Radiant Peace Tree Lighting – by Christine Barton

Schaghticoke-The third annual Radiant Peace Tree Lighting Memorial ceremony took place on November 28th at the Schaghticoke Town Hall at 5pm. The Radiant Peace Memorial offers people a unique opportunity to decorate and dedicate a memorial tree in remembrance of those“ who can’t be with us this holiday season.”

Read the entire article in the Dec. 3rd editon.

Advent to Epiphany – by H. Wessell

With both parents working full time in many contemporary households, there is less time to devote to the spiritual life of the family. It is a challenge for Christian parents to readjust our priorities and teach our children by living our faith, both inside and outside the home.

   Children love to anticipate, and to engage in ritual: when there are Nativity scene figures to move closer during the four weeks of traditional Advent; when Advent hymns are sung in the candlelight of a graceful Advent wreath, when blessing prayers are said around a Christmas tree.

Read the entire article in the Dec.

The Express Newspaper December 3, 2015

2015 Thanksgiving Food Drive

MECHANICVILLE NOVEMBER 20- There were no cars in the showroom at Toyota of Clifton Park . It was filled with boxes and cans of for, and turkeys. Enough food and turkeys to feed 825 families. Michael Raucci, the General Manager of Toyota of Clifton Park and the man behind the Thanksgiving Food Drive, pointed out that families in Mechanicville, Stillwater, Halfmoon, Clifton Park, and Waterford will have turkey dinners thanks to the generosity of the community.

Read the entire article in the Nov. 26 edition.IMG_3945-151126

Thanksgiving – by Sandy McBride

The horror that has transpired in France at this season of the year when our thoughts have turned to celebrating Thanksgiving, to time-honored traditions and happy gatherings of family and friends, reminds us of how tenuous peace is, of how tenuous life is.  So it is that once again, in 2015, we will experience a holiday tempered with sadness, with concerns and fears not only for our own future, but for the very future of the world.

   Have you ever considered that this aura of trepidation has become almost as traditional as the holiday itself?

Read the entire article in the Nov. 26 issue.