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Sunday September 27, 2008
Rev. Marilyn Stevens preaches “Get Off My Back Already!”
Scripture Readings – Exodus 17:1 – 7; Psalm 78:1-16; Matthew 21: 23-22; Philippians 2: 1-13
Sunday October 5, 2008 - World Communion Sunday
Share bread from different countries and different cultures.
Sunday October 13, 2008
Rev. Stevens gives a presentation about the forthcoming trip she and her husband Neil, will be making to Israel and Palestine at the end of October.
Sunday October 19 - Crop Walk
ACT (Area Congregations Together) walk to aleviate hunger. Debbie Novelli co-ordinates Chapel participation.
Sunday October 26, 2008
Rev. Paul Pitkin will lead the worship service.
Saturday November 1, 2008 - Pearl Buck's Cornell Years: A bridge between her life in China and here in the United States.
2:00 pm Presentation on Pearl Buck by Valerie Smith of the Pearl Buck Foundation. Reception follows.
Sunday November 2, 3008 : The Service will be led by Lay Speaker Joe Falo.
Sunday November 9, 2008: Charge Conference 2:00 pm at the Chapel
Sunday November 16, 2008: Monthly Book Discussion group meets at 11:30 am to discuss The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg
Sunday November 23, 2008: Multifaith Thanksgiving Service sponsored by ACT. Program and site to be decided.
Sunday November 30, 2008: First Sunday in Advent
Karen Kaufman, certified Lay Speaker from St. Paul's UMC will lead the worship service.
Saturday December 6, 2008: Chapel Players reconvene at 5:30 pm 6:15 pm Dish to Pass Supper, followed at 7:00 pm by Shape the Greenery and Decorate the Tree.
Sunday December 7, 2008: Second Sunday in Advent - Hanging of the Greens.
Sunday December 14, 2008: Third Sunday in Advent - Chapel Players perform Lost in Heaven
Sunday December 21, 2008: Fourth Sunday in Advent - Neighborhood Caroling (weather permitting.)
Wednesday December 24, 2008: 7:30 pm Christmas Eve Service of Scripture readings and carols
Thursday December 25, 2008: CHRISTMAS DAY
NEW YEAR - 2009
Sunday January 4, 2009: First Sunday in Epiphany - Souper Sunday The service is followed by a soup and sandwich lunch and we take down the decorations.
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL SHORTLY BE ADDED TO OUR HIGHLIGHTS PAGE
Saturday June 7, 2008 2:00 p.m. Return Recital
Nathan Wilson, a treasured bass for 3 years with the Chapel Choir until he graduated in 2005 with a degree in music performance from Ithaca College, returns to the Chapel to present a very special “Return Recital”. Accompanied by pianist Kerry Mizrahi of Ithaca, Nathan will perform a varied program. The recital will be followed by a light reception.
Sunday June 8, 2008
Fellowship hour - Meet Rev. Marilyn Stevens
Rev Stevens joins the Chapel as our new Pastor in July 2008. She will attend the service on Sunday June 8 and be introduced to the congregation during coffee hour. Please join us. Marilyn's husband Neil will also be present. We hope Rev. Bob Johnson will also visit that day while he is in Ithaca.
ACT MULTI-FAITH THANSGIVING SERVICE 2007
Annual
Multi-Faith Thanksgiving Service
November 2007
Stories by and about
“People Who Make a
Difference”
Held at different sites each year, the 2007 service was at the Chapel.
Click here to see order of service
VOLUNTEER
RECOGNITION
SUNDAY:
JUNE 2007
It is an unwritten rule that laity are at the heart of the small church. Volunteer Bill Tomek didn’t want us to list the things he has done, saying “recognitions – professional or personal – make me uneasy. My work and service are just part of normal life.”
Still, we insist on lauding our volunteers who set the example for the rest of us. We know things do not happen by themselves. The Rev. Taryn Mattice, Chaplain of Cornell University’s Protestant Cooperative Ministry, says that “sometimes we need to know less about the ‘great saints’ honored in the church’s calendar and preserved in its stained glass, and more about the ‘practical saints’ – the ones who get up in the morning, head out the door, and show their courage in the hundreds of small decisions woven into the mundane fabric of the day.”
Bill’s favorite hymns and readings were followed by a favorite prayer from Harry Truman which asks for help in doing things “for the sake of right and honor and without thought of reward. Dear God, give me the ability to be charitable, forgiving and patient. Help me understand the motives and shortcoming of others, even as Thou understandest mine.”