The
The monthly Newsletter of Grace
October 2009
Volume # 2009
Issue # 10
Voting Council Members for 2009
Darcie Barman
Nicole Mea
Edna Brodersen
Rick Robertson
Dick Anderson
Gus Hartig
Steve Wheat
John Orlowski
Karen McNamara
Pastor Jack Traugott
845 477-0315
973 853-1336
973 728-0746
845 783-3454
845 986-6414
845 987-8568
845 477-9254
973 853-2552
845 477-0604
845 477-3384
In case of emergency,
You may contact Pastor Jack at the church at 845 477-3384 or
Council President John Orlowski 973 853-2552
Appointed Committee Chairs
Altar Guild
Bulletin
Cleaning
Coffee Hour
Communications
Cradle Roll
Flower Fund
Fundraising
Lectors
Memorials
Property
Sunday School
Sunshine
Synod Liaison
VBS Director
Visiting Deacon
Welca
Worship & Music
Darcie Barman
Diane Bramich
Edna Brodersen
Sue Toscano
Janey Santarpia
Lisa Orlowski
Lorraine Mitchell
Scott Santarpia
Shari Hyers
Sylvia Salvesen
Gus Hartig
Jennifer Santarpia
Sylvia Salvesen
Ron Bonnier
Sue Toscano
Shari Hyers (845 477-3949)
President
Pastor Jack Traugott
Grace
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
25 Waterstone Road
PO Box 394
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
845 477-3384
Rev. Jack Traugott, Pastor
email:
pastorjackharry@hotmail.com
2009 Officers (Elected Positions)
President
John Orlowski
Vice President
Karen McNamara
2009 Appointed Officers
Treasurer
Dick Anderson
Secretary
Janey Santarpia
2009 Appointed Positions
Accounts Receivable Nicole Mea
Financial Secretary Jenn Santarpia
The Messenger is published monthly and is
distributed without charge to members and
friends of Grace Lutheran Church.
We have an all volunteer staff, as follows:
Jane Santarpia, Editor;
Becca Rocke, Copy Editor;
Janey Santarpia, printer;
Mary Ann Schechter, Delivery Person;
John Schechter, who collates, staples, folds
& seals the Messenger.
All copy is due on the 15th of the month!
SUNDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 11
19th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am Sunday School
9:00 am Worship Service
10:30 am Worship Service
Sunday, October 18
20th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am Sunday School
9:00 am Communion Service
10:30 am Communion Service
Sunday, October 25
Reformation Sunday
9:00 am Sunday School
9:00 am Communion Service
10:30 am Communion Service
All are welcome to worship with us!
Sunday, October 4,
18th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am Sunday School
9:00 am Communion Service
10:30 am Communion Service
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Monday, October 12
INDEX
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Calendar
Council Notes
Donations
Editors Stuff
Games & Puzzles
Bits & Pieces
Pastor’s Message
Prayer List
Sunday School
Volunteer Lists
WELCA
Worship Schedule
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Page 21
Page 3
Pages 7, 19, 20,
Page 18
Pages 17, 18,
Pages 5 - 16
Page 4
Page 3
Page 8
Page 22
Page 16
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Upcoming events
Sunday, November 1
-Annual Congregational Meeting
Friday & Saturday, November 6 & 7
Craft Fair
Saturday, November 14
Murder Mystery Dinner
Saturday, November 21
- Leaf Raking Day at Grace
- Spruce Up Grace Day
Tuesday, November 24
Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
Sunday, October 25
Saturday, October 31
Saturday, October 31
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Day
Sunday, December 13
[snow date 12/20]
Sunday School Pageant
Thursday, December 24
Christmas Eve Services
Sunday, November 1
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- Council gave Little Buddies permission to
paint the Pre-K room.
- Fundraising committee was granted permission to begin selling Shop Rite Cash cards as
an ongoing fundraiser.
- Sunday School is trying to make a list of
emails of the students families so that any
information can be sent that way.
- Welca is struggling to keep women of Grace
involved. They continue to work toward informing all women of Grace about the program.
- To keep our bulk mailing rates we can only
accept 20 more names for emailing of the
Messenger.
- Grace’s new web site, gracegwl.com, is up
and running.
- There will be one worship service at 9:00am
on November 1st followed by the Annual Congregational Meeting.
- Chimes Choir will begin in October and students grade 4 and up are welcome to join.
- A sign-up sheet for Acolytes will be placed
in the narthex.
- The kitchen faucet will
need to be replaced in
the near future.
- Awaiting Tessa Schmits
project to begin.
- Awaiting Hickory Tree
Service for the removal of the large pine
tree.
- The basement stairwell retaining wall requires repair of the concrete skim coat.
- Hydrant in front of church has been repaired and all the water lines at all of
Grace’s building needed to be flushed.
- Some plumbing repairs will be needed with
installation of new septics.
- The possibility of new pews from St.
John’s has dimmed. Will wait and see what
transpires.
- Council approved a trash receptacle design
by Rick Robertson & placed to the right of
the back stairs.
- Nominating committee appointed and will
be looking for new council members.
We pray that good health will be restored to the body and the mind of those
we remember in our prayers.
Pauline Bannon
Frank Brown
Nico Cipriano
Bill Clarke
Constance Costello
Gretchen Currie
Eleanor Curtis
Lori Davis
Jacqueline Decre
Marian Detro
Katherine Devlin
Anthony Dia
Mary Jane Dickson
Anita Diernisse
Villy Diernisse
Kate Duffy
Scotti Eben
Torkile Eikaas
Betty English
Mary Gillespie
Michael Gaudiello
Jeffrey Hoffman, Jr.
Shari Hyers
Maria Jones
Samuel Jordan
Agnes Kilduff
John Lachat Sr.
Jean Lachat
Linda Lachat
Stephanie Lardner
Logan Mason
John Meaden
Barbara Meyers
Art Murphy
Noreen Nadolsky
Irma Papagianakis
Parma Quinn
Barbara C. Rand
Millie Robertson
Maggie Rocke
Ester Rohner
Rosalie Romano
Sylvia Salvesen
Edna Salvidge
Andrew Sanford
John Santarpia
Pat Santarpia
Arlene Scott
Juliet-Ann Seufert
Elaine Shaw
Julia Skyberg
Sarah Lou Smith
Al Sozio
Leigh Them
Stephanie Thiel
Theresa Brett-Thiel
Edie Thomsen
Mikey Traugott
Lorraine VanWeert
Alfred Waldheim
Judy Widmer
Christine Wright
Maryfrances Yates
Barbara Youlio
and for the family of
Ken Broda
and for those in the
armed forces serving
here and abroad
And for those who
grieve and for those
who need prayers of
healing.
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Pastors Message for Messenger – October 2009
Mikey and I had a wonderful trip out west this year even though we
were not sure it would take place.
On June 26th and July 10th, Mikey had a two part operation on her back.
She had rods placed in her spine to counteract the effects of scoliosis. The
first operation was 11 hours and the second operation was 9 hours. The surgeries took place in New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Things worked out very well. When she was discharged from Rehab, she was
unable to sit for any length of time, only stand up straight or lie down straight. Her rehab
instructions were to walk, and WALK SHE DID. She used her four wheel walker and
began by walking down to the first telephone pole and back. Day by day, she increased
her distance and was walking 3 miles a day by the middle of August. She made the decision that she could handle the trip. Mikey flew to Salt Lake City and I drove. I picked
her up at the airport and she laid down on the back seat for the 300 mile drive to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Each day, we got up at dawn and took our 3 mile walk. There were a couple of
Osprey nests on the way and we watched the progress of the little ones gradually learning to fly and learning how to fish and eventually take care of themselves. Some of the
young took longer than others. The parents way to speed things up was to tear the nest
apart. Near the end the only thing left was the platform, all other traces of the nest
were gone. The little ones finally learned!
On the walk back, we were able to enjoy the Grand Teton Mountain Peaks. Every
other day we saw Balloons in the air carrying tourists on their sight-seeing flight 2 – 3
thousand feet above us. Where we were, we were already at 6,500 feet above sea level
so the balloons were 8 – 9 thousand feet in the air. Each flight was 45 minutes to an
hour. The weather always cooperated; sunshine with just a few clouds. What wonderful
views for those fortunate few.
Then, we went for drives around Grand Teton National Park looking for animals and
enjoying the sights. Bears and Moose are the least seen. This was a moose year. We saw
a couple of bucks in the Snake River and then we saw a mother and cub in one of the
developments in the area and then another female eating in one of the streams. This was
the first time we had seen moose in 3 years. We also saw a lovely herd of Elk and Buffalo.
Often we went to downtown Jackson and enjoyed the village square. There you see
four arches. Each one made of Elk antlers. Hundreds and hundreds of antlers. Just outside of town, in the winter, the locals feed the elk, and 4 or 5 thousand come to take up
residence during the harshest winter months. Piles and piles of hay are taken out to the
elk and scattered around so they have food for the winter. At some point the males shed
their antlers so, in the spring, the boy scouts gather them up and have an auction. They
sell what is not auctioned off and their proceeds support the scouting program in the
area.
In the evening, we had the difficult task of picking what restaurant we were going
to eat in that night. I was on a cheese fondue kick this year so we went to the Alpenhauf
Restaurant 3 times. We also went to Nanis, an Italian Restaurant, each month they
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change their menu by cooking different
favorites from a particular province in
Italy. This time it was Sicily. In past
months it has been Tuscany, Venice,
Milano, Roma, etc. Each night was another
wonderful meal.
Something else we did was to go
swimming in a hot spring fed pool 40 miles
outside of Jackson. In the summer the
water temperature is in the 90s and in the
winter the water is over 100. We also took
the new gondola ride up the ski slope and
enjoyed the view from 10,550 feet. Mikey
continued to walk and one day got up to 5
miles. She was able to sit longer and longer
and on the way back to the airport she was
able to sit in the front seat for the entire
6 hour drive to Salt Lake City. Little by
little she is getting stronger and her left
leg is getting in shape. (Her left side was
the side that suffered when she had her
stroke 5 years ago.)
On the 3 Sundays we were away, we
went to Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. They are searching for a
Pastor; they have an Interim Pastor at
present. The process is long and hopefully
they will have a Pastor in the beginning of
the New Year.
I drove only 8,000 miles this year.
On the way out I stopped at Rocky Mountain National Park and on my way home I
stopped at Zion National Park. Zion was
celebrating its 100th Anniversary – 1909 –
2009. (1909 was the year both of my parents were born.)
So once again I have been refreshed
by our trip to the Rocky Mountains. Thank
you Lord for the beauty and the moments
of grandeur.
Faith, Hope, Love, Joy and Peace in
Jesus Name. Amen.
Pastor Jack
All reports for the
Annual Congregational
Meeting
booklet are due on
October 18, 2009.
Please place your completed report
in the bottom slot of the box
outside Pastor’s office.
Or you can email it to me at
janeysantarpia@hotmail.com
This is not too early. It leaves just
enough time to put it all together and
print all the booklets for the members.
Check it out
www.gracegwl.com
[This is us...Grace!]
This is Grace Church’s new web site.
Sunday School updates, fund-raisers info,
facts about Grace, all committee info,
opportunities to download forms and links
to Little Buddies and ELCA will be on our
site.
Take a look. Make a suggestion.
Get involved.
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Jeffrey Hoffman
9 Janey & Don Santarpia
Don Santarpia
9 Niki & Lou Mea
Samantha Kelm
9 Lori & Anthony Anastasio
Ingrid Schmidt
13 Eileen & Jim Diffley
Autumn Cronin
15 Rachel & Steve McIntosh
Jean Bieber
16 Diane & Steve Wheat
Charlie Santarpia
18 Becca & Jeff Rocke
Sue Timmins
18 Krista & Okey O’Bryant
Gabriella Evangelista
28 Kim & Brian Cross
Tami Rohner
31 Bonito & Adam Plested
Raquel Mea
If you, or someone in your family, doesn’t have a
Clark Sanders
birthday or anniversary listed and you would like it to
Bob Adamik
be, please e-mail the information to me or write a note
Christopher McNamara and put it in the collection tray or send a note to Grace
.
Natalie Cronin
“Do you believe in life after death?”
Betty Quinn
the boss asked of one of his employees.
John Orlowski
“Yes, sir”, the clerk replied.
Darcie Barman
That’s good,” the boss said, “After you
Cody Scott
left early yesterday to go to your
John Garley
grandmother’s funeral,
Gia Parascandola
she stopped by to see you.”
Melissa Kearsing
Operation Christmas Child
Anyone who wishes to participate this year in “Operation Christmas Child” is most certainly welcome. I will have
the information pamphlets with envelopes at church by beginning of October. All you need to do is fill a wrapped shoebox
with goodies for a boy or girl and bring it to church
by Sunday, November 8th. You will make a child less fortunate than us very happy this Christmas.
Thank you,
Sue Toscano
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1. Replace radiator cover in basement.
2. Seal Parking lot.
3. Paint parking spaces on both lots.
4. Repair and paint Janitors closet
5. Repair cement walkway to basement
6. Replace outside walkway light.
7. Fix Porch steps
Please remember that this donation should be separate from and
added onto the weekly amount you usually give. We will need approximately $40,000 to cover the construction costs.
DONATIONS:
- In memory of Glenn Detro
from Marian Detro.
$40,000
$35,000
$30.000
$25,000
$20,000
$19,000
$18,500
$18,400
$18,300
$18,200
$18,100
$18,000
$12,087
The
thing up we realized we had spent $800 of our own
money on color cartridges for 3 months of newsletters. So, if you receive your newsletter by regular
mail it will be in black ink only. (If you receive it on
line it will be in wonderful color)
Then I received a copy of the newest changes
from the Post Office regarding the mailing of church
newsletters in booklet form. They now want us to
make the outermost page on a cover stock paper,
which weighs about the same as 3-4 regular pages.
They also want specific placement of at least 3 of
the wafer seals. The seals and the cover stock are
expensive. The cover stock would be difficult to fold,
making sure everything is no thicker than 1/4 “ thick.
Oh, it just goes on and on. So, we found these white
envelopes that cost 5 cents each, with shipping. John
will still have to squeeze everything to 1/4 “ thick but
I think this is a good solution for now.
Each time I do this it seems I learn something
new. Sometimes the lessons are more painful than
others. I just hope you all enjoy the newsletter when
you read it.
Many thanks to those who provide information
for the newsletter but a very special thanks to those
who volunteer their time and energy each month to
ensure it is written, proofed, printed, collated,
stapled, folded, labeled and mailed on time!
The September issue of news was gathered,
typed and retyped by me from August 10th thru the
21st. Becca Rocke proofed the September issue on
Saturday, the 22nd and I made the corrections that
same day. I printed it on my home printer August
22nd & 23rd. Don Santarpia dropped off the printed
copies at the Schechter home Monday, September
24th for John Schechter. John stapled, folded and
pressed tightly and sealed the copies and Mary Ann
returned them to me on Thursday, August 27
I emailed 51 copies on Monday, August
24th! It was a race. I bulk mailed 232 copies of the
September issue. I hand delivered 2, John
Schechter hand delivered 3 and 9 were placed in the
narthex for anyone who would like one. A total of
If you have any questions about this newsletter address them to
299 were distributed.
me -Attn. Janey Santarpia, at Grace Church, or email:
This months problems were bigger. I am
longer able to print in color. When we added every- janeysantarpia@hotmail.com
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Sunday School is now in full swing. By now you should
have gotten a calendar of events for the year.
November 1st is our Harvest Party. I am asking all the
children to bring in something to share as a snack that day
and also something to share/give to our local Food Pantry. I
will have a sign-up sheet for the party. Please let me know
what you can bring.
Also, the children will be doing the Christmas Shoe Box greetings.
They can bring in anything they would like to add to the class shoe box
from now until November 1st. Your childs teacher will let you know if they
have chosen a girl or boy and what age the box is for.
I am still looking for a couple of teachers. You do not have to do
every Sunday. Let me know if you can help.
Jennifer Santarpia
jsantarpia@hvc.rr.com 496-3813 or cell 845-537-1278
Cradle Roll Welcomes Grace’s youngest members
My boys are 18 months apart and when they were younger, sometimes I felt like I could snap in two. They needed mommy for everything. I nurtured, I cleaned them and the messes they made, fed them, changed them
and, of course, took them everywhere with me. I’m the mommy and I liked my new
title which was a ‘Domestic Facilities Manager. For me, and my former career before
staying at home, my new title helped give me a sense of empowerment. This was helpful because sometimes my position in our young family seemed completely overwhelming, with no handbook to follow, no salary and sometimes a 24 hour job and definitely
no sick days.
Months would go by just on survival mode: the sleepless nights and then a routine would
form and the family was in a groove. This was in the early years when I had two babies and then slowly evolved into the toddler years.
This summer, I made a formal announcement to the family that there are no
more toddlers in this house; we are in the preschool years. My boys have learned the
basics of taking care of themselves: which was a wonderful reward for me. The feelings of being snapped in two are gone. I have time to include some ‘mommy things’ in
my routine that I couldn’t have done before. The ‘mommy time/mommy things’ at first
felt like selfish acts until I realized that without that, my motivation, energy and devotion to the family would plateau. My feelings today are finding the balancing act that
fits for everybody. The thoughts of being the rock that holds the family up was a
misconception to me and now, I, like the rest of the family have an equal share.
This month, please take the time and share your comments with me.
Lisa O.
regjane@optonline.net
Cleaning Committee
It has been a tough year
for everyone but I’m happy to
report our cleaning elves have not
let us down. The committee has
come through with flying colors.
I want to thank everyone who
has donated his or her time, talent and or
money for supplies in order to keep Grace
looking its best. Special thanks go to the current teams:
Kelli Kelm and Jill Cronin; Sue Toscano and Ali
Creighton; Karen McNamara and Diane Wheat;
Michelle and Gia Parascandola; and Maria and
Jessica Jones
They have outdone themselves in working to keep Grace Lutheran Church looking
great. My thanks go to all of them for their
labors. Their effort in the routine cleaning
does not go unnoticed.
Leaf Raking Day
November 21, 2009
9:00 am Saturday,
We are hoping for a great
turnout of both Girl Scouts and Cub
Scouts and Sunday School students
to help make Grace beautiful.
Please bring your own rakes
and gloves.
We will supply the hot chocolate and snack if you supply the
labor.
Sue Toscano, Person in Charge
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The annual “Spruce Up Day” will coincide with the Leaf- Raking on November 21,
2009. As Chair of this committee I wish to
thank all who will participate. We could not
do this without your help.
The closet will get revamped when
the new flooring is installed. Hopefully the
items we use will be located easily, not
overstocked and will be returned to their
respective places after use.
If anyone notices we are running low
on a particular product, please give me a
shout so that the supplies may be replenished.
Donations of money, time and comments
are always welcomed.
Again my thanks go to all who contribute to
the appearance of Grace.
Edna Brodersen, Committee Chair
Spruce Up Grace for
the Holidays!
November 21, 2009
9 am to 11am
While the kids are raking leaves outside,
why not come inside and help Grace get polished and shined up for the holidays. This is
a chance to get to the things that the cleaning committee never has a chance to get to.
Help Grace sparkle for the Holidays!
Call Darcie Barman for info. at 477-0315.
See you there!
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CRAFTS FAIR
&
BAKE SALE
Friday, November 6th, 4 to 7pm
Saturday, November 7th, 10am to 4 pm
All handmade crafts
&
Homemade baked goods
(Light meals available both days)
Grace Lutheran Church
25 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY
Five members of the Women
of the ELCA met on August 30,
2009. President Toni Hartig presided.
Attendance for the movie
“Jacob” was disappointing but the
film was enjoyed by those who came.
Bake-less cake sale receipts
were in line with previous years.
WELCA will apply for the
Thrivent “Care in the Congregation”
grant. The monies will again go toward insurance expense.
The lunch gathering at
Murphy’s proved to be a lovely time
for fellowship.
The Metro New York Synod
Women of the ELCA convention will
be on Sept. 19th on Staten Island. No
one from our group will be in attendance because of the drive there.
The Women request that
Little Buddies, if in session after
1pm on Nov 6th, relocate for the
afternoon so that people can set up
for the Craft Fair.
Toni Hartig resigned as President but will continue to be a participant as much as her work schedule
allows.
You can learn about synod
wide WELCA activities at home, just
visit www.womenoftheeica.org on the
net. Become a participant.
Just a quick reminder:
The holidays are fast approaching and many of us are thinking of ways to honor persons dear to
us. While you are at it, don’t forget
“The Tree of Life”. It is a permanent way to remember a loved one
and the finds go toward beautifying
our Sanctuary.
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An open letter to all Women of
Grace
belong. It is comprised of 217 congregations
in the Metro NY area. MNYSWELCA has as
its mission: “To mobilize women to act
Re: “Women of the ELCA” a.k.a.
boldly in their faith in Jesus Christ”. Con“WELCA”
ventions and retreats are held regularly.
This letter is a response to several recent
“Witness” is their quarterly publication.
events:
We belong to Region 7, that is: synodi1. A noticeable drop off in active
cal units from Metro NY; Upstate NY; New
WELCA members
England; NJ; Southeastern PA; and North2. A request by Council to reintroduce
eastern PA.
the organization to the Congregation
We belong to the Church-wide ELCA,
at large
which is based in Chicago. It is our highest
3. A chance conversation with a member legislative body, from it comes the programof Grace who is a nonparticipant of
ming to carry out our missions.
WELCA
Other resources for us to utilize include:
I’ll take them item-by-item.
Lutheran Woman Today is a
1.
In the past, the unit at Grace was
magazine published 10 times a year and conactive in providing opportunities for fellownects us with women who share our common
ship, friendship, leadership and service.
faith and commitment
Early on there were 20-30 active particiInterchange is a monthly newspants. We are now down to 5.
letter about upcoming programs and resources.
Cafe is an E-ZINE geared to
women 18 to 35, grounded in a Lutheran
perspective.
3. The Sunday after the recent WELCA
luncheon at Murphy’s, I spoke to one of our
congregants saying “Missed you at the luncheon”. Her response was” I thought it was
just for WELCA Members”. I was taken
aback. Ladies you are WELCA!!!!
We have a wonderful opportunity
for fellowship with women of Grace, Women
of the ELCA in the Metro area and across
the nation. Four of our five current partici2.
WELCA is for all women in the Evanpants are over retirement age and all feel
gelical Lutheran Church. In many churches it the need to increase the number of active
is the umbrella group of women with a num- participants. It is time for the women of
ber of smaller circles involved in a variety
Grace to “act boldly in their faith in Jesus
of activities.
Christ”.
e.g.
Browse through the publications,
There are 64 synodical women’s orga- go to the Websites, learn more about
nizations across the US and the Caribbean.
WELCA and see where you fit in.
The Metro New York Synod Women of the
See you soon at one of our meetings.
ELCA is the larger conference to which we
Edna Brodersen
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Senility
No one believes seniors everyone thinks they are senile.
An Elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as
childhood sweet-hearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired.
Holding hands they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and
found the old desk they’d shared, where Andy had carved ‘I love you, Sally.’
On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet Sally quickly picked it up, but not sure what to do with it, they took it home.
There, she counted the money— fifty-thousand dollars.
Andy said, ‘We’ve got to give it back.’ Sally said, ‘Finders keepers.’ She put the money back
in the bag and hid it in their attic.
The next day, two FBI men were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money,
and knocked on the door.
‘Pardon me, but did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?’
Sally said, ‘No.’ Andy said, ‘She’s lying. She hid it up in the attic.’ Sally said, ‘Don’t believe him,
he’s getting senile.’
The agents turn to Andy and began to question him. One says: ‘Tell us the story from
the beginning’ Andy said, ‘Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ..’
The first FBI guy turns to his partner and says, ‘We’re outta here.’
YOU’RE NOT DEAD
An older couple is lying in bed one
morning. They had just awakened from
a good night’s sleep. He takes her hand
and she responds, “Don’t touch me.”
“Why not?” he asked. She answered,
“Because I’m dead.” The husband
asked. “What are you talking about?
We’re both lying here in bed together
and talking to one another.” She said,
“
No, I’m definitely dead.” He insisted,
“You are not dead. What in the world
makes you think you’re dead?’ “Because
I woke up this morning and nothing
hurts”
This is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve
understood all your life, but in a new way!
- Doris Lessing
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APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING
A WISE OR CLEVER OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH
1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t have any sense at all.
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.
6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark
to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people
a company can operate without.
8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.
10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.
11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.
12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It
could be a right number.
13. No one ever says ‘It’s only a game.’ when their team is winning.
14. I’ve reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.
15. Be careful reading the fine print. There’s no way you’re going to like it.
16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size
bucket.
17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we’ll have thousands of old
ladies running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)
18. Money can’t buy happiness — but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a
Corvette than in a Yugo.
19. After 50, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead!!
20. Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind, and the ones
who mind, don’t matter - Shared by Sandy Holz
Holy E-mail
One day God was looking down at earth and saw all of the rascally behavior that
was going on. So He called one of His angels and sent the angel to earth for a time.
When he returned, he told God, Yes, it is bad on earth; 95% are misbehaving and
only 5% are not. God thought for a moment and said, ‘Maybe I had better send down a
second angel to get another opinion. So God called another angel and sent him to earth
for a time.
When the angel returned he went to God and said, ‘Yes, it’s true. The earth is in
decline; 95% are mis-behaving, but 5% are being good. God was not pleased. So He
decided to e-mail the 5% who were good, because he wanted to encourage
them, and give them a little something to help them keep going.
Do you know what the e-mail said? Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn’t get one either- Shared by Rick Robertson
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A man was driving when a traffic camera flashed. He thought his
picture was taken for exceeding the speed limit, even though he knew
he was not speeding. Just to be sure, he went around the block and
passed the same spot, driving even more slowly, but again the camera
flashed.
He thought this was quite funny, so he slowed down even further
as he drove past the area, but the traffic camera flashed yet again.
He tried a fourth time with the same result. The fifth time he was laughing when the
camera flashed as he rolled past at a snail’s pace.
Two weeks later, he got five traffic fine letters in the mail for driving without a
seat belt.
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Revelation
I knelt to pray when day was done,
And prayed, “0 Lord, bless everyone,
Lift from each saddened heart the
pain,
And let the sick be well again.”
And then I woke another day,
And carelessly went on my way;
The whole day long I did not try,
To wipe a tear from any eye.
I did not try to share the load,
Of any brother on the road;
I did not even go to see,
The sick man, just next door to me.
Yet, once again, when day was done,
I prayed, “0 Lord, bless everyone.”
But as I prayed into my ear,
There came a voice that whispered
clear:
“Pause no, my son, before you pray;
Whom have you tried to bless today?
God’s sweetest blessings always go,
By hands that serve him here below.”
And then I hid my face and cried,
“Forgive me, God, I have not tried.
Let me but live another day,
And I will live the way I pray.”
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1 and assigned them duties, each to his own ___ (Neh
13:30)
5 I saw something like a large ___ being let down from
heaven (Acts 11:5)
10 Be ___ of this: The wicked will not go unpunished
(Prov 11:21)
14 But now he has appeared ___ for all at the end of
the ages (Heb 9:26)
15 Have you not put a ___ around him and his household (Job 1:10)
16 ___ for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter
(Ps 118:19)
17 But ___ treasured up all these things and pondered
them (Luke 2:19-20)
18 “I am the Alpha and the ___ ,” says the Lord God
(Rev 1:8)
19 Light is ___ upon the righteous and joy on the
upright (Ps 97:11)
20 sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, ___ (Gen
46:16)
21 and the ___ , and the pelican, and the gier eagle
(Lev 11:18) KJV
22 proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your
wonderful ___ (Ps 26:7)
23 but sin is not ___ when there is no law (Rom 5:13)
KJV
25 They hammered out ___ sheets of gold and cut
strands (Ex 39:3)
27 and she shall shave her head, and ___ her nails
(Deut 21:12) KJV
28 the roads were abandoned; travelers took to ___
paths (Judg 5:6)
32 I ___ the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit
with the wicked (Ps 26:5)
35 Early the next morning they ___ and worshiped
before the LORD (1 Sam 1:19)
37 “No one, ___ ,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” (John 8:11)
38 spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed ___ of
all things (Heb 1:2)
39 for it is written: “It is ___ to avenge; I will repay,”
says the Lord (Rom 12:19)
40 all that handle the ___ , the mariners (Ezek 27:29)
KJV
41 his feet with shackles, his neck was put in ___ (Ps
105:18)
45 You cannot serve both God and ___ (Matt 6:24)
46 betrayal, treachery (2 Kings 11:14)
48 Tell them everything I command you; do not ___ a
word (Jer 26:2)
50 does not obey our instruction in this letter, take
special ___ of him. (2 Thess 3:14)
51 without interpretation or embellishment
55 the veil of the temple was rent in ___ from the top
to the bottom. (Mark 15:38) KJV
58 Its posts he made of silver, its ___ of gold (Song
3:10)
59 8th letter of Greek alphabet
60 Let her be as the loving ___ and pleasant roe (Prov
5:19) KJV
61 they gathered twice as much , two ___ for each person
(Ex 16:22)
63 By wisdom the LORD ___ the earth’s foundations (Prov
3:19)
64 to loose the bands of wickedness, to ___ the heavy
burdens (Isa 58:6) KJV
65 and letting your cattle and donkeys ___ free (Isa 32:20)
66 keep away from every brother who is ___ and does not
(2 Thess 3:6)
67 On him God the Father has placed his ___ of approval
(John 6:27)
68 nothing can be ___ to it and nothing taken from it (Eccl
3:14)
69 for one official is ___ by a higher one, and over them
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1 listen ___ ___; ___ will teach you the fear of the LORD
(2,2,1) (Ps 34:11)
2 Do you have ___ ___ like God’s, and can your voice
thunder (2,3) (Job 40:9)
3 Carry neither purse, nor ___ , nor shoes (Luke 10:4) KJV
4 the fear of the LORD is the ___ to this treasure (Isa
33:6)
5 rain down righteousness; let the clouds ___ it down (Isa
45:8)
6 So ___ ___ ___ whip out of cords, and drove all from
the temple (2,4,1) (John 2:15)
7 garden of God
8 or is there flavor in the white of an ___ ? (Job 6:6)
9 beverage made from leaves
10 as my Father hath sent me, even ___ ___ I you (2,4)
(John 20:21) KJV
11 God was with the boy as he grew ___. ___ lived in the
desert (2,2) (Gen 21:20)
12 I was given a ___ like a measuring rod (Rev 11:1)
13 From the ___ of the earth I call to you (Ps 61:2)
21 the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning ___ (Rev
22:16)
22 So the king and Haman went to ___ with Queen Esther
(Est 7:1-2)
24 They will not be gathered ___ ___ buried, but will be
like refuse(2,2) (Jer 8:2)
25 Taking the five loaves and the ___ fish and looking up to
heaven (Matt 14:19)
26 is like a foolish man who built ___ house on sand (Matt
7:26)
29 Our God ___ ___ heaven; he does whatever pleases him
(2,2) (Ps 115:3)
30 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are
the other ___ (Luke 17:17)
31 not black or white (British spelling)
32 branded in their own conscience as with ___ ___ iron
(1,3) (1 Tim 4:2) ASV
33 Like a roaring lion or a charging ___ (Prov 28:15)
34 the money paid for the ___ covers the loss (Ex 22:15)
36 boast on the day of Christ that I did not ___ or labor
for nothing (Phil 2:16-17)
39 thou see clearly to cast out the ___ out of thy
brother’s eye (Matt 7:5) KJV
41 The LORD ___ ___ my side; I will not fear (2,2) (Ps
118:6) KJV
42 their fish ___ for lack of water and die of thirst (Isa
50:2)
43 Jesus answered. “No ___ is good except God alone
(Mark 10:18)
44 The crowd that gathered around him was ___ ___ that
he got into (2,5) (Mark 4:1)
45 shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last
___ (Luke 12:59) KJV
47 shall not make for yourself ___ ___ in the form of
anything (2,4) (Deut 5:8)
49 will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will
not be ___ (Jer 3:16)
52 Get ___ ; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered
(Ezek 38:7)
53 son of man, take thee ___ ___ , and lay it before thee
(1.4) (Ezek 4:1) KJV
54 And they ___ their asses with the corn (Gen 42:26) KJV
55 ___, by their fruit you will recognize them (Matt
7:20)
56 Do not get drunk on ___, which leads to debauchery
(Eph 5:18)
57 your word is a lamp to my feet ___ ___ light for my
path (3,1) (Ps 119:105)
58 my hands for battle; my arms can ___ a bow of
bronze (Ps 18:34)
61 I am only a resounding gong ___ ___ clanging cymbal
(2,1) (1 Cor 13:1)
62 He is demon-possessed and raving ___. Why listen to
him?” (John 10:20)
63 They exchanged the truth of God for a ___ (Rom
1:25
Hmmm...I put a lot of time
and effort into keeping as
much
of the old newsletter and
shortening it at the same time. I think it
turned out okay. Hope you all like it.
So many things are happening at Grace. Our
season of excitement has begun: students
are back in Sunday School, Chimes Choir
will begin: the septic project is actually
moving along; the basement and closet
floors will be completed shortly; new pews
are on the horizon and we are back to our
regular services. There are always some
negatives that happen everywhere but I
choose not to point them out. Some one will.
The Fundraising committee is rehearsing
for the newest Murder Mystery Dinner,
The Crafty Ladies are preparing their
crafts for sale, the Sunday School is collecting food stuffs for the Food Pantry,
and hopefully, we are all back in the sanctuary, singing together, praying together
and talking together after service.
I always have something to ask of you and
this time it is that you reach into your
schedules and find something you can help
with at Grace. Maybe a one time deal or a
monthly something. When you help out it
makes you feel like the place is really
yours. And if you help out or not, it is still
really yours...
Thinking of ways to help
Your Editor, Janey Santarpia
845 783-3526 or janeysantarpia@hotmail.com
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