2025 SUMMER SERVICES
THEME: Hope: A Bridge to the Future
PREACHING
Sunday, August 10
11:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Victoria Brooks, Moderator Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church
Sermon: “Anchors, Doves, and Determination”
Rev. Dr. Viki Brooks began her service as moderator to Rensselaerville Presbyterian church in 2020 . She has served as moderator of four different churches in the Albany Presbytery as well as several others as a mission consultant or pastor of pastoral care. Recently her commitments have included some churches outside the denomination. Her life’s work came to its deepest fulfillment in serving as Campus Protestant Minister and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Union College for 20 years. She retired from that position in the summer of 2018. Various committee responsibilities have placed her on the missions committee, personal committee and Board of Trustees for the Presbytery of Albany. Viki served 8 years on the regional Board of Trustess for Planned Parenthood and the Capital Region Theological Center.
In retirement Viki tries to practice the art of being after many years of always doing!. It is still a work in process.
She embraces gardening, cooking kayaking and grandparenting alongside her husband of ten years, John Lawton. They live in Scotia New York with a loveable mixed breed canine named Nissan.
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220th Anniversary Celebration Service
A service of remembrance and celebration in observance of the 220th anniversary of the first service of worship in our first church building on September 11, 1796 was held on September 11, 2016.
Moderator Rev. Alexandra Lusak officiated. Rev. James Miller brought greetings from former moderator Rev. Robert Lamar and spoke about his own term as moderator. Members of the Session read remembrances from former moderators Rev. Donna Elia and Rev. Joseph Shook, passages from scripture and excerpts from the church history authored by Barbara Dudley and Nancy Chase. The Village Voices sang, led by church Music Director Jan Bishop.
Four new members were received into the church during the service. A gala reception followed in Conkling Hall.
Montage of Anniverary Service Photos by John Eldridge: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I-yTQSgMxW74vH1hENSS4_2xHXVDh2Ty/view
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