This Easter with your participation and support, we hope to adorn the sanctuary with flowers in memory of loved ones past, and in honor of loved one here.

Please fill out the attached form at the back and mail to us your request for this Easter.

 EASTER

Easter Flowers can be requested in memory of your loved ones- dearly departed and/or in honor your your loved ones here with you.

Please include your name, your loved ones name, and the relationship(brother, mother, nephew) when requesting flowers.  Also, select which flower(s) you would like adorning the altar in memory of your loved one.  Then mail your request and check to the church, Atten. Rev Sudhama Ananda.

TELEPHONE NUMBER:____________________________________________________

IN MEMORY OF:___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

LILY  (White, 6″ $11.00):___________________________________________________

TULIP  (Pink, Purple, White 6″ pot $10.00) :_____________________

HYACINTH  (Pink, Blue, White 6” pot $10.00)                                    ____

 HYDRANGEA  (Pink, Blue, White 8”/10″ pot $20.00):        

TAKE HOME:________FOR SHUT-IN:_________________________

 AMOUNT ATTACHED:___ 

Volunteers are needed to bring flowers to the Shut-In. If you are interested please talk to Reverend Sudhama Ananda for more details.

Life and Faith in Biblical Times

Take a fascinating journey through the Holy Land in this once-in-a-life time exhibit featuring the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, an actual stone from the Western Wall from the second Temple in Jerusalem and more than 500 never-before seen artifacts from biblical times.

Experience firsthand the traditions, beliefs and iconic objects of ancient Israel that impact world religions today.

World Premiere Exhibition ends April 15th.

For more information go to the website:

www.discoverytsx.com

Spend the day with your Church Family!!!

 Join us for an excursion to New York City to see the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit at Discovery Times Square on Saturday, March 31st 2012!!!

Prices for Groups of 10+ are

Adults $20.50

Seniors $17.50

Students $15.00

If you are interested please contact the Pastor at 201-391-2208 no later than Sunday March 25^th so that tickets can be purchased in advance.

Departure for this excursion from the Church parking lot is at 10:00am

A meeting of the Administrative Council, PPRC and some interested members of our church met on January 29, and February 12, 2012 to discuss about the Call to Action Program. It was discussed in this meeting to concentrate on making discipleship, starting a Prayer Cell which will meet at least once a month to pray and meditate and to work on any other mission of the church.

 A Team was formed to carry on the mission.

The members of the team are as follows:

                                                                        Ed Abdelhak

                                                                        Charlene Gungil

                                                                        Alice Morone

                                                                        Mae Smith

                                                                        Sudhama Ananda

 This Team will meet after Easter from time to time.

The February meeting of the UMW was held at the home of Mae Smith. Jeanne Lazelle led a continuing discussion of the novel “Five People You Meet In Heaven” by Mitch Albom.

The March meeting will be held at Lillian Thomas home on March 14 at 12:30pm. Adrianna Coe will present the program entitled “Fifty-two-Pick-up”.

          On Sunday, March 18, the fourth Sunday in Lent, our church- along with many others will celebrate “One Great Hour of Sharing.”

On this designated Sunday, the work of UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is highlighted and a special donation will be received.  Throughout the year, UMCOR reaches out to those in need of humanitarian aid – food, clothing and medical supplies. Please use the envelope in the Worship Service Bulletin for your contribution, or mail your donation to our church office, making checks payable to PRUMC with the notation, “One Great Hour of Sharing.”

Let us share the goodness of life with those who hurt! Thank you for your support.

3/3    Sydney Drew Farrington (2011)

3/5    Caitlin A. Hastie

3/8    B.J. Lewis

3/10  Glenn Lazelle

3/11  Melissa Maurer

3/12  Jeff Bailey, Ruth Castañeda

3/14  Penny (Kobell) Hoyt

3/16  Carla Castañeda

3/21  Jeannette Stansfield, Janet Cochran

3/30  Margareta Hogne

3/31  Gabriel Marra

            A Certificate of Appreciation was sent to our church from UNICEF stating “The U.S. Fund for UNICEF congratulates the Park Ridge United Methodist Church for helping UNICEF save kids’ lives.”  One hundred and thirty dollars was sent as a result of the “Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign” in which our Sunday School were involved.

My memories of Christmas in the Caribbean still fill me with excitement and joy, though it has been decades since my last one! I remember the thrill of Christmas Carols playing on the radio beginning from December 1 and all the way through to December 25. The stores in the city would all put out their toys on trays on the sidewalks to entice the shoppers. Special toys would include starlights, water pistols and Kadar dolls. The supermarkets and larger food stores would order red delicious apples, green grapes and pears, and sell them to discerning families. This was a big treat since none of those fruits grew in the tropics, and was available only once a year. The usual mangoes, bananas and sugar apple would take a back seat as we indulged in these imported exotic fruits.

For the children, the excitement built and reached a crescendo on Christmas Eve! This was a special day as most of their shopping took place on that day. The stores remained open until ten o’clock at night, and the city was abuzz with people, activities and lots of fun. It was quite an event, as it would be one of the few times that children could stay out late into the evening. The weather was a balmy 80 degrees Fahrenheit; the air smelled of spices as all the Moms baked their special Christmas cake; musicians came serenading in the wee hours of the morning with their banjos and harmonicas, singing in English and Spanish.

Everyone went to church on Christmas morning. Methodists, Catholics and Anglicans (Episcopalians) all worshipped at 5 AM! We walked the mile to church with all of the neighbors in the dark, but dressed in our newest clothes. We watched the morning break over the ocean from our church, a spectacular site. The worship service ended with all of the Church bells ringing, and congregants spilling out into the street filled with anticipation for what the day would bring. We would go home to homemade bread, fresh eggs, codfish salad and hot cocoa grown locally. Later in the day, steel orchestras would traverse through the island playing all the famous carols, but on steel drums with a calypso rhythm!  We would pack (six children and two parents) into the car, and visit our aunts, uncles and cousins to exchange gifts, drink punch de crème, eat cake and play with our new toys. At the end of our visits, we would pile back into the car, and head home, giddy with the joy and delight of another Christmas Day.

 The Missions Committee wishes to express its appreciation to all who contributed time, effort, and money to the 2011 Upper Pascack Valley CROP Walk for Hunger.

 The total amount donated to Church World Service was $616.00

Once again, many thanks!

The Missions Committee thanks you for your support.

CROP Hunger Walk

            The Missions Committee wishes to extend a warm “thank you” to all who had a hand in this year’s Upper Pascack Valley CROP WALK.

HELPERS: Jeanne Lazelle, Glenn Lazelle, Warren Lazelle.

SPONSORS: The many persons who have pledged donations. A special “Thanks” to Glenn for supplying produce from his garden, which brought in $150 in donations.

WALKERS: Adrianna Coe, Charlene Gungil, Annie Hong,  Kay Hong, Brian Knowles, Jerry Lockwood, Marion McCarthy, Caroline Williams.           

Walkers are asked to approach each of their sponsors in order to obtain pledged funds – either in the form of cash or checks. Please note: checks MUST be made out to CWS/CROP (not to our Church).  When each walker has completed collecting pledges, he or she is to turn in the envelope with the donations and the name of each contributor, and the total amount received.