Grace Episcopal Church
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Grace Notes
17 April 2014
“I give you a new commandment, that you love
one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By
this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another" (Jn. 13.35). The Latin for
commandment is mandatum, from which we derive Maundy Thursday—that we
receive Jesus’ new commandment. And how
is it that Jesus loves us, and that we are to love one another? It is in the giving of self. At the same meal with His disciples at which
our Lord gives this commandment He institutes the Holy Eucharist, the supreme
self-offering made by God Himself. It is
in self-offering that we are to love one another, and it is in this that we
make an offering of ourselves to God.
Regard, therefore, the length of the list found just below this
paragraph. Look upon the extent of
offering made by members of this parish just within the last week. To God be the glory! that so many in
this Body live into the new commandment the giving of which we remember this
day.
Grace Abounds: Please thank:
§
The Altar Guild members, for all their extra
work in preparing the church for the multiple services of Holy Week. Special thanks to Bev Evans for polishing
altar vessels, and to Bobbi and Kaleigh Kraft for statue and image shrouding.
§
Deacon Michele Whitford, for all of her extra
work in preparing the service bulletins for Holy Week (while coördinating the
consecration of our new bishop!)
§
Pat Ford Smith and Jane Hanson for manning the
parish office.
§
Ben Dobey and the choir, for their extra work in
preparing the music for Holy Week.
§
Leslie Kohler for the Friday night simple supper
following Stations of the Cross, plus John Ambelang and Bill and Deb Gagin for
clean-up.
§
Bill Gagin and Deacon Michele Whitford for
offering the Friday Stations of the Cross meditations.
§
Bob and Anne Hanlon, and Terry and Mary Kohler,
for the Sunday coffee hours.
§
Bev Evans, Jeremy Williams, and Nancy Yurk for
serving at the Emmaus Meal at The Salvation Army.
§
Paul Apparicio, Bill and Deb Gagin, and BSA
Troop 801 for Spring clean-up and groundskeeping at All Saints’ Chapel.
§
Randy Barrow, Tom and Tasha Crouse, Mary Snyder,
Brian Stenz, Nick Whitford and Tom Wright for painting the undercroft hallways.
§
Mary Snyder for coördinating parish publicity for Holy Week.
§
All those who worked on the Spring clean-up at
the parish: John Ambelang, Randy and
Austin Barrow, Nicci Beeck, Jack Britton, Tom, Tasha and Ben Crouse, John
Davis, Ben Dobey, Bob and Anne Hanlon, Jane Hanson, Bob and Barb MacEwen,
Elizabeth Schaffenburg, Mary Snyder, and Danie Wilson. Special thanks to Barb MacEwen for preparing
lunch.
§
"A shout-out
and thanks to two people involved in this weekend's church cleaning. Brian
Stenz: Stayed at the church until midnight on Friday prepping for painting the
downstairs hallway, making it possible to paint said hallway in one day on
Saturday. Second shout-out to Barb MacEwen who prepared a delicious meal for
the clean-up volunteers, using only stuff from the church freezer. The meal was
fantastic! You people are very smart and we're lucky to have you. It was fun
working with everybody who showed up." (M. Snyder)
§ Doubtless
there are others. Please alert the
office to those whom we may miss.
The Great Triduum: Holy Week is a time to pay attention. The great cycle of services from Maundy
Thursday to Easter is certainly dramatic, and this drama is explored in the
article found here:
Bring your cell phone! Believe it or not, we
want you to use your cell phone in church (set on silent!) Bring your
cell phone, and at a service like Maundy Thursday, the Great Vigil of Easter,
or on Easter morning (not on Good Friday) take out your cell phone and
(discretely) take a photograph of some aspect to of the service that particularly
catches your attention. Then, if you use social media like Facebook, post
the photo on your page, with a link to the Facebook page and website of the
parish. Let’s see how much we can broadcast to those with whom we are
connected how we connect with God, that we can lay more of a base to invite
them to connect with God with us. Be
discrete. Don’t post a picture of someone without their permission.
Call for
Contributions: If you have a spiritual reflection to share,
or want to point your fellow worshippers toward a resource, submit your
contributions to Fr. Karl (by email) by Wednesday in the week of publication.
Music this week:
Maundy Thursday
Prelude Meditation on ‘Ubi caritas’ Visser
Prelude
on ‘Adoro devote’ Willan
Opening Hymn “Zion, praise thy Savior, singing” (Lauda Sion)
Gloria in excelsis Gregorian
Mass X adapt. Wildman
At the Foot Washing: Ubi caritas Durufle
God is love, and where true love is Proulx
Offertory Hymn 315 “Thou,
who at thy first Eucharist didst pray”
Communion Motet Ave verum Plainsong
Comm. Hymn 204 “Humbly
I adore thee”
Procession to the Altar of Repose: Hymn 329 “Now, my tongue
the mystery telling”
Good Friday
Sung Passion Gospel Plainsong
Veneration of the Cross Adoramus te, Christe Mozart
Behold
the Lamb of God Willan
Cross
of Jesus Stainer
God
so loved the world Stainer
Easter Vigil
Gloria Communion
Service Mathias
Offertory Christus
vincit (Christ has conquered) Noyon
Communion Motet Most glorious Lord of Life Harris
Comm. Hymn 305 “Come, risen Lord”
Closing Hymn 208 “The strife is o’er”
Postlude Grand Triumphal Chorus Guilmant
Easter Day
Prelude Organ
Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 5 Handel
Entrance Hymn 207
“Jesus Christ is risen today”
Mass Setting Missa
in C (‘Organ Solo Mass’) Mozart
Offertory Anthem Regina Coeli Mozart
Communion Motet Jesus, Sun of Life Handel
Comm. Hymn 174 “At
the Lamb’s high feast we sing”
Closing Hymn 210 “The
day of resurrection”
Postlude Toccata from Symphonie V Widor
Parish Notices
Holy Week Schedule
Monday 11:00am Chrism Mass, The Cathedral, Fond du Lac
Monday 5:30pm Mass
Tuesday 5:30pm Mass
Wednesday 5:30pm Mass
Maundy Thursday 6:00pm Solemn
Mass with Foot Washing
Prayer Vigil 7:00pm
Thursday – 12:00pm Friday
Good Friday 1:00pm Service
Holy Saturday 9:00am Service
Easter Vigil
Saturday 7:00pm Solemn Mass
Easter Sunday 8:00am Mass
Easter Sunday 10:15am Solemn Mass
§ Please join us: for coffee and refreshments,
in St. Nicholas Hall, immediately following the mass. You are encouraged to
take the Mass Booklet home with you, and please continue to pray for the sick. Please silence your cell phone.
§ Easter Flowers and Music: It is not too late
to donate for Easter Flowers and Music. We enjoy the Beauty of Holiness in both
the flowers that adorn the church and the special music which includes brass at
the Easter Vigil and strings at the Solemn Mass on Easter morning. Please be
generous at you are able. Please call the office or fill out a pink slip to
indication your wish for memorials and/or thanksgivings. The deadline is Monday, April 14th at noon.
§ Sacrament of Reconciliation: Lent is a time
of self-examination preparing for the death and resurrection of our Lord. The
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered by appointment. Please contact Fr.
Schaffenburg to set up an appointment to make your confession.
§ Maundy Thursday Foot Washing: Everyone will
have the opportunity to have their feet washed and to wash someone else’s feet
following the example of Jesus washing his disciple’s feet. Please wear socks
and shoes that are easily removed.
§ Vigil before the Altar of Repose: Please sign
up to watch and pray for an hour at the Altar of Repose beginning immediately
following the Maundy Thursday Mass April 17th and concluding Friday,
April 18th as the Good Friday
Liturgy begins. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the Narthex, more than
one person can sign up for any given hour.
§ Good Friday Offering: Every year since 1922
the church has taken a collection for the Church in the Middle East during Holy
Week. This year our loose plate offering on Maundy Thursday will go to support
the church efforts in Jerusalem and throughout the Middle East. Please be
generous as you are able.
§ Easter Vigil Dinner: The first Mass of the
Resurrection is on Saturday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. The Easter celebration then
continues at Trattoria Stefano, 522 South 8th Street, at 9:30 p.m.
The actual cost of the meal is a gift to the parish, so you not only get a
delicious meal but you help the coffers of the church by purchasing a ticket
for the dinner. Tickets can be bought in the parish office or in the narthex
after mass for $50 a person. Everyone is invited, but seats are limited. There
are scholarships for anyone wishing to attend but are unable to donate. The deadline is Monday April 14th.
§ Easter Gala Reception: We will continue our
Easter celebration with a Gala Reception after the 10:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday,
April 20. Please sign up to bring sweets or savories and to help clean up
afterwards. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the Narthex.
§ Abuse Prevention
Training: In the coming months, there will be opportunities to work with our
youth as well as those from around the area and Diocese. Among these
opportunities will be our parish hosting the Diocesan Middle School kids for
New Beginnings. The Diocesan office provides Abuse Prevention Training for all
adults to help us better identify situations that could be troublesome. A
flyer with details of who should take courses and hot to enroll can be found here. If you are interested or have questions,
please talk to Fr. Karl, Dcn. Michele, or any member of the Vestry.
§ Stay Connected!
There are many ways to stay connected and find all the latest announcements.
Grace Church can be found by “liking” us on Facebook. You can also sign up for
the Grace Notes blog at http://gracechurchgracenotes.blogspot.com/ on the right hand
side there is a place to sign up and receive the blog by email. You can find
the Grace Church website at www.gracesheboygan.com. At the end of
each bulletin there is QR code that you can scan with your smart phone and it
will take you directly to the website. If you have an email address you can
receive the Angelus electronically and save the church some printing and
postage costs as well as receive any gentle reminders that may pop up between
Angelus publications. If you have questions about any of these things please
call the office.
§ Bishop Consecration Volunteer Opportunities:
Voices in all ranges are requested to sing with the choir. Music will be
available in advance and there will be a rehearsal from 8:30-10:00am on
Saturday morning. Please bring along a choir robe if you have one. There are
many other volunteer opportunities on Friday and Saturday including greeters,
collecting vessels arriving from congregations, helping with refreshments on
Friday and the reception on Saturday, being a gofer or being an usher. Please
go to http://www.episcopalfonddulac.org/bishopsearch/consecration.htm Click the purple volunteer button to see
times and descriptions. Or ask Michele about the many ways you can be included
in this historic event.
§ Sunday School Bake Sale: Friday, April 25th
from 12:00-3:00pm and Saturday, April 26, from 9:00-2:00, in conjunction with
St. Luke Methodist rummage sale, Grace will be selling baked goods with
proceeds going to Sunday School’s outreach projects. Baked goods will be accepted by anyone who would like to bake: pies,
breads, muffins, cookies or anything you would like to donate. Baked goods
can be dropped off at the church anytime before Friday at noon. If you have
anything you would like to donate to the St. Luke’s rummage sale you can drop
it off at St. Luke’s now until April 22nd.
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