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GraceNotes
The pulse of Grace Episcopal Church
6.22.12
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Breaking News
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From St. Francis House UW
The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller, Bishop of the Diocese of Milwaukee, and the Board of St. Francis House are pleased to announce that The Rev. Jonathan Melton has accepted the call to be Chaplain of St. Francis House Episcopal Student Center on the UW-Madison campus. In late July he and his wife and their two young children will be moving to Madison from Texas.
Jonathan has been rector of St. Christopher's by the Sea, Portland, Texas, since October, 2009. He previously served as Assistant at St. Helena's Episcopal Church, Boerne, also in the Diocese of West Texas. Jonathan is a graduate of Wheaton College, BA (2003) and of the Duke University Divinity School, M. Div. (2007). He was ordained to the priesthood on September 18, 2007. Jonathan's interests include his family, hiking, reading, knitting, and blogging.
From Jonathan's blog, "Chasing Yoder": "I am very excited for the opportunity to work on a daily basis with university students at a uniquely formative time in their lives; I believe college ministry holds tremendous potential for the development of young, missional leaders committed to following the cross-shaped way of Jesus. My move to St Francis House comes in response to nudges of the Spirit toward campus ministry that Rebekah and I have been sensing in various ways for going on six years now. It's an exciting, unknown step for us."
The St. Francis House Board and staff are excited about working with Jonathan. St. Francis House will hold its fall semester kickoff on Sunday, September 9, at Grace Episcopal Church. We can hardly wait!
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Parish Contacts
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If you are planning a formal or informal meeting or event using any space at Grace, please contact Janet so we can be sure the space is available and reserved.
Did we miss your birthday? Has your address, e-mail, or phone number changed? Please contact Janet in the church office to keep us up to date at 255-5147 or via e-mail.
If you are in need of pastoral care or would like to add yourself or someone in need to the Prayer List, please contact either Father Jonathan at togracechurchrector@gmail.com or Deacon Carol Smith at csmith@carthage.edu or by calling the church office.
If you are interested in providing pastoral care for others, please contact Darby Puglielli at PCatGrace@gmail.com
Interested in donating flowers?
Please contact Linda Savage.
If you would like to try your hand at writing the Prayers of the People for the 10 a.m. service, please e-mail togracechurch@gmail.com and we will send you writing tips and guidelines.
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Joys and Concerns
| We pray for Arlen Christensen, June Fries, Stafford Kay, The Irving Family, Jerry Germanson, Peter Kloppenburg, Tim Wilson (serving in Afghanistan), Marcia Kurtenacker, Ann Palmenberg, Edward Gebelein, Sabine Lobitz, Glenys Hampson, Manami Terrien, Gertrude Waigumbulizi, Noemi Mendoza, John Myers, the family of Fran Jeatran.
We pray for our homeboundKatie Binger, Genevieve Jackson, Jeannine Denning, Carole Jo Drives, Anne Hausner, Jean Maas, Eve Street, and Charles Ambrosavage. For the souls of the departed
Clara Brunner For those who grieve
Carl and Laura, the children of Clara Brunner. For the Hispanic ministry  Happy Birthday to:
6/22
Dottie Raymer Elsie Raymer 6/24
Judith Jackson
Michael Leland
J. Scott Rhule 6/29
Nora Cate Schaeffer 7/3
Edward Cunningham
Alice Long
A Blessed Anniversary to:
6/23
Ann and Nelson Flynn
6/24
Roberto Jimenez and
Luisa Rios-Jimenez
6/25
Blair and Linda Savage
7/1
Carol and John Schmid, Jr.
7/5
Gary and Winifred Rodger
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Would you like to become a member of Grace? Are you interested in learning more about the Episcopal faith tradition? Please contact Fr. Jonathan at togracechurchrector@gmail.com
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Worship and Fellowship
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Photo: Kenn JeSchonek
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These youngsters, seen at a recent Coffee Hour, can't wait
to help the graduates of Grace celebrate with a slice of cake!
June 24
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour Fellowship
- hosted by Maria Saffiotti Dale and the Neville-Rhody family
Noon Worship (In Spanish)
The flowers at the altar this week are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Alta Mae McMillen, Thomas H. Lorenz, Jr., and Lisa Bosworth.
- Clark McMillen and Family.
June 27 12:10 p.m. Mid-day Eucharist (Upcoming: there will be no Wednesday Eucharist on the Fourth of July.) July 1
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Join us at the 10 a.m. service as we celebrate the baptism of Jonah Maycroft and bless the civil marriage of Blake Jenssen and Laurel Gildersleeve. 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
11:15 a.m. Coffee Hour Fellowship
- a blessing for newlyweds Laurel Gildersleeve and Blake Jenssen
Noon Worship (In Spanish)
On the 1st of July, the flowers at the altar will be given in celebration of the marriage of Cecilia Zuehlke and Jason Rieber who will be married at Grace on June 30.
Dear Family at Grace Church,
I want to thank each one of you for your support and prayers during my own growth and spiritual journey. You have been a true family to me. May God continue blessing you and your ministries at Grace.
Yours in Christ,
Oscar Rozo
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1 person needed...Saturday shifts in the Grace Food Pantry are in need of one more person per week. Shifts last from 9 a.m. until noon. Serve just once as many times as you are available. Contact togracechurchpantry@gmail.com to be a part of this vital mission.  Summer Coffee Hour The month of July is filled! July 1: Corrie Norman 8: Ruth Sanderson, Barbara Hickey 15: Ginny Shannon, Lynn Morgan, Carol Schmid 22: Barb Karlen, Linda Savage 29: Ann and Stan Kruger, Helen Boley But August is in need of a little help... 5: Ro Kuhn, Pat Keepman, Kiki Hanson 12: ? 19: ? 26: ? Coffee Hour is an independently coordinated production. Please sign your name on the sign-up sheet in the kitchen if you can help serve in August and plan away. (A Coffee Hour Guide can be found next to the sign-up sheet.) There may just be air conditioning by then! Vestry on Call in June
Jason Loch 338-6234 Vestry on Call in July Mary Ann Cook 238-6974 We welcome Stephen Rhody to the vestry. Stephen will fill Ginny Shannon's place until the Annual Meeting now that she has stepped into the position of Junior Warden. We also welcome W. Stanley Kruger to the position of Treasurer. We are grateful for his experience and willingness to serve. Volunteers needed for the 2012 Diocesan Convention, Oct. 12-13 at Madison Marriott West Hotel off the Beltline. We need 30 to 40 people to help support the convention. Two kinds of volunteers are being sought: registration/hospitality volunteers and tellers (vote counters) for the business meeting. FRIDAY -- Registration/hospitality volunteers work mid-morning until early evening. Responsibilities include helping at the registration desk and helping people find their way around the hotel during the Friday afternoon sessions. SATURDAY -- Volunteers needed again to help with registration and also help people find their way to the sessions. In addition, tellers will be needed for the business meeting. The convention will end with lunch on Saturday. If you would consider being a volunteer, please contact Diane Brown as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration, Diane A. Brown, St. Luke's Madison
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Grace Groups
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Grace Book Group Date ChangeThe next meeting of the Grace Book Group has been changed to Wednesday, July 25. We will be discussing "The Hare with Amber Eyes". Whether you've finished the whole book by July 25th or not, I hope you can join us! We are such an eclectic group there's bound to be fun. Please contact me for directions to Ruth's.
- Frank Cook 238-6974
THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES (Reviewed on May 15, 2010, source unknown.)
A nimble history of one of the richest European families at the turn of the century.
De Waal, a notable London potter, is a descendent of the wealthy Ephrussi family. He seized on an inherited collection of Japanese netsukesmall decorative figures made out of wood or ivoryand traced its ownership down the family line, from patriarch Charles Ephrussi, originally from Odessa, to Great-Uncle Iggie, of Tokyo, who left the 264 elegant figures to the author upon his death in 1993. The family's fabulous wealth derived from the grain-trading business, operating between Paris and Vienna. Charles, who assembled the collection, was a dandyish art collector who settled in Paris at the age of 21, wrote art criticism and a book on Dürer and patronized the early Impressionists. He was quite possibly the real-life character on whom Proust modeled his Charles Swann. Subsequently, the netsuke was given to Charles's cousin Viktor on the occasion of his wedding in 1899just at the height of the Dreyfus Affair, when French anti-Semitism burst forth in full forceand the collection passed to Vienna, where the family resided at the surpassingly beautiful Ephrussi Palais on the Ringstrasse. Anti-Jewish feeling pervaded all facets of their lives, and two world wars wreaked havoc on the Ephrussi fortune. Eventually the netsuke was saved from the rapacious hands of the Nazis by a servant who stuffed it in her mattress. De Waal keeps a pleasantly ironic tone throughout this remarkable journey and nicely handles the clutter of objects and relatives.
The roster of characters is daunting at first, but this narrative proves a marvelously absorbing synthesis of art history, detective story and memoir.
Convention on its way! Believe it or not, it's time to begin thinking about Diocesan Convention. The 2012 Diocesan Convention takes place October 12-13, 2012, at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton, Wisconsin. Parishes are asked to please forward this e-mail to their lay deputies and to members of the parish who may be interested in attending Convention as a visitor. As in past years, there is NO CHARGE for visitors (non-deputies) who wish to attend the workshops and Eucharist on Friday. All members of the diocese are welcomed and encouraged to take part in Convention! Registration is only necessary if visitors wish to attend the banquet Friday evening. The same is true on Saturday - visitors only need to register to order meals. Please keep in mind these important dates: - August 13 = deadline for submitting Nominations and Resolutions
- October 7 = deadline for registering for convention (after this date only on-site registration is available)
Convention information and forms are also available on the diocesan website www.diomil.org on the 2012 Diocesan Convention page. Barbara J. Klauber Administrative Assistant Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
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Grace Q & A
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Photo: Kenn JeSchonek
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Q: Why do Episcopalians do the things they do?
A: Relatively new to the Grace or in need of a brush-up? Check out the latest additions to the rack of cards at the back of the Nave. There you will find a new set of pamphlets outlining the faith traditions of the Episcopal Church - from the words we use to why it is customary to kneel immediately after entering the pew.
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Outings of Interest
| Moving on Up
St. Francis House will move onto its new foundation sometime on Saturday, July 14. You are invited to come watch this moment in history. We will inform you of the approximate time of movement as soon as that information is provided to us.Madison Symphony Orchestra
A Free Concert from Madison's German Sister City
Wed, Aug 8 | 7:30 PM
Overture Hall | Free
Last summer, the city of Madison was welcomed during the three-day Sister City Festival in Freiburg, Germany. This summer, Freiburg reciprocates with a free concert by the Freiburg Cathedral Girls Choir. Grace member Carolyn Ann Hackler is coordinating the girls' stay. Join Carolyn at Overture Hall for amazing music with the members of the choir, Director Martina van Lengerich, organist Marjorie Frances Mayo and the Overture Concert Organ. The program will include works by Brahms, Debussy, Lang and Mendelssohn among others. This concert is free and open to the public, and no tickets or reservations are needed.
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Photo: Kenn JeSchonek
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Sign up for Women's Mini-Week WHERE: Camp Lakotah, Wautoma, WI WHEN: Thursday, August 16th through Sunday, August 19th, 2012 From their website: "The mission of Women's Mini-Week is to provide an annual retreat event offering refuge, friendship, relaxation, and fun. Mini-Week combines opportunities to learn, fellowship, spiritual exploration and delicious food as we invite all women to participate as much or as little as they would like and need." Find it all here: www.womensminiweek.org. |
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Grace Episcopal Church Our Sunday Worship Schedule: 116 W. Washington Avenue 8:00am - Holy Eucharist, Rite I Madison, WI 53703 10:00am - Holy Eucharist, Rite II (608) 255-5147 12:00pm - Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer in Spanish
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