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FELLOWSHIP HOUR JANUARY 29
Fellowship Hour this week will be hosted by the Investment Board.
USHERS FOR JANUARY 29
LeRae Lincoln and Paul Mitchell.
PULPIT FLOWERS
The pulpit flowers this week are given by Pam Barr in celebration of the 19th birthday of her grandson, Robert Tyler Miles.
BYLAW REVISION
The bylaws changes proposed at a special Congregational Meeting on January 8, 2012 were tabled for the purpose of further tweaking by a group of volunteers. We are happy to report that the commitee concluded its work and new language will be available for your review beginning Sunday, January 15th. Please look for the material on the table in the Reception Room. Therefore, a special Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 29th immediately after the service for the purpose of considering the proposed bylaws revisions. At this time the nominating committee is putting out a call for anyone who would like to serve on a board to make their desire known to Robin Roe (Board of Trustees), Pete Roe (at large member), Kathy Ljungqvist (Prudential Board), Linda Disney (F & O Board), Kristine Houghtalen (C.E. Board).
PERSON TO PERSON CONCERNS
It was great to see Carolyn Savastano back in church only six days after knee surgery. Carolyn is a real trooper and doesn't let anything get her down!
In speaking with Rev. Wyman recently, he told me some news about his granddaughters that I wanted to share with all of you. Averill Wyman Blackburn (Susan's daughter) is a junior attending St. Andrews Theological Seminary in Scotland. Kylie Wyman (Stephen's daughter) is attending a university in Leiden, Holland. She is studying Art. Henry and Sona are very proud grandparents!!
Jeanne G. Terry
December 7, 1920 ~ January 4, 2012
Jeanne G. Terry passed away on January 4, 2012. She is survived by her husband Bob, daughter Phyllis (Terry) Gross, 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The Terry family is formerly of Patchogue, now residing in Englewood, Florida. Our deepest condolences are sent to Jeanne's family.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Two Hundred Ninteenth Annual Meeting of the Congregational Church of Patchogue will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following the worship service for the purpose of:
1) Receiving the 2011 Annual Reports of the Minister, Church boards and the Church Officers;
2) Adopting the Annual Budget for 2012;
3) Receiving the Report of the Nominating Committee and election of board members and officers to replace those whose terms have expired;
4) Receiving the reports of the affiliated church-sponsored organizations;
5) To transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
Shirley Werner, Church Clerk
THE CHURCH WORLD SERVICE HAS AN URGENT CALL OUT FOR BABY KITS.
Once again, the F&O Board is calling upon your generosity for this project. Last year we were able to deliver 36 kits and already have a good start for this year. They are delivered to the Riverhead Methodist Church, who in turn gets them to the Church World Services Ministry to be handed out to moms in need for their newborns.
Items that are needed per kit:
Six cloth diapers
Two T-shirts or undershirts (no onesies) (6-9 mo)
Two washcloths
Two gowns or sleepers
Two diaper pins
One sweater or sweatshirt (Can be handknitted or crocheted)
Two receiving blankets (one can be a hand-knitted or crocheted baby blanket)
Items must be new and under 12 months in size.
Any monies that are donated will help with the cost of shipping.
As always, thank you in advance for your generosity and support!
Fellowship and Outreach Board
A MOMENT IN CHURCH HISTORY
According to the writings of Frank Overton, MD and Clerk of the Church, the Rev. James H. Thomas, who served the church from May 1, 1844 to April 1, 1849 was an excellent pastor. He clearly outlined the practical fields of church work, and organized its activities with skill and good judgment.
Mr. Thomas introduced system and order into the work of the church by starting a permanent record book of 370 pages, eight by thirteen inches in size. This book contains the minutes of the business meetings of the church for eighty years, from January 18, 1845 up to January 14, 1925.
The first three pages contain an outline of the church in which is the following item, dated April 30, 1845: "Since the organization of this church there have been received into her communion 438 members. There are now (April 30, 1845) 204 members. There are about 115 or 120 families connected with the congregation."
An alphabetical list of the members who joined between 1793 and 1845 is recorded on pages 367-370. The same minute book, pages 292-366, contains lists of members who were added to the church rolls from 1845 to 1895.
Shirley Werner, Historian
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