Grace/La Gracia
33 Church Street White Plains, NY 10601
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Ministers of the Liturgy
Organist
Peter Roberts
Lectors 8AM
Stuart Madden, Mary Baker
10AM
Gabby Parkinson, Rohan Kumar Intercessor Ivana Richardson
Eucharistic Minsters
8AM Paola Carmago
10AM Lauren Reid, Melanie Jackson, Rudye Breach
Acolytes
Jean Chambers, James Heffner, Gabrielle Parkinson, Jordan Acevedo,
Eric Woodberry, Aaron Woodberry
Ushers 10AM
Margaret Bloomfield, Delroy Chang, Albert Sargent, Bob Soso, Shirley Spencer,
Jean Wilson
Eucharistic Visitors:
Eileen McClean, Ray Williams, Carolyn Rogers, Lisa Daley
Coffee Hour
Meet the Candidates
Assistant: Pettie Soso, Eileen & Sylvia
Nursery Care
is available during the 10:00 AM service.
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THIS WEEK AT GRACE
Sunday January 20
8 AM & 10 AM The Holy Eucharist
All teachers and students will join the 10 AM service for Fr. Graves' first Sunday at Grace
Sunday January 20th
8 AM & 10 AM
Family Service Welcome Father Chip
11:45AM
ECW Meeting – Library
Meet the Candidates during Coffee Hour
Celebrating Cecil Henry’s Birthday- during Coffee Hour
Monday, January 21st
Parish Office Closed
MLK, Jr. Day – Grace’s Kitchen
Tuesday January 22
nd
12:05 PM
Eucharist in the Chapel
7:30 PM
Vestry Meeting - Library
Wednesday January 23rd
12:10 PM
Downtown Music at Grace
5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
DTM Executive Board Meeting
Thursday January 24
th
12:05 PM
Eucharist in the Chapel
7:30 PM
Santa Eucaristía in the Church
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ANNOUNCING OUR NEW RECTOR
The Reverend Dr. Chip Graves
His first Sunday will be January 20, 2019.
8 AM The Holy Eucharist
10 AM Family Service
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Dear Parishioners,
Grace La Gracia, it is so fantastic to be here with you. And I want to get to know each and every one of you. My best times to meet are on Wednesdays or Thursdays in the afternoon between 2PM and 4PM. Please contact me beforehand to ensure I'm in the office. My email is
therevchipgraves@gmail.com
and my cell is 304-615-2106.
Furthermore, please remember that it may take me a while to catch everyone's name as I'm meeting literally hundreds of wonderful new people over the next few weeks. It may help to remind me of your name in the beginning.
I look forward to seeing you.
God Bless, Fr. Chip
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What's New This Week
The Winter Angelus is available in the church and on our website.
With many thanks to all who contributed to this edition. It truly is a blessing to be able to tap into so many of the activities of Grace/La Gracia on a quarterly basis in a single publication.
The deadline for the Spring Angelus is February 15.
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Youth Ministries: Sunday School, Rite 13 & J2A
On January 20th all teachers and students will join the 10 AM service for Fr. Graves' first Sunday at Grace
J2A students will attend the Annual Parish Meeting on January 27th at 11:30 AM
To have your own copy of the Promise Card
c
lick here
To Print a copy of 2018 - 2019 Sunday School, Rite 13 & J2A Calendar
Click here
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Sundays in January
January 20
Father Chip Graves – Celebrant and Preacher
10 AM
– No Sunday School classes: Martin Luther King Weekend
Meet and Greet the candidates for election after all the services
Cecil Henry’s 9 Birthday.
January 27
Annual Parish Meeting:
Sunday School Class meet
J2A attend the meeting; Rite 13 host Game Day for the children
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GENERAL INFORMATION
- To print 2019 Annual Stewardship Pledge Form click here
- To read Vestry Highlights for December 18, 2018 click here
- To read Sunday January 27, 2019 Lessons click here
- January 2019 Lector Rota click here
- January 2019 Acolytes Rota click here
- Our Winter 2018 Angelus is now available for everyone to read. click here
- The Parish Profile is posted on our website. To read click here.
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Elections
This is the season when we begin preparations for the Annual Parish Meeting and the election of new Vestry members and a Junior Warden on
January 27, 2019
Openings:
Junior Warden (
Michael Heffner was appointed by the Vestry to serve until the 2019 Annual Parish Meeting)
Four 3-year terms
(Expiring terms: Irene Alves, Sorraya Sampson Elliott, Karen Odom, Amy Auld Owens)
Qualifications for serving on Vestry
- Must be a pledging member of Grace/La Gracia for at least 24 months.
- Must be confirmed or received in the Episcopal Church
- Must attend service regularly.
- Must be able to attend the Vestry meetings regularly (currently scheduled on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm.)
Qualifications for voting [By Laws: Section 4. Qualifications for Voting]
Persons of the age of 18 years or more who have been baptized, are communicants of the Episcopal Church, belong to the Parish, are regular attendants of its worship and have contributed to its support for at least twelve (12) months prior to the Annual Election or Special Meeting at which they are in attendance, shall be qualified to vote
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For the January 2019 election, eligible voters must have pledged for both 2018 and 2019. Records will be updated before January 15, 2019.
To Read the Bios of Vestry Candidates for 2019
Click here
Para leer las biografías de los Candidatos de la Junta Parroquial 2019
Haga clic aquí
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Marisol Ortega will be chair of the Nominating Committee this year.
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JOIN US FOR THE GRACE’S KITCHEN
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 21, 2019
Volunteers are needed in the Soup Kitchen between 8:30 AM &11:30 AM.
Contributions of fresh fruit, salads, desserts, snacks and monetary contributions are always needed and welcome. The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board near the parish hall.
For more information contact Michael Heffner & Walter Simon.
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Book Club
In recognition of Black History Month, join the Book Club in discussing February’s selection, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, on
Tuesday, Feb 12,
in the church library at 7pm.
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Downtown Music at Grace
Wednesday, January 23, 12:10 p.m.
Pianist Anastasia Dedik, cellist Rubin Kodheli, and flutist Jessica Taskov offer a program of virtuosic works from around the globe including music of Beethoven and Villa Lobos. A Downtown Music debut.
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S.A.G.E.
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Due to the New Year holiday celebration and Church site rental ,we will meet on the first Wednesday in February 2019. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the New Year.
Best wishes for the holidays! Marie Barrow
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Westchester Community College Admissions Newsletter - Academic Year 2018-2019
T
he Admissions Newsletter includes:
- Information about the new Next-Generation ACCUPLACER Placement Exam and new Testing Exemptions based on SAT/ACT/Regents Scores
- Student Testimonials: What are Students Saying About Westchester Community College?
- WCC Opportunity Programs
- EOP
- TRIO
- Black & Hispanic Male Initiative (BHMI) Program
- Viking ROADS
- Financial Aid & Scholarship Information
- And much, much more Click here
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The Episcopal Diocese of New York
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Blessed Absalom Jones Celebration Saturday, February 9, 2019 at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, Manhattan
Click here
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Episcopal Charities is now accepting applications for Youth Opportunity grants for the summer of 2019 and 2019-20 academic year.
Click here
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Episcopal Relief & Development Responding to Wildfires in California
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lick here
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2018 Diocesan Convention Round-Up
for a Complete Round-Up
(Bishops' address/report texts, elections, resolutions passed, etc.)
Click here
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Bishop Dietsche Writes on the Tree of Life Massacre and the Responsibility of Gospel Witness : T
o Read
Click here
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Episcopal Church Women Summer Newsletter now available.
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E:mcampos@gracechurchwhiteplains.org T: 914 949 2874 x10
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