February 2021 - New Hackensack Reformed Church 1580 Route 376 Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 (845)462-0810 www.nhrc-church.org Rev. Keith W. Tamlyn ...
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New Hackensack Reformed Church
1580 Route 376
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845)462-0810
www.nhrc-church.org
Rev. Keith W. Tamlyn, Senior Pastor
February 2021
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F ebruary W orship S chedule
Sanctuary is Currently Open
Plenty of room for Sunday worship with social distancing
Masks Required
Services continue on Facebook & YouTube as well
All Sunday Services at 10:00am
February 7th
Communion
Scripture: Proverbs 1: 20-25, 33
Message: "The Call for Wisdom”
February 14th
Transfiguration Sunday
Scripture: Luke 9: 28-36
Message: "Living Between Mountains"
February 17th
Ash Wednesday
7:30pm
On-line only ~ no in-person attendance
Scripture: Matthew 6: 1-6
Message: "The Road Back to God"
February 21st
First Sunday of Lent
Scripture: Mark 1: 9-15
Message: "In the Water with Jesus"
February 28th
Second Sunday of Lent
Scripture: Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16, Mark 8: 31-38
Message: "Our Best Hope - Transformation”
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Kris Rice, Christian Education Director
462-0810, ext. 102, kcrice@optimum.net
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves,
“Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
Mark 4:39
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year in 2021!
I miss all of you so much and hope you are doing okay and that we can be together soon!
Sunday School has teachers present for Pre-K through 2nd grade and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (also
online). Our Junior High, 6th, 7th and 8th grades are online only on Sunday mornings. If a student
would like to sign up for the Zoom Class, please email me. Any questions? Please call me.
Safety guidelines are in effect with all children wearing masks and hand-sanitizing upon entering
classrooms. I want to make sure that you feel comfortable having your children coming in to
Sunday School.
The Church (Sunday) Nursery will not be open until further notice.
Our Confirmation Class of 2021 classes will tentatively begin at the end of February. A letter will be
sent to 9th grade students outlining the details.
Our Sunday School Advent Mission (HRH’s River Haven Shelter for Youth), donations amounted to
a total of $630.00! (Outreach Council added in $100). So far 33 $10.00 Gift Cards from Target,
Michaels’ and “5 Below” were given to the Shelter before Christmas. The rest (30 more) will be
given to the Program Manager, Christina Caserta, to hand out. A Big Thank You to all who gave to
this important mission!
We gave many boxes and cans of dog and cat food and treats to C.A.R.E. (Compassionate Animal
Rescue Efforts) of Dutchess County, located in Wappingers Falls. It is a “No-kill” non-profit adoption
agency to find “fur-ever” homes for dogs and cats. This was for our Sunday School Lenten Mission,
“Feed Our Furry Friends” that went from spring through the summer. They were very appreciative
for the donations. Thank you for your contributions.
There will be no Sunday School classes on February 14th (President’s weekend). We will have
“Children’s Place” available.
In His Service,
Kris Rice
Christian Education Director
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The Sunday School Advent Mission…
Property Committee…
The following amounts came in for the workings of New Hackensack Reformed Church
during the year, 2020.
A big thank you to all who contributed to these funds.
Whether it was a bag of empty water bottles that were returned for 5 cents each, a gold necklace,
scrap metal, or someone who has worked on Piggy Bank in the past, the New Hackensack Reformed
Church is truly blessed. Thanks to everyone who participated,
and a special thanks to those who take these donations to be redeemed.
This money was put into our property reserve account for special projects.
$1500 from Piggy Bank
$4145 from scrap metal
$1480 from gold and silver jewelry
$421 from 5 cent bottles and cans
$30 from misc. donations
John Licari
Consistory Co-Chair of Property Committee
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Help Fight Cancer!
A Sunday with Daffodils
March 21, 2021
We have all been affected by cancer…
A family member, friend, co-worker, neighbor –
perhaps you are battling cancer right now.
Many of those we know have passed away from
this most devastating disease.
~ The Daffodil is the flower of Hope ~
Sunday, March 21st will be
New Hackensack Reformed Church’s 16th Annual
"A Sunday with Daffodils"
Our sanctuary will be graced with blooming daffodils of Hope!
The funds raised from the daffodil
sales will be donated to support:
The American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide,
community-based voluntary health organization
dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
“At the American Cancer Society, we’re on a mission to free the world from cancer.
Until we do, we’ll be funding and conducting research, sharing expert information,
supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention.
All so you can live longer — and better.”
See page 6 for the daffodil order form
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Order your daffodils!
~ a bundle of 10 flowers
~ a potted plant
$10.00 each
Order as many bundles and plants as you would like!
$5.00 of the cost of the bundles/plants is tax deductible
and will be donated to:
The American Cancer Society
To submit your order…
Complete this order form along with a check for amount ordered
Drop order off in the church office (arrange drop-off in advance)
Place order in the collection plate on Sunday
or
Mail order to:
New Hackensack Reformed Church
Attn: Daffodils
1580 Route 376
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
**to ensure order is received by due date below, allow extra time when mailing**
The FINAL deadline to order is Sunday, March 14th
There will be NO extensions after March 14th
Donor’s names will be listed on March 21st
✄ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME:
PHONE #:
# of bundles @ $10.00 each
# potted plants @ $10.00 each
Please make checks payable to:
New Hackensack Reformed Church
Memoed: Daffodils
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PIGGY BANK BAZAAR
Greetings from Kermit!
In keeping with the end of 2020 – a most unusual year among you humans – it seems really
strange that I’m not detailing how many goodies were sold at the Bazaar, and I’m not announcing
the Wednesday Morning Workshop dates just yet, because of the COVID pandemic. Mrs. Ray (my
nice human friend who is very careful about the wellbeing of all the Piggy Bank Workers) tells me
that because there is an upswing in the current pandemic, there will be no Workshops in
February. Hopefully, they’ll be underway again in March – stay tuned!
Donations of supplies and gifts from so many of you wonderful people have been a big part of
the Bazaar’s continuing success. Even during 2020 many of you have given us all kinds of
donations. The Piggy Bank folks really enjoy looking through all the contributed goodies, and
thinking up new things to make with them. Additionally, there are some specific supplies that will
be a big help, including plastic storage boxes and tubs, polyester stuffing, scissors, dowel sticks,
new nails and screws, pompoms, yarn, macramè cord, jingle bells, new ornaments, small
Christmas stockings, mugs, containers for candy, ribbon, fabric, craft paints, scrap book paper
and supplies, new pencils and pens, stickers, yardsticks, wiggle eyes, button magnets,
rhinestones, sea shells, silk flowers, floral foam, vases, basket grass, Christmas gift wrapping
paper, Christmas gift bags, Christmas bows, tissue paper, and other miscellaneous craft supplies.
We also count on YOU to provide many handled shopping bags and department store bags. (In
the last Bazaar we had to break out our reserves.) If you have supplies for Piggy Bank, they can
be left in Room 15 or, if the building is not open, outside the door near Keith’s office. (If you leave
them there, please label them for Piggy Bank.)
That’s all the news for now. Hopefully, things will get more active in the coming months.
Regardless, I’ll be hanging around my pond (frozen though it is) and looking forward to seeing
you again!!
Yours in love,
Kermit
7Dear Kermit,
It is bizarre to think that the 2020 Piggy Bank Bazaar was cancelled as were so many festivities last year.
Meanwhile, you, our chief publicity spokesman continued to keep our readers informed about the
happenings concerning our meetings. We know that our Froggy friend is you, Joe Allen, and we know it is
your intention to steer our readers to be prepared for the 45th annual Piggy Bank Bazaar.
Thank you,
The Piggy Bankers
Campanola Ringers
The Campanola Ringers will start up rehearsals again in mid-February~
Monday evenings 7pm-8pm in the balcony
We plan to ring on Daffodil Sunday, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, and Cantate Sunday.
If you would like to ring with us on any or all of those Sundays,
please contact Pat McCullough as soon as possible so, based upon the number of ringers,
music can be selected, prepared, and ready by early February.
Please contact Pat McCullough
call or text (845)240-6451 or pat.sightandsound@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
On behalf of the nursery school, I wish you all happiest and healthiest of New Years.
As we bid farewell to 2020, the nursery school begins to prepare for the 2021 school year.
We have had a safe, healthy return to school, and the children are enjoying
the unique New Hackensack Nursery School experience.
If you, your family members, or friends are in search of a nursery school with an impeccable reputation,
a dedicated staff, and a deep understanding of the importance of teaching and growing children,
please contact me at the information below.
I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
At your service,
Abby Garcia
Director
New Hackensack Nursery School
Nhnsdirector@outlook.com, 845-452-0810 x130
8Outreach Ministry
Gail V. Webster Homeless Shelter
We have completely met each and every monthly commitment for 2020 all through the pandemic. We
hope to be able to continue through all of 2021.
We currently have January, February and March, October covered for volunteers.
If anyone is interested in volunteering, please let Arra know.
It was decided that in the future, if we need to order a meal from Adams, we would order something like
Chili and rice and ask the congregation for salad, bread, butter and cookies.
Liberty Station
The food donations have been coming in pretty well. Joan and Arra average 1-2 deliveries each month
with food pickup from church at almost every other day.
2020 Missions of the Month
January Dutchess Interfaith Council $197
February The Lunch Box $284
March Meals On Wheels $220
April Rural & Migrant Ministry $175
May Grace Smith House $192
June NHRC Youth $215
July Dutchess Hospice $195
August Dutchess Outreach $195
September Gail Webster Shelter $270
October ALS Foundation $490
November Church World– Hurricane Relief and Western Fires $370
December Food Bank of The Hudson Valley & Hope On A Mission $402
2020 Easter Special Offering: $2,010.00 - Rural & Migrant Ministry
2020 Thanksgiving Special Offering: $925 Church World Service– Hurricane and Western Fire Relief
2020 Christmas Eve Special Offering: $2,495 Food Bank of The Hudson Valley & Hope On A Mission
Food Bank will get $1,871.25 & Hope on a Mission will get $623.75
9Outreach Ministry
Sisters In Christ
We did another another Zoom Ladies Night Out. We did have about 5 ladies but not sure if the interest is
really there. Looking to see if there is continued interest.
Book Club – they are still meeting via zoom.
Blood Drive
Due to the current pandemic, the Blood Drive dates are on hold until further notice.
Gift Card Program – organized by Sue Kimmerle.
Miss Sue started a collection of $5 Dunkin Donuts gift cards to hand out to all the homeless guests at the
shelter. She collected 100 cards that were distributed in the Fall and she collected an additional 100 cards
that were distributed in December. She will continue with her collection and when she gets 100 cards,
we will distribute them once again.
Baby Blankets and Hats
Another program that Outreach is very proud of. Amy Burger continues to crochet baby blankets and
Liz Miedowski the little Baby Hats that are donated to either Vassar Brothers Medical PICU or Orange
County Medical PICU. To date we have delivered hundreds of these blankets. At this time NONE of the
hospitals are taking any of these homemade donations due to Covid-19. We have approximately 160
blankets to donate but will have to wait until the pandemic is over. Our in-house crochet ladies have
been notified to stop making them at this time.
Hope on a Mission
Another program that we are interested in supporting. Anthony Foppiano has been involved in this
program for a year now and it’s a local mission. The organizer’s name is Cara Mia. They serve a meal on
Saturdays at 6pm and 7pm. They rely on donations from restaurants to serve. They serve up to 200
people.
They are looking for the small hotel size of toiletries. If you would like to donate to this Mission, please
bag up your donation(s) and CLEARLY label it “Hope of a Mission” and put the bag in the footlocker
outside Keith’s office. Outreach will once again pick it up and delivery it to the appropriate location.
10Outreach Ministry
Food Donation Bin
Remains outside the entrance doors near Rev. Tamlyn’s office. There is an additional one inside the
doors across from Rev. Tamlyn’s office.
There are signs at each bin that we are NOT collecting any clothing.
We have contacted over 5 organizations in Dutchess County and
they all are not taking clothing donations due to Covid.
Any clothing that is dropped off will not be picked up and delivered.
There is not any available storage space for clothing to be stored until the pandemic is over.
Reverse Advent Food Collection
There was a tremendous amount of food collected that Joan and I picked up. Half of it went to the Zion
Episcopal Church Food Pantry and the other half went to the St. Mary’s Food Pantry in Wappingers. They
both were completely thankful. With the Thanksgiving and Christmas handouts, their shelves were very
low. Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in the Food Collection. For the first year, it was a huge
success and Outreach plans to do it again Advent 2021.
Missionaries
The Fields, who are our missionaries in Columbia, were sent home because their Visas expired. They
waited months for them to be renewed but they finally were renewed. However, they still need to get
the children’s visas. But, Columbia is currently under severe Covid cases, so not sure if they will be able
to go back.
Josh Bode, who is our missionary in Oman, is equally back in the USA. He is still looking for more
assistance which we will give him but not sure why he is home.
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