PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Our vestry, lay leaders, and congregation as we journey together on the search process for a new rector; Lainie Murrell, our postulant to the diaconate; Robert and Donna Weber, Gerald and Marjorie Federico, Bill and Theresa Weber, John and Shirley Federico, Yasso HerathRick & JoAnn Stone, Jean B., Lin, Vicki Hudson, Caroline Tucker, Maura McGrath, Pastor Tyler, Georgia Moss and Family, parishioners of St Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church on Sanibel and all those affected by Hurricane Ian, Phyllis & Bob Holgerson. Victims of gun violence everywhere. 

FLOWER MEMORIALS Myra M. Hartell, Susan & Edward Nicholls, Eva & John Hopple, Richard E. Bergen & William E. Bergen, Florence Graham, Virginia Parkhurst

If there are names you would like to add to the prayer list, please contact the church office: parishoffice@gracechurchnyack.org/845-358-1297

For many years it has been (the desert dweller’s) custom to leave a lighted lantern by the roadside at night to cheer the weary traveler. Beside the lantern there is a note which gives detailed directions as to where his cottage may be found so that if there is distress or need, the stranger may find help. It is a very simple gesture full of beauty and wholeness. To him it is not important who the stranger may be, it is not important how many people pass in the night and go on their way. The important thing is that the lantern burns every night and every night the note is there, “just in case.”

In your own way, do you keep a lantern burning by the roadside with a note saying where you may be found, “just in case”? Do you place a jar of cool water and a bit of fruit under a tree at road’s turning, to help the needy traveler? God knows the answer and so do you!

Howard Thurman, from “The Desert Dweller” in Meditations of the Heart

Saturday, October 22

Sunday, October 23 – The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

ARE YOU ON THE WORSHIP MINISTRY SCHEDULE? CLICK HERE to check.

Readings available HERE

Collect of the Day

Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

• 8:00am Holy Eucharist, Rite I

• 9:30am Family Eucharist, followed by church school classes

• 11:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II Also available via live-stream

             Order of service for 11:00am service available HERE

On Sunday we welcome back The Rev. Judy Ferguson as our guest celebrant. 

The Rev. Judy Ferguson recently retired from 26 years of active, full-time ministry. She attended All Angels’ Church and St. George’s Church while living in New York City. St. George’s Church was her sponsoring parish for Holy Orders. Rev. Ferguson went to University of the South, The School of Theology, Sewanee, Tenn. for her seminary training. She was the Curate at the Church of the Virgin Mary, Chappaqua (1 year); Curate/Assistant at St. John’s Church, Larchmont (4 years); and Rector at the Church of the Holy Innocents, Highland Falls/St. Mark’s Chapel, Fort Montgomery (21 years). Rev. Ferguson continues to serve as the Episcopal Civilian Chaplain to USMA, West Point (21 years), which is the campus/alumni ministry for Holy Innocents’/St. Mark’s parish. She retired at the end of July 2022; and is now supplying for parishes in the Hudson Region.

Church school calendar through end of the year is available HERE.

Newcomers are always welcome!

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DISCOVERY GROUP: Bible Study

Our weekly informal Bible study of the day’s readings, led by Roy Kepler, takes place from 10:15 -10:55am in Patterson Hall each Sunday. All are welcome – join us!

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL PARISH HIKE

IN BEAUTIFUL HARRIMAN STATE PARK

It looks to be a beautiful fall day on Sunday, October 23, so plan to round up the whole family – even sociable canines – for our annual parish hike in Harriman Park, led by Tom Perry. We will meet at the church of St. John’s in the Wilderness, near Lake Welch, in Stony Point (119 St. John’s Road, Harriman State Park, Stony Point), at 2:00 PM. We will carpool a short distance to start a really cool hike. We will check out the ruins of the Orak mansion, then proceed to the top of Jackie Jones Mountain. Orak is Karo spelled backwards. It was the residence of the owner of the famous sweetener company. The hike should take about 2 hours round trip and is moderately steep. We’ll return to St. John’s for a potluck meal in the parish hall (the barn is currently undergoing some structural repairs).

Bring your family, bring your friends, and bring something simple to share.  Any questions? Call Tom Perry: 914-282-5172.

Out of an abundance of caution for our neighbors, we recommend that our visitors continue to mask inside. In Rockland County, New York, community level is Low.

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines

Get tested if you have symptoms

People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test,

or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY November 6, 2022

The Church invites us to honor our relationships with the saints on All Saints Sunday, and this year we will do so at the 8:00 & 11:00am services on November 6.  

If there are names you wish to have remembered as an offering of praise and thanksgiving please use the envelopes you'll find at the church entry, or call/email the church office (845-358-1297/parishoffice@gracechurchnyack.org) and then mail a check if you so choose.

You can also follow this link to our Virtual Offering Plate to make a donation by credit/debit card, indicating memorial names in the comments section.

We need to receive names by Tuesday, November 1 for reading at All Saints Sunday services. 

The Dancing Saints above are part of a much larger series located at St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco -- you can learn more about them and see the entire series HERE

MEN'S PRAYER BREAKFAST - New Members Welcome

We continue to meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday morning of every month in Patterson Hall at 8:00am. We gather, have coffee and bagels, reflect, discuss, and pray. Sometimes, we read and reflect on scripture – we just finished the Book of Revelation. Sometimes, we read and discuss a document or book that is of current interest. The next work that we will be discussing is the 2015 Encyclical Letter Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s letter On Care of Our Common Home.

The opening paragraph: “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words

of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister

with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise

be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who

produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”. The document in its entirety can be

found on this link:

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-

francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

At the next gathering – October 27th - we will discuss Chapter 1. Men’s Prayer Breakfast is open to all men of Grace and beyond Grace. We encourage others who have not joined us before, to feel welcome. For more information, please contact Jeff McDowell at jffmcdwll@hotmail.com

All Souls Day Vigil

in Remembrance of Those Lost to Gun Violence

From 7-9:00pm on Wednesday, November 2 (All Souls Day) Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (112 N. Main Street., Pearl River) will remember those lost in mass shootings in the US in 2022 -- more than 500 thus far -- with a vigil during which names will be read and ribbons representing each person tied to a string of lights outdoors.All are invited to attend, either to help with reading names, or simply to sit and bear witness. If you would like to participate by reading, you can sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/H9KM7.

REMEMBER YOUR PEOPLE TO PEOPLE DONATIONS - THE NEED IS GREAT

When you come to church please bring non-perishable food items to leave in the basket in the narthex. Peanut butter, tuna fish and cereal are greatly appreciated. If you don’t make it to church, you can always drop items off during office hours.

GIFT CARDS & LAUNDRY SUPPORT NEEDED

Occasionally individuals and families come to us with very basic immediate needs, like food and diapers for their children. When possible we try to help with small gift cards for stores like ShopRite, Target, or Walgreen’s. We’ve also found that help with laundry needs is appreciated, and have put together bags with quarters/soap pods/dryer sheets.We welcome donations of gift cards or materials/change laundry packages so we are prepared when the need arises — just bring them to the office or drop cards in the plate on Sundays. 

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED THESE EFFORTS IN THE PAST

Lord God, make me a true steward of your bounty, where there is a need – let me see it;

where there is abundance –let me share it; where there is time – let me spend it;

 and where there is treasure – let me use it for your glory. Amen.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has given throughout 2022.

As we move forward your willingness to support our church is more important than ever.

Click here to complete a pledge card online.

We are so grateful for your support.

Our Virtual Offering Plate

Please keep your pledge current!

To help ensure continuity for the church and our outreach programs to the community, please keep your pledge current if you are able, or make one-time donations as you would on Sunday. You can mail a check to us at 130 First Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960 or use our Virtual Offeering Plate to make an online gift. Use the drop down menu under "FUND" to choose "Other Gifts" or "Pledge Payments".

Red Brocade

Naomi Shihab Nye

The Arabs used to say,

When a stranger appears at your door,

feed him for three days

before asking who he is,

where he’s come from,

where he’s headed.

That way, he’ll have strength

enough to answer.

Or, by then you’ll be

such good friends

you don’t care.

Let’s go back to that.

Rice? Pine nuts?

Here, take the red brocade pillow.

My child will serve water

to your horse.

No, I was not busy when you came!

I was not preparing to be busy.

That’s the armor everyone put on

to pretend they had a purpose

in the world.

I refuse to be claimed.

Your plate is waiting.

We will snip fresh mint

into your tea.

Naomi Shihab Nye

Red Brocade in 19 Varieties of Gazelle