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Grace Episcopal Church
123 W Washington Street, Lexington, VA
Seeking, Serving, Loving Together
| Parish News For the week of Sunday, September 25, 2022 | |
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Welcome to Grace Episcopal Church! Please click the link below if you are new to our church and would like to have more information about our Parish life!
Welcome Card
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Dear Friends,
On Friday, September 23, we remember
Lt. Col. Alexander "Sandie" Pendleton who died of wounds received on September 22, 1964 during the Battle of Fisher's Hill. A graduate of Washington College, Sandie suspended his graduate studies at UVA and plans to enter the ministry when war broke out in 1861. He is one of many members of this parish who died in service of his country and among the few who are memorialized in our nave. The window given in his memory by his parents, Anzollete and the Rev. Nelson Pendleton, includes the inscription "Faithful Unto Death" and "The Beloved Disciple". May the memory of his faithful service inspire us to devote all that we are and all that we have to the work of justice and peace in the way of the cross.
Tuck
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Please dress warmly for Sunday at 10:30! | |
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Worship Services
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 25
Holy Eucharist
8 am
In-Person & ZOOM
Christianity & Culture 9:15 am
Parish Hall & ZOOM
Holy Eucharist
10:30 am (outdoors weather permitting)
In-Person & YouTube
Holden Evensong
5 pm
In-person
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Morning Prayer
Monday - Friday
8:30 am, Chancel
In-Person and ZOOM
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PRAYER LIST
Please pray for the wider Church and intercessions requested by our Congregants: The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, and our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas; for the people of Trinity, Boonsboro and their rector, the Rev. Gail Goldsmith.
Pray for Lynda DeMaria, Peter Fyfe, Lucy Moise, Glen Jones, Don Ellis, Alice Furgerson, Julie Jennings, Sally Capets, Mary & Scott Hudgins, Helen Head, Kaleb (grandson of Pat & Keith Gibson), Sue Ellen Booth and Lynn Morris Butler (cousins of Melanie Griffis), Elisabeth Dhillon, (daughter of Hugh and Ann Henderson), Elizabeth Shields, Samuel Pech, Diana Kenney, Sarah Cumming, Dot Fogo, Dawn Saunders (friend of Judy Schram), Bev Wirtz, Walter Joly, Jeff Mason, Polly Lawrence, Sharon Meister (friend of Virginia Cooke), Bob Glidden, Sue Denson, Catharine Gaylard, David Wade, George Johnson (brother of Liz Moss), Gloria June Perry, Ken Hershbell, Kathy Warn (sister-in-law of Margaret Haberman), David Passmore, Charles Plageman, all those in our community who have covid, and those we name aloud or in our hearts.
Prayers of Thanksgiving for Rymma and Volodymyr, Davyd, Liliia and Oleksandr Odemchuk and for Olha, Andrii, Ivan, and Anastasiia Stryzhyboroda.
Pray for those who have died, especially The Rev. Melissa Hays-Smith and Donald Passmore (twin brother of David Passmore).
Pray for an end to violence and for those fleeing Ukraine, and we also pray for Episcopal Relief & Development and other ecumenical agencies working to respond to the current crisis.
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Mark your Calendars
Friday, September 23, 5:30 pm - Haiti In Crisis Lecture with Robert Fatton
Sunday, September 25,
9:15 am - Christianity and Culture, Anne Hansen talk on “Creation”
12:00 pm Habitat for Humanity Fundraising Event at Great Mountain Brewery
5:00 pm Holden Evensong
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7pm, in the College Room "Storytelling" With Anne Grizzle
Wednesdays, 7pm, Sept. 28 Singer Science Series
Saturday, October 1 Cabaret!
| Church Calendar - click below | The Janet North memorial bench has arrived and has been added to our lovely patio. Come and sit for a while. Bring your lunch, a book or chat with a friend or two, and enjoy the beautiful fall weather! (Just watch out for the falling acorns and buckeyes!) | | |
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Table Fellowship Groups are Forming Now!
Table fellowship groups are forming for the
2022-2023 season. Groups meet for a meal about once a month.
You can meet for brunch, lunch, dinner in homes, restaurants or anywhere you can imagine. The table fellowship groups are around 8 people and are always a source of good food and fellowship.
Our Table Fellowship groups are a great way to meet newcomers, old timers and those in between and build community at our church.
If you would like to join a group, please contact Ruth Smith
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Join us on Sept. 25, when the 5pm service will be vespers in the form of Holden Evening Prayer. From Wikipedia: "Vespers is a service of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic (both Latin and Eastern), Lutheran, and Anglican liturgies. The word for this fixed prayer time comes from the Latin vesper, meaning "evening". Vespers typically follows a set order that focuses on the performance of psalms and other biblical canticles."
Holden Evening Prayer includes beautiful, uplifting and calming songs sung by choir and congregation. It was written in the mid-1980s by Marty Haugen while he was at Holden Village in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington. Its singability and meditative nature have kept it popular amongst Vespers liturgies.
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Campus Ministry Updates:
What's all the buzz and barking in Grace's courtyard? It's Paws to Connect! Students and locals flocked to the courtyard to pet and play with the dogs. The Paws to Connect brigade frequently heard, "Oh, I miss my dog(s) so much! Thank you for sharing!" Some students reflected on how much they need these little breaks in their intense routines. Homemade banana bread and Grace swag were a big hit, as well, but mostly it was the stories shared and tails wagged. One person said, "You can feel the community building going on here. The dogs are ministering!" For that matter, members of Grace learned new things about each other, as well as about students. Join us in the Courtyard Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11:30-1:30--indeed, Paws-pause to connect! #mission
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The Community Table of Rockbridge Reopens its dine-in meals downstairs in the RARA Building, at 350 Spotswood Drive. The Community Table (TCT) is “a restaurant without a cashier” where “folks can enjoy nutritious meals in a comfortable and dignified atmosphere.” It is open to all, and patrons can make a donation of choice at the end of the meal. TCT is operated and staffed entirely by volunteers from the Lexington/Buena Vista/Rockbridge community.
What shall we do? BC (Before Covid), Grace Church had a team of volunteers who helped prepare food, set up tables, serve meals and clean up for the evening meal. And they ate the TCT meal together with the others who volunteered on the third Monday of every month. The different jobs go from 1-2:30 PM, 5:30-7 PM and: 7-8 PM.
Can we organize a team of 8-10 people? The team would be asked each month to sign up for a job. Sometimes a volunteer would have to opt out that month because of illness, absence, or a student might have an important test or paper due the next day. But usually, the team members could be counted on to sign up. The list would be turned in the preceding Thursday to the TCT coordinator, Jill Lund, who would make sure that she had enough volunteers for that next Monday.
Or can we choose individually for other jobs? TCT prepares meals for drive thru and, as of September 26, for dining in on all Monday evenings at the RARA building. Also in the same location, there is a Wednesday lunch and at the Fairfield Presbyterian Church, a Friday lunch.
Determining what Grace parishioners might want to do: TCT is a 501 (c)(3) organization which serves the Rockbridge area well. Learn more at www.communitytablerockbridge.org. Please let me know by October 4 if you are interested in having a Third Monday Team for TCT. Thank you!
—MJ Mayerchak, Former Grace Team Coordinator.
email: mjpmmchak@gmail.com; text or call: 540-460-3138
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Tuesday Men's Breakfast Group
7 am Tuesdays, members of Grace and neighbors from throughout the local community. Fantastic breakfast, great discussion of Oswald Chambers "My Utmost for His Highest."
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Chrysalis: Storytelling for Growing Faith Community
When was a time you were struck by beauty? Think of someone at Grace whom you know well. Do you wonder about a time they were struck by beauty? When have you felt that God is with you? Think of someone you know well. Do you wonder about their story of a time when they felt God with them? The Rev. Anne Grizzle led us in deep, joyful, even tearful (in a good way) sharing this past Wednesday evening. We all left knowing more of each other. Profoundly more. Anne will lead another session in this vein on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7pm, in the College Room.
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Last week's excellent workshop led by Mark Gallagher was followed this Wednesday by another fabulous Vocal Workshop led by music scholar Emma Bowler Vasquez! Next Wednesday, 7pm in the Undercroft Christopher Vasquez leads another. Spread the word. So. Many. Great. Tools! | |
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Stewardship Kickoff Cabaret
Please RSVP: Liz Moss
540-223-1048
To enhance your evening--Chocolates, Roses and Photos will be available for a donation—Please bring cash!
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On Sunday, Oct. 9, Grace Church will celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis. Many stories surrounding Francis's life demonstrate that Saint Francis was a great lover of God’s creation. In celebrating Saint Francis’ ministry and teachings, Fr. Tuck will bless the animals during the 8am and 10:30 am liturgies of the day and from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the courtyard. All are welcome! “All God’s critters’ got a place in the choir!” | | |
SAVE THE DATE
Best-selling author and fellow Episcopalian, Sally Hurme, will be the special guest at the October 16 Rector’s Forum. Sally is the author of Checklist for My Family: A Guide to My History, Financial Plans, and Final Wishes, published in association with AARP, from which Sally retired, and the American Bar Association. Sally will offer helpful and step-by-step guidance on issues to consider in getting your life in order and ensuring your family or representative knows your plans and wishes as you desire to take care of family, loved ones, favored institutions, and a personal legacy meaningful to you. It is never too early to plan. The latest edition is available for purchase through Amazon ahead of Sally’s visit, click the link below:
Sally Hurme books on Amazon
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Vestry Minutes
Vestry Minutes are available on our website under the vestry tab.
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Happy Birthday
9/25 - Darlene Keane 9/26 -Heidi Schweizer 9/28 - Winifred Hart, Tim Harrison 9/30 - Mo Littlefield, Lynda Bassett-Demaria. 10/2 Donnie McBrayer, 10/4 Mary Katherine Lawrence, Anne Hansen, 10/8 Rob Minor, 10/9 Jerry Nay, Susan Denson, 10/11 Libby Cumming, Heather McBrayer, 10/12 Al Gordon, 10/15 Charlie Smith, 10/16 Sharon Swain, 10/20 Eloise Adams, Drusie Milford, 10/23 Claudia Ellis, 10/25 Lily Youngman, 10/26 Melissa Cox, 10/27 Connie Loughhead, 10/29 Jimbo Smith, 10/30 Steve Shultis, 10/31 Peggy Hays.
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