Summer Service Schedule in underway - services at 8 & 10AM
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
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, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler, Dr. Roufa, Helen Scalici, Rosemary Owen, Kathleen Hoenveld, Betty Wolfe, Tom LaColla, Cathy Rae, Joanne Carter, Luke Oullen, The Rev. John Meyer, May, Barbara, Dennis McSherry, Joanne, Dolores Puhl, Pam
REST IN PEACE: Catherine Dunbar Estwick, mother of parishioner Daphne Estwick. There will be a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 25th at St. Charles A.M.E. Zion Church, 432 Valentine Avenue, Sparkill, NY 10976.
Readings [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
COLLECT OF THE DAY O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection
The early Christians were known for the way they lived, not only for what they believed. For them, the two were completely intertwined. The earliest title given to them reflected the importance of their kingdom lifestyle. They were not called the people of "the experience" or the people of "right doctrine" or even the people of "the church." Rather, they were the people of "the Way." It is equally significant that the Christians were known as "the people" of the Way. More than just individuals who had been converted, they were now a people, a new community of faith, which had embarked together on a new way of life. To follow Jesus meant to share Jesus' life and to share it with others.
SUMMER SCHEDULE CHANGES Office Hours are 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday - Thursday through Labor Day Sunday, June 28 - Sunday, September 6 - Sunday services at 8:00am/10:00am
WANT TO BE AMAZED? Come check out what the campers at the Amazing Grace Circus Camp have learned in just two weeks. At the end of each camp session there's a great costumed and choreograhed "Showcase of Talent" where the kids show off their new skills -- and EVERYONE is welcome to attend.
Like what you see? It's not too late to give you favorite child a great circus experience! The final camp session begins July 27. Check out Amazing Grace Circus Camp, running right here at Grace Church through August 7. Amazing skills, confidence building, and FUN.
LET'S CELEBRATE SALLY! This Sunday - 5:30pm at Franklin Park, South Nyack
After 21 years, Sally Seiler has retired from her job as South Nyack Village Clerk!
As a longtime member of Grace Church, Sally has done just about everything a personcan do at this church...and done it well and enthusiastically. Sally is also one of Amazing Grace CIRCUS!'s original Board Members, and In her honor, The Sally Seiler Circus Camp Scholarship Fund is being established to help families in our local area make a camp experience possible for their children. What an AMAZING way to honor Sally's great work in this community.
Sally will be honored with a Community Party in Franklin Park, South Nyack,at 5:30pm on July 26 and AGC! will be there to present details of the scholarship in her name and a card including all the names of those who have contributed to date.
If you're interested in participating in growing the scholarship fund in her honor, please make a check out to Amazing Grace CIRCUS! and memo: Sally Seiler Scholarship Fund - you can drop it by the church office, or in the plate on Sunday - where you'll find more details as well as offering envelopes to use for your donation. We hope this will make her soooo happy...and she deserves it!
Carlo Pellegrini, Janet Hayes, co-founders AGC! Board of Directors
REBUILD THE CHURCHES FUND Special Collection this Sunday
An interfaith Rebuild the Churches Fund has been established to collect donations from all over the world for the rebuilding of the churches burned recently in the south. CLICK HERE to find out more about the campaign. You can make a donation directly on line, or make a check to Christ Church Cathedral with "Rebuild the Churches Fund" in the memo line and drop it by the office or use the special envelopes that you'll find in church on Sunday.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER FROM THE ADULT SPIRITUAL FORMATION COMMISSION
The Invisible Disciples:
The Women in the Gospels
Was the role of women in the ministry of Jesus suppressed in the Gospels?
Following a simple meal of soup and salad, we will examine the biblical texts together and explore some intriguing possibilities:
How many disciples were there?
Were any of the disciples women?
Who was at the foot of the cross?
Who saw the empty tomb?
Who told the stories that became the gospels?
The theme of the evening will be that, in the decades following the resurrection, both men and women told the stories that formed the oral tradition that, 50 years later, informed the gospels. The persons who told the stories are the persons who are named in the stories. That's why their names were remembered. These persons certainly included Peter, James and John. But, also significant in forming the tradition were the sisters Mary and Martha, Magdalene, Susan, Salome, Joanna and Mary of Clopas.
Pat Reynolds will be leading the discussion.
Mark your calendars!
Wednesday, September 30
6:30 to 7:45 pm
Memorial Hall
Parting Thought
"may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living whatever they sing is better than to know and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry and fearless and thirsty and supple and even if it's sunday may i be wrong for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully and love yourself so more than truly there's never been quite such a fool who could fail pulling all the sky over him with one smile"
