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<!--[if gte mso 9]> <!--[endif] --> <!--StartFragment--> UPCOMING EVENTS January 8 th 12:00 Family and youth Sledding at Highland Park--if we have snow.....which may be iffy... January 8th January starts out with “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero,” presented by Parish Associate Kathy Madigan after church on Sundays, Jan. 8 and Jan. 15. The group will view a PBS film and discuss the issues it raises about the profound role of faith in confronting catastrophic events like 9/11. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– January 17 UPT Urban Education Taskforce 5:30 at CSA ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– January 22 1:00 Empire Lanes in Webster Family and youth bowling: Notify Patty Singh if you are interested in bowling. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– January 29th Annual meeting and worship 9:15 Brunch bring a dish to pass, we will celebrate this year’s accomplishments and elect new officers ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– January 30th Urban Presbyterians Together annual gathering at Brighton Presbyterian Church at 6:00 p.m.. CSA needs ten people to attend the dinner. Speaker is Dr. Tom Yorty pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Saturday February 11 Annual Turkey Dinner We need 5 people to buy and cook turkeys. Notify Rev. Hay if you are willing to either buy or cook or bother. Bring your family and friends at 5:30 p.m. for a wonderful dinner and a dish to pass. Following dinner the Reverend Val Fowler Pastor, musician and all around great entertainer will be with us as will the Sweet Adeline’s. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FEBRUARY AND MARCH Prepare for Lent by joining seminarian Diane Ellis after church on February 5, 12, and 19 to learn about, practice and discuss Spiritual Practices. The group will explore a number of different practices, including observing Sabbath and build on the work previously done at CSA around Wayne Muller’s book. Celebrate the Lenten season by participating in “Listening for God,” a three-part program after church on Sundays, March 4, March 11 and March 18. Kathy Madigan will lead the group in reading a series of short stories and watching videotaped interviews with authors such as Alice Walker, Frederick Buechner, Flannery O’Connor, Annie Dillard, and Gail Godwin as they discuss how their faith has informed their work. Nicole Rivera gave a heartfelt faith testimony on the importance to CSA in her life and journey of faith. "With God your life becomes outstanding". Where ever you are on your spiritual journey you are welcome to join us for worship and networking. Youth orchestra from Crane/Winslow school
Education is a value and a privilege. Our Programs Christian Education The light of Christ shines through our children. Youth ministry is the village’s responsibility SUNDAY MORNING EDUCATION Our active Sunday Morning Educational Program for chidlren spans from cradle to senior high.The curriculum "We Believe" by the PCUSA is used by a core team of talented teachers in our Sunday morning classes. We give special thanks and praise to all who work with our young people during the year: <!--StartFragment--> Sunday School Teachers: Alan Bansbach, Martha Cuthbert, Delores DeVito,Henry Ehindero, Elyse Grems, Dorothy Kinney, Crystal England-Lowell, Teisha Maldonado, Paula Morisey, JoAnn O’Neill, Stephanie Perkins, Nicole Rivera, Patty Singh, Sean Singh, Nancy Straub, Mary Trabert, Scott Von Duhn, Angela Yost. <!--EndFragment--> Our Christian Education program continues with three Sunday school classes:
We Believe: Kindergarten Through Teens FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH Teens Teens meet weekly for education and fellowship. Community Building activities included the ropes course at East High School where they climbed huge poles, sailed out into the air and learned to trust a partner. In good waether the youth take bike rides on the Erie Canal, a short ride from the church and follow the bike path to Pittsford and beyond. Play, fellowship and God.... Connor Cerosuolo, Manny Colon, James Bansbach, Josh Cerosuolo, and Zachary Bansbach road from Jerusalem, NY through the Finger Lakes for a twenty seven mile bike ride and campout. Youth Camp-out An annual youth and adult outing is camping in Jerusalem NY then riding bikes through the beautiful countryside of the Finger Lakes. Walking in the gorge, blueberry picking, listening to the frog and cows put us in touch with the beauty of nature and what God has so entrusted to our care. How many tents do we have to put up? "Someone has to do the dishes...."
Special Gatherings Christian Education gatherings for parents, teachers and youth are held throughout the year. After sharing a meal together, time is spent sharing ideas for improving our program, planning youth activities, and discussing topics of interest. We also plan several community building activites such bowling and sledding. The teachers and parents have a chance to plan and reflect on programming while the youth get an oppotunity to fellowship. Xavier Maldonado and Micahel Singh share a meal.
At different times, a group of folks meet at the church to study the Bible and to pray. The participants share insights and questions about the Bible. Through discussions, videos and personal testimony, the group wrestles with theological and practical questions of faith. Training Center for Urban Interns and Seminarians Established by the National Presbyterian Church USA, the Intern Program is designed to place seminary students in field opportunities to learn key aspects of what it takes to turn around declining congregations often set within changing communities. CSA has been a part of the training program since it’s inception. Calvary St. Andrew’s is a training site for seminarians from Colgate Rochester Divinity School. Second year students are placed under the supervision of our pastor the Reverend Judy Lee Hay. This year Diane Ellis, a second year UCC student is serving as intern. “The CSA Choir has brought me back to God and to God’s people… Within its circle I find peace, love, comfort, warmth, friendship and so much more. I look forward to Thursday night rehearsal; it is a time of peace and quiet after a busy, sometimes frantic, day at the office. My spirit is fed as our voices blend, as we learn new anthems or dive into an old favorite.” - Nancy Lauterbach “The choir is like a second family to me. We have a prayer circle after each practice on Thursday evenings, where we can share our concerns or ask for prayers. I know I could ask for help/advice from just about any choir member, and I would do the same for them. It’s a great group.” - Cathy Buggie As the lay shepherds of the church, the congregation is divided among the lay Partners in Ministry members. We each engage as often as possible with our individual shepherding group throughout the month by phone calls, e-mail, cards, home gatherings, and Sunday morning conversations.The committee meets the second Monday of each month. Our main focus is to best meet the needs of the people in our church community. Concerns (prayers, nursing home visits, hospital visits, rides to church, meetings, doctors, or delivering meals) are brought to the table for discussion and possible solutions are evaluated. All concerns and discussions are kept confidential. Sponsors ALL PARISH Fellowship events: PARISH PICNIC The CSA annual picnic in July was held at the Brighton Town Park. Rev. Hay flipped the burgers, James Robinson cooked the corn and Vera Mascaro served up ice cream. Seventy-five CSA members and friends joined together for a delightful summer night to play games, share in a meal.
Chair of Hospitality Tracy Perkins
CSA Staff: Rev. Judy Lee Hay pastor, Martha Cuthbert Chrisitan Education Director
We Believe: Toddlers and Threes
The "We Believe" curriculum will be used. A short Bible story each week and a variety of hands-on activities including art, block play, puzzles, games music and movement form the back drop for great community building activities.
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Our Sunday school curriculum, We Believe, follows the lectionary. Each Sunday morning our youth are responding to and engaging in activities based on the same biblical passages or themes presented in worship. This provides our families an opportunity to share together at home. This program also incorporates a wide variety of teaching methods and learning styles.
Children's Sermons
The children are in worship for the first fifteen mintues. Each Sunday a children's sermon lays out the theme for the morning and the key scriptual text. The children then explore the theme in their respective classes. A dedicated group pf teachers share their faith with the youth in practical hand on ways.
Nicole Rivera, Stephanie Perkins and Janet Troicke enjoy the CSA evening at the Red Wings. Nicole and Stephanie teach in the youth program.
Forty CSA members and friends cheered the Red Wings on the victory!
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Golf tournament -our annual golfer and goofer is open to only the adventuerous types who won't take golf too seriously. We go for an afternoon of fun and fellowship---and team play.
- Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner
Christmas Tree Decorating
A joyful group of volunteers decorates the church for the holiday season.
Thanksgiving in February dinner
February 11 th at 5:30 p.m. everyone is invited to our annual turkey dinner. We provide the turkeys, you bring friends and a dish to pass. Following the meal the Reverend Val Fowler will bring his musical talents to the church for a performance and congregational singing.
"As God welcomes us in a Spirit of Hospitality, we in turn, reach out to family, friends, and strangers invite them into our spiritual home. In a spirit of hospitality our desire is to have our spiritual home in such order that those who come will feel comfortable and want to return," Sean Singh with son Michael
Where ever you are on your spiritual journey you are welcome here.
SPAGHETTI DINNER
One of the joys of being a community is to provide opportunties for friends, neighbors and stranger to meet and greet one another. In having conversations and a shared meal Christ's presence is made know to us. On March 24th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. our master chiefs Bob Day and Gail Maureen cooked sauce and spaghetti to feed the hungry hords.
Josh Cerasuolo serves up a plate of delicious spaghetti.
Through the generosity of numerous businesses and lots of members and friends we had a successful auction raising over $5,800 for our ministry. Former D@C columnist Carol Ritter Wright was the auctioneer. It was a fun afternoon with the band Java, clowns, good food, a garage sale and laughter.
The clown and Ethan and below Hazel gets into the garage sale mood.
TAYLOR MORISEY SHARES A LAUGH WITH CLOWNS
Sharing God's Hospitality is a value of our community. We provide opportunties for people to network, eat a meal together and to experience the presence of Christ through table fellowship.
ELECTION DAY CLAM CHODWER
CSA host the Board of Elections in November. As voters come into our building the delicious smell of Clam Chowder waffles through the air. People can purchase chowder and baked good to go. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Hospitality is a value of the community.
Henry Ehinero enjoys a quiet spiritual moment in the sanctuary.
CSA WORKDAY AT CHURCH
Members and friends gathered the first Sunday in May to spruce up the courtyard and premises of the church. Bushes were trimmed, flower beds weeded, flowers planted and lots of mulch was moved.
