The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost - 7.31.2022 |
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Almighty God, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Collect for Social Justice - Book of Common Prayer
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; Ian Cochran, Barbara and Peter dePinto, Carol Streichert, JoAnn Stone, Chris Mitchell, Bob, Ginny, Maura McGrath, Gerald and Marjorie Federico, Bob and Donna Weber, Bill & Theresa Weber, Yasso Herath, John and Shirley Federico, Robert Michael Weber, John Pluhowski, Margaret Fulmor Wagner, Margie Winslow, Diana Grace, Al and Carol Lalli, Bill & Lois Steinmann, Jean B., Lynn Johnson, Kim Hewlett, Maude M, Giuseppe Cristofalo, Carmela Cristofalo, Carmelo Cristofalo, Thomas Sproviero, Domenico Fragale, Marianina Fragale, Peter Zakrepine, Ileya Robinson, Sztyk Family, Drozdyk family, William, Ian, Jean, Stephen Yaw, Gloria Karpinsky, Tasha, Melissa Frustaci, Gina Lacey, Shirley Chalke, Amy Miller, David, Suzanne,Diane Churchill, Tanya Perez-Rock, Nancy Collins, Rebecca Gnann, Elizabeth M., Russell Fernando
Victims of gun violence everywhere
FLOWER MEMORIALS
In Loving Memory of past Altar Guild Members, William G. Lang, Robert L. Hunt
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It is a most significant fact that man is not sufficient to himself, that life is not meaningful to him unless it is serving an end beyond itself, unless it is of value to someone else. The self may have the highest rate of exchange, yet men do not live by currency alone, but by the good attainable by expending it. To hoard the self is to grow a colossal sense of the futility of living.
Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972
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Sunday, July 24 - The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN THE AIR CONDITIONED MEMORIAL HALL
Collect of the Day
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; 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
10:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II and The Rite of Baptism
Also available via livestream
Order of service for 10:00am service available HERE
WELCOME:
Jan Valentine will be our organist through Labor Day while Brandon Beachamp is on summer leave.
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Announcements & Ongoing Programs |
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LAMBETH CONFERENCE 2022 - July 26 - August 8, 2022
Many of our U.S. bishops are currently in Canterbury, UK for the 15th Lambeth Conference, an international meeting of Anglican bishops that occurs roughly every ten years. The conference discusses church and world affairs and the global mission of the Anglican Communion for the decade ahead.
The relationship of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion is complicated and often tension-filled, but this meeting has been billed as an opportunity for prayer and reflection, fellowship and dialogue on church and world affairs. For those interested, there is much more available via reporting from The Episcopal News Service, the ENS Facebook page and the Lambeth Conference site.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 at 10:00am
Join us in Memorial Hall at 10:00am on Saturday, August 13 as we assemble meals to be distributed to the homeless poor of New York City through Midnight Run. If you are able to bring necessary food items (ex: lunch meat, cheese, bread, cookies, etc.), please email Heidi at nyack13@gmail.com to make sure you are included on the list. |
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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JEANETTE MATTHEWS (March 27, 1937 - January 28, 2020)
We will celebrate the life of Jeanette Matthews here at Grace on Sunday, August 14 at 1:00pm. The Rev. A. Meigs Ross will be celebrant. We invite everyone to join us for this joyful remembrance of Jeanette, whose original service was put on hold due to the pandemic.
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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
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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 Offering Plate to make an online gift. Use the drop down menu under "FUND" to choose "Other Gifts" or "Pledge Payments".
We are so grateful for your support.
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Shake Us From Our Slumber
When our eyes do not see the gravity of racial injustice,
Shake us from our slumber and open our eyes, O Lord.
When out of fear we are frozen into inaction,Give us a spirit of bravery, O Lord.
When we try our best but say the wrong things,Give us a spirit of humility, O Lord.
When the chaos of this dies down,Give us a lasting spirit of solidarity, O Lord.
When it becomes easier to point fingers outward,Help us to examine our own hearts, O Lord.
God of truth, in your wisdom, Enlighten Us.
God of love, in your mercy, Forgive Us.
God of hope in your kindness, Heal Us.
Creator of All People, in your generosity, Guide Us.
Racism breaks your heart, break our hearts for what breaks yours, O Lord.
Ever present God, you called us to be in relationship with one another and promised to dwell wherever two or three are gathered. In our community, we are many different people; we come from many different places, have many different cultures. Open our hearts that we may be bold in finding the riches of inclusion and the treasures of diversity among us. We pray in faith.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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