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The Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 21, 2013
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Collect of the DayO God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Readings
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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., Jack Seeman, Evelyn, Andrew W., Tasha, Phil Bunton, Barbara DelPizzo, Zell Schwartzman, Stephen Frey, Robert A., Audry, Diane Deveau, Mary Catherine Nervegna, Victoria
REST IN PEACE: Henry Austin, father of parishioner Kathy Masters. Visiting is this Sunday 3-5:00pm and 7-9:00 at Wyman Fisher (100 Franklin Ave) in Pearl River, and there will be a Mass on Monday at 10:00am at St. Aedans (23 Reld Drive) in Pearl River. Condolences may be addressed to Kathy at 508 West Pond Road, Nyack 10960)
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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"I don't know what lies around the bend for us. I'm as scared as anybody, and grieving already: the end of nature and biodiversity, of safety and the privilege of travel; we have such larger losses to ache for than the end of the SUV as we know it. . . . .
"The writing has been on the wall for some years now, but we are a nation illiterate in the language of the wall. The writing just gets bigger. Something will eventually bring down the charming, infuriating naivete of Americans that allows us our blithe consumption and cheerful ignorance of the secret uglinesses that bring us whatever we want. I am not saying I'm in favor of the fall; it terrifies me. I'm saying when the nine-hundred-pound bear gets all the way out to the very tip end of the limb, something's going to crash. Nostalgia for an earlier ignorance is not the domain of this discussion. Sitting here eating as fast as we can, while glancing around for the instruments of our demise, isn't it either. Would that the instrument might be a reconstruction guided by our own foresight and discipline, rather than someone else's hatred. . . . .
"What I can find is this, and so it has to be: conquering my own despair by doing what little I can. Stealing thunder, tucking it in my pocket to save for the long drought. Dreaming in the color green, tasting the end of anger. Don't ask me for the evidence. The possibility of a kinder future, the existence of God - these are just two of many things that fall into the category I would label 'impossible to prove, and proof is not the point.' Faith has a life of its own."
An Excerpt from
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to find out.
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Saturday, April 20
10:00am Choir
Sunday, April 21-Earth Day
8:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:30 Holy Eucharist - (Memorial Garden, weather permitting)
11:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
9:00am-12:30pm Church Youth Service Mission "Breakfast Bar"
4:00pm GraceMusic: April in Paris with Grace Church Choir
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THIS WEEK - SUNDAY, APRIL 21
EARTH DAY - CELEBRATING GOD'S CREATION During the 9:30am family service on April 21 we will celebrate God's Creation with Eucharist in Memorial Garden followed by Earth Day family activities in Memorial Hall in lieu of church school. |
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 in Memorial Hall -- proceeds all go to their mission trip to Beard's Fork, West Virginia in July. $5 per person.
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Announcements & Reminders
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THIRD INTERFAITH SYMPOSIUM - Friday, April 26
The Third Interfaith Symposium sponsored by the Nyack Interfaith Clergy Committee will be held on Friday, April26, at 7:30pm at Temple Beth Torah, Upper Nyack. A Learning Service will be given by Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham from Congregation Sons of Israel and Rabbi Brian Beal from Temple Beth Torah. This service will be exceptional as it is a combination of Conservative and Reform Judaism. People from all faiths are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
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PREPARATION FOR ADULT CONFIRMATION/RECEPTION
Mother Alon will be leading a two-session course on the Episcopal church for adults who are preparing to be confirmed or received when Bishop Smith visits on Sunday, June 9, or at the Cathedral on June 1. Those who would just like to learn more about the Episcopal church are also welcome. The schedule will be arranged to suit participants. If you are interested, please contact
her with the best times/days for you. (845-358-1297 or awhite@gracechurchnyack.org)
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CHURCH SCHOOL GIVING PROJECT
Our church school raised over $1,000 for our Lent Giving Project! We'll be able to give a variety of agricultural products from Episcopal Relief & Development's Gifts for Life catalog. We'll let you know when we have the official exact amount and know what more precisely we can give. Thanks to everyone for your generous support and to all the families who collected with their little boxes and brought in baked goods for our bake sales! Lainie Murrell, church school coordinator
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BOOK GROUP TO DISCUSS DOCTOROW
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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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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The event will also include a silent auction plus raffle of a new iPAD. There is no need to be present to win the iPad; Tickets are 1 for $5, 5 for $20. Contact Carlo Pellegrini, Circus Director, at 845-348-8740 or email carlo@amazinggracecircus.org for information, reservations and raffle tickets.
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OUR 15TH SUMMER OF SHAKESPEARE
Can Helena, a relatively poor but beautiful and talented young woman, earn a marriage above her station? Must Bertram, her chosen husband, be forced to accept her? All's Well That Ends Well weaves the tale of these two unlikely lovers as part of this year's Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at historic Boscobel in Garrison, NY. The Fellowship Commission will begin taking reservations this month for the Sunday, June 30 performance at 7:00pm. Tickets are $35 (group rate) and we have 25 seats -- assuring yours is easy. Contact Barbara Cross (phone: 358-4599; email: babcross@aol.com) or the church office (358-1297, ext.10; twoodcock@gracechurchnyack.org) to reserve. Then write a check ($35.00/ ticket) to Grace Episcopal Church (Shakespeare on memo line), hand it in or mail to the church office.
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ANNUAL ECW LUNCHEON The annual Episcopal Church Women's luncheon will take place on Saturday, April 27 at St. John's in New City. Yes, men are welcome too! The event begins with a Eucharist at 11:15am, followed by lunch at noon ($4). The celebrant and speaker will be the Rev. Charles Arlin, interim pastor at St. John's. For more information or to reserve a place: 845-634-3601. |
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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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUR FACEBOOK GROUP
Click here to go to our Facebook group page -- our cyber-bulletin board. Join in the discussion and remember to share items that you find of interest -- pictures, links, etc --make or ask for book or movie recommendations, etc.... Not into Facebook? Click here to send an email and we'll post your note to the Grace Church Nyack page. |
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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.
Help someone's soul heal.
Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
-Rumi
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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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