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September 2009 Edited By George Hoag Get The Fall Spirit Worship In September Greetings in the name of Jesus Sept. 6—(Communion Sunday; 14th Sunday After Pentecost); James 2:1-10, Christ! 14-17; Mark 7:24-37; “Faith with Action”, (Rev. In Koo Chung). Now, it’s September. Personally, I Sept.13—(15th Sunday After Pentecost); Proverbs 1:20-33; Mark 8:27-38; like the month of September. It is “Who do you say that I am?”, (Rev. In Koo Chung). mainly because I can see our sisters Sept. 20—(16th Sunday After Pentecost); Proverbs 31:10-31; Mark 9:30-37; and brothers in Christ whom I missed “Who is the Greatest?”, (Rev. In Koo Chung). a lot during the summer coming back Sept. 27—(17th Sunday After Pentecost);Psalm 124; Mark 9:38-50; “Inclusive to church and fill our church with a Christians”, (Rev. In Koo Chung) new spirit. And, September is the month in which another new term of Sunday School begins. Kids are coming back from the summer vacation, sum- mer camps, trips, etc. and rejoining a new season of Sunday School classes. The ministry of education for kids is one of the most important min- istries in the church. And, we have to make efforts to help our kids grow in God’s love and grace as much as we can. It is because they are the present and the future of our church. Their healthy growth in faith means our church’s healthy growth and thus, edu- cating them in God’s love and grace must be one of the most significant elements for building our church as the body of Jesus Christ. I would like to encourage all of you to give a special attention to our Sunday School and their activities, and to pray for them. We also have to pray for the teachers

Continued on Page 2 Relating People to Jesus Christ and God's Word Fall Sprit (from Page 1) who educate, nurture and take care of For Guidance: the kids. One more time, I would like Lisa D., Barbara McAllister, Joe Brentlink, Ray Gallo, Ray Clark, Maj. Don to invite the whole congregation to Cornwell stationed in South Korea, Cat Placement and Rescue, Christy Wood, pray for our kids, teachers and our edu- Lois Wood, Michael Dellazizzi and family, Michael Amarati, Philip Demacos, Pat, cational ministries. Joanne, Robert C. Hiene and the Americo Family. In September, we are also going to These Who are Hospitalized: resume the Bible Study sessions for Josh Boneventure, Christine Quinn’s cousin Frank, Nana Grace, Nancy Marshall, adults. We are planning to meet at 7:30 Baby Joseph, Bertha Smith, Shelly Granger and Frances Miller and Bob Tenaglia. p.m. every Wednesday. I encourage all These at Home: members and friends of our church to Betty Hansley, Joan Welsh, Joseph Weinzettle, Eric & Pat Carlson, Natalie come on Wednesdays for our Bible Burnett-Lynch, Kathleen Chodorski, Philip Crandall, Kyra McCarthy, Debi Study meeting. Our study will focus on DelRossi, Belle Barile, Tom Furman, Lisa Lopez, Dorotea Sanchez, Mary Jones, Frank Westerland, John, Mike Welsh, Hazel Freely, Dave McKendrick, Brian a historical introduction to the New Lentini, Paul Rice, Timothy Oliva’s Aunt Susan, Rosemarie, John Krulger, Philip Testament. I would like to have an Crandall and Shelly Granger. opportunity to explore together the New Testament from a historical per- These who are in Rehab or Nursing Care Facilities: spective for enriching our understand- Alice Zahnd in Patchogue Nursing Center, 25 Schoenfeld Blvd., Patchogue, ing and deepening our faith. I am also NY; Anna Satterly in Brookhaven Health Care Facility, 801 Gazzola Drive, East looking forward to having a great time Patchogue, NY 11772; Lew and Kitty Brunnemer in Cedar Lodge Nursing Home, for fellowship with one another in our 6 Frowein Road, Center Moriches, NY 11934; Gerry Flood in St. James Nursing fall Bible study sessions. Come and join Home (Room 269) 273 Moriches Rd., St. James, NY 11780; Doris Shrimpton in us! Bellhaven Nursing Center, 110 Beaverdam Rd., Brookhaven; Hazel Nargi in McPeak’s Adult Home, 286 N. Ocean Ave., Patchogue; Marian King in Sunrise I always give thanks for God’s pres- Assisted Living, 2 Hills Rd., E. Setauket, Rm. 2; Anna Bonfe, Rm. 201, ence in our church with a wonderful Cunningham Bldg., Loretto Rest, 708 E. Brighton Ave., Syracuse, NY 13205; Toby blessing and a caring heart. Miller (Room 213B) in Affinity Skilled Living and Rehabilitation Center, 305 May God’s love and peace be with Locust Avenue, Oakdale, NY 11769; Joan Simpson, Good Samaritan Nursing all of you! Home, 101 Elm Street, Sayville, NY 11782. In Christ, Pray for our church and her future directions! —Pastor In Koo Chung Please contact the Church Office if someone should be removed or added.

Ushers! Ushers! Ushers! We are putting together a schedule of ushers for worship from September through the end of December. A training be will given on September 27th, after worship. Ushering is a pleasant and relatively stress-free (!) way to assist in wor- ship. The duties are light and the opportunity to greet everyone entering the church really is a joy. If you're interested and or unsure, please see me.

— Barbara Becker

Lift up your church with your prayers, presence, gifts and service. Taking Chance of a Lifetime President Obama is leading a Dr. Wayne Riley, president of for Universal Health Care national dialogue on universal health United Methodist-related Meharry care, attempting to transcend the Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., A UMNS Commentary political differences and economic notes while it may be the best of By David Briggs* self-interest that sidetracked earlier times in terms of medical advance- There are many faces in the debate efforts. ments, “It is the worst of times over health care we will never see: the No one doubts that over the next because lack of access has resulted in mentally ill cast out onto the street to few months, lobbyists for doctors, health disparities that compromise the die, the child victims of third-world health care companies, insurers and quality of life for those who are dis- infant mortality rates in U.S. cities, the drug manufactures will make sure enfranchised, underrepresented, poor unemployed men and women who their voices are heard, often placing and-or uneducated.” wait too long for cancer diagnoses. their own financial well-being over New ideas, new approaches are a Tracy Smith is one of those peo- the common good. Never has it been moral imperative, they say. more important for religious voices to ple, one I will never forget. In his late Comments be heard. 40s, Smith would sit in his car with Dr. Dan Bell, who co-founded a heart pain while his two beloved In an effort to contribute to the free medical clinic in Eureka Springs, young children played in a Seattle dialogue, United Methodist News Ark., proposes the creation of a park without him. Service invited several church mem- Federal Dental Corps because multi- Lacking insurance, Smith suffered bers, from one of the nation’s most ple medical problems are spawned by rather than endure the indignity of prominent health leaders to doctors bad teeth, and dental care is harder to facing a doctor whose first test would and nurses on the front lines, to offer get than medical care. their reflections on how to heal our be the financial one of how he would Dr. Scott Morris, a family physician nation’s health care system. be able to pay for treatment. He final- and executive director of the Church ly made it to the hospital in time to Each of them reminds us to look Health Center in Memphis, Tenn., be treated for near-fatal atrial fibrilla- beyond ourselves to recognize the says the health care system must lose tion. suffering of others under the current its love affair with bigger and better But he still did not have the insur- health care system. technology and direct resources ance or the $50,000 to pay for the Best and worst of times toward developing general practition- heart transplant he needed. His only Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. ers. hope was to wait for Medicare to surgeon general, asks Americans to The Rev. Linda Walling, executive approve the funds for the operation. consider, “We are the richest country director of Faithful Reform in Health He died waiting. in the world and the only industrial- Care, remembers that not everyone Many Americans are still waiting ized country that does not provide headed for the exits when the Clinton for a health care system that is not health care for its entire people.” plan failed in the early ’90s. The dependent on one’s ability to pay. In Irma Clark, a Chicago nurse, talks United Methodist Church and the 1993, not long after Smith died, the about the pain experienced by mil- United Church of Christ never gave hopes of many who consider health lions even as the health care debate up, she said. care a human right faded away when moves forward. “There is a lot of The memory of Tracy Smith and an ill-conceived effort for universal pressure when you have to decide millions of others on the side of the health care failed in Congress. whether you should buy a loaf of road of the nation’s health care sys- Now, for the first time in a genera- bread or fill your prescription for tem will not let us. tion, there is real hope that the blood pressure medicine, and you *Briggs is news editor of United United States will make health care a need both,” she writes. Methodist News Service. right for all its people.

Relating People to Jesus Christ and God's Word Stewardship with them to pick up items. Youth Group With the cool rainy Spring and early With September we will be working The UMC of Patchogue will be Summer, the lawn and shrubs have hard to rebuild our Sunday School. starting a youth group program in grown a lot. We would like to thank Our children are the future of this September. The youth program will be Barry Bidell and his son-in-law Marvin Church. Superintendent Barbara for teen’s 9th – 12th grade. We will Jennings for cutting the Church lawn Schroeder and her dedicated teachers focus on bible study, mission work, and pruning the shrubs. With Alive will be encouraging all our children to and monthly social outings! After Five®, every week has brought a return to the fold. Registration will be Sept. 13. Hope to lot of people who see a well kept Treasurer, Kathie Wells, and see you there. Church. In early August Steve Rice cut Recording Secretary, Tom Bracken, —Carla Fiore-Gibson the parsonage and Church lawns, while have labored through the lean summer Ray Henson (our Sexton) was on vaca- months. With September, we welcome tion. everyone back and hope that you The old would please bring your pledges up to Nursery 5000 gallon date. We need all our counters to We are trying to start a nursery pro- buried fuel oil return to their scheduled Sundays. If gram for the babies of UMC of tank was you can assist with the counting, please Patchogue. We are looking for volun- removed in let Tom know by contacting the office. teers to help staff the nursery. If you early June. One of our angels, Jim Miller, is have a baby and are interested in a The heavy machinery used broke a Mr.Food Pantry. Every Tuesday from nursery program, or if you are inter- portion of the sidewalk leading to the 9-l2 noon, Jim dispenses your food ested in volunteering to help out office. Barry Bidell encouraged his donations and those of local super- please see me. friend Benny Genetempo, a former markets. Please remember to bring —Carla Fiore-Gibson mason, to help us replace it. Benny your food donations every Sunday. spoke to his employer, Sears Redimix, He needs large brown paper shop- and the Church will receive the con- ping bags. If you have any, please bring crete as a gift. Thank you both for them to Church. Jim also maintains Welcome Back-Ice Cream your fidelity to our Lord. and updates the Church sign on South Sunday Bob Prince and Steve Rice are plan- Ocean Avenue. Security is another hat Sunday School starts Sept. 13. ning a Church wide Yard Sale for that Jim has assumed. Each Sunday he On that day we would be doing regis- October 10. Bob will be having foot checks and locks all the doors securing tration in the Cloud Room. All chil- surgery and Steve, knee surgery the Church after services. dren must register. Thanks to all our around that time. Thereby we will need Another tireless angel is Geri teachers: Elizabeth Biederman, Pre-K, a lot of volunteers to help these two Sheridan. Besides participating in most Debbie and Don Kolacki, Grades1-2, hard working fellows. Last year we of the Church's committees, Geri is a Denise Whelen, 3-4th & 5th grades, made over $l,200! Come join us, make Trustee. Every Sunday a bouquet of Kathy Loris, 6-9th. money for the Church, and have some flowers graces our alter. This is thanks fun too. The boys would like you to —Barbara Schreoder, to your donations to the Altar Flower look through your stuff and find some Superintentant of Sunday School Fund, coordinated by Geri. Please use items to sell. Bob's phone number is the envelopes in your Pledge book to 5l8-l9l7 and Steve 445-7977. If you honor God, while bringing recognition have items and need to have them to loved ones. Praise be to God. Healing Prayer Service, picked up, please call either of them. Sunday, September 20th at Kevin Leahy has volunteered to work —Dave Hollowell 7pm.

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—Barbara Becker UMC.Org Reviews: My Sister’s power, comes from her parent’s solu- will and will not do with her body Keeper tion. opens a moral and ethical minefield for To save their daughter, Sara and the family. They are forced to confront Production company: New Line Brian Fitzgerald ( and difficult and painful questions. Was it Cinema; Director: ; Jason Patric) take a bold, but morally morally wrong to engineer one child to Cast: Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, dicey step. Using very specific genetic save the other? At what point has Anna , Jason Patric, Thomas selection and in-vitro fertilization, they given enough? Is it fair for her life and Dekker, Sofia Vassilieva, Joan Cusack; conceive a child who will be a genetic health to be compromised by giving up Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic match for Kate. Anna (Abigail Breslin) a kidney to buy Kate more time—years content, some disturbing images, sensu- becomes a lifeline for Kate, providing or perhaps only months? ality, language and brief teen drinking. her first donations as an infant. Despite For Sara, in particular, the only By Gregg Tubbs their odd, symbiotic relationship, the choice is to do whatever it takes to (UMC.org)— Move over Old Yeller. sisters share a deep bond, and in a keep Kate alive. Had she been a suit- Step aside Terms of Endearment. touching role reversal, the younger sis- able donor for Kate, she would no There’s a new top tear-jerker in town, ter heals and protects the older. Yet, doubt have taken her devotion to the and it’s a doozie. My Sister’s Keeper will Anna never holds this debt over Kate, limit. But at what point does her desire wring your tear ducts dry, but it does it and Kate never takes her self-sacrificing to save her child become obsession? honestly through a heart-wrenching younger sister for granted. And how much must the rest of the scenario that taps into deep and univer- Kate’s battle with cancer lasts for family endure? All this has the makings sal emotions. In a a story filled with joy years, going through cycles of treat- of a great clash of ideas, but as direct- and heartbreak, love and sacrifice, a ment, remission and recurrence. The ed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), loving, distraught family is caught sisters endure countless medical proce- My Sister’s Keeper concentrates more between caring for one child who is dures and hospitalizations, some of on a battle of honest, but painful emo- dying of cancer and respecting the which are physically harmful to Anna. tions. The family is forced to confront wishes of the other child who is her Yet somehow, the Fitzgeralds remain a an ancient and troubling question: made-to-order medical donor. The fam- close-knit and loving family, savoring should one child be favored over ily must confront the ethical conun- the good times and pulling together another? Have Sara and Brian ever real- drum of whether one sister should live during the frequent hard times. Sara ly considered what was best for Anna? only to sustain the other and whether gives up her career as an attorney to Even more intriguing, have they she has a right to demand control over dedicate herself fully to Kate’s care. ignored what Kate really wants? her own body. However, as she becomes increasingly In the end, My Sister’s Keeper is a Based on the bestselling book from single-minded in her devotion, she does film about letting go of a loved one, , "My Sister's Keeper" so at the expense of the rest of the grieving and moving on. A hard sub- explores the emotional cyclone of a family, particularly her son Jesse (Evan ject, to be sure, but one that is con- family dealing with the extreme stress Ellingson) who does not have Kate’s fronted with honesty and with all its of having a child with a serious illness. special needs or Anna’s special purpose. emotional power intact. The effect is Along the way, the film also delves into When Kate’s kidneys begin to fail, cathartic, delivering a flood of forgive- the meaning of loyalty, sacrifice, quality Anna, now 11 years old, refuses to ness, deepened understanding, and of life, and free will. The story is donate one of hers and hires a lawyer affirmation of life. Finally, the film deceptively simple. As a young girl, (Alec Baldwin) to seek “medical eman- reminds us that those we love never Kate Fitzgerald (Sofia Vassilieva) is cipation” from the will of her parents. really leave us, and that we must cherish diagnosed with leukemia and will die As Kate’s health continues to fail and every moment we have together. After unless a perfect genetic donor match the court date looms, the Fitzgeralds seeing My Sister’s Keeper, it’s easy to can be found to supply bone marrow. become a family divided. The legal understand the phrase “a good cry.” The complication, and emotional issue of Anna’s right to decide what she Celebrate your life! Witness for your faith! The United Methodist Church of Non Profit Organization Patchogue U.S. Postage 10 Church Street PAID Patchogue, NY 11772 Permit #7 Rev. In Koo Chung, Pastoral Minister Christine Saas, Office Assistant Office Phone: 631-475-0381 | Fax: 631-363-2163

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