Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1

The Door

September, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Session News……….2-3

Peace & Global

Witness Offering……..4

Harvest Season………..5

HCS Thanks……………5

Bumper Sticker

Religion………...…….6-7

Calendar……………......8

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SESSION NEWS

God has answered our prayers for leadership in this transitional period between called pastors. The Rev. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald will join us as our Interim Pastor beginning on October 1, 2019. Janice has extensive train-ing and experience in working with congregations in transition and brings the gift of spiritual maturity with her. She has served as an interim pastor for many congregations since the late 1990s. She has most recently served as interim pastor for the Perinton Presbyterian Church. Janice lives in the area and has been active in the Presbytery of Genesee Valley. Previous to being ordained in the Presbyterian Church, she had a career in intensive health care as nurse manager of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Strong Memorial Hospital.

TCPC welcomes

Rev. Dr. Janice

Fitzgerald as our

Interim Pastor

beginning in

October!

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Rev. Fitzgerald will provide pastoral leadership as TCPC’s full time interim pastor. Her responsibilities will include:

• Giving intentional leadership to the Five Developmen-tal Tasks of the Interim Period. She will assess the need for and lead the congregation through work that needs to be completed as quickly as possible in order to facilitate the work of the Pastoral Nominating Committee when it is constituted;

• Preaching and leading the worship life of the church;

• Officiating at communion, baptisms, weddings, and funerals as requested;

• Participate in leading membership classes, Confirmation classes and/or other Christian Education programs and services that may be mutually agreed upon;

• Visiting the sick and shut-ins in conjunction with the Deacons and counseling members as requested;

• Serving as Moderator of the Session;

• Serving as Head of Staff;

• Participating in evaluation of the Interim Pastorate at the conclusion of the interim period.

The membership of Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church will support and cooperate with the Interim Pastor in every way and will assume responsibility for:

• Working on the Developmental Tasks for congregations during the interim period;

• Attending worship services and meetings;

• Maintaining the church’s ministry to the community, supported by the Interim Pastor;

• Providing clerical and/or other administrative services as needed.

Join us for the October 6, 2019 worship service

to welcome Rev. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald!

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PEACE & GLOBAL WITNESS OFFERING

The church of every time and place wrestles with the distance between our timeframe and expectations and God’s. In God’s time, even the small seeds we plant can grow into sturdy trees. In God’s time, the tears we carry can be transformed into new partnerships and hope. In God’s time, our expectations can be expanded and surpassed by God’s faithfulness.

The 2019 Peace and Global Witness Offering encourages the church of our time to cast off anxiety and fear, discord and division, and embrace our reconciling God’s mission to those around the corner and around the world. It is boundless peace God offers. It bursts through the shackles of time and expectation. It quiets the anxiety of each believer by joining us together, as we offer our prayer:

Now, May the Lord grant us peace in all times and in all ways.

Remember, 25% of this offering stays with Twelve Corners to support peacemaking in our area, 25% stays with the Presbytery and 50% supports the work of PCUSA around the globe.

This year we will be receiving your gifts on October 6, World Communion Sunday, an ecumenical celebration of our oneness in the Spirit and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, bringing churches together in Christian unity.

• Providing relief to those affected by natural disasters

• Providing food to the hungry

• Resourcing communities working to cast off the bonds of poverty and oppression

Photos from PCUSA.org

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HCS NOTE OF THANKS Dear Members of Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church,

On behalf of Heritage Christian Services we would like to

express our gratitude for the wonderful relationship we

formed with you over the past 22 years through our Day

Hab program. We sincerely appreciate the constant

support demonstrated by all and are grateful for the posi-

tive impact that support had on both individuals who

choose our services and staff. We value the bonds made

throughout the years and look forward to many more years

of mutual support and friendship as Heritage Christian

and Twelve Corners Presbyterian continue to nurture our

relationship through our Residential Program.

Sincerely,

Drew Bielemeier

Senior Vice President of Operations &

Joanie Parker, M. ED

Associate Vice President of Education and Employment

HARVEST SEASON

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-Sermon Story told by Rod Frohman

Ultimately what we think about God shapes how we discern

what goes on in our society, and how we treat others.

The converse is also true: how we treat others reveals what we

really believe about God. Promiscuous homage of God can be a

carefully practiced hypocrisy. Or maybe it is not so carefully

practiced, like the following story.

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A woman was being tailgated by a stressed out man on a busy

boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of

her. She did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even

though she could have beaten the red light by accelerating

through the intersection.

The tailgating man was furious at being stuck at the light and

so honked his horn, screaming in frustration, as he missed his

chance to get through the intersection. Of course he dropped

his cell phone and spilled his coffee, while giving rude gestures.

BUMPER STICKER RELIGION

All men promiscuously do homage

to God, but very few truly

reverence him.

-John Calvin

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As he was still in mid-rant, he heard a tap on his window and

looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer

ordered him to exit his car with his hands up. He was patted down

and handcuffed and standing beside the road. The policeman got

back in his car and got on his computer. After about 15 minutes he

got out of his police car and took off the man’s handcuffs,

apologized and told him he was free to go.

The police officer then said, “I'm very sorry for this mistake. You

see, I pulled up behind your car. While you were blowing your

horn, flipping off the woman in front of you, and cussing a

blue streak at her. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper

sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, and the chrome-

plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk; naturally...I assumed

you had stolen the car.”

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What’s Happening at TCPC this Month?

September, 2019

Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church

1200 Winton Rd. S

Rochester NY 14618,

(585) 244 8585

twelvecorners.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fellowship 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Cub Scout Cmte Mtg 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Deacons Mtg - Offsite

2 Holiday - Building Closed Labor Day

3 4 5 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study

6 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Nursery School Parents Mtg

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8 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fellowship

9 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Girl Scouts 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Boy Scout Cmte Mtg 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Boy Scouts

10 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Nursery School Parents Mtg 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM B&G Cmte Mtg 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Nursery School Board Mtg

11 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Cub Scouts 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Handbell Choir 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sanctuary Choir

12 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Cub Scouts

13 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Finance Mtg - Offsite

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15 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fellowship

16 17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Session

18 DOOR Deadline 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Handbell Choir 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sanctuary Choir

19 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Cub Scout Pack Mtg

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22 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fellowship

23 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Girl Scouts 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Boy Scouts

24 25 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM TCPC Women Group 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Handbell Choir 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sanctuary Choir

26 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study

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29 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Fellowship 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Deacons Mtg

30 1 2 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Handbell Choir 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Sanctuary Choir

3 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Men's Bible Study 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Personnel Cmte Mtg

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