The Park Church of Elmira, New York


Map & Directions Who We Are Make a Difference Religious Education Music & Choir Weekly Sermon July 2010 Calendar August 2010 calendar Newsletter History UCC.org Related Web Sites Staff Weddings, Funerals/Memorial Services & Baptisms Gifts & Memorabilia	Contact Us! office@theparkchurch.org Phone: 607-733-9104 Open: Tue - Fri: 9 am to 2 pm New and Notable Cross Currents Newsletter July - August 2010 June 2010 May 2010 Healthy Christianity Blog Read and comment on Rev.Wayne Gustafson's blog: Healthy Christianity at Park Church. 2009 Lenten Meditations What I Want to Say to God Understanding Holy Week Online! Audio recordings and notes Understanding Holy Week Praying the Lord's Prayer Online! Audio recordings and notes of the eight session series: Praying the Lord's Prayer Online Calendar Second Place East Collection In need of pots, pans, dish & laundry soap and toilet paper. Baskets are available at either entrance. Welcome to The Park Church, Elmira, New York A United Church of Christ Congregation! Sunday Worship Services SUMMER HOURS 9:00 AM Beecher Hall SUMMER WORSHIP: Until - September 12, 2010. Informal worship in Beecher Hall at 9:00 a.m. We are looking for people/teams for planning and particiaption. Please contact the office if you are interested in helping. CHURCH PROFILE: please click here to see a copy of the Church Profile PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE: TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE PARK CHURCH: Full Profile for the Reverend Felicity Wright. Rev. Wright's profile Upcoming Events: UPCOMING WORSHIP SCHEDULE: 8/1 - Worship with Holy Communion led by Pastor Felicity 8/8 - Worship led by Pastor Felicity or Rob Hovey 8/15 - Worship led by Pastor Felicity or Rob Hovey 8/22 - Joint worship at Tanglewood Nature Center with Corning United Church of Christ 8/29 - TENTATIVE: Worship and Blessing of the Animals in Wisner Park 9/5 - Worship led by Pastor Felicity 9/12 - Welcome Back Sunday: Worship and picnic in Wisner Park 9/19 - Worship in the Sanctuary Meaningful Movies at Park Co-sponsored by Pax Christi and The Park Church, the Meaningful Movie group invites all to attend the Films for Thought on the second Wednesday of the month at The Park Church. The next movie will be Trouble the Water, a documentary about Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans, on Wednesday August 11th. Potluck dinner at 6:00PM, and movie at 7:00PM. Endless Mountains Music Festival - August 12th "An Evening in Elmira" Festival Orchestra Concert, featuring Rodney Mack on trumpet. Bohemian Folk Music and Elvis Presley's Blue Suede Shoes swing through The Park Church with Dvorak's Symphony #8 and Peter Breiner's concerto gross, "Elvis Goes Baroque", including "All Shook Up" and "Don't Be Cruel". For more information and tickets, please contact Endless Mountains Music Festival at info@endlessmountain.net or by calling the box office at (570) 787-78 Tours of The Park Church In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), Joseph Barber, Director of Music and Organist of The Park Church will be leading tours of the church on the first Thursday of each month through September, at 11:00AM. The tour will include viewing the old library of The Park Church which has the original pool table that Mark Twain and Rev. Thomas Beecher played on, as well as the church sanctuary and Beecher Hall. Also, a demonstration of the melodeon that once belonged to Harriet Beecher Stowe and also of the magnificent 3 manual Schantz pipe organ will be given. We encourage anyone who is interested in history or who is just curious to come for this informative and interesting tour. Yoga Class: Is continuting through the summer each Tuesday from 5:15-6:15. Led by Bonnie M. Raniewicz, a registered yoga instructor with the Yoga Alliance, and member of the International Association of Registered Yoga Therapists. Beginners are welcome! $30 for 6 classes or $7 drop-in fee. Seekers Lunch: The Seekers Lunch - Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 12:10-12:50 Are you a seeker? Do you have have questions? Do you just want a place to talk about spiritual, religious, or other matters? Then come to The Seeker's Lunch! Bring your own lunch, we'll provide the beverages. Call the office (733-9104) for more information. Congregational Interest Survey Our governance structure depends on being able to plug people into their areas of interest. The Congregational survey information makes that possible. Please complete a survey and send it to the church office if you have not already done so. Thanks. Click here for a copy of the survey
	As an "Open and Affirming" congregation we, the members of The Park Church, embrace people of every ethnic origin, race, class, age, ability, gender and sexual orientation. We welcome into Christian worship, membership, leadership, friendship, and employment all who covenant with us to seek God's truth and to follow Christ's example.