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Church of St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
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New Hamburg, NY 12590
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This week at St. Nick's

8/6/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
August 6, 2020

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
A warm welcome to Rev. Megan Sanders who will be leading us in worship this Sunday. Service will be livestreaming to our YouTube channel from the churchyard as we gather for in-person worship.

Please read carefully this letter to the parish detailing our worship procedures for the next several weeks. 

If you plan to attend worship in the churchyard, you must sign up here. We are limited to 25 people. If you are person 26 or higher, you will be given first dibs on the signup next week.

Our service begins at 9:30am from St. Nick's, and those participating from home can click here to access the service online.

There will not be a service bulletin tomorrow. To print the service beforehand, or to download a PDF to your smart phone, tablet, or other device, click here (opens a PDF in Google Drive). To see the readings beforehand you can always visit The Lectionary Page. To access the prayerbook online, please click here.

Masks are required. Please bring your own. A limited number of single-use masks will be available should you forget. Hand sanitizer will be available for all.

The building, including the bathroom, is off-limits. Please plan accordingly. 

Please bring your own chair, and maintain a six feet distance from those not in your family. The lawn is marked to help with this.

Dan Fannon will provide organ music before the service. Please keep your distance from Dan, who has a compromised immune system.

There will be no coffee hour following the services. We have plans to phase back in some kind of gathering, especially for our folks worshiping from home, at some point in the future.

To sign up for a helping role for next week and beyond, please sign up on the August Worship Rota.

To submit a prayer request, please use our prayer request form.

To sign up to attend tomorrow's service please click here. 

If you cannot participate in real time, the service will be available later in the day on our YouTube channel. 
Last Sunday's Service - August 2, 
 For future mailings please use:
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
P.O. Box 490
Hughsonville, NY 12537

 MTR. LEIGH AWAY, August 3 - August 24 During this time Mtr. Mag will be covering urgent pastoral needs only (hospitalization, death). To contact Mtr. Mag please reach out to Greg Freeman at: Phone 845-625-4364 (leave a message if he does not answer) or Email gregfreeman262@gmail.com. While she is away, Mtr. Leigh, will have her vacation responder on, please do not call, text or email.
Thank you for your cooperation!
PLEASE NOTE: Mtr. Leigh's Office Hours and Happy Hour are on hiatus for the month of August.
 
Mondays this Fall - Beginning September 14
Mtr. Leigh will begin a lectionary-based Bible study at 1pm in Zoom. Look for more information to come. 

 MEMORIAL VIDEO PROJECT: Remembering Teresa Croke 
Many of you have expressed concern and deep sadness that we will not be able to gather to celebrate and mourn the death of our beloved parishioner, Teresa. I join with you in that concern and sadness. And so, as a way for our church to express our love and grief, I'd like us to make a video.  
I'm inviting you to record yourself with your smart phone or device (turned horizontally, not vertically) offering your tributes and memories of Teresa. If you are able, I'd ask that you upload your video to this shared folder in Google Drive. If you are not able to record yourself, but would still like to participate, email us, and we can figure out a way to record you. If you'd like to write something and do a voiceover, we can do that too. If you have pictures to share, we can scan those and add them. The options are really limitless. The target date for the release of this video is some point later in September.
 
END OF LIFE PLANNING The Coronavirus pandemic has likely made us aware of our own mortality in new and profound ways. It is the responsibility of the Church to assist its members in preparing for death "while they are in health," which often entails the preparation of a will, or, at the least, the preparation of a plan in the event of a member's death. We have prepared a funeral planning form that will help you begin to think through and to plan your funeral, and we encourage you to begin this process seriously if you haven't already. 
While the Rector will be away for most of August, you can download these forms and begin to fill them in. Upon her return from vacation, Mtr. Leigh will be available to meet with you to discuss these matters and to help you plan your funeral. We wish to offer special thanks to Bert and Rena Mazzuto for their assistance in developing our funeral planning forms for St. Nick's. Thank you, Bert and Rena!
From the Book of Common Prayer: "The Minister of the Congregation is directed to instruct the people, from time to time, about the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well‑being
of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able,  to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses." (p. 445)
  
EPISCOPAL NY READS 1 BOOK Coming this fall, 2020. Our church, along with all 200 parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, is invited to form a local group to read, discuss, and learn from one of the most timely and important books of our day: How To Be An Antiracist, by the acclaimed winner of the National Book Award, Ibram X. Kendi. 
From Bishop Dietsche: "The plans for this diocesan book study began last year, and well before the murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protest which followed.  But now this national conversation about race and about the deep currents of racism in our society and institutions has been imbued with a broad urgency which is touching everything and everyone in America.
And in that urgency, at this tipping point, Kendi’s book has become a runaway national best seller.  He speaks with candor, truth and personal insight to the ancient American corruption of anti-blackness, and the intractability of white supremacy, to the profoundly historic moment in which we now find ourselves."  
The diocese will offer three opportunities for diocesan wide Zoom discussions, as well as a virtual meeting with the author on October 22, 2020. Order your book now, and look for a schedule of discussions for our local St. Nick's group coming in mid-August. For more information, please see the diocesan website on the Episcopal NY Reads 1 Book project. 
Group meets in Zoom on Wednesdays at 7pm 9/2, 9/9, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 & 10/14
Here is a link to a sign up sheet to participate:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15gFUzh7RqmKvpLlodN349mOyJ3VXAzPqLvCYltZqJGo/edit?usp=sharing
 
WHERE IS OL' FLAT NICK?
We love your #olflatnick photos; it's amazing to see where St. Nick travels! To share your #olflatnick pics, please be sure to email them to Dana in the church office at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com. 
HOW DOES IT WORK? Just take Ol' Flat Nick with you and take a picture with him, practicing social distancing of course :) at the beach, at the campground, in him the mountains, wherever! Then, send us your photo so we can post it in our newsletter and keep up with you. Or upload to your own social media platforms with the hashtag #olflatnick. We can't wait to see where our patron lands this summer!
Ol' Flat Nick's can be printed HERE or can be found in the narthex of the church.

2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon News!   
You can still signup to participate in this years read-a-thon HERE. Those who signup to sponsor will be contacted separately to be assigned to a Youth Reader.  And the families of Youth Readers will be copied so they know who is sponsoring them! 
We’ve had to change things up a bit this year and thought we would join in the fashion of having a yard sign to help communicate our interests and support. We have had small yard signs (12” x18”) made for those who are reading and/or are sponsors (image above). Please reach out to
Joan Freeman at joanfreeman3@gmail.com
if you would like a yard sign (they have a small wire frame that can be inserted into the ground… or the sign can be used to hang in a window if you would like) and in keeping with how we are living in 2020, I’ll deliver the sign to you.
Happy Reading!  
Resources: Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information
 http://grinnell-library.org 
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net
 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line.  
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 
 
 
CORONATIDE CONTACT SHEET Dana, our parish administrator, has created a temporary Coronatide contact sheet with the most updated contact information we have for all of you.  If you would like a digital copy of the Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet, please email the church office. A more complete parish directory, with photos and expanded information, will be available in September.
 

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.
INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays@12pm

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 

 
PRAYER REQUESTS You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 

 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Kyle + Toni + Jo + Kay + Irv + Lee Ann + Howie + Joshua + Jack + Serena + Adam + Matthew + Tony + Maureen & Paul + John & Dan + Murphy + Sean + Sandy + Bob & Sandie + Scott + Eliot + Lorraine + Barbara + Helen + Diane + Al + Bea + Janet + Denise + Erika + Steve + Bob + Danny + Donna + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Henry & Family + Peggy & Tom + Ray John + Kelly + Will + Charman + Eric + Nicholas + Mike + Sonny & The Halvey/Catalano Family + Christina- For all healthcare workers and first responders
- For those in prison and for prison workers
- For nursing home staff and residents, especially Jackie and Laverne
- For the sick, especially those with Covid-19
- For all who struggle
- For the unemployed
- For the disappointed
- For the oppressed
- For all who work for peace and justice
- For teachers and parents and all who are making hard decisions about schooling this fall 

In Thanksgiving:
For this, your church, and its members, wherever they are; for the ministry of Jennifer Klein as Sunday School Coordinator; for the birthdays of Sue Blodgett and Fred Jackson, who both turned 80 on July 31st

For the departed:
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This Week at St. Nick's

7/30/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
July 30, 2020

HELLO PARISHIONERS!  A couple of headliners this week. First, we have a new mailing address. For future mailings please use:
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
P.O. Box 490
Hughsonville, NY 12537
Just as important, Mtr. Leigh will be away August 3 - August 24. During this time Mtr. Mag will be covering urgent pastoral needs only (hospitalization, death). To contact Mtr. Mag please reach out to Greg Freeman at: Phone 845-625-4364 (leave a message if he does not answer) or Email gregfreeman262@gmail.com. While she is away, Mtr. Leigh, will have her vacation responder on, please do not call, text or email.

Thank you for your cooperation!

PLEASE NOTE: Mtr. Leigh's Office Hours and Happy Hour are on hiatus for the month of August.
 
Sunday worship in the churchyard has resumed. Please remember there are many restrictions and we are limited to 25 persons, who must be masked and spaced six feet apart. For more information on how worship will work, and what you can expect, please read our reopening letter. Briefly, know that:

-masks covering the nose and mouth will be required
-you need to bring your own chair or blanket
-the building will be off limits for the timebeing
-if you are number 26 or higher on the sign up list, you will be given first dibs on next week's sign up list
-the service will consist of the Liturgy of the Word or Morning Prayer II for now
-the liturgy will be sent to you ahead of time on Saturday evening
-in the event of rain, we will worship from our homes, via Zoom videoconference 

We will stream our service to our YouTube channel for those who need to worship from home. We urge those who are 65+, those with underlying health conditions and/or compromised immune systems, and those who have any concern whatsoever about the virus and its spread to worship from home through the online option we are working diligently to make available. 

Many thanks for your patience with this process. Churches are one of the most high risk areas for the spread of this virus, and we are doing all we can to regather safely. 

 
 To sign up to attend worship
this Sunday Click here

For this weeks liturgy Click here
 
NOTE: If you cannot open the sign-up sheet, please email Dana at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com so she can add you to the list.

FOR OUR ROTA  We need folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

MEMORIAL VIDEO PROJECT: Remembering Teresa Croke 
Many of you have expressed concern and deep sadness that we will not be able to gather to celebrate and mourn the death of our beloved parishioner, Teresa. I join with you in that concern and sadness. And so, as a way for our church to express our love and grief, I'd like us to make a video. 
I'm inviting you to record yourself with your smart phone or device (turned horizontally, not vertically) offering your tributes and memories of Teresa. If you are able, I'd ask that you upload your video to this shared folder in Google Drive. If you are not able to record yourself, but would still like to participate, email us, and we can figure out a way to record you. If you'd like to write something and do a voiceover, we can do that too. If you have pictures to share, we can scan those and add them. The options are really limitless. The target date for the release of this video is some point later in September.

END OF LIFE PLANNING The Coronavirus pandemic has likely made us aware of our own mortality in new and profound ways. It is the responsibility of the Church to assist its members in preparing for death "while they are in health," which often entails the preparation of a will, or, at the least, the preparation of a plan in the event of a member's death. We have prepared a funeral planning form that will help you begin to think through and to plan your funeral, and we encourage you to begin this process seriously if you haven't already. 
While the Rector will be away for most of August, you can download these forms and begin to fill them in. Upon her return from vacation, Mtr. Leigh will be available to meet with you to discuss these matters and to help you plan your funeral. We wish to offer special thanks to Bert and Rena Mazzuto for their assistance in developing our funeral planning forms for St. Nick's. Thank you, Bert and Rena!
From the Book of Common Prayer: "The Minister of the Congregation is directed to instruct the people, from time to time, about the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well‑being
of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able,  to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses." (p. 445)
 
EPISCOPAL NY READS 1 BOOK Coming this fall, 2020. Our church, along with all 200 parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, is invited to form a local group to read, discuss, and learn from one of the most timely and important books of our day: How To Be An Antiracist, by the acclaimed winner of the National Book Award, Ibram X. Kendi. 
From Bishop Dietsche: "The plans for this diocesan book study began last year, and well before the murder of George Floyd and the nationwide protest which followed.  But now this national conversation about race and about the deep currents of racism in our society and institutions has been imbued with a broad urgency which is touching everything and everyone in America.  
And in that urgency, at this tipping point, Kendi’s book has become a runaway national best seller.  He speaks with candor, truth and personal insight to the ancient American corruption of anti-blackness, and the intractability of white supremacy, to the profoundly historic moment in which we now find ourselves."  
The diocese will offer three opportunities for diocesan wide Zoom discussions, as well as a virtual meeting with the author on October 22, 2020. Order your book now, and look for a schedule of discussions for our local St. Nick's group coming in mid-August. For more information, please see the diocesan website on the Episcopal NY Reads 1 Book project. 
 
WHERE IS OL' FLAT NICK?
We love your #olflatnick photos; it's amazing to see where St. Nick travels! To share your #olflatnick pics, please be sure to email them to Dana in the church office at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com. 
HOW DOES IT WORK? Just take Ol' Flat Nick with you and take a picture with him, practicing social distancing of course :) at the beach, at the campground, in him the mountains, wherever! Then, send us your photo so we can post it in our newsletter and keep up with you. Or upload to your own social media platforms with the hashtag #olflatnick. We can't wait to see where our patron lands this summer!
Ol' Flat Nick's can be printed HERE or can be found in the narthex of the church.

2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon News!   
You can still signup to participate in this years read-a-thon HERE. Those who signup to sponsor will be contacted separately to be assigned to a Youth Reader.  And the families of Youth Readers will be copied so they know who is sponsoring them! 
We’ve had to change things up a bit this year and thought we would join in the fashion of having a yard sign to help communicate our interests and support. We have had small yard signs (12” x18”) made for those who are reading and/or are sponsors (image above). Please reach out to
Joan Freeman at joanfreeman3@gmail.com
if you would like a yard sign (they have a small wire frame that can be inserted into the ground… or the sign can be used to hang in a window if you would like) and in keeping with how we are living in 2020, I’ll deliver the sign to you.
Happy Reading! 
Resources: Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information
 http://grinnell-library.org
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net
 
BEWARE: Email Scam
Email scammers are preying on our parishioners. In two different cycles now, someone has created an authentic looking email address in Gmail, and then reached out to parishioners claiming to be Mtr. Leigh. Once you respond to the initial email asking you to get in touch, the scammer attempts to engage you in a gift card scam. Please be advised that the only two email addresses in use in the parish are: leighellenhall at gmail and stnicholasnewhamburg at gmail. Mtr. Leigh will never solicit money or donations from you through email. If you have any questions about any email or request, please contact Mtr Leigh at once. Please also forward any suspicious emails to the email provider -- "Report Phishing." We are sorry this has become such a problem, but we've heard from many other clergy that this is a real issue in churches these days, that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. 
 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
  
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 
 
CORONATIDE CONTACT SHEET Dana, our parish administrator, has created a temporary Coronatide contact sheet with the most updated contact information we have for all of you.  If you would like a digital copy of the Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet, please email the church office. A more complete parish directory, with photos and expanded information, will be available in September.

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.

INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays@12pm

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 
PRAYER REQUESTS You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Barbara + Sean + Mike + Scott + Tony + Maureen & Paul + John & Dan + Murphy + Kay + Irv + Lee Ann + Howie + Joshua

- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving:
- For the birth of Gabriella

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero + Louie Nardella +
Patti Ciccarelli + Scott Rubinow + Helen Fuimarello
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This Week at St. Nick's

7/17/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
July 17, 2020

REOPENING NEWS
Sunday worship in the churchyard has resumed. Please remember there are many restrictions and we are limited to 25 persons, who must be masked and spaced six feet apart. For more information on how worship will work, and what you can expect, please read our reopening letter, which was published earlier this month. Briefly, know that:

-masks covering the nose and mouth will be required
-you need to bring your own chair or blanket
-the building will be off limits for the timebeing
-if you are number 26 or higher on the sign up list, you will be given first dibs on next week's sign up list
-the service will consist of the Liturgy of the Word or Morning Prayer II for now
-the liturgy will be sent to you ahead of time on Saturday evening
-in the event of rain, we will worship from our homes, via Zoom videoconference 

We will stream our service to our YouTube channel for those who need to worship from home. We urge those who are 65+, those with underlying health conditions and/or compromised immune systems, and those who have any concern whatsoever about the virus and its spread to worship from home through the online option we are working diligently to make available. 

Many thanks for your patience with this process. Churches are one of the most high risk areas for the spread of this virus, and we are doing all we can to regather safely. 

 To sign up to attend worship
this Sunday
Click here
 
NOTE: If you cannot open the sign-up sheet, please email Dana at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com so she can add you to the list.
 
Vestry - July 22nd at 7:30pm
 
OL' FLAT NICK
HOW DOES IT WORK? Just take Ol' Flat Nick with you and take a picture with him, practicing social distancing of course :) at the beach, at the campground, in him the mountains, wherever! Then, send us your photo so we can post it in our newsletter and keep up with you. Or upload to your own social media platforms with the hashtag #olflatnick. We can't wait to see where our patron lands this summer!
Ol' Flat Nick's can be printed HERE or can be found in the narthex of the church.

2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
Thank you for signing up to participate in the
2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon!   
For those of you who signed up to be Sponsors, you will be contacted separately to assign you to a Youth Reader.  And the families of Youth Readers will be copied so they know who is sponsoring them!
We are still waiting (and hoping!) for more Youth Readers to sign up. 
We’ve had to change things up a bit this year and thought we would join in the fashion of having a yard sign to help communicate our interests and support. We have had small yard signs (12” x18”) made for those who are reading and/or are sponsors (image above). Please reach out to Joan Freeman at joanfreeman3@gmail.com if you would like a yard sign (they have a small wire frame that can be inserted into the ground… or the sign can be used to hang in a window if you would like) and in keeping with how we are living in 2020, I’ll deliver the sign to you.
Happy Reading! 
  • What to be a reader or sponsor? sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
 
Resources: Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
 
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net
 

BEWARE: Email Scam
Email scammers are preying on our parishioners. In two different cycles now, someone has created an authentic looking email address in Gmail, and then reached out to parishioners claiming to be Mtr. Leigh. Once you respond to the initial email asking you to get in touch, the scammer attempts to engage you in a gift card scam. Please be advised that the only two email addresses in use in the parish are: leighellenhall at gmail and stnicholasnewhamburg at gmail. Mtr. Leigh will never solicit money or donations from you through email. If you have any questions about any email or request, please contact Mtr Leigh at once. Please also forward any suspicious emails to the email provider -- "Report Phishing." We are sorry this has become such a problem, but we've heard from many other clergy that this is a real issue in churches these days, that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. 
 

" IN CASE YOU MISSED IT " 
Weren't able to catch a service? Don't fret, we have got the link to them right HERE.
  
FOR OUR ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.
 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line.  
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system.  

ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
  
 Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
Storytime is taking a break for the summer! Thank you to all who attended for the last several weeks!
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 

CORONATIDE CONTACT SHEET Dana, our parish administrator, has created a temporary Coronatide contact sheet with the most updated contact information we have for all of you.  If you would like a digital copy of the Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet, please email the church office. A more complete parish directory, with photos and expanded information, will be available in September.
 
AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.

INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays@12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
  
PRAYER REQUESTS You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
  
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Barbara + Sean + Mike + Scott + Tony + Maureen & Paul + John & Dan + Murphy

- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving:
- For the birth of Gabriella

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero + Louie Nardella +
Patti Ciccarelli 
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This Weeks at St. Nick's

7/10/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
July 10, 2020

REOPENING NEWS
The Reopening Committee has asked our buddy group captains to call all parishioners this week to ask two questions:

1. Have you been able to participate in our virtual worship offerings?
2. Do you plan to attend in person worship when it restarts in the churchyard on July 19th?

The committee is doing this because we want to try to get a handle on how who's coming so that we can adjust our planning accordingly, so please expect a call this week. 

For more information on what our Phase One worship will look like, please be sure to review carefully our reopening letter, which was published earlier this month.
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAY
This Sunday, July 12th
The Sunday School children and
Mtr. Leigh present:
"The Flood"
 
ST. NICK'S COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Finance Committee - July 14th at 7:30pm 
Reopening Committee - July 14th at 6:15pm 
Vestry - July 22nd at 7:30pm
 
WHERE IS OL' FLAT NICK?
This week he decided to paddle Black Creek!
HOW DOES IT WORK? Just take Ol' Flat Nick with you and take a picture with him, practicing social distancing of course :) at the beach, at the campground, in him the mountains, wherever! Then, send us your photo so we can post it in our newsletter and keep up with you. Or upload to your own social media platforms with the hashtag #olflatnick. We can't wait to see where our patron lands this summer!
Ol' Flat Nick's can be printed HERE or can be found in the narthex of the church.
 

2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
Thank you for signing up to participate in the
2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon!   

For those of you who signed up to be Sponsors, you will be contacted separately to assign you to a Youth Reader.  And the families of Youth Readers will be copied so they know who is sponsoring them!
We are still waiting (and hoping!) for more Youth Readers to sign up. 
We’ve had to change things up a bit this year and thought we would join in the fashion of having a yard sign to help communicate our interests and support. We have had small yard signs (12” x18”) made for those who are reading and/or are sponsors (image above). Please reach out to Joan Freeman at joanfreeman3@gmail.com if you would like a yard sign (they have a small wire frame that can be inserted into the ground… or the sign can be used to hang in a window if you would like) and in keeping with how we are living in 2020, I’ll deliver the sign to you.
Happy Reading! 
  • What to be a reader or sponsor? sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
Resources: Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org 
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.
 
BEWARE: Email Scam
Email scammers are preying on our parishioners. In two different cycles now, someone has created an authentic looking email address in Gmail, and then reached out to parishioners claiming to be Mtr. Leigh. Once you respond to the initial email asking you to get in touch, the scammer attempts to engage you in a gift card scam. Please be advised that the only two email addresses in use in the parish are: leighellenhall at gmail and stnicholasnewhamburg at gmail. Mtr. Leigh will never solicit money or donations from you through email. If you have any questions about any email or request, please contact Mtr Leigh at once. Please also forward any suspicious emails to the email provider -- "Report Phishing." We are sorry this has become such a problem, but we've heard from many other clergy that this is a real issue in churches these days, that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. 
 
LATEST FROM THE BISHOP:
CLICK HERE for the latest correspondence from the diocese.

A NOTE TO PARENTS:  Vacation Bible School 2020 has been canceled.
 
" IN CASE YOU MISSED IT " 
Weren't able to catch a service? Don't fret, we have got the link to them right HERE.
 
FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Sunday Morning   
Here's what you need to know...
Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:15am. 
-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 
Thank you for joining us in virtual worship!


Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.
 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 
ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by Sophia Gauzza
  
UPDATE: Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
Storytime is taking a break for the month of July (and possibly longer) as we prepare to re-open the church for worship. Please be sure to sign up for our summer Read-a-Thon which supports the Holy Spirit School in Darbonne, Haiti. Keep reading!  
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 

CORONATIDE CONTACT SHEET Dana, our parish administrator, has created a temporary Coronatide contact sheet with the most updated contact information we have for all of you.  If you would like a digital copy of the Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet, please email the church office. A more complete parish directory, with photos and expanded information, will be available in September.
 
AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.

INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
  
PRAYER REQUESTS You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
  
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Barbara + Sean + Mike + Scott

- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving:
- For the birth of Gabriella

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero + Louie Nardella +
Patti Ciccarelli 
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This Week at St. Nick's

7/3/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
July 3, 2020

2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON

Thank you to those who have signed up to participate in the 2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon!  We appreciate your participation and engagement.  
For those of you who signed up to be Sponsors, you will be contacted separately to assign you to a Youth Reader.  And the families of Youth Readers will be copied so they know who is sponsoring them!
We are still waiting (and hoping!) for more Youth Readers to sign up. 

We’ve had to change things up a bit this year and thought we would join in the fashion of having a yard sign to help communicate our interests and support. We have had small yard signs (12” x18”) made for those who are reading and/or are sponsors (image above). Please reach out to Joan Freeman at joanfreeman3@gmail.com if you would like a yard sign (they have a small wire frame that can be inserted into the ground… or the sign can be used to hang in a window if you would like) and in keeping with how we are living in 2020, I’ll deliver the sign to you.

Happy Reading! 
  • What to be a reader or sponsor? sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
 
Resources: Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
 
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.
 

REOPENING LETTER TO THE PARISHDear St. Nick’s Community,
The Reopening Committee and I have been meeting for several weeks to craft a plan for reopening our church for worship. While Bishop Dietsche authorized today, July 1st, as the first date churches may consider reopening for public worship, no church is required to begin today. And so, with safety as our highest priority, we have targeted July 19th as our first Sunday back. 
You should be aware that our service will look quite different from that which has been our pattern. We know full well that most folks don’t like change, but we ask for your continued patience with this process. Please read the following, knowing that many of these restrictions will be lifted as time goes on — at least we hope so. Along with all of you, we will be carefully watching the numbers of virus cases and will adjust our plan accordingly.
  • Beginning on Sunday, July 19th, we will offer one service of Morning Prayer II or the Liturgy of the Word from the Book of Common Prayer at 9:30am outside in the downstairs churchyard. The service will last no more than 40 minutes.
  • We will send the liturgy via Mailchimp e-newsletter on Saturdays for those who would like to follow along on their phones or tablets. Initially, we will be limited to 25% of our capacity in our gathering. We ask that you sign up for worship the night before so that we have some idea of who to expect on Sunday morning.
  • The service will be live-streamed to either our Facebook page or our YouTube channel (more information to come on that). We will continue to record and post services to these outlets by the following Monday morning. We urge those who are 65+, those with compromised immune systems and underlying health conditions, and those who are uncomfortable with in-person worship for any reason, to continue to utilize this virtual option. 
  • Organ music without congregational singing will be part of the service for the foreseeable future.
  • As we are gathering outside on the lawn, family units may sit together. Please bring your own lawn chair, face mask, and Book of Common Prayer or smart phone to follow along. A limited number of single-use face masks will be available should you forget. There will not be a printed bulletin for at least the first several weeks. Hand sanitizer will be available, but we encourage you to bring and to use your own. Everyone in attendance will wear their masks at all times and maintain a distance of six feet apart from those not living with them. No mask, no entry. As an extra layer of precaution, we will request to do a forehead temperature screening as you enter.
  • In the event of rain, the service will switch back to a virtual Zoom gathering. This decision will be made by the rector and announced on the Saturday night prior by 9pm.
  • There will be no coffee hour or refreshments following the service until we can safely share close contact. We ask that you refrain from using the restroom while in attendance, as it will need to be sanitized between uses — this is one reason we are keeping the service short.
  • The Holy Eucharist will resume on Sundays at a point yet to be determined. We want people to feel comfortable being together for some weeks before introducing Communion as an additional element. When we resume the Holy Eucharist, Communion will be offered in one kind only — the Bread, not the Cup. This will be our custom for some time to come. The peace will continue to be shared by staying in your seat and without physical touch.
  • The offering plates will not be used, but a drop box will be available to collect your gifts. 
The Reopening Committee, Vestry, Wardens, and I are working together to prepare for the safest reopening possible for our congregation. We are deeply grateful for your continued patience and grace during this strange season. We know that it has been hard to be away from each other, and that we are all looking forward to being together again. We hope you will continue to pray for us as we pray for you. 
In gratitude,
The Rev. Leigh Hall, Rector
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson

We have borrowed many good ideas about reopening from a lot of sources, most notably Christ Church, Red Hook. We are grateful to them for their solid reopening plan, which provided scaffolding for our own. -Mtr. Leigh


EWARE: Email Scam
Email scammers are preying on our parishioners. In two different cycles now, someone has created an authentic looking email address in Gmail, and then reached out to parishioners claiming to be Mtr. Leigh. Once you respond to the initial email asking you to get in touch, the scammer attempts to engage you in a gift card scam. Please be advised that the only two email addresses in use in the parish are: leighellenhall at gmail and stnicholasnewhamburg at gmail. Mtr. Leigh will never solicit money or donations from you through email. If you have any questions about any email or request, please contact Mtr Leigh at once. Please also forward any suspicious emails to the email provider -- "Report Phishing." We are sorry this has become such a problem, but we've heard from many other clergy that this is a real issue in churches these days, that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. 
 
LATEST FROM THE BISHOP:
CLICK HERE for the latest correspondence from the diocese.
  
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAY
Sunday Rehearsals
Sunday School students and Mtr. Leigh have joined together for a special Sunday School series. In Zoom, they are rehearsing for "The Flood," our StoryMakersNYC play. Each read-through will be 15 to 20 minutes. Last read-through will be held on July 5. Then, Mtr. Leigh will come to your house (wearing a mask and social distancing of course) to record students saying their parts outside. Then, she will edit them into one video to premiere on Sunday, July 12 during coffee hour. Parents, you also have the option of recording your own child and sending the video to us. This will be fun! 

A NOTE TO PARENTS:  Vacation Bible School 2020 has been canceled.

" IN CASE YOU MISSED IT " 
Weren't able to catch last Sunday's service or Storytime? Don't fret, we have got the link to them right HERE.
 
FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Sunday Morning   
Here's what you need to know...
Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:15am. 
-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 
Thank you for joining us in virtual worship!


Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.
 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 

ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by Sophia Gauzza
 
 
UPDATE: Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
Storytime is taking a break for the month of July (and possibly longer) as we prepare to re-open the church for worship. Please be sure to sign up for our summer Read-a-Thon which supports the Holy Spirit School in Darbonne, Haiti. Keep reading! 
 
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 
 
 
Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet Available

Dana, our parish administrator, has created a temporary Coronatide contact sheet with the most updated contact information we have for all of you.  If you would like a digital copy of the Temporary Coronatide Contact Sheet, please email the church office. A more complete parish directory, with photos and expanded information, will be available in September.
 

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.
INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 

 
PRAYER REQUESTS You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 

 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Barbara

- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving:
- For the birth of Gabriella

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero + Louie Nardella +
Patti Ciccarelli 
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This Week at St. Nick's

6/26/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
June 26, 2020

The Season of Pentecost
Ordinary Time

A LETTER FROM BISHOP DIETSCHE...
 
June 24, 2020
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
I write to you one week before the July 1st date at which limited resumption of public worship will be permitted in the Diocese of New York. I want to say at the start that I have no expectation that churches will resume public worship at this time. A significant number of our churches and clergy are telling me that they do not intend to reintroduce worship inside their churches until September or the end of the year. I completely respect those decisions. From the start we have said that this is permission, not requirement. COVID is a very dangerous disease - fatal for too many - and a whole lot of our people, and our clergy, are high risk due to their age or underlying health conditions. Safety must be our first concern. We have learned how to have effective, enriching worship and a robust community life, even while distanced, over the last three months. Continuing those distanced practices and relationships until we see that it is safe to come physically together is a decision which is faithful and sensible. We are seeing that in other parts of our country which have “re-opened” early, churches are already being revealed to be centers of new infections. We cannot let that happen in our churches, and that means observing strict disciplines in our practices. 

I am, in any event, asking that every church continue your electronic or “virtual” services as your primary worship offering, even if you begin to allow some in-person worship. 
 
When notice of this permission was first given, the allowed gathering of people was ten persons. I said at that time that we would follow the rules and guidelines of Governor Cuomo in determining the number of people who can come together in our churches. Those guidelines have expanded now to allow a gathering of people up to 25% of the capacity of your nave, so those newer guidelines will now be the policy of this diocese (that will soon change to 33%, but for now let’s stay with 25%). Having said that, strict distancing inside the churches is expected. People who live in the same home may sit together, but beyond that, everyone must be six feet away from everyone else. That six foot requirement will override the 25% rule. We do not recommend congregational or choral singing at this time, but where there is singing of any kind, the distancing requirement increases to twelve feet. 

Everyone must be masked, and hand sanitizer must be readily available and freely used. Worship spaces must be disinfected between gatherings (CDC guidelines for disinfecting spaces are available on the diocesan website), or left dormant for a full week between each service to allow any virus to dry up and die. 
 
We want to come back together. We yearn for it. And I am confident that with strict distancing, masks properly worn (with nose and mouth completely covered) by everyone, hands thoroughly washed and sanitizers used, and spaces well cleaned and sanitized, we can come together in our churches safely until this period of COVID pandemic passes. 
These directions in summary
  •  25% maximum capacity.
  •  Strict distancing
  • People from same home may sit together.
  • All others must be 6 feet apart – this overrides the 25% rule.
  • Congregational or choral singing not recommended – but if done, distancing must be 12 feet.
  • Everyone must be masked.
  • Hand sanitizer must be readily available and freely used.
  • Worship spaces must be disinfected between gatherings or left dormant for a full week between each service.
  • Please visit 2020.dioceseny.org for links to CDC and New York State reopening guidelines.


The Holy Eucharist
 
As you know, only communion in one kind (the bread) will be permitted at this time. The cup will be introduced when we can establish practices which are certain to be safe, and we should all expect that that is going to take some time. I am also aware that there are worries about administering the bread too. A great number of proposals have come to me or circulated on social media about devices or tools for “touch-free” administration of the bread: tongs, dixie cups, and the machine which some have dubbed the “pez dispenser.” These innovations are not allowed, and it should be noticed that these focus only on developing a technical strategy for getting a piece of bread into another person’s mouth, and are not at all about the love, trust, vulnerability, tenderness and connection which underlie what we mean when we say “communion.”
 
Please administer the eucharistic bread the way we have done throughout our history, which is hand-to-hand (communion bread placed on the tongue is for obvious reasons forbidden). I am convinced, as are Bishops Allen and Mary, that good practices can enable us to do this safely. 
 
There are certainly different ways to do this, but many clergy have asked for specific guidelines, so I would commend to our clergy: 
 
  1. Place the communion wafers (not pieces of “real” bread) on a paten, covered with a linen, and placed on the altar to the side of the fully-masked celebrant, outside the direction of his or her speaking voice, with only the priest’s host exposed. After the breaking of the bread, the priest’s host would be consumed by the celebrant alone, and not shared. A small amount of wine should also be consecrated, and consumed by the celebrant alone. 
  2. Immediately before distributing the bread to the people, the celebrant should wash his or her hands with soap and warm water in the sight of the people. As people approach the communion station, appropriately distanced, hand sanitizer should be available so that they may clean their hands immediately before receiving the host. The celebrant should regularly re-sanitize his or her hands while administering communion. Thoroughly cleaned hands will not pass disease. 
  3. Both the celebrant and all communicants should be masked throughout the eucharist. People should receive the host on their hands and then step back until they are appropriately distanced before lowering their mask to consume the host. 
  4. For the time being, the consecrated bread should be touched only by the celebrant, and only administered by the celebrant, and not by other priests, deacons or eucharistic ministers. 

We are in a challenging and difficult season in the world, and it will pass. Until then, I am confident that these practices are safe, and will protect both the clergy and the people. I could not be more proud of the governance which our clergy and lay leaders have brought to the parishes, and of the quality of life and worship which you have maintained through this crisis. As we move into a new chapter now, we need to adjust to increased risk, and if we can do that with the same spirit and discipline which we have done so far, I am certain we will be okay. I long for the day when we can see each other face to face, and regather in filled churches, and raise our song. And gather one  another  into our arms. That day will come, but however difficult living with COVID is now, I am proud and privileged to walk this rough road with you. Bless you all, and until then I remain
 
Yours,
The Right Reverend Andrew ML Dietsche
Bishop of New York
 

ST. NICK'S REOPENING
 Reopening Committee:  Mtr. Leigh, Greg Freeman, Bert Mazzuto, Liz Pavelka, Paul Curran, and Mike Batta.

At this time, our timetable for phase one of resuming in-person services is July 19. However, we will continue with one service, which will be brief, and it will take place outside. Masks and social distancing will be required. In the event of rain, we will hold services via Zoom (in the manner in which we have conducted them since the beginning of the quarantine). We will continue to offer a virtual worship option for all those who, for whatever reason, need to continue to worship from home.

The Reopening Committee continues to meet weekly and this week discussed the implementation of real-time live-streaming of our in-person offerings, as well as a follow up survey to our June Covid Reopening survey (below). The committee meets again on June 30th. Look for more updates in the midweek email on Wednesday, July 1st.

In the meantime, we invite you to complete our June Covid Reopening survey, which will help guide the committee in our work.  
[Complete the survey here]
 

 
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAY
Sunday Rehearsals

Sunday School students and Mtr. Leigh have joined together for a special Sunday School series. In Zoom, they are rehearsing for "The Flood," our StoryMakersNYC play. Each read-through will be 15 to 20 minutes. Read-throughs will be held on July 28, and July 5. Then, Mtr. Leigh will come to your house (wearing a mask and social distancing of course) to record students saying their parts outside. Then, she will edit them into one video to premiere on Sunday, July 12 during coffee hour. Parents, you also have the option of recording your own child and sending the video to us. If you would like to participate, please email us at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com. This will be fun!
 

A NOTE TO PARENTS:  Vacation Bible School 2020 has been canceled.
 


2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
 
Our 2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon will have a bit of a different format this year (details below), with hopes that we’ll be able to celebrate together (with appropriate social distancing) at the end of the summer.  Last year our Read-A-Thon raised $2600, let’s come together to raise more than that amount this summer!

Our summer Read-A-Thon helps increase awareness of the Darbonne Community in Haiti and to raise funds for student scholarships.  Zion and St. Nicholas have a long (over 50 years) partnership with the Episcopal Parish in Darbonne.  
We are asking that readers of all ages participate as individuals or in family or friend groups.  

How does it work?
  • Please sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
  • Ask friends to sponsor an amount for each book that you read OR a flat contribution OR challenge yourself in your reading and contribution amount to celebrate your achievement OR indicate that you would like help being matched to a sponsor
  • Keep track of the books - (books can be in any format - include podcasts/audiobooks/graphic novels)  - you are reading/listening to during the summer. 
  • At the end of the summer Readers count up the books read and provide a  tally to the sponsors who will be asked to write a check to “Friends of Darbonne”.
Additional exciting news, Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.


Friends of Darbonne Annual Appeal letter is HERE
 


" IN CASE YOU MISSED IT "
Weren't able to catch last Sunday's service or Storytime? Don't fret, we have got the link to them right HERE.

 


Sunday Morning   
Here's what you need to know...

Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:00am. 

-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 

 !!Volunteers Needed!!  FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Thank you for your help and patience as we navigate virtual worship!




Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays

Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall

Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.
 

 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 

ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by Sophia Gauzza
 
 
Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
A special invitation for our young ones and those who are young at heart. Join Mtr. Leigh each week as she reads a children's book via Zoom conference call. She does all the voices!
 
Next up, on Wednesday, June 29th at 2:30pm, is  
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A link to join the next storytime will be found in your inbox 15 minutes prior to the time on the corresponding day.  
 
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE
 
 
WHERE IS OL' FLAT NICK?
#olflatnick surfaces again!
Here he is enjoying the scenery from the Cuomo Bridge Pathway.
 

CONTACT SHEET/DIRECTORY A link to our updated contact sheet has been sent in a separate email. If you haven't gotten the email for this link please contact Dana at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com This is a temporary version due to the coronavirus. We will be putting out a more complete pictorial directory in September.

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.
INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 

 
PRAYER REQUESTS Mtr. Leigh is doing several worship services each week and is including prayers at each one. You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 

 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Louie + Barbara

- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving:

- For the birth of Gabriella

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero 
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This week at St. Nick's

6/19/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
Juneteenth
June 19, 2020

From the Rector

Today is Juneteenth, or the annual commemoration of emancipation from slavery in the United States. You've likely heard a lot about it in recent days, but it has a long history. Below are some helpful slides that explain more about this celebration. Full credit for these graphics goes to @kahlil.greene. Here's [the link] to them, and I encourage you to share this on your own social media. 

A friend recently described this moment in our history as "Covid1619". There is now an extra layer to the global pandemic: the revelations around white supremacy and systemic racism that have plagued our nation since 1619, the year in which the first enslaved African arrived in North America. This was the first documented arrival, at least. Now, 400 years later, and in the midst of a global pandemic, we are reckoning with this terrible, unresolved past and our own complicity in it. The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd have been only the most recent tragedies which are a direct result of white supremacy, systemic racism, and this unresolved past, which is actually anything but "past." 

If you say you are a Christian, you should be able to say Black Lives Matter. In fact, as one protest sign read, "'Matter' is the minimum. Black lives are worthy. Black lives are beloved. Black lives are needed." These are not political statements, but rather anti-racist statements, humanitarian statements, statements that run right alongside "Love your neighbor as yourself." 

In my becoming an anti-racist (and yes, working on it is a lifelong commitment), I'm examining my own prejudices and biases, and I'm inviting you to do that with me. In July and August, I'll be reading White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. I'm not sure yet what form this study will take, but it will likely be a discussion-based book group via Zoom. I have friends and colleagues outside of St. Nick's who'll be participating too. I encourage you to get the book and be on the lookout for a forthcoming schedule.

If you are uncomfortable at this moment, you should be. This is a deeply uncomfortable time and topic. But we don't have to face it alone. As the body of Christ we are uniquely qualified to support each other in the midst of discomfort and pain - and also in the midst of healing and renewal. My constant prayer is that the discomfort, pain, and suffering we are experiencing at this moment will reveal God's kingdom come -- a moment in which all lives actually will matter, because Black lives do. 

Happy Juneteenth.
Leigh+

       

 

ST. NICK'S REOPENING
Our Reopening Committee is Mtr. Leigh, Greg Freeman, Bert Mazzuto, Edie Palm. Liz Pavelka, Paul Curran, and Mike Batta. The committee met this week to begin to develop a reopening plan for St. Nick's. At this time, our timetable for phase one of resuming in-person services is July 19. However, we will continue with one service, which will be brief, and it will take place outside. Masks and social distancing will be required. In the event of rain, we will hold services via Zoom (in the manner in which we have conducted them since the beginning of the quarantine). We will continue to offer a virtual worship option for all those who, for whatever reason, need to continue to worship from home. More information on Reopening will come in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, we invite you to complete our June Covid/Reopening Survey, which will help guide the committee in our work.
[Complete the survey here]
 

!! DON'T MISS OUT !!
!! GET YOUR FATHER PHOTOS IN !!
 
We're putting together a slideshow of photos of fathers for worship this Sunday. If you'd like to include a photo of you, your dad, your dad's dad, etc., please email them TODAY to stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com.
Please be sure to include the full names of all persons in the photos.
 

 
SUNDAY SCHOOL PLAY
Rehearsals beginning THIS Sunday! 

All Sunday School students are invited to join Mtr. Leigh for a special Sunday School series for the next four Sundays. In Zoom, we will be rehearsing for "The Flood," our StoryMakersNYC play. Each read-through will be 15 to 20 minutes, and we will have our read-throughs on June 21, 28, and July 5. Then, Mtr. Leigh will come to your house (wearing a mask and social distancing of course) to record students saying their parts outside. Then, she will edit them into one video to premiere on Sunday, July 12 during coffee hour. Parents, you also have the option of recording your own child and sending the video to us. If you would like to participate, please email us at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.come so we'll know to expect you! This will be fun!
 


2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
 
Our 2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon will have a bit of a different format this year (details below), with hopes that we’ll be able to celebrate together (with appropriate social distancing) at the end of the summer.  Last year our Read-A-Thon raised $2600, let’s come together to raise more than that amount this summer!

Our summer Read-A-Thon helps increase awareness of the Darbonne Community in Haiti and to raise funds for student scholarships.  Zion and St. Nicholas have a long (over 50 years) partnership with the Episcopal Parish in Darbonne.  
We are asking that readers of all ages participate as individuals or in family or friend groups.  

How does it work?
  • Please sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
  • Ask friends to sponsor an amount for each book that you read OR a flat contribution OR challenge yourself in your reading and contribution amount to celebrate your achievement OR indicate that you would like help being matched to a sponsor
  • Keep track of the books - (books can be in any format - include podcasts/audiobooks/graphic novels)  - you are reading/listening to during the summer. 
  • At the end of the summer Readers count up the books read and provide a  tally to the sponsors who will be asked to write a check to “Friends of Darbonne”.
Additional exciting news, Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2404 joanfreeman3@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.


Friends of Darbonne Annual Appeal letter is HERE
 


Sunday Morning   
Here's what you need to know...

Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:00am. 

-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 

 !!Volunteers Needed!!  FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Thank you for your help and patience as we navigate virtual worship!
 
Click on the following links for all past services:
 YouTube Channel / Facebook Page 




Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays

Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall

Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.

PLEASE NOTE: Mtr. Leigh will not be available for office hours this coming Wednesday, June 24th.

 
CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 

ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by Sophia Gauzza
 

Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
A special invitation for our young ones and those who are young at heart. Join Mtr. Leigh each week as she reads a children's book via Zoom conference call. She does all the voices!
 
Next up, on Wednesday, June 24th at 2:30pm, is  
Old Turtle by Douglas Wood and illustrated by Cheng-Khee Chee. A link to join the next storytime will be found in your inbox 15 minutes prior to the time on the corresponding day.  
 
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE
 
 
TENTATIVE: Vacation Bible School Summer 2020 
Our theme this year is
"Big Fish Bay: Jonah and the Whale"
Get hooked on God's mercy! 
 

CONTACT SHEET/DIRECTORY  You will soon receive a separate email with a link to access the new contact sheet/directory. This is a temporary version due to the coronavirus. We will be putting out a more complete pictorial directory in September.

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.
INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 

 
PRAYER REQUESTS Mtr. Leigh is doing several worship services each week and is including prayers at each one. You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 

 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al + Lorraine + Helen + Eliot + Louie + Barbara

- For compassion and empathy to others 

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero 
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This Week at St. Nick's

6/12/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
June 12, 2020
 
2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON
Our 2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon will have a bit of a different format this year (details below), with hopes that we’ll be able to celebrate together (with appropriate social distancing) at the end of the summer.  Last year our Read-A-Thon raised $2600, let’s come together to raise more than that amount this summer!

Our summer Read-A-Thon helps increase awareness of the Darbonne Community in Haiti and to raise funds for student scholarships.  Zion and St. Nicholas have a long (over 50 years) partnership with the Episcopal Parish in Darbonne.  
We are asking that readers of all ages participate as individuals or in family or friend groups.  

How does it work?
  • Please sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
  • Ask friends to sponsor an amount for each book that you read OR a flat contribution OR challenge yourself in your reading and contribution amount to celebrate your achievement OR indicate that you would like help being matched to a sponsor
  • Keep track of the books - (books can be in any format - include podcasts/audiobooks/graphic novels)  - you are reading/listening to during the summer. 
  • At the end of the summer Readers count up the books read and provide a  tally to the sponsors who will be asked to write a check to “Friends of Darbonne”.
Additional exciting news, Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2405 joanfreeman@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.
Friends of Darbonne Annual Appeal letter is HERE
 

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK:
PLEASE TAKE OUR REOPENING SURVEY
Mtr. Leigh and the Re-opening workgroup have created a survey for parish feedback regarding our reopening. The data from the survey will inform our planning and discussions going forward. The survey should only take about ten minutes, and we would really appreciate having your input sometime this weekend (the committee meets at the beginning of next week). Please CLICK HERE to access the survey in Survey Monkey. Thank you! 

REGARDING SUNDAY WORSHIP - As we enter fully into the season of Ordinary time this Sunday, we will continue to worship virtually using Zoom. However, beginning this Sunday, we will transition from doing spoken Morning Prayer II to a service of the Liturgy of the Word or Ante-Communion. We are doing this because it will likely be more familiar to you, because Zoom makes it near impossible to actually sing the canticles in Morning Prayer, and because we expect to make a slow transition back to having the Eucharist in-person at some point in the future. 
Sunday Morning   
Here's what you need to know...
Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:00am. 

-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 

 !!Volunteers Needed!!  FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Thank you for your help and patience as we navigate virtual worship!
 
Click on the following links for all past services:
 YouTube Channel / Facebook Page 

COMING SOON: DRIVE-THRU PRAYERS Weather permitting, Mtr. Leigh will offer drive-thru prayers on Monday, June 15th in the St. Nick's parking area from 12pm to 2pm. She will be masked and socially distant. You'll simply drive through (mask strongly encouraged), stay in your car, and let her know your prayer request. She'll pray for you right there on the spot! In the event of rain, we'll schedule an alternate date.
 
CALL FOR PHOTOS OF FATHERS
We're putting together a slideshow of photos of fathers for worship on June 21. If you'd like to include a photo of you, your dad, your dad's dad, etc., please email it to stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, June 18th. Please be sure to include the full names of all persons in the photos.
 
UPDATE ON TERESA CROKE We are sorry to report that Teresa Croke died peacefully yesterday morning around 8:00am at Vassar Brothers Hospital. We are discussing funeral plans with Teresa's family, but due to restrictions on gathering due to Covid-19, a service in St. Nick's will not take place for some time. We will of course let you know when that will be. Please keep Nancy and Donna, Teresa's daughters, in your prayers, as well as Teresa's many friends and companions, among them our own Norma Sampson and Mary Hornbeck. 

Next Vestry Meeting on Wednesday the 18th, 7:30pm via Zoom

Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.

CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 
ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by: Sophia Gauzza :)
 
Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
A special invitation for our young ones and those who are young at heart. Join Mtr. Leigh each week as she reads a children's book via Zoom conference call. She does all the voices!
Next up, on Wednesday, June 17th at 2:30pm, is  
Old Turtle by Douglas Wood and illustrated by Cheng-Khee Chee. A link to join the next storytime will be found in your inbox 15 minutes prior to the time on the corresponding day.  
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 

TENTATIVE: Vacation Bible School Summer 2020 
Our theme this year is
"Big Fish Bay: Jonah and the Whale"
Get hooked on God's mercy! 
 
CONTACT SHEET/DIRECTORY  You will soon receive a separate email with a link to access the new contact sheet/directory. This is a temporary version due to the coronavirus. We will be putting out a more complete pictorial directory in September.

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.
INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  

 
PRAYER REQUESTS Mtr. Leigh is doing several worship services each week and is including prayers at each one. You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 

 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family + Al 

- For compassion and empathy to others 

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero ​
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This Week at St. Nick's

6/5/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
May 29, 2020

!! 2020 SUMMER READ-A-THON KICK-OFF !!

Our 2020 Friends of Darbonne Read-A-Thon will have a bit of a different format this year (details below), with hopes that we’ll be able to celebrate together (with appropriate social distancing) at the end of the summer.  Last year our Read-A-Thon raised $2600, let’s come together to raise more than that amount this summer!

Our summer Read-A-Thon helps increase awareness of the Darbonne Community in Haiti and to raise funds for student scholarships.  Zion and St. Nicholas have a long (over 50 years) partnership with the Episcopal Parish in Darbonne.  
We are asking that readers of all ages participate as individuals or in family or friend groups.  

How does it work?
  • Please sign up as a reader and/or a sponsor using this link: https://forms.gle/WCo5PPtC7aHuNGLU6
  • Ask friends to sponsor an amount for each book that you read OR a flat contribution OR challenge yourself in your reading and contribution amount to celebrate your achievement OR indicate that you would like help being matched to a sponsor
  • Keep track of the books - (books can be in any format - include podcasts/audiobooks/graphic novels)  - you are reading/listening to during the summer. 
  • At the end of the summer Readers count up the books read and provide a  tally to the sponsors who will be asked to write a check to “Friends of Darbonne”.
Additional exciting news, Grinnell Library is now open for contactless pick-up and virtual events.  Here’s the library’s website for additional information http://grinnell-library.org
Questions?  Mother Leigh or Mother Mag can help or Joan Freeman 845-897-2405 joanfreeman@gmail.com OR Marcy Wagman 845-298-0634 wagmanml@verizon.net.
Friends of Darbonne Annual Appeal letter is HERE

NEW! PARISH DIRECTORY (COVID-19 VERSION) is done! You will receive an ecopy of the new directory in a separate newsletter.
Hard copies are available upon request. Please email your requests to Dana at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com
Requests that were submitted in last weeks form are invalid if you weren't able to include your name. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that you email your request again. Thank you for your understanding.
 
FORWARD Day by Day: 
DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS
If there is anyone that is missing the daily devotional booklet and would like one. We can drop-off or send it, your choice. Just shoot us an email at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com make sure to mention if you would like small or large print.

Sunday Morning Worship 
Here's what you need to know...
Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. 

The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:00am. 

-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 

 !!Volunteers Needed!!  FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Thank you for your help and patience as we navigate virtual worship!
 
Click on the following links for all past services:
 YouTube Channel / Facebook Page 

Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.


CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line.  
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 
ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by: Sophia Gauzza :)
 
 Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
A special invitation for our young ones and those who are young at heart. Join Mtr. Leigh each week as she reads a children's book via Zoom conference call. She does all the voices! 
Next up, on Wednesday, June 10th at 2:30pm, is  
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes by Anna Kemp and illustrated by Sara 
Ogilvie. A link to join the next storytime will be found in your inbox 15 minutes prior to the time on the corresponding day.  
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 

TENTATIVE: Vacation Bible School Summer 2020 
Our theme this year is
"Big Fish Bay: Jonah and the Whale"
Get hooked on God's mercy! 

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.

ONLINE DIRECTORY Click here for the online version of the directory. 

INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  
 
PRAYER REQUESTS Mtr. Leigh is doing several worship services each week and is including prayers at each one. You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris +  Henry & Family 

- For compassion and empathy to others 

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + Mike Tomkovitch + Susan Guerriero ​
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This Week at St. Nicks

5/23/2020

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Weekly eNewsletter from
St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson
May 23, 2020


COMING SOON: SUMMER READ-A-THON Just sending out a heads up that the Summer Read-a-Thon is still on. Get your book list ready! More news to come.

MANY THANKS to everyone who took the time to fill out the "Parishioner Information Form" ( it got 29 responses!), to those of you who sent in your information, and to those who gave me the information personally. Because of all your responses our new updated directory will be available shortly :) -Dana 


NEWS FROM LOVE Inc. 
Deliveries of personal care items are being done on a limited, safe, basis.  
Most needed:  paper towels, toilet paper, laundry soap, dish soap.
If you can help with supplies they can be left at church (I'll check once a week) dropped off at my house or taken to Our Savior Lutheran Church on Rt 52  (across from Wingate)  Our Savior is open Tues - Friday  9 - 1.

ZION FOOD PANTRY The food pantry has been open every two weeks.  We are in need of : cereal, macaroni & cheese, rice & pasta.  You can leave donations at the church. For questions, call Liz Pavelka at 297-4907


FORWARD Day by Day: 
DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS
If there is anyone that is missing the daily devotional booklet and would like one. We can drop-off or send it, your choice. Just shoot us an email at stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com make sure to mention if you would like small or large print.


PLANNING AHEAD: REOPENING COMMITTEE
Although in-person worship has been suspended until July 1st, we will be assembling a Reopening Committee to help with the preparations needed to reopen. We would like to be ready to go when in-person worship in reinstated. The requirements for joining this committee will be a weekly 1 hour group Zoom meeting with Mtr. Leigh. These meetings are scheduled to begin the week of Memorial Day.

Reopening Committee volunteers can signup HERE


NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 31st
Day of Pentecost
and we need your help to prepare for the celebration!
Send us a video of your version of Pentecost to this link: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11Ob7n8NW_QhQLyBS9RtkWjbir27hYeSf?usp=sharing
These videos will be edited into a collaboration for Whitsunday. The scripture below can help you get started. Can't wait to your videos!
Acts 2:1-21When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power." All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" But others sneered and said, "They are filled with new wine."

Sunday Morning  
Here's what you need to know...

NEW! Organ prelude, worship, coffee hour, and children's Sunday School will all be contained in one Zoom call. 

The Zoom link to join will be found in your inbox prior to the time on Sunday morning. Begin joining as early as 9:00am. 

-During worship, your audio will be automatically muted by me, the host. You can un-mute yourself to speak, but if your background noise becomes disruptive, I will mute your audio.
-We will pray together virtually but live. One person will be designated to say the responses during the prayers
-A shared slideshow will allow you to fully participate in the service at home
-We have taken all appropriate and recommended steps to make Zoom more secure
-When the service ends, we will have Zoom coffee hour at 10am, followed by children's Sunday School at 10:30am. 

!!Volunteers Needed!! FOR OUR ZOOM ROTA  Mtr. Leigh needs folks to volunteer for Sunday service roles. If you are interested in participating check out the different roles and signup HERE.

Thank you for your help and patience as we navigate virtual worship!
Click on the following links for all past services:
 YouTube Channel / Facebook Page 


Interested in helping with some Spring Cleaning?
Some of the things that need our attention are:
On the exterior, weeding all around, raking, and some general cleanup is needed.  On the inside, window cleaning (in and out), refrigerator cleanup, and cabinet organizing can always be done. 
For inside work, please reach out to Dana stnicholasnewhamburg@gmail.com  to be sure the office is not in use.   
For tools you need, for building entry, or to discuss, please reach out to me gregfreeman262@gmail.com
 
Office Hours with Mtr. Leigh
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Each Wednesday from 10am to 12pm and now Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm, Mtr. Leigh holds Zoom office hours. New this week, office hours are scheduled, meaning that you'll need to make an appointment for a 15, 30, or 60 minute meeting. To make an appointment, please use Mtr. Leigh's new scheduling app: https://calendly.com/leighhall
Once you've scheduled your appointment, you'll receive the Zoom meeting information in a separate email.

CONTINUE YOUR PLEDGE OR DONATE ONLINE
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS 
We are grateful for each and every dollar we receive here at St. Nick's, and each one of those dollars goes to good use. We keep a lean budget, and our finance committee carefully monitors every line. 
While we are not meeting in person for worship on Sunday mornings, we expect that plate donations will drop. And with so much economic uncertainty, we know that home budgets might change. In order to facilitate continued giving, we have reactivated our church PayPal account. Using the button below, you can make your pledge or donation online. 
Donate Online
Additionally, you can also set up auto-draft from your own bank account using your online banking. This will cause a paper check to be sent to our mailbox at 37 Point St., which we are checking each day. The Vestry are doing the normal count, and our parish administrator, Dana, continues to record pledges in our system. 
 
ZOOM! HAPPY HOUR Join your St. Nick's community weekly for Happy Hour via Zoom conference call. Grab your favorite beverage -- coffee, tea, beer, wine, seltzer, whatever -- and hang out with us for an hour. There is no agenda! Zoom Happy Hours are on Thursdays, 4:45pm to 5:45pm and will continue throughout the coronavirus crisis. The links for Zoom Happy Hour will be sent in a later email on the corresponding day so keep a look out for them in your inbox.  Hope to see you there!
Art by: Sophia Gauzza :)
 
Storytime with Mtr. Leigh 
A special invitation for our young ones and those who are young at heart. Join Mtr. Leigh each week as she reads a children's book via Zoom conference call. She does all the voices!
Next up, on Wednesday, May 27th at 2:30pm, is  
The Sneeches by Dr. Suess
A link to join the next storytime will be found in your inbox 15 minutes prior to the time on the corresponding day.  
 
BUDDY GROUPS Our parish has been broken up into nine groups of six or seven households and assigned parishioners to be captains of those groups. The captains are a mix of vestry and other lay leaders in the parish. They will be in touch with you to check in and to make sure all is well with you. They will also help me to know what your needs are, be they pastoral or logistical. While you should feel free to call any member of the parish now, Buddy Groups will ensure that no one slips through the cracks, and that our elders, in particular, are getting the care they need right now.
For Buddy Groups and captain contact information
please click: HERE 

AA GROUP MEETINGS St. Nick's does have regular AA meetings but due to the Corona Virus restrictions they are currently on hold until further notice.

ONLINE DIRECTORY Click here for the online version of the directory. 

INTRA OFFICE DEADLINES Want to put an announcement in the weekly e-news? The deadline for submission is: Thursdays @12pm

PASTORAL MINISTRY If you have concern for yourself, a family member or friend, please contact Mtr. Leigh Hall, at 845-432-HOLY, or email leighellenhall@gmail.com. The Rector observes Friday as her Sabbath. Please emergency calls/texts/emails on Fridays.

AGING NEWS: SENIOR RESOURCES Click on this link for the recent enews from Dutchess County Department For The Aging:
https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Aging/OFA-Golden-Living-News-for-Senior-Citizens.htm  

PRAYER REQUESTS Mtr. Leigh is doing several worship services each week and is including prayers at each one. You can choose to submit a general request for the public parish prayer list or a confidential request for her only. You can submit requests using this online form.
 
In Our Prayers 
For those for whom prayers have been asked: 
Jean + Lori + Aunt Totsie + Stu + Paul + Cathy + Friends + Michael + Jake + Ashley + Teresa + Norma + Dale + Cara, Bob & Charlotte + Alex & Alison + The Howes Family + Rick + Bea + Jenn & Becky + Kim + Ashley + Tony + Christopher + Kristina & Pete + Ray John + Henry & Sue + Peggy & Tom + Kelly + Violet + Will + Those who have COVID-19 & those who have passed from COVID-19 + Steve + Bob + Donna + Danny + Charman + Chris + Chris & Barb + 

- For all health care workers and first responders
- For the rapid end to this virus
- For compassion and empathy to others 

In Thanksgiving for:
In thanksgiving for Mother Leigh, all Mothers, and Mothers-to-be

For the departed:
Felice Mauro + Richard + Lori Williams Minchew
+ Laurel Alksnis + Drew Hoffman + Tony Cipriano + Anthony Dass + 
Mike Tomkovitch
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