The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost - September 6, 2015
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, 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, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler, Dr. Roufa, Helen Scalici, Rosemary Owen, Kathleen Hoenveld, Tom LaColla, Cathy Rae, Joanne Carter, Luke Oullen, The Rev. John Meyer, May, Barbara, Dennis McSherry, Joanne, Dolores Puhl, Pam
Readings [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Reflection
All over this magnificent world God calls us to extend His kingdom of shalom - peace and wholeness - of justice, of goodness, of compassion, of caring, of sharing, of laughter, of joy, of reconciliation. God is transfiguring the world right this very moment through us because God believes in us and because God loves us. What can separate us from the love of God? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And as we share God's love with our brothers and sisters, God's other children, there is no tyrant who can resist us, no opposition that cannot be ended, no hunger that cannot be fed, no wound that cannot be healed, no hatred that cannot be turned into love, no dream that cannot be fulfilled.
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart [and especially the hearts of the people of this land], that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Book of Common Prayer
This Week
Are you on the worship ministry schedule for this weekend?
Fun(d)Raiser: Burger Throw Down and Outdoor Movie (6:30pm)
Come to Grace for a fun evening of burger tasting and a movie! Grace grillers will be vying for the best slider-size burger -- you get to taste and decide who wins the throw down! Side dishes, corn on the cob, watermelon, and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. A movie will follow in the garden. Rain location is Memorial Hall. Tickets are $10.00/adults and $7.50/children under 12. Proceeds will be split 50% to Grace and 50% to the Sally Seiler Amazing Grace Circus Scholarship Fund.
If you're planning to attend the Burger Throw Down and Movie in the garden and have not reserved and paid for tickets, please do so no later then Tuesday. Burger makers need to know how many burgers to make in order to avoid food waste. If you can not make it to church on Sunday, stop by the office on Tuesday and leave your name and money with Thayer. The original movie planned for afterwards in the garden was recommended as suitable for 8-year olds, but since it appears that not many 8-year olds will be coming, a movie more suitable for an adult audience will be substituted.
NEW!!! FUN(D) RAISER RAFFLE! Burger Night at Home
Burger Night Cookbook
"Grace is the Place" Apron
$25 Fairway Gift Certificate (burger ingredients!)
$10 Rockland Bakery Gift Certificate (rolls!)
Raffle Tickets - $2.00 each; 6 tickets for $10.00 Purchase after Sunday services or at the Burger Throw Down Drawing will be held after the Burger Throw Down on Saturday, September 12th. You don't have to be present to win! Any questions? contact Jeff or Pat.
Sunday, September 13 Sunday service schedule returns to 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am
Concert for Remembrance, 9/11 (free) (5:00pm) More HERE
THURSDAY, September 10 - Brown Bag and a Bible Returns Every Thursday at noon Pat Reynolds leads an informal discussion of the lectionary readings for the coming Sunday -- bring your lunch and come join us! If you can't make it on Thursdays, there's another opportunity on Sundays between the 9:30 and 11:00am service -- grab your coffee and head up to the Fenton Room at the far end of Memorial Hall.
Friday, September 18 Fun(d)Raiser: Clearwater Sailing(6:30pm)
The Clearwater sail is sold out! We have 50 people signed up, the maximum allowed by Clearwater. However, if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Jeff McDowell orPat Cose, or call the Parish Office and provide a phone number or email address so we can contact you in case of cancellations.All must be on board by 6:25 pm. We will return by 8:30pm (exact time is dependent on how dark it is -- return may be slightly earlier.) Tickets are $40.00 per person (same price children and adults). $30.00 of each ticket will go to the Clearwater for the upkeep of the ship and to support the Clearwater organization and $10.00 will go to Grace Church.
YOUR FAITH IN ACTION! Making a difference Through Faith, Hope, and Love - Representatives from all of our great commissions, ministries, activities, and programs will be on hand to answer your questions and sign you up! CLICK HERE for more.
Join us in Memorial Hall on Friday, September 26 for an evening of selections from musical theatre performed by singers from Grace Church and the Rockland Community while you share wine, cheese, and appetizers -- all to benefit the Safe Haven and Outreach programs of Helping Hands of Rockland. Suggested Donation $15
DID YOU KNOW? Our friends at Cloud 9 Frozen Yogurt at 120 Main Street in Nyack offer parishioners a 20% discount on Sundays -- and every Thursdays they have a special one-cup for $3.50 deal. Check it out!
Parting Thought
To the Light of September BY W. S. MERWIN
When you are already here you appear to be only a name that tells of you whether you are present or not
and for now it seems as though you are still summer still the high familiar endless summer yet with a glint of bronze in the chill mornings and the late yellow petals of the mullein fluttering on the stalks that lean over their broken shadows across the cracked ground
but they all know that you have come the seed heads of the sage the whispering birds with nowhere to hide you to keep you for later
you who fly with them
you who are neither before nor after you who arrive with blue plums that have fallen through the night
perfect in the dew
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
130 First Avenue.Nyack.New York.10960.845-358-1297
Friday, September 18 
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