The Harvest Sale is a yearly festival that includes baked goods, home made items, a raffle with fantastic prizes and the ubiquitous white elephants. Fitting in with the 'Soul Food" theme, this year's sale will include a chili cook-off. Bring your chili to put up against the best. The Harvest Sale is the perfect opportunity to do all of your holiday shopping; food, fun and gifts, in one convenient location. Plan now to be part of the fun. We need volunteers to help plan the sale and to solicit prizes for the raffle. We also need volunteers to help organize sale setup and pricing, cashier duties and cleanup after the sale. There will be an organizational meeting soon. If you can help, call Judy Hayes at 845 526-3659 or email her at jlh119@optonline.net.
St. Philip's Church in the Highlands
Back in the 1960s, a new variety of American cuisine emerged into our consciousness. This cuisine consisted of food that was traditional to the Southern United States and especially to African-Americans. It consisted of staples such as rice, sorghum, sweet potatoes, turnips, and okra. In included new types of greens: dandelions, collards, kale, beet tops, mustard and pokeweed. Recipes relied upon lard and cornmeal and featured cuts of meats such as oxtails, ham hocks and pig's feet. The more daring recipes even included game: raccoons, squirrels, turtles, opossums, and rabbits. By the end of the decade, this cuisine had found a new name. It was called 'Soul Food'. This name was in part a reflection of an era when the struggle of blacks for their Civil Rights was a central issue in American life. The term 'soul' became a definer of African-American culture. We had 'Soul Music', why not 'Soul Food'? But the word, 'soul', is about much more than race. It is about a spiritual reality that is at the center of human existence. 'Soul' is about that nebulous something that lies at the core of our being. Having soul helps us to reach into ourselves, up to God and out to God's creation and other human beings. Soul is about connecting, and about community. It is about making the most of limited resources. It is about working together with people you enjoy on projects that you believe in. It is about looking in, looking up and reaching out. 'Soul Food' is about creating and sharing joy. On Sunday, October 3rd, we will be holding our annual service of the Blessing of the Animals. We will be honoring 'our horizontal brothers and sisters', both wild and tame with special readings, special music and, weather permitting, a procession around the churchyard. The service celebrates the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis lived in the twelfth century. He grew up as the son of a member of the Italian nobility. As an adult, Francis renounced his family and his wealth and became a monk. He loved wild places and wild animals and is famous for his Sermon to the Birds. The Harvest Sale, to be held this year on Saturday, November 20, is a yearly festival that includes baked goods, home made items, a raffle with fantastic prizes and the ubiquitous white elephants. Fitting in with the 'Soul Food" theme, this year's sale will include a chili cook-off. Bring your chili to put up against the best. The Harvest Sale is the perfect opportunity to do all of your holiday shopping; food, fun and gifts, in one convenient location. Plan now to be part of the fun. There will an organizational meeting soon. We need volunteers to help plan the sale and to solicit prizes for the raffle. We also need volunteers to help organize sale setup and pricing, cashier duties and cleanup after the sale. If you can help, call Judy Hayes at 845-526-3659. Please plan to join us for the Nursery School White Elephant Sale in the Parish House from nine to one on Saturday, March 20th. The sale will feature loads of treasures, ancient and modern. Also baked goods, clothing and toys, games and other fun items for children. All are welcome.Donations of toys, clothing, books and household items in gently used condition will be gratefully accepted at the St. Philip's Parish House between now and the date of the sale. Please no computers, large appliances, exercise equipment or large furniture. "Is torture ever justified? Would you steal a drug that your child needs to survive? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? How much is a human life worth?" These are the introductory questions posed by Harvard's Michael Sandel in his extraordinary class which fills Sanders Theater to capacity every week. Harvard University has offered videotaped lectures, readings and many other resources free of charge in hopes that our society can benefit from advancing our abilities to grasp the underlying moral philosophies beneath our differing approaches to Justice. For anyone with a computer and a free hour these lectures and the students' participation make for compelling watching. They also make the viewer yearn to talk to others and debate the issues themselves! Here at St. Philip's we will explore these lectures for four consecutive Friday evenings beginning on March 5th. Led by guest moderators of different ages and backgrounds you can explore Justice: What is the right thing to do? and learn why it is Harvard's most popular course. For a glimpse of what is in store go to justiceharvard.org and save your Fridays in March 7:30-9:00pm for this amazing philosophical voyage. Reflect and renew at a winter yoga retreat to benefit the St. Philip's Nursery School. The retreat will be held at Cat Rock, a landmark home overlooking the Hudson River, on Sunday, February 28 from 2:00 to 5:00. The retreat will include an hour and fifteen minute session of yoga (all levels) led by certifed instructors Krista Osborn and Diana Lapiano, a healthy snack and tea, and a Winter Wonderland hike. The cost for the event will be $40 per person if pre-registered and $45 per person at the door. The snow date is Sunday, March 7. |  The Rev. Frank Geer
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