Some Protestant churches observe Reformation Day on October 31 or the last Sunday in October, commemorating the efforts of Martin Luther and other Reformers to reshape the church. These have fallen out of favor in some denominations, in no small part because they were often the occasion for unfair Catholic-bashing. Is it possible to observe the day without defaming our neighbors?

In his book “The Vision of the Ecumenical Movement” (Chalice Press, 2003) Michael Kinnamon reminds us that nearly every denomination started out as an attempt to reform the church rather than divide it, and that the ecumenical movement itself calls us to repent all our human divisions. Reformation Day, then, should not just celebrate Reformers but also confess that our current denominations need to be reformed still and that we still need to overcome divisions. We are called to be “reformed and ever reforming.”

On Reformation Day, you might also use the prayers and hymns from the other side of our ecclesiastical schisms. If you open with Luther’s rousing “A Mighty Fortress,” you might end with “Here I Am, Lord,” a favorite of many Protestants that was written by Dan Schutte, a Jesuit.

You might also note that none of the Reformers intended to create a new denomination. Luther was a Catholic priest who never intended to split the church. John and Charles Wesley remained priests of the Church of England and sought to overcome the barriers between black and white Christians, between Anglicans such as themselves (called Episcopalians in the U.S.) and Catholics, and between the Evangelicals and those who were “High Church.” Even the Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammed do not seem to have wanted to found new religions.

Here is how some local clergy celebrate Reformation Day:

• The Rev. Adrienne Flipse Hausch reports that, “In our church (and throughout the Reformed Church in America), we look at Reformation Sunday as sort of our own day of atonement, step 8 in a 12 step program: making amends. We take the opportunity to correct the wrongs of the past, affirm our own Christian faith and to plan for our future as Christians.”
  
  
• Like other Presbyterians, the Rev. Fritz Nelson always sings at least one hymn by Martin Luther as well as John Calvin's "I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art" at Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne. He also uses Reformation day to highlight some of the great worship traditions of the Reformed church, such as singing the Psalms. To remind his flock how much their own denomination has changed over the centuries, he occasionally pulls out a historic bulletin from the church and does a “spare and sparse” worship service.
  
  
• The Rev. Mark Greiner, pastor of 1st Presbyterian Church in Baldwin, tries “to have Reformation Day either grapple with some challenge from our tradition (like its anti-Catholicism) or to ask what Reformation dynamics might apply to a current challenge. I particularly like using the resources of the Iona Community to suggest what an ongoing Reformed tradition looks like coming from Scotland and very much engaged with issues of inclusion and justice.”
  
  
• The Presbyterian Church USA’s Web site cautions “Care must be taken to emphasize that the essence of Reformation is not to split the church but to heal the church. The focus of Reformation Day should not be exclusively upon the sixteenth-century separation from Roman Catholicism. Rather, it should include attention to the many ways, places, and times that the church has been renewed and reformed by men and women urging the church to be more faithful to God.” Profiles of both Protestant and Catholic Reformers of the 16th century can be found at www.pcusa.org/ideas/Sumer02/allsaints.htm.
  
  
• Deacon Bob Rainis, convener of the Clergy Conference of Deer Park (and North Babylon) hopes to organize a pulpit exchange between Catholic and Lutheran clergy to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Joint Declaration on Justification signed by the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation. It is a fitting way, he suggests, to “remember reformation as a continuing action of the Holy Spirit as She moves through Her Church.”

WORTH QUOTING

Why We Need Sabbath Time

“To remember the Sabbath is to remember what it means to be made in God’s image and, when the Sabbath ends, to join God in the holy work of mending the world.”

--Barbara Brown Taylor, Christian Century May 21, 2005

Francis of Assisi on Islam

“When he came to write his Rule of Life for the Franciscans, he included a chapter on those Brothers who went to live alongside Muslims. They were to do so in a spirit of humility and service seeking to assist those most in need. Under no circumstances were they to insult things that Muslims hold holy, in particular not the Qu’ran or Muhammad. They were to remain silent. Their lives were to be of such virtue that by so living they would prompt questions from their neighbors: Why are you doing this?”

--C.T.R. Hewer, Understanding Islam: An Introduction. (Fortress Press, 2006)

Communion

“Because Christianity is not so much a religion as it is a relationship, it needs to be nurtured and nourished, not just in terms of the head, but the heart as well. The sacraments are vitally important as God’s gift of himself as food for our Spirit through the rite of the Lord’s Supper. . . . the communion which we share with Christ and his people across time and space.”

--The Rev. Mark Lukens, The Bell Tower
Bethany Congregational Church, East Rockaway

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WORTH READING:

Gus Keiser. Be Still . . . and Know That I Am God: Devotions for Every Day of the Year. Augsburg Books, 2006, $13.99.
Marsha Hansen. My Soul Is a Witness: The Message of the Spirituals in Word and Music. Augsburg Books, 2006, book and audio CD, $19.99.

This reviewer should disclose up front that most devotional books leave me cold. I’ve tried many over the years but only Celtic Benediction by J. Philip Newell and the guides by Bishop Job have proven helpful. If anything, others have discouraged daily devotions on my part, though this may demonstrate that I am an atypical critic.

Be Still . . . and Know That I Am God is a wonderful exception. These daily reflections by Harry “Gus” Keiser, a veteran of forty years of youth ministry and Christian education, are down-to-earth, and grounded in both good theology and solid Biblical scholarship.

Keiser touches upon topics from the search for the historical Jesus to the need children have to be disciplined both justly and lovingly. His suggestions for our spiritual journey are simple but insightful. We might cultivate joy in our lives, he says, if we wrote a thank-you note to God each month. “Whenever you’re tempted to despair because you’ve blown it big-time,” he urges, “remind yourself of God’s never-failing love by saying, ‘I am precious in God’s sight.’”

Marsha Hansen is a concert vocalist and inspirational speaker who finds devotions in spirituals. She served as a Naval officer and earned a theology degree. She has the distinction of being married to a pastor in Texas and being the sister-in-law of the Rolling Stones lead guitarist, Keith Richards.

Hansen writes with enormous erudition. She quotes theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer in reflecting on “A City Called Heaven” and the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin while discussing “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.” She cites both Augustine and Simon Bolivar on slavery.

The impromptu CD she recorded in her home with Richards and other family and friends forces us to listen with fresh ears to familiar songs. As with any jam session album, the results here are uneven. Some tracks are interesting but not destined to become hits. Others, such as “My Soul Is a Witness” and “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” are both stirring and hauntingly beautiful.

The rousing versions of “This Little Light of Mine” and “I Got a Robe” remind us how original this musical genre is. Others, such as the moving lament “Been in the Storm So Long” and “I Believe This Is Jesus” (based on John 4), are wonderful songs that are new to me. My Soul Is a Witness provides food for thought and nourishment for the soul.

--twg--

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DO YOU HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE?

Jesus, according to the Gospels, talked about money five times as often as he taught how to pray, but the Church often hesitates to address how we can be good stewards of our financial resources. Millions of Americans are soon going to need serious help, too, in grappling with their increasingly complicated finances. This is because they have bought their homes with an Adjustable Rate Mortgage, one in which the interest rate they pay—and their monthly payments—are fixed only for an initial period of time. This year $400 billion of adjustable rate mortgages will be “re-pegged” upwards, with annual interest rates jumping as much as 5% and monthly payments increasing at an alarming rate. Next year a whopping $1 trillion in ARMs will be readjusted upwards.

Many of those who now are caught in the first big wave of “recalibration” are panicking, which is understandable, and refinancing their homes with “Negative Adjustable Rate Mortgages,” in which the amount of money owed keeps growing. In order to avoid higher monthly payments, they are, quite literally, betting the house that their incomes will rise dramatically and the value of their homes (which they bought at staggeringly high prices) will keep soaring. As with many other financial options, this one may be right for a few people and a disaster for everyone else. What is disturbing is that in some parts of the country, such as Salt Lake City and the San Francisco Bay Area, more than half of the homeowners who refinanced their homes this year took out Negative ARMS. They are cruising for a bruising.

Would your congregation, agency, or community group like some help in sorting out personal finances? The Long Island Council of Churches offers seminars on how to manage your money well - and not get ripped off. Our presentations usually run an hour to 90 minutes, and we will tailor it to the needs of your audience, such as a shorter program for a college class, campus ministry group, or youth group and their parents. The LICC will arrange speakers, educational materials, and other freebies. Thanks to grants from Astoria Federal Savings, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citibank, the Greenpoint Bank Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Washington Mutual, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, we can provide this program without charge. All you need to supply is the location and refreshments.

Each presentation is shaped around the needs of the audience and we are prepared to address a wide variety of topics. Here are some we have dealt with recently that might be of interest to students and their parents:

• How to shop for a good loan
• How to get a good deal on checking and savings accounts and other financial services
• How to manage credit cards and other forms of credit
• How to “repair” a bad credit history
• How to reduce expenses on things you think are essential.
• How to convert a loan you already have into a better deal.
• How to talk with your kids (or your parents) about how they manage their money.

We have speakers who can handle a variety of languages. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, for example, we will have a seminar at 1st Presbyterian Church and the North Fork Spanish Apostolate in Southold from 7 to 9 p.m. with simultaneous presentations in Spanish and English. Come if you can! If you would like to have such a seminar, call 516-565-0290, ext. 206, fax 516-565-0291, or e-mail licchemp@aol.com.

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WHERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MANAGING YOUR MONEY

Here are some personal seminars we are offering in October. All are welcome to attend.

• 1st Church of God in Elmont (857 Meacham Avenue) on Sunday, Oct. 1, noon to 1:00, focusing on how to establish relationships with financial professionals and how to practice good stewardship (how to save, budget, manage credit, and generally think intentionally about how you spend money).
  
  
• Garden City Presbyterian Church (91 Chester Avenue), Tuesday, Oct. 10, 7-9 p.m.
  
  
• 1st Presbyterian Church of Southold (on Main Road) and the North Fork Spanish Apostolate, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m., with simultaneous presentations in Spanish and English.
  • The Spanish session will focus on how to open savings and checking accounts, how to send money to family in Latin America, and how to manage credit and debt, including how to avoid delinquency and foreclosure.
  • The English session will focus on how to reduce your expenses and save money, managing credit and debt, determining what insurance you need, reverse mortgages, and where to find help with housing problems.
  
  
• Patchogue United Methodist Church (10 Church Street), Sunday, October 22, 3:00, a Spanish language seminar, and perhaps a simultaneous one in English.

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WANT TO STAMP OUT HUNGER? DO A CROP WALK!

Ponder the potential of the human foot . . .
It can jog, race and run in place.
It can dance, prance and leap in space.
It can kick, drive and stop on a dime.
AND in its finest hour
      It can help stop hunger . . .
      ONE STEP AT A TIME.

CROP Walks are community-based fund raising events, which raise money for local hunger-fighting agencies as well as the international relief and development efforts of Church World Service. Last year $15,001 was distributed to Long Island local hunger agencies. For more information about how your feet can help the human family around the world by organizing a Church World Service CROP Walk for Hunger in your community, call toll free 1-888-297-2767.

There will be a number of CROP Walks on Long Island, and those in Baldwin (Sunday, Oct. 22, 1:30) and Riverhead (Sunday, Oct. 29) will benefit both CWS and the LICC’s emergency food program.

The Western Nassau CROP Walk begins at 1:30 p.m. on the 22nd at Baldwin Park, which is located at the south end of Grand Avenue. Would you like to walk on the 22nd or to organize others from your congregation to walk? If so, contact the Walk organizer, Don Neugebauer from Community Presbyterian Church in Malverne, at 516-593-1368. If you cannot walk yourself, could you sponsor a walker? To sponsor LICC Executive Director Tom Goodhue or our Director of Community Resources, Alric Kennedy, call 516-565-0290 and let them know how much you will pledge. To sponsor Barbara Harrison, the manager of our Freeport food center, please call 516-868-4989.

The Riverhead walk begins at 2:00 on the 29th at the United Methodist Church (204 E. Main St.). To sign up to walk or to get further information, please call the walk coordinator, the Rev. Ledyard Baxter, at Old Steeple Church, 722-3070.

There will also be CROP Walks on Sunday, Oct. 22, in Setauket, starting at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, and in Mt. Sinai, beginning at 2:00.

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QUAKERS TO HOLD WORSHIP TO AID THE HUNGRY

The Westbury Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (also known as the Quakers) is beginning silent meetings for worship with a concern for those who are hungry and in need. These will be held every Wednesday evening, starting October 4, from 7:30 to 8:00 PM, in cooperation with the Long Island Council of Churches. Participants in the interfaith gathering are invited to bring an offering of nonperishable food, which will be delivered to the Long Island Council of Churches food pantry. Money contributions are also welcome. The Meeting is at 550 Post Avenue, Westbury, at the corner of Jericho Turnpike and just north of exit 32 from the Northern State Parkway. For additional information, call 631-271-4672.

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HELPING HOMELESS FAMILIES

A number of congregations in Western Nassau are exploring the formation of a Family Promise group to provide shelter for homeless families. In Glen Cove, Huntington, and the East End interfaith partnerships projects like this have been operating for several years. Tom Cioffi, a long-time volunteer with Family Promise and the Interfaith Hospitality Network program, will be meeting with people in October to discuss forming of a Family Promise group. For further information, contact Rabbi Robert Widom at Temple Emmanuel in Great Neck (516-482-5701 or mal150@earthlink.net).

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DID YOU KNOW?

New income limits for the Earned Income Tax Credit:

Those whose income is less than $38,400 a year may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refund of up to $5896 for a family with two children. Those who make too little money to have to file an income tax return often fail to collect this refund. Further information is available at www.irs.gov.

New book by Convocation speaker Bob Edgar:

The Rev. Robert Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., has just published Middle Church: Reclaiming the Moral Values of the Faithful Majority from the Religious Right (Simon & Schuster, $25). Middle Church explores the themes Edgar discussed at the LICC’s Annual Convocation in March at First Baptist Church in Riverhead: how can mainstream Americans of faith (whom he calls Middle Church, Middle Synagogue, and Middle Mosque) come together to address the crucial issues of global warming, war, and the growing gap between rich and poor. A full review will appear in a future issue of The Prelude.

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NEEDED/OFFERED

Needed:

Volunteers:

The LICC needs volunteers at our Freeport emergency food pantry (450 North Main Street), particularly Tuesday and Thursday mornings and any afternoons Monday through Friday. We can use help in our Hempstead office (on the second floor of Christ’s First Presbyterian Church at Washington Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike) before Thanksgiving and Christmas, also, with answering the phones, greeting clients, handing out toys, and such. If you can help, please call Alric Kennedy, our Director of Community Resources at 516-565-0290, ext. 204, or Barbara Harrison at 516-868-4989. Our Riverhead Emergency Food Center (407 Osborne Ave., 631-727-2210) needs volunteers to answer the phone and receive clients, too.

Used Clothing:

People often ask where they can donate good used clothing. We distribute a limited amount from the LICC’s Riverhead office, but you should call 631-727-2210 before schlepping any clothing to 407 Osborne Avenue, to see if we have room to accommodate more at the time. We also urge people to donate clothing to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul - and we would be glad to talk with you about placing a collection box at your congregation or organization.
And right now the Global Aid Foundation is running a clothing drive for South America. They would be glad to take shoes (which many organizations cannot handle) but not coats or heavy sweaters. For further information or to arrange a pick-up, call 718-932-1633 or email globalad@globalaidfounation.org.

Large Print Reading Material:

Nassau University Medical Center is seeking large print reading material, which can be dropped off at their auxiliary office on the main floor of NUMC (Hempstead Turnpike at Carman Avenue in East Meadow). For further information, call Robin Jones at 516-572-6588.

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GUEST PREACHERS

Looking for a speaker or guest preacher? In the September 18 edition of America, Camille D’Arienzo, R.S.M., reminds us that ecumenical hospitality can include hearing those who may get too few chances to speak, preach, or teach in another denomination. Here are some folks to consider inviting:

• Our Executive Director, the Rev. Tom Goodhue, has some Sundays available this winter for preaching and some dates this fall for weekday speaking engagements. You can reach him at tomgoodhue@optonline.net or 516-565-0290, ext. 206.
• Alric Kennedy, our Director of Community Resources, can be reached for guest speaking and preaching at 516-565-0290, ext. 204, or alrickennedy@optonline.net.
• Barbara Harrison, the manager of our Freeport Emergency Food Center, is available to speak about the work of the LICC. You can reach her at 516-868-4989.
• The Rev. Nancy Schaffer, an LICC chaplain who is ordained in the United Church of Christ, is available some Sundays for guest preaching. She also would be glad to speak to church groups at other times about our Women at the Well project that helps women avoid incarceration. She can be reached at 631-586-9667.
• The Rev. Randall Broger, a member of the Presbytery of Long Island who trained in interim ministry at Princeton Seminary, is available for guest preaching, supply preaching, and interim pastorates. You can reach him at randallb1@usa.net or 631-589-2923.
• The Rev. Elsa Callender, a United Church of Christ clergywoman, is available for guest and supply preaching. You can reach her at 917-836-8524 or REVELSAC@aol.com.
• The Rev. David Stephens, a retired United Methodist clergyman in Port Washington, is available for guest-preaching and supply preaching. You can reach him at 516-883-1494 or gumcspirit@yahoo.com.
• Kolya Braun-Greiner, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, is available as a guest-preacher. She is a former executive staff of Women's Division (headquarters of United Methodist Women) with a focus on issues of women and children in poverty, farm workers, and child labor. Currently a nonviolence trainer with the Fellowship of Reconciliation's program "Creating a Culture of Peace," she can be reached at braun.greiner@netzero.net or 516-379-2568.
• Sue Terry is a graduate of New Brunswick Seminary and is a licensed preacher in the United Church of Christ (and can celebrate communion in Suffolk County). She can be reached at gterrys@aol.com or 631-751-1170.
• Jesse Glick and Kathy Burton from Church World Service, our partners in disaster response, would be glad to preach or speak about the work of CWS. Call 888-297-2767 or email jglick@churchworldservice.org.
• Tom Lyons, a member of Mt. Sinai Congregational Church (UCC) and the LICC’s Public Issues Committee who is active in the Heifer Project, would be happy to speak or preach in local churches. He can be reached a 631-928-4317 or lyonheifer@aol.com.
• Sister Camille D'Arienzo, RSM, who has done extensive prison ministry with death-row inmates, is available for speaking and preaching. You can reach her at cherilife@aol.com or 718-366-0966.
• The Rev. Max B. Surjadinata, who has served on Long Island and now lives in Manhattan, would be glad to speak about his experience last year in Israel and Palestine with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program of the World Council of Churches. He can be reached at 212-222-1899, srjdnt@aol.com, or mbsur@yahoo.com.
• Lisa Strahs-Lorenc from the Long Island Works Coalition would be glad to speak about Next Generation housing to congregations, PTAs, clubs, and civic groups anywhere in Nassau or Suffolk. She calls her talk “Next Generation Workforce + Next Generation Housing = Long Island’s Success”. You can reach her at 631-843-4018 or lisa@liworks.org. Information on her organization can be found at www.liworks.org.
• The Rev. Pat Sealy, a graduate of New Brunswick Theological Seminary who is ordained in the Elim International Church, is available for guest preaching. You can reach her at patsealy@optonline.net or manna0504@optonline.net.

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GIVE BLOOD—SAVE A LIFE!
October Long Island Blood Services drives:

Event Date	Site	Address	Start/End Time	Chairperson/Phone
10/1/06	Crystal Church of New York	25-67 College Pt. Blvd. College Pt., 11354	2:00 PM 6:00 PM	Laura Kim (917) 583-3642
10/1/06	Huntington United Methodist Church	180 W. Neck Road Huntington, 11743	9:00 AM 1:00 PM	Bette Jack (631) 223-3606
10/2/06	Lutheran Church of Ressurection	420 Stewart Avenue Garden City, 11530	3:30 PM 9:00 PM	Lillian Mesloh (516) 741-0098
10/2/06	Bellmore Presbyterian Church	Bellmore Ave & Martin Ave. Bellmore, 11710	3:00 PM 8:30 PM	Thelma Gerold (516) 826-1765
10/2/06	LICC Floral Park	United Methodist Church Floral Park, 11001	3:30 PM 9:00 PM	Gaius Sikes (516) 354-0059
10/3/06	Christ Lutheran Church	3384 Island Road Wantagh, 11793	3:00 PM 8:30 PM	Regina Coons (516) 798-4492
10/3/06	LICC Levittown	First Presbyterian Church Levittown, 11756	3:00 PM 8:30 PM	Betty Towner (516) 465-3682
10/7/06	Holy Trinity Episcopal Church	87 Seventh Street Valley Stream, 11581	9:00 AM 2:30 PM	Giselle Polly (516) 791-1836
10/7/06	Queens Seventh Day Adventist Church	40-34 102nd Street Corona, 11368	12:00 PM 5:30 PM	Aurora Sandoval (917) 572-4408
10/7/06	St. Patrick Episcopal Church Parish Center	305 Carll's Path Deer Park, 11729	10:00 AM 2:00 PM	Tom Carey (631) 242-7530
10/8/06	The Church in the Gardens	50 Ascan Ave. Forest Hills, 11375	10:00 AM 3:30 PM	James March (718) 268-2844
10/10/06	Gloria Dei Lutheran Church	22 E. 18th St. Huntington Station, 11746	3:00 PM 8:30 PM	Pat Draser (631) 549-7469
10/10/06	LICC Smithtown	First Presbyterian Church Smithtown, 11787	2:45 PM 8:15 PM	Adele Carson (631) 473-2162
10/11/06	Christ Lutheran Church	Carleton Ave. & Nassau St. Islip, 11752	4:00 PM 9:30 PM	Joan Heitz (631) 581-2412
10/29/06	Presbyterian Church of St. Albans	190-04 119 Avenue St. Albans, 11412	10:30 AM 4:00 PM	David Roberts (516) 377-1371

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE A CONVENIENT APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL 1-800-933-BLOOD (2566).

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CHAPLAINS and CAMPUS MINISTERS

October is Pastoral Care Month. Chaplains and campus ministers serve on the frontline of ecumenical and interfaith work. The LICC urges you to pray for them in October. Perhaps you might lift up the names of those who serve near you? Do you know a student who has just started college on Long Island? Do you have a parishioner who is hospitalized? Would you like to help with worship in a local jail? These folks can help! The Rev. Kazy Hinds, Executive Minister of Long Island United Campus Ministries, would be happy to forward information about students studying off-island to the campus ministers at their colleges. You can reach her at 631-324-7655.

Patricia Regan, the newest member of the LICC’s Pastoral Care Committee, reports that Long Beach Medical Center will observe Pastoral Care Week this year October 22-28, with a focus on "PASTORAL CARE: HEALING HUMOR.” For further information, visit www.pastoralcare.org.

October would be a great time for a special gift to support the pastoral care that the LICC’s chaplains extend to those who are incarcerated! Please contact Sara Weiss (516-565-0290, ext. 207 or saraweiss@optonline.net) if you would like bulletin inserts or special offering envelopes.

In Nassau:

Lisa Yu (IVCF) 516-877-3114

Rabbi Barry Dov Schwartz 516-764-4100

The Rev. Jerome Taylor 516-378-5486

Marisa J. Pennacchia (DRVC) 516-877-3116 A. Holly Patterson Nursing Home 516-572-1479

• The Rev. R. Michael Reid
• The Rev. Delores Miller
• The Rev. Doris Stephens

Chaminade High School

• The Rev. Garret Long 516-742-5555

C. W. Post/Long Island University

• The Rev. Edward J Brown 516-299-2229
• Marisa J. Pennacchia (DRVC) 516-877-3116
• The Rev. Dennis Carter (LIUCM) 516-299-3207
• Jill Kirschner 516-299-2217

Franklin Hospital Medical Center 516-256-6189

• The Rev. Randolph Parks
• The Rev. Augustine Okochi
• Mrs. Kathy Martino

Good Shepherd Hospice (Nassau) 516-868-9532

• Sr. Eleanor Boegel
• Ms. Shevawn O'Connor
• Mr. Raymond Townsend

Hempstead Police Department

• Rev. Dr. Pedro Bravo-Guzman, Protestant Chaplain 917-626-1206

Hofstra University

• The Rev. Alexander Jamison (LIUCM) 516-463-5227
• Diana Collymore (IVCF) 917-359-5782
• The Rev. Brian Barr (DRVC) 516-463-6814
• Joe Bruno (DRVC) 516-463-6814
• Katie McEvoy (DRVC) 516-463-6814
• Rabbi Meir Mitelman 516-463-6922
• Dr. Mamdouh Farid 516-463-6012

Holy Trinity Diocesan High School 516-433-2900

• Sr. Carol Ann Radosti, OP, Chaplain

Hospice Care Network 516-832-7100

• Sr. Caryn Brennan
• Sr. Marge Caulsen
• Rabbi Charles Rudansky
• The Rev. Yvonne Collie-Pendleton
• The Rev. William Feinberg
• The Rev. Philip Thomas
• The Rev. Alan Bentz- Letts

Kellenberg Memorial High School

• The Rev. Thomas Cardone 516-292-0200

Long Beach Medical Center/ Komanoff Extended Care

• The Rev. J. P. Fernando
• Patricia & Thomas Regan 798-1118
• Rabbi Miller

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

• Rabbi David Moseson

Long Island Lutheran Middle & Senior High School

• The Rev. Ron Gothberg 516-626-1700

McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School

• The Rev. Michael 631-727-5900

Mercy Medical Center 516-705-1414

• Sr. Mary Alice Aschenbach CIJ, Administrator
• Rev. Francis Oranefo
• Rev. Anthony Madu
• Ms. Mary Ellen Eichmann
• Sr. Norma Jean Lokcinski, CIJ
• Sr. Elizabeth Scanlan
• Ms. Eileen Vassallo

Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf 516-628-4217 (voice)

• Rev. William Wrede 516-628-4222 (tty)

Molloy College 516-678-5000

• Rev. Patrick Bonner

Nassau Community College

• Thomas M. Smith (DRVC) 516-572-8064
• Dan Brady (IVCF) 516-782-9618

Nassau County Correctional Center--LICC 516-572-3625

• The Rev. Richard Lehman
• The Rev. Lillian Frier Webb
• The Rev. Nancy Schaffer
• The Rev. James Parker

Nassau County Correctional Center--Catholic--516-572-3622/3623

• The Rev. Ralph Ferro
• Sr. Virginia Waters
• Br. Bill Cawley
• Br. Jack Moylan 631-969-0837

Nassau County Correctional Center--Muslim--516-572-3624

• Imam Davo Ramadhan

Nassau County Correctional Center—Unified Council of Churches 516-572-6288

• The Rev. Willie Reid
• The Rev. Astor Smith

Nassau County Correctional Center--others

• The Rev. Kevin Hennessey 516-572-4147
• Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum

Nassau County Juvenile Detention Center

• The Rev. Maureen Kessler (LICC) 516-572-3480
• Brother Jack Moylan (Catholic) 516-571-9153
• Sr. Dolores Castellan, CIJ (Catholic) 516-571-9153
• The Rev. Theodore Lomax

Nassau University Medical Center

• Sr. Maureen Chase OP 516-572-6069
• The Rev. Anthony Bonsu
• The Rev. Joseph D’Angelo
• The Rev. Gabriel Miah
• The Rev. Luke Anameze
• The Rev. Willie Reid 516-572-6288
• Al-haaj Ghazi Khankan 516-889-0005

New Island Hospital

• Deacon William Griffin

New York Institute Of Technology

• Deacon Patrick Dunphy 516-686-7794
• Marisa J. Pennacchia (DRVC) 516-877-3116

North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove

• The Rev. Patrick Geo 516-674-7300

North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset 516-562-4043

• John Overvold, Director of Pastoral Care
• Rabbi Charles Rabinowitz
• The Rev. Isaac Mensah
• The Rev. Anthony Xavier

North Shore University Hospital at Plainview

• The Rev. Jose Simon Palliparambil 516-719-2285

St. Anthony Diocesan High School

• The Rev. Gerard Gordon 631-271-2020

St. Francis Hospital 516-562-6720

• Sr. Lois Ann Van Delft FMM (Director, Pastoral Care)
• Sr. Minda Castrillo FMM
• Sr. Elisea Fernando FMM
• The Rev.Christian Ike
• Sr. Rita Sculti OP
• Sr. Anna Tarmauskas FMM
• The Rev. Patrick Geo
• The Rev. Benet Uwasomba
• Mary Toole
• Sr. Betty Burke PBVM
• Sr. Gina Chua
• Ms. Barbara Ludeman
• Sr. Claire McDonald OP

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School

• The Rev. James Vlaun 631-587-8000

South Nassau Communities Hospital 516-763-2030

• Deacon Charles Muscarnera

S U N Y at Old Westbury

• Katie McEvoy 516-376-3031

U. S. Disaster Relief Comman

• Rabbi Harvey Abramowitz 516-510-9931

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy 516-773-5306

• Chaplain Robert Coyle
• Chaplain Perry Haagen

Winthrop University Hospital 516-663-4749

• The Rev. Valerie R. Storms, Director of Pastoral Care & Education
• Vimala Thomas, CPE Chaplain Resident
• The Rev. Rose Marie Martino
• The Rev. Arulsamy Anthony
• The Rev. James Maltese
• The Rev. Megan Kelly
• Joan Guevara

In Suffolk:

Avalon Gardens Nursing Home & Rehab Center, Smithtown

• Deacon Robert Rainis 631-667-6808

Brookhaven Hospice 631-687-2966

• Deacon Robert Gronenthal

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital 631-654-7100

• The Rev. John Attakruh
• Brother James Maloney OFM Cap

Catholic Health Services—Clinical Pastoral Education Program

• Mary O’Neil 631-474-5663

Dowling College

• Thomas M. Smith 631-244-5034

East Hampton Police Department

• The Rev. Al Thompson 631-324-6100

Gerwin Jewish Geriatric Center, Commak

• Rabbi Zev Schostak, Director of Pastoral Services

Good Samaritan Home Health Care (Bay Shore)

• Sr. Marjorie Devlin, OP

Good Samaritan Medical Center 631-376-4103

• Sr. Mary Anna Euring OP Director of Pastoral Care
• The Rev. Jerome Madumelu
• The Rev. Vincent Cunningham SMM
• The Rev. Paul Nwobi
• The Rev. Doug Dower
• The Rev. Paul Dahm
• Sr. Betty Keegan FMM
• Sr. Ellen Moore, OP
• Sr. Gertrude O'Brien DW
• Sr. Rosemary Jermusyk, OP
• Sr. Ann Marie Pierce
• Vivian Badami
• Mary Ann Bonner

Good Samaritan Nursing Home 631-244-2400

• Sr. Doris Marie Deane
• The Rev. Francis Nuss

Good Shepherd Hospice (Babylon) 631-376-3850

• Sr. Joan Bernich
• Sr. Rita Mileti

Good Shepherd Hospice (Port Jeff) 631-474-4040

• Sr. Joyce Osgood
• Sr. Lorraine Liebold

Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center 631-715-2613

• Rabbi Zev Schostak

Hospice Care Network 631-666-4804

• Sr. Caryn Brennan

Long Island State Veteran's Home, Stony Brook 631-444-8737

• The Rev. Peter O’Rourke
• The Rev. Timothy Stansberry
• The Rev. Gregory Leonard
• Rabbi Joseph Topek

Maryhaven Center of Hope 631-474-3400

• Sr. Maryaline Zierle OP
• Sr. Cathy Smith, OP

Mather Memorial Hospital 631-473-1320x4007

• Sr. Maeve O'Connor RSHM

McGann-Mercy High School

• The Rev. Michael Rieder

North Shore University Hospital at Huntington

• The Rev. Thomas Edamattam 631-351-2000
• Deacon Edward Billia

Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home 631-587-1600

• Theresa McNally
• Margaret Nixdorf
• Sandra Smith
• Deacon Robert Rainis 631-667-6808

Pilgrim & Kings Park Psychiatric Hospitals 631-434-5136

• The Rev. Lawrence O’Leary
• Sr. Mary Judith Summerville CSJ

St. Catherine of Siena Hospital 631-862-3104

• Sr. Patricia McDonnell, CSJ, Director
• The Rev. Mark Applewhite
• The Rev. Fred Hill
• The Rev. Donatus Ike

St. Charles Hospital 631-474-6411

• Sr. Josefita Rodriguez OP (Dept. Head)
• The Rev. Samuel Aririatu
• The Rev. Joseph Mappilamattel CMI
• Sr. Mary Jo O'Connor DW
• Deacon Joseph Scollan

St. John the Baptist High School

• The Rev. Michael Holzmann

South Oaks Psychiatric Hospital 631-264-4000

• The Rev. Robert Hyatt

Southside Hospital 631-968-3000

• The Rev. Peter McCrann SMM
• The Rev. Theodore Murphy SMM

Stony Brook University Hospital 631-444-8157

• The Rev. Stephen Unger, Dept. Head
• Sr. Lynn Queck, OP
• The Rev. Anthony Ewherido
• The Rev. Thomas Aidoo
• The Rev. Michael Udoekpo
• The Rev. Patrick Okafor
• Rabbi Abraham Rubenstein (ext. 7204)
• Anne Coulehan
• The Rev. John Paul Hankins

Suffolk Air Guard

• Lt. Col. James R. Thomas

Suffolk Community College--Riverhead

• The Rev. Kazy Hinds (Peconic Campus Ministry) 631-324-7655
• Regina Keller 631-451-4369

Suffolk County Correctional Facility

• Sr. Maureen Hanahoe, MM 631-852-2294 Riverhead & Yaphank
• Sr. Rita Ashwell, CSFN 631-852-2294 at Riverhead
• Deacon George Nealis 631-852-4713 at Yaphank
• Deacon Chris Vigliotta 631-852-2294 at Riverhead
• The Rev. Charles Coverdale 631-852-2294 at Riverhead & Yaphank
• The Rev. Marvin Dozier 631-852-2294 at Riverhead & Yaphank
• Rabbi Leib Baumgarten 631-852-2294 at Riverhead & Yaphank

S U N Y At Stony Brook

• The Rev. Cathy Schuyler (LIUCM) 631-632-6563
• The Rev. Chen Chi 631-632-6563
• Del Ippilito (IVCF) 631-928-1415
• Fr. Robert Smith 631-941-4141
• Sr. Margaret Ann Landry 631-632-6562
• Rabbi Adam Stein (Lubbavitch)
• Rabbi Joseph Topek (Hillel) 632-6565
• Sr. Sanaa Nadim 631-979-6156

Timothy Hill Children’s Home 631-369-1234

• Chaplain Max Chance

V A Medical Center 631-261-4400

• John Speraneo, MSW, Chief of Service ext. 7030
• The Rev George E Lutz ext. 7795
• Rabbi Paul Swerdlow ext. 7204
• The Rev. Wayne Olson ext. 7202
• The Rev. John Malone ext. 7796
• The Rev. Rashid Peter Francis, SF ext. 7203

If you have updates or additions, please call 516-565-0290, ext. 206; fax 516-565-0291; mail corrections to LICC, 1644 Denton Green, Hempstead 11550; or e-mail licc@optonline.net.

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ADS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

JOB OPENINGS

Organist:

Parkway Community Church in Hicksville is seeking a part-time Music Director with proficiency in playing organ and piano and choral direction. There is a weekly worship service on Sunday at 10 a.m. and an evening choir rehearsal (currently Thursdays), plus seasonal mid-week evening services for Lent, Thanksgiving Eve, Advent, the Christmas Pageant, and Christmas Eve. The church has a two-manual digital Allen electronic organ, a baby grand piano, handbells, and 5-6 handbell players (simple music). Salary and vacation are negotiated by the Personnel Commission, Salary negotiable, currently $12,300 with four paid vacation Sundays and additional income from weddings, funerals, etc. This position will be open in October. Inquires and resumes are being accepted immediately at The Parkway Community Church, 95 Stewart Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801, or pcchicksville@att.net.

Membership/Volunteer Coordinator Sought:

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock is seeking a membership/volunteer coordinator with at least five years experience working with and motivating volunteer groups, good communication and organizational skills and at least some computer skills. The workweek will include Sunday mornings and early afternoons, plus occasional evening and Saturday meetings. Send resumes to Kathy Betner at UUCSR, 48 Shelter Rock Rd., Manhasset 11030 or kbetner@uucsr.org with Membership/Volunteer Coordinator in the memo line.

Church Administrator Sought:

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bellport is searching for an Administrator. Duties include clerical and bookkeeping tasks. Must be computer literate and have good people skills. Up to 7 hours/week. $10.00/hour. Call (631)286-8459 and leave a message if you are interested.

FREE MOVIES & DISCUSSION

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH:

The acclaimed film about the causes of global warming, its impact on coastal communities, and what we can do about it.

• Sunday, Oct. 1, 6 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Huntington (30 Washington Drive in Centerport).
• Monday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. at Old Steeple Church (656 Main Road in Aquebogue at West Lane).

MYSTERIES OF THE BIBLE: HEAVEN & HELL:

Sunday, Oct. 15, 1:00 at Christ’s First Presbyterian Church, Hempstead Turnpike at Washington Avenue in Hempstead

BREAD FOR THE WORLD DINNER OCTOBER 29

Potluck supper (bring casserole or salad; dessert and beverage will be provided)
Sunday, Oct. 29, 5:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, 490 North Country Road (Route 25A) in St. James.
Speaker: Robert Becherer on restoring health clinics in Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami
RSVP to Dennis Walker at 631-928-5695 or dwalker67@aol.com.

LEARN TO PLAY THE GUITAR TO LEAD WORSHIP

The Joyful Noise Players are offering a free 6-week seminar for all who would like to learn to play guitar well enough to lead song in worship, Bible study, prayer groups, and such. The classes will be held in Babylon at the Emmaus Community (United American Catholic Church) on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30, beginning Oct. 3. To sign up or get further information, call 631-669-1014 or email emamauscatholic@aol.com.

FALL FAIR

Christ’s First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead located at 353 Fulton Avenue (corner of Fulton Avenue and Washington Street – Across from Hempstead Library), will hold its Annual Fall Fair on Saturday, October 28, 2006 from 10am-4pm. The admission is FREE and the Fair offers a variety of crafts, clothing, bake goods, food, music, collectibles, jewelry, homemade goods and other gift ideas for the Holiday Seasons. Vendor Space Available, for more information call 516-292-1644.

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The Long Island Council of Churches is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. The Long Island Council of Churches unites diverse Christians to work together in ministry with the poor and to promote interfaith understanding. All donations are tax-deductible and much appreciated.

The Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue
Executive Director
Long Island Council of Churches
1644 Denton Green
Hempstead, NY 11550
voice: 516-565-0290, ext. 206
fax: 516-565-0291
email:licchemp@aol.com
Web: www.ncccusa.org/ecmin/licc