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The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost (10/12/12)
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEEKLY UPDATE: October 10, 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, Marie, Marianne Kagan, Joanne Click, Maurice Buckley
FLOWER MEMORIALS: Charles (Buddy) Cleveland, Edward P. Hauser, Gloria Hill, Wallace Martini, Edward Gilhuley
REST IN PEACE
Vinson Hill, father of parishioner Jarrett Hill, who died on September 27. There will be a memorial service for Vinson on Saturday, October 20 at 3:00pm. Condolences may be sent to Jarrett at 30 Shetland Drive, New City 10956.
Phoebe Colwell, mother of former parishioner Lincoln Colwell, who died on October 2. There will be a service for Phoebe on Saturday, November 3 at 2:00pm. Condolences may be sent to her son, Lincoln, at 420 Rte. 9W, Sparkill, NY 10976.
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
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; 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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Benedictine spirituality is intent on our realizing that the presence of the other is also essential to my own development as well. Community is a Benedictine value. Do we need it now? We exist to be miracle workers for one another, and it is in community that we are called to grow. It's in community that we come to see God in the other. It's in community that we see our own emptiness filled up by the other. It's community that calls me beyond the pinched horizons of my own life, my own country, my own race, and gives me the gifts I do not of myself have within me. ...
A Benedictine spirituality of community calls for more than togetherness. Togetherness is very cheap community. Benedictine community calls for the open mind and the open heart. Benedict called always for minds opened to the shattering implications of the Scriptures. The fact is that Jesus was an assault on every closed mind in Israel. To those who thought that illness was a punishment for sin, Jesus called for openness. To those who considered tax collectors incapable of salvation, Jesus called for openness. To those who believed that the Messiah, to be real, had to be a military figure, Jesus was the nonviolent call to openness.
And so Benedict also calls us to open-heartedness. The Benedictine heart, the heart that saved Europe before us, is a place without boundaries. [It is] a place where the truth of the oneness of the human community shatters all barriers, opens all doors, refuses all prejudices, welcomes all strangers, listens to all voices, black and white, Arab and Jew, male and female. The data are in. The world is an electronic, commercial, political village. We cannot, you and I, go on much longer simply nodding to the neighbors in the parking lot after church, in the name of hospitality and community. We must begin to see the immorality of being socially, globally, unconscious. Socially, globally, narcissistic, and calling it the free market, democracy, and unipolarism. Individualism has not saved us. We need the wisdom of community now.
Joan Chittister
Trinity Institute Benedictine Spirituality Conference, 2003
In the News
Perhaps you saw the recent headlines about a Pew Forum report on the declining numbers of Protestants in the United States and the associated rise in the number of people reporting themselves as "Nones" in terms of religious affiliation. Click on the link to read more, here to read one response from Sojourners, and here for more from the Washington Post.
Bill Batson's Nyack Sketch Log has featured Grace and its parishioners prominently in a number of posts recently -- check out these items about the Amazing Grace Circus, and the
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OCTOBER 14
8:00/9:30/11:00am Holy Eucharist
8:45am Standing Committee on Property (Rector's Office)
8:45am Standing Committee on Finance (Fenton Room)
10:10am Parish Forum: Church Youth Service Mission
Report on 2012 Trip to Dominican Republic
4:00pm Evensong/Interfaith Symposium (Church/Memorial)
6:30pm Senior Youth Group (Fenton Room)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
7:00pm RPCC Meeting (Patterson Hall)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
9:00am Staff Meeting (Patterson Hall)
1:30pm RPCC Toddler Group (Church School Area)
7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)
7:30pm Vestry (Patterson Hall)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
7:30am Holy Eucharist & Healing Prayers (Bradley Chapel)
7:00pm Palisades Opera rehearsal
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
7:30pm Choir rehearsal (Choir room)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
1:30pm RPCC Toddler Group (Church School Area)
7:00pmPalisades Opera: Marriage of Figaro
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
10:00am Mario the Magician - Nursery School of the Nyacks fundraiser
3:00pm Memorial Service for Vinson Hill followed by reception in Memorial Hall
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
8:00/9:30/11:00am Holy Eucharist
10:10am Church School Classes/Adult Refreshments
Parish Forum: Your Faith, Your Pledge
2:30pm Amazing Grace Youth Troupe (Memorial Hall)
4:00pm GraceMusic: Talujon
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PARISH FORUMS - between the 9:30 and 11:00am services
Join us Sundays from 10:10 to 10:50am to learn more about our faith, our church, our diocese, and our communion.
THIS WEEK 10/14 - Participants from the 2012 Church Youth Service Mission trip to the Dominican Republic share stories of their experiences.
10/21 - Your Faith, Your Pledge - a report from the Stewardship Committee.
10/28 - Lauren Salminen from the Carpenter's Kids program will be with us.
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INTERFAITH EVENT AT GRACE - THIS SUNDAY, October 14 at 4:00pm
The clergy, musicians and worship ministers of Grace will host an evensong service on Sunday, October 14, at 4:00pm. This is the second of a series of interfaith events designed for Christians, Jews and Muslims to come together in community to learn about our different faith and practices.
All three Abrahamic faiths have in common the marking of time with occasions of prayer throughout the course of the day. Evensong (or vespers) is a worship service in the Anglican tradition. Through song, psalmody, readings from scripture and prayers, it is the work of the community gathered together at day's end for the formal lighting of candles and reflection back on the previous day.
Throughout the service, there will be opportunities for silent reflection, prayers, and the singing of psalms and hymns. Worshippers are welcome to participate at whatever level they find comfortable. Our time together will begin with a brief lecture and introduction to our worship service and will conclude with an opportunity to comment and ask questions. We will end with a reception and opportunity to meet with each other more informally.
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PALISADES OPERA RETURNS WITH THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO On Friday, October 19 at 7:00pm the Palisades Opera returns to perform Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, sung in Italian with English dialogue. The company features opera singers from the Rockland/Bergen area, with Amy Duran on the piano. Tickets are $20 for adults/$18 for students and seniors. For more information, go to palisadesopera.org, or call 203-815-2478. The performance will be repeated at Grace Church in Westwood, NJ on Sunday the 21st at 3:00pm.
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ANNUAL PARISH HIKE - Sunday, October 28 We had one of our biggest turnouts ever last year for the hike. This year the annual Parish Hike will take place on Sunday afternoon, October 28. We will meet at 2:00pm at the barn at St. John's-in-the-Wilderness, take a short drive to a trailhead, and enjoy an easy walk through the autumn woods of Harriman Park. We'll then return to the cozy barn for a potluck supper in front of the big stone fireplace. Besides fall colors, we may see native American rock shelters, signs of Revolutionary War history, old iron mines, streams and ponds, and interesting wildlife. This is Win Perry's 47th year as leader! While walking and talking, you will get to know another side of your fellow parishioners. Great for the entire family! Plan to bring something to share for supper. If you have questions, call Win at 358-0552
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ADULT SPIRITUAL FORMATION BOOK GROUP MEETS 11/1 Please put Thursday, November 1 at 7:30 on your calendar for our next meeting, when we'll watch the PBS documentary "The Power of Myth,"a discussion between Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell. This is a six-part series. We'll watch the first episode - The Hero's Adventure -- and discuss it afterwards. Hope you can join us! Jennifer Hausler
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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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GRACEMUSIC OPENS 2012 - 2013 SEASON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 AT 4:00pm
Talujon Percussion Quartet
Talujon Percussion Quartet has performed widely in NYC, including the 2012 Bang-On-A-Can Marathon. "Drum wizards TPQ use an esoteric variety of percussion instruments in a myriad of ingenious ways" (Village Voice). Steve Reich's seminal work, "Drumming" will be on the program. Admission: $20, Seniors: $15, Students $5. Tickets Available at the door.
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HOLY EUCHARIST AND HEALING PRAYERS CONTINUE
Hunger for a sense of peace and healing? We are happy to invite you to join us on Wednesday mornings at 7:30am for a no-frills worship service with laying on of hands and anointing for healing and Holy Communion -- in Memorial Garden (weather permitting) or Bradley Chapel.NOTE THE NEW TIME.
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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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A Request
by Ursula Le Guin
Should my tongue be tied by stroke
listen to me as if I spoke
and said to you, "My dear, my friend,
stay here a while and take my hand;
my voice is hindered by this clot,
but silence says what I cannot,
and you can answer as you please
such undemanding words as these.
Or let our conversation be
a mute and patient amity,
sitting, all the words bygone,
like a stone beside a stone.
It takes a while to learn to talk
the long language of the rock."
from Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems 1960-2010. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
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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
Brandon Beachamp, Interim Organist and Choirmaster
www.gracechurchnyack.org |
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