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It can be a challenge providing regular nutrition and daily contact for the senior citizens and homebound residents of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. Fortunately one group has been rising to meet this challenge for forty years. North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels (MOW), an independent Meals on Wheels program, has been delivering meals and hope since 1973. Since then the organization, which is made up mostly of volunteers, has delivered over 1.2 million hot, nutritious, cost effective mid-day meals to frail, disabled, and homebound persons living in the Twin Cities. The meals, which are provided without regard to age, race, sex or religion, help promote healthy lifestyle choices, support daily well-being, and enable independent living for as long as safely possible. I met with Joy Welch, the coordinator, and Susan Hittle, president of the Board

of Directors, who informed me that their group is part of the Twin Cities Community Outreach, an umbrella organization that also includes the North Tonawanda Interchurch Food Pantry and Interchurch Clothes Closet, all of which are housed in the same building. The group currently services about 130-135 clients on nine routes, with a waiting list for more. It takes about 150 volunteers to fill these needs. Each day there are usually five volunteers working in the kitchen and

another eighteen people delivering the meals (two per car). They have also had a relationship with BOCES and the high school for the last twenty years or so, where classes of developmentally disabled students help in the kitchen and storeroom, and participate as part of a social experience. The group started at St. Mark Lutheran Church and moved to its present location in 1992, which was previously a skating rink where the Buffalo Sabres practiced. Extensive

renovations were needed to bring the facility to its current condition. The agency does not receive any government funding and relies on meal fees, grants, community support and fundraisers to continue operating. Susan commented that a family history of helping and community service brought her to Meals on Wheels, where she initially began as a volunteer, and moved later to the

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NT Meals on WheelsCelebrates 40 YearsBy Kathy Reandeau

2 — Neighbor Link News — AUGUST 2013

Twin CitiesCommunity Outreach, Inc.

MISSION STATEMENT

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INC. STRIVES TO BRING TOGETHER VOLUNTEER HUMAN SERVICE-RELATED GROUPS UNDER

THE “UMBRELLA” OF MUTUAL COOPERATION OF SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE

TWIN CITIES OF NORTH TONAWANDA AND TONAWANDA.

WHAT IS T.C.C.O. ANDWHAT DO THEY DO?

THE PURPOSE OF T.C.C.O. IS TO BRING THREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF - NT MEALS-

ON-WHEELS, THE INTER-CHURCH FOOD PANTRY, AND THE CLOTHES CLOSET.

T.C.C.O. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ALL UTILITY BILLS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS

FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING. WITHOUT T.C.C.O., THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD

STRUGGLE TO EXIST.

HOW IS T.C.C.O. FUNDED?

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SEPARATE

FROM THE AGENCIES HOUSED WITHIN THE BUILDING, AND IT IS FINANCIALLY

SUPPORTED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY.

FUNDS ARE NEEDED FOR BUILDING REPAIRS, RENOVATIONS, UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE,

INSURANCE, AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES.

INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, CHURCHES, CIVIL GROUPS, AND OTHER

FUNDING SOURCES DONATE TOWARD THIS PROGRAM. TCCO IS ALWAYS ACTIVELY

SEEKING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, SPONSORSHIPS, AND DONATIONS TO OFFSET

DAY-TO-DAY COSTS.

DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO: TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND MAILED TO 100 RIDGE ROAD, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Daniel Brick – President Greg Lureman – Vice President Roberta Seekins – Treasurer Roseann Lureman – Secretary

BOARD MEMBERS Barry Donner Pam Hill Barbara Elbers Cathy Kern Linda Finiki Rebecca Lennox Bill Giambulluca Joyce Santiago

By: Adrienne Rothstein Grace(CFP®, CLTC, CDFATM)

We’ve all heard that question before. But possibly never in such a serious manner as this one. When is enough life insurance, enough for your family. Let’s face it – this is not a subject anyone likes to talk about. In fact, whenever we get an email or a voicemail from a life insurance representative we tend to cringe, turn away, or simply just “delete.” And yet, life insurance is the single-most important step in making sure that your family is protected if

the unthinkable occurs. According to the life insurance industry group LIMRA, 30 percent of US households have no life insurance whatsoever. Today, there are 11 million fewer American households covered by life insurance compared with six years ago. The bottom line is that a majority of families have no life insurance or not enough, leaving them one accident or terminal illness away from a financial catastrophe for their loved ones. What if you were suddenly no longer here and your family had to manage on their own? When was the last time you worked through your budget to be sure your family would be OK? Here are some simple steps you can take to get started on protecting your family financially:

1. Check with your employer to find out what is available, and if your current policy can be increased 2. Have your life insurance policy reviewed by a professional to be sure you have adequate coverage for now, and your family’s future 3. Consider your family’s future financial needs: College tuition, weddings, debt payoff, car purchases, home maintenance, etc. Having the right life insurance

coverage provides much more than just peace-of-mind, it can keep a family – a family.

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When is Enough…. Enough?

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Board. She considers this a labor of love and refers to her work as heart equity. Volunteers come here because they see a need and want to help. Many build friendships with each other and their clients that last a very long time, with some going back to the client’s house just to chat after their deliveries are completed. This seemingly simple gesture of a daily meal delivery can have quite an impact, according to Joy. For some clients it is the only daily contact they have. Some volunteers have arrived in time to help during a difficult situation. But she has also seen many clients that have not only started to gain weight but also had their outlook on life improved by this heartfelt outreach. Volunteers will notify the office if someone doesn’t answer the door and Joy will follow-up from there. This MOW groups provides a meal appropriate to the season and holiday, and tries to use fresh food products. Birthday cakes are provided whenever possible. Sometimes schools, scout troops, or other local groups will also donate hand-made cards, favors or small items that can be included with the meal to help cheer up the clients. This outreach helps children learn to help others in their community. NT Meals on Wheels has both the approval and the acceptance of the Niagara County Health

Department. Meals are delivered between 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Monday-Friday, 52 weeks a year, excluding national holidays. Each client receives one or two meals per day, with each meal providing at least one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for adults. There are a variety of menus, specially selected by professional dietitians to help the client maintain good nutrition and avoid unhealthful ingredients. The meals are generally low in fat and prepared with little or no salt added. Food is delivered hot and ready to eat in fiberboard containers. The North Tonawanda Meals on Wheels family plans to continue living up to its mission of contributing to the overall well-being of seniors by providing regular nutrition and daily contact with a caring volunteer. They live by the motto that when a meal is delivered, in walks hope. Those looking to help are asked to consider volunteering. Volunteers are always needed as drivers and servers, especially in the winter months. The group

also appreciates any financial donations, which are always put to good use. To strengthen community relationships, the group participates in community events and parades and is willing to come and speak to any civic, school or church organizations. Upcoming in May is NT Meals on Wheels month, which will be observed with events to promote the organization and fundraising activities such as a Jar campaign and garage sale. The organization is also looking forward to its hot dog sale at WalMart in June, the Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Old Man River Restaurant, and running a parking concession at the Canal Fest.

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North TonawandaMeals on Wheels

100 Ridge RoadTonawanda NY 14120

Joy Welch, Coordinator-Director

[email protected] 716-693-1663

www.ntmow.com


ANGLICANSt. Bartholomew’s

Pro-Anglican ChurchChrist-Centered; Bible

Believing2368 Eggert Rd, TOT

(716) 831-1777 www.stbartston.org

Rev. Fr. Arthur W. Ward JrService Schedule9/11/12-6/16/13:

Saturday: 4:30 p.m.Sunday: 8:00a.m., 9:15 a.m.

& 11:00 a.m. Sunday School & Nursery

9:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.

St. Steven’s Anglican Church10 Indian Trail Road, WIL

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

ALLIANCE CHURCHESKenmore Alliance

175 Bonnet Ave., TOTwww.kenmorealliance.com

Pastor Jon SchuerholzSAT: 6:00 p.m.,

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (also Sunday School)

11:30 a.m.Wednesday:

6:30 Prayer MeetingThursday: 6:15 p.m. AWANA

Children’s Program Lockport Alliance Church

555 Davison Rd ., LKPT (716) 433-3571

www.lockportalliance.orgPastor Kevin Robbins

Sunday: 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.Life Hour: 10:15 a.m.

Niagara Alliance Church7041 Witmer Road

N. Tonawanda, NY 14120716-731-5689

www.niagaraalliance.comSunday: 9:30 a.m. Life Hour

(Sunday School)Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Worship ServiceWednesday: 7-8 p.m.

Prayer Meeting

APOSTOLICNew Apostolic

4229 Delaware, TOTSunday: 10:30 a.m.Wednesday: 8 p.m.

New Life In Christ Ministries

285 Walnut Rd., LKPTSunday: 11:00

ASSEMBLIES OF GODLewiston Assembly of God

4754 Creek Rd., LEW(716) 754-7736

www.lewistonassembly ofgod.org

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

Lockport Assembly of God200 Beattie Ave., LKPT

(716) [email protected]

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Wednesday:

7:00 p.m. Praise & Prayer New Covenant

345 McConkey Dr., TONwww.nctag.org

Pastor Dan HamlinSunday: 8:45 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.

First Assembly of God9750 Niagara Falls Blvd., NF

www.niagarafallsfirst.orgRev. James Armpriester

(716) 297-7794Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Friday: 7:00 p.m.

Youth Service

BAPTIST CHURCHESAmherst Baptist Church

100 Willow Ridge Drive, AMHSunday: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship,

9:45 a.m. – Contemporary Worship Service

Sunday School: 11:00 a.m. Antioch BibleBaptist Church

3984 Lockport Olcott Rd., LKPT

(716) 439-8101 Baptist Church of

RansomvilleYoungstown-Lockport Rd,

RAN (716) 791-4939www.ransomvillebaptistchurch.org

Pastor Rock GarrowSunday: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School & Coffee Hour 9:45 a.m.

Bethel Baptist Church995 Dodge Road

Getzville, NY 14068

(716)688-8668www.bethel-nab.orgRev. Kevin L. Wright

Sun 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Brighton Community Church(American Baptist)

1225 Brighton Road at Parkhurst, TOTSun: 10:30 a.m.

Calvary New Covenant78 Pyle Court, TOT

Sun: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study

Center Road Baptist Church412 Center Rd. WS

www.centerroadbaptistchurch.comRev. William Livermore

(716) 675-6545Sunday: 11:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Christian Fellowship

Baptist Church765 Niagara Falls Blvd., AMH

Sunday: 11:00 a.m. First Baptist Church511 Union Rd., WS

(716) 674-1816Sunday: 10:15 a.m.; 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Clarence

10790 Hunt’s Corner Rd.Clarence

(716) 741-3432Rev. Ron Tryon

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Children Service: 10:30 a.m.

Coffee hour after service

First Baptist Church —Lockport

140 Genesee St., LKPT(716) 434-1783

www.fbclockport.comPastor Dave McBeathSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.m. Jesus and Me

First Baptist Church

of Newfane6047 East St. Newfane

(716) 778-9216Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Wilson

251 Chestnut St., WILS(716) 751-6988

www.firstbaptistofwilson.comPastor Stephen HaySunday: 11:00 a.m.

First Bible Baptist Church949 Lincoln Ave., LKPT

(716) 433-1611 Sunday: 10:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 6:30 p.m.Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

Prayer Meeting, 7:45 p.m. Bible Study

Grace Baptist2525 Eggert Rd, TOTPastor Jon Longwell

(716) 836-1525Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Harris Hill Baptist Church

5071 Harris Hill Road, WILM(716) 689-3199

www.harrishillbaptistchurch.orgSunday 11:00 a.m. Morning WorshipSunday: 1:15 p.m.Afternoon Worship

Sunday School & Adult Bible Fellowship: 9:45 a.m.

Kenmore Baptist10 Wardman Rd., KEN

(716) 875-6223www.kenmorebaptistchurch.org

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. LaSalle Baptist Church8819 Munson Ave., NF

(716) 283-5328Sunday: 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday:7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting

Lighthouse Baptist383 Wheatfield St., NT

www.lighthousebaptistnt.comPastor David Costantino

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.; 6:00 p.m.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study

Open Bible Baptist72 E. Niagara St., COT

Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m.Sunday School 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer, 7:00 p.m. Service

Randall Memorial Baptist Church

6301 Main Street, WIL(716) 634-9800

www.randallchurch.orgSunday: 9:00 a.m.

Bible SchoolSunday: 10:15 a.m.

Worship Service

Shalom Baptist Church64 East Felton, Street

North Tonawanda, NY 14120(716) 694-5680

Rev. Roland Millswww.shalombaptistchurch.net

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Worship 11:00 a.m. ¶ 6:00 p.m.

Wed.Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Tonawanda Baptist3200 Elmwood Ave., TOT

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Sunday Bible study: 9:30 a.m.

United Baptist-Christian Church

4800 Creek Rd., LEW(716) 754-4473

www.ubcclewiston.orgPastor Bette Bond

Sunday: 10:00 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

West Somerset Baptist

Church1876 Hosmer Rd. Appleton

716-795-9929. Sunday morning services: 9:45 Sunday school; 10:45 Morning

worship; 6:30 Evening worship; Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting 7:00. Pastor

Scott Walker

Whitehaven Road Baptist Church

1290 Whitehaven Rd., GI(716) 773-1004www.Wrbc.Org

Pastor Abram DuekSunday: 9:15 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.

Youngstown United Baptist— Christian Church

230 Lockport St., YNST, NY 417-0021 • Pastor Denny Webb

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Bible Study: 5:30 p.m.Wednesday: Adult Bible Study

& Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.Thursday: Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

CHRISTIANAmherst Alliance Church

3915 Millersport Hwy, AMH(716) 689-9832

amherstalliancechurch.orgPastor John Bock

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Amherst Church of Christ

8285 Transit Road, AMHSunday: 10:30 a.m.; 6:00 p.m.Sunday Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.Bible Study

Faith Emmanuel Temple36 Locust St. (716) 433-8484

Sunday: 11:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Faith Tabernacle Church5676 Beattie Ave , LKPT

(716) 434-5451www.faithtablockport.com

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Grace Bible Church

6023 Dutton PlaceNewfane

WedS: 6:30 p.m.Sunday: 9:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.

(716) 778-9081ww.gbcnewfane.comPastor Tom Martin

Hartland Bible Church8110 West Ave., Gasport

(716) 772-6115www.hartlandbible.com

Pastor Jon GoodwinSunday: 11:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:45 a.m. Discipleship Hour Living Water Community

Church2569 North Main St.

Newfane(716) 778-5904

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Lockport Christian Church5845 Locust Street Ext., LKPT

(716) 478-0500www.lockportcc.orgSunday: 10:00 a.m.

Places of Worship

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Niagara Frontier Bible Church

5287 Bronson Dr.,Lewiston, NY

(716) 297-8783Pastor Tom Broderick

www.niagarafrontierbible.comSunday Services

Sunday School for all ages: 9 a.m.

All Church Fellowship: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:25 a.m.

Evening Worship — Bible Study on Heaven 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Ridgewood Bible Church7073 Ridge Road. WS

(716) 434-5774 Sunday: 9:30 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.

Salvation Army50 Cottage St. LKPT

10:15 a.m. Family Worship 11:00 a.m. Worship

The Chapel at Crosspoint500 Crosspoint Pkwy, Getzville

(716) 631-2636www.thechapel.comPastor Jerry Gillis

Sunday: 9:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m. The Chapel at Lockport

1 East Ave. (716) 250-5004www.thechapel.com

Sunday: 10:00 a.m. at the Palace Theater

United Baptist-Christian Church

4800 Creek Rd., LEW(716) 754-4473

www.ubcclewiston.orgPastor Bette Bond

Sunday: 10:00 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Victory Christian Church

6886 S Transit Rd(716) 625-9300

www.vcclockport.comPastor Ron Friedersdorf

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Wheatfield Community Church

Meadowbrook Square Plaza3571 Niagara Falls Blvd.

Suite 5 • Wheatfield

(716) 553-3794www.

heatfieldcommunitychurch.org

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) Grove Street Christian

85 Grove St. TOT(716) 695-2446

email: [email protected]. Jim Girling

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Payne Ave. Christian Church

1459 Payne Ave., NT(716) 260-1217

www.payneavenue.orgRev. Jerry McGloneSunday: 10:00 a.m.

Weekly Coffee hour: 9 a.m.Adult and Children’s Sunday

School: 11:15 a.m.

CHURCH OF CHRISTLaSalle Church Of Christ

1121 N Military Rd., NF(716) 283-1214

Sunday: 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Wednesday:

7:00 p.m. — Bible Study Tonawanda Church of Christ

Delaware & Summit, COTSun: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Bible School 9:30 a.m.Wednesday: 11 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

Youth Service

CHURCH OF GODYotvata Community Church

(General Conference)2271 Delaware Ave, KEN

(Chapel Of Kenmore Presbyterian)

Sunday: 11:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Style

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Children Church & Prayer

and Bible Study River of Life Church

(Cleveland TN)195 Schenk St., NT

(716) 692- 2230Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: 7:00 p.m.- God Shop

CHURCH of the NAZARENE

Amherst Sonrise Church of the Nazarene

849 North French Road, AMH(716) 689-9832

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

CONGREGATIONALCambria Congregational

Church4045 Lower Mountain Rd.

CAM 716-434-4205Pastor Todd BlackleySunday: 10:00 a.m.

EPISCOPALCalvary Episcopal Church

20 Milton Street, WILSaturday: 4:00 p.m. Holy

Eucharist - Contemp. MusicSunday: 7:45 a.m.

Holy Eucharist - Spoken Sunday: 9:00 a.m. — Family11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist —

Choral (1st Sun, ea. mo. is Rite I)

Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist -SpokenThursday: 12 p.m. Holy

Eucharist w/prayers for healingChildren’s ed. end of 9 a.m.

service until 10:55 a.m.Adult Ed. Sun. at end of

7:45 a.m. service & 10 a.m.Bibly Study: Thurs. 10 a.m.Rev. Ethan J. Cole, Rectorwww.calvaryepiscopal.net Christ Episcopal Church7145 Fieldcrest Dr., LKPT

(716) 433-9229www.christlkpt.org

Rev. Thomas J. MitchellSunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.

Church of the Advent54 Delaware Rd, KEN

Rev. Terry W. Bullwww.adventkenmore.org

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church

100 Genesee St., LKPT(716) 433-2878

www.gracelkpt.orgRev. Cynthia Sever

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. St John’s Episcopal Church

431 Lake St., WILS(716) 751-6109

www.stjohnswilson.comRev’d Dr. Judith Lee

Sunday: 9:00 a.m.Thursday: 11:00 a.m.

St John’s Episcopal Church- Youngstown

110 Chestnut St., YNGwww.stjohnsyoungstown.org

Rev. Ellen L. BrauzaSunday: 8:00 a.m.;10:00 a.m.

St Martin-Fields Episcopal

2587 Baseline Rd., GIwww.stmartinsgi.org

(716) 773-3335Rev’d Earle King

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 p.m.Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

St. Mark’s EpiscopalPayne & Tremont, NT

Sunday: 8 a.m., 10 a.m.Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.

St Paul’s Episcopal Church400 Ridge Rd., LEW

(716) 754-4591www.saintpaulslewiston.com

Rev. Susan KeppySunday: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Bible Study 9:00 a.m.Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

St Paul’s Episcopal Church4275 Harris Hill Road, WIL

(716) 689-3199www.stpaulsharrishill.org

Rev. CE PigerSun: 8:00 a.m.- Holy Eucharist

(spoken Rite I) Sun: 10:00 a.m. - Holy

Eucharist (Rite II with hymns) St Stephen’s Episcopal

Church616 Cayuga Dr., NF

(716) 283-2774www.ststephensnf.org

Rev. Canon Isaac Ihiasota, Ph.D.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.

EVANGELICAL COVENANT

Evangelical Covenant Church

786 Kenmore Ave., KENSunday: 10:45 a.m.

LUTHERANAbiding Savior

1534 Ruie Rd, NT(716) 693-0180SAT: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday: 9:15 a.m.Christian Education

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. — Worship

Amherst Lutheran Church5125 Main Street, WIL

(716) 632-4185amherstlutheranchurch.org

Saturday: 5:00 p.m.Live Jazz WorshipSunday: 10:00 a.m.Traditional Worship

Augustana Lutheran3141 Eggert Dr., TOT

(716) 832-5720www.augustana.bfn.orgPastor Troy MulvaineSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Calvary Lutheran Church

575 Ayer Road, AMH(716) 835-7567

www.lutheranrose.orgRev. Karl Schmidt

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Divine Service

Crossroads Lutheran Church 4640 Main Street, AMH

SAT: 5:00 p.m.Informal Service; Sunday: 9:00 a.m.

Contemporary ServiceSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Festival ServiceSunday School — Adult -

Sunday 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Youth — Sunday:

10:00 a.m–11:30 a.m. Faith Evangelical Lutheran

Church2730 Transit Rd.

Newfane(716) 778-7981

Sunday Service: 11:00 a.m. Faith Lutheran Church2730 Transit Rd., NEW

(716) 751-0310Rev. Clarence Elliott

First English Lutheran Church

185 Locust S, LKPT(716) 433-6161

Rev. Flavia SkilbredSaturday: 5:30 p.m.Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

First Trinity1570 Niagara Falls Blvd, TOT

(716) 835-2220www.firsttrinity.comRev. Charles Whited

Saturday: 5:30 p.m.Sunday: 8:45 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Grace Lutheran Church

736 Cayuga Dr. NF (716) 283-1843

Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Good Shepherd

2669 Sheridan Dr. TOTSunday: 10:15

Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Ghost Lutheran Church6630 Luther St., NF

(716) 731-3030SAT: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Immanuel Lutheran

107 Scott St, COTSaturday: 5 p.m.

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church7147 Ridge Rd., LKPT

Rev. Kenneth Craig(716) 434-0521

Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m.Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Messiah Lutheran Church

915 Oneida St., LEW(716) 754-4944

Rev. Thomas Mason Mt. Olive Lutheran Church

6965 Chestnut Ridge Rd. LKPT (716) 434-8500

Rev. James ZangSunday: 8:30 a.m.- Traditional

Worship: 10:30 a.m.— Blended Worship

Holy Communion weeks 1 & 3rd Weeks

Pilgrim LutheranChapel & Delaware Rd, KEN

(716) 875-5485pilgrimkenmorelcms.org

Rev. Ben EderSunday: 10 a.m.

Redeemer LutheranFalconer at Thompson, NT

(716) 692-5734www.rlcnt.com

Pastor David BeutelSunday: 10:30 a.m.

St James Evangelical Lutheran Church

Places of Worship

2437 Niagara RdNiagara Falls, NY 14304

(716) 731-4057www.stjamesberg.org

Pastor Jeff MilstenSunday: 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m.

St. John Evangelical

6950 Ward Rd, NT(716) 693-9677

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.;10:30 a.m.Sunday School & Bible Study

9:15 a.m.Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

St John’s Evangelical

Lutheran3512 Clinton St. WS

(716) 668-2152www.saintjohnsws.org

SAT: 5:00 p.m.Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.Sunday School & Education

Hour: 9:30 a.m.

St John Lutheran ChurchSunday Worship

6540 Main Street, WILSunday: 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship

St. Mark’s Evangelical576 Delaware Rd, KEN

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.St. Mark’s Lutheran

1135 Oliver St, NT(716) 693-3715

www.stmarknt.orgRev. Patrick McKenzie

SAT: 5:00 p.m.Sunday: 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.Sundau Education Hour:

10:10 a.m.

St. Martin Lutheran322 Old Falls Blvd, NT

(716) 693-4415Rev. Devie Ellis

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

St. Matthew Lutheran875 Eggert Dr, NT

(716) 692-6862Sunday: 9:15 a.m.

St Paul’s Evangelical

Lutheran Church68 Eagle Street, WIL

(716) 634-2330www.stpaulswilliamsville.org

Rev. Timothy MadsenSunday: 9:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul Lutheran453 Old Falls Blvd, NT

(716) 692-3255www.stpaulnt.comRe. Karl Haeussler

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.Monday: 7:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran- Wilson

220 Young St., WILS(716) 751-9300

www.stpaulslutheranwilsonny.com

Pastor Ron HaeferSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School & Adult Bible study: 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

St. Peter’s Evangelical

Lutheran Church6167 Walmore Rd., SAN

(716) 731-4422Pastor Bruce M. Gamache’

www.stpeterslcmc-sanbornny.org

Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

St. Timothy Lutheran

Church1453 Staley Rd., GI

(716) 773-4400www.sttimothygrandisland.org

Rev. Dean Hunneshagen

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

8760 Transit Road,EAST AMH

(716) 688-9245www.trinityontransit.org

Contemporary SAT 5:00 p.m.Traditional Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school: 9:00 a.m.Rev. Dr. Daniel Hoffman

Trinity Lutheran Church

67 Saxton St. LKPT(716) 434-3106

Rev. Alan J. BauchSunday: 8:30 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.Sunday school & Bible Study

9:45 a.m.Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.

Thursday: 7:00 p.m.

Trinity Old Lutheran Church

3445 Sheridan Drive, EGG(716) 836-4868

Sunday: 10:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran

146 Reserve Rd. WS(716) 674-5353

www.trinity-lutheranchurch.com

Rev. Ronald HabedankSunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:30 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church447 Central Ave., GAS

(716) 772-2277

METHODISTAsbury United Methodist

Church850 Dodge Road, PO Box 743

Getzville, NY 14068church office phone 716-688-

8677emailAsburyamherst@juno.

comwebsite: www.

asburyamherstumc.org;Sunday worship is at 10:30 am

Rev. Jackie Ann Rose Kraft

Bethany United Methodist177 Cornwall Ave, TOT

(716) 836-8722Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.

Bible Fellowship Church1136 Baseline Rd., GI

(716) 773-3748www.Bfcgi.Org

Pastor Calvin VanderMey Clinton St. United Methodist

50 N Adam. St., COT(716) 433-6227

Pastor Cheryl BrownThursday:

2 p.m. Adult Bible StudySunday: 11:15 a.m.

Sunday school and Junior church held during main

service Covenant United Methodist

539 Main St., WS(716) 674-6869

Rev. Renee T. EngelsSunday: 9:30 a.m.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church

75 East Ave. LKPT(716) 433-2838

www. lockportemmanuelumc.org

Rev. Duane PrisetSunday: 8:15 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Monday: 6:30 p.m.

Healing ServiceExley United Methodist

Church338 Lake St., WILS

(716) 751-6057Rev. John Loeser

Fillmore Chapel United

Methodist Church2523 Youngstown-Wilson Rd.,

Ransomville (716)791-3815Rev. Anne Cole

Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 11:15 a.m.

Thursday: Adult Bible Study: 7 p.m.

First United Methodist-

North Tonawanda65 Main St, NT(716) 694-2456

Rev. Greg CrispellSunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

First United Methodist Church- LaSalle

8210 Buffalo Ave., NF(716) 283-3370

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Harris Hill United Methodist Church

8495 Main St., WILM (716) 632-4688.

www.harrishillumc.orgRev. Katie ZettleSun: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School for Adults, Jr. & Sr. High at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School for 5th grade and under during worship.

Hartland United Methodist

8019 Ridge Rd., GAS(716) 772-2376

Pastor Cheryl BrownSunday: Worship Service

9:30 a.m. Sunday/Adult School

10:00 a.m.Tuesday: Adult Bible Study

10 a.m.

Kenmore United Methodist32 Landers Rd., KEN

(716) 875-5091Sunday: 9:20 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.

Living Faith Free Methodist

1907 Center Rd., WS(716) 674-3030

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Nash Road Free Methodist958 Nash Rd, NT(716) 692-8683

www.facebook.com/nashroadfmc

Sunday: 9:00 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.

Newfane United Methodist Church

2699 Main St., NEW(716) 778-7011

Pastor Kim SmithSunday Service 11:00 a.m.

New Hope United Methodist

Church2846 Seneca St., WS

(716) 825-8745Rev. Renee T EngelsSunday: 11:00 a.m.

North Ridge United Methodist Church

3930 North Ridge RoadLockport, NY 14094

(716) 433-4105www.nridgeumc.org

Rev. Matthew WorleySunday: 10:45 a.m.

Open Bible Church

Free Methodist4143 Beach Ridge Rd, NT

Sunday: 8:30 a.m.; 9:45 a.m.

Pendleton Center United Methodist

6864 Campbell Blvd, NT

(716) 625-8306www.pendletoncenter.org

Pastor Tom KraftSAT: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

1st Monday of the month: 6:00 p.m. — Prayer Service

Pendleton Community Free

Methodist5721 Creek Rd, NTSunday: 10:55 a.m.


Quaker Rd. United Methodist2800 Quaker Rd., GAS

(716) 772-7457Sunday: 10:45 a.m.

Ransomville Free Methodist3924 Ransomville Rd. RAN

(716) 791-3855www.rfmconnect.orgPastor Bill Lowery, Jr.

SAT: 5:07 p.m.Sun: 10:00 a.m.Sunday: 9:00 —

Kids Jam. & Adult Fusion

Ransomville United Methodist

2573 Yngst-Lkpt Rd., RAN(716) 791-4978

www.ransomvilleumc.orgRev. Matthew Worley

Sunday: 9:15 a.m.St. James United Methodist

4661 Porter RoadNiagara Falls, NY

(716) 297-6421www.stjamesniagara.org

Pastor: Rev. Daryl Bennett

Tonawanda United Methodist221 Morgan St, COTSunday: 11:00 a.m.


Places of Worship

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Tonawanda Free Methodist207 Grove St, COT

(716) 693-1199 • www.tfmc.infoPastor Don Mohr

Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.Monday: 7:00 p.m. —

Biker Church

Trinity Church of Grand Island

2100 Whitehaven Rd., GIwww.gitumc.orgRev. Larry Baird

Sunday: 8:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.

Warrens Corners Methodist Church

5293 Stone Rd. LKPT(716) 434-7385

Rev. Carl ChamberlainSunday: 11:00 a.m.

Williamsville United

Methodist5681 Main Street, WIL

(716) 634-4800www.williamsvilleumc.org

Rev. Rich NealSunday: 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m

ORTHODOXSt.Theodore Orthodox

Church96 Los Robles Street, WIL

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. — VigilSunday: 9:30 a.m. — Sunday

Divine Liturgy

PENTECOSTALNew Life Center United

Pentecostal80 Luksin Dr, COT

(716) 694-0071Sunday: 10 a.m., 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:30 p.m.

Harbor Lights Fellowship1821 Grand Island Blvd., GI

(716) 773-7900www.harborlightsfellowship.org

Pastor Gerard HaberstrowSaturday: 7:00 p.m.Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Zion Dominion Church

of God895 North Forest Road, WIL

(716) 250-7040www.ziondominion.org

Pastor Roderick HenningsSunday Protocol of WorshipMorning Manna - 8:30 a.m.

Legacy Leadership Institute — 9:40 a.m.

Celebration Service —11:00 a.m.

Latter Rain — 6:00 p.m.\

PRESBYTERIANAmherst Presbyterian

Church151 South Youngs Road, AMH

(716) 633-4656www.amherstpreschurch.org

Rev. David A. SmithSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Bible Presbyterian Church

1650 Love Rd., GI(716) 773-7303

www.Biblepres.OrgPastor Kevin Backus, Ph.D.

Sunday: 10:45 a.m. — Morning Worship & Junior Church

6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship9:30 a.m. — Sunday School

(All Ages)

Curtis Park Presbyterian748 Woodland Drive, TOT

(716) 834-3534Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Deerhurst Presbyterian

257 Deerhurst Park Blvd, TOT (716) 875-1962

www.deerhurstchurch.orgRev. Steven E. Jelensperger

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Faith United Presbyterian3150 Elmwood Ave, KEN

(716) 875-9550Sunday: 10:30 a.m.


First Presbyterian Church — Lewiston

505 Cayuga Dr. LEWLewiston, NY 14092

(716) 754-4945www.firstpreslewiston.org

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church Lockport

21 Church St., LKPT(716) 433-5905

www.lockport1stpres.orgRev. James Hardy

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Tonawanda

149 Broad St, COT

(716) 692-1319Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church

West Seneca2085 Union Rd., WS

(716) 668-1115Sunday: 10:00 a.m.


of Youngstown100 Church St., YNG

(716) 745-7067www.youngstownpres.org

Pastor Rex T. StewartSunday: 8:30 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.

Island United Presbyterian

Church1822 Huth Rd., GI

(716) 773-4849www.Islandpresbt.OrgRev. Carla Marie Kline

Second Presbyterian Church

71 Van Buren St., LKPT(716) 434-2105

Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Wrights CornerPresbyterian Church

6515 Ridge Rd.(716) 434-7752

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Kenmore Presbyterian2771 Delaware Ave, KEN

(716) 875-7600www.kenpres.org

Rev. Howard BoswellSunday: 10:00 a.m., 6:00

p.m.— Youth Service

Knox Presbyterian2595 Elmwood Ave, KEN

(716) 873-2423www.knoxchurchbuffalo.comRev. Matthew T. Haberman

Saturday: 6:30 p.m.Contemporay

Sunday: 9:30 a.m.— Discipleship

11:00 a.m. — Blended

North Presbyterian168 Payne Ave, NT

(716) 693-7030Sun: 11 a.m.


Third Presbyterian110 Felton St., NTSunday: 10:45 a.m.

North Presbyterian Church300 North Forest Road, WIL

(716) 632-1330www.northchurchwilliamsville.

orgRev. William Hennessy

Sunday: 8:30 — Worship in the Chapel

10:45 a.m.—Worship in the Sanctuary

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

32 W High St., LKPT(716) 433-2327

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. —Bible Study

Saturday: 11:20 a.m. —Church Service

UNITED CHURCH of CHRIST

Phoenix United Church of Christ

1280 N French Rd Amherst, NY 14228

Rev. Debbie Baxter(716) 713-6370

Worship: Sundays at 10 amwww.

phoenixunitedchurchofchrist.com

Church of the Nativity1530 Colvin Blvd, TOT

Sunday: 9:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.(716) 875-3365

www.nativityucc.org

Covenant United Church of Christ

4449 Main St. GAS(716) 772-7802

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Ebenezer United Church of Christ

630 Main St. WS(716) 674-4566

Sunday: 9:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Kenilworth UCC45 Dalton Dr, KEN

(716) 835-4120Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Kenmore UCC

295 Delaware Rd, TOT(716) 875-1725

www.simplesite.com/kucc

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.Sunday School — all ages & nursery care during the

10:30 a.m. serviceCoffee hour reception

following service each week

Lockport United Church of Christ

98 East Ave., LKPT(716) 433-2545

Rev. Stephen HallSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Salem UCC

144 Morgan St at Main St. COT (716) 692-3429Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School & Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s UCC (Wendelville)7416 Campbell Blvd, NT

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

St. Peter’s UCC1208 Oliver St., NT

(716) 693-0749www.stpetersnt.org

Rev. Linda Harle-MouldSunday: 10:30 a.m.


St. Peter’s United Church of Christ

1475 Orchard Park Rd., WS(716) 674-1233

www.st-petersucc.orgRev. Hope Harle-Mould

Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

St Stephen United Church of Christ

8520 Tonawanda Creek Road, EAST AMH • (716) 741-3481

www.clarenceucc.comSunday: 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Hour: 10:00 a.m. Zion UCC

Parker Blvd & Koenig Cir., TOT (716) 836-6220

Sunday: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

OTHERSBethesda Full Gospel

TabernacleDelaware and Broad, COT

(716) 693-6990www.bethesdafullgospel.org

Pastor Sam Ciffa Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.—Bible Study

Friday: (1st and 3rd Friday): 7:00 p.m.

Calvary Bible Church445 Delaware, COT

(716) 692-6450Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.

Thursday: 7:00 p.m.

Fellowship of God’s Word116 Broad St, COTSunday: 10:30 a.m.

The Fair Havens Church

7337 Ward Rd, NT(716) 693-9204

Pastor Patricia MacKinnonSunday: 10:00 a.m.

Niagara Community Church

10500 Cayuga Drive, NF(716) 297-3399

Sunday: 9:30 a.m.Sunday classes for all ages

11:00 a.m.

The Oasis CenterServices held in: Knox

Gymnasium2595 Elmwood Ave. TOTwww.oasisoutreach.com

Sunday: 2:00 p.m.Bible Study:

Thursday from 7:30-8:30pm

Salvation Army- LaSalle7018 Buffalo Ave., NF

(716) 283-7697Sunday: 11:00 a.m.

Salvation Army- Tonawanda

46 Broad St, COTSunday: 11:00 a.m.

Salvation Meeting: 7:00 p.m.

True Word Anointed Ministry of Jesus Christ

600 Oliver St., NTSunday: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 11:00 a.m.Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. —

Bible Study

Vanguard Christian Church75 17th Avenue, NT

(716) 694-7816Pastor Alan Valentine

Sunday: 11 a.m.Friday: 6:30 p.m. —

Youth Service

Places of Worship

YARD SALESEPT 6th and 7th 8am to 4pmSt. Stephen’s Episcopal Church616 Cayuga DriveNiagara Falls, NYClothes, household items, toys and misc.

CHIAVETTA’S BBQ DINNER AND BASKET AUCTIONSUNDAY, SEPT September 8th NOON-6:00 pmTrinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive Amherst, NY 14226Tickets $9 presale and $10 at the Door. Contact (716) 836-4868.

WOMEN OF THE WORD Thursday, September 19th beginning at 9:15 a.m.Trinity United Methodist Church2100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY 14072W.O.W. is an interdenominational, Christian Bible study for ladies of all ages. Includes childcare for infants and an interactive program for pre-schoolers. This year’s study includes lessons on Basic Christian beliefs and the book of Revelation. For more information or to pre-register, email [email protected] or call: Patty Cancilla 289-4139, Beryl Kinney 773-7571 or Kathy Duff 867-7966

3RD ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD TREASURERS & CRAFT SHOW Saturday, September 21stAsbury United Methodist Church850 Dodge Road. Getzville, NY 14068 (688-8677) www.asburyamherstumc.orgOn Saturday, September 21st we will be having our 3rd annual Household Treasurers & Craft Show.

CHIAVETTA’S CHICKEN BBQ & BASKET AUCTIONSUNDAY, SEPT. 22nd Noon - 4pm (or sold out) St Martin Lutheran Church at 322 Old Falls Blvd. is having their 10th Annual CHIAVETTA’S CHICKEN BBQ & BASKET AUCTION Fund Raiser on Sun., Sept 22 from Noon to 4pm (or sold out.) The proceeds will benefit Twin Cities Community Outreach (roof over the Food Pantry, Clothes Closet & Meals on Wheels. ) Tickets are $9.00 presale

(through 9/15) and $10.00 at the door. Please call the church at 693-4415 for more information.I’ve attached a flyer that clearly describes who TCCO is. Please feel free to use any portion of it as you see fit.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALSSunday, Sep. 29 during 10am worship serviceSt. Peter’s United Church of Christ1475 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca All pets that are comfortable around people, children and other animals are welcome to com

2013 MYSTERY DINNER THEATERFriday, Oct. 4 or Saturday, Oct. 5St. Peter’s United Church of Christ1475 Orchard Park Road, West SenecaFollow the behind-the-plate goings on of the Willoughby Hornets and try to figure out “whodunnit” at the St. Peter’s production of “Three Strikes and You’re Out!” Event includes play, dinner by Cenzo’s Catering, Chinese auction, cash bar, raffles, and more. Doors open at 6pm; dinner and production begin a 7pm. Admission is $35 each or $250 for a table of eight. Tickets in advance only from church members or the church office at 674-1233. More info at www.st-petersucc.org.

PLAY-n-LEARN PROGRAMEVERY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM (6wks)Play n Learn ProgramChildren ages 2-3 yearsNext Level Church 751 French Rd. Cheektowaga, NY 14227 (716) 982-9183 They’ll enjoy activities like games, music, arts and crafts, playtime, stories, snack and more. Cost is only $65. *There is a $10 non-refundable registration fee due at the time of registration. Program starts September 13th

FREE BREAKFASTEVERY FIRST SUNDAY 9:00amHeartland Bible Church8110 West Ave., Gasport (772-6115)Discipleship Hour is at 11:15am

COFFEE CAFéEVERY SUNDAY 9:45-10:30AMAmherst Alliance Church

KENMOREHOUSING AUTHORITY657 Colvin Blvd., Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 874-6000 • Fax 871-9094Stephen V. StoneExecutive Director

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SEPTEMBER 2013OMMUNITY

3915 Millersport Hwy., Amherst (689-9832)Join us for fellowship, coffee and donuts before our Sunday service. Everybody welcome!

YOUTH FELLOWSHIPEVERY SUNDAY 6:00-7:30pmKenmore Presbyterian 295 Elmwood Ave, Kenmore (875-7600)

NEW YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDYEVERY SUNDAY 7:30-9:00pmNorth Presbyterian Church300 North Forest Rd, Williamsville (632-1330)Are you 18-30s looking to meet other young adults at North Church? Please join us for a Bible study, fellowship, and refreshments on Sundays from 7:30-9pm at Peter & Tara Martin’s home in Eggertsville. Questions? Email Tara at [email protected].

YOUTH GROUPSECOND & FOURTH SUNDAYS 6:00 - 8:00pmCovenant United Church of Christ4449 Main Street, Gasport, NYGasport Youth Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 6p-8p at Covenant United Church of Christ, 4449 Main Street, Gasport, NY. The group is made up of students from the neighboring towns for grades 5-12. For information: www.covenantyouth.org. Scott Brauer is the leader along with many of the parents.

ANOINTING & PRAYERS FOR HEALINGEVERY THIRD SUNDAY 8:00am & 10:00amChrist Episcopal Church7145 Fieldcrest Dr., Lockport (433-9229)Prayer & Bible StudyEVERY MONDAY 10:01 AM

Christ Episcopal Church7145 Fieldcrest Drive, Lockport (433-9229)

YOUTH GROUP MEETINGSEVERY MONDAY 6:00pmMt. Olive Lutheran Church6965 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Lockport (434-8500)(Any student grades 7-12 are welcome!). Mondays 6:00pm beginning September 12th

YOUTH GROUPEVERY MONDAY 6:30pm – 8:30pm Bethel Baptist Church 995 Dodge Rd. Getzville (688-8668) www.bethel-nab.orgMiddle school and High School Students gather for a time of recreation (games), discipleship (bible study), and praise worship. All are invited to attend.

BIKER CHURCHEVERY MONDAY 7:00pmTonawanda Free Methodist Church 207 Grove St., City of Tonawanda (693-1199) 30 Minute-Biker Church. We ride to different locations each Monday evening after 7:00pm Biker Church for food and fellowship. All are welcome.

PATHWAYS COFFEE HOUREVERY TUESDAY 10:00amPathways Bookstore Lincoln Rd. Lockport (434-8500)Join the people from Mt Olive church at Pathways Bookstore (Lincoln Rd. Lockport) ALL welcome!

VINTAGEEVERY TUESDAY 8:00PMThe Chapel at Crosspoint

500 Crosspoint Parkway, Getzville (631-2636)Vintage College-Age Young Adults Ministry “Vintage” – the college-age/young adult group. Live music- Honest dialogue- Real people. Join hundreds of other 18-20 something’s every Tuesday night at 8pm for the best night of your week! For more information contact Wes Aarum. www.vintagetruth.com

RUTH CIRCLEEVERY THIRD TUESDAY 1:00pmFirst Presbyterian Church21 Church St., Lockport (433-5905)Ruth Circle is a group of golden age women who meet for study and companionship.

CLASSIC GUITAR WITH MIR ALITUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 2:00 - 8:00pmCalvary Episcopal Church20 Milton St., Williamsville (633-7800)

GENERATION NeXtFIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAYSt. Bartholomew’s Pro-Anglican ChurchChrist Centered; Bible Believing2368 Eggert Road Town of Tonawanda NY

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(716) 831-1777 ext. 15www.stbartston.orgGeneration NeXt meets on the First and Third Wednesdays of every month at St. Bartholomew’s Pro-Anglican Church. Generation NeXt is a place to grow in your faith as well as have fun. Please join us for a night of fun, fellowship and worship.www.generationnextyg.comJuniors meet from 7:00pm till 8:30pmSeniors meet from 6:30pm till 8:30pm

FAMILY NIGHTEVERY WEDNESDAY 5:30-6:45pmAmherst Alliance Church3915 Millersport Hwy., AMH (689-9832)EVERY WEDNESDAY 6:00-7:00pmKing’s Kids Club –Ages 3 years to 5TH gradeEmmanuel United Methodist Church75 East Avenue, Lockport (433-2838)Focuses on the teachings of Bible stories: Inter-active lessons, crafts, fun activities and snacks.

MOVIEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:15-9:00pm The Chapel at Crosspoint500 Crosspoint Parkway, Getzville (631-2636)The MOVI movement gathers every Wednesday night in the Crosspoint Theatre, at the Crosspoint campus, from 6:15-9:00pm. Teens should expect that every Wednesday when they leave they are equipped and encouraged for the weeks journey ahead. This will happen through music, small groups, and discussions from the bible and more.

CHILDRENS PROGRAMEVERY MONDAY 6:30pm – 8:30pm Bethel Baptist Church 995 Dodge Rd. Getzville (688-8668) www.bethel-nab.orgThe ages are 4 years to grade 5. The time is 6:30-8:00pm. The kids enjoy a time of singing, crafts, snacks, games & a Bible story each night.

US TOO- Cancer Support GroupFIRST TUESDAY 7:00-9:00pmthe VA Hospital, 3495 Bailey Ave.Buffalo, NY 14215, in Room 301 US TOO! Prostate Cancer Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at the VA Hospital,

3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215, in Room 301, from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is FREE and you do not have to be a veteran to attend. We also meet on the first Thursday of each month at Sisters Hospital, St. Joe’s Campus on Harlem Rd. in Cheektowaga NY, 14225, from 7pm to 9pm, in the first floor Community Room. Relaxed round table family oriented discussions. For info call 716-834-9200 ext. 5169 or our hotline at 743-7595.

JESUS & ME (JAM) - CHILDREN’S OUTREACHEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30pmFirst Baptist Church140 Genesee St., Lockport (434-1783)JAM meets It begins with a meal, come hungry! JAM uses lively worship, Bible teaching, an emphasis on missions, and small group activities. JAM ministers to children from K- 5th grade.

ADULT BIBLE STUDIESEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30-8:00pmAmherst Baptist Church100 Willow Ridge Dr., Amherst (691-9456)AWANA Children’s ProgramEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30-8:00pmAmherst Baptist Church100 Willow Ridge Dr., Amherst (691-9456)

MID-WEEK PRAYER SERVICEEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30–7:30pmLockport Alliance Church555 Davison Rd., Lockport (433-3571)

YOUTH GROUPEVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30-8:00 pmCalvary Baptist Church405 Lincoln Ave., Lockport (434-2251)Cubby Bears (peewee club) ages 2-KPatch Club (Grades 1-6)CBC Teens (Grades 7+)

ZANG’S GANG BIBLE STUDYEVERY WEDNESDAY 7:00pmMt. Olive Lutheran Church6965 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Lockport (434-8500)Zang’s Gang Bible Study,FAMILY NIGHTEVERY WEDNESDAY

Ridgewood Bible Church7073 Ridge Rd., Lockport (434-5774)AWANA Boys BrigadeIgnite (Jr. High) Fusion(Sr. High) Bible Study

TEA AND SHARINGEVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY 10:30amChrist Episcopal Church7145 Fieldcrest Dr. (corner of Rochester Rd. & Fieldcrest) Lockport (433-9229)Christ Episcopal Church, 7145 Fieldcrest Drive, Lockport extends a warm invitation to all the ladies of the community to attend their informal “Tea Time” on every second Wednesday at 10:30 AM in the parish hall. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome so please bring a friend and come join us for fellowship. Christ Church is handicapped accessible.

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BIBLE STUDYEVERY THURSDAY NOON Clinton Street United Methodist Church50 North Adam St., Lockport (433-6227)Thurs. NOON (12:00 P. M.) Bible Study with Pastor Cheryl Brown. Bring your lunch!

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VENDOR/CRAFT SHOW SATURDAYS EVERY SATURDAY 9:00am - 2:00pmGrace Lutheran Church 375 Payne Ave (corner of Robinson) North Tonawanda, NY 14120Vendor/Craft Show Saturdays will feature vendors showcasing their products in and around the Church Memorial Hall coinciding with the NT City Market 9am-2. Second Saturday of each month the Church will continue to sell its famous hot chowder. A portion of the proceeds raised will be donated to charitable organizations. Tables available, contact Brian 716-523-0944. Free admissionWOMEN IN THE WORLD BIBLE STUDY

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CLOTHING CO-OPFIRST SATURDAY 9:00am - NOONKenmore Alliance Church175 Bonnett Ave., Town of Tonawanda (876-5570)Join us the First Saturday of the month for our clothing co-op where anyone can purchase children’s clothing, toys, baby gear. Most items are only 25 cents. This is open to the community.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH!First Presbyterian Church 149 Broad St., City of Tonawanda (692-1319) E-mail: [email protected]. Web address: www.firstprestona.org Our Church is continuing its active support of Habitat for Humanity by scheduling a series of workdays throughout the year. We have a Habitat Workday on the first Saturday of each month! The Habitat programs are so designed that anyone, with any skill level, can participate! Participants will meet at 8am in the Church parking lot to form carpools. Come and experience the fellowship, cooperation and feeling of accomplishment that one receives working with Habitat! Come, and bring a friend who’s looking to make a difference in the world!

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by Theresa Walker, MS, MAPD, MDiv “I have lost my innocence. I am not the same anymore”: Key words for Don on his faith and life journey. Don returned home from combat. He was not the same person he was when he left. If either he or his wife thought they would just pick up where they left off before he left, they soon realized this was not going to be the case. Don was a different person. War on the history channel could not compare with first hand experience. He had seen a friend killed. Anger and disbelief came over him. When the time came to fire back he was very surprised and had a strange feeing. A strong feeling of cool even cold focus came over him and he used his rifle with a cool and deadly accuracy. He killed another human being with the same cool control he had when shooting a deer But the cool focus left when he got some distance from the war zone. He woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat afraid when he saw his wife there beside him. He worried that he would hurt or kill her before he regained consciousness. He jumped at loud noises. He felt the deep, nagging, chronic anxiety. He knew he had some depression. In the parlance of the day he knew he had some level of PTSD-- that’s post traumatic stress disorder. He decided to go to the VA to see what help he could get and was more fortunate than many. He found some caring people and got good therapy which greatly reduced the symptoms. But there was something deeper that his therapist couldn’t quite get. He found himself thanking them but also joking that one of the best therapists he had was the family Labrador retriever. There were occasions when the dog’s silent presence was better than a therapist with too many words. The therapist tried to help him gain a sense of self-confidence. This was helpful to a point,but there seemed to be a place beyond which neither he nor the therapist could go. He felt like they were at the edge of something much deeper then self-confidence. One day while feeling on the edge of that “something more” he put into words what he

felt that made him a different person. The words were simple: “I have lost my innocence; I have experienced the death of my innocence and I can’t fix it or get it back.” This man saw very clearly with therapeutic help and care that he could never fix what he had done. Death and killing is final. You cannot fix it or reverse it or redeem it from your own self or your own self resources. Now he wondered: Did anyone have any treatment for the death of innocence? He was functioning much better in everyday life yet he was always yearning for a treatment for the death of innocence. He did attend church now and again with his wife but the minister’s sermon seemed full of advice and slogans. The sermons and worship seemed to be going on in a parallel world to the one he knew as a person who had lost his innocence. This minister had the good sense to refer him to a pastoral counselor when Don raised some of his concerns in a conversation . He sensed that the minister wouldn’t be able to hear him if he really talked about his world. But he did talk to the pastoral counselor. They came to his big issue: the death of innocence. The pastoral counselor agreed with him that there was no fix for that. Together they explored the only treatment possible for the death of innocence: forgiveness that comes from beyond the human self. The message of forgiveness was like a seed dropped in this Don’s soul. It took root and grew. He began to read the

Bible with new vision. The pastoral counselor led him to ponder the Roman soldier at the foot of Jesus’ cross. The soldier discovered a clear vision of Jesus and himself at the death of Jesus and the death of his own innocence at the same time. Don said there was no way a man could be a Roman centurion and not face the death of his innocence. They were brothers in faith. The death of innocence takes place for different people in different ways in with different timing. Wise Christians just know that it needs to take place for people to grow in the grace, gratitude, and freedom found in forgiveness. Don thought about some of these things in his men’s group discussion one evening. Another member, Gil, had lost his father in the last month and the leader of the group asked Gil how he was doing. He said, “I’m doing okay but my sister is not. Yeah, she always had Dad on a pedestal. She can’t grieve and let go. I had Dad up there too but it broke one day when I was 17. He was out in the field and I took a team of mules out to him. When I got there he just cussed me up one side down the other. I walked back to the barn and I was so angry. I wasn’t mad because he cussed me out. I was mad because somehow it hit me right then that he was just a man, and if he was just a man and that’s what I was going to be too. You know I wasn’t the same anymore butI loved him, and so I forgave him, I miss him and I’m doing okay. That story hit Don deep in his soul. Gil had lost his innocence that day. Don was thinking he and Gil could share a beer and their stories. They were brothers in the faith.

Rev. David F.C. Wurster, PhD is pastoral director at the Samaritan Counseling Center, a Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, A Licensed Mental Health Counselor in NYS, and retired parish pastor. Samaritan Counseling Center is located at 322 Old Falls Blvd, N. Tonawanda, NY. We can be reached at 716-743-9117 and on the web at www.SCCWNY.org

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History CornerBy Jeff Keefe

Abraham lived in what geographers call the Fertile Cres-cent. The Fertile Crescent has two (sometimes three) parts, Mesopotamia and the Levant (some add Egypt’s Nile delta). Mesopotamia is an ancient Greek term for the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Levant is the land at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea (modern Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel and Syria.) Levant is a French term first used in English in the 15th century. Both Levant and Mesopotamia are geographic terms, they were never na-tions or empires .

It seems likely that Abraham lived about the time of the Babylonian King Hammurabi, c. 1800BC, during the Bronze Age. His father was from Ur in the lower eastern third of Mesopotamia. But Abraham was at Haran near the western top of Mesopotamia when the Lord told him to move to what would become Israel.

Before the Bronze Age was the Stone Age and after the Bronze Age came the Iron Age. Each has been divided mul-tiple times. Note that any age or era that contains “lithic” as part of its name is to be considered part of the Stone Age.

In the Levant be-fore Neolithic Jericho, humans traveled with the seasons. They had learned when and where to look for edible vegeta-tion and when and where to find animals to hunt. Then at the beginning of the Neolithic age, about 9000BC, Mankind had learned that growing grains and raising flocks was a more reliable food source than having to hunt for animals and edible fruit, nuts and plants every day. They began to settle in seasonal villages. But two of these earliest villages were year round, likely because they had abundant springs that gave them quality water year round. Archaeologists date

the village at Jericho to about 9000BC. Another Neolithic site was across the Jordan River, near the Bible’s Jabbok River; outside of modern Amman, Jordan with a year round supply of fresh water was Ain Ghazal, (Spring of the Ga-zelle).

At the beginning of the Pre Pottery Neolithic (8000 -5500BC), humans living in this area begin to grow wheat and barley and began to keep flocks of sheep and goats. It is interesting to note that Genesis 4:20 thinks raising live-stock was important enough to mention: “Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.”

Way ahead of its time, by 8000BC, Jericho had walls around the city and had a 26’ tall tower. The use of plaster begins during this era. Plaster walls and floors have been found, an occasional bowl or jug and human and animal fig-urines. Some cultures at this time buried their dead under the floors of their homes, and some others, took the skull and plastered it to human likenesses. Near the end of the Pre Pottery Neolithic foods being grown included peas, chick-peas and lentils. Pigs and cattle have been added to the list of domesticated livestock.

In the earlier ages, before the discovery of how to turn clay into pottery, storage and transport of grains and liquids was limited to baskets and animal skins. Pottery Neolith-ic 5500 – 4500BC Humans had been limited to store and transport grains and liquids in baskets and animal skins. The discovery of how to turn clay into pottery added to the ability of humans to store and transport goods. Obsidian, a volcanic rock from turkey, hundreds of miles away, was being used for knives in settlements on both sides of the Jordan river and as far south as the Negev.

Chalcolithic or Copper-Stone Age 4500-3300. A look at Genesis 4:22 says it was Tubal Cain who taught others who to be a smith, “And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron.” Hu-mans have now learned to make copper tools and objects of symbolic value, like jewelry, idols, crowns and symbols

of power. Largest collec-tion of copper objects is from the Cave of Trea-sure from the cliffs above the Dead Sea near Nahal Mishmar (3800BC). The hoard included 432 cop-per, bronze, ivory and stone decorated objects; 240 mace heads, about 100 scepters, 5 crowns, tools and weapons Sea and northwest of Beersheva. The ground loom first ap-pears during this time period. Olives and dates are raised in an organized fashion. Cheese and yogurts production in-creases and some cheeses similar to parmesan would keep for 5 years.

We also begin to see communities develop regional burial sites and regional temples. Metallurgy, smelting, transportation, and the other developments are indications of the need for specialization. During the Chalcolithic Age, archaeologists see the changes in technology, subsistence, trade/ exchange, religion and social organization as indica-tions of the beginnings of institutionalized social inequality.

Eventually man discovered that mixing copper and tin would make Bronze. Bronze was a much stronger tool and weapon than copper. The Early Bronze Age is usually said to be from 3300 to 2200BC. Writing was invented at the beginning of the Bronze Age; in Mesopotamia called cu-neiform writing and in Egypt a different style we call hi-eroglyphics. Both made use of symbols to depict a word or an idea. An alphabet does not come until about the time of Abraham (c. 1800BC). The earliest writings using an alphabet come from Canaanite foremen supervising slaves for an Egyptian mining operation in the Sinai wilderness. With the invention of writing and the rise of civilization we have the end of the pre-historic era and the beginning of history.

The Holy Land Before Abraham

Mace head from the Caveof Treasure found in 1961near Ein Gedi.Photo: the Israel Museum

Ain Ghazal figuresArthur M. Sackler Gallery© 1996 Smithsonian Institution


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