All Saints Day - November 1, 2015
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, Peggy, Madeline Schnalzer, Peter Zakrepine, Betty Mettler, Marvin Spruck, Jeannie, Lyn Casey, Rosemarie Buri, Louise Bohr, Carl, Sally Sarvent, Alexandra Mettler,.Rosemary Owen, Kathleen Hoenveld, Tom LaColla, Joanne Carter, Luke Oullen, Barbara Krusko, Andrew Biscamp, The Rev. John Meyer, May, Barbara, Dennis McSherry, Joanne, Dolores Puhl, Pam, Brady O'Sullivan, Ruth Daly, Elizabeth, Janine Carter, Mike Maslanek, Dr. John Finn, Anita Sevier-Berg, Diane, Ethan Mathews

REST IN PEACE  Millicent Pinckert 
Readings  [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
 
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. 
Reflection

I am more and more convinced that God came among us in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth to show us the way to be reconciled with the God who deeply and passionately loves each and every one of us, to be reconciled and right with that God and to be reconciled and right with each other as the children of that one God who created us all.

He came to show us how to get right and how to get reconciled. He came to show us therefore how to become more than simply the human race - that's not good enough - came to show us how to be more than a collection of individualized self-interests, came to show us how to become more than a human race. He came to show us how to become the human family of God...

Or to say it another way. Max Lucado who's a Christian writer says "God loves you just the way you are, but he [doesn't intend] to leave you that way."Jesus came to change the world and to change us from the nightmare that life can often be to the dream that God has intended from before the earth and world was ever made.

The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, who will be installed as the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church on Sunday, November 1.

The installation will be live webcast, you can watch it HERE.

Installation service bulletin
Listen to an interview with Bishop Curry on  "Religion and Ethics Weekly" from PBS
and one HERE from the Religious News Service
Coming This Week
ON SUNDAY:   FOR ALL THE SAINTS

On November 1st we will celebrate All Saints Day, and this year we'll be invited to experience another way of remembering and honoring our own dear departed ones.
The Day of the Dead is celebrated in the Hispanic Southwest as a time when living and dead family members and friends may be joined together in communion and spiritual regeneration. After the services on November 1st, in Memorial Hall there will be a time to listen and tell stories of our "saints" who have gone on before us. Bring a picture of one who has been important to you in your life, and share their image and story around a table. Drinks and Pan de Muerto will be served.

You can bring pictures to church on Sunday  (with your names on the back)  and they will be gathered in the church windows where they will be a visual reminder that we are surrounded by this great cloud of witnesses as we celebrate the Feast of All the Saints.
Are you on the worship ministry schedule for this weekend?  Check here.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 - All Saints/Todos Santos
TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK - ENJOY THE HOUR!
8:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30am Holy Eucharist (Family Service)
10:10am Church School  classes/Confirmation Class/Refreshments/Bible Study
11:00am Holy Eucharist (Rite II w/choir)
4:00pm First at Four Choral Evensong
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Election Day - Polling in Memorial Hall 6:00am to 9:00pm
12:00pm Brown Bag & A Bible (Bradley Chapel)
 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
6:00pm Healing & Wellness Service (Bradley Chapel)
 
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
8:30am Full Staff Meeting
7:30pm Choir
 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
7-10:00pm Junior Youth Group Nightwatch
 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
11:00am Nursery School of the Nyacks Fundraiser:
1:30pm Parish Family Hike (See  below) 
3:00pm Private Rental (Memorial Hall)
 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
8:00/9:30 /11:00am Holy Eucharist
10:15am - 1:00pm  Newcomer Welcome Brunch (Rectory)
10:10am Church School Classes
Senior Youth Group to Cathedral
 
 12-Step meetings at Grace 
And beyond....
(Go to our event calendar for more....)
 
Sunday, November 8     Welcome Brunch   10:15am-1:00pm at the Rectory
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.  On Sunday, November 8, the New Member & Welcome commission will host a brunch and coffee for those who wish to find out more about Grace and meet some of the parish leadership. The informal gathering will run from 10:15am to 1:00pm at the rectory (on the other side of the memorial garden) and you're welcome to stop by at anytime. We look forward to meeting you!  Please let us know if you plan to attend. 845-358-1297 or parishoffice@gracechurchnyack.

Friday, November 13
5:00pm   Pizza for a Purpose
Every 2nd Friday of the month Pizza For A Purpose is a chance for students to be with their peers, help a good cause, receive 2 hours of community service and the first 75 students* who arrive get a FREE slice of pizza (and a drink!).   The NON-PROFIT in the spotlight for November is the Nyack Homeless Project.

7:30pm GraceMusic presents: Ghostlight 
Ghostlight is an elite chamber choir whose repertoire spans the 16th to 21st centuries. Their program is an modern take on the traditional Mass structure featuring sacred choral works from the Renaissance. Tickets: $20/Senior$15/Students$10/children under 12 are free.
HERE for more. 

Saturday, November 21 - Annual Harvest Gala: Havana Nights
Not to be missed - get your tickets for the annual Harvest Gala on Saturday, November 21at 7:00pm in Memorial Hall!  This year's theme is Havana Nights - think delicious tiny Cubano sandwiches, mojitos, pernil, cod fritters, tres leches cake - music, fun, silent auction, all to benefit our beloved church. Tickets will be sold at coffee hour following services. $45 in advance $50 at the door. For more information call 358-1297or
Announcements
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We have a number of non-driving and/or homebound parishioners who would like to get to church more often but need help with transportation.  If you might be willing to help on a rotating basis, please be in touch with the office.
IT'S PLEDGE SUNDAY - HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLEDGE YET?
Grace Church touches the lives of hundreds of people every week of the year.  Because of people like you, Grace Church is able to provide a creative church school and meaningful programs for our youth and young families; to welcome twelve-step and other community groups into our parish hall for meetings every day of the week; to support outreach programs like Helping Hands and People to People and to offer pastoral care, beautiful music, and  a variety of worship opportunities within our beautiful sanctuary. It's not too late to pledge!   Please think and pray about how you can be part of God's generosity in your pledging

CLICK ON THE LINK TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE ONLINE.
Parting Thought
A prayer for Sunday's installation and our new presiding bishop


From "Listen, Lord: A Prayer"
by James Weldon Johnson


And now, O Lord, this man of God,
Who breaks the bread of life this morning--
Shadow him in the hollow of Thy hand,
And keep him out of the gunshot of the devil.
Take him, Lord--this morning--
Wash him with hyssop inside and out,
Hang him up and drain him dry of sin.
Pin his ear to the wisdom-post,
And make his words sledge hammers of truth--
Beating on the iron heart of sin.
Lord God, this morning--
Put his eye to the telescope of eternity,
And let him look upon the paper walls of time.
Lord, turpentine his imagination,
Put perpetual motion in his arms,
Fill him full of the dynamite of Thy power,
Anoint him all over with the oil of Thy salvation,
And set his tongue on fire.


Read the full poem here
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