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– Directory to Houses of Worship –

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH 559 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 3228047

Reverend Thomas Laws

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 539 Trinity Place, Westfield

(908) 2324250

Reverend Kevin Clark

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS 1781 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 8895556

Bishop Linden Slaugh

COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Deer Path & Meeting House Lane,

Mountainside (908) 2329490

Reverend Christopher R. Belden

CONGREGATION ARI YEHUDA 1251 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(732) 5414849

(Rear entrance of Assembly of God Church) (Rear entrance of Assembly of God Church) (Rear entrance of Assembly of God Church) (Rear entrance of Assembly of God Church) (Rear entrance of Assembly of God Church)

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 1920 Cliffwood Street, Scotch Plains

(908) 8891830

Rabbi George Nudell

ECHO LAKE CHURCH OF CHRIST 419 Springfield Avenue, Westfield

(908) 2334946

Jeff Harris

EVANGEL CHURCH 1251 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 3229300

Reverend Kevin M. Brennan

FANWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Martine Avenue & La Grande Avenue,

Fanwood (908) 8898891

Reverend Robert T. Snell

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 170 Elm Street, Westfield

(908) 2332278

Dr. Robert L. Harvey

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 257 Midway Avenue, Fanwood

(908) 3228461 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

422 East Broad Street, Westfield (908) 2335029

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church of Christ 125 Elmer Street, Westfield

(908) 2332494

Dr. Christopher Atwood, Senior Minister Reverend Pamela Gilchrist

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1171 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 3229222

Reverend Sam Chong

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 2334211

Reverend David F. Harwood

GRACE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1100 Boulevard, Westfield (908) 2333938 or (908) 2324403

Reverend Stanford M. Sutton, Jr.

HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 250 Gallows Hill Road, Westfield

(908) 2338533

Reverend Dimitrios Antokas

HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Westfield Avenue & First Street, Westfield

(908) 2328137

Reverend Joseph Masielio

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY RC CHURCH 1571 South Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 8892100

Reverend John F. Kennedy

METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH 823 Jerusalem Road

(908) 2332855

Reverend Clement Griffin

MOUNTAINSIDE CHAPEL 1180 Spruce Drive, Mountainside

(908) 2323456

Reverend Dr. Gregory Hagg

OUR LADY OF LOURDES RC CHURCH 300 Central Avenue, Mountainside

(908) 2321162

Reverend Patrick J. Leonard

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WESTFIELD 140 Mountain Avenue

(908) 2330301

Reverend Dr. William Ross Forbes

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH 229 Cowperthwaite Place, Westfield

(908) 2321517

Reverend Paul E. Kritsch

ST. BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 3225192

Reverend Michael A. Merlucci

ST. HELEN’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield

(908) 2321214

Reverend Monsignor James A. Burke

ST. JOHN’S BAPTIST CHURCH 2387 Morse Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 2326972

Reverend Kelmo C. Porter, Jr.

ST. LUKE’S AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH 500 Downer Street, Westfield

(908) 2332547

Reverend Leon E. Randall

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 414 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 2328506

Reverend Richard W. Reid

SCOTCH PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH 333 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 3225487

Reverend Gary Rothwell

TEMPLE BETH O’R/ BETH TORAH 111 Valley Road, Clark

(732) 3818403

Rabbi Shawn B. Zell

TEMPLE EMANUEL 756 East Broad Street, Westfield

(908) 2326770

Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff

TEMPLE SHOLOM 815 W. Seventh Street, Plainfield

(908) 7566447

Rabbi Joel N. Abraham

TERRILL ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH 1340 Terrill Road, Scotch Plains

(908) 3227151

Michael C. Seaman

TERRILL ROAD BIBLE CHAPEL 535 Terrill Road, Fanwood

(908) 3224055 WILLOW GROVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains (908) 2325678

Reverend Kenneth G. Hetzel

WOODSIDE CHAPEL 5 Morse Avenue, Fanwood

(908) 8892375

Good News

Prov. 17:27 & James 1:19 The Gospel

He who has knowledge spares his words and a man of understanding has a cool spirit. Remember this, my dear brothers! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Rev. Hetzel ‘Recycles’ Plants For the Formerly Homeless

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Reverend Kenneth G. Hetzel, Pastor of the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains, has turned his love of plants into a special ministry to brighten the apartments of formerly homeless and refugee families.

“The idea came as one of the members of our church, Ellie Kullmann, talked about moving refugees into apartments and how happy the family might be if there was a spare old plant available,” Reverend Hetzel explained.

“The same was true for formerly homeless families moving into an apartment. I love plants and plants help make an apartment home. So, I started some slips from plants I had, and when they were ready, sent them with Ellie to give away,” he continued.

The project expanded almost at once. Members of the Willow Grove congregation brought in old plants which needed trimming or “fixing up.” Several families also found heavily overgrown plants around their houses or neighborhood and brought them over to the church.

And so began a larger ministry of recycling plants. “An old spider plant became more than 20 hanging plants. Summer bedding plants, wax begonias, were potted before frost and became small houseplants,” Rever

end Hetzel revealed. “An overgrown rabbit’s foot fern became four plants. A potted snake plant from a neighbor across the street became five plants,” he added.

All this requires both new pots and potting soil. So Pastor Hetzel cruises neighborhoods during large trash recycling days, looking for usable flower pots, hanging baskets and potting soil. Sometimes he has even found additional plants worthy of recycling again into new pots — and into new homes.

Presently, the Pastor has about 20 spider plants which should be ready for distribution by Christmas. “They’re potted up, but need to get some growth on them before they look good enough to give away,” he said.

Reverend Hetzel noted that the plants require only a little bit of labor on his part and just need some water by their new owners.

The Pastor said he is always ready to receive any plant worth recycling, as well as usable potting soils. Clean decorative planters and plastic pots are also welcome. He stated that he would like to recycle some Christmas Cactus for next year.

Reverend Hetzel may be reached at the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, by calling (908) 232-5678, or via e-mail at wilgrv@bellatlantic.net.

GREEN THUMB…The Reverend Kenneth G. Hetzel, Pastor of the Willow Grove Presbyterian Church in Scotch Plains, is pictured in his garden among plants he has re-potted to give to formerly homeless families who are moving into their new apartments.

St. Bartholomew’s Principal Honored by Pupils and Staff

HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP…The students, staff and parents of St. Bartholomew School in Scotch Plains honored its principal, Sister Louise Lauretti, for her leadership on November 18 as part of the nationwide celebration of the National Day of Appreciation for Catholic School Principals. Pictured, from left, are: Sister Lucy Prudesti, who was Sister Lauretti’s sixth grade teacher, and Sister Lauretti.

SCOTCH PLAINS – The students, staff and parents of St. Bartholomew School in Scotch Plains honored its principal, Sister Louise Lauretti, for her leadership on November 18.

Sister Lauretti was honored during the nationwide celebration of the National Day of Appreciation for Catholic School Principals.

This celebration, which was established by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) seven years ago, calls upon the local school community to express gratitude to its principal for the direction, dedication and drive that the administrator brings to the education of young children.

Fanwood Presbyterian To Hold Blood Drive

FANWOOD — The Fanwood Presbyterian Church will conduct its annual blood drive on Saturday, December 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at the corner of Martine and LaGrande Avenues.

Walk-ins will be welcome. For an appointment, please call Jim Grover at (908) 889-6574.

Holy Trinity Students Win Scholastic Olympics Events

WESTFIELD — Dorothy Szot, Principal of Holy Trinity Interparochial School in Westfield, has announced that the school won first place at the recent Scholastic Olympics.

This event, held for the past 28 years, is an academic competition sponsored by Roselle Catholic High School. Its purpose is to stimulate educational interest and ability in youth.

The Holy Trinity team, composed of 14 eighth-grade students, competed against 22 parochial schools in the area. The subject categories included Mathematics, Science, English, Religion, Spelling, Art and Current Events.

The students representing Holy Trinity Interparochial were Kyle McPherson, Steven Fromtling, Brandon Pantano, Matthew Smith, Ryan Leonard, Andrew Clark, Colette Moryan, Viga Howell, Beth Traflet, Clare Hilliard, Caitlin Lojo, Jennie Mathew, Samantha Gregory and Deenie Quinn.

From that group, seven won separate plaques in specific areas of academic competition. Winning first place were Colette Moryan, Religion; Caitlin Lojo, MathematicsGirls’ Division; Matthew Smith, Mathematics-Boys’ Division; Clare Hilliard, Current Events and Jennie Mathew, Spelling.

The following students won third place: Beth Traflet, Religion and Brandon Pantano, Current Events.

Holy Trinity Interparochial has won first place several times over the years. The first place trophy will reside at the school, located on First Street, for the next year.

Women for Women Schedules Workshop on Step-parenting

children of families of divorce and self-esteem programs, among others.

To register for the workshop or for more information and directions, please call (908) 232-5787. A donation of $5 is suggested. All are invited to attend.

Westfield Girl Scouts Seek Aid With Mitten Tree Project

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Girl Scout community is seeking support from the community in aiding New Jersey’s needy children and adults by contributing new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and socks to its Mitten Tree Project.

Collection boxes will be available during the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored arrival of Santa on Sunday, November 28, at 5 p.m. at the North Avenue train station.

In addition, collection boxes will be available in all Westfield elementary and intermediate schools through Friday, December 10.

In its eighth year, the Westfield Girl Scouts initiated the Mitten Tree project in 1992, seeking at that time to assist New Jersey’s needy children. At the request of recipient agencies, the project was soon expanded to include adults.

Each year, primarily through the efforts of Girl Scout collections in the schools, approximately 500 new

mittens, gloves, scarves, hats and socks are distributed to St. Joseph’s Social Service Center and the Elizabeth Coalition for the Homeless, both in Elizabeth, St. Clare’s Home for Children in Elizabeth, Jersey City and Neptune and Madonna House in Neptune.

In 1998, the number of articles collected substantially increased, largely as a result of collections being expanded to the annual October Westfield Girl Scout Hayride, and the response from Westfield residents during the collection at Santa’s Westfield arrival.

Seeking this year to assist even greater numbers of needy and to procure greater involvement of the Westfield community, the Westfield Girl Scouts are again appealing to all families attending Santa’s arrival on November 28 to encourage the spirit of giving in their young children by having them deposit their donation in the Mitten Tree collection boxes.

WESTFIELD – Women for Women of Union County will present “Stepparenting: A Guide to Blended Families,” on Tuesday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street.

Maryann Higgins, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in Scotch Plains, will facilitate the workshop. She is CoPresident of Women for Women.

The workshop will focus on responsibility for discipline; couple strength, rituals in step-parenting and how to handle prior spouses.

Headquartered in Garwood, Women for Women is a non-profit organization serving the needs of women in the Union County area. It offers one-on-one counseling, support groups for women experiencing separation and divorce, groups for

Soroptimists International Prepares Annual Auction

WESTFIELD — Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area (SIGWA) will hold its annual Holiday Auction, Wednesday, December 8, from 6-9 p.m. at L’Affaire in Mountainside.

Each person is asked to bring a gift for the auction. The cost of the dinner is $25.

For reservations, please contact Lucy Wilson at (908) 232-2800. Nonmembers are welcomed to attend.

The proceeds from the auction will fund the two annual monetary awards, which will be presented at its May 2000 Awards Dinner.

The first award is the Youth Citizenship Award that recognizes a 2000 college-bound high school graduate for special contributions made to his/ her family, school, community or to society at-large.

The contributions may take the form of activities that the applicant has initiated or is involved in that benefits others.

The applicant must demonstrate a significant level of involvement. Applications are available in the guidance offices of local high schools, at Brand Travel in Westfield, or by calling Susan Brand, Chairwoman at (908) 232-6694.

The second award is open to mature women entering or returning to the work force. Known as the Women’s Opportunity Award, it is intended to assist a woman head-ofhousehold to obtain additional job skills through education or training.

Applicants may be self-nominated or their names can be submitted by appropriate third parties such as teachers, counselors, clerics or community leaders. Applications and further information are available at Brand Travel or by calling Ms. Brand.

Applications must be submitted no later than January 15, 2000. Both scholarships were established by Soroptimist International of the Americas and are administrated locally under that organizations principles and guidelines.

The program is funded by the Soroptimist Foundation Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area. Founded in 1982, the group is a volunteer service organization for business and professional women.

Almost 100,000 Soroptimists in 119 countries contribute time and financial support to communitybased projects benefiting women.

Support Group Formed By La Leche League

For Parents of Tots

WESTFIELD — The La Leche League of Westfield has formed a support group for parents of toddlers.

Discussion topics will rotate among the following areas: “Nighttime Parenting,” “Whole Foods for the Whole Family,” “Discipline/ Loving Guidance,” “Playful Learning,” “Supportive Husband/Nurturing Dad” and “Parenting Two or More.”

Meetings are held downstairs at the Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Avenue, on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:15 a.m. The next meeting is on December 1.

For more information, please call Sharon London at (908) 889-0010 or Chrissy Alba at (908) 653-1598.

BLESSING THE ANIMALS…St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church in Westfield recently marked the Feast of St. Francis. Father Larry Fama, Parochial Vicar, at the church blessed the animals for the parishioners of the church.

Foothill Club Luncheon Slated for December 3

With Holiday Theme

WESTFIELD – The Foothill Club of Mountainside will hold its monthly luncheon meeting on Friday, December 3, at noon at B.G. Fields Restaurant in Westfield.

A Christmas boutique fundraiser will feature new and nearly new items. Guests are welcome.

For reservations, please call (908) 232-3626.