In Our Community

Community 9/11 Service of Hope
The Nutley community is invited to gather on September 11th for a Service of Hope at 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church (17 Monsignor Owens Place). A program of music and prayer and readings will offer an opportunity to honor those whose lives were lost, support their families, reflect on lessons learned, renew our hope, and seek peace in our world. All are welcome.

Let’s Take a Walk!
The 2011 CROP Walk is SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th AT 2PM. and will begin and end at First Congregational Church, 40 South Fullerton Ave, Montclair. We will walk 3 miles together.

Join neighbors from different faiths, cultures, and ages, to walk together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting agencies. Some 2,000 communities across the country take part each year. CROP = Communities – Responding to – Overcome-Poverty!

This year’s CROP Walk theme is “we walk because they walk.” T-shirts and baseball-style caps will be available at a cost of $10.00 for adults.

WALKS help fight hunger and poverty around the world including the U.S. Up to 25% of what a CROP Walk raises can assist food banks, pantries, community gardens, and other local hunger-fighting initiatives. The total raised for the 2010 Essex Walk in Montclair was over $18,500 with $4,600.00 being returned for our 11 local food pantries in Montclair, Bloomfield, Kearny and Nutley.

The one and only meeting for the 2011 WALK will be Wednesday September 7th at 7:30pm at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 153 Park Street, Montclair. WALK envelopes, poster, flyers, t-shirts, etc. will be available for distribution. Call (973) 744-6043 with any questions.

In Memoriam…
Frank Siclari
Frank Siclari passed away on Monday morning, August 15th at home.
Frank lived in Nutley, New Jersey all of his life. He was married to Christine Siclari for almost thirty-two years. Together, they raised two daughters, Michele Ouellette and Jennifer Riccio. Frank also greatly enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren Jacqueline, Madeline, and Charles Ouellette, and Brianna and Daniel Riccio.

Frank was sales supervisor with Victoria Packaging Company in Brooklyn, NY. In addition, he was active in the Nutley community as a member of the Nutley Elks BPOE 1290. He was also a veteran of the Navy, having served in the Vietnam War. As an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Frank loved serving Easter Breakfast where he was “chief cook and bottle washer”. He also served on the church council for several years and refurbished the baptismal font, which continues to be used in worship. Frank will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to the Holy Trinity Endowment Fund.

Catherine Futyma-Brown
Catherine L. Futyma-Brown, 45, died on Aug. 19, 2011. Catherine lived in Oxford, N.J., for 21 years, coming from Glen Ridge, N.J., and was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., on Oct. 16, 1965. She was vice president of Fertl-Soil, Turf Supply, Inc., Scotch Plains, N.J., for 21 years. Catherine is survived by her husband, Michael Brown at home; one daughter, Madeleine Rose of Oxford, N.J.; parents, Martin J. and Elizabeth R. Futyma of Glen Ridge, N.J.; one sister, Stacy and her husband, Peter Christopulos, of Branchburg, N.J.; several aunts, uncles and cousins, and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Madeleine Rose Education Fund, c/o The Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown, N.J. 07840.


Tori Franchino
On Sunday morning, August 14th, Tori Franchino passed away after a strong battle with cancer. She was the wife of David Franchino, daughter-in-law of Julie Franchino, and sister-in-law of John and Peter Franchino.

The family decided that it would be most fitting to say goodbye to Tori on Long Island, where she spent most of her life. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that you make a donation to the Sloan-Kettering Hospital Memorial Fund.

Altar Flowers
Please note that if you would like to honor or memorialize someone with altar flowers, we have the following dates available:

September 18,November 6, November 13, November 20, December 11

Cost is $30 per date. The sign-up sheet is outside of the church office. If you cannot make it to church but would like to sign up for a date, please call the church office, and then please mail your check to Holy Trinity with a notation of “Altar Flowers”. Thank you!

Remember the Hungry
We will continue to collect food as part of our offering during worship. Bring your non-perishable food items to worship with you, and leave them in the designated area in the Narthex.


We Need Your Help
We need a volunteer to deliver food pantry donations to the Nutley Red Cross (Chestnut Street). Donations are accepted Monday – Friday, from 9am – 5pm. If you can help, please call the office at (973) 667-0256 or email Tina at office.htlcnutley@verizon.net Thank you!

Save Money. Save Trees.
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