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Colossians 3: 21 & Proverbs 21: 19 The Gospel
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome and illtempered wife.
Interfaith Singles Post Meeting Dates for June
WESTFIELD – Interfaith Singles, a support group for single adults over age 45, holds weekly discussions on successful single living. Continental breakfast is available and a $2 donation is requested.
Meetings will take place on Sundays, June 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 9 to 10: 30 a. m. at the First Baptist Church of Westfield, located at 170 Elm Street.
For further information, please call (908) 8895265 or (908) 8894751.
First Baptist Reveals Book Discussion Series
WESTFIELD — On Sundays during June, the Adult Forum at the First Baptist Church of Westfield, located at 170 Elm Street, will read and discuss several books from 9 to 10: 15 a. m.
The books will include “Reviving Ophelia” by Mary Pipher, “Raising Cain” by Dan Kindlon and “Real Boys” by William Pollack.
All three books document the effect of cultural expectations on preteens and teenagers. Discussions are expected to focus on what happens to youngsters as they enter adolescence. For more information, please call (908) 233 2278.
Atlas Pythagoras Lodge Holds Child Identification Program Rev. Clark to Give Address
At Revolutionary Cemetery
By Richard Gorman
“I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them,…” – Bob Dylan, “Maggie’s Farm”
Bob Dylan laments an ageold tendency of man — the tendency to criticize, because someone doesn’t act the way we expect, because someone doesn’t seem as smart as we are, or as fast as we are, or maybe they drive too fancy a car, or any number of reasons. In fact, throughout the entire song, somebody wants Bob to do or be something he’s just not cut out for.
Don’t there seem to be quite a few of Maggie’s cronies around these days? In fact, I’d almost call it an epidemic of them. I’m ashamed to admit that sometimes even I throw in a few hours working for Maggie.
You may well wonder what I’m talking about? What I’m getting at is a pervasive tendency by a lot of perfectly wonderful, loving people, religious, unreligious and otherwise, to be hypercritical. They do not even seem to wish to be that way.
Let’s take a look at what the Bible tells us about criticism and see if there might be some other way.
One example is the episode in Genesis 32 and 33, where Esau and his brother, Jacob, meet again near the Jordan River after many years of estrangement. Jacob had fled Esau earlier under threat of death and was now to meet Esau again, poorly defended against a large force.
Jacob spent the entire night preceding the meeting wrestling with an angel, in a contest to prove he had overcome his sometimes dishonest nature. In the process, Jacob is transformed; he receives a new name, Israel, which means “he who wrestles with God.”
At dawn the angel departs and Jacob bravely goes forth to meet his former enemy. With his new, more complete understanding of God, he is reunited with his brother, and each
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Forgetting Prejudices and Hatreds Allows Us to Find Our Way to God
forgives the other, forgetting any prejudices and previous hatreds.
This may seem like a nice story with a Hollywoodhappy ending, but there is really a lesson of much greater importance. How were they able to forgive such egregious trespasses? The norm in those days was that if someone wronged you, it was expected that you would take some sort of overt action to right the wrong; otherwise you were thought to be weak.
Certainly, a very fundamental change in thinking has come over the brothers. In the text the brothers each acknowledge that God has graciously provided for them and that they feel no animosity. Have they not come to realize that their well being was not dependent upon the actions of others but upon their understanding of God, their firm obedience to the First Commandment?
Something I also find helpful is a quote from the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy: “When we realize that there is one Mind, the divine law of loving our neighbor as ourselves is unfolded; whereas a belief in many ruling minds hinders man’s normal drift towards the one Mind, one God, and leads human thought into opposite channels where selfishness reigns.” (“ Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” page 205)
To me, this really reinforces the importance of the First and Great Commandment.
The brothers recalled in the Bible had some real grievances against each other, but found healing. We can find the same healing for our grievances; we can erase our prejudices and cease to be hypercritical. How? By putting into practice the First Commandment, finding God as the one complete and infinite Mind, who loves his children dearly; who does not make one child inferior to another but only makes them different. What, then, is there to be critical of?
* * * * * Richard Gorman has served for many years as a Reader at the First Church of Christ, Scientist of FanwoodScotch Plains.
PROTECTING OUR KIDS… Sergeant George Valladares of the Union County Sheriff’s Department fingers a young applicant while Detective Matthew Cassidy from the Westfield Police Department looks on during the Child Identification Program held recently by Atlas Pythagoras Masonic Lodge in Westfield.
WESTFIELD — Eightyseven youngsters and several senior citizens went home with free laminated photo identification cards and videotapes from the Atlas Pythagoras Masonic Lodge in Westfield on May 6. Members and their wives volunteered for various administrative tasks.
Participants were photographed and fingerprinted by Sergeant George Valladares and Officer Robert McLaughlin of the Union County Sheriff’s Department and videotaped by volunteers at the lodge.
The threeminute videotapes documented each child’s physical characteristics in face, profile, ear details, teeth and voice. The fingerprint cards, identification cards and tapes were presented to each parent for safekeeping.
Detective Matthew Cassidy of the Westfield Police Department assisted with the program. In addition, refreshments and safetyoriented coloring books were distributed.
The concept of the program is to record identifiable features of the children to ensure swift action by law enforcement agencies in the case of a missing child.
Atlas Pythagoras began its Children’s Identification Program in 1991. It is offered free of charge to area residents by the Masonic Lodge.
Woodside Chapel Invites Community To Sunday Services
FANWOOD — The Woodside Chapel, located at 5 Morse Avenue in Fanwood, has invited members of the community to its Sunday morning Family Bible Hour and Sunday School.
This Sunday, May 28, David Naysmith will speak at 11 a. m. and at the 6 p. m. service. A nursery is provided for both time periods.
For further information, please call Gene Graber at (908) 8895462 or Dave Brooks at (908) 7890796.
Minister to Discuss Coping With Suffering
Through Spirituality
WESTFIELD – The Reverend Gene Koch of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal will hold an Evening of Recollection at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Westfield on Tuesday, May 30, beginning at 7: 30 p. m.
Reverend Koch’s talk, entitled “Seeing Christ in Those Who Suffer,” will focus on the many ways individuals can develop an active sense of charity.
He will elaborate on how spirituality can help people cope with suffering and how individuals can best respond when tragedy strikes home.
Drawing on his own experience, Scriptures and Catholic teaching, Reverend Koch will also address the threats to spirituality posed by affluence.
Reverend Koch’s appearance will be sponsored by the Westfield Knights of Columbus as part of the organization’s ongoing lecture series devoted to spiritual development. Admission is free and open to the public. WESTFIELD — The Reverend
Kevin Clark of the Bethel Baptist Church in Westfield will deliver the Memorial Day address at the Revolutionary Cemetery on Mountain Avenue in Westfield on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.
The ceremony is expected to start between 9: 30 and 10 a. m. after the Memorial Day parade, heading north on Broad Street, has passed The Presbyterian Church in Westfield.
This traditional observance in memory of veterans of the American Revolution and other wars is sponsored by the Westfield chapters of the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution.
In addition to Reverend Clark’s message, the program is scheduled
to include greetings from Helen Manton, Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Altona T. Caldwell, 68, Retired Nurse; Member of St. John’s Baptist Church
– Obituaries –
Altona T. Caldwell, 68, of Fanwood died on Saturday, May 20, at home.
Born in Lynchburg, Va., she had lived there before moving to Fanwood 30 years ago.
Mrs. Caldwell had worked as a registered nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in Newark for 16 years before retiring in 1996.
She graduated from Dunbar High School in Lynchburg and from the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Charlotte, N. C., in 1953.
She was a member of St. John’s Baptist Church in Scotch Plains and the Nurses Association of New Jersey.
Surviving are her husband, Haywood W. Caldwell; a daughter,
Deborah A. Caldwell of Broken Arrow, Okla., and three brothers, Paul S. Trimiar, Jr. of Lanham, Md., Otha O. Trimiar of Washington, D. C. and Conrad Trimiar of DallasFort Worth, Tex.
Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Baptist Church today, Thursday, May 25, at noon. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Visitation will be from 10 a. m. to noon at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Avenue in Fanwood.
May 25, 2000
Joseph Tusso, 90, Was Sales Manager With ITT in New York for 35 Years Jerry Lee, 84, United States Navy Veteran;
Was Active With Bethel Baptist Church
Jerry Lee, 84, a lifelong Westfield resident, died on Thursday, May 18, at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Mr. Lee had worked for the Spray Drying Company in Garwood and the Plinton Funeral Home in Westfield for many years before retiring.
He was a member of the choir, the Usher Board and Men’s Fellowship of the Bethel Baptist Church in Westfield.
He also was a member of the Centennial Lodge No. 400, the Elks Lodge and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all of Westfield.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Lee; a son, Jerry Franklin; a daughter, Velma C. Lee; two stepsons, Christopher Brown and Walter Brown; a stepdaughter, Jacqueline Brown; a sister, Nancy Lee Darby; nine grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.
Services were held yesterday, Wednesday, May 24, in the Bethel Baptist Church.
Arrangements were handled by the Plinton Curry Funeral Home.
May 25, 2000
Joseph R. Tusso, 90, of Denville died on Thursday, May 18, at the Franciscan Oaks Life Care Center in Denville.
Born in New York City, he resided in Westfield before relocating to Denville in 1995.
Mr. Tusso had been employed for 35 years with ITT in New York City as an import sales manager before retiring in 1974.
He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Fordham University in the Bronx.
He was a Past President of the Franciscan Oaks Residential Council and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Mr. Tusso was a senior member of I. E. E. E. and also a member of the
ITT Export Corporation. A veteran of World War II, he served in the United States Coast Guard, attaining the rank of Lieutenant.
He was predeceased by his wife, Helen Blair Tusso, in 1992.
Surviving are a daughter, Karen Wasserman of Westfield; a son, Robert J. Tusso of Chatham, and two grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, May 22, in St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield. Interment took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Dooley Colonial Home, 556 Westfield Avenue in Westfield.
May 25, 2000
AARP Plans Spring Luncheon For June 6 at The Westwood Scotch Plains Chapter Places
First in Orators Competition
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Scotch Plains Chapter of the New Jersey Orators took top honors May 6 at the organization’s second and final statewide competition of the 19992000 season, which was held at McKinley School in New Brunswick.
The Scotch Plains group, sponsored by the Phi Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and St. John’s Baptist Church Youth Ministry, won Group First Place.
Participants included Michael Morgan, Certificate of Participation; Brittany Bynum, Commendation with Bronze Award; Alaysha Suggs, Jeffrey Harrell and Ayana Brody, all Honors with Silver Medal; Rolonda Oliver and Sonya Garner, both Excellence with Gold Medal; Nicole Spivey, Excellence with Gold Medal and Perfect Score, and Jailyn Suggs, Special Award.
New Jersey Orators is a nonprofit organization that fosters communication skills and cultural enrichment, primarily among AfricanAmerican youth.
These students, ranging in age from 7 to 16, gave recitations which were at least five minutes in length. Head coaches for the Scotch Plains chapter were Gloria Young Brody and Mary Gladden.
WESTFIELD — Westfield Area Chapter No. 4137 of the American Association of Retired Persons will hold its Annual Spring Luncheon at noon on Tuesday, June 6 (not the usual Monday) at The Westwood in Garwood.
In addition to a choice of entrees, soda and wine will be included free of charge. Entertainment will be provided by the musical variety group “A Bunch of Banjos” from Clifton.
Luncheon Chairwoman Marie Stock is taking reservations for the event and may be reached at (908) 9252536. This year, members may bring one nonmember to the luncheon. The cost is $16 for members and nonmembers alike.
A brief installation ceremony for newlyelected officers will be conducted by Past President Owen McWilliams.
A tour of Branson and St. Louis, Mo. is scheduled for Saturday through Sunday, June 10 to 18. Included will be hotel rooms, most meals and tickets to many shows. There will also be a dinner and show on a paddle wheeler, plus a tram ride and winery and brewery tours, as well as sightseeing in St. Louis.
Complete details are available by calling Marie Stauder at (908) 8896769.
Another allinclusive tour is planned for Friday, October 27, through Sunday, November 5, to Biloxi, Miss. and New Orleans, La. The trip will feature entertainment, historic and natural sites including a Mississippi River boat ride, authentic Southern food and Dixieland Jazz
music. Tours of the city will also be included, as well as two nightclub shows with cocktails, and other attractions. Participants will stay at a deluxe hotel. To make reservations, please call Mrs. Stauder.
Membership Chairman Arthur Taylor has asked that members who have not yet paid their annual $5 membership dues mail their checks to him.
He added that since there are now some openings, individuals on the membership waiting list may join the organization by calling him at (908) 8891685.
Anyone seeking details about future dates for the AARP’s 55Alive Program, through which members may receive discounts on car insurance, may call Mr. McWilliams at (908) 2332608.
Additional information may be obtained by calling Hazel Hardgrove at (973) 3763348.
Book Discussion Slated At Fanwood Library
FANWOOD — The Fanwood Memorial Library, located at North Avenue and Tillotson Road, will host a book discussion on Thursday, June 8, at 7: 30 p. m.
Participants will discuss “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.
Interested individuals are encouraged to read the book prior to the meeting date. Copies are available at the library. For more information, please call the library at (908) 3226400.
Science Program Slated For Grades 3 through 6
Over Summer Months
WESTFIELD – Parents of children who will be entering third through sixth grade in September and who enjoy science are invited to sign them up for the 4H Summer Science Program sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County.
The program, featuring a variety of handson activities, will meet on Friday mornings from July 7 through August 18. There will be two session times to choose from: 9: 30 to 10: 30 a. m. or 11 a. m. to noon.
Certified teachers will conduct the program. There is a $15 fee for materials and each session is limited to 10 children. The program will be held at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4H building, located at 300 North Avenue, East, in Westfield.
To request an application or for more information, please call the 4H office at (908) 6549854 or email County 4H Agent James Nichnadowicz at nichnadowicz@ aesop. rutgers. edu.
Battle of Westfield to be Focus Of Historical Society’s Dinner
WESTFIELD – “The Revolutionary War Battle of Westfield, Reconsidered” will be the topic of historian Dr. Mark E. Lender of Kean University in Union during the Annual Dinner of the Westfield Historical Society on Wednesday, May 31, at 5: 30 p. m. at the Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield.
Dr. Lender will relate the events surrounding the Battle of Westfield, when Lord Charles Cornwallis led his
large British and Hessian army to an evacuated Westfield on June 26, 1777.
He will discuss the outcome of Lord Cornwallis’ plan to draw General George Washington out of his strong position in the Watchung Mountains, as well as his famous meeting with “Aunt Betty Frazee” in Westfield.
Individuals interested in attending the dinner may call Bob Miller at (908) 2336360.
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