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June 2011 VOL. LXIII, No. 9

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Children’s Formation 2

Parish News 4 Music at CCB 5 Outreach 6

June Highlights 8

At a Glance

An Excerpt from Christopher Wells’ End of Year Address to the Choirs

As I’ve said many times, my work here is nothing without the choirs. It is not enough to play some organ music and hymns on Sundays. But rather, it is the collaborative effort of each of our choirs that makes music at Christ Church a meaningful part of our community. Weekly, we rehearse (which is to say, we WORK) to bring something special not only to ourselves, but to an entire congregation of people in need of beauty and truth and love and hope in their lives.

This year our list of accomplishments was lengthy:• AdventLessonsandCarols• Bach’sCantata140,Wachetauf!• ChristmasEve• AtourtoPhiladelphia–ChristChurchandSt.Mark’s• HolyWeekandEaster• NumerousEvensongs

Ourabilityanddesiretoworkandfindmeaningintheworkwasbroughtintosharpreliefatourmostdifficultmomentthislastyear–thesuddendeath of Leon Potgieter, beloved member of the parish, vestryman, and fatherofthreeformerchoristers.Tomakemattersmoredifficult,wehad literally just exhausted ourselves with the Association of Anglican Musicians conference. In hindsight, I think the most revealing thing happened. Without pause we adjusted our repertoire and focused on one of theessentialreasonsformakingmusic–supportingandshapingacaringand loving community.

In this year that was supposed to be the “easy year” for so many reasons –neworgan,noconstruction,newschedulesetc.–wefoundtheheartofour music program. We don’t come here to Christ Church to take the easy path. We come here to grow and make a difference. The word liturgy is loosely translated as “the work of the people” or “the work for the people.” Thank you for all of your hard work, the loving group of people you are, and of course, I hope we’ve had lots of fun along the way!

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Children’s Christian Formation

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Thank You Church School Teachers!

Episcopal Youth Community Thanks to EYC ParentsSpecial thanks to all of the EYC parents for providing Monday night food. Sharing meals is a meaningful part of our Monday night fellow-ship that wouldn’t be possible without you. Thanks to EYC Volunteer Leaders John Dias and Katherine Bryce Congratulations Class of 2011Along with the end of the program year comes an important transition for the seniors in the EYC. At the end of June they will be graduating from high school and moving on to the next important part of their lives. It has been wonderful seeing them grow up, practice their Christianity and become the people God calls for them to be. This year’s class is particularlyunique,inthatitisthefirstclassthathasbeenintheEYCfor all four years of high school. Five years ago the EYC didn’t exist! We wish all of the class of 2011 the best of luck as they become adults, and thank them for their years of service at CCB! Jack Begert, Julia Bruton - University of Southern California; McKenzie Burton - University of Georgia; Tyler Carroll - Dennison University; Nora Hogan - Pace University; Todd Kranenburg - Princeton University; Shane O’Neil- University of Colorado at Boulder; Karly Redpath - Ithaca College; Nicole Sears - Connecticut College; Adam Srebnik - University of Delaware; Hyuga Takagi - Stony Brook University; Molly Warnken - Drexel University

Pre-K:Tracey GilliamMary HelySophia MassieSarah PotgieterDeborah RossCallie and Peter St Philips

Kindergarten and First Grade:Rita DurniakMarca EwyLaura and Andrew HibblerSarah ReynoldsDidi Romley

2nd GradeThe Clergy and Seminarians

3rd and 4th Grade:Anna FoleyEileen and Nick ViscoHeidi Wolfgang

5th/6th Grade:Tim DonahueArnold EggersSarah Kraemer

7th Grade Confirmation:John O’Neil and Mother Brown

Thank You Nursery Staff!Thank You Maria and Sue!Reminder: There is nursery care all through the summer. The nursery will be set up in the library, just off the Undercroft downstairs.

Church School Calendar

Godly Play (Ages 3 to 1st grade)June 5th Recognition Sunday (Youth Sunday)June 12th Dorcas Helps the Poor

Second GradeJune 5th Recognition Sunday (Youth Sunday)

June 12th Church School Jeopardy! for grades 2-8

Third & Fourth GradeJune 5th Recognition Sunday (Youth Sunday)June 12th Church School Jeopardy! for grades 2-8 Fifth/Sixth GradeJune 5th Recognition Sunday (Youth Sunday)June 12th Church School Jeopardy! for grades 2-8

For more information please con-tact: Barbara Potgieter Children’s Christian Formation bpotgieter@ccbny.org

Nursery Care is available all summer for babies and children too young for Church School. During the

summer the nursery will be in the air conditioned

library, next to the Undercroft

Christian Formation

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July Birthdays1: Vicky Carter, Ken Richardson; 2: Scott Castle, Thomas Dawson, Jordan Sears; 3: Patricia Schaffer, Jackie Goodell, Christopher Behrens, Charles Yerkes; 4: Margaret Taylor Conaton, Grace Howard, Cynthia Houx; 5: David Fairchild, Hayes Romley; 8: Todd Kranenburg, 9: Taber Minich; 10: Davin Michaels, Flicka Michaels, Justina Michaels, Timothy Michaels, Jeffrey Abboud; 12: Alex Mintz, Karly Redpath; 13: Paul Sullivan, Patrick Tine; 16: Joanna Castle; 17: Sarah Kraemer, John Marshall; 18: Colleen Sica, Ruth Wood; 19: Michael O’Guin, Callie St. Phillip, Amy Laburda; 20: Grace Ball; 21: Susanne Murray; 22: Kathleen Conaton, Etta Eskridge; 23: Priscilla Bender; 24: Jutta Alkins, The Rev. Dr. Amy Lamborn; 25: Anne Collins, Ella Hogan, Emma Geer; 26: Christopher George, Drury McAlarney, Libby Deasy; 27: Jack Buendia, Kathryne Hansen; 28: Hope Wilson; 29: Natasha Colvin, Vaughn Mauren; 30: Lianne De Serres; 31:Barbara Lee Brewka, Joanne Jones, Marielle Licursi

A Special Thank You

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Parish NewsGeorgetown honors Mary Taylor Behrens with Prestigious Award

We all know about the generosity of Mary Taylor Behrens and her family at Christ Church. Mary served the on the Vestry and as Warden for 5 years. She and her husband, Chris funded the renovation of the eponymous Taylor hall, to honor her parents Arthur and Carol. Mary was also a Co-Chair of the Sure Foundation Capital Campaign and Co-Head of the Search Committee that found Father Bird. Mary and Chris host many events for the parish at their lovely home. Her answer to most any plea for help is “yes, of course!”

Mary also answers in a similar fashion to her beloved alma mater, Georgetown University. Mary ran track on scholarship at Georgetown in the early 1980s. She graduated and built a successful career on Wall Street, and for a time was the most senior female at Merrill Lynch. Mary was an Investment Banker,

headed Human Resources, and ran Asset Management in the US. At the end of her career on Wall Street, she began her sevenyearsofserviceontheBoardofRegentsatGeorgetown.SherantheRegent’sAthleticCommitteeforfiveyears.Shewas also Co-Chair for Fundraising for her 25th Reunion.

DuringthefirstweekofMay,MarytraveledtoSanFranciscotoreceivethehighestawardgivenbyGeorgetowntoan alumnus, the John Carroll Award. The John Carroll Award was established by the Georgetown University Alumni Association in 1951 to honor alumni whose achievements exemplify the ideals and traditions of Georgetown University and its founder, Archbishop John Carroll.

Mary was joined at the awards ceremony by her parents, her husband, and her sister, Margaret Taylor Conaton. Christ Church is so proud to call Mary “one of our own.”

http://jcw.georgetown.edu/2011/awardees.html

Additional Press Release http://www.guhoyas.com/genrel/050311aaa.html

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Thank You!Music

Christ Church ChoirHolly CastleDeborah CookAllison DevlinDavid FairchildRobert HamshawJane HoffmanJane JohnstonPhillip JohnstonTimothy McCannKen RichardsonBrian SeirupColleen SicaJason ThomsAdrienne MayCarol BartoldSharla NafzigerSakura MyersDaniel CilliKristopher JeanBrandon Hornsby-SelvinBrent ChamberlainAmy LaburdaPatrick Hewes

Treble ChoirCaroline BeitLibby BishopElla HoganClaire KraemerLily NesvoldJohanna RabseyVance WoodVirginia PennoyerAshley KayeAllison BarkerEllie ShermanCharlotte PriorEvelyn KluemperChristina Leska-KentViena Pentikainen

Schola CantorumJoanna CastleJulia CastleEve LottAlaya MartinDrury McAlarneyTaber MinichTalia OliverasPaul PhilipsWilliam RabseyJohn RedpathKarly RedpathNicolette RomleyHyuga TakagiAlekzandra ThomsWilyem ThomsCaroline Yerkes

Sing ‘n RingEvan BarrIsabelle BeitPatrick BirdJamie ElkertonNicholas HibblerCaroline RichardsonDylan RichardsonIzaak ThomsCelia ViscoErin KayeAmelia SrebnikMegan BarkerSophia Prior

Primary ChoirNatalie BeitBrooks CliffordEllie CliffordCharlie CliffordNeely EwyAnnie FreedBailey GilliamPiper GilliamLaney GoodrumCharlie HibblerAmanda TorresAshton MinichVictoria MordauntKatie NicholsPatrick NooneHayes RomleyKayla ViscoCharlotte YerkesEdelawit BirdLila HelyBrook Kaye

HandbellsCarol CostaBarbara DellerRuth DeRosaBarbara McKinnonJulie O’ConnorBob SingletonMary Sanford

August Birthdays1: Laura Villani, Nancy Yohannan; 2: Steve Kraemer, Teresa McRoberts, Mackenzie Colby; 4: Eugene Elliott, Adeline St. Philip; 5: Julia Bruton, Anne Freed, William Howard; 6: James Clarke, Mia DelBene, Cecily Moffett, Niles Nicholas, David Colby; 8: Kate Kranenburg, Mae Thomas; 9: Hyuga Takagi; 11: Joseph Philips, Shruti Philips, Georgina Murphy; 12: Edward Kenney, Amelia Srebnik; 13: Betsy Goodrum, Rhys Whitaker Brown; 14: Robert Lamborn; 15: Andy Bender, Laura Dean, Margaret George, Linda Frankenbach, Elizabeth Tighe; 17: Scott Freed; 18: Marianna Bruton, Holly Castle, John Goddard; 19: Peter Bertine; 21: Callie Ewy; 23: Cia McAlarney, Cary Watson; 25: Martha Thomas, Robert Harrison Brown; 27: Emily Brasco, Cameron McKhann, Luke Sears; 29: Nicholas Foley, Addison Morse, Barbara Potgieter, 30: Alexandra Kenney, Kira Parks, Jason Thoms

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A Special Thank You from the Church of the Intercession

Outreach

CCB Malawi: The SequelThank you so much for your generosity in helping us work hand in hand with the Monthers’ Unions in the parish outstations in the villages of Chileka, Khambwe, Samama, and Thubulubu. Our goal was to raise $5000 to complete a 30 garden permaculture project. We were able to raise $10,000! These gardens will provide food for consumption and trade for the more than 2,500 people under the care of Father Barnabas Salaka and the Anglican Mothers’ Union. This past program year was a busy one for outreach, both domestically and internationally, as well as a year of change. From

fall 2010 to spring 2011, and especially on our annual Global Mission Sunday, members of our parish gave of themselvestobenefit:Breakfast & Midnight Runs, the Bronx River Conservancy, the Church of the Intercession, the United Interfaith Food Bank, Fessenden House, Thorpe House and the Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen.Our seasonal fundraising projects included two international projects and one local. This past Advent, CCB Global Mission expanded its involvement with the Buduburam Refugee School in Ghana through a fundraiser entitled “Lettuce Pray.” In the spring we turned our attention to the local Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen with our “Dine In” program. And at the end of the program year we’ve once again crossed the Atlantic to continue our relief efforts with “Malawi II: The Sequel.”The committee coordinating CCB’s aid projects also decided upon a name change, from the Outreach CommitteetotheGlobalMissionCommittee,betterreflectingtheincreasingscopeofourwork.Andcommunicationwithintheparishwasimprovedwithmonthlyfliersappearingalongsidechurchbulletins,explaining our outreach programs and informing parishioners of coming projects in which they might participate.As we look forward to 2011-2012 and how we might expand upon our service to others, Christ Church Bronxville would like to thank the following members of the Global Mission committee for their time, organizational skills and leadership this past year: Mary Anne Ecklond, Jim Sutton, Jody Maier, Krista Dias, Letizia Alvisi, Dr. Etta Eskridge, Michael Pollack, PG and Carol Costa, Shawn O’Neil, Barbara McKinnon, Barbara Potgieter, Camille Mordaunt, Debbie Cook, Sarah Kraemer and Ken Richardson. - Ken Richardson

CCB Malawi: the Sequel

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Thank You Liturgical Assistants!

Lay AssistantsChristopher AlkinsHondi BrascoBarbara DellerBrian FirthHershell GeorgeBarbara McKinnonKen RichardsonKathleen O’GuinVicky CarterBob JalangoMichael PollackJohn O’NeilAnne CollinsKarly RedpathChristopher BehrensMichael ConatonPatrick TineNicholas FoleyIan PalfreyNicole SearsVincent PazienzaTaylor ReynoldsJody MaierWarren Ilchman

LectorsHondi BrascoAnne CollinsHershell GeorgeWarren IlchmanPeter JohnsonJody MaierJohn O’NeilCentes WilliamsTom GoodrumAmy FreedAnna FoleyArt NagleTracey MinichRandy FrostAndrea BatesArthur TaylorJim RedpathKen RichardsonLetizia SeirupJohn O’NeilJames SuttonMary Taylor BehrensElisabeth CampbellSarah KraemerJane SearsMarca EwyMeghan GibsonTim DonahueKevin Cook

Acolytes Margaret BarrettPeyton ElderClaire HayesTed MeyersMolly O’NeilJack Redpath Charlotte ReynoldsLissa VillaniChristian WelchLucy WhitneyMatthew AdrianGuy McKhannMichael BarrettKathleen ConatonChristian EggersEmma DonahueAnsley JonesTaber MinichTyler MorsePaul PhilipsNicola PhillipsNicolette RomleyTaylor SearsAlleigh Thoms

ClerksJutta AlkinsJack BarrettCentes WilliamsJoshua PhilipsCaroline SorensenCaroline YerkesSam O’NeilWarren KraemerAlexandra AdrianPaul LicursiElena LicursiMatthew BehrensJamie CarrollJoanna CastlePatrick ConatonMadeleine FoleyOwen JonesColeman KraemerJordan SearsWilyem ThomsJess TigheThomas WolfgangHelen WoodSam FeinbergLara BlomBailey Wood

June Birthdays1: Janet Barrett, George Brooks, Ellie Clifford, Charlie Clifford, Elizabeth Folberth, Johanna Rabsey, 2: James Carroll; 3: Katie Nichols, Pearl Schneider, Fredrick Eaton, Ava Al-Omoush; 4: Hilary Sullivan, Luke Devlin, Pete Hommeyer; 6: Henry Hommeyer, Gustave Hommeyer; 7: Eugenia Hamshaw; 8: Thomas Ruhm, Johanna Redpath, Taylor Sears; 9: Warren Barbour, Rick Bruck; 10: Steven Tighe; 11: Rosemary Alexander; 12: Timothy O’ Donoghue, Julia Thaler, Charlie Howard, Sean McAlarney; 13: Jody Maier; 14: Mieke Armstrong, Leighton Welch, Thomas Goodrum, Joe Wood, Hannah Carey; 15: Robert Hamshaw, Michael Conaton; 16: Owen Thomas, Krista Dias, Campbell Colby, Luke Potgieter, Sarah Potgieter, Robert Villani; 17: Andrew Foley; 19: Lucy Whitney; 20: Lily Nesvold; 21: Margaret Barrett, Libby Bishop; 22:Brooks Clifford, Hiro Kawakatsu; 24: Guy McKhann, Kimberly Morse; 25: June Irwin, Harry Yerkes; 26: Louis Parks, Hannah Thaler, Jon Alkins; 27: Cecilia Visco; 28: Christopher Alkins, Robert Villani, Peter Bruton, Charlotte Yerkes; 29: Oliver Alkins

Are we missing your birthday?Help us bring our community closer together by letting us include you in our prayers and celebrate you on your birthday. Please send us your birthday information so we can make sure you are included. You can skip the year and just give us month and date if you are keeping a secret.To submit birthdays please send them to Amy Capeci at acapeci@ccbny.org.Thank you!

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Sunday, June 12th Pentecost - WEAR RED 9:50 AM Church School Jeapordy! 11:15 AM EYC Selling Fruit Cans

Sunday, June 19th Father’s Day Summer Church Schedule Begins 9:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rte. I & II 5:00 PM Informal Eucharsit Friday, June 25th 4:00 PM Midnight Run for College Kids (Last One!)

Highlights Save the Date!Parish Picnic

Sunday, June 12th at 5:00 PMat the home of

Biff and Liz Folberth10 Sturgis Road

Please provide food as follows: Last names A-G: Salad

H-M: DessertN-Z: Wine

A-Z : please bring a can of fruit to support CCB’s Outreach to the United Interfaith Food Bank

Please bring food ready-to-serve with labeled utensils.