Second
Reformed Church
132
Elmwood Ave.
Irvington,
NJ 07111
“For I delivered to you as of first
importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance
with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the
twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most
of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to
James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he
appeared also to me” (1 Corinthians 15:3-8, ESV).
May
21, 2016
Dear Members and
Friends of Second Reformed Church,
I am writing to ask that you join
with us in rejoicing and giving thanks to God for Second Reformed Church,
Irvington, NJ, as we celebrate our 100th anniversary of being a
light of the Gospel in this township.
Please continue to pray for us as we
seek to be faithful and obedient servants and joy-filled sons and daughters as
we come together to worship and spread the Gospel of our God and Savior, Jesus
Christ – that Gospel, as we see it revealed in scriptures, such as the one
noted above.
I ask that you would please let your
friends and families and other churches know about the events that, Lord
willing, will be occurring at Second Reformed during the month of June, and we
invite each one of you to join together with us and celebrate at these events:
On Tuesday, June 7th, at 5 PM the Classis of Passaic Valley
will come together in quarterly session at Second Reformed. We will come together for dinner, worship,
and then our meeting – and we ask that you please join us. Come and share in food and fellowship and
worship with fellow Christians, as well as members of Classis, and then
experience what this body does.
On Saturday, June 25th, at 4 PM, we will be having a
classical fund-raising piano concert.
Paul Bolles-Beaven has agreed to donate his time and talent to lead us
in thanksgiving and celebration through a classical concert. Please come and enjoy the music and give
thanks for the gifts God has given to musicians, especially the composers and
Paul, himself. And stay for hospitality
afterwards.
On Sunday, June 26th, at 10:30 AM, we will gather to
worship our God. The Rev. Dr. Gregg Mast
will be our guest preacher as he delivers the Word of God to us. Please come and worship God with us in a
great representation of the church, and then join us for a celebratory luncheon
afterward.
In witness to your past faithfulness
for us in prayer, and as you have prayed for me and support me as I have ministered
in this place for 18 years by the Grace of God, I now appeal to you that you
pray and ask God how you might help us financially. It is our desire to renovate our upstairs
kitchen and bathroom that we would be better able to provide food for the community,
as well as for our fellowship times.
This project is estimated at $15,000.
We pray that God will put it on your hearts to give thanks to God for
this ministry by sending a financial gift for this project. Please send your checks to the church at the
above address and mark it as “100th Anniversary.”
I look forward to seeing you at
these events, and I thank God for the way in which you will help us to
accomplish all that is set before us.
And please remember: no gift is
too large.
In
His Service,
Rev.
Dr. Peter A. Butler, Jr., pastor
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