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THE SEASON OF PREPARATION |
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The Second Sunday of Lent
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: 3.18.11 |
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS |
Janet, Doug Doller, Jack Seeman, Charles Drumm, Yasso Herath, Bob and Donna Weber, Thomas Humeston, Peggy Lehrecke, Bill and Catherine Lubeck, Elizabeth Uccellani, Michael Barraclough, Margaret, Mark Ciraldo, Peter Lubeck, Corporal Ryan Deis, Marie, Phoebe Colwell, Anne Marie, Margaret Mary Teyan, Fred Teyan, Roberta Mathsen, Underwood Blaisdell, Al Lalli, Rosemary Wagner, Kyle, Phyllis Darrin, Linda, Dave The prayer list is refreshed monthly please call the office to add a name, or to request that a name be carried forward. There is a book in the narthex where -- before the service begins -- you may add names to be read during the Prayers of the People for the day.
There will be a memorial service for Dr. Martha MacGuffie on Saturday, March 19 at 11:00am here at Grace.
There will be a Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Scott Romer at St. Stephen's (Pearl River) on Sunday, March 27 at 3:00pm.
There will be a Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of S. Hazard Gillespie at 3:00pm on March 30 at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Manhattan.
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. CLICK HERE to visit the Episcopal Church's weekly Bible study website. You'll find all the readings along with background and commentary, and there's an opportunity to add your own comments as well. |
Prayer After an Earthquake
Oh God, at times such as this,
when we realize that the ground beneath our feet
is not as solid as we had imagined, we plead for your mercy.
As the things we have built crumble about us,
we know too well how small we truly are
on this ever-changing, ever-moving, fragile planet we call home.
Yet you never forget us.
Oh God, come to our assistance
Today, so many people are afraid.
They wait in fear of the next tremor.
They hear the cries of the injured amid the rubble.
They roam the streets in shock at what they see.
And they fill the dusty air with wails of grief and the names of missing dead.
Comfort them, Oh God, in this disaster.
Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still,
and shelter them under your wings when homes no longer exist.
Embrace in your arms those who died so suddenly in this tragedy.
Console the hearts of those who mourn,
and ease the pain of bodies on the brink of death.
Fill our hearts with compassion,
we who watch from afar,
as the poorest on this side of the earth
find only misery upon misery.
Move us to act swiftly this day,
to give generously every day, to work for justice always,
and to pray unceasingly for those without hope.
And once the shaking has ceased,
the images of destruction have stopped filling the news,
and our thoughts return to life's daily rumblings,
let us not forget that we are all your children
and they, our brothers and sisters.
We are all the work of your hands.
For though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be tossed to the ground, your love shall never leave us,
and your promise of peace will never be shaken.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and forever. Amen
- Author Unknown, posted at The New Zealand Hymnbook Trust |
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SATURDAY, March 19
9:30am Jeffrey & The Bossy Frog Pajama Hop
Benefits Nursery School of the Nyacks (727-7001 for info)
11:00am Memorial Service for Dr. Martha MacGuffie
6:00pm Annual Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner (Memorial Hall)
$10/$5 elementary school aged children
SUNDAY, March 20
8:00am/9:30am 11:00am Holy Eucharist
CYSM Breakfast All Morning - Memorial Hall
10:10am: Church School
2:30pm AGC! rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
6:30pm Senior Youth Group (Fenton Room)
MONDAY, March 21
7:00pm RPCC Board Meeting (Patterson Hall)
TUESDAY, March 22
10:00am Staff Meeting (Patterson Hall)
4:00pm Amazing Grace Circus (Memorial Hall)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
8:00pm Choir
10:00pm Compline
WEDNESDAY, March 23
4:00pm Amazing Grace Circus (Memorial Hall)
6:15-8:00pm Lenten Program (Memorial/Patterson/Bradley Chapel)
THURSDAY, March 24
7:00am Men's Prayer Breakfast
4:00pm Amazing Grace Circus (Memorial Hall)
SUNDAY, March 27
8:00am/9:30am/11:00am Holy Eucharist
10:10am PARISH FORUM: Liturgy Changes during Lent
3:00pm Amazing Grace Circus rehearsal (Memorial)
6:30pm French/Creole Mass
9:00pm Helping Hands Overnight (Memorial Hall)
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PARISH FORUMS - between 9:30 and 11:00am services
March 20 - CYSM OATMEAL BREAKFAST BAR all morning
Join us at the Grace Church "Oatmeal Bar," available throughout the morning in Memorial Hall. Just $5 per person gets you oatmeal, juice and coffee. Proceeds go to this year's Church Youth Service Mission trip to West Virginia.
Sunday, March 27 - Changes to the Liturgy During Lent |
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CONTINUES WEDNESDAY
God Whispers to You, God Shouts to Me: Matching Your Personality and Spiritual Path
Wednesdays, March 16, 23, 30 and April 6
6:15/Light Supper/7:00Program and Discussion/8:00Music, Prayer and Meditation
Explore the relationship between personality, faith and the community with whom we worship as our mid-week Lenten program continues. This Wednesday, the Rev'd Dr. Laurie Ferguson will be the presenter. A psychologist and a Presbyterian minister, Dr. Ferguson uses a variety of methods to help people understand life and faith. One need not have attended the first program in order to enjoy this one, however we do ask that you let us know if you plan to attend so the proper amount of food can be ordered. (A children's program is available upon advance request). If you have not already signed up, please let us know if you plan to attend (#of adults/children) 358-1297. 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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HELPING HANDS
Grace is hosting Helping Hands in March and we need volunteers for overnight supervision on Sunday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 29. If you are able to help, sign up in the Narthex or contact Charlie Cross cjcross3ny@yahoo.com
AN APPEAL FROM HELPING HANDS
Through the end of April, Helping Hands is participating in a Matching Funds campaign sponsored by the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation. The more successful the fund-raising, the higher the match. To donate, either click on the "Donate Now" button on the Helping Hands website, www.rocklandhelpinghands.org, or mail your check to Helping Hands, P.O. Box 240, Nyack, New York10960. Please consider donating to ensure that Helping Hands Interfaith Coalition continues to save lives, give hope and preserve dignity for those individuals homeless in RocklandCounty. Thank you for supporting Helping Hands! |
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ANNOUNCEMENT
In accord with Article II section 5 of the by-laws of Grace Episcopal Church, Nyack, New York,
we inform you that the regularly scheduled meeting of the vestry will on April 26, 2011 at 7:30 PM
in Patterson Hall. This meeting replaces the meeting scheduled for April 19, 2011. This change
was approved at a regular meeting of the vestry on March 15, 2011 |
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COMPLINE DURING LENT - Tuesdays at 10:00pm
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. |
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SAVE THE DATE: PARISH WORK DAY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 9, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MIDNIGHT RUN AT 10:00am |
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PEOPLE TO PEOPLE IS EXTREMELY SHORT ON FOOD SUPPLIES
With more need than ever, please remember to bring a non-perishable food item to church every Sunday for People to People's food bank. 121 West Nyack Rd. Nanuet NY 10954 845.623.4900. |
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| Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do,
doing it with your whole heart,
and finding delight in doing it.
-Meister Eckhart |
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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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