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The Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost  - October 13, 2013  
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.
Readings

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Prayer List  
Bob and Donna Weber, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck,  Al and Carol Lalli,  Teri Caserto, Shirley Federico, Joseph Caserto, Janet, Thomas Humeston,  Elaine MacPhee, Tankert Mahler, Harte Mahler, Anne Huntington, Marie Haynie, Pat Mapstone, Jack Seeman, Evelyn,  Zell Schwartzman, Irma Carchi, Courtney Hoenveld, Brody, Miranda Pinckert, Bernadette Polizzi, Adele, Anne Szwejkowski, Susan Northcutt, Esther Lebron, Kickie Fulmor, Steven Stofcheck, Robert A, Miriam, Fran F, Mary Gaj, Clinton Taplin, Steven Valvo, John Brown, Dominique Rhoklin, Daniel Boyle

 

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. 

Reflection
The true contemplative is not one who prepares his mind for a particular message that he wants or expects to hear, but is one who remains empty because he knows that he can never expect to anticipate the words that will transform his darkness into light.

 

He does not even anticipate a special kind of transformation. He does not demand light instead of darkness. He waits on the Word of God in silence, and, when he is "answered," it is not so much by a word that bursts into his silence. It is by his silence itself, suddenly, inexplicably revealing itself to him as a word of great power, full of the voice of God.

 

Thomas Merton, from 'The Climate of Monastic Prayer'

This Week  

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

8:30am Nursery School of the Nyacks (classrooms)

4:00pm Sheinman/Rihs wedding rehearsal

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

10:00am Midnight Run meal preparation (Memorial Hall) 

4:00pm Sheinman/Rihs wedding

 

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)

9:30am Holy Eucharist

10:10am Church School classes/refreshments

11:00am  Holy Eucharist (Rite II w/choir)

followed by coffee hour in Memorial Hall

2:00pm Amazing Grace Circus troupe rehearsal (Memorial Hall)

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

Columbus Day - Grace Church Office is Closed

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

8:30am Nursery School of the Nyacks (classrooms)

7:00pm Boy Scouts (Memorial Hall)

7:00pm GraceMusic cabaret rehearsal

7:30pm vestry (Patterson Hall)

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

8:30am Nursery School of the Nyacks (classrooms)

4:30pm AGC! Circus School (Memorial Hall

7:30pm Book Group (Fenton Room)

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

7:00am Men's Prayer Breakfast (Patterson Hall) 
8:30am Nursery School of the Nyacks (classrooms)

4:30pm AGC! Circus School (Memorial Hall)

7:30pm Choir rehearsal (Choir Room)

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

7:30pm GraceMusic Cabaret

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

Tag Sale to benefit Family Connections program (Memorial Hall) 

 

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)

9:30am Holy Eucharist

10:10am Church School classes/refreshments

11:00am  Holy Eucharist (Rite II w/choir)

followed by coffee hour in Memorial Hall

12:30pm Program Council (Patterson Hall)

6:30pm Senior Youth Group (Fenton Room)

Announcements  
SENIOR YOUTH GROUP - CITRUS SALE
The Senior Youth Group is selling Florida citrus again this year to raise money for the youth service trip.  Orders can be placed until October 27 and the fruit will be delivered before Thanksgiving.  Oranges, grapefruit, tangelos or a mixed box (containing oranges and grapefruit) come in 10 pound boxes ($20) or 20 pound boxes ($30).  The orders are prepaid so please make checks out to "Grace Church."  If you have any questions or want to place an order contact Karen Kyle at 358-3387 or karenfkyle@gmail.com.

LECTIONARY DISCUSSION

The Adult Education & Spiritual Formation Commission hosts an informal study of the morning's lectionary readings during the time between the 9:30 and 11:00am services (10:20-10:50am) when there are no special presentations scheduled.     All are welcome to grab a cup of coffee and join the group in the Fenton Room.

HELPING HANDS FUNDRAISER 

Helping Hands of Rockland, the organization we partner with in providing shelter over the winter months, will hold their annual fundraising gala on November 12 at the Pearl River Hilton. 

This year they are undertaking steps to increase their help to the homeless with a longer Safe Haven season of shelter and meals, more case management, and supportive housing.  Helping Hands is looking to all their partner organizations to help support these efforts. 

You can help by buying tickets to the Gala, or purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win some fabulous prizes.  CLICK HERE for all the details.

Reminders 
ADULT EDUCATION & SPIRITUAL FORMATION BOOK GROUP ON WEDNESDAY

Our next discussion will be about Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo, the true story of the young son of a Nebraska pastor who experienced heaven during surgery. [See more at http://heavenisforreal.net.]  Although we'll be comparing this book with our previous selection, Proof of Heaven, it's not necessary to have read both books to participate.   Join us on October 16 at 7:30 pm.  New members always welcome.

GRACEMUSIC KICKS OFF THE 2013-14 SEASON WITH A CABARET:

IT'S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING!    

On Friday evening, October 18 at 7:30pm, GraceMusic presents It's a Grand Night for Singing! - a lively cabaret-style evening featuring favorite local entertainers and musicians (plus a unique opportunity to conduct the "Hallelujah Chorus" at our annual Messiah Sing on Dec 8!).  $20 admission includes a variety of finger foods and 2 complimentary glasses of wine. Advance tickets strongly encouraged. Call 845-358-1297 X16, or check  www.gracemusic.info  for details on this event and all of our 44th season of "Great Music in a Great Space."

 


CHURCH YOUTH SERVICE MISSION - "CYSM" BREAKFASTS

The Senior Youth Group will be in back in Memorial Hall on selected Sundays throughout the year, serving up great breakfasts with all the fixings for a suggested donation of $5/person. A variety of fair trade items will also be available for purchase.  Proceeds go to benefit this year's service trip to Nicaragua.  Watch for the first breakfast on Sunday, October 20 (8:45am-12:30pm) Come Hungry!

 

CHOIR OPEN HOUSE

Don't miss the choir's second annual Open House on Thursday, October 24 at 7:30pm.  For those interested in the choir long term or just for an evening, this is perfect chance to see and hear what it's about! Open House guests will be invited to sing with the choir on Sunday, October 27 at the 11:00am service.  Refreshments and mingling after rehearsal are an added bonus!  

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27: ANNUAL PARISH HIKE

Plan to bring the whole family - even sociable canines - for our 47th annual parish hike, led by Win & Tom Perry.  We'll 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 woods of HarrimanPark. We'll return to the cozy barn for a potluck supper in front of the big stone fireplace -- this year we'll even have running water and working facilities.  Plan to bring something to share for supper.  Directions to St. John's will soon be available in narthex.  If you have questions, call Win at 845-358-0552.

moon ANNUAL HARVEST GALA Saturday, November 2, 2013

Our annual Harvest Celebration will be held on Saturday, November 2 at 7:30pm. Join us in fellowship with live music, dancing, a silent auction, raffles, great food. and drink!  Tickets may be purchased for $45 prior to the event or for $50 at the door. Available after the 9:30 and 11:00am

services on Sundays or by calling the office (845-358-1297).  

 

 

To place ad in the Journal: Contact Kim Cross at kim.cross@nyackcenter.org

A great opportunity to advertise your business or to express your best wishes for Thanksgiving and the Holidays. Space in the Harvest Festival Journal will be available according to the following schedule: Full Page Ads - $40.00; Half Page Ads - $25.00; Inside Front Cover - $100.00; Inside Back Cover - $100.00; Back Cover - $150.00. Ad forms will be available in the back of the church. The journal will be coordinated by Kim Cross at kim.cross@nyackcenter.org

 

 

Please consider making a donation for the silent auction - Some ideas:

Gift certificates to restaurants or local stores; vacation rentals; Gift baskets; tickets to shows, music, lectures or sporting events; Services - haircuts, massages, design consultations;  museum memberships; jewelry; activities - sailing, kayaking, hot air balloon rides; Art  For info or to submit a donation, contact Claudia at uccell@yahoo.com and include a brief description of the donation along with its estimated value. Please submit no later than Sunday, October 20. Thank you for your generosity!

 

Free Baby sitting Available - Contact Moriah Olsen at moriahso@yahoo.com. 

 

CLOTHING DONATIONS NEEDED

The Senior Youth Group is going on a Midnight Run on November 9 and they are looking for the following items to distribute: men's jeans and/or heavyweight pants, mens sweaters and sweatshirts (hoodies especially), men's coats, T-shirts, shoes and blankets. If anyone would like to purchase new socks or underwear that would be greatly appreciated and we are also looking for small (hotel) sized toiletries. Please bring donations to the narthex (entrance of the church). If you have questions, call Tom Burns (845) 729-3544.

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Parting Thought 

 

I have seen the sun break through
To illuminate a small field for a while,
And gone my way and forgotten it
But that was the pearl of great price,
The one field that had the treasure in it.
I realize now that I must give all that I have to possess it.
Life is not hurrying on to a receding future,
Nor hankering after an imagined past.
It is turning aside like Moses
To the miracle of a lit bush,
To a brightness that seemed as transitory as your youth once,
But is the eternity that awaits you.

R.S.Thomas    1913-2000

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297

 

The Reverend Owen C. Thompson , Rector 

Brandon Beachamp, Interim Organist and Choirmaster 

www.gracechurchnyack.org