MADISON AVENUE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
921 Madison Avenue
(at East 73rd Street)
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212- 288-8920
Fax: 212-249-1466
(at East 73rd Street)
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212- 288-8920
Fax: 212-249-1466
Christianity faces no greater challenge in the 21st century than understanding Islam. What are the fundamentals of the Islamic faith and how is it practiced today? This class is meant to lay the groundwork for authentic interfaith dialogue in which people can speak openly and with integrity about what they believe.
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The music of brothers Joseph and Michael Haydn will be the focus of the first Saint Andrew Chorale concert of the season on Sunday, November 19 at 3 pm. Michael Haydn, Joseph’s younger brother and actually better known in the Austrian musical circles of their day, has been almost totally eclipsed by the fame of his older sibling. It is fitting that we pay tribute to “the other Haydn” this year as 2006 marks the 200th anniversary of his death. A mixture of well-known and undeservedly lesser-known works by both composers will be sung, including Joseph Haydn’s beloved Lord Nelson Mass and rarely-heard Salve Regina in G minor for four solo singers. Michael Haydn will be represented by two early sacred works: Veni Sancte Spiritus for chorus and soloists (based on a Pentecost text) and a short work of Marian devotion for solo soprano and strings, Ave Regina in A major. The Chorale will be joined by the strings, trumpets and timpani of the Saint Andrew Orchestra, with our eight professional singers taking part as soloists. Professional childcare will be available by reservation in advance by contacting Margaret Williamson, 212-288-8920, x267 or mew@mapc.com.
Admission to the concert is by suggested donation of $20 ($15 for students/seniors) available at the door. Door receipts to concerts such as this often do not cover the costs. That is where the Friends of the Saint Andrew Music Society (“SAMS”) come in. Friends of SAMS actually provide the cornerstone for the Chorale and concert series with their annual gifts. Thanks to all of you who have renewed your support this year and to the twenty donors who gave to SAMS for the first time or increased their gift over previous years. Have you become a Friend of SAMS or renewed your support? Checks may be written to Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church with “SAMS” in the memo section. Send to MAPC, 921 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021, Att. Andrew Henderson, Director of Music. Donors are recognized in printed concert programs. SAMS giving levels are: Friend (Gifts to $99); Associate ($100-249); Sponsor ($250-499); Benefactor ($500-999); Angel ($1,000-2,499) and Archangel (Gifts of $2,500 and above). Your support will allow wonderful music to ring out each Sunday afternoon during the program year in our beautiful sanctuary. Thank you!
Andrew Henderson,
Director of Music & Organist
An active German pianist and composer, Münch will perform some of his own works and pieces by Mozart, Scriabin, Debussy and Ravel.
Brenda Sakofsky, flute; Robert Lawrence, violin; Ellen Zoe Hassman, cello; Jean Strickholm & Yoojin Oh, piano. A Double Birthday Celebration: Mozart, Shostakovich & Guests, including Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B-flat, the Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Schubert’s Lebenssturme for piano four hands and Carl Maria von Weber’s Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano in G minor.
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Saint Andrew Music Society 2006-07 Concert season
November 5 - Remembrance Sunday
Funeral Ikos - John Tavener
In Remembrance (from Requiem) - Eleanor Daley
November 12
How can I keep from singing? (Children’s Choir)
- arr. Paul Halley
Nisi Dominus, HWV 238 - G. F. Handel
Soon-ah will be done - arr. William Dawson
November 19
Solo: I want Jesus to walk with me - arr. Scott Warren
A Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter
November 26
Thou art the King of Glory (from Dettingen Te Deum)
- G. F. Handel
Thou shalt know him - Mark Sirett
The Healing and Wholeness Services will start up again on the first Wednesday in October. Held on the first Wednesday of the month, October through May, in the Dana Chapel, the Healing and Wholeness Services include prayers for healing, anointing for those who wish to come forward, and the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
Dr. Phillips Talbot, who with his wife, Mildred, joined MAPC in 1973, will be speaking about events and memories of his rich and varied career. Beginning in 1936 he served as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News and, after wartime Naval service in India and China, was that newspaper’s correspondent in South Asia in 1946-48, covering the end of British rule and the launching of independent India along with its partitioning to create Pakistan. He frequently interviewed the leaders Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah. From 1951 to 1961 he was Executive Director of the American Universities Field Staff. In 1961 he became Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs where he remained until 1965 under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Following that, Dr. Talbot served four years as U.S. Ambassador to Greece. More recently he was for eleven years President of the Asia Society, the period during which the current Asia Society building was constructed. All are welcome to hear Ambassador Talbot speak. Refreshments will be served. Please let us know you are coming so we will have plenty of refreshments and chairs available. RSVP to Margaret Williamson at 212-288-8920 or mew@mapc.com.
The Mid-Timers will have a guided tour of the Feeding Desire exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum on Friday evening, October 20. We’ll meet at the museum at 5:45 pm so that we can begin the tour promptly at 6 pm.The full title of the exhibit is, “Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005, and the museum describes it as: “A journey through the evolution of Western dining from the Renaissance to the present, Feeding Desire features objects from Cooper-Hewitt’s world-class collections. The exhibition will address the development of utensil forms, innovations in production and materials, etiquette, and flatware as social commentary.” Following the tour, we will have dinner together at a nearby restaurant. The cost of the tour will be determined by how many participants we have, but will be less than $10 per person. There will be opportunities to sign-up for this evening after Sunday morning worship, or you may reply to Margaret Williamson at 212-288-8920 x271, or mew@mapc.com The Cooper-Hewitt is at 2 East 91st Street.
The October Families gathering will be Saturday, October 14 from 10am to noon on the Roof Garden. Families with children ages 5 and under (and older siblings) are invited. This is a great opportunity to enjoy fellowship with other MAPC families. A light breakfast of bagels, fruit, coffee, tea and juice will be available. Come play, talk and enjoy the company of other parents and young children in church community! RSVP to Margaret Williamson.
This year’s fall Seniors Unlimited bus trip will be an excursion to Duke Farms, a 2,700 acre estate in Hillsborough, New Jersey. James Buchanon Duke began developing the estate in 1893, transforming acres of farmland and wood lots into an extraordinary landscape with nine lakes, dozens of fountains, and countless pieces of sculpture. In the morning, we will tour the Country Manor, then enjoy lunch at the Outdoor Eatery on the estate and have a guided bus tour through the property in the afternoon. The cost for the trip, including lunch, is $30, and reservations must be made with Margaret Williamson at the church, 212-288-8920 x271. Please note that we cannot guarantee your seat on the bus until we have received payment for the trip! If you do not receive a flyer with a registration form through the Seniors Unlimited mailing list, please contact Margaret and she will help you.
The 20s/30s group is meeting twice a month to discuss a topic of current concern and the role our faith plays in our response to that issue. In addition, the group is planning a social gathering on Saturday, November 11. Watch future editions of the weekly e-mailing of the Pastors’ Letter for details for that event. The October/November schedule for 20s/30s gatherings is:
–Sunday, October 15, 5:30 pm supper and discussion followed by 7:30 pm worship service. Please let us know several days in advance if you need childcare for the evening meeting.
–Wednesday, October 25, 7 pm Wine and Cheese in the Parish Hall. We will have a guest speaker for this final session on The Care of Creation.
–Sunday, November 5, 1pm lunch and discussion, Room 503, childcare available
–Saturday, November 11, Salsa Lesson!! One of our 20s/30s members has arranged for a group salsa lesson at 1:30 pm at Soho Dance, 598 Broadway at Houston, 6th floor. Meet at the church at 12:30 pm if you’d like to travel downtown with others, or meet at the dance studio at 1:15 pm. The group will go to lunch in Soho afterwards. Space for the class is limited to 20, so RSVP for this event to Margaret Williamson.
–Sunday, November 19, 5:30 pm, supper and discussion, followed by 7:30 pm worship service. Please let us know several days in advance if you need childcare for the evening meetings.
For more information about the 20s/30s group contact Beverly Bartlett at the church 212-288-8920 x247, or bab@mapc.com. To request childcare for the Sunday evening meetings, please contact Margaret Williamson at 212-288-8920 x271, or mew@mapc.com.
The November Families gathering will be Saturday, November 11, from 10am to noon on the Roof Garden, weather permitting. If it is too cold, we’ll meet on the 5th floor. Families with children ages 5 and under (and older siblings) are invited. This is a great opportunity to enjoy fellowship with other MAPC families. A light breakfast of bagels, fruit, coffee, tea and juice will be available. Come play, talk and enjoy the company of other parents and young children in the church community! RSVP to Margaret Williamson.
Knitters and crocheters, advanced or beginning, are invited to join the MAPC knitters on the third Tuesday morning of the month in the Hood Library. Bring a project you’re working on, get help deciphering instructions, or work on scarves and hats for the residents of Inwood House or for homeless men and women served by the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter. If you’re just beginning, this is a very supportive environment in which to learn to knit or crochet! We have plenty of donated yarn and knitting needles to get you started.
The Congregational Nurture Committee is hosting a women’s book brunch for MAPC members and friends. Joy Carol–author, speaker, spiritual director and workshop leader–will be with us to talk about women’s friendships and read selections from her new book, The Fabric of Friendship: Celebrating the Joys, Mending the Tears in Women’s Relationships. Brunch will be served and copies of Joy’s book, just off the press, will be available for purchase. There is no need to read the book ahead of time! The cost of brunch is $10. Bring a friend!! RSVP to Margaret Williamson at the church office, 212-288-8920 x271, or mew@mapc.com.
Thousands of people from churches of all denominations participate in mission/work trips every year–and almost always report that it is a profound, life-changing experience. MAPC members have the opportunity to join in such an experience and reach out in a very tangible way to those who are rebuilding their homes after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The Presbytery of New York City is sending a volunteer work team January 13-20, 2007, to help rebuild homes in Gulfport, Mississippi. The group will be working as volunteers of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, assigned to Westminster Presbyterian Church in the Presbytery of Mississippi. Skills needed are: carpentry, electrical, painting, roofing, engineers, general help, cooking, counseling, administration/computer help, and debris removal. You do not have to be a skilled laborer in order to be useful! Elbow grease, work clothes, a willing spirit and a bit of stamina are all that is needed.
Work trip participants will be housed either in the church or in one of the heated huts in the volunteer village constructed by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Showers are available and group members need to bring their own bedding. The cost is $20/day for food and housing, plus transportation. Group travel arrangements will be made–or participants can drive and meet the group in Mississippi. The registration deadline is November 1. There is space for 25-40 participants. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.
If you are unable to go, but would like to contribute to the trip, funds can be given for a Home Depot card that the group will use to purchase materials for the rebuilding work while they are there.
If you are interested in participating, please talk to J.C. Austin or Beverly Bartlett as soon as possible, and they will get you in touch with the appropriate people at the Presbytery office.
Have you discovered the Hood Library at MAPC yet? Tucked into a cozy space between the Church House Lobby and the elevators, the Hood Library is full of books available for borrowing: fiction, biography, current affairs, history and a religion section with resources for Biblical study, theological exploration and spiritual formation. The library is open to all in the MAPC community from 9:45 am to 1 pm on Sundays, except during the 11:15 am worship service. The library committee is continually updating the collection through book donations and purchases. Please avail yourself of this wonderful resource!
The Hood Library Committee will hold its annual fall book sale on Sunday, November 19 in the Church House Lobby. Books of all kinds will be available, including many “coffee table” books that may make a good Christmas gift. Come browse through the tables of books while you enjoy a cup of coffee and fellowship after worship.
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