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News from Nick:Easter Altar 2011

The Newsletter for the Community of St. Nicholas

1072 Ridge Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL  60007

( 847 ) 439 - 2067

www.StNicholasEpiscopal.org 

April 28-May 4, 2011 


Thanksgiving for a Holy Triduum and a Glorious Easter
Easter 2011

Thanks to all who made Holy Week and Easter so special.  The most exciting part was the wonderful attendance at all services, which meant many people were able to experience and pray their way through Holy Week.  In the St. Nick's Shout-Outs elsewhere in this newsletter is a listing of some of the people who made our liturgies so special.  

 

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Upcoming Events

 

Worship

Saturdays - 4:30 pm

Sundays - 10:00 am

   

Pizza and Peeps and Games!  Oh, my! 

Game Night at the church is Thursday April 28 at 6pm

    

Food Pantry

Wednesday

May 4 & 18 

4:30-6:00 pm

 

New - Children's Liturgy

 First Full Weekend of each Month - May 7 & 8 are the next dates  

 

No Choir Rehearsal on Wednesday April 27 or May 4.

Rehearsals resume on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:45 pm

 

Book Discussion -
The Future of an Illusion
 by Sigmund Freud
Friday, May 20
6:00 pm- Panera's
90 Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village

 

Prayer Requests
Rose Bozicevich, grandmother of Charles Paris.  Mrs. Bovicevich died at the age of 100.  Please keep the Paris family in your prayers as they mourn their loss.

Bradley Boyes, brother-in-law of Eunice Dohra.  Mr. Boyes died at the age of 60.  Please keep Eunice in prayer as she mourns her loss.

Carol Kubovy

Godfrey James Catanus, Paul Swanson's friend who remains in a coma

Ken Lopez

Richard Gans

Anna Stefaniak, Denise Butera and Anna's mother, Lorraine Stefaniak  

 

Carrie Loos

 

Ken Audette

 

Mary Beth Jarvis

   

Paul Brouillette

 

Edmond Feller 

 

For those in transition: those searching for work, those who are moving and those encountering changes in life.

 

For success and blessings during this time of discernment and search for our new vicar.

Upcoming Scripture Readings

 

May 1, 2011 - The Second Sunday of Easter 

 

The Episcopal Church uses the Revised Common Lectionary.  When a choice is given for the Old Testament lesson and Psalm, at St. Nicholas we use the first option, or Track 1.  More about the Revised Common Lectionary is at this link.  

In This Issue
+Thanksgiving for a Holy Triduum and a Glorious Easter
+Upcoming Events
+Prayer Requests
+Upcoming Scripture Readings & Resources
+An Easter Sermon by St. John Chrysostom
+Bible Study Begins This Sunday - May 1
+St. Nick's Shout-Outs
+Reminders: Pizza, Games and Peeps Tonight (Thurs., April 28)!
+Steve Martz's Installation as Rector of Our Saviour

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An Easter Sermon Written by St. John Chrysostom (344-407)

Many Christian churches read St. John Chrysostom's Paschal Sermon on Easter.  We share it with you here: 

 

Are there any who are devout lovers of God?  Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!  Are there any who are grateful servants?  Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!  Are there any weary with fasting?  Let them now receive their wages!

 

If any have toiled from the first hour, let them receive their due reward; If any have come after the third hour, let him with gratitude join in the Feast!  And he that arrived after the sixth hour, let him not doubt; for he too shall sustain no loss.  And if any delayed until the ninth hour, let him not hesitate; but let him come too.  And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour, let him not be afraid by reason of this delay.  For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first.  He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, as well as to him that toiled from the first.


To this one He gives, and upon another He bestows.  He accepts the works as He greets the endeavor.  The deed He honors and the intention He commends.  Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord!

 

First and last alike receive your reward; rich and poor, rejoice together!  Sober and slothful, celebrate the day!  You that have kept the fast, and you that have not, rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!  Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one.  Let no one go away hungry.  Partake, all, of the cup of faith.  Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!

 

Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.  Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again, for forgiveness has risen from the grave.

 

Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free.  He has destroyed it by enduring it.  He destroyed Hell when he descended into it.  He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.

 

Isaiah foretold this when he said, "You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below."  Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with.  It was in an uproar because it is mocked.  It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed.  It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated, for it is now made captive.

 

Hell took a body, and discovered God.  It took earth, and encountered Heaven.  It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.

 

O death, where is thy sting?  O Hell, where is thy victory?

 

Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!  Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!

 

Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!  Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!

 

Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from the dead, has become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.  To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever.  Amen.


Bible Study Begins This Sunday!
Bible StudyWe will begin our Bible study after the Sunday morning 10am liturgy on May 1.  We will focus on the Gospel for the following week.  In preparation for our study on May 1, You will find the May 8 gospel at this link.

Grab a cup of coffee and pastry and bring your imagination.  All are welcome! 

 

St. Nick's Shout-Outs

Thank you!Thanks to:

  

All who attended the Holy Week & Easter liturgies.

The Williams family, for providing the grill which housed the New Fire on the Great Vigil of Easter.

Paul Brouillette for sharing in the marking with the sacred chrism at the Easter Vigil.

The Choir, Mary Fletcher-Gomez and Hal Stratton for the gorgeous music throughout Holy Week.

Alex Schwarz for enhancing our worship with his trumpet playing at the Easter Vigil; Michael for his beautiful rendition of Were You There? on Maundy Thursday; and Douglas and Hal for their moving duet - The Second Word from Dubois' The Seven Last Words of Christ on Good Friday.

The Liturgy Team, for collaborating to ensure stunningly moving services on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter.

The Holy Saturday decorating/cleaning/font-filling team: Laura Lampe, Scott Cummings, Mary Fletcher-Gomez, Hal Stratton, Steve Raftery, Manny Borg and Douglas VanHouten.  Particular thanks to Hal & Steve for ordering the gorgeous flowers and for making beautiful acknowledgment cards to honor flower donors.

Our acolytes--Paul & Jessica Tamaski, Steve Raftery & Hal Stratton for their service at the Holy Week & Easter services. 

The readers and intercessors who shared with us the Passion, the Salvation Readings and the epistles.

Marv, for his ever-faithful service to the Community of St. Nicholas.  He does so much behind the scenes, and we are grateful.

Pat Kalicki, for producing the Palm Sunday and Easter bulletins (and every Sunday bulletin!); Hal Stratton for producing the Triduum bulletins (and every Saturday liturgy bulletin!).

In thanksgiving to those, who behind the scenes, do so much to keep St. Nicholas moving forward and onward. 
 
Reminders

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Pizza and Peeps and Games!  Oh, my!  The next Game Night at the church will be this evening, Thursday April 28 at 6pm.  All are welcome! 

 

Pizza will be consumed, and any surviving Peeps will meet their doom. We'll have Blokus, Scrabble, and several other games to play.

 

Steve Martz's Installation as Rector of Our Saviour
Steve Martz's installation as rector of Church of Our Saviour is Tuesday, May 3 at 7pm.  Our prayers are with Steve and the community of Our Saviour as they embark on an era of new ministry.

 

News from Nick is published by St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Elk Grove Village, Illinois each Thursday.

 

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