Adult Faith Development
Sunday, May 11, 9:30am
Celebration Center
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel and Judah: The Biblical Histories
Mark Brummitt, Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Studies at CRCDS, will examine the continuous narrative found in the
books of Joshua through II Chronicles, involving the conquest of the
land and rise and fall of the monarchy of David and Solomon and their
descendants.
Sunday, May 11, 9:30am
Celebration Center
American in Red and Blue: The Transformation of Party Politics
Robert Westbrook, Professor of History at the University of Rochester
and cultural historian of liberal democracy, will examine the dramatic
changes in the American political landscape in the last half of the
20th century, focusing on the social developments and the cultural conflicts
that have occasioned it.
Sisters in Spirit
Friday, May 9, 9:30am
Parlor
All women are welcome to join the group for book study, fellowship
and prayer. We are currently reading “Soul Feast:
An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life” by
Marjorie Thompson. Contact Amy Stratton-Smith at 224-9051 or stratton-smith@frontiernet.net
for more information.
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Commencement
On Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m.Third
Church will host the school's commencement service The commencement
speaker will be Joseph Hough, President of
Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Asian
Christian Theology: Moving Towards Dialogue
Sinnathamby Thevanesan
Friday, May 9, 7:00 to 8:30pm
Johnston Hall
This course will feature lecture, group discussions, and DVD presentations.
Week 2: A Hindu-Christian Dialogue. Krishna of the Bhagavad Gita and
Jesus Christ have many things in common: both are truly God and truly
human, both teach that we are saved by grace through faith. How does
Christian Theology deal with this knotty issue?
Faculty: Sinnathamby Thevanesan (“Pastor
Theva” as he is known by his congregation of the Christ United
Methodist Church in Amherst, NY) was born and raised in Sri Lanka. He
has a B.D. from the University of Serampore, India, an M.A. from Colgate
Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and is an ordained United Methodist
Minister. In May 2007 he received the “Distinguished Alumni Award”
from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.
Youth Bell Festival
Saturday, May 10, 7:00pm
Bethany Presbyterian Church, 3000 Dewey Avenue
Third Church’s Youth Bell Choirs, the Covenant Ringers and Junior
High Bell Choir, will join with the youth bell choirs of Bethany Presbyterian
Church and Webster Presbyterian Church in a festive handbell concert.
Each choir will play individually and then join with the other choirs
in combined anthems. All are invited to come enjoy and celebrate the
talents of our young ringers. Contact Chris Lenti for further information.
clenti@thirdpresbyterian.org,
271-6537 ext. 110.
Global Climate ChangeWhat Can We Do About It?
Saturday May 17, 2008, 9:30 - 11:00 am
Presbytery Office, 1190 Winton Road South
Get the facts on Global Warming by watching a version of the PowerPoint
that is the basis for Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”.
After the presentation, we'll talk about how we as individuals and as
members of our church can have an impact to help protect and preserve
the home that God has given us. Led by Jim Tappon,
Elder, Irondequoit Presbyterian Church. Click here
to learn more about the event.
RAIHN Needs You!
Sunday, May 18 – Sunday, May 25
IHN’s 16th rotation begins on Sunday, May 18, at Third Church.
We are organizing for our hosting week and need our capable cadre of
volunteers to select their roles and shifts now!
* Set-up on the first Sunday of our host week
* Guide children's activities on set-up Sunday
* Dinner preparers
* Dinner/evening hosts
* Overnight hosts
* Breakfast preparers
* Take-down on the final Sunday of our host week
* Volunteer at the Day Center, 34 Meigs Street - Saturday only
* Supplies – inventory, shopping
* Food - shopping
* Laundry - and organizing our linen closet
To Volunteer: Contact Wendy Shellman at Shellman@rochester.rr.com
or 383-8288.
IHN is in desperate need of:
* Towels, including bath towels, hand towels and face cloths
* Blankets
* Bathmats and bath rugs.
If you can contribute any of these, please drop them by the church
office.
We are also recruiting a coordinator for our IHN Linen Closet- the
main duties involve organizing and inventorying. Please contact Laurie
Mahoney at 585.747.5852 or at lmahone1@rochester.rr.com
to join our IHN management team and to take on this important work.
Thinking About Joining Third Church?
June 1 and 8 from 8:30am – 10:30am
Parlor
On June 1 and 8 from 8:30am – 10:30am in the Parlor, all who
are interested in becoming members of Third Church are invited to join
our Membership Class. Rod Frohman and John Wilkinson will join members
of the Membership and Evangelism Committee in teaching about how to
live out our Christian faith as church members, and what it means to
be a Presbyterian – and a member of Third Church. If you would
like to join this group, please contact Lynn Carman Bodden at 271-6513,
ext. 144 or lcbodden@thirdpresbyterian.org,
or Dona Culhane at 271-6513, ext. 101 or dculhane@thirdpresbyterian.org.
We hope to see you there!
VISITING YOUTH CHOIR
Sunday, June 8
The Epworth Chorale from the First United
Methodist Church (Cathedral of the Rockies) in Boise, Idaho, will lead
us in worship on Sunday, June 8, and present a brief concert of choral
and handbell music that day immediately following worship. This talented
group of youth in grades 9-12 tours annually, and we will be the first
stop on their 10-day tour of the Eastern US and Canada. Led by Paul
Aitken, the chorale sings weekly in worship services in
their home church as the resident choir for their 9:00am service. More
information on the group, and their visit with us, will be included
in next month's Messenger. Plan to be present on June 8th to hear this
wonderful choir!
HOST HOMES will be needed for the approximately
30 youth for Saturday evening, June 7. If you can host 2 or
more youth overnight and provide breakfast on Sunday morning, June 8,
please be in touch with Peter DuBois as soon as possible at 271-6537,
ext 109 or pdubois@thirdpresbyterian.org.
Womens’ Intergenerational Tea
Click
here to view photos from the Tea.
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!
The Youth need your vote! We have entered a web-based video competition.
Visit YMLive, by clicking here,
click on Videos and scroll down to the Third Church entry. Share this
link with your family and friends and VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!
Computer & Electronics Recycling
The Third Church Earth Keepers would like you to know about upcoming,
inexpensive computer and electronics drop-off opportunities. Click
here for the list.
“Faith for the Future”
The Third Church website now includes a variety of resources about
our capital campaign, "Faith for the Future." There are
three types of information available:
- Overview pages for quick answers to a variety
of questions.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on all sorts
of questions you may have thought of, and even questions you haven't
thought of.
- Resources with links to artist renderings, presentations,
and much more.
To get started, click
here.
Recent additions to our web site include Sunday's sermon
Faith for the Future by John Wilkinson and the lyrics to
Presbyterian Pie, sung by our very own
John Wilkinson at the April 4 campaign kick-off event, both available
here.
Click here to see a list of church
events from 2008.
