Grace La Gracia
33 Church Street White Plains, NY 10601
If you are visiting with us for the first time, we welcome you to Grace Church!
Our liturgy is found in the Book of Common Prayer.
Our communion is open to all baptized Christians.
Please take the time to fill out one of our visitor cards which the ushers have available.
Your presence is a blessing to us may our worship together be a blessing to you.
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Jesus said to his disciples, "I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
"You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name."
John 15:5-8, 14-16
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17
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Por lo tanto,si alguien esta en Cristo, el es una nueva creacion.
Lo viejo ha pasado, he aqui, lo nuevo ha llegado.
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2 Corintios 5:17
Ministers of the Liturgy
January 19, 2020
Celebrant:
Rev. Dr. Chip Graves
Assisting Priest:
Rev. Adolfo Moronta
Organist:
Peter Roberts
Eucharistic Visitors:
Eileen McClean, Lisa Daley,
Ray Williams
Lector 8AM:
Linda Heusser
10 AM:
Eric Woodberry Jr, Gabby Parkinson
Intercessor:
Aadi Kumar
Altar Minister 8AM:
Brinda Bradley
Altar Ministers10 AM:
Lauren Reid, Rudye Breach
Acolytes 10 AM:
Anna Kristina O’ Hanlon,
James Heffner, Harrison Richards, Ivana Richards,
Vika O’ Hanlon, Nikolas O’ Hanlon
Ushers 10AM:
Margaret Bloomfield, Delroy Chang, Bob Soso, Shirley Spencer, Jean Wilson
Coffee Hour Host:
Robert & Pettie Soso
Assistants: Team 3
Nursery Care:
available during 10AM Service
Reminder to Everyone to Greet Our Newcomers and Guests
I want to request our church parishioners to please welcome our visitors and let us share the love of God together. Fr. Chip
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THIS WEEK AT GRACE
Sunday, January 19, 2020
8:00 AM
The Holy Eucharist
Family Service – All in Church
Meet the Candidates after 10 AM Service
In the Parish Hall
12:30 PM
La Gracia Santa Eucaristía
Monday, January 20
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
MLK Jr. Grace’s Volunteer Luncheon – Parish Hall
Parish Office Closed
Tuesday, January 21
7:00 PM
La Gracia Leaders Meeting – Library
Wednesday, January 22
12:10 PM
DTM @ Grace
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Ada’s Outreach – Parish Hall
7:15 PM
BSF - Library
Thursday, January 23
12:05 PM
Eucharist in Chapel
Saturday, January 25
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ada’s Outreach – Parish Hall
Sunday, January 26
10:00 AM Bilingual Service
Annual Meeting after service – Parish Hall
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Monthly Gratitude
Altar Guild
This month we raise up Brinda Bradley and the Grace Church Altar Guild team. Please recognize them and thank them for this amazing ministry.
Carol Mitchell, Gloria Chang, Brinda Bradley, Sandy McAllister, Melanie Jackson, Audrey Taylor, Shirley Spencer, Jo-Ann B. Boylan, Lyris Cooper, Ruth Theodore, Edith Gonzalez, Haydee DeLeon.
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Mother Teresa once said to “do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”
Any person or group of parishioners interested in underwriting a worship service at Grace Church, please contact Fr. Chip for more information.
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MEET THE 2020 VESTRY CANDIDATES THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020
DURING 10 AM COFFEE HOUR
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 AFTER 10 AM BILINGUAL SERVICE IN THE PARISH HALL
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Parent/Teacher Reception:
After the 10:00 service, all parents of students enrolled in Pre-K through J2A are invited to join the teachers and Fr. Chip for light refreshments in the Library in a mutual conversation regarding our youth's Christian education. Even if you have not responded to the invitation sent out a few weeks ago, you are encouraged to join us to share your thoughts. For those who have children needing care, it will be provided by some of our J2A youth and adults upstairs in the classrooms during the reception
Community Events at Grace Church
Grace family, we recently held a parish survey about possible future Community Events at Grace Church. The winners include a) Summer River Dinner Cruise b) Pentecost Event for youth c) Green Out (St. Pat's Sunday) and e. Shrove Tuesday Feb. 25th event. We are beginning plans on all of these; however, we need some help with the Shrove Tuesday event. We need some help with food and set-up that evening in order to have this event. Please notify the office if you have interest in helping. Thank you. Fr. Chip
T
he Episcopal Church Weekly Bible Study Is Available Online
We are adding another Bible Study at Grace Church. It has been developed by the Episcopal Church and can be accessed online by clicking this link -
Online Advent Bible Study Year
A Once you access the site, scroll down to Bible Study for Epiphany A. You'll see four tabs, one for each week in Epiphany. Just click the correct tab and enjoy. God Bless, Fr. Chip
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This Monday, January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Grace’s Kitchen Luncheon staffed by Volunteers. Parish office closed
Wednesday, January 22nd God’s Word for Today’s World Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) in the library. A New BSF Satellite Discussion Group will meet, right here, at Grace Episcopal Church, on Wednesday evenings from 7:15pm-8:45pm. There is no cost to join.
Sunday, January 26th Bilingual Service at 9:30 AM
with Annual Meeting after service in the parish hall.
Sunday, February 2nd Black History Month / Reading and Spirituals
Wednesday, Feb 5th S.A.G.E. Meeting at 1:30 Pm in the library. All are welcome.
Saturday, February 15th Altar Guild Training at 10 AM
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Join a Committee or become Greeter or Office Voluntee
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Grace La Gracia is always looking for more volunteers to serve on our various committees. We rely on our parishioners to help keep our parish going. For more information or to join, contact the parish office or just stop by one of our meetings!
If any of these roles interest you, please contact the parish office.
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Acolytes
The Grace La Gracia Acolyte Ministry is always in search of new members to aid and assist the Clergy and Congregation in prayer, praise and worship. We welcome adults and youth aged 7 and up. Please contact Lauren Reid at
Lrrmink@gmail.com
if you would like to join this vital ministry.
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Pastoral Care
We are inviting members who have a passion for serving others to join our Pastoral Care team. This ministry means so much to our members and it just might change your life. Please contact Sandy Gadsden at
sunaganatag@aol.com
for more information.
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Altar Flowers Signup sheet is on the bulletin board near the library. Remember those you love by signing up for flowers to adore the altar. Contribution: $100.00
Lectors Are Needed
Volunteers are needed for all services including the Family service, every third Sunday of the month. If you are available for one or both of these services, please provide your contact information to
Michael Heffner
Volunteer to be an Usher
Ushers are needed for all services. Please contact Andrea Spencer E: dreaspencer@aol.com if you would like to join.
Names on Prayer List
If you have a family member or loved one on our prayer list, please provide our office with emergency contact information.
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Downtown Music at Grace Concert Schedule -click here
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JANUARY 2020
January 22nd@ 12:10 PM
Addie Rose Forstman
, Soprano and
Edward Forstman
, piano explore the best of American art song
January 29th @12:10 PM
Karen Marie Marmer,
violin and
Dongsok Shin,
fortepiano, principals of the internationally acclaimed REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music, play an all Mozart program featuring sonatas for violin and fortepiano and a work for keyboard solo.
FEBRUARY 2020
February 5th @ 12:10 PM
Downtown Sinfonietta
– Our resident chamber orchestra, featuring members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
February 12th @ 12:10 PM
Xinyao Feng
- 2018 Laureate of the New York International Piano Competition. Presented in partnership with the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation
February 19, 2020 @ 12:10 PM
The Blithewood Ensemble
- Teresa Buchholz, mezzo soprano, Marka Gustavsson,
viola, and Erika Switzer, piano offer a program which features the Brahms viola songs, along with works by Loeffler, Bridge, Strauss, and Marx. A Downtown Music debut.
February 26, 2020 @ 12:10 PM- No Concert
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The Episcopal Diocese of New York
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Upcoming Anti-Racism Workshop
January 18 and 25
(Two part workshop on consecutive Saturdays)
Church of the Crucifixion, Manhattan
The purpose of the diocesan Anti-Racism Workshop is to help us become aware of how the sin of racism impacts all of our lives, and how we all unconsciously and consciously participate in racist systems.
It is required for clergy in our diocese and highly recommended for lay leadership.
Dialogue is the foundation of the two-day workshop. We use group exercises and examine scientific and historical evidence concerning the origins of the concept of race and its legacy.
Coffee and lunch are served and there is no cost to attend for members of our diocese. (There is a $25.00 registration fee for members of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark and a $50.00 fee for all others.)
Of the hundreds of workshop participants, more than 85% have found the workshop to be “very useful” or “extremely useful” in their work and daily lives.
All interested clergy and lay persons are invited to a
Private Tour of the Center for Jewish History and the Yeshiva University Museum
on Friday, March 13, from 10:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
15 West 16th Street, Manhattan
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E:mcampos@gracechurchwhiteplains.org T: 914 949 2874 x1
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