THE CHURCH SPIRES 2021
JUNE 1ST-JUNE 15TH
WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday June 6th
Elder, Doreen Cooper
10:30 am
Sunday June 13th
Rev. Peter Johnson
10:30 am
WE WELCOME AND THANK ALL OUR
VISITING PASTORS AND OTHERS THAT
HELP US COVER OUR PULPIT WHILE
OUR SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A NEW
PASTOR. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
General Office Information
Mailing address: PO Box 15,
Thompson Ridge, NY 10985
Physical Address: 2 County Highway 17,
Thompson Ridge, NY 10985
Church phone : 845-361-1976
Office email hopewellpres1775@gmail.com
General Office hours (Suzanne):
*Tuesdays-1 pm-5:30pm
*Thursdays-1pm-5:30pm
*approximate
Hopewell is...”The Stone Church with the Warm Heart”
JUNE NEWSLETTER
NEWS FROM HOPEWELL
DEACON NEWS
Deacons will begin serving (THIS WEEK)
light refreshments in the Fellowship Hall
after service on Communion Sundays. We
hope this will provide an opportunity for
folks to visit and enjoy catching up with each
other. Bob S. and the Deacons are starting a
Communion Sunday bonfire in the evenings.
The first one starts on this SUNDAY, JUNE 6
FROM 7-8PM. This is an opportunity to
bring people together and enjoy the beautiful
views of the ridge at sundown.
Sitting (6') around the church's outside
firepit, sing some songs, Tell some stories!
Bring your ideas to share with everyone, your
own chair, your own drink (water bottles will
be provided) AND A KID OR TWO! Young
or old haha!
Price of admission: 1 piece of firewood per
person!
Marshmellows will be provided by the
Deacons.SAD NEWS
With a heavy heart we share this sad news with
all of you... We always enjoyed having Bruce
Baker cover our service here at Hopewell and
have missed him actually since he moved out of
the area. Please say prayers for him and his
family. He was a very special man.
This is the article from Presbytery:
24 May 2021
Dear Hudson River Presbytery family,
Our Brother in Christ, Rev. Bruce Baker,
passed from this life yesterday at his home
in Frederick, Maryland after an unexpected
diagnosis and illness. Bruce and Julie
moved from Hudson River Presbytery to
Maryland in early 2020. His daughter Sarah
joined them later that year.
Bruce served as the pastor of All Souls
Parish in Port Chester for 15 years. He was
honored with the title Pastor Emeritus in
2020. Bruce also served Hudson River
Presbytery in many capacities, utilizing his
calm and peaceful demeanor on several
Administrative Commissions, as a mediator
and on the Committee on Ministry.
Bruce was a champion for Commissioned
Ruling Elders (CREs) in this presbytery. He
worked passionately for training, support
and appreciation of the Ruling Elders who
served in various official ways in Hudson
River Presbytery. He was loved and greatly
missed by these folks.
Late last year as Bruce’s health declined,
Sarah Baker (Bruce’s daughter) began a
Facebook page entitled Rev. J. Bruce
Baker Updates, Reminiscences, and
Prayers. I know she would be appreciative
of anything that you might wish to add of
your memories of Bruce. Sarah will share
information about services here. Julie Baker
and family's address in Frederick is
1100 Furgeson Ln
Frederick MD 21702
We wish peace and healing comfort for Julie
and all of Bruce’s family. Rest well, good
and faithful servant.
Deborah Milcarek, General Presbyter
HOPEWELL GARDEN
NEWS FROM GLORIA KESSLER AND FAMILY:
We planted the garden on Sunday and it has
several tomato plants (Big Boys, Cherry &
Roma's), Zucchini, Cucumbers (European +
Pickling), jalapeno's and chives! Peppers never
do well up there so no green peppers, but we
have extra planted in our home garden as well as
an abundance of herbs, so we will be donating
some of them as well! And the donations go to
the New Prospect Church Food Pantry .
I have some pictures and will be posting on the
church facebook page at some point in the near
future! This year the garden was prepped and
planted by my daughter Mckenzie, my husband
and me (Sarah mostly lives up in Albany and
was not home to help). Mckenzie primarily
waters it and I back her up!
Thank you to the Kessler family for continuing
this tradition that they started! It's really
appreciated especially these days. God Bless.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to Beth Owney for her generosity
bringing supplies to the church for the New
Prospect food Pantry. We miss you Beth!
Thanks to others that bring donations too.MISSION
NEWS FROM ERIKA SCHEUERMANN:
Some of you folks know that I’ve been
worshiping with Lord of Life Lutheran in Maple
Grove, Mn. Since last year Holy Week. This is
my nieces church. They have many mission
projects. I had an old iPad that I was not using. I
cleared out all of my information(go to settings
and reset) and sent it to one of the pastors. It will
be used for pre-school to learn letters, numbers,
colors and much more. Lord of Life shares these
with Gethsemane Lutheran which is near the
problems with George Flyod. What a great use
for an old iPad. If you have one please send it to
Lord of Life Lutheran Church,
7401 County Road 101
Maple Grove, Mn 55311-4313
Attn: Rev. David H. McCarty
You can put a note in it saying you’re a friend of mine. Let’s do it!
Thank you for sharing
WORSHIP
We will continue to have OUTDOOR
WORSHIP as long as the weather is good!
Please join and feel safe in the great outdoors.
We miss you ; )
SURVEY FOR PASTORAL SEARCH
We have the survey results and we can either
email one to you upon request or you can pick
up a copy at the church. Please contact the office
if you would like a copy emailed to you. Our
Session is in the stages of preparing and filing
the necessary paperwork to post the Pastor job
SCHEDULE OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES AT HOPEWELL CHURCH
MONDAY
Girl Scout Leader Meeting 1st Monday of every
month-6-8pm
TUESDAY
Boy Scout meeting 6-9pm
WEDNESDAY
Open for events-check with Suzanne to see if
calendar is open
THURSDAY
Yoga chair and Hatha flow -10:30-12:45
FRIDAY
Cub Scouts-5-9pm
SATURDAY
Open for events-check with Suzanne to see if
calendar is open
SUNDAY
Sunday service 9:30 am-12pm
YOGA AT HOPEWELL
Chair Yoga: Stretch your whole body from the
chair in this 45-minute class that everyone can
enjoy, Thursdays 10:30-11:15am, $5.
Mat Yoga: Join us for an hour of stretchy and
relaxing yoga, Thursdays 11:30am -12:30pm,
$10. Beginners welcomed and supported.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT
JOAN SINCE CLASS SIZES ARE
LIMITED. 845-393-4440
Namaste & Blessings,
Joan
p.s. Practiced outside whenever the weather allows!
BIG THANKS
THANKS TO AL & DAVE FOR GETTING
THE TENTS SET UP SO WE CAN AGAIN
ENJOY OUTDOOR SERVICES!
GREAT SET-UP BY “ENGINEER”
AL NOTEBOOM
THANK YOU TO SUE PONDI FOR
CONTINUOUSLY KEEPING OUR
CHURCH CLEAN AND DISINFECTED!
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK
LASTLY, THANKS TO THOSE THAT
CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT THE
CHURCH IN ANY WAY THEY CAN. IT
DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED!
ZOOM AT HOPEWELL
THERE IS A SIGN UP SHEET IN NARTHEX
TO GIVE A CONSENT FOR US TO SEND THE
ZOOM LINK TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET
THE LIVE SERVICE ONLINE. You can email
the church office hopewellpres1775@gmail.com
TO LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE
INCLUDED. THIS IS ALSO VERY USEFUL IF YOU DON'T
FEEL WELL OR WOULD RATHER JUST GET
THE SERVICE AT HOME FOR NOW. DON'T
FORGET TO LET US KNOW TODAY!
ALSO, please NOTE WE ARE RECORDING
THE SERVICE AND IT IS ON YOUTUBE
AFTER THE SERVICE IS OVER. HERE IS
THE LINK TO GET ON:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UCDMxH6LCAgVoIGMBo223xWA
JUST FOR FUNHOPEWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
”The Stone Church with the Warm Heart”
Moderator
Anne Wood
Ruling Elders/Council * *
Lee Baranowski, Clerk
David Broad well, '21 Buildings & Grounds
Doreen Cooper, '21 Worship
Al Noteboom, '21, Building & Grounds,
Marie Waugh, '22, Personnel, Membership & Nominating
Jonathan Broadwell, '2021, Building & Grounds
Linda Doty, '22, Finance
Deacons * *
Kathleen Broadwell, '21
Jean Eustance, '22
Joan Kammarada, '21, Secretary
Dale McQuiston, '22, Moderator
Kathy Raponi, '22
Clara Noteboom, '21, Treasurer
Sue Pondi, '21
Bob Seifert, '23
No matter who you are or where you are on
life's journey, you are welcome here. We
hope you feel the love that is present and our
joy in having you with us.
FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
DON'T FORGET TO GIVE US
ALL YOUR NEWS AND
UPCOMING EVENTS SO WE
MAY SHARE WITH FRIENDS
AND MEMBERS!
IMPORTANT
**************************************
Please be sure to check with the church
office before any groups use the church
other than their scheduled day as
cleaning has to be scheduled and events
may already be on the calendar. Please
let Suzanne know when you are meeting.
If you feel more comfortable in
your car or other area of the
church rather than in the
Sanctuary you can tune in to
87.5 FM to listen to our service live.
OR-if the weather is bad you
can listen to the service on
YouTube as noted in this bulletin.
You can do this from a smart
phone too! Please ask Mitch for
any assistance.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW
SANITIZING STATIONS BY BOTH
ENTRANCES TO THE CHURCH. WE
ALSO HAVE SIGN IN SHEETS SO WE
CAN KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE
THAT ENTER PER NYS GUIDELINES.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL WHO
ENTER, NOTE THE DATE AND PUT
THEIR NAME ON THE SHEET
PROVIDED BY THE DOOR.
PLEASE KEEP A SAFE SOCIAL
DISTANCE WHILE WE MEET AT
THE CHURCH.
Please read the protection notices at the
door and the Guidelines for Religious and
Funeral Services in New York
JUNE 1ST-JUNE 15TH
WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday June 6th
Elder, Doreen Cooper
10:30 am
Sunday June 13th
Rev. Peter Johnson
10:30 am
WE WELCOME AND THANK ALL OUR
VISITING PASTORS AND OTHERS THAT
HELP US COVER OUR PULPIT WHILE
OUR SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A NEW
PASTOR. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
General Office Information
Mailing address: PO Box 15,
Thompson Ridge, NY 10985
Physical Address: 2 County Highway 17,
Thompson Ridge, NY 10985
Church phone : 845-361-1976
Office email hopewellpres1775@gmail.com
General Office hours (Suzanne):
*Tuesdays-1 pm-5:30pm
*Thursdays-1pm-5:30pm
*approximate
Hopewell is...”The Stone Church with the Warm Heart”
JUNE NEWSLETTER
NEWS FROM HOPEWELL
DEACON NEWS
Deacons will begin serving (THIS WEEK)
light refreshments in the Fellowship Hall
after service on Communion Sundays. We
hope this will provide an opportunity for
folks to visit and enjoy catching up with each
other. Bob S. and the Deacons are starting a
Communion Sunday bonfire in the evenings.
The first one starts on this SUNDAY, JUNE 6
FROM 7-8PM. This is an opportunity to
bring people together and enjoy the beautiful
views of the ridge at sundown.
Sitting (6') around the church's outside
firepit, sing some songs, Tell some stories!
Bring your ideas to share with everyone, your
own chair, your own drink (water bottles will
be provided) AND A KID OR TWO! Young
or old haha!
Price of admission: 1 piece of firewood per
person!
Marshmellows will be provided by the
Deacons.SAD NEWS
With a heavy heart we share this sad news with
all of you... We always enjoyed having Bruce
Baker cover our service here at Hopewell and
have missed him actually since he moved out of
the area. Please say prayers for him and his
family. He was a very special man.
This is the article from Presbytery:
24 May 2021
Dear Hudson River Presbytery family,
Our Brother in Christ, Rev. Bruce Baker,
passed from this life yesterday at his home
in Frederick, Maryland after an unexpected
diagnosis and illness. Bruce and Julie
moved from Hudson River Presbytery to
Maryland in early 2020. His daughter Sarah
joined them later that year.
Bruce served as the pastor of All Souls
Parish in Port Chester for 15 years. He was
honored with the title Pastor Emeritus in
2020. Bruce also served Hudson River
Presbytery in many capacities, utilizing his
calm and peaceful demeanor on several
Administrative Commissions, as a mediator
and on the Committee on Ministry.
Bruce was a champion for Commissioned
Ruling Elders (CREs) in this presbytery. He
worked passionately for training, support
and appreciation of the Ruling Elders who
served in various official ways in Hudson
River Presbytery. He was loved and greatly
missed by these folks.
Late last year as Bruce’s health declined,
Sarah Baker (Bruce’s daughter) began a
Facebook page entitled Rev. J. Bruce
Baker Updates, Reminiscences, and
Prayers. I know she would be appreciative
of anything that you might wish to add of
your memories of Bruce. Sarah will share
information about services here. Julie Baker
and family's address in Frederick is
1100 Furgeson Ln
Frederick MD 21702
We wish peace and healing comfort for Julie
and all of Bruce’s family. Rest well, good
and faithful servant.
Deborah Milcarek, General Presbyter
HOPEWELL GARDEN
NEWS FROM GLORIA KESSLER AND FAMILY:
We planted the garden on Sunday and it has
several tomato plants (Big Boys, Cherry &
Roma's), Zucchini, Cucumbers (European +
Pickling), jalapeno's and chives! Peppers never
do well up there so no green peppers, but we
have extra planted in our home garden as well as
an abundance of herbs, so we will be donating
some of them as well! And the donations go to
the New Prospect Church Food Pantry .
I have some pictures and will be posting on the
church facebook page at some point in the near
future! This year the garden was prepped and
planted by my daughter Mckenzie, my husband
and me (Sarah mostly lives up in Albany and
was not home to help). Mckenzie primarily
waters it and I back her up!
Thank you to the Kessler family for continuing
this tradition that they started! It's really
appreciated especially these days. God Bless.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to Beth Owney for her generosity
bringing supplies to the church for the New
Prospect food Pantry. We miss you Beth!
Thanks to others that bring donations too.MISSION
NEWS FROM ERIKA SCHEUERMANN:
Some of you folks know that I’ve been
worshiping with Lord of Life Lutheran in Maple
Grove, Mn. Since last year Holy Week. This is
my nieces church. They have many mission
projects. I had an old iPad that I was not using. I
cleared out all of my information(go to settings
and reset) and sent it to one of the pastors. It will
be used for pre-school to learn letters, numbers,
colors and much more. Lord of Life shares these
with Gethsemane Lutheran which is near the
problems with George Flyod. What a great use
for an old iPad. If you have one please send it to
Lord of Life Lutheran Church,
7401 County Road 101
Maple Grove, Mn 55311-4313
Attn: Rev. David H. McCarty
You can put a note in it saying you’re a friend of mine. Let’s do it!
Thank you for sharing
WORSHIP
We will continue to have OUTDOOR
WORSHIP as long as the weather is good!
Please join and feel safe in the great outdoors.
We miss you ; )
SURVEY FOR PASTORAL SEARCH
We have the survey results and we can either
email one to you upon request or you can pick
up a copy at the church. Please contact the office
if you would like a copy emailed to you. Our
Session is in the stages of preparing and filing
the necessary paperwork to post the Pastor job
SCHEDULE OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES AT HOPEWELL CHURCH
MONDAY
Girl Scout Leader Meeting 1st Monday of every
month-6-8pm
TUESDAY
Boy Scout meeting 6-9pm
WEDNESDAY
Open for events-check with Suzanne to see if
calendar is open
THURSDAY
Yoga chair and Hatha flow -10:30-12:45
FRIDAY
Cub Scouts-5-9pm
SATURDAY
Open for events-check with Suzanne to see if
calendar is open
SUNDAY
Sunday service 9:30 am-12pm
YOGA AT HOPEWELL
Chair Yoga: Stretch your whole body from the
chair in this 45-minute class that everyone can
enjoy, Thursdays 10:30-11:15am, $5.
Mat Yoga: Join us for an hour of stretchy and
relaxing yoga, Thursdays 11:30am -12:30pm,
$10. Beginners welcomed and supported.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT
JOAN SINCE CLASS SIZES ARE
LIMITED. 845-393-4440
Namaste & Blessings,
Joan
p.s. Practiced outside whenever the weather allows!
BIG THANKS
THANKS TO AL & DAVE FOR GETTING
THE TENTS SET UP SO WE CAN AGAIN
ENJOY OUTDOOR SERVICES!
GREAT SET-UP BY “ENGINEER”
AL NOTEBOOM
THANK YOU TO SUE PONDI FOR
CONTINUOUSLY KEEPING OUR
CHURCH CLEAN AND DISINFECTED!
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK
LASTLY, THANKS TO THOSE THAT
CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT THE
CHURCH IN ANY WAY THEY CAN. IT
DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED!
ZOOM AT HOPEWELL
THERE IS A SIGN UP SHEET IN NARTHEX
TO GIVE A CONSENT FOR US TO SEND THE
ZOOM LINK TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET
THE LIVE SERVICE ONLINE. You can email
the church office hopewellpres1775@gmail.com
TO LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO BE
INCLUDED. THIS IS ALSO VERY USEFUL IF YOU DON'T
FEEL WELL OR WOULD RATHER JUST GET
THE SERVICE AT HOME FOR NOW. DON'T
FORGET TO LET US KNOW TODAY!
ALSO, please NOTE WE ARE RECORDING
THE SERVICE AND IT IS ON YOUTUBE
AFTER THE SERVICE IS OVER. HERE IS
THE LINK TO GET ON:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UCDMxH6LCAgVoIGMBo223xWA
JUST FOR FUNHOPEWELL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
”The Stone Church with the Warm Heart”
Moderator
Anne Wood
Ruling Elders/Council * *
Lee Baranowski, Clerk
David Broad well, '21 Buildings & Grounds
Doreen Cooper, '21 Worship
Al Noteboom, '21, Building & Grounds,
Marie Waugh, '22, Personnel, Membership & Nominating
Jonathan Broadwell, '2021, Building & Grounds
Linda Doty, '22, Finance
Deacons * *
Kathleen Broadwell, '21
Jean Eustance, '22
Joan Kammarada, '21, Secretary
Dale McQuiston, '22, Moderator
Kathy Raponi, '22
Clara Noteboom, '21, Treasurer
Sue Pondi, '21
Bob Seifert, '23
No matter who you are or where you are on
life's journey, you are welcome here. We
hope you feel the love that is present and our
joy in having you with us.
FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
DON'T FORGET TO GIVE US
ALL YOUR NEWS AND
UPCOMING EVENTS SO WE
MAY SHARE WITH FRIENDS
AND MEMBERS!
IMPORTANT
**************************************
Please be sure to check with the church
office before any groups use the church
other than their scheduled day as
cleaning has to be scheduled and events
may already be on the calendar. Please
let Suzanne know when you are meeting.
If you feel more comfortable in
your car or other area of the
church rather than in the
Sanctuary you can tune in to
87.5 FM to listen to our service live.
OR-if the weather is bad you
can listen to the service on
YouTube as noted in this bulletin.
You can do this from a smart
phone too! Please ask Mitch for
any assistance.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW
SANITIZING STATIONS BY BOTH
ENTRANCES TO THE CHURCH. WE
ALSO HAVE SIGN IN SHEETS SO WE
CAN KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE
THAT ENTER PER NYS GUIDELINES.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL WHO
ENTER, NOTE THE DATE AND PUT
THEIR NAME ON THE SHEET
PROVIDED BY THE DOOR.
PLEASE KEEP A SAFE SOCIAL
DISTANCE WHILE WE MEET AT
THE CHURCH.
Please read the protection notices at the
door and the Guidelines for Religious and
Funeral Services in New York
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