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Yue Yue Ensemble Presents Beautiful Christmas Concert – Historic Preservation Project at FRC Benefits

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Janet Waanders

On December 10, YueYue Ensemble presented a beautiful program in the sanctuary, filling the space with glorious sound that celebrated the Christmas season with music from the 18th century to the present, from West and East, from original compositions to arrangements of old carols and folk tunes.

Under the direction of Dr. Sheng-Hwa Yu, the chorus sang beautifully and with such joy that the audience clearly caught the spirit, appreciating both the
skill of the singers and their emotion. We at First Reformed Church have been privileged to know the YueYue group for a long time and on this
occasion were privileged to receive its gift of music. All of the donations made by audience members are designated for the church’s Historic Preservation Fund and will be used to help complete the replacement of the slate roof. Continue reading →

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Town Clock Community Development Corp., Inc.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Rev. Susan Kramer-Mills

by Pastor Susan
Here is an update of what occurred over the last month.
• A Grant with Anderson Windows in the amount of
$15,000 was applied for.
•A matching grant with Johnson & Johnson was applied for
through their employee’s contribution program. Thanks to
Lauren Bernhofer. Continue reading →

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Status of Construction

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

The construction is moving forward very well. The dumpster and several contractor cars in the driveway have been a persistent problem, though. We arranged with the parking authority that three specific cars of volunteer staff can park free in the Wolfson Deck. In addition, Architect Margaret Westfield has banned all contractor cars from the driveway. However, the information does not reach everybody. On one morning, there were five different cars of workers and contractors successively parked in front of the dumpster. I approached only two and was quickly tired of the game. Continue reading →

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Town Clock Community Development Corporation Update

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Rev. Susan Kramer-Mills

The progress with the re-design project of our Town Clock Community Development Corporation has moved a bit slower this month. There were several meetings, but they were more of internal importance. We received support from the real estate developers: Bergen County’s United Way together with the Madeline Corporation, allowing us to move forward with architectural plans. And we narrowed our program provider pool to Women Aware. Their statistics proved that there were enough single women domestic violence victims in the year of 2011 to fill six efficiency apartments. Finally, Pastor Susan is supervising Jaime Johnson, a student at the Rutgers School of Social Work. His focus is on the development of nonprofit boards. Continue reading →

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Another Volunteer Day with Rutgers Students

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

It is just so contagious when young people take the initiative and come and volunteer at an old church like ours! And so it happened again on Saturday, October 23, under the leadership of Christine José when she brought 15 students to the church. They planted containers, weeded and pruned the front of the church, and built a curb to the sanctuary’s back patio where rainstorms had caused miniature mud slides in the past. Continue reading →

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Finally, the Sexton’s House!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

It is a miracle that our denomination still has a person like Paul Nulton to help churches like ours that are at times hard pressed with maintenance issues. Paul has been a guest for years in our midst, and we are blessed to have him.

Now, he is tackling the Sexton’s House. He started in September, but when hurricane Irene hit, many churches needed his emergency assistance – and so did our retreat center in Warwick, where Paul has his office. However, Paul keeps coming back faithfully.

This time he is painting the exterior of the Sexton’s House. Our architect, Margaret Westfield, provided the specifications as a gift to the church. Since then, Paul has been applying Victorian colors to the house!

We also want to thank Jaime Johnson, the new chair of our Invitation & Outreach Committee, because he, too, has been diligently involved with scraping and painting the house – besides his volunteering for “House of Manna” on many days.

Enjoy the picture of Jaime and Paul with Robert Longo, our sexton. They all are part of our family here at First Reformed Church. Continue reading →

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Rutgers Scarlet Service Day a Boon to the Church

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

It was a wonderful workday when, on Saturday, September 17 , twenty-two Rutgers th students and their leader came to our church in order to help with our property maintenance. Finally, long delayed projects had a serious chance to be accomplished. The students were part of a work force of 450, all engaged in various service projects in the community. Continue reading →

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