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COLLECT FOR ASH WEDNESDAY
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. |
ASH WEDNESDAY - remaining services are at Noon and 8:00pm |
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DAILY - 2011 Lenten Devotional
Lenten meditations from Episcopal Relief & Development, available in the narthex.
[Go to www.er-d.org to sign up to receive the meditations daily via email.]
TUESDAYS 10:00pm -Compline
The Grace Choir sings Compline, the last 'office' of the day. Come and sit quietly or join in the music for a peaceful end to the day.
WEDNESDAYS - God Whispers to You, God Shouts to Me: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path
An evening program for the entire family offered by the Adult Spiritual Formation Commission (details below) PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE (358-1297) parishoffice@gracechurchnyack.org
THURSDAYS 7-8:15am Men's Prayer Breakfast
A regular year around event, the prayer breakfast will continue its mission of examining personal faith in light of current issues. All men of the parish are invited. (2nd & 4th Thursdays each month.)
SUNDAYS: Observance at all worship services, with music and liturgy appropriate for the season.
Parish Forums (at 10:10am)
March 13 Intro to Church School Lenten Giving Program
March 20 CYSM Breakfast all Morning
March 27 Liturgical changes during Lent
April 3 Interdenominational Dialogue
April 10 Introduction to Holy Week/Confession
Easter Fair |
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WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN LENT
ADULT SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRESENTS
God Whispers to You, God Shouts to Me: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path
Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6
6:15 - 7:00 Light Supper
7:-00- 8:00 Program and Discussion
8:00 - 8:30 Music, Prayer and Meditation
(Children are welcome. A concurrent children's activity will be provided.)
Using the ever popular Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator, we'll venture to discover our individual personality types and explore how our personality affects our relationships with God and our community. In addition to taking the type indicator assessment, psychotherapist Dr. Laurie Ferguson, former pastor of Palisades Presbyterian Church, will help us determine what the results mean, and we'll find out how being in touch with our personality can help guide each of us to spiritual activities that are most fulfilling. In later sessions, we'll explore how prayer, music, journaling,communion with nature and other exercises might help us - and those who are different than us - expand and deepen spiritual and religious practice, both internally and externally. Please let us know if you plan to attend (#of adults/children) -- CLICK HERE to send an email.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Have a little time to do some shopping or a favorite dish you'd like to share? Teams currently forming to prepare simple meals for the Lenten programs on March 23, March 30 and April 6. Please contact Claudia Uccellani at uccell@yahoo.com or at 642.0807 if you can help out. Thanks!
Claudia Uccellani & Jennifer Hausler, Co Chairs, Adult Spiritual Formation Commission |
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FROM THE SOCIAL MINISTRIES COMMISSION
Carpenter's Kids & Lent
Last month we told you about the Carpenter's Kids program and what we have to collect to continue Grace Church's support for the children of Mnase Parish. Here are some suggestions from Social Ministry on how you and your family can be part of this ministry of the parish and the diocese:
- Find an envelope big enough not to get lost on the kitchen table or counter and label it "Carpenter's Kids." Starting on Ash Wednesday (March 9) put $1 in the envelope every day until Easter Sunday (April 24). Put the envelope in the collection plate at church on the first Sunday after Easter.
- Put a jar or can labeled "Carpenter's Kids" someplace where everyone in the family will see it every day. Starting on Ash Wednesday, have your family empty the change in their pockets into the jar each day until Easter Sunday. Before the first Sunday after Easter, count the change in the jar, write a check for that amount and put it (Carpenter's Kids on the memo line) in the collection plate. Social Ministry would like to make this an annual Lenten discipline and have the first Sunday after Easter be the day that the parish commits itself to another year of support for Mnase Parish.
Charlie Cross, Chair, Commission on Social Ministries
CLICK HERE for more on Carpenter's Kids and to see their most recent newsletter |
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CHURCH SCHOOL LENT GIVING PROJECT
This year the church school will be learning about and raising money to support an orphanage and school in Haiti. During church school the kids will be introduced to the project, and at the Parish Forum this Sunday, March 13 adults will have an opportunity to learn more about the effort and how they can help. |
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RESOURCES
Pray the Hours Select a time zone to join others in praying the hours at any time of day or night.
More About Lent Resources, reflections, prayers for the season.
Planning for Lent Links to readings, reflections, commentary on Lent
Long Life Live Lent - A host of ideas, reflections, links from the UK
Worshipping with Children in Lent
Some ideas for being responsible stewards of the environment during Lent:
Caring for God's Creation - A Carbon Fast for Lent
Carbon Free Lent Calendar
Living in Lent - Caring for Creation
Give us your suggestions or share them via our facebook group page |
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A PRAYER FOR LENT
O Lord, The house of my soul is narrow;
enlarge it that you may enter in.
It is ruinous, O repair it!
It displeases Your sight.
I confess it, I know.
But who shall cleanse it,
to whom shall I cry but to you?
Cleanse me from my secret faults, O Lord,
and spare Your servant from strange sins.
St. Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430) |
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297
The Reverend Richard L. Gressle, Rector
The Reverend Emily Sieracki, Assistant to the Rector
Robert Barrows, Organist & Choirmaster
www.gracechurchnyack.org |
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