education on the nursery school board. She has been a performing arts teacher, and is originally from Australia, where she is still connected to her church but looks forward to “putting down stronger roots in the community they live in.” Peter works at Goldman Sachs and is a volunteer on various boards, including the Multiple Scle-rosis Society, and the MARSOC Foundation, which provides support to the US Marine Corps.

Richard Warren is rejoining The Reformed Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He is a retired Executive Director of Procurement for two national banking companies. He enjoys playing classical piano, collecting railroad memorabilia and studying Civil War history. Rich resides in Shelton, CT, with his wife, Ellie. They have a daughter, Emily, and a newborn granddaughter.

We thank God for bringing such a warm and vibrant mix of individuals and families to our Church, which

now numbers almost 600 members. Our next member class will be held Saturday, June 11. If you are inter-

ested in joining, or know someone who might be, please contact New Member and Volunteer Coordinator

Judi McCandless at jmccandless@reformedchurch.org or ext. 120.

W O R S H I P A N D M U S I C

Congratulations to Children and Youth Choir Honorees

On April 24 at 10:30am, we honored the members of our children’s and youth choirs who have served for four, eight and 12 years. We thank them for their constancy to each other and to music in our church, and we are grateful for all of the parents and choir members who have supported these musicians in their musical journey. A hearty thanks, too, to all of our singers and bell players for a wonderful year. We are blessed by your service.

Four years: Sarah Goodell, Eleanor Hale, Walker Liggitt, Brodie Moye, Katarina Seuf-fert, Szilvia Szabó, Toby Wardell. Eight years: James Ferguson, Quinn Pfeifer, Fritz Pingel, Christina Weiler. Twelve years: Celia Haims, Jonah Pfeifer, Caroline Schetlick

Bach Festival, May 14-15: World-Class Performances for Free

“Bach is the beginning and end of all music.” —Max Reger

This month, experience a two-day music festival featuring the exquisite works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750), proclaimed by Felix Mendelssohn as “the greatest music in the world.” Audiences will have the opportunity to hear compositions written for a variety of instruments and choirs.

On Saturday, May 14, 3:00-6:00pm, the Festival will commence with a 3-hour Bach Marathon featuring world-class musicians performing on historic instruments including the viola da gamba, baroque flute, baroque cello, baroque vio-lin, harpsichords (German, Flemish, French) and organ. The program will offer solos, duets, and trios. Performing will be Judson Griffen, baroque violin, Christopher Collins Lee, violin, Joseph Trent, baroque flute, Pat Neely, gamba, Anneke Schaul-Yoder, baroque cello, Helga Bartus, organ and harpsichord, and Sándor Szabó, organ and harpsichord.

On Sunday, May 15 at 3:00pm, the Bach Festival will culminate with a spectacular Gala Concert featuring The Chan-cel Choir, Kirksingers, Chapel Choir and orchestra. The program will include Bach’s Cantata No. 140 & Cantata No. 196, as well as the E Major Concerto for Violin performed by renowned violinist Christopher Collins Lee. Audience members are invited to sing Bach’s chorales from the hymnals. Admission to the two-day event is free.

Spring Handbell

Concert

Wednesday, May 11, 10:00am

Join the Concert Ringers

for a free morning concert of ethereal sounds in the

Edwards Room.

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Yonkers Saturday Playgroups Saturdays, May 21, 10:30am, Congregational Hall

Play games, eat lunch and share stories with our friends from Nodine Hill. The power of relationships changes lives. RSVP Tina Swartz, tinaswartz1@verizon.net.

Soup Kitchen Wednesday, May 25, 8:30am

Volunteers are welcome to prepare lunch at RCB for those in need at The Sharing Community in Yonkers. Meets the last Wednesday of each month, 8:30am -12:00pm, in the upper and lower kitchens. Those who can lift heavy trays and help clean up are especially welcome. For more information, email Nancy Little nlittle46@gmail.com.

Clothing Sale: A Huge Success!

Our Spring Clothing Sale, held April 23, was a big suc-cess thanks to the efforts of more than 100 volunteers who sorted, organized, set up, sold, and helped clean up. Several people learned the ropes so they can take over from Lee Corbett for the next sale—on November 5—and we are so grateful to them for agreeing to run fu-ture sales. Lee is especially grateful, after having orga-nized these events for 25 years. The Church raised $14,674, all of which goes to our out-reach ministries. In addition, much of the leftover cloth-ing and bric-a-brac went to partner agencies in Nodine Hill, our project in Yonkers.

S E R V E

The Bach seal (right)

includes the letters JSB,

topped by a crown.

S E R V E

Justice and Love: Coming Home Graduation

Last year Coming Home was fortunate to partner with Family Services of Westchester (FSW) in order for Janet Donat to become

the Program Coordinator. Janet has been resourceful, insightful, and critical to Coming Home’s continued success. We are grateful

for Janet and thankful to FSW for their support. The following is Janet’s speech at graduation.

“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” This, of course, is a famous quote from Cornel West, but he could have been speaking of the Coming Home program at The Reformed Church of Bronxville. Justice is what love looks like in the Coming Home program, and we gather tonight to celebrate the transformative power of justice, love and community in the lives of our five distinguished graduates.

Our program began on a Wednesday night in September 2015. A group of strangers gathered together to begin a journey of growth, self discovery and healing. We shared a meal, checked in with each other on how we were feeling at the beginning of this journey together, and offered our reflections on an inspirational reading.

Thus began our 26-week journey together. In addition to the fellowship shared over delicious homemade meals gener-ously provided by members of this congregation as well as members of the Bronxville community, we have had the opportunity to learn and grow thanks to others who have shared their knowledge and expertise through workshops focusing on personal finance, setting goals, succeeding in the world of work, meditation and mindfulness, self image and values, and healing from trauma.

As the fall progressed and leaves began to change color, our own colors emerged as we allowed for new insights and self discoveries to transform us. As the days got shorter and the nights longer, our participants delved deeply and fear-lessly into the stories of their own lives. With great courage they gave voice to their own truth, letting go of the dark-ness of shame, humiliation and fear that can so easily keep us all in the frozen grip of despair and isolation.

And so, in the course of the past six months, a miracle has unfolded. As the Coming Home program moved through the darkness of winter to the miracle of light and new life that spring inevitably brings, we have witnessed a parallel miracle unfolding within all of us who have participated in this program. Slowly over the past 26 weeks, hearts have opened, friendships have developed, old wounds have begun to heal…and the catalyst for this miracle has been relationship.

What has happened on Wednesday nights here at The Reformed Church has been life changing for all who have participated in the program. While politicians have rallied around fear, anger, name calling and division, we have found unity in our diversity, and the truth in Cornel West’s words, “Justice is what love looks like in public.”

There has not been one person involved that has not been moved by the power of love, friendship, connection, acceptance, and forgiveness that is integral to the Coming Home program. Whether the connection has been in preparing and serving meals, providing an informative workshop, engaging as a participant or a mentor, a coordinator or facilitator. The experience of healing and growth has touched us all.

The lines that seemed to divide and define us when we first came together on September 30 have now blurred. We are no longer participants, mentors, facilitators, coordinators and guests but rather a community of friends who have con-nected on this journey we call life. We will be forever changed by what has happened, and feel stronger and more em-powered to continue on thanks to what we have all learned—from each other—through our participation in Coming Home. Justice is what love looks like in Coming Home at The Reformed Church of Bronxville.

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Hudson Link 2016 Spring Benefit Dinner

Thursday, May 12, 6:00 pm, The Grand Hyatt, NYC

Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, a longtime friend of RCB, provides college education, life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and women to help them make a positive impact on their own lives, their families and their communities. The proven result is lower rates of recidivism, incarceration and pov-erty. Help us celebrate Hudson Link’s 18 years of transforming lives at their 2016 Spring Benefit Dinner at The Grand Hyatt New York, 109 E 42nd St. For info, contact Catie Jones, 914-941-0794 or cjones@hudsonlink.org.

L E A R N I N G , C A R I N G , G R O W I N G

Corner for Caring by Judi McCandless

Acts of Goodness Initiative 2016: Love

There are times that we can’t possibly predict the far-reaching impact a loving act may have.

Last month, my 12-year-old niece, Simone, was going through a health challenge with a severe, ex-cruciating case of TMJ, and was briefly hospitalized. Her classmates sent her get well wishes on a six-foot poster that helped to cheer her up while she recovered. A few days later, one of her classmates, Tita, who had written a beautiful message on that poster that reflected their deep friendship, was killed in a horrific head-on collision that also took the life of Tita’s mom, and another mother and daughter in a second vehicle. As you can expect, the school community, which happens to be a private Christian school, is shaken and bereft. Simone continues to be in physical pain from her TMJ, but her father explained that now her emotional pain is as strong, or stronger, than the physical pain that hospitalized her.

A few days after Tita’s death, Simone’s family took anoth-er look at the get-well poster she had received, and noticed anew the message Tita had sent to Simone. She had writ-ten the following: “Dear Simone, I hope you get better and I pray God will give you energy and strength. I also want to let you know that everyone is praying for you and that God has a time and a plan for everything and this is part of His plan. We miss you and hope you get better…you should read Philippians 4:13. It will help you. I’m always your friend! I also pray that God will take away any stress or pain that you have.”

This difficult story is also a reminder of the unexpected

healing and grace that even the smallest loving word or

deed can bring. And Tita couldn’t have picked a better

verse for Simone to carry in her heart: Philippians 4:13, “I

can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Men’s Ministry Thursday Bible Group Thursday, 7:00-8:00am, Copenhaver Room

A weekly time of Bible reading, discussion & prayer for all men. The topic for May is 2 Corinthians. For more information, email sclover@reformedchurch.org.

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Sunday Morning Adult Education Sundays, 9:15-10:15am, Calvin Room

May 1: Marjorie Mir shares Poetry Celebrating the Senses.

May 8: Lynn Min offers a presentation for Mother’s Day.

May 15: The “H” word. The Reverend Sam Clover explores Christian conceptions of hell, past and present.

Women’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 9:15am-10:30am , Calvin Room

Kay Warren’s “Choose Joy!” a four-week series facilitated by Cari Pattison. Open to all women, coffee time before-hand at 9:00am.

Friday Lectio Divina Fridays, 10:30am-Noon, Copenhaver Room

Facilitators:

May 6: TBA May 13: Alexis Mastromarino May 20: Alexis Mastromarino

May 27: The Reverend Samuel Clover

Spring Tuesday Dinner and Film Series Tuesdays; Dinner at 5:30pm; Film and Lecture at 6:15pm

May 10: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)

Film speaker: Barbara Robinson, film and television

script advisor who worked on this film .

May 24: Follow the Fleet (1936)

Film speaker: Sondra Luger, novelist, author of Murder

on Broadway

Cost: $42.00 for series subscription or $17.00 per

evening due one week before the film. No payment at

the door. Please mail a check, payable to The Reformed

Church with “Film Night” written in the memo, to

Film Nights, The Reformed Church of Bronxville, P.O.

box 397, Bronxville, NY 10708.

Food for Thought Book Club

Thursday, May 19, 7:00-9:00pm, The Tap House, Tuckahoe. Up for discussion this month: Graham Greene’s The Heart of the Matter. RSVP Mary Hoch, mchoch87@aol.com.

Fourth-Grade Bake Sale Sunday, May 8, Coffee Hour following 10:30am service.

On May 8, enjoy cakes and cookies prepared by our fourth-graders and their teacher, Rosanne Welshimer. Proceeds of the sale will be used to buy necessities for the children and youth programs in Nodine Hill, Yonkers.

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Confirmation Class Activities

May 1: Faith statement rough drafts due.

May 8: Faith statement final drafts due.

May 15: Confirmands meet with elders, noon in

Copenhaver Room.

May 22: Confirmation Sunday! After a year of study and

service, this year’s class will be confirmed at the

10:30am worship service and enjoy a celebratory dinner

at 6:00pm in the Edwards Room. All confirmands and

mentors must meet at 9:30am in the Chancel

of the Sanctuary.

High School Youth Group Monday May 2, 9, 16, 23, 6:00pm.

Dinner on May 9 at the Hanau’s and May 23 at the Gay’s. We will also have fun at

New Roc City on May 16.

No HSYG on May 30

Middle School Youth Group Wednesday May 4, 11, 18, 25, 6:00pm.

Confirmation on May 22 and dinner at Coal’s on May 25.

For information, please contact cbrock@reformedchurch.org.

Nursery School News

This spring The Reformed Church Nursery School hosted a “Kindergarten Readiness” seminar to discuss what it means for children to be “kindergarten ready.” A panel made up of Bronxville

Elementary School and RCNS staff members talked about predictors of school success and identified consid-erations to determine if a child is ready for kindergarten. It was a valuable resource for the RCNS parent commu-nity to learn about making the transition to elementary school easy, and to build their confidence in continuing each child’s education.

Thank you to all of our 2015 – 2016 Church School volunteers! Church School Teachers, Chapel Leaders, Coordinators, and Assistants

Discovering the Bible: Jose Padilla Sixth grade: Rob Pfeifer, Bill Gay Fifth grade: Kenia Padilla, Katie Hood Fourth grade: Rosanne Welshimer, Jennifer Ralph (permanent sub) Third grade: Andrew Clarke, Laura Hale, Martha VanNess Second grade/ Following Jesus: Mary & Chris Gay (1x per month), Jessica Hogue, Chapel leaders: Won Giuriceo, Jennifer Lescott First grade: Spencer Pingel, Don Bringle, Asst. Fritz Pingel Kindergarten: Christina Weiler, Celia Haims, Dryden Quigley, Emily Spitz Four-year-olds: Laura Redican, Marlene Small, Barbra Crane, Erin Seuffert (sub); Asst. Brian Kradjel Three-year-olds: Sarah Anstey, Abby Sprague, Geoff Sprague, Anabella Davis, Asst. Kate Quigley, Caroline Spitz. Two-year-olds: Gwinyai Makuto, Kiri Wolfe, Asst. Evelyn Kluemper Chapel: Tiffany Tinson, Emily Liggitt, Laura Empey Nursery: Olinda Marcano, Coordinator Permanent Sub for all Levels: Kate Milliken Vaughey Sub for 4’s and First grade: Jessica Peterson Church School Coordinator: Elizabeth Quigley

The chefs from last year’s bake sale

display their creations.

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Planning for the Future Using Your Donor Advised Fund

Have you created a Donor Advised Fund through which you are recommending grants to charitable organizations? If so, this is a wonderful way to provide current support to our church and other charities that are meaningful to you.

But it is also important to consider what will happen to assets remaining in your Donor Advised Fund in the future when you are no longer there to make recommendations on disposition of funds. Generally, there are several options, including:

Recommending specified charities as lump sum beneficiaries of some or all of the remaining funds;

Creating an endowment with your Donor Advised Fund provider for annual distributions to specified charities

you have recommended; or

Appointing advisors to succeed you in recommending grants.

Please consider designating The Reformed Church of Bronxville as a recommended lump sum beneficiary of a portion of assets remaining in your Fund after your lifetime. If you wish, you can designate that your gift be applied to one of the Church’s existing endowment funds. Or we can work with you to create a special named endowment at our church that will provide perpetual support in your name or the name of a loved one.

Your gift would keep the flame burning at our church for years to come. This is a smart way to provide a legacy to our church without rewriting your will or trust.

For further information or assistance with your planning, please contact Planned Giving Committee Chair, Suzanne Bloomer, at 914-337-0142, or Chief Operating Officer, Alan Zanzano, at 914-337-6776, ext. 117.

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Our Kitchens Need Your Help

We’re blessed to have two functioning kitchens that serve countless people through the year, from Sunday coffee hours to Coming Home dinners, Advent and Lenten breakfasts, Thanksgiving suppers, Men’s Breakfast groups, special events and so much more. Some equip-ment, though, needs to be replaced. If you are moving or remodeling and have any of the following items in work-ing order, please consider donating them to the church: food processor, standing electric mixer, hand mixer, elec-tric knife, stock pot, blender. For more information, con-tact louanne@reformedchurch.org.

The upstairs kitchen

The downstairs kitchen

Ways of Honoring Your Loved Ones

Did you know that aside from Christmas Poinsettias and Easter Lilies, there are a variety of other ways you can honor or commemorate your loved ones? Consider the following:

Chancel Flowers: Almost every Sunday, year-round,

family members and friends arrange for flower arrange-ments to be placed near the pulpit, choir pews or the Lord’s Table. We list the honorees and givers in the Sunday bulletin. For information, contact Carla Savage at csavage@reformedchurch.org, ext. 112.

Make a Donation: Many choose to make a one-time or

recurring donation in a loved one’s name to one our specialized church funds, or the general fund. Special funds include:

The Deacon’s Fund, assisting individuals with

emergency needs

The Music Enhancement Fund, providing flexibility in

worship and concert performances

The Scholarship Fund, helping college- and seminary-

bound students

The Lee J. Corbett Handbell Fund, supporting our

handbell choirs

For more information, contact Teresa Flocco, Teresa@reformedchurch.org or ext. 123.

Book of Life Baptisms: April 24, 2016 Logan Ubaka Kemery, son of Ebele and Sean Kemery

Katherine Elizabeth Kennedy, daughter of Holly Kennedy and John Kennedy, Jr.

Johann Fueting, son of Nani and Reiko Fueting

Deaths:

Carolyn Anderson, Saturday, April 2, 2016

Acts of Goodness Campaign Have you completed and returned your Acts of Goodness pledge card, totaling the number of acts of goodness you intend to perform each day/week/year? Find blank cards in the Narthex and Edwards Room, along with cards on which you can describe an act of goodness you did, witnessed or experienced. For info about this year-long program, contact jmccandless@reformedchurch.org.

THE REFORMED CHURCH STAFF LISTING

Senior Minister: The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Ruge, #131,

kruge@reformedchurch.org

Associate Minister: The Rev. Cari Pattison, #115,

cari@reformedchurch.org

Youth and Family Minister: The Rev. Jonah Smith-

Bartlett, #124, jsmith-bartlett@reformedchurch.org

Associate Minister and Communications Director:

The Rev. Samuel Clover, #134, sclover@reformedchurch.org

Minister of Music: Dr. Sándor Szabó, #126,

sszabo@reformedchurch.org

Director of Children’s Choirs: Laura Green, #127,

lgreen@reformedchurch.org

Handbell Director: Lee J. Corbett, #128,

lee@reformedchurch.org

Mission Director: Dr. Dawn Ravella, #114,

dawn@reformedchurch.org

Associate Director of Mission: Alexandra Pierre, #149 Alexandra@reformedchurch.org

Director of Christian Education: Alexis Mastromarino, #118, alexis@reformedchurch.org

Volunteer & New Member Coordinator: Judi McCandless, #120, jmccandless@reformedchurch.org

Communications Associate: Belle Hann, #154, bhann@reformedchurch.org

Chief Operating Officer: Alan Zanzano, #117, azanzano@reformedchurch.org

Director of Nursery School: Margaret M. Murtagh, 914-337-6332, margaret@reformedchurch.org

Office Manager: Teresa Flocco #123,

teresa@reformedchurch.org

Minister of Sacred Music Emeritus: Rodney D. Schuller

THE REFORMED CHURCH OF BRONXVILLE

180 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, NY 10708

914-337-6776, www. reformedchurch.org

The Reformed Church Nursery School

914-337-6332

The Counseling Center 914-793-3388

The Adult School 914-793-4435

L A S T W O R D S

Consistory Council Chairs

Administration: Dave Ruby

Congregational Life: Emily Liggitt

Education: Spencer Pingel

Mission: Susan Pink

Pastoral & Congregational Care: Cindy Tether

Worship: Maureen Barton

Youth and Family: Terry Mullen

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“Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born

of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God; for God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we

might live through him.”

—1 John 4:7-9

M A Y 2 0 1 6 C H U R C H C A L E N D A R

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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*8:30 AM Early Service

9:15 AM Adult Education

9:30 AM ABC Breakfast

*10:00 AM Worship Warm-Up

10:00 AM Calvin Ringers

*10:15 AM Consistory Prayers

*10:15 AM Child Care

10:30 AM Church School

10:30 AM Celebrate Spring

*10:30 AM Worship Service

*11:30 AM Coffee Hour

*4:10 PM Child Care / Gathering

*5:00 PM The Gathering

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9:00 AM Yoga

11:00AM Coming

Home Team Mtng

6:00 PM HSYG

7:30 PM AA

3

10:30 AM Prayer &

Renewal Service

7:00 PM Al-Anon

8:00 PM Joint Deacon

Council Meeting

4

9:15 AM Women’s Bible 3:00 PM Cathedral Choir 5:00 PM Chapel Choir

6:00 PM MSYG 6:15 PM Kirksingers

8:30 PM Al-Anon

5

7:00 AM Men’s Bible

Study

2:00 PM Dayspring

Meal Prep

3:00 PM Carol Choir

7:30 PM Chancel

Choir

6

7:00 AM Men’s

Breakfast

9:00 AM Yoga

9:30 AM ABC

Breakfast

10:30 AM Lectio

Divina Bible Study

7

7:00 AM Men’s Breakfast 9:30 AM Al-Anon 7:00 PM AA

8

* Regular Sunday Events

9:15 AM Adult Education

9:50 AM Beginning Ringers

10:30 AM Church School

11:45 AM Kirk Ringers

1:00 PM Whitechapel Ringers

9 9:00 AM Yoga 11:00AM Coming Home Team Mtng 6:00 PM HSYG 7:30 PM AA

10

10:30 AM Staff Prayer

5:30 PM Dinner &

Film Series

7:00 PM Al-Anon

11

9:15 AM Women’s Bible 10:00 AM Handbell Concert

3:00 PM Cathedral Choir

6:00 PM MSYG

8:30 PM Al-Anon

12 7:00 AM Men’s Bible Study 3:00 PM Carol Choir

5:30 PM HSYG Event 7:30 PM Chancel & Chapel Choirs & Kirksingers

13 9:00 AM Yoga 10:30 AM Lectio Divina Bible Study 6:00 PM Girls’ Friday

14 9:30 AM Al-Anon 3:00 PM Gala Bach Concert 7:00 PM AA

15

* Regular Sunday Events

9:15 AM Adult Education

10:30 AM Church School

12:00 PM Elders/Confirmands

Mtg.

3:00 PM Bach Concert

16

9:00 AM Yoga

11:00AM Coming

Home Team Mtng

6:00 PM HSYG

7:30 PM AA

17

10:30 AM Staff Prayer

7:00 PM Joint Board

of Elders Mtg.

7:00 PM Al-Anon

18 9:15 AM Women’s Bible

3:00 PM Cathedral Choir 5:00 PM Chapel Choir

6:00 PM MSYG 6:15 PM Kirksingers

8:30 PM Al-Anon

19

7:00 AM Men’s Bible

3:00 PM Carol Choir

3:00 PM Senior Tea

6:15 PM Vesper

Rngrs

7:00 PM Book Club

7:30 PM Chancel

Choir

20

9:00 AM Yoga

10:30 AM Lectio

Divina Bible Study

6:00 PM Consis-

tory Dinner

21 9:30 AM Al-Anon 10:30 AM Westhab Plygrp 7:00 PM AA

22 Confirmation Sunday

* Regular Sunday Events

9:15 AM Adult Education

10:30 AM Church School

6:00 PM Confirmation Dinner

23

9:00 AM Yoga

11:00AM Coming

Home Team Mtng

6:00 PM HSYG

7:30 PM AA

24

10:30 AM Staff Prayer

5:30 PM Dinner &

Film Series

7:00PM Al-Anon

25

8:30 AM Soup Kitchen

9:15 AM Women’s Bible

6:00 PM MSYG 6:15 PM Kirksingers

7:00 PM Bronxville Career Network

8:30 PM Al-Anon

26 7:00 Men’s Bible 3:00 PM Carol Choir 5:30 PM HSYG Event 7:30 PM Chancel Choir

27

9:00 AM Yoga

10:30 AM Lectio

28 9:30 AM Al-Anon 7:00 PM AA

29 * Regular Sunday Events

30

11:00AM Coming

Home Team Mtng

7:30 PM AA

31

10:30 AM Staff Prayer

7:00PM Al-Anon

Communion weekly at 8:30am

and the first

Sunday of each month at

10:30am & 5:00pm.

*= every Sunday

All events listed are subject to

change.

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