Hopewell Reformed Church
Announcements for March 10

This Sunday's scripture readings are Psalm 22:1-12 and Matthew 27:45-51.
 
Thank you to our Sunday helpers:
Greeters:  (8:45) Holly & Jim Collins,  (10:30) Priscilla & Christopher Conrad
Nursery:  (8:45) Anne Jacobsen (10:30) Melissa Sangulin
Ushers: (8:45) Mike & Stephanie Reynolds, Kurt Tegtmeier, NEED HELP  (10:30) Dave Barlow, Steve Conklin, Alex Suess, Sam Patton
Coffee Servers: (8:45) Smalley family and Girl Scouts (10:30) Denise Hayes, Elise Scagnelli, Girl Scouts

This Sunday, March 10, we celebrate Girl Scout Sunday.  We will also be commissioning new Kids Hope Mentors: Nora Bergstraser, David Bushey, Kellyanne Cherry, Matt Feehan, Pete Hernandez, Abby Hoffman, Nancy Juliano, Lynn Reschke, Linda Seipp, Karen Shogren, Shelley Stensrud, Sandy Taylor, Cyndy Warren and Prayer Partners:Sharon Batt, Ellen Bosan, Jan Bushey, Karen Cherry, Shireen Gilbert, DinaLee Hernandez, Lynette Jee, Barbara Jennings, Cynthia Salberg, Sheryle Silvern, Colette Varanouskas.
 
To sign up for any event listed below, click on the underlined link, go to our website (HRCRCA.org), or check the event off on your Connection Card.  Please just sign up ONCE. Thank you.
GENERAL WORSHIP INFORMATION
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT BEEKMAN ROAD:
8:45 AM - Gatherings; Sunday school and nursery care provided

10:30 AM - Foundations; Sunday school and nursery care provided.

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT BEEKMAN ROAD:
Journey - Starting again on April 10. Lenten Services at 7:15 PM (see details below)
 
SUNDAY EVENINGS AT BEEKMAN ROAD:
EPIC -March 24 at 6:30 PM

OTHER LOCATIONS:
10 AM - Odyssey at Duchess ARC Vocational Center, 8 Industry St., Poughkeepsie NY
 
6 PM - Common Ground at Banks Square Coffeehouse, Beacon, NY
 
Check out our youth website (www.hrcyouth.org) or sign up to be on our youth email listings (see Join Our Mailing List to the right)
Announcements by Category
Worship Information
Discipleship
Missions
Care
Contact Information
Birgit Chisholm
Hopewell Reformed Church
845-221-9542
WORSHIP & ARTS
NEW! Holy Week & Easter Services: Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 PM - Communion & Children at the Table; Friday, March 29 - Church open from noon until 3 PM for silent reflection & prayer;  at 7:30 PM - Tenebrae service; Easter Sunday, March 31 - Services at HRC at 6:30 AM, 8:45 AM and 10:30 AM; at Dutchess County ARC at 10 AM.

On Wednesday, March 13, 
we will have a light supper at 6:30 PM followed by worship at 7:15 PM. Our guest speaker is Nester Gomez and music by Linda Smith.
 
Easter Flowers: If you would like to purchase flowers in honor or memory of someone, please complete the form found on the kiosk.
 
Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed: We are looking for volunteers to serve (not make) coffee following both Sunday services. Help us fill up March and April by signing up at the kiosk, or check off your connection card. If you have any questions please contact Denise Hayes (223-5513; dh526@frontiernet.net) or Elise Scagnelli (226-8846; elscags28@aol.com.)
 
DISCIPLESHIP
 
4th and 5th Grade Game Night// Saturday, March 16, 6:30 to 8:00 PM// Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend and a snack to share. Parent help is appreciated. Please sign up on your Connection Card or contact Sheryle Silvern at S.Silvern@hrcrca.org.
 
Judeo-Christian Seder// Saturday, March 23, 5:00 PM //Fellowship Hall.  Eryn Black, from Chosen People Ministries, will be our honored guest presenter of "Messiah in the Passover Banquet."  Free-will offering at the table.  For further information please call Leslie MacConnell, 845-224-9273.
 
Men's ChristCare Group// Fridays, 7:30 AM// Pastor Holbrook's house (9 Sachs Court, Hopewell Junction). Using Gene Peterson's book Reversed Thunder.
 

Marathon Men/Women ChristCare Group// Saturdays at 8:30 AM// Rail Trail
at Daddy O's in Hopewell
. We are aiming for the Hartford Marathon, October 12, 2013.  Warren Jee and Steve Dambra will be the trainers. 

 

Children at the Table //Thursday, March 14 and March 21, 4:30 PM. Sign up on your Connection Card or contact Sheryle Silvern at 227-1965 or S.Silvern@hrcrca.org 
MISSIONS
NEW! Help Needed:  HRC supplies the bag lunches for 60 guests at the Homeless Shelter in Poughkeepsie the 2nd Monday of every month.  Folks are needed to supply & make the bag lunches & volunteers are needed to take them to the Shelter that evening & serve the guests.  This is a wonderful opportunity for groups in our church.  Carol O'Malley will give you any info you might need...221-4432.   Sign up sheets are on the Kiosk in the Fellowship Hall.
 
NEW! HRC Family Service Weekend is Coming Soon: Serve with your family and your church family over Memorial Day weekend at Sacandaga Bible Conference (http://sacandagabibleconference.com/), May 24-27.  Information/registration sheets are available TODAY.  ALL ages are invited to join in the fun and fellowship while we serve together.  Call Dawn Johnson at 896-2076 or Leslie MacConnell at 224-9273 with questions, or mark your Connection card TODAY for more info!
 
Love INC Job Posting: Love INC has a part-time position available.  Details are on the bulletin board posting outside the church ofifce.

ECUADOR 2013  Summer Mission Trip//Tentatively scheduled for the first week of August. Please contact Nelson or Susan Nieves at 592-0764; suzyn6@yahoo.com.
 
Food PantryThank you for your continued support of the Fishkill Food Pantry. Your donations are helping families throughout the local Hudson Valley area.

 

This week's needs for food pantry: 

 

Juice   Dry beansHot chocolate
Peanut butter   Spaghetti sauceToilet tissue
Chili packets   Canned vegetables
Hand & bath soap
Hot cereal   Canned chicken/tuna/stew   Pancake mix

   

Please make sure all items donated have a valid expiration date. Donations may be placed in the basket located in the stairwell to the left of the church's main entrance. Contact Lee Ann O'Connor with questions or needs at 223-6750 or leeanntom@optimum.net


CARE MINISTRY
Prayer Corner: Kurt Tegtmeier (Pam Hansen); Amy Brown (Kim Scoralick); Nancy Fraze (Pat Gullick); Shahna (Beth Brofman); Donna Nogles (Taylor Holbrook); Sasha Steenson & family (Pam Hansen); Sheila Pellicano (Hope Pellicano); Kathy (Ginnie Young); Susan (Melissa Sangulin); Sharon Branda; Michelle Boyd; Rose Ruvo (Leslie MacConnell) Neil Grigioni, Mark (June Killeen); the Chiti and Block families (Christine Fiorile); Brian & Angie Flannagan (Bruce Pearson); Zoe & Nora (Bill Levy); Jim Bockelmann (Joan McEvoy); Audrey (Karen Gomba); Mary Davis (Niki Tracy); Barbara Conklin (Joan McEvoy); Carol, Jasmine & Chandler Taylor; Ken Gallagher (Vickie Gallagher); Heather Weiss (Adam Izzo); Stephen Evanietz (Leslie MacConnell); Christine Post (Sharon Batt); the Christiano family (Roy & Helen Schweitzer); Alan Hack (Taylor Holbrook); Joshua Beals (Jessica & Steven Beals); Reginald "Dick" Cumming (Lynn Reschke); Reinhold Pabst (Larry Pabst); Father Bernie Pallea (Cindy Gerber);the Tomko family (Priscilla Conrad); Mary Lu Sydnor (Michelle Frego); Adam Kleid (Max Kleid); Brianne Chase (Phyllis Forde); Greg Supple, Audrey Diarich (Lisa Supple); Christine Post (Tori Smalley); Katie O'Neil (Dave Albert); Christina G., Marge LoPazzo, Janet Sirico (Denise Hayes); Santina & Ailveria Scotti, Patricia Goiden (Olimpia Bernard); Laura Nieves (Susan Nieves); Rhonda, Christiano Family, Zachary Zalesny, Eleanor (Stephanie Reynolds); Gina (Sharon Pearlman); Gail (Lisa Ruvo); Fred & Linda Zieres (Beth Brofman); Christopher David Hustis (Duncan Chisholm); John Triebe (Kurt Knoernschild); Kurt Tegtmeier (Pam Hansen); Michelle Roake (Kimberly Medina).
 
For more information on the nature of these prayer requests, visit our prayer wall at http://prayer.hrcrca.org.

Extended Care Family Member of the Week 
Pauline (Polly) Raine, The Baptist Home, 46 Brookmeade Dr., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Please pray for and send a greeting to our extended care family member.
 
prayer wall Visit our prayer wall at Prayer.hrcrca.org, or click on the link on our homepage.  Make visiting our prayer wall a part of your daily routine. You can access the prayer wall on your iPhone or Android device by pointing to http://prayer.hrcrca.org/mobile on your smartphone browser. 
 
To receive a once-daily listing of new prayer requests via email: Go to our homepage www.hrcrca.org  and click on "Subscribe to Prayer Wall via Email." Submit your email address and you will begin receiving prayer requests in your mailbox once daily. (This email will be a snapshot of prayer requests received in the past 24 hours.) Visit our homepage at www.hrcrca.org  and click on the Prayer Wall link to see the most current requests. Please pray for these requests on a regular basis.