New Paltz church hosts organ concert

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Church will screen ‘I Can Only Imagine’

The Northern Dutchess Bible Church, 59 Fisk St., will show the movie “I Can Only Imagine” on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.

The church is also known as the Red Hook Community Center.

“I Can Only Imagine” tells the true story of Bart Millard, who formed the Christian band MercyMe. Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Millard suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he found redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son.

Years later, Bart Millard’s troubled childhood and mended relationship with his father inspired him to write the hit song “I Can Only Imagine,” a glimpse of stepping into heaven.

The film is full of conflict and heartache until all is resolved at the end.

The church invites people of all ages to attend the screening. Admission is free. Free snacks will also be served.

Call the church at (845) 758-3141 or visit ndbiblechurch.org for more information.

An All Saints’ Day organ concert and an All Souls’ Day reading of the Necrology will take place Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 pm.. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 163 Main St.

Eric Hepp will perform “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland, “Organ Sonata No. 3 in A Major” by Felix Mendelssohn and Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.” Hepp is the organist and choir director at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poughkeepsie. Before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2004, he lived in Rochester, Minn., where he was a frequent recitalist.

The program will also feature Janet Salt Frommer performing Trio” by Josef Rheinberger and an organ and piano duet of “God So Loved the World” by Albert Hay Malotte. Frommer is the organist at St. Andrew’s.

Call the church at (845) 255-5098 or visit standrewnp.org for more information.

Congregation Emanuel Kingston will honor longtime member

Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave., will honor one of its longeststanding members, Gail Levy, at its annual gala on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.

Levy, along with her late husband, Alan, joined the congregation in 1969. They had moved to Kingston for IBM from the Bronx. Gail Levy’s strong connection to Congregation Emanuel and the community began then. From den mother to Little League mom, Levy has been ubiquitous in Kingston. At Congregation Emanuel, she has been a member of the board, served as Sisterhood president and also taught in the religious school, in addition to her work with the Jewish Federation of Ulster County.

The cost of the cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception is $75 per person. There will be live music and a live and silent auction.

Call Temple Emanuel at (845) 338-4271, ext. 101, send an email to templeemanuel@hvc.rr.com or visit templeemanuelkingston. org for more information.

Linden Players perform Oct. 27 at Phoenicia church

The Linden Players will perform a program of sacred vocal music and instrumental music on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Church, 109 Main St.

The Linden Players offer a program of sacred vocal music and instrumental music,

The program will pair Purcell’s intimate songs with Handel’s grand arias from his sacred oratorios. From Purcell’s “The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation,” dramatizing Mary’s inner thoughts at the Annunciation, to Handel’s exuberant “O, Had I Jubal’s Lyre,” the program will highlight the wide range of expression in English sacred music of the 17th and 18th centuries, interspersed with well-known selections from the treasury of English hymns.

The Linden Players feature soprano Claire Ferrer, David Miller on viola da gamba and Matthew Hall on harpsichord. The group has performed together since 2010 before audiences throughout New York and New England.

Free-will offerings will be accepted and donations will be welcome.

Call the church at (845) 688-5617 for more information.

Grant will let pastor explore roots of family, congregation

Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Road, received a grant of $47,360 to participate in the 2018 National Clergy Renewal Program.

The church was is one of 148 congregations nationwide selected to participate in the grant program. The program’s grants allow

Christian congregations to support their pastors with the gift of extended time away from their ministerial duties and responsibilities. Ministers whose congregations are awarded the grants use their time away from the demands of daily ministry to engage in reflection and renewal. The approach respects the “Sabbath time” concept, offering ministers a carefully considered respite that may include travel, study, rest, immersive arts and cultural experiences, and prayer.

The project proposal submitted by Christ’s Lutheran was organized around the theme “Finding Your Roots.” During her sabbatical time away, the Rev. Sonja Tillberg Maclary will explore her own family roots, as well of those of the congregation, the Hudson Valley and Lutheran denomination.

“Pastor Sonja has a passion for hearing and understanding family and community histories,” Carmen Adler, council president, said in a press release. “She is eager to know her ancestry, the history of our congregation and region, and that of our denomination’s founder, Martin Luther. She has a regard for people’s origins, cares about the joys and sorrows they have experienced, and notices how God has been present to them. These add relevance to her preaching, depth to her understanding and wisdom and energy to her leadership.”

Maclary realized the importance of her interests to her work following the 2017 demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. “At that time, I was able, based on my reading about the history of the Hudson Valley to talk about slavery and racism not as something that ‘other people’ do ‘down there,’ but as a part of our lives right here in the Hudson Valley,” she said in the release.

In a sermon, she outlined the prevalence of slavery in the Hudson Valley and revealed that the congregation’s founding pastor, the Rev. Dr. Frederick Quitman, who also served as the president of the New York Ministerium, owned slaves. “I was nervous about that,” Maclary said, “but the shock of the truth also helped shift our perspective from judging others to examining ourselves and seeking ways to promote healing in ourselves, our communities and our church.”

Part of Maclary’s sabbatical time will further explore Quitman and how his life and work intersected with slavery in the early 19th century.

During her sabbatical, Maclary will continue to dig into her family history and travel to Sweden and Germany to walk in the footsteps of her ancestors, some of whom were among the “Palatine” immigrants to America in the 1700’s. “I am eager to see if any of them came to the Hudson Valley!” she said. BIRTHS

Kingston Hospital

Sept. 2 WILLIAMS-PINNEY, Whitney and Jaylyn Pinney, Ellenville, a son, Jesse Robert. Sept. 4 BRODHEAD, Daveena Stokes and DaQuan Brodhead, Saugerties, a son, Wyatt Kai Da’Veon Abel.

Sept. 6 MERAZ-TELLEZ, Maria Tellez-Burgoa and Arnol Meraz Sanchez, Kingston, a son, Gianluca.

Sept. 8 CULVER, Diana Culver, Saugerties, a daughter, Italia. CARMICHAEL, Samantha Adams, Kingston, a son Travis Hurley.

Sept. 10 SMITH, Nakisha Martinez, Ellenville, a son Ethan Slade.

Sept. 12 NUNEZ, Mauricel Gutierrez and Juan Nunez Nunez, Kingston, a daughter, Zoe.

Sept. 13 POWELL, Innocence Powell, Kingston, a son, Sol Nyheem Eugene. COLLEGIANS

Christopher Leach of Walden graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., with a bachelor of engineering degree. RICKETSON, Danielle Schmadel and Jesse Ricketson, Saugerties, a daughter, Aria Rose. CORONA CASTILLO, Sandra Castillo and Jaime Corona, Kingston, a son, Jaime.

Sept. 14 GORSLINE, Marisa Sillner and Barry Gorsline Jr., Kingston, a daughter, Charleigh Faith.

Northern Dutchess

Sept. 2 BRAXTON, Jade Brauer and Brandon Braxton, Leeds, a son.

Sept. 5 BALCOM, Jordan Balcom and Ashante Inniss, Kingston, a son.

Sept. 7 VERSACE, Laura Versace and Joseph Cahill, Lake Katrine, a son. VALENCIA, Erica Valencia and Jarrett Garrison, Saugerties, a daughter. BERRYAN, Lauren Berryan and Christopher Williams, High Falls, a son.

Sept. 8 DECKER, Elizabeth and Leon, Kerhonkson, a son. Three area residents — Michaela Piddock of Kinderhook, Erin Waters of Pawling and Kate Donnellan of Highland Mills — were named to the dean’s list at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.,

Sept. 9 HERNANDEZ, Babyann Hernandez and Ray Delfri, Poughkeepsie, a daughter.

Sept. 11 McILWANINE, Katelyn McIlwanine and Angel Calo, Kingston, a daughter. SCHNELL, Diana and Chris, Saugerties, a son. PLASS, Samantha and Joshua, Hillsdale, a son.

Sept. 12 CHADWICK, Mikaela Chadwick, New Paltz, a daughter.

Sept. 13 WILLIAMS, Cheryl Williams and Randall Schultz, Red Hook, a daughter. LYONS, Rachel Lyons and Christopher Duffy, Kingston, a daughter. KUFNER, Laura and Maximilian, Rhinebeck, a daughter.

Sept. 14 WIRHOWSKI, Danielle and David, Port Ewen, a daughter. WELLS, Michelle Wells and John Brown, Saugerties, a son.

Sept. 15 for the spring semester. Students earn dean’s list status by achieving a grade point average of 3.1 or higher. Piddock is a member of the Class of 2021 and is HAMM, Myckala and Connor, Hudson, a daughter. PAUCAR ZHAGAI, Mareia Paucar Zhagai and Cristian Caraizaca, Kingston, a son.

Columbia Memorial

Sept. 4 JAEGER, Kathleen and Eric, Prattsville, a son, Colton Eric.

Sept. 7 BROOKS, Ana and Matthew, Athens, a son, Alexander Santiago. SNYDER, Elizabeth Sanchez and Michael Snyder, Hudson, a son, Anthony Michael Steve.

Sept. 8 REED, Hyla and Eric, West Coxsackie, a son, Levi John.

Sept. 9 KEENE, Sareese Stewart and Tyrelle Keene, Hudson, a son, Kai-den Zy’aire.

Sept. 12 MUNRO, Riley and Tyler, Hudson, a daughter, Summer Anne. VANVAKAS, Courtney Lockenwitz and Jason Vanvakas, Hudson, a daughter, Julianna Rose. majoring in international relations. Waters is a member of the Class of 2018 and is majoring in criminal justice. Donnellan is a member of the Class of 2019 and is majoring in accounting.