January 2021 - Christ Church Pompton Lakes
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January 2021
A Message from
groups of Shepherd’s Hav-
en, Little Lamb and the Thrift
Offering Envelopes
Your Priest in Charge Shoppe. Ready for Pick Up
What a spectacular way to be
God’s Gift in the world, Living
in Gratitude and bringing forth
T he offering envelopes are
ready and can be found in
the Guild Hall. They can be
an acknowledgement of the
picked up Monday through
people within the Church who
Friday from 7:00 am until 6:00
make it sparkle.
pm. Look for the box with your
We will start with the let-
name on it. There are extra box-
ter “a” which stands for Altar
es available. If you take one of
Guild. Later this month we will
the extra boxes, please be sure
provide the names of the mem-
to write your name, on the list
bers of the Altar Guild. You
provided, next to the number of
will be invited to acknowledge
the envelopes you are taking.
them with a note of gratitude.
Living in the spirit of gratitude
is our response to the Lord
who envelopes us in the Spirit
Sunday Service
of Love. on Facebook Live
Dear Friends, Let us be captured by the at 9:30 am
Spirit and bring forth our ex-
P
“Living in the spirit of grati- pression of gratitude to those lease join us on Facebook
tude” inspired me as a theme within. live at 9:30 am. If you
for our stewardship campaign haven’t already “liked” Christ
this year. I was able to experi- Warmly, Church Pompton’s Facebook
ence “living in gratitude” per- page, you can go to www.face-
sonally and profoundly last Father Stephen
book.com/christchurchpomp-
November when I celebrated ton. It's the next best thing to
my 10th anniversary as your being together in person!
Priest in Charge here at Christ
Church, Pompton Lakes! The
Treasurers
cards and personal notes of ac- Commentary
knowledgement were over the for 11/30/20
top, more than satisfying. They
elevated my spirit in a way • Expenses exceeded
that will sustain me for many, income this month by
many years. almost ~$11,325.
This wonderful experience
has prompted me to invite each • Total Income (Year to date)
of you in the parish to extend is below budget by about
“living in gratitude,” via ac- ~$6,438.
knowledgement, to the vari- • Net (Year to date) is
ous organizations within our about -$45,468.
church. There are many: the
Altar Guild, the Choir and mu-
sic program, the Sunday School
program, the Ushers, Greet-
ers and Coffee Hour Hosts,
all those who assist on the Al-
tar, our Wardens and Vestry,
and the staff and management
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Open Enrollment at February
Little Lamb 8 - Cayla Coleburn
Children’s Center 13 - Emily Hoeflinger
L ittle Lamb Children's Cen-
ter has reopened and is
now accepting enrollment for
13 - Lip Siang Eng
16 - Samantha Hanania
all ages, 3 months to Kinder- 22 - Kristen Finger
garten. We have implemented 27 - Bruce Hetzel
all of the State guidlines for
keeping your children safe Parish Family 28 - Matthew Buginsky
and healthy. Little Lamb, open Birthdays 29 - Brian Buginsky
all year from 7:00 am to 6:30 If you have not yet informed
pm, provides a safe and car- the parish office of your
ing learning environment for
your children. We are a State li-
birthdate, please call Please Give Us Your
Maureen at 973-835-2207.
censed, air-conditioned facility Blank and Birthday
with an enclosed outdoor play
January Greeting Cards!
yard. For information, registra-
Help honor
tion forms and rates contact the
1 - Marianne Taylor Christ Church birthdays
director at 973-835-2236 or lit-
D
tlelambcc@gmail.com. 1 - Anthony Simone
o you have a drawerful of
1 - Hanzah Kanaan birthday or blank cards
2 - Joy Liston
that you've received from a
charitable organization that was
3 - Bill Conklin seeking your support? Cards
5 - Fatima Kanaan you didn't ask for--but didn't
want to throw away? Or maybe
5 - Ossam Kanaan you overbought cards at some
6 - Shirley Van Dunk point? We want them, please!
The Birthday Card Gang has
7 - Esrra Kanaan started sending birthday greet-
ings to parishioners for whom
The Thrift Shoppe 8 - Wendy Simone
the church knows a birthdate
is Now Open 11 - Bill Calcagno
(month and day only – no year
11 - Jackie Beveridge necessary). We'd like to do this
T he Thrift Shoppe, located
at 420 Ramapo Avenue, has
reopened! Put on your masks
15 - Paul Steberger
23 - Justin Milligan
as a low-cost project, so save
your cards for us and drop
them off in the Guild Hall.
and come in to shop. The hours Thank you for your support!
17 - Amanda Shepard
of operation are Tuesdays 3:15
- 7:00 pm, Thursdays 4:00 - 20 - Ashley Caffery
8:00 pm, Saturdays 10:00 am - 21 - Nicholas Coleburn
3:00 pm, Sundays (second and
fourth) 11:00 am - noon. Do- 23 - Sven Lilienthall
nations can be left in the shed 23 - Joyce McDiarmid
in the church parking lot. For
more information please call
Florence at 973-962-6289 or
925-640-3421.
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December Vestry A Message from
Meeting Highlights Your Wardens
T he regular monthly meeting
of the Priest in charge, War-
dens and Vestry was held on
A message – this one from Jesus
himself: “Where your treasure is,
there is your heart also.”
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 via During this time when we
Zoom. The minutes of the pre- can’t be together, your treasure
vious meeting were approved. is a necessity for the well-being
The Income & Expense Report of Christ Church. Please con-
for the period ending November sider mailing your pledge or
30, 2020 was distributed. The taking the required steps to do-
report of the Treasurer was ac- nate on-line. Your pledges and
cepted subject to audit. donations are a vital part of the
- The actions of the Little Lamb, welfare of our Church. Your Prayers of Pandemic
Shepherd’s Haven and Thrift pledge can be mailed to the from the Diocese
Church at 400 Ramapo Avenue,
Shoppe management groups
were ratified. Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442. To of Newark
make a donation on-line, click Bishop Hughes has invited mem-
- The driveway was repaired. on this link to go to our dona- bers of the diocese to write and share
The total cost was lower than tion page. https://www.eservi- their own prayers during the COV-
the proposal. cepayments.com/cgi-bin/Van- ID-19 pandemic. Prayers can be sent
co_ver3.vps?appver3=wWsk- to Canon Wright at awright@dioce-
- The plans for the new altar 24ZWJSTZKsGd1RMKlg0BD-
are being reviewed. seofnewark.org for posting. Please
vsSG3VIWQCPJNNxD8upkiY7 include the name and town of your
- The Annual Meeting will not JlDavDsozUE7KG0nFx2NSo8L- church. The following prayer is taken
be held in January. The Bishop dUKGuGuF396vbVZO8d9V69 from the Diocesan website.
has given permission to delay the XDBQQuTKH4BPciYnTg5dP4
O6rpX5QvPEWlBhHDN59kLZ Oh God of love and peace,
meeting. The current Wardens help us to survive each day,in
and Vestry will remain in place FffwKfYERpQmkkwp8Xt5Crzq
4gI3rKkOg=&ver=3 the midst of things we cannot
until we are able to hold elec- understand, To those of us who
tions. While we all are being inconve-
nienced in major ways, the love are afraid, give us courage To
- A motion was passed to keep of God, the life of Jesus and the those of us who are exhausted,
our annual pledge to the Diocese fellowship of the Holy Spirit will give us strength To those of us
the same as last year, at 11% of guide and sustain us! in despair, give us hope. Com-
our Normal Operating Income.. fort us in our struggle, O Lov-
ing God, Walk with us through
- A motion was passed, accord- Bishop Hughes’ this time of crisis, Grant us and
ing to the regulations of the Dio- Messages our loved ones’ safety, securi-
cese, that the appropriate portion ty and stability, and help us to
of Father Stephen’s compensation
package be designated as housing
allowance.
B ishop Hughes posts regular
messages, including videos,
online at dioceseofnewark.org/
learn the lessons you are giving
us at this time, so that we may
all work together to rebuild our
bishops-vlog. lives, and make the world a
The minutes of the Vestry better place. In the name of our
meeting will be posted on the loving Creator we pray, Amen.
bulletin board in the Parish
Hall as they become available. Sister Monica Clare
The next meeting will be held Community of St. John Baptist
on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
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you can do it via phone, com-
puter or tablet. We are happy Pa r i s h C l a s s i f i e d s
that modern technology has al-
lowed us to continue this very
important service so that the Personalized
children can stay in touch with
their friends while continuing
Cards
their studies. As always, we
thank you for the opportunity
to be a part of your child's
I f you are looking for a conve-
nient way to send out cards to
friends, family, and/or business
Christian education and wel- relations...look no further!
Choir Fund Raiser come any new students. Order personalized cards with
your name or signature printed
W e still want your elec-
tronics! The choir is still
collecting electronics to recycle. Used Book
directly on the card and return
address printed directly on the
envelope! This is a huge time-
We need old phones, Ipads, Collection saving convenience!
Ipods, hand-held games and of
L ooking for a place to donate Best of all, these cards are of-
course used printer cartridges. fered at a 20% discount and, in ad-
The phones bring the most your well-read and loved
books? Please consider our new dition, Christ Church receives 7%
return but please remember back on the order...making your
to wipe them clean before you book bin in the parking lot on Ra-
mapo Avenue. We accept books order a win-win for everyone.
turn them in to us. We don’t The entire line of cards are
want your personal informa- with ISBN numbers. That is the
13 digit number following the let- available online for perusal at
tion to be vulnerable. It’s a www.graphicinnovations.carl-
win-win. They get recycled ters ISBN on the book near the
bar code. No magazines or ency- soncraft.com. On the website,
and we get some cash for new you will be able to select a stock
music. Please leave your items clopedias please. The books are
resold and redistributed. They verse or create your own, select
in the Parish Office. Thank you! typestyles, and personalize it
are only recycled if they are in
very poor condition. This is a fun- further by adding your name.
draiser for Christ Church, as we There are cards available for
will receive some money for the all budgets – go on, have some
books collected. Thank you for fun! Call Cheryl Finger with
your support! any questions or if assistance is
needed at 973-616-0309.
To preview products online:
w w w. g r a p h i c i n n o v a t i o n s .
carlsoncraft.com
Sunday School
W e are well into our
2020/2021 Sunday School
year and we are having a lot of
fun! The class runs from 9.30
am to 10. If you do not already
have the log-in information,
please contact Parish Office.
Logging in is very easy and
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Journey of the Magi and a water-mill
by T. S. Eliot beating the darkness.
And three trees on the low sky,
A cold coming we had of it, And an old white horse galloped
Just the worst time of the year in away in the meadow.
For such a journey, Then we came to a tavern with
and such a journey: vine-leaves over the lintel,
Christ Church
The ways deep and Six hands at an open door dicing on Facebook
C
the weather sharp, for pieces of silver,
hrist Church is now on Face-
The very dead of winter. And feet kicking the book. Go to www.facebook.
And the camels galled, empty wine-skins. com/christchurchpompton to
sore-footed, Refractory, But there was no information, become a fan.
Lying down in the melting snow, and so we continued.
There were times we regretted And arrived at evening,
The summer palaces on slopes, not a moment too soon. Pop Up
the terraces. Finding the place; it was Youth Ministry
And the silken girls (you may say) satisfactory.
bringing sherbet.
All this was a long time ago,
P op Up is a welcoming minis-
try of the Diocese of Newark
bringing together youth for fun
Then the camel men cursing I remember, activities, community, and faith
and grumbling And I would do it again, formation. All youth grades 6-12
And running away, but set down This Set down are encouraged to join us for our
and wanting their This: were we led all that way for monthly events. For more in-
liquor and women, Birth or Death? There was a formation, including plans for
And the night fires going out, Birth, certainly. the first few months of 2021, go
and the lack of shelters, We had evidence and no doubt. to https://dioceseofnewark.org/
youth.
And the cities hostile I had seen birth and death,
and the towns unfriendly. But had thought they were
And the villages dirty different; this Birth was Seasons of Hope
and charging high prices: Hard and bitter agony for us, Greeting Cards
A hard time we had of it. like Death, our death.
A Christ Church Fundraiser
At the end we preferred We returned to our places,
to travel all night,
Sleeping in snatches,
With the voices singing
these Kingdoms,
But no longer at ease here,
in the old dispensation,
A vailable now. Perfect as holi-
day gifts. Featuring the har-
mony of nature with our lovely
in our ears, saying With an alien people Christ Church property. Package
That it was all folly. clutching their gods. of 6, Four Seasons cards, blank
inside, $12 per package. Variety
I should be glad of
pack of 6 cards, blank inside, $12
Then at dawn we came down another death. per package. Place your order by
to a temperate valley, sending an email to the Parish Of-
Wet, below the snow line, fice at christchurchpomptonof-
smelling of vegetation; Submitted by Deacon Barbara fice@gmail.com or by calling the
With a running stream office at 973-835-2207. Checks can
be made out to Christ Church or,
to pay on-line, click on the link
to go to our donation page, se-
lect “other” and specify greeting
cards. Donate
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Kathleen Caputo Romilly Liloia
Electronic Giving
Bill Brouhle Cheryl Finger
Richard Greco Pat Giannone
Now Available to
Donna Cook Pat Giannone
Christ Church!
Roxanna Parker Shirley Van Dunk
Alice Schmelzer Carol Egan E lectronic Giving is a conve-
nient, consistent way to help
Christ Church year-round. Con-
Jim Hester Carol Egan
sider making a contribution or
Liz Unger Natalie McCabe scheduling a recurring electronic
Joseph Hynes Natalie McCabe contribution today! It’s easy! You
Andrea Lentz Wilma Ciaburri will no longer need to write out
checks and prepare envelopes
Anya Neugebauer Cathy Prekel every week. Even when travel,
Jason Trovy Barbara Hanenberg illness or other circumstances
Mary Babb Parish Care prevent you from attending
Scott Stoveken Denise Pugsley services, your electronic contribu-
tions will continue to be received.
Mike Abriola Parish Care Get started today! Visit the Christ
Rosemary Claeys Parish Care Church website at www.christ-
Please pray for those Selma Schwartz Elizabeth Kostyn churchpompton.org and look for
who are homebound or Judy Loeb Parish Care
the DONATE button on the lower
right side. If you have questions,
have a long term illness see Bruce Hetzel or call the Parish
Please pray for those
Office at 973-835-2207.
Sue Contos Pat Giannone serving in the military:
Christine Tafuri Lewis Pat Giannone FCA2 Peter Brower Leigh Brower
Kim Hetzel Bruce Hetzel Master Sgt. Robert Preston Mason
A Reminder…
L
Nora Reynolds Debbie DeFreese Scott Heck
et’s have our stewardship to
Joe Stewart Erica Stewart Chaplin Bill Kapr Abby Novak the parish be a reflection of
AJ DiGennaro Carol Egan living with a spirit of gratitude!
Captain Ryan Tintera John Tintera
If you have not already done
Daniel Bevilacqua, Sr. Carol Egan
Petty Officer 1st Class Jake Smith so, please renew your com-
Tony DiGennaro Carol Egan Abby Novak mitment to our Christ Church
Mike Egan Carol Egan Lt. Col. Andrew M. Niebel ministries by making a gener-
Philip Prekel Cathy Prekel Karen Bogert ous financial pledge to Christ
1SG James Rivera Carol Egan
Church. Please fill out and
Suzanne Braun Liz Kostyn return a 2021 Pledge Card to
Pablo Fallas Javier Fallas Major Matthew Getty 400 Ramapo Avenue, Pompton
Florence Loscalzo Lakes, NJ 07442. We are grate-
Tom Filipi Andy Shaw
Timothy Falk Tom Falk 1st Lt. Daniel Wagner ful for your stewardship of our
Chris Kenyon congregation and of those who
Dale Garafalo Carol Egan are served by our ministries!
Richard Chambers
Dinah Zacs Zigi Zacs Patti & Jeff Mitchell
Rebecca Hough Stephen Rozzelle
Richard Russinko Valerie Russinko
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A Christ Church Fundraiser
Available now. Perfect as holiday gifts.
Featuring the harmony of nature with our lovely Christ Church property.
Package of 6, Four Seasons cards, blank inside, $12 per package.
Variety pack of 6 cards, blank inside, $12 per package.
Place your order by sending an email to the Parish Office at christchurchpomptonoffice@gmail.
com or by calling the office at 973-835-2207. Checks can be made out to Christ Church or, to pay
on-line, click on the link to go to our donation page, select “other” and specify greeting cards.
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• Bloomingdale/Butler/
Kinnelon - Karen Bogert -
Cards of
973-634-0190 Remembrance
• GlenRock/North Haledon/
Totowa – Marianne Taylor -
201-741-8825
C ards of remembrance are
for those who, on the death
of a friend, desire to send a
memorial offering to Christ
• Haskell/Wanaque
Church, instead of sending
Sue Helm - 973-856-2129
flowers. The cards are available
• Oakland/Wyckoff/Franklin through the Parish Office.
Lakes - Geri Sheehan -
201-337-7395
The Episcopal Diocese of
Neighborhood • Pompton Lakes, Christ
Newark Mission Statement
Church area & Colfax
Initiative
• Pompton Lakes Hamburg Equipping congregations…
Y OU are the reason for the
Neighborhood Initiative.
When life happens, it means a
Turnpike South - Alison
Thornhill - 973-886-9728
Empowering people…
Engaging the world...
lot to have a neighbor nearby • Pompton Lakes, Hamburg
...with the hope and
who is connected to your parish Turnpike North - Mary Ann
Salerno-Fitzgerald - justice of Jesus
community and ready to serve
you. Increasingly, Christ Church 973-835-6553
participants are finding this • Pompton Plains/Pequan-
true. One of the joys of serving nock - Megan & Kat Menezes
each other and our communi- - 201-575-9459
ties is that needs, small or large,
brief or over a long-term, can be • Ringwood/Wanaque -
addressed through the network Joan Van Splinter -
of neighborhoods created by the 973-856-4978
The newsletter
Outside In/Inside Out Commis- • Ringwood/Haskell - of Christ Church,
sion of the Vestry. Neighbor- Sue Helm - 973-856-2129 Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
hood Leaders cross-reference re-
• Riverdale - Bette Davis - 973.835.2207
sources with each other and are
building a web of compassion. 973-809-1384 www.christchurchpompton.org
Here is the current list of Neigh- • Wayne - Packanack Lake, January 2021
borhood Leaders who meet Preakness - Janet Furness
quarterly to discuss and plan -585-734-0374 Please submit all copy to Maureen
how best to serve our 15 neigh- Kilian, Parish Administrator in
borhoods. Please let us know if • Wayne - Sheffield - Barbara a typewritten format or e-mail to
your town is not represented. Hazelwood - 973-696-4966 office@christchurchpompton.org
Feel free to call your Neighbor- • West Milford/Stockholm/ by the 15th of each month.
hood Leader just to say hello or Oak Ridge/Hewitt - Barbara
thanks for being there! & Karl Schinke - 973-557-5465 The Epistle is designed by
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Morris Cty/Somerset County/
Princeton and beyond) -
Andy Shaw - 973-927-0202
Visit the parish calendar at the website at www.christchurchpompton.org
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