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CHRIST CHURCH, DUANESBURG, NEW YORK
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Update from the Vestry 1 - 2
Search Committee
Parish Schedule
Calendar
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join us.
As we go through Advent towards the Blessed Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, I wish you and all of
your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (2017!) Please keep our search in your
prayers and I am certain that our Lord will send us the Rector we need.
Sincerely,
Judith D. Breitenstein
Senior Warden
SEARCH COMMITTEE
THE SEARCH FOR A NEW RECTOR IS ON SCHEDULE
ince Fr. Hinrichs made the announcement in July that he was leaving Christ Church, the
Vestry has been following the required standard procedure for calling a new rector. Those
steps are basically as follows; conducting a parish self-study (survey), filing a parish portfolio
with the Diocese of Albany, receiving and interviewing a slate of candidates and, with the
approval of the Bishop, issuing a call to the new rector.
After holding 15 meetings in last four months, the Vestry has reached the point in the process
where the parish portfolio has been submitted to the Diocese. We now are waiting for the
profile to be approved and posted online where potential candidates will be able to decide
their degree of interest in Christ Church Duanesburg. Hopefully by early next year we will have a
list of candidates for our consideration.
A great deal of thought has been given to such important issues such as, how much are we
able to afford in compensation for the new rector, what are the most important traits we desire
our new rector to possess, should we consider sharing a rector with a nearby parish (thereby
increasing the number of quality candidates), etc. You, as members of the congregation, have
been extremely helpful during these past few months by completing and submitting the surveys
and by being most patient as the search process moves forward. So we thank you very much
for that! Please feel free to talk to me either in person, by phone or by email if you have any
questions or concerns in regard to the search for our new rector.
Steve Schrade
Search Committee Chairman
875-6559/steve.schrade@hotmail.com
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Celebrant
Acolyte
Greeters
12/04/2016
Bryan Salisbury
12/11/2016
Jane Weyers
12/18/2016
Sharon Mericle
12/24/2016
Fr. Lehmann
12/25/2016
Lectors
Marge Cummings &
Tonya Rudolphsen
Linda MacDougall
& Barbara Munson
Elizabeth Iseman &
Sharon Mericle
Joyful Journey
Amy & Brendan
Heather & Bob
Nancy & April
NO SERVICE
01/01/2017
Deacon Debbie
CJ
01/08/2017
John Weiler
01/15/2017
Deacon Debbie
Jayden
01/22/2017
Sandra Weiler
01/29/2017
Deacon Debbie
Evie
Date
Chalice
12/04/2016
Elizabeth Iseman
12/11/2016
Elizabeth Iseman
12/18/2016
Elizabeth Iseman
12/24/2016
Elizabeth Iseman
Altar Guild
Linda MacDougall &
Cheryl Lennox
Linda MacDougall &
Cheryl Lennox
Marge Cummings & Cindy
Creasy
Marge Cummings & Cindy
Creasy
12/25/2016
DoK
Prayers of the People
Counters
Deacon Debbie
Elizabeth Iseman
Sharon Mericle
Deacon Debbie
NO SERVICE
01/01/2017
Sharon Mericle
Elizabeth Iseman
Deacon Debbie
01/08/2017
Sharon Mericle
Elizabeth Iseman
Elizabeth Iseman
01/15/2017
Sharon Mericle
Sharon Mericle
Sharon Mericle
01/22/2017
Sharon Mericle
Sharon Mericle
Deacon Debbie
01/29/2017
Sharon Mericle
Elizabeth Iseman
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DECEMBER 2016
BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES & EVENTS
Sunday
27 ADVENT 1
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
4 ADVENT 2
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Friday
Saturday
Billy Chandler,
Phil Sayles
Linda
MacDougall, Raul
Bastiani, Patrick
McHugh, Tony Miller
10
13
14
15
16
17
Katherine
Fortman, Kevin
Lenehan
20
21
Vestry Mtg 7pm
Jeffery Hunt
Raul & Janet
Bastiani
5
Thursday
1
Steve Schrade
Barbara Greer
11 ADVENT 3
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
12
18 ADVENT 4
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
Carols & Lessons 7pm
19
25 CHRISTMAS
(No Services)
26
Doris Weiler
22
23
Quinn Walsh
24 CHRISTMAS EVE
Holy Eucharist 7pm
George
Featherstonhaugh
27
28
29
30
Jill Brandoline
31
Brendan Walsh
John Iseman
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JANUARY 2017
BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES & EVENTS
Sunday
1 THE HOLY NAME
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
Saturday
8 EPIPHANY 1
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
15 EPIPHANY 2
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
16
22 EPIPHANY 3
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
23
29 EPIPHANY 4
Bible Study 9am
Holy Eucharist 10am
Joyful Journey 10am
30
10
11
12
13
14
18
Vestry Mtg 7pm
19
20
21
24
25
26
27
28
31
Janet Bastiani
17
Malcolm Kogut
Judith Doell
Scott Wolfe
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CHRISTMAS OUTREACH
DECEMBER
Christ Church
P.O. Box 92
Duanesburg, New York 12056-0092
Wardens:
Judy Breitenstein
Phil Sayles
Vestry members:
Cindy Creasy
Sharon Mericle
Tonya Rudolphsen
Andrea Salisbury
Steven Schrade
Jane Weyers
Deacon:
Debbie Beach (518) 372-1352
or (518) 669-1898
dbeach21@verizon.net
Treasurer:
Sherry Schrade
Parish Hall Ph.: (518) 895-2383
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