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The Fifteenth Sunday After the Pentecost (9/9/12)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: September 7, 2012
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Janet, Thomas Humeston, Bob and Donna Weber, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck, Al & Carol Lalli, Barbara Harris, Sergeant John Patrick Riffle, Ara Richard Parsekian, Marianna Quinn Parsekian, Elaine MacPhee, Bob Williams, Tankert Mahler, Harte Mahler, Anne Huntington, Marie Haynie, Sue Lindsey, Mary Stierlen, Tim Brady, Beverly Motto, Todd
REST IN PEACE Edward Clinton Stebbins, Jr. father of vestry member Vickie Frelow, who died on August 29, 2012. Click here for his obituary information. Condolences may be sent to Vickie and her family at 105 Lexow Avenue, Upper Nyack, NY 10960
FLOWER MEMORIALS:
Sallie & Fred Schuchardt, Walter C. & Dorothy A. Parshall, Carrie W. Blanchard, Gladys & Joseph Broome, Dorothy L. Cramer, Helen P. Cooke, John Anderson, Josephine Braden
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 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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In a world of fugitives the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.
If the truth has made us odd, if we have not accommodated ourselves out of all recognition, then it will appear to some people that we're running away, that we're living an escapist existence, that we're outsiders, even outlaws--whereas the truth is that we're the insiders, because we're bearing God's reality, not the world's. We are the true establishment, because we are building and inhabiting God's basilica, the commonwealth of eternity, not earth.
T.S. Eliot in The Family Reunion
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
9:00am - 12:00pm Parish Work Day
9:00am Church School Teachers Meeting (Patterson Hall)
10:00am Midnight Run (Memorial Hall)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 -RETURN TO FULL THREE SERVICE SCHEDULE
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
8:45am Standing Committee on Property
9:15am Standing Committee on Finance
9:30am Holy Eucharist (Family Servic)
10:10an Church School Registration
11:00am Holy Eucharist
2:00pm AGC! Rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
MONDAY-THURSDAY
3:00-6:30pm AGC! Circus School (Memorial Hall)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
9:00am Staff Meeting (Rector's Office)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
7:00pm Program Council (Patterson Hall)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
6:00am - 9:00pm State Primary Election (Patterson Hall)
7:00am Men's Prayer Breakfast (Bradley Chapel)
7:30pm Choir rehearsal (Choir Room)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
2:00pm Memorial for Frank Seaman
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am Holy Eucharist (Family Service)
10:10am Church School Classes Begin
2:00pm AGC! Rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
11:00am Holy Eucharist
5:00pm Annual Concert For Remembrance 9/11 (Free)
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PARISH WORK DAY - Saturday, September 8 from 9:00am to Noon
Many hands make light(er) work as we gather to prepare for the beginning of a new season. Wear old clothes, bring your work gloves, and come lend a hand with fellow parishioners. Kids - get a jump on community services hours - a great way to start off the new school year!
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MEET OUR NEW INTERIM ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER
SUNDAY BETWEEN THE 9:30 & 11:00am SERVICES
Meet Brandon Beachamp, our new Interim Organist and Choirmaster. Join us at 10:10am in Memorial Hall for a totally informal opportunity to introduce yourself to Brandon, while enjoying coffee and the company of fellow parishioners.
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CHURCH SCHOOL REGISTRATION ON SUNDAY FOLLOWING 9:30am SERVICE
Welcome new and returning church school families! Registration for the church school is today following the 9:30 service. Please make sure to register your kids even if you've participated before to make sure that we have up to date contact information. Classes begin Sunday, September 16. Registration for Confirmation classes will be available as well.
JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP (JYG) PARENT MEETING AT 10:30AM ON SUNDAY
Junior Youth Group (JYG) is about Grace Church 6th - 8th graders bonding and developing a sense of community with each other. Weekly sessions between the 9:30am and 11:00am service feature team building games, discussions about topics that will help youth navigate their way in today's world and lessons that will help them understand their Christian faith. All JYG parents are asked to attend one of the parent meetings on Sunday September 9 or Sunday, September 16 at10:30am in Memorial Hall to learn about the JYG program and activities scheduled for the year.
KIDS - BRING YOUR BACKPACKS ON SUNDAY THE 9th
We'll have a special blessing for backpacks and a great start for the new school year during the 9:30am service.
Jennifer Marraccino, Church School Coordinator
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11th Annual Concert for Remembrance, 9/11 - September 16, 5:00pm
The 11th Annual Concert for Remembrance, 9/11 will be held Sunday, September 16, 5:00pm, at Grace. Edward Simons and Holly Druckman 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.
The concert will open with Holly Druckman, 2012 graduate of Columbia University, conducting Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Op.11. Edward Simons, Music Director, maestro of the Rockland Symphony Orchestra and founder of the Rockland Conservatory of Music, will then take the podium to conduct Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves,with Kathleen Nester, flutist with the New Jersey Symphony; Jacquelyn Drechsler, principal flute of the Rockland Symphony, and Barbara Allen, harp. Alison Crowther,violinist mother of Welles, and Barbara Allen, principal harpist of the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra will perform Christopf Willibald Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits.The concert will conclude with a performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, with Larry Guy, former principal clarinetist of the Long Island Philharmonic as soloist. Edward Simons will conduct.
For information, please call 845-358-2766.
For information about the Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, please visit
www.crowthertrust.org.
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VOLUNTEER MINISTRY FAIR ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 All morning long in the church
Displays/Take Away Info/Surprises
Find out about: Adult Education & Spiritual Formation - Fellowship - New Member Ministry - Social Ministry - Youth - Worship Ministries (Acolytes/Subdeacons/Lectors etc) - The Grace Church Choirs - Stewardship - Altar Guild - Grace's Thrift Shop -Pastoral Care - GraceMusic - Amazing Grace Circus - Garden Club - Boy Scouts - Twelve-Step Groups -Nursery School of the Nyacks - Rockland Parent-Child Center
It's a great one-stop opportunity to learn more about everything that goes on at Grace, and to meet the people who make it happen.Sponsored by the Adult Education & Spiritual Formation Commission.
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 It's that time of year again. Watch for details on this year's Stewardship Campaign In the meantime, we think this Angel says it all! |
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ADULT EDUCATION & SPIRITUAL FORMATION BOOK GROUP
Our first fall meeting will be on Thursday, September 20 at 7:30pm. We will be discussing Kathleen Norris' Dakota - a fine portrait of the High Plains and its people as well as a very personal memoir of a spiritual awakening. We hope you can join us for our informal discussion, and as we plan for the coming year, when our readings will include essays by Karen Armstrong and Marilynne Robinson as well as much more to be decided at the meeting. Jennifer Hausler, Adult Education & Spiritual Formation
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PLEASE SAVE THE DATE - ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 17
Once again we will be hosting our Harvest Celebration - this year it is scheduled for Saturday, November 17, from 7:30pm - until ??? in Memorial Hall
Our theme for this event is Seasons of Change. There will be good food, good friends, good music, raffles, auctions and dancing. We will be having throwback pricing for this event! So make sure to purchase your tickets before October 14, 2012. Tickets for this event will be $40.00 through October 14 and $50.00 for tickets purchased after October 15, 2012.
Our event will also include a silent auction and an event journal. If you are able to donate items for our silent auction, please contact Kim Cross at kim.cross@nyackcenter.org. Further information about journal ads will be available at the beginning of September.
Free babysitting will be available in your home, courtesy of the students who are in Senior Youth Group. If you are in need of child care, please contact Moriah Olsen.
Come and join us for a evening of fun and frivolity, all to support Grace Church.
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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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