Newsletter of August 2025 and lunch on Aug 19th

What’s new at St. Nicholas?

~Last year the front entrance way was spruced up with brand new railings and a patched and painted foundation, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor family (Thank you!)

~The interior of the church was painted in August

~A new heating system was installed

~The driveway was sealed

Maintenance:  caulking outside around the altar, drainage work, plumbing work.

Thank You’s to:

~Nikolai Gvetadze for gifting two new Georgian icons to the church

~Nick Nikolsky, Vasily Shatalov, Liza Belikov for meeting with contractors and doing some of the maintenance

~Matushka Olga, Natalia Villahermosa and Valentina Shatalova for clean up after the painting.

~Gil Villahermosa and Natalia Villahermosa for gifting the choir a nifty stand for the conductor. 

~Inna Osypenko for the beautification and improvements of the downstairs trapeza (luncheon) area and the ladies bathroom. 

~Valentina Shatalova for her efforts in keeping the choir running smoothly and looking for ways to improve musically.

~Thank you to all the anonymous donations! 

*Help is always needed and greatly appreciated!

From the Sisterhood:

Fellowship Meals:

Will be launched with a picnic (weather permitting) on the Feast of Transfiguration on 8/19.  Anyone wanting to help with meals should contact either Liza Belikov or Valentina Shatalova (contact information provided below). Thank you to all those who donate food, cook marvelous dishes and for the donations of supplies – your efforts are amazing.

*Help is always needed and greatly appreciated!

 From the Choir:

Anyone wanting to join the choir should speak with Valentina Shatalova (choir director).  Our first rehearsal this season was today 8/17 after liturgy. 

 For the Children: (and parents….)

Please be on the lookout for some Feast Day coloring pages and information for the children.  If we have regular attendance by our children, it would be lovely to have a children’s choir sing certain hymns during the service.  This takes commitment and practice.  The future of our church lies in the hands of our children.

Consider becoming a Member:

The payment of church dues helps the church maintain a budget. There are of course the usual heat and electricity costs of owning any building.  There is also snow removal and landscaping.  These are things that need to be covered by church membership. 

There is also a building fund which helps with the wear and tear of our (very) old building.  There are people who donate specifically to the building fund to allow for special projects such as roof replacement and painting. 

If you are attending services regularly, it is suggested that you show commitment by becoming a member.  A church needs new members to continue to grow.  One only needs to look into any town to see beautiful churches becoming restaurants and chic housing. 

For dues and membership information, please see Tatiana Lukianoff, the church treasurer.

Sisterhood Membership:

There are no dues for the St. Nicholas sisterhood membership! Please see Liza Belikov or Valentina Shatalova for more information.  The sisterhood coordinates meals for fellowship - money earned from meals helps with things like choir projects, vestments, church beautification, and visiting clergy for our Feast Day.

Contact Information:

Liza Belikov:  (845-633-4729) text or WhatsApp (lizabelikov@hotmail.com)

Valentina Shatalova (845-303-4465) text and WhatsApp (vshatalova@earthlink.net)