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The Thirteenth Sunday After the Pentecost (9/11/11)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: September 9, 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, Deborah Federico
REST IN PEACE Francis Raymond McLaughlin. There will be a memorial for Raymond on Thursday, September 15 at 10:00am here at Grace.
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
O God, because without you we are not able to please you mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; 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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Notes on a 9/11 Sermon (from Trinity News, a publication of Trinity Wall Street)
August 10, 2011
The tenth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks falls on a Sunday. On a day of painful memories for many, and using the Gospel reading for the day, Trinity's rector, the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, has made a few sermon notes in advance. He shares them here and invites yours as well.
Then Peter came and said to him, 'Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?' Jesus said to him, 'Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.' Full Reading: Matthew 18: 21-35
1. Remember to love.
This is Trinity's parish theme for the tenth anniversary. Maybe there is no better advice. The horrific nature of the attacks had their counterpart that day in the messages that were spoken person to person, prayed, and heard by God. Remember to love. Every day.
2. Not a day, but a decade.
Let's try to make this anniversary more like a season and not just a day. Let's look back ten years and remember. Let's also look ahead ten years, considering how we might make the world better, and remembering that as God loves us and forgives us, so too do we love and forgive.
3. Practice forgiveness.
Remember to forgive (and remember that you are forgiven). When we remember we are forgiven by God, we pass that forgiveness along to others. Our capacity for forgiveness is not like a possession we hold on to.
4. Find the spiritual response.
In Trinity Church, just after the first tower fell, the congregation that had gathered there did something remarkable: they read the Beatitudes. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are the peacemakers. A spiritual response to physical violence and as powerful-more so-than any physical violence.
5. Be part of the story.
Millions of people visit St. Paul's Chapel every year. Why do you think they come? Perhaps to be part of the story they have heard about-the story of the best of humanity emerging after we all saw the worst of humanity. The St. Paul's story of volunteers giving their time and energy to those who needed it is a Christian story, a story the Church has been telling for ages.
6. Go help.
Why did so many volunteer at St. Paul's? Because we heard the whisperings-God loves you, you are forgiven-and the call to action that results: go help. Again, not a day, but a decade. Bring those whisperings to others as we journey on together
CLICK HERE to read this on the Trinity site and see responses to the piece.
For a thoughtful selection of music and reflections for 9/11, CLICK HERE
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Are you on the service ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE to find out.
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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 Veterans Park, 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)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - Primary Election Day
5:30am - 9:00pm Primary Election (Patterson Hall)
10:00am Staff Meeting (Rector's Office)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
8:00pm Senior Choir (Choir Room)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10:00am - 2:00pm Partners In Care Open House
7:00pm Palisades Opera Rehearsal (Church)
8:00pm Rockland Camerata (Choir Room)
Thursday, September 15 10:00am Memorial for F. Raymond McLaughlin 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) |
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 Veterans Park, 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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MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST - next meeting on September 22 Men's Prayer Breakfast is an informal gathering of men from Grace and non members of the Grace community who gather to share prayer and reflections. Generally the group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month in Patterson Hall at 7ish. Coffee and light breakfast is served and generally the program begins by 7:15 am and concludes by 8:30 am. The group has read poetry, books, shared art work, listened to music and discussed topics related to individual and collective spiritual concerns. New members and visitors always welcome.
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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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Back to school, Back to crowded schedules, back to meetings.... Consider this:
I find it useful to think of meetings as one of the asceticisms of community life. It's not an asceticism in the old traditional sense - fasting, sitting still on a chair because it's Good Friday, praying with your arms outstretched, or donning a hairshirt to master self-discipline. Rather, it's a more contemporary form of discipline that fits the challenges of these times. I get tired of dragging myself off to meetings, too; but somehow it helps to view them as an avenue of self-sacrifice.
Joan Chittister, quoted by Martin Marty in "Context," May 15, 1989
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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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