The Day of Pentecost - Sunday, May 15, 2016 
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,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, Elaine MacPhee, Marianna Quinn Parsekian, Bill Honeger, Molly MacQueen, Peggy Lehrecke, John Loftin, Sr., Peter Zakrepine, Chris Drysdale, Shirley Chalke, Candice Boyle, Delores & Raymond Puhl, Geoff Blank, Bill Fox, Patrick, Stephanie, Phyllis Richey, Elizabeth Putnam, George Fee, Savannah and Waldo Ferrer Rodriguez, Russell Fernando
  
Please also remember Refugees from the violence and turmoil in Syria and throughout the world.

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.
Readings  [We are using Track 2 of the indicated readings.]

This Sunday The Day of Pentecost
Next Sunday The First Sunday After Pentecost/Trinity Sunday
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Collect of the Day
Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reflection
Some wisdom from the late Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., as found in his book Ten commandments for the long haul (Journeys in faith)


1) Call on Jesus when all else fails. Call on Him when all else succeeds (except that never happens).

2) Don't be afraid to be afraid or appalled to be appalled. How do you think the trees feel these days, or the whales, or, for that matter, most humans?

3) Keep your soul to yourself. Soul is a possession worth paying for, they're growing rarer. Learn from monks, they have secrets worth knowing.

4) About practically everything in the world, there's nothing you can do. This is Socratic wisdom. However, about of few things you can do something. Do it, with a good heart.

5) On a long drive, there's bound to be a dull stretch or two. Don't go anywhere with someone who expects you to be interesting all the time. And don't be hard on your fellow travelers. Try to smile after a coffee stop.

6) Practically no one has the stomach to love you, if you don't love yourself. They just endure. So do you.

7) About healing: The gospels tell us that this was Jesus' specialty and he was heard to say: "Take up your couch and walk!"

8) When traveling on an airplane, watch the movie, but don't use the earphones. Then you'll be able to see what's going on, but not understand what's happening, and so you'll feel right at home, little different then you do on the ground.

9) Know that sometimes the only writing material you have is your own blood.

10) Start with the impossible. Proceed calmly towards the improbable. No worry, there are at least five exits.

For a little more about Fr. Berrigan, CLICK HERE
This Week
Are you on the worship ministry schedule for this weekend?  Check here.
 
SATURDAY, May 14
10:00am Bread for Life
10:00am Midnight Run (Memorial Hall)
2:00pm Celebration of the Life of Dirk Nakazawa
 
SUNDAY, MAY 15 - EPISCOPAL CHARITIES SUNDAY 
8:00am/9:30am/11:00am
10:10am Church School/Bible Study/Refreshments
10:00am - 2:00pm Tag Sale to benefit Summer Mission Trip
12:30pm Grace's Kitchen Ministry Team Meeting

TUESDAY, May 17
7:00pm Vestry (Patterson Hall)
 
WEDNESDAY, May 18
6:00pm Healing & Wellness Service (Bradley Chapel)
 
THURSDAY, May 19
2:00pm Brown Bag & A Bible (Patterson Hall)
7:30pm Choir
 
SUNDAY, May 22
8:00am/9:30am /11:00am - Holy Eucharist
10:10 Church School/Bible Study/Refreshments
 
Announcements
IT'S FINALLY HERE!

SUNDAY, MAY 15
SENIOR YOUTH GROUP TAG SALE 
Supports mission trip to the Dominican Republic
Drop off is tomorrow - Saturday the 14th from 9-11am, or on the morning of the 15th.


GIVE US YOUR STUFF -- AND COME PREPARED TO FIND SOME WONDERFUL TREASURES AND BARGAINS ON SUNDAY! 
THIS SUNDAY, MAY 15 is  Episcopal Charities Sunday at Grace
Please give generously 
Episcopal Charities transforms the lives of those in need.  Help support 48 parish-based feeding programs throughout the Diocese of New York, serving more than 6.7 million meals per year.  Please give generously, using the envelopes that will be available next week.  For more about Episcopal Charities,
CONFIRMATION
Thank you to everyone -- kids, parents, worship ministers, hosts, helpers seen and unseen -- who made last Sunday such a wonderful celebration -- we did ourselves proud!
Make sure to check out the great pictures that Verne Becker took of the festivities. 
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MOTHER'S DAY PLANT SALE
A SHOUT OUT AND A BIG THANK YOU
To all who worked so tirelessly on the Plant Sale to benefit Memorial Garden. To all the helpers for the Friday set up, making bouquets, and on the day of the sale: Alan & Linda Chisholm, Jennifer Hausler, Heidi Hill, Leigh Holt, Molly MacQueen, Beth Paskowski, Bob Scheurman, Chris Sorensen, Paula & Howard Spruck, Sally Seiler, Britta Voss.
To those who brought plants, or helped dig them: Karin Baere, Linda Chisholm, Peggy & Jim Gilbert, Heidi Hill, Sondra & Leigh Holt, Rod Langdon, John Loftin, Molly MacQueen, Tom Perry, Mitch Pfenning,Sally Seiler, Bob Scheurman, Chris Sorensen.
A special thank you to our cashier for the day, Suzanne Graham, and to Leigh Holt for going to Saddle Brook, NJ, in the pouring rain, to help pick up the wholesale plants we bought.
It wasn't a beautiful day, but the love and pride in our Garden was evident in all who participated. And, we had some great fellowship as well!
Chris Sorensen was the winner of the raffle for the lovely planter, donated by Red Hill Nursery in New City. Please stop by this fabulous nursery when you are looking for plants this spring, and don't forget to thank the owner, Mary, for her generous gift to us.
After our expenses, we netted slightly over $1,200.00 for the Garden! Not bad for a plant sale on a rainy day.
Throughout the month of May, we will continue our fundraising efforts to try to make the Garden Fund self-sustaining. There will be envelopes available for offerings of any amount, large or small, so please give what you are able. Could we possibly MATCH the amount we took in from our sale?
           
Finally, I'd like to thank those who have already donated: Barbara and Charlie Cross, Ron Hammond, Sondra & Leigh Holt, Hilda De Loatch, and Sally Mann.
 
I hope I haven't left anyone out! Thank you all!

Sondra Holt, for the Garden Columbarium Committee
 
THERE ARE A FEW PLANTS LEFT OVER WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE THIS SUNDAY IN THE GARDEN!
AMAZING GRACE CIRCUS!
SUMMER CAMP IS BACK
14th YEAR AT GRACE!

Step Right Up Grace Church Kids to join the coolest summer camp in Rockland.

It's 'Mr. Amazing's BIG TOP CIRCUS CAMP' right here in air-conditioned Memorial Hall.
Tumbling, Trapeze, Tightwire, Clowning, Acrobatics and Elephants (just kidding -
only Relevance!). June 27 - Aug 5. 9am - 4pm. Ages 5 - 15. We even have a half-day Little Top Circus Camp for ages 4-6 from 9am - 12:30pm.At the end of every two week session, we put on our famous REALLY BIG CIRCUS SHOW for family, friends and the community. And it's FREE!

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR Grace Church Parishioners: Sign up by June 1 to receive a 
10% discount on your total camp fee (two-week camps only; no other discounts apply).

Contact Mr. Amazing (aka, Grace parishioner Carlo Pellegrini) directly at 845-721-5059  
email him at amazinggracecircus@gmail.org or go to our website for more information and camp prices (www.amazinggracecircus.org).

Amazing Grace CIRCUS! has been a mission partner of Grace Episcopal Church since 2001.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO GRACE
The Academy of Music returns June 5 - 18 for a series of five concerts featuring world class musicians and a diverse range of programs.  CLICK HERE for all the details.



IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PLEDGE.  
Parting Thought
Witness 
Denise Levertov 

Sometimes the mountain
is hidden from me in veils
of cloud, sometimes
I am hidden from the mountain
in veils of inattention, apathy, fatigue,
when I forget or refuse to go
down to the shore or a few yards
up the road, on a clear day,
to reconfirm
that witnessing presence.
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