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2009 Christmas Gifts for Persons and Families with HIV/AIDS
The Classis Ministries Board is
please to endorse and support this year's collection. For the first time,
the three major councils we work with on our synod-wide collection, have
different gift item requests. Please look carefully at the three gift flyers
below. Under each council are listed the counties that are served. Download the
flyer of the council closest to you. Your choices are AIDS Community Resources,
AIDS
If you have questions, please email Nancy McNiven at nmcniven@rca.org.
….and what does the Lord require
of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and
to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8b
Albany
Synod
AIDS Community Resources
2009 Gift List For Persons and Families With HIV/AIDS
Donations serve Cayuga, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison,
Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and St. Lawrence Counties
Over Twenty-five Years of Caring
Gifts and monetary donations serve Cayuga, Herkimer, Jefferson,
Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and St Lawrence Counties. Listed below
are the sites closest to RCA congregations.
Delivery gift
dates are scheduled for Tuesday, November 15 through Friday, December 11. Please
call ahead before making a delivery.
AIDS Community
Resources
627 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13204, 1-800-475-2430 or
1-315-475-2430
(For questions on
all three sites contact the
Director of Special Project/Development at ext. 701)
AIDS Community
Resources
401 Columbia St., Utica, NY 13502, 1-315-793-0661
AIDS Community
Resources
17 E. Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021, 1-315-253-7924, ext. 146
Make
secure online donations to the AIDS Community Resources Christmas Angel Holiday
Program, www.aidscommunityresources.com.
Click Donate.
Call the offices to sponsor an individual or a family.
Note,
the gift list is on a separate flyer for easy posting.
Who We Are: AIDS Community Resources (ACR) is a not-for-profit,
community-based organization providing prevention, education and support
services to those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in the Central,
Northern, and Mohawk Valley regions of New York State. From July 2006—June
2007, ACR provided support services to a combination of 1,040 HIV positive
clients and their families. Over 13,000 individuals were reached through
prevention and education services.
…and what does the Lord require
of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8b
Donations serve Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin,
Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady,
Schoharie, Warren and Washington Counties
AIDS Council of
Northeastern New York
927 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207, 1-518-434-4686
(For questions contact the special project coordinator at ext. 2424)
Over
Twenty-Five Years of Caring
Gifts and
monetary donations serve Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton,
Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington
Counties.
Option
1.
Drop gifts off
at the Schenectady Synod Office
Monday, November 30 to Monday, December 7, Monday
–Friday, 8:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (The office is closed Fridays from noon to 1:00
p.m.)
Note,
the gift list is on a separate flyer for easy posting.
You can make
secure online monetary donations to the Northeast Holiday Sponsor Program at www.aidscouncil.org.
Click Donate Now.
What We Do: The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York provides comprehensive support services to more than 800 persons living with HIV or AIDS and more than 500 family members each year. Client services programs keep people living with HIV/AIDS
healthy and productive for as
long as possible. The highly compassionate team of Case Managers work with
individuals and their families proactively to help them access appropriate
medical care and support services and work with them to follow prescribed
treatment regimens.
Albany
Synod
AIDS Rochester 2009 Gift List
For Persons and Families With HIV/AIDS
Donations serve Monroe, Wayne, Seneca, Ontario,
Livingston, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates Counties
AIDS
Rochester
1350 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607 1-585-442-2220
(For questions contact the Director of Volunteer Services)
Over
Twenty-Five Years of Caring
Gifts and gift
card donations serve Monroe, Wayne, Seneca, Ontario, Livingston, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates
Counties.
Gift items and
gift cards will be accepted until Friday, December 18, but please call ahead
before making a gift delivery.
Hours are
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
You can make a
secure online donation at www.aidsrochester.org.
Note,
the gift list is on a separate flyer for easy posting. Gift cards are
preferred.
Johnstown Reformed Church The Reverend Brian D. Dykema, Pastor Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all now
and forever. Truly our help is in the name of the Lord who made both heaven and
earth! Greetings to you from the family of Johnstown Reformed Church and
the Classis Ministries Board. The seasons are changing again and the
beauty of life all around us gives glory to God each day. Today I would like to share with you a wonderful
opportunity to give God glory in the serving and loving of others. For a number
of years Albany Synod has been dedicated to supplying gifts such as shampoos,
soap, toothpaste and other much needed supplies to persons and their families
with HIV/AIDS. The Synod and the churches have been ever so faithful toward this
ministry. The thanks and gratitude of those who have been served are shared with
you for all the past donations. The Classis Ministries Board has voted unanimously to continue
this vital service and ministry to these friends of ours. The support they
receive from us is some of the only support they get. We are living
through this ministry the call of Christ to remember and love those who suffer
and struggle. I pray we are all willing to continue to live into the
Kingdom message of Christ which has many different parts, but comes down
to this; "A new command I give you: Love one another, as I have loved you,
so you must love one another" (John 13:34). Friends I know and tust that
your hearts are ready and eager to love. If you have any questions
please feel free to call Nancy McNiven at the Synod office or myself at our
Church office. I pray and hope this is another way for us to continue the life,
work and mission of our Lord and Savior Jesus thoughout the world, community and
congregations around and among us. Jesus bring your healing, Pastor Brian Dykema
351 North Perry Street
Johnstown, New York 12095
Phone 518-762-7869
Johnstown Reformed Church
Schoharie Classis
Lombard Mennonite
Peace Center To Present
Mediation Skills Training
Institute for Church Leaders
on January 11-15, 2010
Mediation Skills
Training
Conflict is normal and inevitable — whether in the home, school,
community, church or workplace. Leaders in all walks of life often have a
responsibility to help others work through their conflicts. The Mediation Skills
Training Institute presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) is
designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively
with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The
five-day institute also includes a component on congregational intervention and
consultation, placed within the context of family systems 
theory.
January 11-15, 2010 are the dates for the next Mediation Skills Training
Institute in Albany Synod. The location is Brighton Reformed Church, 605
Blossom, Rochester, NY. The training will run daily from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm,
with the exception of Monday, which starts at 9:00 am and Friday, which
concludes at 4:00 p.m.
Registration flyers are being sent to synod churches and can be downloaded below. Scholarships of $400 are available to Albany Synod RCA members. For more information, contact Phyllis Palsma at:
Regional Synod of Albany, Reformed Church in America, 1790 Grand Blvd., Schenectady, NY 12309. Email ppalsma@nycap.rr.com or calling 518-605-1945. Also, learn more about LMPC and other training events at the website: www.LMPeaceCenter.org.
“The Mediation Skills Training Institute . . . was ‘life transforming’ for me . . . My faith and call to peacemaking came together . . . My ministry and life will not be the same and I am equipped to be ‘part of the solution’ instead of being part of the problem.” This was the sentiment of a pastor/therapist who participated in Lombard Mennonite Peace Center’s (LMPC) Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders. Other participants in the training have had similar responses.
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Regional Synod of Albany Classis Ministries Board
Scholarship
Mediation Skills Training Institute for
Church Leaders
Brighton
Reformed Church
805 Blossom Road
Rochester, NY 14610
January
11-15, 2010
Led
by Staff of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
The
Regional Synod of Albany (RCA) Classis Ministries Board is offering scholarships
of up to $400 per person for the Mediation Skills Training Institute. The
following criteria apply:
·
This
scholarship may only be applied toward registration at the January 11-15, 2010
Mediation Skills Training Institute at Brighton Reformed Church in
·
Applicants
must be a member in good standing in a Reformed Church in
·
Applicants
should be willing to use the training to help their congregation and/or classis
in Albany Synod move forward in ministries of nurture and healing so that
congregational members - individually and as a Body of Christ - will be
empowered to engage more fully in Christ’s mission.
·
Recipients
will be notified via mail or e-mail of their awards.
Payment will be made directly to the Mediation Skills Training Institute.
·
Recipient
is responsible for payment of the tuition balance if scholarship is granted.
Please
submit scholarship application with your registration form. In
keeping with the policy of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, cancellations are
subject to a $75 non-refundable fee if Albany Synod is notified at least two
weeks prior to the institute. Scholarship
recipients will not receive a refund on their portion of paid tuition if
cancellation occurs after December 27, 2009.
Please
contact Phyllis Palsma at ppalsma@rca.org
or telephone 518-605-1945 for more information about the Institute or the
scholarship.
To
apply for a scholarship, complete the form and return it to Albany Synod
Mediation Training, 1790 Grand Boulevard, Schenectady, NY 12309. Application due by December 15, 2009.
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another…forgive each
other…And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were
called in the one body.
Leading Churches in Green Pastures: A retreat for church leaders who wish to
shepherd their churches into an environment of creation care. May 23-25, 2010.
A conference for church leaders who wish to cultivate creation
care in their churches
May 23 to 25, 2010,
at Fowler Camp and Retreat Center in Speculator, New York
Sponsored by
- Camp Fowler,
- the Episcopal Church,
- the Reformed Church in America,
- and the Regional Synod of Albany (RCA)
This conference will explore how faith informs our stewardship of the earth. We will worship and relax in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, listening to and learning from both the natural world and other participants.
Workshops will cover topics from gardening to preaching.