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The Second Sunday of Easter - April 7, 2013
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Collect of the DayAlmighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; 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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Readings
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CLICK HERE for Bible study resources.
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Bob and Donna Weber, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck, Al and Carol Lalli, Teri Caserto, Janet, Thomas Humeston, Barbara Harris, Elaine MacPhee, Tankert Mahler, Harte Mahler, Anne Huntington, Marie Haynie, Tim Brady, Marie, Ron & Pat Mapstone, Fran F., Henry Austin, Jack Seeman, Evelyn, Andrew W., Tasha, Phil Bunton, Barbara DelPizzo, Zell Schwartzman, Stephen Frey, Robert A., Audry, Diane Deveau, Mary Catherine Nervegna
REST IN PEACE: Robert Williams, brother-in-law of parishioner Amy Lehman
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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"When we look at the ocean, we see that each wave has a beginning and an end. A wave can be compared with other waves, and we can call it more or less beautiful, higher or lower, longer lasting or less long lasting. But if we look more deeply, we see that a wave is made of water. While living the life of a wave, the wave also lives the life of water. It would be sad if the wave did not know that it is water. It would think, 'Some day I will have to die. This period of time is my life span, and when I arrive at the shore, I will return to nonbeing.'
These notions will cause the wave fear and anguish. A wave can be recognized by signs -- beginning or ending, high or low, beautiful or ugly. In the world of the wave, the world of relative truth, the wave feels happy as she swells, and she feels sad as she falls. She may think, 'I am high!' or 'I am low!' and develop superiority or inferiority complexes, but in the world of the water there are no signs, and when the wave touches her true nature -- which is water -- all of her complexes will cease, and she will transcend birth and death,"
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation. New York: Broadway Books, 1999, pp. 124-125.
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Are you on the worship ministry schedule this weekend? CLICK HERE
to find out.
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Sunday, April 7
8:00am - Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am - Holy Eucharist
followed by church school classes
10:15am Standing Committee on Property - Fenton Room
11:00am - Holy Eucharist (Rite II, Senior Choir)
2:00pm - AGC Rehearsal - Memorial Hall
4:00pm - Evensong
Monday, April 8
8:30am - 12:00pm - Nursery School of the Nyacks
3:30 - 6:00pm Amazing GraceCircusSchool - Memorial Hall
Tuesday, April 9
9:30am Staff Meeting - Rector's Office
8:30am - 12:00pm - Nursery School of the Nyacks
3:30 - 6:00pm Amazing GraceCircusSchool - Memorial Hall
7:00pm - Boy Scouts - Memorial Hall
Wednesday, April 10
8:30am - 12:00pm - Nursery School of the Nyacks
3:30 - 6:00pm Amazing GraceCircusSchool - Memorial Hall
7:00pm Confirmation Class - Patterson Hall
Thursday, April 11
7:00am Men's Prayer Breakfast - Patterson Hall
8:30am - 12:00pm - Nursery School of the Nyacks
3:30 - 6:00pm Amazing GraceCircusSchool - Memorial Hall
7:30pm Choir
Friday, April 12 - Church Office is Closed
8:30am - 12:00pm - Nursery School of the Nyacks
Saturday, April 6
10:00am Midnight Run meal preparation - Memorial Hall
Sunday, April 14
8:00am - Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am - Holy Eucharist
followed by church school classes
11:00am - Holy Eucharist (Rite II, Senior Choir)
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CHORAL EVENSONG THIS SUNDAY
Didn't we just celebrate Easter? Yes...but in our liturgical cycle of prayer the feast of the Annunciation (which falls on March 25) cannot occur in within Lent or the first eight days of Easter.
What is the Annunciation? It is the celebration of the Angel Gabriel's visit to Virgin Mary. While most will think, "Isn't that Christmas stuff?", the day of the feast does reflect the real world: March 25 is nine months from our celebration of the birth of Christ. What is Evensong? It is worship rooted in the ancient Jewish and monastic offices and has become a hallmark of Anglican and Episcopal traditions. Prayers and reading, hymns and music, silence and reflection - all suited for prayer at the end of the day. Evensong is a wonderful opportunity for those who may be absent from our morning services, want to to share a more formal (yet accessible) service with their children, or simply love the diversity of liturgy at Grace Church. All are welcome! For more information, please contact Interim Organist and Choirmaster, Brandon Beachamp at bbeachamp@gracechurchnyack.org or [church phone x13].
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CHURCH SCHOOL GIVING PROJECT
We are still collecting the money raised for our Lent Giving Project for Episcopal Relief and Development's Gifts for Life. Look for the basket in the Narthex to drop your Hope Chest box in or you can put cash and coins in the collection box next to it. The purpose of Gifts for Life is to help impoverished families alleviate hunger and produce a food supply that is nutritious, easily available, and affordable. More info can be found at http://www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife.
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CHURCH YOUTH SERVICE MISSION TRIP (CYSM) BREAKFAST
The Senior Youth Group returns on April 21 to serve up a hearty breakfast and sell a variety of fair trade items throughout the morning -- proceeds all go to their mission trip to Beard's Fork, West Virginia in July.
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2013 CIRCUSCIRCUS CABARET - SATURDAY, MAY 4
You're invited to a fundraising dinner/circus cabaret performance extravaganza that can only be described as deliriously fun and delicious AND supports the mission and activities of the Amazing Grace Circus. Our youth performers are also the performing waiters, surprise guest artists will swing on their trapeze and aerial silks, all while the audience is enjoying a gourmet dinner. Special sponsorship tickets to CircusCircus Cabaret are $50 - to purchase, or to make a separate donation to AGC!, contact Jennifer McCann, chair of the event, (jmccann1111@gmail.com or 914-924-0802) or speak to her fellow board members Sally Seiler or Theresa Bergen. CLICK HERE for more
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BOOK GROUP ANNOUNCES NEXT SELECTION
The Adult Spiritual Education & Formation Book Group's next reading will be the short story "Walter John Harmon" by E.L. Doctorow. It's available online at
this link and xeroxed copies are in the narthex. We'll meet at 7:30pm on April 24 at church to discuss.
We'll also be taking a look at the William James essay, "The Will to Believe." If you'd like a copy of the PDF sent to you, just email me at
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PEOPLE TO PEOPLE NEEDS DONATIONS
There is always a lull in donations after the Christmas holidays, and right not, the shelves are practically bare over at People to People's food bank. PLEASE, remember to bring your donations to church every week. Here's a link to more.
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I Saw Her Dancing
Nothing moves in a straight line,
But in arcs, epicycles, spirals and gyres.
Nothing living grows in cubes, cones, or rhomboids,
But we take a little here and we give a little there,
And the wind blows right through us,
And blows the apples off the tree, and hangs a red kite suddenly there,
And a fox comes to bite the apples curiously,
And we change.
Or we die
And then change.
It is many as raindrops.
It is one as rain.
And we eat it, and it eats us.
And fullness is never,
And now.
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297
The Reverend Alon White, Interim Rector
Brandon Beachamp, Interim Organist and Choirmaster
www.gracechurchnyack.org |
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