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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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KNAHT UOY

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Joan Fekete

Sknaht uoy is “thank you” spelled backward. Regardless of the way it is spelled, still it is meant for all those who served at the Men’s Shelter in March.
Some nights there were 15 homeless men; other nights there were only 11 or 1 Continue reading →

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A new bathroom around the corner!

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

Most of us have, in one way or another, heard about the ambitious reconstruction plans for our women’s bathroom. As big as this project is, it will also provide a great fellowship opportunity. We will meet old friends like Gary Delhagen. Continue reading →

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A Lot of Newness

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Rev. Susan Kramer-Mills

God is always doing something new as it is declared in the Psalms and elsewhere in our scriptures. We only need to have eyes to see it and hearts to embrace the new things. Continue reading →

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Inside the Sanctuary

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Erie Beemsterboer

Now that we are facing fall and cooler temperatures, we are going back to our beautiful sanctuary for our services. What a change a coat of paint
can make! The pews are looking so good. A big Thank You to all those volunteers who helped to bring this about Continue reading →

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Women’s Guild – Work and Play

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Erie Beemsterboer

On March 15th, we finally sat down to watch the movie, The Whale Rider. This was an activity we had planned for our last retreat but never had gotten to do. Thank you, Janet, for getting us the movie! We … Continue reading →

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