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| | | "Healing Graces"--a New Ministry at Grace We have added another healing ministry at Grace Church that we're calling "Healing Graces." Healing Graces is located in room 15 in the hallway past the Small Assembly Room on the first floor. Currently, it is staffed Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm by Reiki Master Bill Tarter and Healing Touch student Candace Moxley. Healing Graces is a loving space where we invite God's energy to promote healing. During this process the body relaxes, allowing all systems to shift towards balance. When the body receives healing energy this can allow unresolved issues, previous trauma, physical and emotional pain to be released, leaving the individual feeling refreshed with a peaceful state of mind, body and spirit. Contact Candace Moxley (513-376-7044, candy.moxley@icloud.com) to make an appointment. We are making the Healing Graces room available to all healers to help make this a community blessing. All modalities are welcome. For scheduling, contact Candace. This ministry is free, but donations to Grace Church are always welcome. Thanks to Candace Moxley for making this happen. |
We need Grandmoms, Grampas & Nannys We have had the wonderful experience of seeing parents with toddlers recently at our Sunday morning services. It would be nice if we could mobilize our resources to provide child care during the services. If we can recruit volunteers to take a turn watching these children, the parents could enjoy our worship service without having to supervise their child.
Please contact me (pernas2@zoomtown.com, 513-290-7309) if you think you would be able to volunteer your time to provide this needed service for the church. Hopefully, we can get enough volunteers so that each person would only have to serve once a month or less. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I am sure we can count on each other to meet this need.
Sincerely, Roger Perna |
| Altar FlowersAltar flowers this Sunday were given in loving memory of her parents, Carol and Martin Macht, by Anni Macht Gibson. Altar flowers last Sunday were given in loving memory of my father, Estil Partin on his April 27 birthday by Rhonda Partin-Sharp.  The beautiful Easter flowers, some of which are still with us, were given by ... ... Ruth Bertram in memory of her brother, Ron Bertram. ... an anonymous donor. ... Rhonda Partin in loving memory of her father, Estil Partin, on his heavenly birthday.
... Hawley Todd with thanksgiving for his beautiful wife, Barbara, and their children Tina and Josh.
... David and Maria Mukasa, who are requesting prayers for their children, Mathias and Mariah as they travel to Peru.
... Ken and Carol Lyon in memory of Irene Bryeans, Carol's mother.
... Judy Handy in loving memory of her parents, Gwen and Hadley Murfree, and her sister, NolaCarol Murfree.
... Wanda Miller. |
"Pray for Grace" Finale Coming May 17 
All members and friends of Grace are invited to meet on May 17 from 10 am to 1 pm to discern what's next for Grace. Lisa Hughes, an experienced facilitator, has been engaged to help us. Goodies will be served. You can see all the prayer answers we've gotten so far here. You can send any answers to your prayers for Grace that you haven't already shared to Carol Lyon at seniorwarden@gracecollegehill.org. Also, send any thoughts you have on how our prayers might be implemented.
Between now and May 17, the committees and teams at Grace church teams will review the answers pertinent to them, research the possibilities and make judgements about what should be next within their area. They will present their ideas at our Pray for Grace Finale.
Please plan to attend the May 17 meeting. Your input will make all the difference.. |
You Can Help Send Children to Procter Camp this Summer  Grace Church is again raising funds to send children from our congregation and from the College Hill community to Procter Summer Camp. The camp is located at the Procter Center in London, Ohio, which is about 75 miles north of Cincinnati. The camping sessions are organized by the child's grade level and run from June 10 through July 26.
Procter Summer Camp gives each student a unique opportunity to take part in outdoor activities, worship, crafts, and other fun stuff in a faith based environment. You can learn about Procter Camp on the Diocesan web site. Last year we were able to send 5 children to camp. Our goal this summer is to send at least 10 campers. The cost of the camp is $260.00 per camper.
If you would like to contribute to our effort, please send or bring a check (payable to Grace Episcopal Church) to church, or contribute electronically at gracecollegehill.org/payments.shtml. Please write "Procter Camp" on the memo part of your check. Thank you for your willingness to help out on this endeavor.
Thanks to Roger Perna for heading up this effort. |
 Thanks to ...
... everyone who helped in any way with the Community Dinner and Prayer Offerings from the Tuesday night food preparation, to set up, serving, visiting with attendees, praying with people in the parlor, to clean up or any other way you might have offered assistance.
Even though everyone who does something special may not be recognized each week (although we do try), we are aware of how hard members of this congregation work together to keep this church going. Most of the work done in this church is by volunteers, so thank you to every one in this congregation for keeping our dream of Grace Church alive by your consistent contributions. None of us could do it without all of us working together.
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 Selected Short Subjects Sunday Worship Planning. Judy Handy is vacationing most of May and Ken Lyon is taking responsibility for coordinating Sunday worship services during her absence. If you notice that he's missed anything, please let him know in person or at ken@lyonhouse.us.
Host an International Student. Open your home to an international student! St. Xavier High School and gphomestay are looking for caring host families for the 2014-2015 academic year. Host families receive a monthly stipend of $800. Contact Hillary Ponte (hponte@gphomestay.com, 781.996.0766) or visit gphomestay.com for more information on this exciting opportunity!
Help People Find Grace. If you are enrolled with Foursquare, this is a request that you visit Grace Church's Foursquare page at 4sq.com/9hd8R0 and "like" Grace Church. Also, if you are so inspired, leave a "tip" about Grace Church. Foursquare is one of those websites that provides people with information about good places to visit. Grace has a page there that is rather sparse. I'm in the process of providing pictures and other information for that page. You can help people find us. |
Fierce Love Charlie Parker forwarded the following article by Vince Amlin. We're including it here because we see "fierce love" as being the kind of love that God has for his whole creation, including each of us. "Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame." - Song of Songs 8:6
Two months ago, my mom gave my dad one of her kidneys. It took a year to get through the transplant process: batteries of tests, both physical and psychological; days of hoop-jumping, bookended by months of waiting; and finally surgery, pain, nausea, and six weeks of recovery. That is fierce love.
I wish more couples would choose this verse from Song of Songs for their weddings rather than the more popular passage from I Corinthians (love is patient, love is kind, zzzzzzzz). For one thing, the woman speaking these death-defying words is talking to her lover, while Paul is talking to church members. Not very romantic.
More importantly, I've rarely met a love which isn't occasionally irritable or doesn't sometimes insist on its own way. Let alone one that bears, believes, hopes and endures ALL things. But fierce love? I see it all the time.
- The recent widower mooning over his 60-year old wedding photo.
- The young wife staying positive in the midst of a separation she didn't want.
- The men who waited years to be allowed to adopt their son.
- The partner who has become more caregiver than lover.
- The couple staying home for the weekend to sit beside their dog in his final days.
Maybe you're looking for a love that is never envious, boastful, arrogant, or rude. I want a fierce love, a raging flame, strong as death.
Prayer: Fierce lover, set me as a seal upon your heart. Light the unquenchable fire of love in me.
Vince Amlin is Associate Minister at the United Church of Gainesville, Florida. |
Prayers and Thanksgivings
 Prayers for healing are asked for Rev. Ernestein, Patty Rogers, the Rogers Family, (Sarah and Joe Rogers - Patty's parents), Carl, Jackie, Robb Martin, Kim Martin, Melissa, Jordan and Brandie, Bill, Viola and Irma, Rhonda Sharp, The Partin Family, D.L., Merrilee Atkins, Maree White, Anna Keefer, Virginia Chapel, Our President and Our Country, Anni Gibson, Bill Jenne, Don Wake, Albertha Howard and DeConte Howard, Johnny, Peter Harten, David and Carol Rossman, Phillis Dietz, The Thrower Family, Anthony, Vincent Leu, Mike Webster, Judy Handy, Laura Hubrich (Phillis Dietz' daughter), Madeena Nolan, Gwynne and Naomi Gabbard, Marla, Mae Armstead, The Garland Family - Teresa, Debbie and Jay, Sherry Ridgeway, Jayna, Jan Sharp, Kathy Casebolt. Prayers are asked for members often not able to come to church: Elizabeth Kelly, Janet Henthorn, Mary Jane Showers, Naomi Koester, Elva Gscheidle, Jo Carroll, Anne Henneberg, Phillis Dietz. To add or subtract from this list, please contact the Church Office (513-541-2415, office@gracecollegehill.org) with the names of the persons to be included on this list. If you email, please place "Prayer Request" in the subject line. Please also indicate whether the name of the prayer recipient is to be listed in the bulletin. Names remain on the list for about a month. Please let us know if people should be put back on the list. Pastoral Care. If you need pastoral care or know of someone who does, please call or email the office (513-541-2415, office@gracecollegehill.org). Keep us informed about about illness, hospital stays, requests for visits, communion, and prayers for special concerns. |
Coming Attractions
The online Grace Church Calendar lists most everything we know about that's happening at Grace Church. Here's a snapshot of about a week's worth of the online calendar as of today. If something's not listed, or if you see errors, please tell the office (office@gracecollegehill.org, 513-541-2415). |
Worship Service Schedule & ParticipantsHere is the service schedule as of today. If you're scheduled and can't make it, find a substitute and let Ken Lyon ( webmaster@gracecollegehill.org, 513-542-2941) know so the schedule can be updated.
Sunday Service Participants are needed in all volunteer positions. We will provide training as needed. We are a Common Ministry Parish--everyone is encouraged to serve. Contact Ken Lyon ( webmaster@gracecollegehill.org ) if you'd like to participate in any of these positions. The up-to-date schedule is available on our website ( gracecollegehill.org). Sunday, May 11: Eucharist II- Celebrant: The Rev. Susan Lehman
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Crucifer: Ken Lyon
- Server: Ken Lyon
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: John Thayer
- Lector: Judy Handy
- Prayers of the People: Bill Jenne
- Offering Counters: John Thayer, Roger Perna
- Usher: Mary McLain
- Altar Guild: Jacquelyn McCray
- Flower Guild: Carol Lyon
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Wednesday, May 14: Celebration of Wholeness and Healing, 7pm- Officiant: Hawley Todd, TSSF
- Lead Drummers: Bob Laake, Rich Spirit
- Ministers of Healing: Hawley Todd TSSF, J White, Gwynne Gabbard, Amy Wehr, Bill Jenne, Colleen Kerns, Fran Malone, Jackie Millay, Matt Peffly, Sherri Elmore, Tammy Robertson, Teri Dettone, Tina Todd, Laurie LeClaire
Sunday, May 18: Celebration of Wholeness and Healing- Officiant: Hawley Todd, TSSF
- Healing Ministers: J White & Hawley Todd (leads), Tammy Robertson, Bill Jenne, Laurie LeClaire, Gwynne Gabbard.
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Handbells: John Thayer
- Crucifer: Ken Lyon
- Lector: Charlie Parker
- Litany of Healing: Gwynne Gabbard
- Offering Counters: Carol Lyon, Ruth Bertram
- Usher: Wanda Miller
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Sunday, May 25: Eucharist II- The Rev. Bob Hufford
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Handbells: John Thayer
- Acolyte: Ken Lyon
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: Wanda Miller
- Lector: Grace Staples
- Prayers of the People: Ken Lyon
- Offering Counters: Roger Perna, Ken Lyon
- Usher: Phyllis Mukasa
- Altar Guild: Carol Lyon
- Flower Guild: Carol Lyon
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Sunday, June 1: Eucharist II- Celebrant: The Rev. Susan Lehman
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Handbells: John Thayer
- Crucifer: Ken Lyon
- Server: Ken Lyon
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: Grace Staples
- Lector: TBA
- Prayers of the People: Tammy Robertson
- Offering Counters: Ruth Bertram, Carol Lyon
- Usher: Mary McLain
- Altar Guild: Wanda Miller
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Sunday, June 8, Pentecost: Eucharist II- Celebrant: The Rev. Susan Lehman
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Ken Lyon
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: John Thayer
- Lector: Bill Jenne
- Prayers of the People: Mary McLain
- Offering Counters: John Thayer, Carol Lyon
- Usher: Grace Staples
- Altar Guild: Jacquelyn McCray
- Flower Guild: Carol Lyon
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Wednesday, June 11: Celebration of Wholeness and Healing, 7pm- Officiant: Hawley Todd, TSSF
- Lead Drummers: Bob Laake, Rich Spirit
- Ministers of Healing: Hawley Todd TSSF, J White, Gwynne Gabbard, Amy Wehr, Bill Jenne, Colleen Kerns, Fran Malone, Jackie Millay, Matt Peffly, Sherri Elmore, Tammy Robertson, Teri Dettone, Tina Todd, Laurie LeClaire
Sunday, June 15: Celebration of Wholeness and Healing- Officiant: Hawley Todd, TSSF
- Healing Ministers: J White & Hawley Todd (leads), Tammy Robertson, Bill Jenne, Laurie LeClaire, Gwynne Gabbard.
- Handbells: John Thayer
- Crucifer: Ken Lyon
- Lector: Charlie Parker
- Litany of Healing: Gwynne Gabbard
- Offering Counters: Roger Perna, Ruth Bertram
- Usher: David Mukasa
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Sunday, June 22: Eucharist II- The Rev. Bob Hufford
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Ken
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: Grace Staples
- Lector: Judy Handy
- Prayers of the People: Ken Lyon
- Offering Counters: John Thayer, Ken Lyon
- Usher: Ruth Bertram
- Altar Guild: Carol Lyon
- Flower Guild: Carol Lyon
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
Sunday, June 29: Eucharist II- Celebrant: The Rev. David Howard
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Crucifer: Mariah Mukasa
- Server: Mathias Mukasa
- Gospel Bearer: Mathias Mukasa
- Healing Ministers (leads): J White & Hawley Todd
- Chalice: Wanda Miller
- Lector: Mariah Mukasa
- Prayers of the People: Carol Lyon
- Offering Counters: Roger Perna, Carol Lyon
- Usher: David Mukasa
- Altar Guild: Wanda Miller
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
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