Bob & Donna Weber, Mickey Federico, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck, Shirley Federico, Courtney Hoenveld, Janet, Thomas Humeston, Elaine MacPhee, Tankert Mahler, Marie Haynie, Jack Seeman, Evelyn, Miranda Pinckert, Adele, Clinton Taplin, Dominique Rhoklin, Fred Teyan, Marie Stay, Marie Young, Peggy McCann, Robert A., Miriam, Peggy, Madeline Schnalzer, Peter Zakrepine, Betty Mettler, Marvin Spruck, Jeannie, Lyn Casey, Kathryn Lehman, Lorraine,
Rosemarie Buri, Louise Bohr, Carl, Meredith Gilmor, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler, Barbara DelPizzo, Sharon, Bernstein/Close Family, Dr. Roufa, Sophie Weber, Helen Scalici REST IN PEACE:
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection
The followers of Christ have been called to peace. ... And they must not only have peace but also make it. And to that end they renounce all violence and tumult. In the cause of Christ nothing is to be gained by such methods. ... His disciples keep the peace by choosing to endure suffering themselves rather than inflict it on others. They maintain fellowship where others would break it off. They renounce hatred and wrong. In so doing they over-come evil with good, and establish the peace of God in the midst of a world of war and hate.
10:00am Contemplative Prayer Group - Bradley Chapel
10:30am Maple Street Financial Workshop Patterson Hall (see info below)
Sunday, February 1
9:00am to 12:30pm Senior Youth Group Fundraising Breakfast Memorial Hall
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am Holy Eucharist (Family service)
10:10am Church School
Bible Study/Refreshments - Fenton Room/Memorial Hall
11:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
4:00pm - First at Four: Choral Evensong
Announcements
FIRST AT FOUR - Choral Evensong at 4:00pm next Sunday, February 1
CYSM BREAKFAST - SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1 9:00 am-12:30 pm in Memorial Hall
Fresh breakfast made with the best ingredient of all, LOVE!
Funds raised help to cover cost of this year's Church Youth Service Mission trip to West Virginia.
Come and get your eat on!
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP CONTINUES SATURDAY - JOIN ANY TIME
As the days begin to lengthen and we look ahead to spring, you are invited to attend a six-week contemplative prayer group sponsored by the Adult Spiritual Formation Commission (ASF) and led by Jan Valentine. On six Saturdays - January 10 - February 14 from 10:00am to noon - we will explore the theme of light through Advent and Epiphany using prayer forms that are designed to deepen your prayer life and offer an opportunity to find God in the stillness of contemplation in community. Jan is a member of Grace Church and the ASF. She is a graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, has a contemplative spiritual guidance practice, and is a retreat leader, musician, and artist. For more details and to register, call Jan at 914-912-4303.
FINANCIAL WORKSHOP OFFERED
Five free spots being held for Grace Church parishioners Maple Street Financial is offering a two-part financial planning workshop here at Grace on Saturday, January 31 and February 7 from 10:30am-2:30pm. The sessions are designed to help middle class families design long-term financial plans based on their personal values and priorities, and to make sound financial choices to increase financial security. The presenter is holding five free spots for Grace Church parishioners. To find out more:info@maplestreet.com; 201-543-9467.
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Services at 8:00am & 10:00am
Meeting follows the 10:00am service - CHILDCARE WILL BE AVAILABLE
Please make an effort to attend this important meeting, to hear State of the Parish reporting and participate in elections for vestry and other parish positions. Childcare will be available, and refreshments will be served.
Parting Thought
But the silence in the mind is when we live best, within listening distance of the silence we call God. This is the deep calling to deep of the psalm- writer, the bottomless ocean. We launch the armada of our thoughts on, never arriving. It is a presence, then, whose margins are our margins; that calls us out over our own fathoms. What to do but draw a little nearer to such ubiquity by remaining still?
~ R. S. Thomas
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297
