The Carillon United Church of Christ, Congregational, Arcade (585) 492-4530

Editor: Shannon King

December 2019 –

January 2020

Upcoming Events December

12/1- Cantata Rehearsal, Arcade UCC, 1-3pm 12/2- Women’s Fellowship, 1pm 12/3- Worship & Music, 6:30pm 12/4 – Christmas Cookie Decorating, 9am 12/4- Cantata Rehearsal, Arcade UCC, optional, 6:30-7:30pm 12/5 & 12/6 – Arcade Elementary Christmas Tree Walk Around Town 12/8-Outreach, after service 12:8- Cantata Rehearsal, Arcade UCC, 1-3pm 12/11-Advent Luncheon at Hope Lutheran provided by Women’s Fellowship of Arcade UCC 12/11- Workers Union, 1:30pm 12/11- Cantata Rehearsal, Arcade UCC, optional, 6:30-7:30pm 12/14-Cantata Dress Rehearsal, Arcade UCC, time TBA 12/15- Cantata, Arcade UCC, 3pm 12/16- Women’s Fellowship Christmas Luncheon, Chanderson’s, noon 12/21- Community Dinner, 4-6pm, Team Lutz 12/22- Children’s Christmas Program, 10:30am 12/22- Christmas Caroling for area shut-ins and nursing homes, leaving immediately after coffee hour - sign-ups in back of sanctuary 12/24 – Christmas Eve Service, 7pm

December Greeters 1 -Debi & Randy Lutz 15 – Sheila Vrenna & Audrey Erick 8 – Dirk Norwich & 22 – Jim & Sheila Lary Schaefer Vrenna 24 – Skip & Amy 29 – Darlene Lang &

Tillinghast Edie Holmes December Liturgists 1 – Sheila Vrenna 15 – Dona Roll 8 – Lary Schaefer 22 – Debi Lutz 24 – Jeff Mason 29 – Mike Tanner

December Worship Coordinators 1 – Karen Schaper 15 – Ryan Bechdel 8 – Wally Lowth 22 – Shirley Kriedeman 24 – Margaret Homan 29 – Liz Lowth

December Acolytes 1 – Payton & Adam 15 – Christian & Elli Romance Lang 8 – Brody & Bryson 22 – Brody & Bryson King King 24 – Payton & Adam 29 – Christian & Elli

Romance Lang December Birthdays

3 Randy Lutz 16 Sheila Vrenna 11 George Norton 17 Stacey Fudella ***********************************************

January

1/5 – 9:30am Services begin 1/6 - Women’s Fellowship, 1pm, weather pending 1/7 – Worship & Music, 6:30pm 1/8, 15, 22, 29 – Choir, 6pm 1/25 – Community Dinner, 4-6pm, spaghetti,

Team Vogt 1/27 – PAC Meeting, 11am, Arcade UCC 1/28 – Council, 6:30pm

January Greeters 5 – Diane Szpak & 19 – Gwen St. John & Sharon Hawley Margaret Homan 12 – Jeff Mason & 26 – Becky Snyder & Mike Tanner Rich Snyder

January Liturgists 5 – Justin Romance 19 – Bev Giles 12 – Skip Tillinghast 26 – Sheila Vrenna

January Worship Coordinators 5 – Bev Giles 19 – Wally Lowth 12 – Karen Schaper 26 – Ryan Bechdel

January Acolytes 5 – Payton & Adam 19 – Christian & Elli Romance Lang 12 – Brody & Bryson 26 – Payton Romance King

January Birthdays 1 Karen Czesak 23 Marilyn Pirdy 2 Shannon King 24 Sharon Hawley 8 Katelynn Rogers 24 Dirk Norwich 9 Jim Vrenna 17 Paul Sanio 31 Shirley Kriedeman

January Anniversaries 1 Lary & Barbara Schaefer – 37 years 3 Bill & Karen Schaper – 50 years

If you or someone you know would like to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion at home, please let Shannon in the church office know. You may reach the church office at 585-492-4530 or via email at arc-ucc@juno.com.

Anyone from 9th grade up is invited to share with us in our music ministry. Rehearsal is at 8:45am on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm.

December Bible Readings 1 Isa 2:1-5 15 Isa 35:1-10 Ps 122 Ps 146:5-10 Rom 13:11-14 James 5:7-10 Matt 24:36-44 Matt 11:2-11 8 Isa 11:1-10 22 Isa 7:10-16 Ps 72:1-7, 18-19 Ps 80:1-7, 17-19 Rom 15:4-13 Rom 1:1-7 Matt 3:1-12 Matt 1:18-25 29 Isa 63:7-9 Ps 148 Heb 2:10-18 Matt 2:13-23

January Bible Readings 5 Jer 31:7-14 19 Isa 49:1-7 Ps 147:12-20 Ps 40:1-11 Eph 1:3-14 1 Cor 1:1-9 John 1:1-9, 10-18 John 1:29-42 12 Isa 42:1-9 26 Isa 9:1-4 Ps 29 Ps 27:1, 4-9 Acts 10:34-43 1 Cor 1:10-18 Matt 3:13-17 Matt 4:12-23

Arcade UCC has designated the 4th Sunday of every month to accept donations for the PAC Food Pantry. Please bring in any non-perishable food items and place them in the basket in the narthex. Thank you! ************************************

Search Committee Updates Ryan Bechdel, for the Search Committee, announced on Sunday, Nov. 17, that the church profile is now online and they can start accepting resumes from prospective pastors. It is a living document, which means they are still making some changes. There is a copy in the library that anyone may look at, but they ask that no one make copies of it at this time. Rev. Gary Ferner, Associate Conference Minister for Search and Call, stated that our church profile was one of the best he had seen. This is a true testament to the hard work the committee has done to complete this profile!

Hanging of the Greens Arcade UCC held their annual Hanging of the Greens service on Sunday, November 24 with

music from Far Cry. Thank you to all who participated! Our sanctuary is beautiful!

PAC News PAC Advent Services – December 4, 11, and 18, Hope Lutheran Church, 11am,

Luncheon to follow Hope Lutheran’s Respite Program: 2nd Thursdays of each month Next PAC meeting: January 27, 2020, 11am, Arcade UCC

PLEASE NOTE: If you are approached at any time within our

building; before, during or after service, and are asked for money, please decline and direct the individual(s) to any Council member. There are

many other ways we can offer help to someone in need and you should not be confronted on Sundays

and asked for financial handouts. Our Council members will be happy to offer other assistance to

the individual(s) if needed.

Mark Your Calendars!

This year’s Children’s Christmas Program will be on Sunday, December 22 at

10:30am. We hope you can join us for this special service!

Christmas Caroling! Join us as we take the sounds of the season to

area shut-ins and local nursing homes! Sunday, December 22, immediately following

coffee hour. We will carpool to various locations in the area, bring music, cookies

(made with love by Women’s Fellowship) and Christmas cards (handcrafted by our youth!) A sign-up sheet is in the back of the sanctuary if

you wish to join us! All are welcome!

Cantata Performance – “A Christmas Offering”

Pioneer Community Chorus and Arcade United Church of Christ, will present their Cantata performance, “A Christmas Offering,” on Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm. It will be held at Arcade United Church of Christ, Congregational, 297 Main Street, Arcade 14009. The performance will include live local musicians from throughout the Arcade area. Everyone is a volunteer and amateur who just loves music! A small pit orchestra, also from the local area, will accompany them. This is a wonderful community event! Cookie reception to follow the performance. Admission is free. Please join us for this joyous holiday performance!

Change in Service Time Begins

January 5,2020 Council met with Pastor Shawn Hannon and he has agreed to provide us with service two Sundays a month and emergency pastor care. Due to his 8:30am and 10:30am services at Hope, he will need us to move our service start time to 9:30am. We greatly appreciate his support of our church and giving of his limited time to provide us with more consistent services through Lent/Easter.

Time to Ring the Bell! It’s that time of year again! For anyone who would like to donate a little time to help the Salvation Army this holiday season, they are looking for folks to ring the bell at Tops of Arcade. Please contact Dawn Harrison at 585-492-2428 to sign up. There is a need for bell-ringers from 10am-7pm Tuesdays through Saturdays from now until Christmas! Did you know that 90% of the money raised stays here to help our local communities? Please consider helping with this important cause!

Christmas Fund and Christmas Memorial Blessings

Enclosed within the hard copies of the Carillon and within upcoming bulletins, you will find the Christmas Fund envelope for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund. For over 100 years, this Christmas Fund has been a way to ensure that a light of love and hope will always shine for faithful servants of our church who find themselves facing unforeseen financial need. We are grateful for the generosity of churches and individuals who contributed a total of $2,539,471 to the 2018 Offering, enabling us to provide Pension Supplementation, Health Premium Supplementation, special grants for emergencies, and Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks to over 1,000 individuals and families in need. You will also find our Christmas Memorial Blessings Project within the Carillon and upcoming bulletins, which will be used to assist those locals in need with their home heating bills through Crabb Oil. Please take a moment and prayerfully consider giving to these important collections. Envelopes can be returned to the Church Office or placed in the collection plate during service. We thank you for your thoughtful contribution.

News of Our People Jay May and the Arcade Village Board of Trustees presented a proclamation, which Jeff Mason shared at Dr. Gordon Comstock’s memorial service, that November 22, 2019 would be Dr. Gordon Comstock Day in the Village of Arcade. This is in honor and memory of the work and service he provided to our community, the surrounding areas and the residents of La Laguna, Honduras. A banner will be created, with the help of his grandchildren and the youth of Arcade UCC, which will be displayed on the anniversary of his passing next year. Deb Wood and Vanessa Adams have worked to create a memorial for Dr. Comstock in the windows of the front office. The proclamation given by the Village of Arcade is displayed there, along with a glimpse of just some of the good work he helped with through NY/HELP Honduras. Please stop by to check out this special display.

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Mason)

The office windows facing Main St. display a memorial

for Dr. Gordon Comstock.

The church received a newsletter recently from Lynda Hauser, daughter of Pastor Charles Hobbs. It is a wonderful interview with Pastor Hobbs containing pictures and direct quotes from him. This newsletter will be displayed on the desk in the Church Library if anyone would like to read it. Worker’s Union and the church office both sent him letters in return to let Pastor Hobbs know we are thinking of him and praying for him as well. Kim Common, and several others, presented a powerful service on Sunday, November 17. It was an enactment of the modern day parable “the Ragman.” With the help of Ryan Bechdel, Debi Lutz, Jamey Craft, Jim Vrenna, Rich Vogt, Dona Roll and others, it was a unique way of presenting a heart-touching message that everyone took something from.

Upcoming Events Women’s Fellowship will be gathering on December 4 at 9am to decorate the 1360 cookies (wow!) they baked for the Pioneer Elementary school’s Christmas Walk through the town! All are welcome to help! The children love and appreciate this so very much! Our Women’s Fellowship is amazing! The Arcade Elementary Christmas Walk around town will be held December 4 and 5. They always end at Arcade UCC for a beautiful message of the season from Outreach and a delicious cookie from Women’s Fellowship! The Christmas Cantata, “A Christmas Offering” will be held on Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm at Arcade UCC. Please join us for beautiful music of the season from our Pioneer Community Chorus, accompanying orchestra and many of Arcade UCC’s very own! Women’s Fellowship will have their Christmas Luncheon on December 16 at noon at Chanderson’s Restaurant. All women affiliated with UCC and their guests are cordially invited to attend. We will be ordering from the menu. Please sign up in the rear of the sanctuary if you plan to attend. The youth at Arcade UCC, under the leadership of Deb Wood and Vanessa Adams, will be presenting a very special Children’s Christmas Program on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 10:30am. Please plan to join us for service that day! Arcade UCC will be taking music to the streets! Christmas caroling for shut-ins and area nursing homes will be Sunday, Dec. 22 beginning at approximately 12:30pm. All are welcome and encouraged to come! We will meet at Arcade UCC and carpool to the various locations. Sign-ups are in the back of the sanctuary. Please join us! Our Christmas Eve service will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, December 24 with Pastor Hope Harle-Mould. Please join us for this glorious service!

Take A Moment… When you are filling out your Christmas cards this year, take a moment and send a card to this address: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 If we each do this, think of how many cards these wonderful, special people who have sacrificed so much would receive.

Arcade UCC Sanctuary will be open

for prayer every Tuesday from 9-

11am.

Join us for hot coffee and good

conversation! Each and every

Tuesday from 9-11am. We will be set

up just inside the office Main Street

door in the church library. All are

welcome! Spread the word!

Volunteers Needed!

Outreach is asking for volunteers to help

with the community Coffee Break and Open

for Prayer. These are every Tuesday from

9-11am. You do not have to commit to

every Tuesday. A sign-up sheet is in Wetzel

Hall. See Kim Common with questions or

for more information!

Sunday School Corner Our Youth

On Saturday, November 16, Deb Wood and Vanessa Adams took three of our youth, Adam Romance, Christian Lang, and Brody King, to a morning of interfaith experiences at Ebenezer UCC, entitled, “Exploring 4 Faith Traditions to Build Tolerance.” This program was for youth in grades 6-12 and was sponsored by Network of Religious Communities.

Submitted by Jamey Craft

Women of the Bible Who are the women of the Bible? Why are they important? Read along with me each month as we discover their stories. Eve: In His Own Image "So God created man in his own image; in the image of God created He him: male and female created He them. Genesis 1:27 The fact that God did not give man dominion until he had woman standing beside him is evidence enough of her exalted place in the Creation. The theme of the story is that God, seeing the incompleteness of man standing alone, wanted to find a helper for him. God was obliged to make for man a helper who was equal and shared the same process of creation in which he shared. And so, God created Eve, whose name means "Life" not from the animal kingdom, but from the rib of Adam himself. Despite her later transgressions, Eve still stands as a revelation of the Father, and as one who can rise above her transgressions. Mary: Mother of Jesus For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Mary stands apart from all the other women in history. No other woman in the world has been so honored or revered. Today, as in the time of Jesus birth, Mary is the embodiment of one of the greatest and still unexplained miracles of the Bible, the virgin Birth. Because of this, she is unique in the history of women, as is her son, who brought salvation to mankind. Reference: All the Women of the Bible by Edith Deen

Wishing to Become a Member of Arcade UCC and Join Our Church?

If you would like to join Arcade UCC and become a member, please see Debi Lutz,

Moderator, for more information.

Keep in Touch!

Want updated information on what’s

happening in your church? Like to know what’s

coming up? Join us on Facebook, Arcade

United Church of Christ, Congregational, or

visit our website at www.arcadeucc.com

for up-to-date information, pictures, calendar of

events and more!

Weight Watchers Date Change

Due to Christmas and New Years Day falling on Wednesdays, Weight Watchers will be changing their meeting dates for just those two weeks. They will meet on Monday, December 23 and Monday, December 30 at their usual time. All other weeks will remain the same on Wednesdays.

New Links on Church Webpage

Ryan Bechdel has worked to put links for both the Carillon newsletter and the Annual Reports for the church onto our church webpage. Currently, they both date back to 2013, but we hope to add more issues in the near future. This will allow you and prospective pastors, to look back at important information about our church from previous years with ease! Be sure to check it out! www.arcadeucc.com

Advent Windows

Have you stopped to see the stunning Advent windows facing Main Street yet? Wynn Roll and Deb Wood spent hours creating these beautiful masterpieces that are a wonder to view during the day, but even more amazing after dark! We would like to thank both of them for their time, dedication and hard work to make our windows a sight to behold yet again! We appreciate you so very much and love that the community, including the students on their Walk Around Town coming up December 4 and 5, will be able to witness such beauty at our church!

Financial Report

INCOME November $8,034.77

EXPENSES November $6,236.07

INCOME Oct 1-Nov 30 $26,092.55

EXPENSES Oct 1-Nov 30 $11,706.00

Our non-pass-through expenditures in November included $1,978.26 salaries; $1,410.50 insurance; $415 pulpit supply; $400 Our Church’s Wider Mission to the state and national UCC; $308 village utilities; $279.94 Christmas cantata; $270.78 copier leases; $256.78 office supplies; $200 brick (see below); $169 gas bill; $149.30 Sunday School curriculum and activities; $143.45 Sunday School supplies; $104.45 phones; $87.20 postage; $54.92 custodial supplies; $50 Chamber of Commerce dues; and $20 mowing.

Hope Lutheran Church is making rapid progress on the construction of a new community center. Individuals can purchase bricks in honor or in memory of someone, and churches can purchase a brick that will become part of a brick cross. Our church has purchased a brick to honor the ministry of Rev. Robert Dievendorf.

Our members have continued with their generous financial support during our time without a called pastor. This has made it possible to purchase term notes from the United Church of Christ Cornerstone Fund that will provide us with a reserve for when we call our next pastor.

Church Profile is Ready for Viewing!

Our Search Committee has worked hard and through many long hours to complete the profile for our church. It is now up and ready to be viewed! It is a fluid document, which means there is still work being done to it, so we ask that you do not make copies of it yet. There is a hard copy in the Church Library if you wish to view it. We would like to give our Search Committee the kudos and recognition for an amazing job on this extensive project!

FAREWELL

We send our best wishes along to Tom and

Deb Scott and to Helen and Gary Boling. The Scotts

have sold their home and are traveling in their

motor home, and the Bolings are in the process of

moving to Texas.

Committee Reports

Workers Union Workers Union met November 13th and began

the meeting with prayer and concerns for our

friends who are having difficult times. The

Secretary’s report was approved and was followed

by the Treasurer’s report. Treasurer, Sharon

Hawley reported that she had “rolled” thirty dollars

in pennies and thanked all for giving. All Holiday

giving was approved and noted that the NY/Help

mission, as always, is in Rev. Charlie Hobbs name.

He is 93 now and sends his love to all. An addition

to our giving list, CHOICES was recommended and

it was agreed to purchase diapers for their baby

supply.

A wonderful program was given by Sheila Vrenna

about the windows in the sanctuary. She has

delved into the history of two of the dedicated

windows and an amazing ancestry of our church

members is revealed. We look forward to future

dissertations.

The next meeting is December 11th at 1:30 in the

church. After Christmas dessert, a CHRISTMAS

MEMORIES program will be shared. We welcome

all to join us for a very pleasant social time—Merry

Christmas.

Worship & Music November 5, 2019 6:30 P.M.

Present: _x_Vanessa Adams _x_Ryan Bechdel _x_Ginger Comstock _x_ Margaret Homan _x_Dona Roll (ex-officio) _x_Helena Vogt _x_Rich Vogt

• Opening Devotions and Prayer: Helena Faith, Hope, and Love Disposition toward God, Future, and Others. Like a 3-legged stool. Loveless faith is nothing but a religious exercise. Loveless hope is an oxymoron.

• Devotions –December: Rich • Minutes – October 2019 – Discussion-

Consensus approval “Next Meeting: November 5, 2019; 6:30 p.m.”

• Budget Review – Discussion- Consensus approval

• Reorganization - Chairperson – Vanessa for stability while we are without a pastor, Secretary – Ginger (Ryan back-up)

• Worship: Pulpit Supply: Worship review: Some really like Hope (as long as the sermons are not too long); love the props, shows he is preparing; others find him rambling and disjointed; Celebration of the Arts was great, too. Pulpit Supply through end of year 11/10 – Angie Staniszewski 11/17- Kim Common “Ragman” 11/24 Far Cry – Hanging of the Greens 12/ 1, 8, 15, & 24 – Hope Harle Mould 12/22 – Children’s Christmas Service 12/29- Far Cry Pulpit Supply 2020 Motion: we recommend to Council that we hire Pastor Shawn Hannon as a part-time pastor for January, February, March and April of 2020. Moved Rich, 2nd Vanessa- - Carried Rich will contact Pastor Shawn Hanging of the Greens - 11/24 - reminder to all - - wreaths on 11/23, banners, decorations down from upstairs Candles/ Christmas Eve – Vanessa will assess our need for new candles for congregation

• Advent – PAC services 3 Wednesdays in December our ladies do lunch on Dec. 11, Walk Around Arcade - - 12/5 and 6 - - our ladies provide cookies for nearly 500 children, teachers, etc.

• Music - Cantata – ordered today. Performance 12/15@3pm

• Other – Memorial Service – 250 bulletins, chairs in rear, in Dunstan, speakers in Dunstan and Wetzel, reserved seats for Jay and speakers Rudzinski, Cole, Mason, Makepeace and Dorfman

• Next meeting: December 3, 2019; 6:30pm • Closing Prayer- adjourned 8:15pm

Building and Grounds Old Business: 1] The mouse traps were baited. 2] The basement windows were painted with one coat of paint. A second coat will be put on in the spring. 3] Lights were replaced in the Dunstan Room. 4] The front stained glass window was repaired in the sanctuary. It will be

will be painted in November. 5] The church St. steps were screwed down by Jim Mc Garvey. He will replace them in the spring. 6] Arrangements were made for snow plowing. New business: 1] One of the stained glass windows in the sanctuary needs to be caulked. Bill Schaper will do it. 2] The push plate on the door to the annex woman’s room has a sharp edge. Randy will sand it down. 3] The car stops need to be removed for plowing. 4] The metal rug plate between the Dunstan Room and the back hallway needs to be nailed down. Randy will nail it in place. 5] The closet behind the sanctuary needs to be cleaned out. Lary will do it. 6] Lary will open and Bill will close in December.

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If anyone has good news they would like in the upcoming issues of the Carillon, please contact Shannon King in the Church office, uccarcade@gmail.com or 585-492-4530.

The Carillon The Carillon is being compiled, printed and mailed by a

committee of three – Audrey Erick, Margaret Homan, Shannon King. Please continue to watch for the deadline date for your articles and reports and give them to any of the above members. We hope to produce a quality newsletter. Any suggestions are welcomed. The deadline for the February issue is January 18, 2020.

We welcome articles and written pieces from our congregation! For this reason, we need to add the disclaimer that the views written in the Carillon are not necessarily the views of the Arcade United Church of Christ, Congregational, but are those of the individuals who write the submissions.

The Carillon

Published 10 times per year by the United Church of Christ, Congregational, 297 Main St., PO Box 95, Arcade, NY 14009. Office Phone: (585)492-4530 Office E-mail: uccarcade@gmail.com Website: www.arcadeucc.com Office Hours: 9am-3pm (T), 12pm-3pm (W),

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United Church of Christ, Congregational 297 Main St., PO Box 95

Arcade, NY 14009