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, Rosemarie Buri, Louise Bohr, Carl, Meredith Gilmor, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler, Barbara DelPizzo, Dr. Roufa, Helen Scalici,Rosemary Owen, Kathleen Hoenveld, Betty Wolfe, Tom LaColla, Marisol, Cathy Rae, Joanne Carter, Luke Oullen, The Rev. John Meyer, May
Readings [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection
...our sacred text starts with Genesis, the beginning - and ends with Revelation, the ending, and in the middle is the acts of the apostles which is unfinished - that is us - we are in the middle of this story that is still being written and that is where our hope lays. And to be clear, when I say that after Pentecost there was more, in all fairness you should know that doesn't means a happily ever after ending. Happily ever after is optimism gone astray. So you should know, in the story of Acts, after they received The Spirit...things didn't work out great for them. There were imprisonments and shipwrecks and persecution - I mean nothing that sounds like a charmed life - nothing that any sane person would HOPE for. And yet they had something- which ran deep. They had hope. These early disciples did not judge their lives and their relationship with God according to how awesome things looked in the moment. They knew that no matter what, the story wasn't finished. That's real faith and real hope.
Office Hours are 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday - Thursday through Labor Day
Sunday, May 31 - Last day of church school classes Sunday, June 7 - Last day of choir Sunday, June 14 - Church School end of year celebration & picnic Wednesday, June 17 - Last Healing & Wellness Service Sunday, June 28 - Sunday, September 6 - Sunday services at 8:00am/10:00am
THANK FROM THE SENIOR YOUTH GROUP/"CYSM" group
Thank you to everyone who donated, bought, and helped out at the rummage sale this year. Your contributions and assistance helped us to raise over $1400! That is a big help since we have 19 teenagers joining us on our trip to West Virginia this year!
Please keep the participants and the chaperones in your prayers: Charlie Cross, Joe Paskowski, Moriah Olsen, Shanaz Fillmore, Ian Graham, Suzie Devoe, Carlo hausler, Evelyn Hausler, Olivia Olsen, Emma Paskowski, Dominique Rock, Austin Cavazzi, Heather Graham, Jenna Bachert, Alison Wanamaker, Benjamin Shneck, Justin Marracino, Kyra Fillmore, Grace Rosner, Owen Shaw, Jake Hinden, Giuseppe Pagano, Aidan Pagano, Graham Sevastian and Alexis Poveromo. We will be meeting at Grace Church early on Sunday, June 28 to leave for WV and will return on July 11.
If you would like to make a contribution towards the trip, it is not too late! Please make checks out to Grace Church with "CYSM" in the memo line. As always, thank you for your ongoing support of these trips, they could not happen without you. Moriah Olsen
SUMMER COMPASSION PROJECT
We kicked off our Summer Compassion Project last Sunday, and already have lots of folks signed up to participate in our community Random Acts Of Kindness drive --- complete with truly amazing prizing (compliments of a "kind" member of the church)
DIAPERS/FORMULA NEEDED A member of the community with several young disabled grandchildren could use some help with donations of Similac formula and diapers (size small and large). If you're able to help, donations can be left at the entry to the church on Sundays, or brought to the office.
NYACK ACADEMY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO GRACE - JUNE 7 - 20
Opening Night - SUNDAY, JUNE 7 at 7:30pm
Festival cellists Jerry Grossman, David Geber, and Julia Lichten perform Popper's Requiem, followed by Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major and Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Major.
Masterpieces - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 at 7:30pm
Festival artists in performances of Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 1 and the Piano Quintet in E-flat Major by Schumann. In addition, Korliss Uecker, Christopher Oldfather and Anat Malkin Almani perform Brahms' Songs for soprano, viola and piano.
An Evening of Intimate String Quintets - SUNDAY, JUNE 14 at 7:30pm
There is nothing like the sound of a string quintet- join festival artists, Bracha Malkin, Jerry Grossman, Mikhail Kopelman, Julia Lichten, David Geber, and other artists in string quintets of Mozart and Glazunov.
Flute and Friends - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 at 7:30pm
Linda Chesis joins festival artists in the performance of chamber works for flute and strings, followed by Arensky's piano trio in D minor.
Gala Concert Music Of Grandeur - SATURDAY, JUNE 20 at 7:30pm
Join acting concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, Sheryl Staples, and festival artists as we bring this season to a close. The festive program features Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, songs for soprano and piano, and the Piano Quintet by Brahms.
It's another great summer for the Amazing Grace Circus Camp here at Grace, teaching all circus skills: Acrobatics, Aerial, Clown. New this summer: private lessons are available after camp each day AND don't miss the fabulous Showcase of Talents at the end of each session. Visit amazinggracecircus.org for registration forms, or call 845-348-8740 for more information and details.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS SOLD OUT!
The good news: we have sold all of our 22 tickets to the 7:30 pm June 28th performance of The Arabian Nights. The good/bad news: the box office says you can try for tickets for that performance but they may not be with our original group and they will not be at the reduced group rate. So if you have been thinking about attending a fun evening and would like to be with fellow Grace friends, make your plans ASAP. Call the box office 845 265 9575 or order online at www. hvshakespeare.org. Thanks for your support for 17 years at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival! Barbara Cross
Just lying on the couch and being happy. Only humming a little, the quiet sound in the head. Trouble is busy elsewhere at the moment, it has so much to do in the world.
People who might judge are mostly asleep; they can't monitor you all the time, and sometimes they forget. When dawn flows over the hedge you can get up and act busy.
Little corners like this, pieces of Heaven left lying around, can be picked up and saved. People won't even see that you have them, they are so light and easy to hide.
Later in the day you can act like the others. You can shake your head. You can frown.
