Come Sing!

Helen is starting a choir. YIPPPEEE!!!

Please come one, come all.

Rehearsal for the next few Saturdays from 9AM - 10:30AM.

The more, the merrier - honestly.

New Furnace!

Ain't it a beaut? Thanks, Doug for the photo.

Come One - Come All!

Our new organist, Helen Hamel has offered to get our choir off the ground. She
is willing to meet during the week if that is more convenient for any one.
Please come and join. Joyful noise is made by anyone who likes to sing.

Council Meeting-February 2011

1. Rev. Ralph Peterson to officiate at the Feb. 27th service, $100+ $.50 a mile.
2. Cluster Meeting @ St. Lukes on March 1st. that is their dinner night we are
invited and will have meeting after.
3. Deb working with Patti will have to be voted in by council when she is ready.
4. Mac to check re; annual fund raising sign ie; Christ our Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Annual Fund Drive.
5. a. Ask P. Bob to be V.Pres of council.
b. President- Marcia
c. Treas.- Patti & Deb
d. Financial Sec.- Kandy Tubbs
e. Deputy Treasure Improvement Fund- Linda Stalker
f. Committee Reports due on a monthly basis.
g. Property Comm.- Mac, Gary, Doug & Bruce.
h. Report on Confirmation- Linda
i. Worship & Music- Pastor Bob & R. Tucksmith
j. Fellowship- Donna Jean
k. Spec. Luncheons- Patti & Ann
l. Stewardship- Patti & Ken
m. Cluster Rep.- Dawn T., Richard T.(?), Pastor Bob, MAc(?)
6. Comm. Rpts;
a. Property- Contracts w/ Suburban Propane canceled, Main-Care new cont. holder.
Pastor cloak cabinet raised.
New Propane gas furnaces installed.
Handle replaced on up-stairs toilet in the apartment.
Hot air trunk line w/ 4 exhausts from lower furnace.
Thanks to Marcia & Bruce, we have new Renters for the office,
Local Lawyer Mark Renfro.
b. Feb. treasury report deposits of $3,551.50, Disbursements $2.703.82. Deposits
does not show the apt. rent of $950 that had not been deposited yet.
c. Worship & Music- New organist working out fine, Helen would like to get our
choir going on a regular basis and is willing to practice during the week if we
like. Richard and children doing a wonderful
job. Richard would like some feed back re; his Sunday service leadership.
7. Directory- Doug advised almost ready, the rough draft is fantastic, church will
pay for them, and we will ask each family to contribute towards the cost of each.
Doug to order 45 copies w/ bill to be submitted to Patti.
8. New Business; Mac to contact all who may be interested in joining the choir, an
announcement will be made on Sun. all are welcome.
9. Ash Wednesday March 9th. we may be asked to hold worship and host here.
10. Council to meet with Pastor Preisinger on March 8th. Pastor review.

Next Council Meeting March 8th, 7PM.

SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS

by Garrison Keillor

I have made fun of Lutherans for years - who wouldn't, if you lived in
Minnesota ? But I have also sung with Lutherans, and that is one of the main
joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn.

We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive calm, their
fear of giving offense, their lack of speed and also for their secret
fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like they do.

If you ask an audience in New York City, a relatively Lutheranless place, to
sing along on the chorus of 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore', they will look
daggers at you as if you had asked them to strip to their underwear. But if
you do this among Lutherans, they'll smile and row that boat ashore and up on
the beach! And down the road!

Lutherans are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony. It's a
talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing alto or tenor
or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting your little head
against that person's rib cage. It's natural for Lutherans to sing in
harmony. We're too modest to be soloists, too worldly to sing in unison. When
you're singing in the key of C and you slide into the A7th and D7th chords,
all two hundred of you, it's an emotionally fulfilling moment.

I once sang the bass line of Children of the Heavenly Father in a room with
about three thousand Lutherans in it; and when we finished, we all had
tears in our eyes, partly from the promise that God will not forsake us,
partly from the proximity of all those lovely voices. By our joining in
harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake each other.

I do believe this: These Lutherans are the sort of people you could call up
when you're in deep distress. If you're dying, they'll comfort you. If
you're lonely, they'll talk to you. And if you're hungry, they'll give you
tuna salad!

Provided by Pastor Bob

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Second Annual Meeting

Some new council members were voted in, annual reports from pastor and the committees were reviewed and accepted. Our many accomplishments were applauded.

Remember to give regularly to Christ our Emmanuel Church whether you attend the service or not. We are going to try to add a weekly organist which will add to the church's expenses but hopefully bring in more people and enhance the service for everyone. A steady choir - wouldn't that be nice?!

If you would like to make a donation to the extra cost of live music, or to the printing of the picture directory, or to help replenish the improvement fund, which was used for the many capital projects in 2010, feel free to mail something in to 19 Park Row, Chatham NY 12037 ATT: Treasurer. If you are putting money in the basket, mark your donation and we will make sure it will be applied as you wish.

Stay warmmmmmm, everybody!!!

Thanks to Richard and his helpers the walkways were all clear. We appreciate it, fellas!

No side door this Sunday

Richard is working hard at clearing the pathways but unfortunately it looks like the only entrance to the church will be the front door. The lift will also be available.

For this Sunday, as of now, it looks like the path from the parking lot to the side entrance and the path from the street to the side entrance will not be passable.

Richard, thank you for your hard work. This ice is somethin' else!