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The Twelfth Sunday After the Pentecost (9/4/11)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: September 2, 2011
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
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Janet, Doug Doller, J Charles Drumm, Thomas Humeston, Bob and Donna Weber, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck , Catherine Lubeck, Al Lalli, Fred Hudson, Roberta Mathsen, Dave, Eloise, Raymond, Bill Owen, Jane Colgan, Julia Lochner, Julia Marason, Ann Ehrhart, Tasha, Jill F, Jim McClure, Pat Decker, Dolores Lentz, Peggy Lehrecke, Sue Lindsay, Jo Ann Winter, James Case, Kim Cross, Barbara Harris, Vera Collins
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.
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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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.
To listen to a wide variety of Episcopal "faith stories," CLICK HERE to open I AM EPISCOPALIAN. Be patient, it takes forever to load!
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Community means caring: caring for people. Dietrich Bonhoeffer says: "He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds community." A community is not an abstract ideal. We are not striving for perfect community. Community is not an ideal; it is people. It is you and I. In community we are called to love people just as they are with their wounds and their gifts, not as we would want them to be. Community means giving them space, helping them to grow. It means also receiving from them so that we too can grow. It is giving each other freedom; it is giving each other trust; it is confirming but also challenging each other. We give dignity to each other by the way we listen to each other, in a spirit of trust and of dying to oneself so that the other may live, grow and give. - Jean Vanier
From Brokeness to Community
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Are you on the service ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE to find out.
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Sunday, September 4
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite 1)
10:00am Holy Eucharist
1:00pm Sunday Shorts (Nike Trail, see below for details)
Monday, September 5 - Labor Day
Grace Church Office is Closed
Saturday, September 10 5:00pm Solemn Evensong in Commemoration of the Victims of 9/11 Sunday, September 11 8/9:30/11:00am Return to regular Sunday service schedule; Church School registration following 9:30am service 2:00pm The Nyack Clergy Association will mark the anniversary of the 2001 September 11 attacks with a brief interfaith service in VeteransPark, Nyack. If you would like to participate in the service by reading a portion of the list of victims' names, please contact Fr. Richard (358-1297/rgressle@gracechurchnyack.org) Thursday, September 15 7:30pm Adult Spiritual Formation Book Club reconvenes (third Thursdays) - Newcomers always welcome! Sunday, September 18 8:30am - 12:30pm: Ministry Fair (Memorial Hall) 10:10am Church School classes begin
5:00pm Concert of Remembrance (free) |
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PLEASE NOTE
This is the last week on our summer schedule
Services are at 8:00am (Rite I) and 10:00am (Rite II, music).
The 8:00am service will take place in Memorial Garden, weather permitting.
OUR FULL SUNDAY SCHEDULE (8/9:30/11am) resumes next week on September 11.
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Coffee Hour takes place following the 10:00am service. Weather permitting, we'll be serving punch outdoors, but will move indoors to Memorial Hall if necessary. Your refreshment offerings -- cookies, brownies, tasty treats -- are always welcome -- and will be appreciated by all. Bring when the spirit so moves!
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SUNDAY SHORTS - THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
An hour to energize your body and mind the first Sunday of each month. No rough terrain, just beautiful scenery and pleasant companions. We will pause briefly for silent reflection.
This month, on Sunday, September 4, join the Fellowship Commission for a hike in Clausland Mountain Park on the "Nike Trail." Third time's surely the charm - the last two months our outings here have been rained out, but it's just too good to miss!
Take South Boulevard up the hill, past Nyack College, to the 4 way intersection with Tweed Blvd. Make a left on Tweed, follow the windy road and look on your right hand side for a sign that says "Town of Orangetown" Make a right onto what looks kind of like a driveway but is called "Nike Lane" stay right on the road and head up the hill. When you hit the end of the road, park your car and we'll meet there at 1:00pm.
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SOLEMN EVENSONG IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTIMS OF 9/11
On Saturday, September 10 at 5:00pm there will be a Solemn Evensong in Commemoration of the Victims of 9/11 here at Grace Church. All are welcome. On Sunday, September 11 at 2:00pm the Nyack Clergy Association will mark the anniversary of the 2001 September 11 attacks with a brief interfaith service in VeteransPark, Nyack. If you would like to participate in the service by reading a portion of the list of victims' names, please contact Fr. Richard (358-1297/rgressle@gracechurchnyack.org)) |
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10th ANNUAL CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCE, 9/11
The 10th Annual Concert for Remembrance, 9/11 will be held on Sunday, September 18 at 5:00pm in memory of the victims and heroes lost on September 11, 2001. Edward Simons, Holly Druckman and Robert Barrows will conduct. There is no charge for admission.
The Concert for Remembrance 9/11 Orchestra is composed of professional musicians from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, New Jersey Symphony, Albany Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Long Island Philharmonic, Stamford Symphony, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Rockland Symphony and gifted students who volunteer their time for this concert.
For information, please call Alison Crowther at 845-358-2766. For information about the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, visit www.crowthertrust.org. The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust is recognized as a not-for- profit organization according to section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Donations to the support the work of the trust are gratefully accepted.
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CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION - Sunday, September 11
9:30am family services resume on Sunday, September 11 followed by church registration. Church school classes will begin on the 18th.
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CONFIRMATION
We are preparing the class list for the 2012 confirmation group. If you have someone going into the 8th or 9th grade who has not been confirmed and is interested in knowing more about the Faith as it is lived by the Episcopal Church, please call the church office or email us so we can include all who are interested for the fall start up.
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VOLUNTEER MINISTRY FAIR THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 IN MEMORIAL HALL
FIND OUT HOW TO BE INVOLVED & TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE In Your Church - In Your Community - And Beyond Talk to those who make it happen/Refreshments/Displays/Take Away materials/Surprises Sponsored by the Adult Spiritual Formation Commission For information: esieracki@gracechurchnyack.org/358-1297 ext. 12
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NOMINEES FOR BISHOP CO-ADJUTOR ANNOUNCED
The nominees for Bishop Coadjutor were announced on August 29 -- click here for details, including bios of the candidates and a timeline of the election process.
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PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PLEA
People to People, our local food bank, is desperate for food donations. They have specifically requested the following items: cereal and oatmeal, canned vegetables & juices, chili, beef stew, individual servings fruit snacks, dry and canned soups & beans, mac & cheese boxes, flour, rice, sugar, tomato sauce and puree, tuna, mayo, oil, peanut butter, jelly and powdered milk. Please try to bring something with you whenever you come to church - there's a basket in the narthex for your donations.
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| Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too.
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749-1832
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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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