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News from Nick:

The Newsletter for the Community of St. Nicholas

 

1072 Ridge Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL  60007

( 847 ) 439 - 2067
www.StNicholasEpiscopal.org

 

May 3 - 9, 2012 



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Upcoming Events

 

Celebration Liturgy and Breakfast at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Bensenville

Sunday, May 6, 10AM 

NOTE: There will be NO Sunday service at St. Nicholas on May 6 so that we can all join our brothers and sisters at St. Bede's

 

Mother's Day Celebration

Saturday, May 12, 4:30PM & Sunday, May 13, 10AM 

 

Ongoing Events:

Worship

 
Wednesdays - 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays - 4:30 p.m.

Sundays - 10:00 a.m. 

 

Food Pantry

1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesdays

4:30-6:30 p.m. 

    

Choir Practice 

Wednesdays - 6:45 p.m. 

 

 

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Manny Easter 2011

Steve Raftery, Jr. Warden

Paul
Paul Brouillette, Assisting Priest

Mary at organ
Mary Fletcher-Gomez, Organist/Choirmaster

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

 

Please submit copy to Douglas by clicking here.  Deadline is Wednesday at noon.

In This Issue
+Upcoming Events
+Reflection from Manny: An Ecumenical Prayer
+May 6 celebration at St. Bede's (NO 10AM service at St. Nicholas That Day)
+Have You RSVP'd for the Installation of Manny as Our Vicar?
+A Contest: Are You Up To It?
+Bring a Picture of Your Mother to Church
+Readings for This Weekend's Services
+Shout Outs
+Prayer Requests

-News from Nick Archive-

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Ecumenical Prayer for National Prayer Day

 

Elk Grove Interfaith Prayer BreakfastIt's tough to break away for a midweek gathering, especially as early as 7am.  Consequently, I wish to share the prayer I offered at the Interfaith gathering at Christus Victor Church earlier today, as our nation celebrated National Prayer Day. Certainly, I hope you enjoy and find inspiration in the words and the message of peace and acceptance of all God's people.    

              

                               PRAYER FOR ECUMENISM 

 

Creature, Divine One, Father Almighty, Mother of all children,

Abba, El Dios, Yahweh, El Shaddai, Jehovah, Allah, Elohim,

The Great I am: You are called by many names, yet You have always been and You will always be the One True God: The God of Adam and Eve, of Abram and Sarai, of Moses, Joshua and David, of Rebecca, Rachel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Elisha and Obadiah. The God of Mohammed, John the Baptist, Joseph Smith and John Wesley. The God of John Calvin and Gandhi, of Brigham Young and C.S. Lewis. The God of Ignatius of Loyola, Nicholas of Myra, Francis and Claire of Assisi, Bonaventure and Augustine, the Dalai Lama, George Fox, Karl Barth, Edith Stein, Albert Einstein, Mary Baker Eddy and John Huss. The God of Martin Luther and Dorothy Day. The God of Henry the VIII and Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots and Martin Luther. The God of Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, Benny Hinn and John MacArther. The God of all who came before us, the God of all who are today and the God of those yet to come.

 

You masterfully fashioned the earth: galaxies abound beyond our own: the depth of the waters, the hills both mighty and meek, the valleys green and the tawny deserts, all are the masterpieces of Your divine imagination. All creation is of Your handiwork. In Your own image You molded humankind. Your breath occupied our lungs with life, You filled our minds with wisdom and curiosity, and You gave us the knowledge to distinguish between right and wrong.

 

Humankind, diverse and yet united in flesh, blood and bone, we are all children of the Creator: The multitude of cultures and the world's religions seek You. The inquiring mind and the searching soul ever journey onward for deeper meaning and a fuller understand of You, the author of life, the maker of all that is in the heavens above, upon this earth of ours and all that lives below the seas.

 

In Your hope for us Your children, You desire of us to be supportive and a blessing. We bring you much joy when we reach out and are an aid to one another. You shun the violence we have far too often embraced while foregoing peaceful resolutions to the differences our diversity plainly distinguishes. You have great hope for us that we carry neither a grudge against another nor relegate to violence and forgo the prospects of peace and unity.

 

In our worship and liturgy, in music and dance, in art and in literature, in silence and with tongues alit by the Spirit, a multitude of voices, sacred noise and deafening silence all bear witness to Your might and majesty. All humbly subject themselves to You, our loving God, our benevolent Parent. Like any protective and concerned guardian, You willed Your children to live in harmony. Time and again, alas, we failed to listen and

resorted to more and more vicious means of inflicting pain and suffering to others, and sadly, in Your Name did we bear arms against our neighbor. Pray, in earnest and desire, in despair and in dire straights that the people of this time and age are to be heralds of peace, children of the Light, the generation that once for all puts an end to war and ushers in a new world order, where religions once divorced one from the other, unite in worship and celebration, embracing both diversity and sameness!

 

In cathedrals of glass, to huts of thatch and mud, polychromatic images that reflect the sun's brightness, statuary and starkness, marble pillars and wooden beams of oak and pine: the people of Your own making seek shelter in such structures and there we pray, meditate, rejoice and weep, openly question, humble repent, sincerely fall prostrate and leap with joy at the sound of Your Holy Name.

 

Inspire leaders of state and church, the vocal voices of cantors and preachers, and the tongues of the faithful the world over, to proclaim an unending year of unity and commonality.   Bless us with the insight to respect the languages of worship as spoken by all faiths, none claiming superiority or fuller authority, shunning any thought of a monopolizing of Your attention solely to one and not to all. Teach us, instruct us and if so, chastise us in knowing and comprehending that superiority does not a stronger faith make. Rather a humility and meekness, fortified with an inner peace and sublime faith does draw favor from You, our God.

 

Loud Hosannas fill space and time, while the wings of the angels swirl about us, giving air and lift to our voices, raising them heavenward, like sweet incense that burns as an oblation unto You. Holy, Holy and ever Holy Lord, God of infinite power and unimaginable patience and love: gather Your people, one and all, leaving none behind and bless us, bless us, and again, bless us till we are bent over with grace, our souls bursting with Sacred Delight and our minds drowning in a wisdom that enlightens and humbles.

 

We ask of You, The Great I Am, to continue Your work within us: Your breath to continue to occupy us with life and Your wisdom to fill us to overflowing measures. We condescendingly ask this of You Your benevolence and grace, we shuffle with embarrassment and betwixt with confusion, always your children for You are always our Father, our Provider, our God, living and eternal, forever wed with the Holy Spirit and the Redeemer, Jesus the Christ, all who lives and reigns, who overwhelms and mystifies, now and forever and always.

 

Amen.

 

-Manny 

manny@stnicholasepiscopal.org

Celebrate With Us This Sunday, May 6 at St. Bede's (NO 10AM Service at St. Nicholas)
A reminder that this Sunday, May 6, we will all be joining our sisters and brothers at St. Bede's in Bensenville for a 10AM celebration liturgy followed by a breakfast.  Please note: because we all want to show our support to the members of St. Bede's, we will not be having our usual 10AM liturgy at St. Nicholas that day.  We will have our 4:30PM service on Saturday, May 5 at St. Nicholas. 

We encourage you to come and support, celebrate and enjoy fellowship with our new family members.  See you there!

St. Bede's Episcopal Church
5N047 Rt. 83
Bensenville, IL 60106
(630) 766-1820

 

St Bede's is on IL Route 83, about 1-1/2 miles North of I290.

Driving North on Route 83, the stoplight at Oak Meadows Drive is about 1/2 mile South of the church.

St. Bede's is on the East side of Route 83, opposite the Deerpath Road access on the West.

St. Bede's, Bensenville

 

Installation of Manny Borg as Vicar and a Celebration of a New Shared Ministry
Installation InvitationWe hope you can join the Community of St. Nicholas as we celebrate with joy the installation of Manny as our Vicar on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 7PM.

Click here to RSVP, if you have not already done so. 

We look forward to an evening of celebration and joy, and it wouldn't be complete without YOU!
 
A Contest: Are You Up To It?
Our diocese is holding a contest to see how many members it can sign up for its email newsletters.  We encourage you to sign up today. It's a great way to stay in touch with what's happening in the larger Episcopal community of which we are part.  Plus, we stand to win a prize!

When you sign up, be sure to enter St. Nicholas, Elk Grove Village as your congregation.


Click here to learn more. 

 

annunciation
May is for Mother
May is the month dedicated to our mothers.  Let's celebrate Mom the entire month, whether our Moms are near or far, with us still or having returned to the Creator.  Please, consider bringing a framed photo of your Mom.  We will place that photo on a table that will be positioned near the Women of Faith Shrine at the entrance to the worship space.  Whether your Mom's photo is large or small, black or white...it does not matter.  What matters is how we celebrate...as a community of faith that loves our Moms!
Readings for This Weekend's Services
Shout Outs
Thanks to:

The Food Pantry Crew...who do amazing work for such a worthwhile cause.  Your efforts are feeding those who hunger and God, I am sure, is very pleased and honored. 

All who do their part in keeping St. Nicholas moving ever forward.

The Support Groups who not only share our space but share the blessed burden of keeping our church alive and well. 
Prayer Requests  

Billie Matkov, for her peaceful transition into her life with Christ.  Also, for all of Billie's family and friends.
 
Bob Kalicki, for recovery from his recent surgery.
 
Daniel (Bud) Stratton, the father of Hal Stratton, who underwent surgery recently.

 

Katie Black

Pamela Joy DeHaven, who is experiencing serious health issues.  For her improved health, healing and full recovery.

Pernell, a friend from Lord of Life Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schaumburg, who is undergoing stem cell treatment...for his continued recovery and well being. 
 
Mr. Thomas Black, father to our Tim Black, who is undergoing medical testing; for his well being and positive tests results.   
Leah, mother-in-law of Ginny.

Guadalupe Ramirez, grandmother of Benny Delgado, who is in the hospital due to a serious brain illness.   
 

 

Eileen Maher, sister of Mary Beth Jarvis, as she recovers from a stroke.  

 

The Martin Family: Karen, Tom and Katie 

 

Our sisters and brothers at St. Bede's Church, as they go through the transition of merging with St. Nicholas.  


Ethel (Corkey) Stratton, the mother of Hal Stratton, as she continues to recover from surgery and a nasty fall. 

 

Eunice Dohra

Richard and Mary Gans

Beth Jarvis as she begins the transition of moving away. 

   

Carrie Loos

 

Paul Brouillette

  

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