First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia » community http://www.cazpres.org/blog Tidings and News Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:47:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Some Church History http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/some-church-history http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/some-church-history#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:47:06 +0000 kcampagna http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=350 New members to the church as noted from 1799 to 1805, were from the early frontier.  The New England element is partly accounted for by John Lincklaen’s effort to attract settlers to the area.  He had handbills printed and maps engraved which were distributed among the churches of Massachusetts and Connecticut; and these may have induced many to settle in Cazenovia.  There was also a considerable number of Scotch origin who brought with them their letters from their native land.

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/some-church-history/feed 0 Jazz Pianist D. Joe Utterback Returns http://www.cazpres.org/blog/fellowship/jazz-pianist-d-joe-utterback-returns http://www.cazpres.org/blog/fellowship/jazz-pianist-d-joe-utterback-returns#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:18:13 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=219 The Worship & Music committee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia presents the return of Dr. Joe Utterback, Celebrated Jazz Pianist, in a Free Concert at the Presbyterian Church in Cazenovia, New York on Sunday September 13th at 4:00 pm. In case you can’t make the afternoon performance, he will also be playing during the morning worship service at 10am.

Utterback has delighted audiences in the U.S. and Europe with his astonishing virtuosity and deeply personal music-making for over three decades. Utterback’s piano style was influenced by such keyboard greats as Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. The artist also counts Sarah Vaughan and Charlie Parker among his favorite influential jazz musicians. He infuses familiar blues, ballads, Broadway, and jazz classics with a captivating, dynamic style.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Dr. Utterback received classical training at Wichita State University and the University of Kansas, where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and is in continuous demand as adjudicator and improvisation seminar presenter for local and national piano and organ guilds throughout the US and Canada .

After long-term gigs in the jazz centers of San Francisco and St. Louis, Joe is now centered in the NYC area, with periodic performances at restaurants such as 2nd Avenue’s La Mediterranee, the celebrated Tony Awards Gala Reception and in the lobby of the Empire State Building during the Christmas season.

The 2008-2009 season has witnessed a flurry of Joe’s compositional activity leading to the Spring 2009 publication of his 300+ published compositions: Including his choral jazz mass – MISSA JAZZIS for choir, trumpet, and piano; a lengthy organ mass Jazz Mass for Organ; and Celebrations!- a collection of piano/organ duets, which will be premiered by pianist David Allen Wehr and English organist Dr. Andrew Shenton for Joe’s 65th Birthday Bash Concert, October 4 at 4PM at the First Congregational Church, Main Street, Stratford, CT.

Additionally, on the recording scene, Connoisseur Society has lately released Joe’s most recent CD So Many Stars, a compendium of numbers from The American Songbook. A few of these titles will be the subject of Joe’s improvisations during the afternoon concert. The CD will be on the sale table, and Joe will gladly autograph them for you. Piano scores for three numbers in the concert and morning service are also on the table, along with other CDs.

Dr. Joe is actively involved in studio recordings with cabaret singers: the latest, a Christmas CD with the tenor soloist Michael Jovovich (for a November release), and a recent jazz CD with the Columbus, Ohio jazz singer Dwight Lenox, release scheduled for Cool Mondays jazz series at Lincoln Center, Barnes & Noble, NYC.

Dr. Utterback teaches at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, where he was recently honored for 15 years of service. He directs the Stratford Sister Cities Chorus, and serves as Director of Music and Organist at the First Congregational Church, Stratford, CT. You won’t want to miss the jazz pianist, composer, and recording artist “Dr. Joe” Utterback in this free concert at the Cazenovia Presbyterian Church Sunday, September J 3th at 4:00 pm.

For more information on Dr. Joe Utterback, visit his website at www.joeutterback.com.

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/fellowship/jazz-pianist-d-joe-utterback-returns/feed 0 Diaper Bank for CazCares http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/diaper-bank-for-cazcares http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/diaper-bank-for-cazcares#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:35:14 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=201 When you are shopping at BJ’s, Sam’s Club, Target or the grocery store, pick up a small, medium or large package of diapers, any size from newborn on up, for CazCares. Either deliver them directly to CazCares or bring them to church on Sunday. Peggy Laidman will deliver them to CazCares. If you have questions, contact the church office.

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]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/young-life-yard-sale/feed 0 Young Life http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/young-life http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/young-life#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 00:06:41 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=182 Young Life Rent-a Kid Sunday May 17th in the afternoon at Common Grounds. Sign up to rent a kid for household chores, gardening, babysitting, painting, mowing lawn, etc. The kids will earn money towards Young Life Summer Camp in Rockbridge Virginia. For more information, contact the church office

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/young-life/feed 0 “Open Your Heart” Silent Auction to Benefit CazCares http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/%e2%80%9copen-your-heart%e2%80%9d-silent-auction-to-benefit-cazcares http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/%e2%80%9copen-your-heart%e2%80%9d-silent-auction-to-benefit-cazcares#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:18:24 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=158 In these times of economic uncertainty our church remains blessed in many ways. Various committees and groups within the church are coming together to support an event that will give back to our community.  We are in the initial planning stages of a silent auction fundraiser to benefit CazCares.   

Please save Saturday, May 16th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for this event. 

We are planning an “Open Your Heart” evening of fun, music, food, outreach, and fellowship to benefit a great cause. This event is open to everyone.

How can you “Open Your Heart” and help? We need items to donate for the silent auction.  Use your imagination.  Share your skills, interests and talents. How about…

  • Art that you’ve created?
  • Guitar or tennis lessons?
  • A round of golf?
  • Lunch at Willow Bank Yacht Club?
  • A night or weekend in your vacation home?
  • Tickets to the Symphony?
  • A flower arrangement?
  • Lawn mowing, garden weeding, or planting flowers?
  • A pie or baked goods when requested?
  • Tickets to Syracuse Stage?
  • A meal when requested?
  • Horseback riding?
  • Tickets to a sporting event?
  • A sunset cruise on the lake?
  • Piano playing at a party?
  • A painting, ceramic piece, antique or heirloom?
  • Something suitable to regift?

You get the idea.  There are so many possibilities to share for this special evening.  We’re looking for items that come from your heart. 

You can list your donations by signing up on the poster in the Meeting House or contact the church office.  Your donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided if requested. 

Please show you care; “Open Your Heart” for your church and your community. 

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/%e2%80%9copen-your-heart%e2%80%9d-silent-auction-to-benefit-cazcares/feed 0 The Syracuse Chorale http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/the-syracuse-chorale http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/the-syracuse-chorale#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:07:30 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=150 The Syracuse Chorale, which is directed by Warren Ottey, Music Director at the Village Baptist Church in Cazenovia, is presenting “Requiem” by Maurice Durufle, and other music of the season on Friday, April 3, at 8:00 p.m., at Saint Joseph the Worker Church, 1001 Tulip Street, Liverpool, and on Sunday, April 5, at 3:00 p.m., at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, 310 Montgomery Street, Syracuse. Steven Uhl will be at the organ. For more information and/or tickets, please call 315.437.1995 or visit www.syracusechorale.org.

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/the-syracuse-chorale/feed 0 Blankets Needed http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/blankets-needed http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/blankets-needed#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:20:22 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=129 The Presbytery has notified us of a need for blankets for the refugee resettlement program. If you have good, gently used blankets, or if you would like to purchase a new blanket, please drop off at the church prior to February 14th. If you need someone to pick the blankets up, please contact the church office. A special thanks to the Deacons for giving us a jump start on this project by purchasing 13 new blankets.

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/mission/blankets-needed/feed 0 Save your plastic bottle caps http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/save-your-plastic-bottle-caps http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/save-your-plastic-bottle-caps#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:03:16 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=124 The Cazenovia Garden Club is spearheading a new recycling effort to take one more item out of the trash generated by our friends, families and co-workers. Any hard, plastic bottle caps, those that are threaded and non-bendable, such as on water, soda, detergent and shampoo containers can be collected and taken to any Matthew’s Salon to be sent to Aveda Salon Products to be turned into new containers for their products. Madison County Landfills consider plastic caps to be trash, so it is worth doing something to reuse this commodity now that an outlet is available. Matthew’s Salon Spa, owned by Matthew Dydo, is located at 5 Lincklaen Street, Cazenovia, and is very supportive of this project.

]]> http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/save-your-plastic-bottle-caps/feed 0 Calling all musicians! http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/calling-all-musicians http://www.cazpres.org/blog/community/calling-all-musicians#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:55:06 +0000 admin http://www.cazpres.org/blog/?p=117 The Madison County Band is gearing up for their next concert, which will be held during Winterfest in February.  The band provides two services for the community.  It gives community members a place to play as well as providing an enjoyable concert experience for everyone else.  The band is always looking for new members to come out and have a great time playing their instrument in a relaxed atmosphere.  If you or anyone you know would be interested in playing with the group, please speak to Ryan or Mary Coburn for more information.

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