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University Presbyterian Church

October 2016

I wish you could see what the congregation looks like from my vantage point on the chancel each Sunday

morning. (As an aside: if you sign up to be a liturgist or join our awesome choir, you can have this

experience!) What is impressive is that even within our relatively small congregation, I witness a great

diversity of God’s people of faith looking back at me each Sunday morning. There are older faces of those

grown wise and experienced through years of living, and younger faces of university students and youth.

There are dark faces, light faces, and every shade in between. Worshipping with us are people who come

from countries on the other side of the globe and others who have lived their entire lives here in Buffalo.

Our diversity extends into the realm of faith, as well. On the theological spectrum, some among us would

likely fall on the more evangelical end—believing in the inerrancy of the Bible, for example—while others

would subscribe to a more liberal interpretation of scripture.

And yet, somehow, this diverse group of people unites each week. We unite around the story that has

claimed our hearts and lives: the story of the God of love and grace known to us in Jesus.

World Communion Sunday on Oct 2 is a time when the Church is invited to reflect and give thanks for this

story that unites us with brothers and sisters of faith around the globe. We come to the communion table in

symbolic unity with Christians around the globe whom we have never met but with whom we nevertheless

share a common bond.

Yet, here at UPC, this act of uniting with the diverse Body of Christ is more than just

symbolic. We can see this diversity within our own congregation and experience

that unity around the God’s table of grace as we stand side by side with one another

to receive the sacrament.

In very real terms, World Communion Sunday is something we at UPC experience

every Sunday! What a great gift and blessing!

Shalom,

Tracy

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WORSHIP COLUMN ~ SEPTEMBER 2016

October 2 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:00 am Worship Service w/Communion

10:00 am Education Hour

11:00 am Worship Service w/Communion

Lectionary: Lam. 1:1-6; Lam 3:19-26 or Ps. 137;

2 Tim. 1:1-14; Luke 17: 5-10


9:00 am Worship Service



Lectionary: Jer. 29:1, 4-7; Ps. 66:1-12; Tim 2:8-15;

Luke 17:11-19





Lectionary: Jer. 31:27-34; Ps 119-97-104

2 Tim. 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8

October 23 30thSunday in Ordinary Time




Lectionary: Joel 2:23-32; Ps 65; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18

Luke 18:9-14

October 30 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time




Lectionary: Hab. 1:1-4; 2-1-4; Ps 119:137-144

2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10

INTERCOLLEGIATE— INTERGENERATIONAL BIBLE

STUDY

WEDNESDAY, October 5th and 19th

Light Meal at 5:00 pm

Holzwarth Room - Middle level (ML) of the Church

Bring a guest!

All are WELCOME!

Study led by Rev. Stuart Buisch

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University Presbyterian Food Panty

Needs Your HELP!

Are you looking for ways to stay active and help out? Are you a

student who needs volunteer hours? Would you like to meet new

people and help our community?

Volunteer

at the University Presbyterian Church

Food Pantry

Stop by on a Tuesday or Thursday between 12 pm and 4 pm and meet the current

volunteers and maybe some of the clients. See what it’s all about. Agree to work and

meet wonderful individuals who are already helping out.

The 4 ½ hour shifts once a month will be interesting and worthwhile. Should you

want to help more (yes!!!) you are most welcome. PLUS, you will feel good about the

time you spend with us, helping our neighbors. Have a friend or two you would like

to bring with you, that would be wonderful.

We are in need of new individuals to help us with distributing

food to our clients. You will help guide a client through our

"store" to help them choose their groceries.

You assist with helping to stock shelves.

You may be interested in learning to work the check in desk.

Call the Church Office 836-7660 for additional information.

Many Thanks for considering

helping out at our Food Pantry

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October 2016 Birthdays

Election Day—November 8th and UPC’s Bake Good Sale...

As in past presidential elections the members and friends of UPC would bake all kinds of

desserts….cookies, pies, pastries, cakes, brownies, banana, cranberry, cinnamon breads,

and just about any scrumptious delicacy that they liked to make. Once again, 4 years later…

voting for a new president and so we offer the BAKE GOOD SALE. Help in making all these

wonderful desserts is needed. Take a moment to think about one your most delicious

desserts and plan to make one (or more) for our sale. Let’s make this years’ sale one for the

record book. LOTS & LOTS of delectable, mouth-watering chewy-gooey desserts are

needed. We will have more information on when & where to bring your delightful creation,

in the November NETWORK and upcoming bulletins. Thanks ladies and gentlemen…yes you

men can bake too.

2 Bill Yockey

4 Chris Siegel

4 Pat Cookfair Casseri

7 Marge Arnold

7 Janet Beamer

7 Stewart Grisante

13 Michael Belus

13 Alexander Robertson

13 Eileen Urquhart

15 Norma Wagner

17 Henry Moorhouse

21 Terry Collins

22 Emily Grisante

26 Jesse Mook

26 Heather Casseri

29 John F. Ward

31 Sherry Byer

Our Youth

5 Zachary Wadkins-Daub

28 Alex Casseri

26 C.J. Harbison

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2016 Fall-Winter small group Bible study, led by Gladys Gifford.

The 2016-2017 guide is: Who is Jesus? What a Difference a Lens Makes , by Judy Yates Siker. We resume our small group Bible study, examining how the various perspectives of the Gospel writers and the apostle Paul shape our understanding of Jesus. The first five will be offered Wednesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm, October 26, November 2 & 9 & 30, December 7 at 174 Capen Blvd (Gladys and Alvin’s home) The guide offers four more lessons, including perspectives from the book of Hebrews, non-canonical gospels, Abrahamic faiths, and contemporary cultures. These four lessons may be offered in the spring of 2017. Please sign up with Gladys Gifford, 836-2825, [email protected], by October 9, so that study guides may be ordered (cost $8.00 each).

BUNDLE UP BUFFALO!

We will again be participating in the outerwear

drive for Jericho Road Community Health

Center. We will be collecting new or gently used

hats, scarves, gloves or mittens, coats, boots

and blankets in adult and child sizes. There will

be a collection box in the Holzwarth Room. The

drive will run from October 2 to October 16. If

you have questions please see Elaine Swaine

(877-4868). Thank you for your kindness and

generosity!

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Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 6th for the Deacons

Soup & Pie fund raiser.

Nobody has to eat and run to get home for the Bills game. The Bills are playing Monday night in Seattle.

Of course you can take some soup home for the Seahawks game the next night. Soup & pie will be available for sit down or take out

after the first service.

Howard Henry will be ordering JUST COFFEE on October 3rd. Sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway with your orders. Remember these packages of

coffee make excellent Christmas gifts for friends and family.

Please remember our Donate Your Sole Program—for slightly used (or new) shoes, boots, slippers, sneakers and other footwear for men, women and kids too!

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CAPEN Fall 2016 Plant and Seed Exchange

Saturday October 1, 2016, 10 AM – 2PM University Presbyterian Church Corner of Niagara Falls Blvd. and Main St.

FALL 2016 PLANT & SEED EXCHANGE

Join the Capen Garden Walk for their Annual Fall Plant and Seed

Exchange on Saturday, October 1st, from 10AM – 2PM at the

University Presbyterian Church.

Perennials and beautifully packaged seeds with seed guide. Bring a

plant, take a plant and get your garden ready for Spring and Summer

blooms. Art activities for those inclined to add something lovely to

their lives courtesy of University Heights Arts Association.

RSVP to the Facebook Event

http://ourheights.org/fall-2016-plant-seed-exchange/

Adult Education Class

This Sunday, October 2nd, Chinomnso Awazie will have his second class on how we

can take steps toward conservation. Practical tips that can be applied right away to

save money while living in an environmentallly friendly and sustainable way.

Gen 2: 1, 8 & 15;

So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.

Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man

he had made. The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden TO TEND and

WATCH OVER IT.

Let's make a difference!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1637980816516686/

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Adult Education Class continued...

Tracy will resume her education classes on Sunday, Oct. 9th continuing with the topic

“God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn’t Say”

Conversations will explore such sayings as: “everything happens for a reason,” “God won’t

give you more than you can handle,” and “love the sinner, hate the sin.” Everyone is

welcome to attend, share, and disagree! Please join Tracy as classes continue on October

16 and 23.

School Supply Drive update…. we received a letter from Salvation Army thanking all of us

for the great school supply items that were donated by our church. While this thank you was

appreciated, please take a moment to read the letter from Jackie a mom who was in need.

This mom’s letter and two other children’s letters are posted on the Church News bulletin

board in the hallway. Please take a moment to stop and read them. It will bring a smile to

your face and warmth to your heart.

Jackie’s letter reads….

Thank You !!!

“I would like to thank you for your generosity. In

this great time of need, I cannot tell you how

much I appreciate the donation of backpack and

school supplies for my son. It is a great weight

lifted from my shoulders, being able to send him

to school with fresh new supplies to start his

year off right. What may seem like something

small to you means the world to me and my

son. Thank you! Thank you! Thank You! I will

certainly pay it forward when I am able.”

Jackie F.

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The Network Calendar

October 2016

Saturday, 10/1 10:00 am—2:00 pm Capen Garden Walk Annual Fall Plant and Seed exchange at

UPC parking lot near NF Blvd sidewalk.

10:00 am Breakfast with friends at Family Tree. Let Kathy Hallborg

know you are going.

Sunday, 10/2 World Communion Sunday

9:00 am Worship Service with Communion

10:00 am Education Hour with Chinomnso Awazie


12:00 pm International Pot Luck Luncheon –Held in Auditorium

Tuesday, 10/4 12:00 pm—4:00 pm Food Pantry

Wednesday, 10/5 5:00 pm Bible Study with Rev. Stuart Buisch—Holzwarth Room

All are welcome!

Thursday, 10/6 12:00 pm—4:00 pm Food Pantry

7:30 pm Choir Practice

Friday, 10/7 5:30 pm Taizé Service

Sunday, 10/9 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time


9:30 am Deacon’s Meeting

10:00 am Education Hour with Rev. Tracy


12:00 pm Coffee Hour










Wednesday, 10/19 5:00 pm Bible Study with Rev. Stuart Buisch—Everyone is

welcome!

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October 2016










Saturday, 10/29 10:00 am Men’s Discussion Group meeting—@ Family Tree—Contact

Dennis Erickson for info.

Sunday, 10/30 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

All Saints Day





Monday, 10/31 Happy Halloween Everyone!

November Preview



Friday, 11/4 5:30 pm Taizé Service

Saturday, 11/5 10:00 am Breakfast with Friends. Contact Kathy H. to RSVP

Don’t forget to change your clocks back one hour

Sunday, 11/6 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time




12:00 pm Deacon’s Soup and Pie Sale

Tuesday, 11/8 6:00 am—9:00 pm General Election for President

10:00 am –until goodies are gone Members & friends of UPC—BAKE GOODS SALE

Wed. 11/9 & Thurs. 12:00 pm—4pm Food Pantry will be on WED & THURS THIS WEEK

No food pantry TUESDAY –Election day

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Too many of us lead hectic lives.

Our communities are filled with violence and suffering.

Our personal pain and struggles can overwhelm us.

How do we respond? How can we cope?

University Presbyterian Church welcomes Christians from all traditions to unite in a

special contemplative worship experience as we seek spiritual strength for the living of our

days. Based on the style of worship practiced in the Taizé Christian community in France,

these services offered on the First Friday of each month provide an oasis at the end of the

week for all who are weary, troubled, or rushed. Special music from guest musicians,

meditative songs, prayers, candles, and scripture readings allow each of us to find a quiet

place of prayer and spiritual centering.

We invite you to join us on Friday, October 7, 2016 from 5:30 to 6:00 PM. University

Presbyterian Church is located at 3330 Main St., Buffalo (across the street from UB South

Campus) with parking available in the church lot off Niagara Falls Boulevard. The church

is also conveniently accessible using public transportation by taking bus or train to the

University Metro station. Questions can be directed to the church office at 836-7660.

A Taizé Service of Prayer, Music, and Meditation

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