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The Thirteenth Sunday After the Pentecost (8/26/12)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: August 24, 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, 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, Mary Lombardi, Ryan Weiss, Tim Brady, Beverly Motto, Shirley Federico, Steve and Susan Federico, Bill Owen, Charles Ghosio, Shirley Chalke, Todd
FLOWER MEMORIALS: Stacey Sennas McGowan, Roderick Bohr, William W. Sayre 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
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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How To Be a Pharisee in Politics
At every moment display righteous indignation over the means (whether good or evil) which your opponent has used to attain the same corrupt end which you are trying to achieve. Point to the means he is using as evidence that your own purposes are righteous--even though they are the same as his.... In politics, as in everything else, pharisaism is not self-righteousness only, but the conviction that, in order to be right, it is sufficient to prove that somebody else is wrong.
Thomas Merton Confessions of a Guilty Bystander |
Are you on the service ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE to find out.
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Please note that Mo. Alon will be on vacation from August 20 through Labor Day. In case of pastoral emergency, please contact Mo. Emily.
Friday, August 24
4:00pm Wilkins/Nevill wedding rehearsal
Saturday, August 25
2:00pm Wilkins/Nevill wedding
Sunday, August 26
8/10:00am- Holy Eucharist
Wednesday, August 29
7:00am Holy Eucharist & Healing Prayers (Bradley Chapel)
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We will return to our full Sunday schedule (8/9:30/11:00am) on September 9. SOME COMING DATES TO NOTE: Saturday, September 8 PARISH WORK DAY 9:00am Church School Teachers Meeting Sunday, September 9 Return to regular Sunday service schedule (8/9:30/11:00am) Church School registration following 9:30am service Wednesday, September 12 7:00pm Program Council Sunday, September 16 Church School begins 5:00pm Concert of Remembrance (free) Thursday, September 20 ASF Book Group (Dakota by Kathleen Norris) Sunday, September 23 Ministry Fair all morning Sunday, October 7 Feast of St. Francis - Blessing of the Animals at all services. |
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PLEDGES - A Gentle Reminder
Are your pledge payments up to date? Summer travel and much needed rejuvenation schedules make it easy to fall behind, but our ability to meet our expenses during the summer depends upon your continued generosity and consistency.
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DID YOU KNOW?
After the second service on Sundays, the altar flowers are distributed to people for a variety of reasons - from birthday celebrations or anniversaries, to those who have been ill or are suffering a bereavement. If you would like to suggest someone to receive flowers, please speak with Mo.Alon, Mo. Emily, or Sally Ann Mock on Sunday morning, or call the office during the week.
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PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
Summer is a no vacation for People to People. Church attendance and work schedules are altered and the amount of food collected is reduced. But our neighbors who depend on food donations from People to People still need support. You may not be in church every Sunday this summer but try to remember to bring non-perishable food for the Social Ministry basket in the narthex when you are there (bring a bit extra to make up for those missed Sundays).
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SUMMER REFRESHMENTS
"Coffee Hour" takes place following the 10:00am service, and -- weather permitting -- we'll soon be serving punch outdoors. 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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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
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God is not found in the soul by adding anything but by subtracting. Meister Eckhart
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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
www.gracechurchnyack.org |
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