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, Madeline Schnalzer, Peter Zakrepine, Betty Mettler, Marvin Spruck, Jeannie, Lyn Casey, Kathryn Lehman, Rosemarie Buri, Louise Bohr, Carl, Meredith Gilmor, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler, Barbara DelPizzo, Sharon, Dr. Roufa, Sophie Weber, Helen Scalici, Jeff Adams, Rosemary Owen, Kathleen Hoenveld, Betty Wolfe
REST IN PEACE: Paula Dunn, mother of parishioner Judy Reynolds. Condolences may be sent to Judy and Charles "Pat" Reynolds at PO Box 248, Highland Falls, NY 10928
Readings [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection
"We are all under the same mental calamity; we have all forgotten our names. We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten. All that we call spirit and art and ecstasy only means that for one awful instant we remember that we forget."
Cleveland Kersh Organist-Choirmaster, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, NY
This Weekend
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT "CYSM?" (Church Youth Service Mission trip)
This year our young people will be returning to Beards Fork, West Virginia to work with the Southern Appalachian Labor School. The group will leave Nyack on Sunday, June 28 and return on July 11. While in West Virginia they will be volunteering in a literacy program and work on construction projects in the community. High school students who have finished 9th grade and seniors who have not yet started college are encouraged to apply. For more information, come to our information session on Sunday at 4:30pm, or contact Moriah Olsen.
Ongoing Programs During Lent
SHADOWS & LIGHT - Lenten Reflections from the Community of Grace Church Now Online
See a selection from the daily lectionary and read the personal reflections on the passage written by Grace Church parishioners. Each essay is special - heartfelt, funny, sad, comforting, thought-provoking - and a way to bring our Grace community into your Lenten devotions.
CLICK HERE to read today's entry online, or go to our Facebook page to find links. Hard copies are available at church, or you can download the entire book HERE.
THE 2015 GRACE LENTEN PROGRAM: The Cup of Life
Join us on three Wednesday evenings - February 25, March 4, March 11 from 6:00-7:45pm. Each evening Begins with a simple meal of soup and bread, followed by a program of prayer, meditation, reflection on short readings, & small group discussion led by members of the Adult Spiritual Formation Commission. Based on The Cup of Our Life by Joyce Rupp, Ave Maria Press, 1997 (purchase not required.) CLICK ON THE IMAGE AT LEFT FOR MORE.
To help us plan for meals, please register on clipboard in the foyer of the church, email us, or call 845-358-1297.
EVENING PRAYER AND ORGAN MEDITATIONS DURING LENT
Grace Episcopal Church offers a Lenten series of Evening Prayer beginning at 4:00pm, followed by thirty-minute Organ Meditations by our esteemed organists.
THIS SUNDAY, Sunday, March 8: Jan Valentine Organist and Choir Member, Grace Church
Sunday, March 15: Cleveland Kersh Organist-Choirmaster, Holy Trinity, NYC
Sunday, March 22: Richard Kuczkowski Assisting Organist, Grace Church
Announcements & Reminders
Special thanks to Bobbe Wanamaker, Sally Seiler, Heather Cornell, Moriah Olsen, Jacob Nevill, Mia Leo, and Kickie Fulmor for bringing soup, salad and games to the Game Night Fun(d) Raiser last week. And thanks to all who played, laughed, and helped clean up. A total of $260 was donated; half this amount will go to Meals on Wheels of Rockland. Pat Cose
UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY EUCHARIST
For children in 2nd - 5th grades: This six-week program will include two Saturday meetings and a take home curriculum to work on with your child(ren). An introduction for parents will take place on Sunday, March 15 following the 9:30 service, and the second meeting will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 10:00 am. The program concludes at the 9:30 service on Sunday, May 3 when the participants are recognized. Please contact Lainie Murrell for more info or to sign-up your child: (845) 825-6236 gracekidsnyack@gmail.com.
WELCOME BRUNCH AT THE RECTORY - Sunday, March 15.
Are you relatively new to the Grace Church community? Perhaps you've been coming for awhile but are wondering how to become more involved, or have questions about who does what, or what goes on here beyond the Sunday services. The New Member Ministry commission is hosting a welcome brunch and coffee for those who wish to find out more about Grace and meet some of the parish leadership. The informal gathering runs from10:15am to 1:00pm at the rectory (the corner of First and Franklin, on the other side of the memorial garden) and you're welcome to stop by anytime. Please give us a call at 845-358-1297 or email parishoffice@gracechurchnyack.org - We look forward to meeting you
CHURCH SCHOOL LENTEN GIVING PROJECT Throughout Lent the church school will be raising money for Episcopal Relief and Development's Gifts for Lifein various ways including hosting bake sales following the 9:30am service. Even if you do not have a child in church school, you're more than welcome to contribute to this great cause. Come buy some baked goods at one of our bake sales or make a donation. To donate, look for our donation box in the narthex or contact Lainie Murrell.
USHERS NEEDED
Ushers play an important part in making all of our worship services go smoothly, particularly at our 11:00am service where they are the first to welcome, help with seating, conduct the offering, and direct the congregation at communion. We need new recruits to help fill out the ranks of this important team - it you are interested in serving in this vital position, please let Kickie Fulmor or Fr. Owen know.
FLOWERS FOR PEACE - Saturday, March 14 11:00am to 3:00pm
In celebration of International Women's Day, Joan Whitacre, executive director of Whole Women Healing, is offering a workshop here at Grace that combines mindfulness, circle gathering, and Japanese Ikebana flower arranging. For information, 845-3300-8309; embodythejourney.com
Parting Thought
Empty me of the bitterness and disappointment of being nothing but myself Immerse me in the mystery of reality Fill me with love for the truly afflicted that hopeless love, if need be make me one of them again - Awaken me to the reality of this place and from the longed-for or remembered place And more than this, behind each face induct, oh introduce me in - to the halting disturbed ungrammatical soundless words of others' thoughts not the drivel coming out of our mouths Blot me out, fill me with nothing but consciousness of the holiness, the meaning of these unseeable, all these unvisitable worlds which surround me: others' actual thoughts - everything I can't perceive yet know
