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News
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July
11, 2009
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| Keep
in Your Prayers ...
Anna Hamilton, Ed Frye, Jo Carroll, Karen Van Wagenen, Grace
Staples, Elaine Hughes, Maureen Back, Eloise Pinto, Ruth
Bertram, Robert Flemister, Mrs. Matthews; Judy Handy, Shelly
Martin, Barbara Todd, Kim Martin, Robb Martin, Florence and
Bob Poyer, Dean Bryeans, Mary Hall, Chris, Irene Bryeans,
Joshua, Caleb, Anne and Darryl Handy, Marcus Flemister, Kim
Herrmann, Al Berghausen, Teri, Mary Lou Bellows, Jackie
Lewis.
Please let
us know if you need pastoral care or know of someone who
does. This includes information about illness, hospital
stays, requests for visits, communion, and prayers for
special concerns. Please help us to serve you. |
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Christian
One-Liners
Florence Poyer passed along several "Christian
One-Liners," of which this is one:
Don't let your worries
get the best of you;
Remember, Moses
started out as a basket case.
We'll share others in future issues.
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Sunday
School Recognition & Awards Ceremony
 Virginia
Chapel sent us several pictures of the recent Sunday School
recognition and awards ceremony.
Our young people were recognized for both Sunday School and
School/Community activities.
See all the pictures here.
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| Notes
on Sunday's Readings
This Sunday, as we do every second Sunday of the month, we
will be doing Morning Prayer as the Service of the Word,
preceding the Eucharist. Come ready to chant!
You can see the readings for Sunday here.
Our Gospel reading is the account of the death of John the
Baptist. This well-known story was remembered by the
followers of Jesus and John. After this, Jesus' ministry
moves ahead with even more urgency, causing rumors that
Jesus was John raised from the dead.
Amos, like John, confronted the king of his time because of
his disregard for God's law. Like John, Amos' message was
rejected by the rulers. He confronts the priest at the
King's temple. Amos' uncompromising criticism of disloyalty
toward God earns him the royal chaplain's wrath, who
contemptuously calls him a prophet, a seer (a vocation not
highly esteemed in those days). He denies that he is a
prophet. He is a simple man given a message from God, which
he must deliver.
Sunday, we begin reading through the Letter to the
Ephesians. The beginning portion summarizes the writer's
theology of Christ and of our relationship with Christ in
the Holy Spirit.
We gather as a people united in God. We, like John and
Jesus, are sent into the world with the message of judgment
and salvation. We too are called into the ministry of Christ
with people in every age and time. Our gathering here is our
time to remember who and whose we are and, in that
remembering, to be filled once again with the life of
Christ. Thus, we go forth proclaiming in our words and our
lives the Good News of salvation.
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Thanks
to ...
... Mary McLain and Belinda Perna for providing lunch for
the Ministerium on Tuesday.
... Roger and Belinda Perna for assisting with the
cleaning of the great hall while Bob Jones is on Vacation.
... Ken Lyon, Roger Perna and Mary McLain for the first of
the red doors. They are on the Hamilton Ave Side.
Take a look and let us know what you think.
... All our volunteers who do so much to keep Grace Church
lively, clean, and active.
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Grace
Theme Song?
Carol Lyon suggests that the following West
Side Story lyrics are appropriate as the theme song
for the transition Grace Church is undergoing.
You can see and hear the original exciting version of Something's
Coming here.
Could be!
Who knows?
There's something due any day;
I will know right away,
Soon as it shows.
It may come cannonballing down through the sky,
Gleam in its eye,
Bright as a rose!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Under a tree.
I got a feeling there's a miracle due,
Gonna come true,
Coming to me!
Could it be? Yes, it could.
Something's coming, something good,
If I can wait!
Something's coming, I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!
With a click, with a shock,
Phone'll jingle, door'll knock,
Open the latch!
Something's coming, don't know when, but it's soon;
Catch the moon,
One-handed catch!
Around the corner,
Or whistling down the river,
Come on, deliver
To me!
Will it be? Yes, it will.
Maybe just by holding still,
It'll be there!
Come on, something, come on in, don't be shy,
Meet a guy,
Pull up a chair!
The air is humming,
And something great is coming!
Who knows?
It's only just out of reach,
Down the block, on a beach,
Maybe tonight . . .
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Coming
Events
Mark your calendars and plan to be with us to say farewell
to Ernestein on Thursday, July 30, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.
Please invite others who do not regularly attend Grace
Church but who might want to say good by to Ernestein at the
reception. Anyone interested in assisting with the
event please see Mary
McLain, Belinda
Perna, or Jim
Edgy.
Training for those wishing to become Eucharistic Ministers
and/or Visitors will be held July 28 from 10 am to 1 pm.
If you are interested in taking this training, lpease let Ernestein
and Jim
know. Eucharistic Ministers administer the chalice at
Eucharist; Eucharistic Visitors take communion to shut-ins
following the Sunday service.
On Sunday, August 2, Ken Lyon will make a presentation on
Common Ministry. Please plan to attend both the
service and the discussion following the service. Light
lunch will be served.
Officiants in August:
- Aug 2
Fr. John Bower
- Aug 9
Deacon Gary Givler
- Aug 16 Fr. John
Bower
- Aug 23 Fr. Ray
Betts
- Aug 30 Lay group,
leading Morning Prayer
See the Grace
Calendar Page for the most up-to-date listing of events
at Grace and of possible interest to Grace people. Let
us know at webmaster@gracecollegehill.org
if we've missed anything.
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| Bishop
Breidenthal Calls Common Ministry Meeting September 19
In a recent letter to interested parties, Bishop Breidenthal
says "...our diocese is embarked on an exploration of
what Common Ministry means and might mean for Southern
Ohio....The first and most pressing phase of this
exploration has to do with congregational life: how should
clergy be trained and deployed? What role might lay
leadership teams play in pastoral care and oversight of
local congregations ..."
He continues "These are long term questions, but they
are also present and urgent challenges. I have some concrete
answers to these questions that I would like to share but I
also want to hear from clergy and lay people in key
leadership positions who have wisdom to offer, unique
perspectives to share and an immediate stake in how we
answer these questions."
The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 19 at
Procter Conference Center from 10 am to 3 pm. The more
people from Grace who can attend, the better prepared we
will be to make a decision about Common Ministry for Grace.
Mark your calendars now and let one of the members of the
Common Ministry team (Carol
Lyon, Ken
Lyon, Justine
Matovu, Wanda
Miller, Roger
and Belinda Perna) know your interest and we will
register you. There is no cost to attend.
For more information on
Common Ministry ...
- Read the the Bishop's invitation to the September 19
meeting here.
- Read the minutes of Mission Council's informational
meeting with The Rev. Derrick Fetz here.
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Preacher
Training Starts in the Fall
The Diocese of Southern Ohio through the School for
Ministry offers training for lay persons to be licensed to
preach. The training program is a three-year program
that meets monthly at the Procter Camp & Conference
Center for three hours on Saturdays 10 times per year. The
program includes worship, Bible study, theological
reflection and the practice of writing, delivering and
evaluating sermons.
Click here
for more information.
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It's
Easy to Keep in Touch with What's Happening in the Diocese
The Diocese has its own eNewsletter called e-Connections
that provices regular updates on Diocesan matters.
Lately, we've been seeing regular reflections from our
Bishops on what's happening at the National Convention of
the Episcopal Church. To subscribe, click here.
You can catch up with what's happening at the Diocesan
web site.
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 Free
Kittens!
Wanda Miller writes,
"These kittens are 7 weeks old today and getting to
be more than I can take care of. They live in a box
and need homes. The shelters are FULL, so that is
not an option.
"They were born of a stray mother that I fed though
the winter and then she gave birth to these four on My
17th. I found them just before I left for church.
They are active cute kittens, fun to watch, but
I cannot keep them. I have to find them homes soon
or take them to the SPCA because they are wandering futher
out and I am afraid for their safety. I think I will
have "Mommy" spayed and let her continue to be
an outside cat.
"Hopefully, someone would like a kitten.
They are litter trained and eat kitten chow and drink
water on their own. I do not know their gender.
"Call me at 513-542-7892 I will deliver!"
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