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The Fourteenth Sunday After the Pentecost (9/18/11)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: September 16, 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
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. |
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, 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.
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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The wilderness constantly reminds me that wholeness is not about perfection.... I have been astonished to see how nature uses devastation to stimulate new growth, slowly but persistently healing her own wounds. Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life. Knowing this gives me hope that human wholeness--mine, yours, ours--need not be a utopian dream, if we can use devastation as a seedbed for new life.
Parker Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness |
Are you on the service ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE to find out.
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Sunday, September 18 8:30am - 12:30pm: Ministry Fair (Memorial Hall) 10:10am Church School classes begin
5:00pm Concert of Remembrance (free) SUNDAY, September 18
8:30am - 12:30pm: Ministry Fair (Memorial Hall)
10:10am Church School classes begin
5:00pm Concert of Remembrance (free)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
7:00pm RPCC Meeting (Patterson Hall)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
10:00am Staff Meeting (Patterson Hall)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
7:30pm Vestry meeting (Patterson Hall)
8:00pm Senior Choir (Choir Room)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8:00pm Rockland Camerata (Choir Room)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
7:00pm Palisades Opera Rehearsal (Tickets $20; information: 203-915-2478)
7:00pm Bischoff/English wedding (Bradley Chapel)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am Holy Eucharist (Family Service & baptism)
10:10am Parish Forum 150th Anniversary
11:00am Holy Eucharist (baptisms)
6:30pm French Creole Service |
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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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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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CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION CONTINUES AT MINISTRY FAIR ON SUNDAY
Church school classes will also 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. CONFIRMATION ORIENTATION IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 at 12:30pm. |
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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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Authentic abundance does not lie in secured stockpiles of food or cash or influence or affection but in belonging to a community where we can give those goods to others who need them - and receive them from others when we are in need. Parker Palmer
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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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