The Tri-Parish Chronicles
February 2010
The monthly newsletter of the Episcopal Tri-Parish Ministry
Canaseraga, Hornell, Dansville
Office
Hours: Tuesday & Friday
8:30
AM – 4:30 PM
Office
Phone: 607-324-3620
Websites: www.triparishchurch.org
www.christchurch-hornell.org
http://www.triparishchurch.org/stpete/index.html
http://www.triparishchurch.org/trinity/index.htm
Newsletter
deadline: February 15 From the Rector:
On February 2, we celebrate four chaplains; Rev. George L.
Fox, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Rev. Clark V. Poling and Fr. John P.
Washington. These four men of faith
sailed on the USAT Dorchester, a luxury liner converted to transport US service
men to Europe during World War II (that is the
second war we had to end all wars).
These four men were among 902 young men on their way to the war in
Europe.
The young men in the military were young, very new and inexperienced and
were already frightened by the long trip to Europe through seas that were filled with German
submarines.
The Dorchester was within 150 miles
of Greenland when the captain of the ship was
notified that there were enemy submarines in the area, and he instructed the 902
young soldiers to sleep in their clothes and in their life jackets. Within the ship it was hot and many of the
young men did not heed the captain’s orders.
During the night, the Dorchester was
torpedoed and began to sink. There was
panic throughout the ship and many of the young men who were inside came outside
where the four chaplains were at the storage area handing out life vests to the
soldiers along with prayers and words of encouragement. Many of the young soldiers were trapped
inside the sinking ship as it began to burn and the chaplains went beneath the
deck to give comfort and prayer to those who were so badly injured that they
could not escape and to help those others to find their way to the top deck
where they at least had a chance for survival.
One by one the young soldiers
received life jackets until there were none left to give. The remaining soldiers knew that their time
was at an end. The four chaplains then
calmly took off their life preservers and handed them to four of the remaining
soldiers.
There was confusion on the ship with
life rafts falling into the sea and men falling overboard. During the sinking, the four chaplains prayed
for the soldiers and continued to give words of hope and salvation as the ship
sank with all four chaplains going to their grave. Despite the four chaplains’ best efforts,
only 200 survived to tell the story.
On February 2, please remember the
four chaplains and their sacrifices for the men in their spiritual
care. 
Fr. Tom+
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Tri-Parish Vestry Meetings
Trinity Church, Canaseraga
Sunday, February 7
Immediately
following morning worship
+ +
+
St. Peter’s Church,
Dansville
Sunday, February 14
Immediately
following morning worship
+ +
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Christ
Church,
Hornell
Monday,
February 15
7:00 PM -
Conference Room
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2010 Prayer Partners
Christ Church, Hornell
– St. Mark’s, Newark, and St. John’s, Sodus
(The Rev. Carmen Seufert)
St. Peter’s Church, Dansville – Zion Church, Avon
(The Rev. Mark Stiegler)
Trinity Church,
Canaseraga – St. James, Hammondsport
(The Rev. Sandra Curtis)
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Bishop Singh to Visit
Tri-Parish
The Rt. Rev. Prince Singh, 8th Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, will make his annual visits to the churches of
the Tri-Parish on June 20, at Christ Church, and on October 3, at Trinity
Church and St. Peter’s Church. Anyone
wishing to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church, or wishing to
reaffirm their baptismal vows are asked to contact Fr. Tom or the Tri-Parish
office. Instruction will be provided in
advance of both dates.
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Have You Heard?
Doris Welles is doing well at Mcauley
Manor.
Mary Jane Moose continues her
treatments; please keep Mary Jane and her sister, Joan, in your
prayers.
Don and Madge Cuddeback’s son, Bruce, who lives in Arizona is in need of your continued
prayers.
Madge Cuddeback’s
sister, Pat, is in need of your
prayers.
Jeanne
Meacham continues to do well at
home.
Katharine Hoyt is also doing well at
her home.
Deno Pappas continues to reside at
Livingston County Nursing Home.
Art Foreman remains at the VA Hospital
in Bath.
Please keep Bill Zimmer in your
prayers.
Please keep Philip Mellen
in your prayers.
Don & Madge Cuddeback’s son-in-law, Tom, continues in need of your
prayers.
Tom Vondracek is awaiting last word on
his continued treatment but is doing well.
Please keep Tom and Sheila in
your prayers.
Fran Mann continues treatment; she is
enjoying some time in Florida in the “warm” weather. Please keep Fran in your
prayers.
Latest update on Kay Burrill,
wife of our former Bishop, William Burrill: we are waiting to hear about Kay’s latest
studies and we will keep you informed of any changes. Please keep Kay and Bill in your prayers.
Glenice Roberts is still having some
difficulties with her foot and leg; please keep her in your
prayers.
Please keep Bob Levee in your
prayers.
Please keep Dorothy Hurlburt’s daughter-in-law, Joan, in your
prayers.
Pat DeRitter fell and injured a bone in
her shoulder; she is doing well and will be doing to visit her son in Scranton,
PA, in a couple of weeks. Please keep
Pat in your prayers.
Marsha Andrews continues chemo
treatment for the recurrence of a previous illness; her results have been very
positive. Please keep Marsha in your
prayers.
Bob Andrews was hospitalized recently
for blood clots from an undetermined source; Bob is doing fine but please keep him in your prayers.
Dawn Chaffee has had some problems with
vertigo; please keep her in your prayers.
Howard Shay is having problems with his
arthritis. He is also undergoing new
tests; please keep Howard in your prayers.
Fr. Tom and Lee’s great-grandson, Jayden, was re-hospitalized recently
for the insertion of a PEG tube to help him increase his food intake. Please keep Jayden in your
prayers.
George Steiner has returned
to work part-time and is enjoying his time in the office. Please keep George and Barbara in your
prayers.
Mookie
Vaughan is in the Livingston County
Nursing Home; her pneumonia has resolved but she is on oxygen. Please keep Mookie
in your prayers.
Corrinne Shay is home and resting
comfortably. Please keep Corrinne in your prayers.
Kirsten Ripple is not feeling well and
continues to undergo testing; please keep Kirsten and her family in your
prayers.
Brad Bowden is scheduled for oral
surgery in Boston; please keep Brad and his family in your
prayers.
Linna Roemer is slowly improving and now has
a power chair to assist her in getting around.
Our best to Linna and please keep her in your
prayers.
Peter Baker was at Nicholas Noyes Hospital for some surgery. Peter is doing well and please keep him in your prayers.
Nancy Saxton is undergoing testing;
please keep her in your prayers.
Herbert Mason is being admitted to the
Livingston County Nursing Home; please keep Herb in your
prayers.
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Supplies Needed at Christ Church. . . .
To assist with cost of supplies at
Christ
Church, the following are
the suggested donations for February and March:
February’s suggested
donation: Bathroom cleaner and hand sanitizer
March’s suggested donation: Kleenex and tall kitchen trashbags
Anyone wishing to donate copy paper
to the Tri-Parish office is asked to purchase white 92 Bright/20 Pound paper, in
either 8-1/2 x 11 or 8-1/2 x 14. If you
wish to purchase colored paper for inserts, please purchase 20 pound (brightness
doesn’t matter).
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ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
Wednesday, February
17
7:00 AM - Christ Church - HE w/ashes
12:15 PM - Christ Church - HE w/ashes
7:00 PM - St. Peter’s Church - HE w/ashes
Lenten
program to be announced
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Christmas Day Dinner
Thank you to all those who baked cookies, donated, assisted with
serving and cleaning up for the Christmas Day dinner. It was enjoyed by over 40
people.
Faith Orth, Helen Terry & Carol
Topping
God and the
Scientist
God is sitting in heaven when a
scientist says to him, “Lord, we don’t need you anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to
create life out of nothing. In other
words, we can now do what you did in the beginning.”
“Oh, is that so? Tell me,” replies God.
“Well,” says the scientist, “we can
take dirt and form it into your likeness and breathe life into it, thus creating
man.”
“Well, that’s interesting. Show me.”
So the scientist bends down to the
earth and starts to mold the soil.
“Oh, no, no, no,”
interrupts God. “Get your own
dirt.”
Submitted by
George Ball
End Feb 2010 newsletter