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Whitsunday - The (6/3/12)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: June 1, 2012
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Janet, Thomas Humeston, Bob and Donna Weber, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck, Al & Carol Lalli, Terri Caserto, Barbara Harris, Roy Barrows, Sergeant John Patrick Riffle, Ara Richard Parsekian, Marianna Quinn Parsekian, Elaine MacPhee, Bob Williams, Edward Stebbins, Tankert Mahler, Harte Mahler, Anne Huntington, Marie Haynie, Sue Lindsey, Mary Stierlen, Scott Weber
REST IN PEACE: Charles Drumm, Eleanor Doran
FLOWER MEMORIALS: Ethel & William H. Harris, Louise M. Lepart, Ida M. Davis, William Arthur & Helen Selvey
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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READINGS
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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It is precisely in awakening and exploring this rich and opaque inner landscape that the anam cara experience illuminates the mystery and kindness of the divine. The anam cara is God's gift. Friendship is the nature of God. the Christian concept of God as Trinity is the most sublime articulation of Otherness and intimacy, an eternal interflow of friendship. This perspective discloses the beautiful fulfillment of our immortal longings in the words of Jesus who said: 'I call you friends.' Jesus as the son of God is the first Other in the universe; he is the prism of all difference. He is the secret anam cara of each individual. In friendship with him we enter the tender beauty and affection of the Trinity. In the embrace of this eternal friendship, we dare to be free.
From Anam Cara, John O'Donohue
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Are you on the service ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE to find out.
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Saturday, June 2
Search Committee (Patterson Hall)
Sunday, JUNE 3
8:00 Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:10am Church School
Paris Forum: Table Talk - topic tba
11:00am Holy Eucharist
2:30pm AGC! rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
7:00pm Palisades Opera/rehearsal
Monday, JUNE 4
7:00pm Nursery School of the Nyacks general meeting (Patterson Hall)
Tuesday, JUNE 5
10:00am Staff Meeting (Rector's Office)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
8:00pm Choir
Wednesday, JUNE 6
12:00pm Clericus (Patterson Hall)
7:00am Holy Eucharist & Healing Prayers (Bradley Chapel)
Friday, JUNE 8
7:00pm Palisades Opera: Don Giovanni
(for info: www.palisadesopera.org/203-915-2478)
Saturday, JUNE 9
10:00am Midnight Run (Memorial Hall)
Sunday JUNE 10 -Last Church School
8/9:30/11:00am Holy Eucharist
10:10 - 10:50am Church School Picnic (Memorial Garden)
Graceful Friends Breakfast
2:30pm AGC rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
7:30pm Nyack Academy of Music Festival Concert
(for info:www.academyofmusicfestival.com/845-358-7445)
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PARISH FORUMS- between 9:30 and 11:00am services
Join us from 10:10 to 11:00am to learn more about our faith, our church, our diocese, and our communion.
Next Week, Sunday, June 10 Church School BBQ/Graceful Friends Breakfast
CHURCH SCHOOL BBQ
On June 10 we will recognize our volunteer church school teachers for their hard work throughout the year. We'll celebrate with a BBQ in Memorial Garden following church school classes. We'll provide the hamburgers and hot dogs - there's a sign-up sheet available during refreshments today asking for side dishes and desserts. We have had a great year thanks to the dedication, creativity, and hard work of all of our teachers.
GRACEFUL FRIENDS BREAKFAST
Graceful Friends, the Gay Straight Alliance of Grace Church, will host our 2nd Annual Celebratory Breakfast on Sunday, June 10 from 10:10 AM to 10:50am. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. Also, on June 10, please consider a visit to the GAY PRIDE ROCKLAND event (providing activities and entertainment for all ages ) in the Riverspace parking lot off Main Street in Nyack from noon to 5:00pm. Grace Church will be present at this event to stand as an outward sign that this congregation is a welcoming community of believers working to uphold our Baptismal covenant to seek and serve Christ in all persons. You are invited to stop by our table. See Evelyn Lombardi if you wish help.
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CALLING ALL LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITERS
Grace Church has almost a dozen lay ministers who carry the sacrament out from the Sunday service and share it with parishioners who are temporarily or permanently home bound. Entering this ministry involves discernment and training - and official licensing by the Episcopal Diocese of New York.For all current LEVs, there will be a training and sharing time this Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 12:00pm (following the 11:00am Mass) in Patterson Hall. All current LEVs should attend. Please let Mother Emily (Grace Church x12 or esieracki@gracechurchnyack.org) know whether or not you can be with us.
If you feel called to this specialized ministry and would like to know more about how to begin, please speak with Mother Emily.
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BOOK GROUP MEETING
The Adult Spiritual Formation Book Group will meet at 7:30pm at the church on Wednesday, June 13. We'll be discussing chapters two and three of "The Happiness Project," (dealing with love and work) by Gretchen Rubin, but our main activity will be choosing a summer book. New (and returning) members welcome! Please bring your suggestions. Jennifer Hausler
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SOUP ANGELS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS - GRACE TEAM FORMING
Soup Angels, a local soup kitchen operating out of First Reformed Church in Nyack, is looking for new volunteers. In response to the steadily increasing need right here in our own community, they have recently added an additional night of service. If you are available either Monday or Wednesday between 4-7:00pm and would like to join a team of fellow Grace Church parishioners on a regular - or not so regular - rotation (perhaps every 6-8 weeks), please be in touch with Charlie Cross ( CORjjc@aol.com) or the office (358-1297.)
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NEW ON WEDNESDAYS - Mid-Week Worship
We have re-introduced a mid-week celebration of Holy Eucharist with laying on of hands and anointing for healing that takes place at 7:00am on Wednesdays in Bradley Chapel. We hope you will join us for this opportunity of quiet reflection and refreshment.
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ALL IS NOT LOST FOR LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
The Fellowship Commission has decided to move the deadline back to June 1 before turning 20 tickets back to the box office of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. So far we have 22 seats reserved out of the 50 we placed on hold this past March. Unless a lot more than eight tickets are sold soon, we will reduce our order to just 30 seats , but still wait until June 10th to send in the final number. We have enjoyed the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival for thirteen years and this year's June 24th outing will be just as much fun. If you want to join us at Boscobel for the pre-play picnic at 5:00 and the 7:00pm performance, contact Barbara Cross: Babcross@aol.com or 845-358-4599. Then mail your check ($33/ticket made out to Grace Episcopal Church with Shakespeare on the memo line) to the office or hand it in as soon as possible. You won't regret it!
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A REQUEST FROM HELPING HANDS
Spring Appeal - The Good News and the Bad...
First, the bad news: Rockland County has had to cut eighty million dollars out of this year's budget. On the chopping block (among many other things) is its support of Helping Hands and other not-for-profit "contract agencies". A large cut is inevitable. We can only hope that our county grant won't be canceled entirely. Now, the good news: In our Spring Appeal, we have received $14,500 in donations so far-just $1,500 short of the challenge match of $16,000 contributed by our board and several supporters. If you haven't already given, please consider donating now. Checks may be sent to Helping Hands, PO Box 240, Nyack, NY10960, or go to the website: rocklandhelpinghands.org Thank you for your support! Peace, Raoul Cansino President, Helping Hands Since 2005 Helping Hands has provided shelter during to homeless adults through a network of eleven faith communities in Rockland County, including Grace Church.
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THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC SUMMER FESTIVAL RETURNS
The Academy of Music Festival once again returns to Grace Church this summer from June 10 - 22, 2012.
Sunday, June 10 at 7:30PM Opening Night Music From Europe
Works by Mozart, Chausson, Dvorak, Franck
Korliss Uecker, soprano; Mikhail Kopelman, Bracha Malkin, Mariya Polishchuk, violin; Anat Malkin Almani, viola; David Geber, Jerry Grossman, cello; Cullan Bryant, Elizaveta Kopelman, piano
Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30 PM An Evening Of Fantasy Works by Debussy, Beethoven
Sungrai Sohn, Emanuel Borok, Bracha Malkin, violin; Anat Malkin Almani, Ekaterina Markova viola; Chungsun Kim, David Geber, cello; Tammy Lum, piano
Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 PM Snow in Spring Lisa Sokolov, "Acapella" Group
Sunday, June 17 at 7:30 PM Hidden Treasures Works by Dvorak, Martinu, Fauré
Anat Malkin Almani, Bracha Malkin, violin; Nicholas Mann, Ekaterina Markova, viola
David Geber, cello; Helen Huang, piano
Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 PM From Classical To Romantic
Works by Schubert, Debussy, Brahms
Bracha Malkin, violin; Julia Lichten, cello; Helen Huang, piano; Xak Bjerken, piano
Friday, June 22 at 7:30 PM Gala Concert Works by Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn
Korliss Uecker, soprano; Wendy Stern, flute; Bracha Malkin, Mikhail Kopelman, Sungrai Sohn, Mariya Polishchuk, Anat Malkin Almani, violin; Ekaterina Markova, viola; Julia Lichten, David Geber, cello; Cullan Bryant, piano/harpsichord
For more information and details on the programs, you can go to their website at www.academyofmusicfestival.com or call 845- 358-7445.
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PALISADES OPERA RETURNS WITH DON GIOVANNI
The Palisades Opera returns to Grace this year with a concert performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni on Friday, June 8 at 7:00pm. The performance, which is in Italian with English narration, will be repeated on Sunday afternoon, June 10 at 3:00pm at Grace Church in Westwood, NJ. For more information on the performances, which feature a number of musicians connected with Grace Church, you can visit the website palisadesopera.org, or call 203-915-2478. Tickets are $22/Adults 18/Seniors & Students 12 and younger).
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Amazing Grace CIRCUS! Summer Day Camp
10TH YEAR AT GRACE!June 25 - August 10.
Big Top Camp 9:00am - 4:00pm-ages 7 - 14
Little Top Camp 9:00am - 12:30pm-ages 5 - 7.
SPECIAL NOTE: In honor of our 10th year in partnership with Grace Church, we will offer a 10% discount to any Grace Church member who brings their child(ren) to circus camp for at least a two-week session. Call Mr. Amazing at 845-348-8740 or go to our new website: www.amazinggracecircus.org for Registration Forms.
Amazing Grace CIRCUS! Is looking for a costumer designer who can make a Hippo for us for our new upcoming children's circus show entitled "The Hippo Who Wanted to Fly". Any and all referrals are greatly appreciated. It needs to be someone who can work from a drawing and bring to life the Hippo of my story...onstage. Contact Mr. Amazing at 845-348-8740 or carlo@jugglingmatrix.com.
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Sonnet, Trinity 18
By Madeleine L'Engle
Peace is the center of the Atom, the core
Of quiet within the storm. It is not
A cessation, a nothingness; more
The lightning in reverse is what
Reveals the light. It is the law that binds
The atom's structure, ordering the dance
Of proton and electron, and that finds
Within the midst of flame and wind, the glance
In the still eye of the vast hurricane.
Peace is not placidity; peace is
The power to endure the megatron of pain
With joy, the silent thunder of release,
The ordering of Love. Peace is the atom's start,
The primal image: God within the heart. From
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297
The Reverend Alon White, Interim Rector
The Reverend Emily Sieracki, Assistant to the Rector
Robert Barrows, Organist & Choirmaster
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