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The Fourth Sunday of Easter
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Bob & Donna Weber, Mickey Federico, Yasso Herath, Peter Lubeck, Catherine Lubeck, Shirley Federico, Miranda Pinckert, Clinton Taplin, Betty Mettler, Jeannie, Joanne Carter, Janine Carter, Mike Maslanek, Dr. John Finn, Anita Sevier-Berg, Jean, Bill Weber, Sylvia Manley, Dr. Roufa,Michael Maslanek, Hubert Connoly, Noreen, Steve Fanning, Peter Foley, Ian, Jean, Harper Grant, Constance Thompson, Ethan Mathews, Thomas Humeston, Rosemary Owen, Sadie Graham, Al and Carol Lalli, Dr. John Finn, Audrey Graves, Kathy, Risa, Elaine MacPhee, Marianna Quinn Parsekian, Bill Honeger, Molly MacQueen, Peggy Lehrecke, John Loftin, Sr., Peter Zakrepine, Chris Drysdale, Shirley Chalke, Candice Boyle, Nury Ferrer, Geoff Blank, Bill Fox, Patrick, Stephanie, Phyllis Richey, Elizabeth Putnam
REST IN PEACE: Patricia Ruth Decker
Please also remember: The people of Flint, Michigan Refugees from the violence and turmoil in Syria. We continue to take up a special offering for Syrian refugee relief at Sunday services. You may make your check out to Grace Episcopal Church with Syrian Refugee on the memo line, or go to Episcopal Relief and Development to learn more and make your donation online.
Please note: Names will generally remain on the prayer list for one month. If you would like to add or return a name to the list, please be in touch with the office.
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Readings [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]
Collect of the Day
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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"During these years the Church has fought for self-preservation as though it were an end in itself, and has thereby lost its chance to speak a word of reconciliation to mankind and the world at large. So our traditional language must perforce become powerless and remain silent, and our Christianity today will be confined to praying and doing right by our fellow men. Christian thinking, speaking and organization must be reborn out of this praying and action ... It will be a new language, the language of a new righteousness and truth, which proclaims the peace of God with humankind and the advent of his kingdom."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Are you on the worship ministry schedule for this weekend? Check here.
10:00am Choir Concert rehearsal 10:00am "The Episcopal Church Welcomes You"
SUNDAY, April 17
8:00am/9:30am/11:00am Holy Eucharist
8:45am SCOP meeting
10:10am Church School & Confirmation Class
Bible Study./Refreshments
10:10am SCOF meeting
4:00pm GraceMusic presents: Water Music
featuring the Grace Choir & the Nyack High School Chorus
6:30pm Senior Youth Group (Fenton Room)
TUESDAY, April 19
NYS PRIMARY - POLLING IN MEMORIAL HALL ALL DAY/EVENING
7:00pm Vestry (Patterson Hall)
6:00pm Healing & Wellness Service (Bradley Chapel)
7:00am Men's Prayer Breakfast
10:00am Pastoral Care Team Meeting (Patterson Hall)
2:00pm Brown Bag & A Bible (Patterson Hall)
5:30pm Graceful Yoga
7:30pm Choir
9:00pm Helping Hands Safe Haven (Memorial Hall)
8:00am/9:30am/11:00am (baptism) - Holy Eucharist
10:10 Church School (Earth Day garden planting)/Bible Study/Refreshments
6:30pm Senior Youth Group (Fenton Room)
9:00pm Helping Hands Safe Haven (Memorial Hands)
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Don't miss this "Double Choir" concert
with the Nyack High School Chorus!
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SOME CHURCH SCHOOL AND YOUTH EVENTS
COMMUNITY SERVICE - Join us tomorrow in Memorial Park for Keep Rockland Beautiful's big Earth Day clean up.
SUNDAY, MAY 15
SENIOR YOUTH GROUP TAG SALE
Supports mission trip to the Dominican Republic
Drop off is Saturday the14th from 9-11am, or on the morning of the 15th. SAVE YOUR STUFF!
THE SENIOR YOUTH GROUP IS GOING RAFTING The annual rafting trip will be the weekend of June 4 - please be in touch with Joe Paskowski if you're interested! (jpaskowski@msn.com). SYG meets regularly on Sundays at 6:30pm in the Fenton Room.
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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU- Remaining session is tomorrow,
Saturday, April 16 10:00am to noon
Would you like to be Confirmed or Received into the Episcopal Church when the Bishop is here on May 8? New to Grace, or just want to know more about the Episcopal Church in general? Curious about what the Narthex or a thurifer is? Fr. Owen will lead the conclusion of this two-session introductory course - open to all - offering an overview of history, beliefs, and more. Did you miss the first session? Please contact Fr. Owen to learn more.
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CONFIRMATION IS ON MOTHER'S DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 8 at 10:00am
Services on the 8th will be at 8:00 and 10:00am
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Saturday, May 7, 10:00am to 2:00pm
IN MEMORIAL GARDEN
Join us in our beautiful Memorial Garden for our annual plant and flower sale. We will offer:
- Hand made bouquets and fresh flower arrangements for Mothers' Day
- An array of annual bedding plants and perennials from our parishioners' own gardens.
- A wonderful plant sale in a beautiful space!
We need plants from folks' gardens, we have 4 in. pots available for people to use, we need help pricing and making bouquets on Friday evening May 6, and setting up before 10am on Saturday. Contact Sondra Holt 358-0553, sondrasholt@gmail.com if you're able to help.
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26-33-38 HIKE!
Not football but Shakespeare rules. If you are attending the June 26 performance of As You Like It, then you are one of 33 Grace family and friends lucky enough to have planned ahead. Now we need your $38/tickets payment ASAP. Checks made out to Grace Episcopal Church with Shakespeare on the memo line can be handed in or mailed to the office: 130 First Ave., Nyack, NY 10960. Thanks for your support!
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PLEDGE.
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in time of daffodils (who know
the goal of living is to grow)
forgetting why, remember how
in time of lilacs who proclaim
the aim of waking is to dream,
remember so (forgetting seem)
in time of roses (who amaze
our now and here with paradise)
forgetting if, remember yes
in time of all sweet things beyond
whatever mind may comprehend,
remember seek (forgetting find)
and in a mystery to be
(when time from time shall set us free)
forgetting me, remember me
~ e. e. cummings
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 130 First Avenue, Nyack, New York 10960 845-358-1297
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