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Bible
Study is an important aspect to any Christian life. Providing spiritual
food and interesting discussion, the Bible Studies at the Presbyterian Church of
Sweet Hollow in Melville are bi-annual ventures held during Lent and prior to
Advent. Led by Pastor Rebecca, these groups have been oriented in different
ways, from studying a specific book of the Bible, such as the gospel of Mark to
learning to put “Christ” back in Christmas through a discernment process that
involved evaluating our normal Advent season feelings of being overwhelmed and
how through our investment in the true meaning of Christmas, we might take some
of the societal and commercially-driven burden off. Our next study begins
Sunday, March 5th at 7:30 p.m. and will meet for six consecutive Sundays. It is
entitled “Seekers, Saints and Other Hypocrites” and will engage the group not
only in what it thinks of others, but also the ways in which we ourselves fall
into these categories.
The “Church Brunch”
meets monthly throughout the year usually on a Tuesday, always from 10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. A light snack and fresh-brewed coffee are available followed by a
light brunch. Topics are various, from the educational to the sublime. Recent
themes have included the “Faces of Jesus” based on a PBS program, the subject of
Stem Cell Research brilliantly led by Dr. Michael Hadjiagyrou of Stony Brook
University, the multiple faiths practiced on Long Island (the most diverse place
spiritually on the face of our planet) as portrayed by a DVD from the Long
Island Council of Churches, and the recent changes in the Medicare Prescription
Drug Program led by Ginger Slionski of the Suffolk County Office for the Aging.
Please check out our Calendar page on this website to discover the date and
topic of this month’s Church Brunch.
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“Women for Women”
is a relatively new group to the Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow whose
mission statement is to be “a spiritually creative group of women aged 21 and
over who meet to share the fun of Life’s Journey together”. It was developed by
a team of women who wanted to provide spiritual sustenance and nurture to the
women in the community through a variety of fun and inspirational activities.
They meet every second Monday of the month from October to June with each
month’s activity different from the last. The 2006 calendar finishes with an
Overnight Retreat on Friday, June 9, 2006 – Saturday, June 10, 2006 at The Oaks
spiritual retreat center in New Rochelle, New York. The curriculum they’re
using for the retreat is HeartSpa: Where Women Are Refreshed in Jesus.
Their time will be spent studying scripture, and pampering and being pampered
with facials, hand and foot massages.
After the retreat, WfW will take a summer break,
returning to their scheduled meetings on Monday, October 9, 2006 from 7:00 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m.
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The Prayer Shawl Knitting
Ministry meets every third Thursday of the month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
in the Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow Parlor. The group meets to knit
and/or crochet together, but also to share updates on what’s going on in the
world of Prayer Shawl Ministry as well as to pray over and bless the shawls that
are completed. The group has knit, blessed and given away over 70 shawls.
These shawls have been given to members and friends of the Presbyterian Church
of Sweet Hollow during times of joy and celebration such as the birth of a
child. They have been given in times of need of comfort such as pre- or
post-surgery. Shawls have also been gifted to places such as the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center for soldiers returning from Iraq, and to both the Suffolk
County and the Nassau County Coalitions Against Domestic Violence. The Prayer
Shawl Knitting Ministry group made an “Oddball Shawl” made out of the odds and
ends of all the shawls that have been knit so far; this shawl has been blessed
and remains in Pastor Rebecca’s office to provide comfort to those who need it
during times of prayer and counseling there.
Additionally, the Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow co-sponsored a Prayer
Shawl Ministry Retreat in the Fall 2005 with leaders Janet Bristow and Vicki
Galo, the originators of Prayer Shawl Ministry in this area. For more
information about Prayer Shawl Ministry, a wonderful website is
www.shawlministry
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