This year’s annual Downtown Daily Bread Benefit Concert which takes place on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 in the evening is also a part of the continuing celebration sponsored by Music at Pine Street, of the twentieth anniversary of the renewal and enlargement of the organ at Pine Street. Since we have two wonderful visiting recitalists this season (Lynne Davis, who played in the fall and Caroline Robinson who plays in June) it was decided that the contribution of our own Thomas Clark-Jones to the festivities would be a concert featuring the organ as a cooperating instrument. Thus, the concert features a brass sextet, the Choir of Pine Street Church and a solo cantata sung by Courtney Gray
Holy Week Services
Maundy Thursday
April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Market Square Presbyterian
Rev. Steve Lytch preaching
Good Friday
Tenebrae Service
April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Pine Street Presbyterian Dr. Russell Sullivan preaching
Easter Sunday
April 8 at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Pine Street Presbyterian Rev. Alex Lang preaching
and organ that makes the church resound! Then the Anniversary Hymn whose text was written by Russell Sullivan and whose music was composed by Tom Clark-Jones will be sung in a setting for brass, choir, organ and congregation arranged by Dr. Robert Lau. Another superb hymn setting by Charles Callahan will also be featured. The Choir will join in with anthems by R. Vaughan Williams, Michael McCabe and the magnificent setting of the Te Deum by John Rutter featuring the entire ensemble. Other music for brass and organ includes the exciting Entrada Festiva by the distinguished Belgian composer, Flor Peeters.
The concert opens with some music of Giovanni Gabrielli for brass
To round out the program with something of a more meditative
Art for DDB
by Sam Guenin
A typical Downtown Daily Bread benefit concert features the musical talents of members of our congregation.
This year’s spring concert will be no different, except that it will also have a visual arts component. I am a senior at Lancaster Country Day School, and as part of my senior project at school, I have decided to create a series of paintings to be auctioned off in support of Downtown
Bagels & Belief
April 1
“Loves Always Wins . . . Sometimes”
Rev. Russell Sullivan
May 6
“Why Doesn’t God Like Religious People”
Rev. Alex Lang
June 3
“Pardon My Insistence”
Rev. Russell Sullivan
All forums are held in Fellowship Hall at 9:40 a.m.
DDB
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Support Our Youth
by Rev. Alex Lang
On Palm Sunday, April 1st, and Easter Sunday, April 8th, the youth will be running a fund raiser for their mission trip to the Duvall Home in Glenwood, Florida this summer. The Duvall Home is a residence for people who are mentally handicapped. We will be interacting with members of the community and helping to do work around the Duvall Home campus. The goal is for our youth to understand how people who suffer from poverty of the mind have a special place in God’s heart.
Like last year, we are only doing one fundraiser. Following both the 8:30am and 11:00am worship services, the youth will be in the gathering place offering three levels of support: the sacrificial heart ($15), the friendship heart ($30) and the golden heart ($50).
If you choose to support the youth with a sacrificial heart, you will receive a lapel pin with a heart encompassing a cross in thanks for your support. If you choose to support the youth with a friendship heart, you will receive a lapel pin with a heart encompassing two hands shaking as a thank you for your support. If you choose to support the youth with a golden heart, you will receive a gold heart lapel pin and a hand written letter from Florida composed by one of the youth on
SeeYOUTH on page 5
nature, Tom joins Courtney Gray, our soprano soloist, for a reading of the solo cantata, The Way to Emmaus by Jaromir Weinberger. Weinberger was one of the twentieth century’s most important Czech composers and he wrote opera and symphonic literature as well as some superb solo pieces for voice. This setting follows the journey of several of the Disciples after the Resurrection as they go to Emmaus, and Jesus joins their party. The colors of organ are used to great effect in this complex and beautiful accompaniment.
The organ, as used in this concert, is featured in the same way as it is on Sunday mornings, as part of an ensemble. Whether it be accompanying the choir, playing the liturgical responses or leading the hymns, its true success as a musical instrument is judged by how well it ‘plays with others’. By this standard, it is indeed a great instrument.
We hope you will set the date aside and plan to be here. The music will be grand and the cause is one of Pine Street’s most important mission outreach projects. Few churches have their very own mission across the street from the church. This is one of the unique aspects of our church, and our faithful support of the endeavors of Elaine Strokoff and her crew make it possible for us as a congregation to follow Jesus’ command to feed the hungry and care for the poor. Admission is free, with an offering received. Parking is available in the South Street Garage and child care is provided. Come in a generous mood!
Session Notes for March
Approved microfilming of early Pine Street records and subsequent deposit of original Minute and Register volumes at the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Granted approval to the Kitchen Committee to hold a Christmas Cookie Bazaar, with the monies received being used to refurbish the third floor kitchen.
Gave approval for a mission initiative on Saturday, April 28, to volunteer with Rebuilding Together Greater Harrisburg at their national event day. Pine Street will volunteer at a home in New Cumberland and a home in Harrisburg, doing painting, light carpentry work. installing grab bars, installing weather stripping, etc.
Gave approval for the Presbytery’s New Church Development Committee to use the sanctuary for worship services on selected Sunday evenings.
A Client Story
by Christine Patrick, DDB Counselor
Her name is Lori. She lived in a beautiful home on the West Shore with her husband and little girl. She never thought she would be in this kind of situation... “Homeless.” Her husband started using drugs and drinking more than usual, and that is when the abuse started.
As time went on, the abuse got worse. Traci sent her then-7-year-old daughter to live with her grandmother. It was not long after that, that Lori had to leave her home due to domestic violence.
Lori came to Harrisburg to go to the YWCA domestic violence shelter. There she encountered some problems and in her frustration she found her way to DDB. She came in my office crying and ready to give up. She talked for about an hour while I made some phone calls to get her some help. Finally I got her into the YWCA domestic violence shelter, afterwhich she was able to get housing through HPRP. On February 22, Lori moved into her new apartment in Mechanicsburg. She is looking for a job and when she can, she will get her daughter back and start life over. She is soooo grateful for DDB and all the help we offered her. I gave her dishes from my home and I called New Digs to get her a bed and other items for her new place.
Good Luck, Lori. We are proud of you!
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Daily Bread. I have been taking painting lessons from a private teacher for the past seven years on a weekly basis, studying mostly oil painting and drawing techniques. For the auction, I have decided to do a series of four paintings of an orange in various stages of the eating process. Each painting is done in oil on an 8x10 stretched canvas. As part of a silent auction, you will be able to bid on the paintings on Sunday morning, April 15, and again before and during the concert on Friday, April 20 All proceeds will go to Downtown Daily Bread.
DOWNTOWN DAILY BREAD
Benefit Auction
Sunday, April 15th Friday, April 20th
featuring artwork by Sam Guenin
Rebuilding Together
Saturday, April 28
starting at 9:00am
We will volunteer with Rebuilding Together Greater Harrisburg at their national event day. Pine Street members will volunteer at two homes — one in New Cumberland and one home in Harrisburg — doing painting, light carpentry work, installing grab bars, installing weather stripping, doing light yard work, etc. Lunch is provided by Rebuilding Together at the worksite. A picnic dinner is provided at Fort Hunter, starting at 5:00pm. You do NOT need construction skills to join us for this day. This is actually a fun day of fellowship with others from Pine Street — an opportunity to get to know one another better. Signups will begin on April 1 at the Welcome Center.
Tour of Mission Central
Thursday, April 19, 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Interested members of Pine Street will tour the Mission Central facility in Mechanicsburg to see the numerous ways this agency is ready to help people in crisis. Those who are willing and able may stay to do some volunteering – probably putting together kits that are sent to disaster areas worldwide. Remember the Haiti kits we made after the earthquake? We made hygiene kits and school kits that were sent to Haiti to help in the emergency / recovery process. Sign-up will be at the Welcome Center starting March 25. We will have another opportunity to do the same on Saturday morning, June 30
Medicine Containers
Please don’t throw away your empty medicine containers – prescription and non-prescription plastic containers (no glass). Soak off the labels and bring them to the church. Place them in the box on the mission table in the Gathering Place. They will be given to the World Surgical Foundation when groups take medical mission trips to places like Haiti and India. This is a new mission opportunity for all of us and doesn’t cost us any money. A WIN-WIN!!!
Interfaith ‘Prayer for Peace’ Service
Monday, April 30 at 5:30pm. This is a lovely service where people from the Harrisburg area offer prayers in the manner of their faith tradition. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Unitarians, Buddhists and others will come to our sanctuary to pray for peace. In the past some prayers were sung, some were danced, and some were spoken. The mission committee will provide an extensive reception following the service.
Walk to Support Community Checkup Center
Saturday, May 19, starting at 9:00am at the HACC Campus. Mission Committee is interested in getting members of the congregation to support this walk because the money raised will support the Community Checkup Center (an agency we support through the Giving Tree at Christmas). Those who participate are asked to get sponsors to pledge money to support their walk. More information will be provided nearer to the date of the walk.
Camp Krislund Work Day
Saturday, May 5 from 9:00am – 1:00pm. Annual spring workday to get the camp ready for the summer. Lunch will be provided. Stay tuned for more information as the date approaches.
Camp Krislund Registration
Camp Krislund’s mission is: Restoring lives by God’s grace in mountain solitude through worshipping community, purposeful spiritual adventure, and Christian hospitality to all ages. The summer camping schedule has been posted on line and you may find this at www.krislund. org. If you are interested in this wonderful camping experience for your child please check out the website or call Cheryl Goode at 238-9304 x105.
Staff Contact Info
Main Number 238-9304
Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Russell Sullivan ext.101 rsullivan@pinestreet.org
Associate Pastor
Rev. Alex Lang ext.106 alang@pinestreet.org
Organist/Choirmaster
Tom Clark-Jones ext.107 tjones@pinestreet.org
Director of Children and Family Ministry
Cheryl Goode ext.105 cgoode@pinestreet.org
Office Manager
Michelle Kennedy ext.112 mkennedy@pinestreet.org
Business Manager
Diana Robertson ext.108 drobertson@pinestreet.org
Buildings & Grounds
Manager
Brad Wise ext.114 bwise@pinestreet.org
DDB Director
Elaine Strokoff ext.123 estrokoff@pinestreet.org
General Voice Mail ext.111
News From Our Church Family
Sam Guenin won a National Gold Medal in the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for his oil painting, Wooden Bowl Awards will be presented at Carnegie Hall and art work will be on display at Parsons The New School for Design in June.
Mikell Worley, managing editor at Women-CONNECT magazine was recently honored at The State Museum of Pennsylvania as part of their Women’s History Month celebration. Mikell is an artist, writer, trainer and life coach. You can check out her web site at www. mikellshiddentreasures. com/index.html
Arizona Mission Team
Terry & Barbara Seaton, Sarah Pearce, Matt Tingler, Bill Bauer, Gary & Baiba Clemens, and Gretchen Ballard, are traveling on April 7 to the Tohono O-Odham Indian reservation in Sells, AZ to do a workweek of maintenance and improvements at the Papago United Presbyterian Church.
They hope to replace some of the church’s water lines and handle any repairs and maintenance that is needed.
Men’s Breakfast
Pine Street Men will meet for breakfast on Saturday, April 14, 2012 Breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m., conversation and fellowship will follow. Sign up at the Welcome Center.
Births
February 12, 2012
Jack Curtis & Sara Elizabeth son & daughter of Curt & Lisa Trogner
Deaths
Esther M. Anderson
January 6, 1927 –February 25, 2012
Web Site Stats
February was the second full month of live web streaming, with between 8 and 12 live views per week. One of those translated into a couple visiting our church.
In February the website had 1507 visits, with 36% of those visits being from new people outside Pine Street. The average time spent on the site is about 3:44, which is extremely high for a website. Many sites average less than 45 seconds.
Our top viewed pages are the home page (824), live-stream (262, which means people are viewing it when we are not live), PSL (205), and Ask Alex Anything (98).
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