Warwick Retreat has been cancelled due to lack of interest.
( Friday, July 30th through Sunday, August 1st.)
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From the category archives:
Events
On September 11th, Lorraine Nelson-Wolff, a Reformed Church musician, concert artist, and songwriter, will be giving a concert in First Reformed Church at 7:00 p.m. The following day, September 12th, Rally Sunday, she and her family will join us for worship in the sanctuary, at which time she will present us with a “song gift.”
The gift is a piece of music that she is writing especially for First Reformed Church which emphasizes the musical skills of our congregation, and exemplifies the mission and atmosphere of our church. These are two events that the members of our congregation will not want to miss.
Mrs. Nelson-Wolff is a very talented musician and has been gracious enough to have sent music to us many times before. We have sung her music during the introits in Advent and Lent. It is richly melodic and written in the antiphonal style, which means that one group sings and another group responds. Finally, we will get to meet this gifted woman on September 11th in the fellowship hall of our church.
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For children between the ages of 3 and 13! August 23rd – 27th, 9:00 a.m. – noon, this is a combined event with the four collegiate Reformed Churches and will be hosted by the Highland Park Reformed Church.
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Surprisingly, not a week goes by without at least one new building usage request crossing my desk.
If it isn’t a non-member wedding or a concert, it may be a small congregation seeking worship space, or a community group needing space. What we once thought to be a burden is now a blessing for many in the community. This past month, we have agreed to allow a Kenyon Seventh Day Adventist congregation to use our sanctuary on Saturdays, starting in September. They will also be using Fellowship Hall for meals for part of the afternoon on that day. We will have the opportunity to negotiate with them about special events, and they have been made aware that there may be Saturdays when we will need use the space ourselves. They are very willing and flexible.
More exciting is the theater production presented by the New Brunswick Collaborative Arts. Starting the second week of August, our sanctuary will begin to look like a stage. They will be building one! Later on in the month, they will be performing Romeo and Juliet – but this time with an ethnic twist. Furthermore, the Collaborative Arts group has been working with the high school, some of whom are hoping to be a part of the cast. Keep your calendars open the second half of August for this special production. Oh, and by the way, I didn’t mention the best part of it: It’s for FREE!
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Ladies, please share with your partners that all adults are invited to the first movie night on July 16th. Liz and Jim Hance will open their house and turn on their big screen for us so we all can watch the movie Food Inc. at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a dessert to share.
On August 6th, we will watch the movie Home at Last – a movie about homelessness in the United States. Gary and Lauren Bernhofer will be hosting us. Again we will start at 7:00 p.m.and bring a dessert to share.
Please save the dates of September 24th and 25th for our annual retreat. We are looking to go away overnight this time. Activities and studies will all relate to the theme Fire. We will start with dinner on Friday and have some activities around a real fire. On Saturday we will have more on the agenda. Please let Erie know if you are planning on coming. We have two locations for the retreat and are still working out the details.
We announce the actual location in the coming weeks.
Our first regular fall meeting will be on October 10th. That is the second Sunday of the month. We decided to change to this Sunday so more people may be able to attend our meetings. As always all women of the congregation are welcome!
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Can you believe it we are almost finishing our second year of playing! We have come such a long way with our progress. We can be proud of what we have accomplished in our short rehearsals. Yes, they are short, I know most bell choir rehearsal are at least one hour long and usually not on a Sunday before service, but with our schedules that would not be an option. So we did what we could and see how far we have come!
Next year, we will have at least one new face in the group as Lily is leaving for college. She will be missed as she been a long member of the bell choir, she even played before with Mei Li. If all goes according to our plans we hope to play once during the summer. On August 8th a special worship service is planned to honor Marie Washington for her devotion to her faith and the many ways she expressed it over the years in a variety of ways. Since we know that she enjoys bell music, we are working on a musical piece for that worship service. After that we will take a break and start rehearsing again in September.
If you would like to be a part of the bell choir let me know! I try to accommodate as many people as I can as long as the players are committed to come to rehearsals fairly often.
Have a great summer and enjoy all the sounds of it!
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Sunday, Aug 8th – at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary with a testimonial to Marie Washington for her many years of Christian service.
Sunday, Aug 29th – at 10:00 a.m. Collegiate Churches Outdoor Worship at the Van Wickle House including a potluck picnic. Bring your own folding chair.
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