Grace
Episcopal Church
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Grace
Notes
13 April 2017
Go to http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/formatted_1979.htm . Scroll down in the Table of Contents, and
click on “Collects”. Read through the
collect prayers used throughout Holy Week, from Palm Sunday through Holy
Saturday. Take your time. Read each prayer and consider what it is that
we are acknowledging to God; what it is that we are recognizing as God’s saving
work. You can map out the trajectory of
salvation by following along in these prayers.
In addressing God we acknowledge the following realities:
1. That God has a tender
love for the human race, and sent His Son to take upon Himself our human nature
(Palm Sunday).
2. That Jesus went not
up to joy but first suffered pain, and entered not into glory before being
crucified (Monday).
3. That God made an
instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life (Tuesday).
4. That Jesus gave His
body to be whipped and His face to be spat upon (Wednesday).
5. That before He
suffered, Jesus instituted the Sacrament of His Body and Blood (Maundy
Thursday).
6. That we are members
of God’s family, for whom Jesus was willing to be betrayed and to suffer death
on the cross (Good Friday).
7. That as He lay in the
tomb, Jesus rested in expectation of newness of life, that we may rise with Him
to this new life (Holy Saturday).
And
then we get to Easter!, to the triumph over death. Keep going through the collects for Easter
Week. Keep going in faith, that in
newness of life we may abide with Christ as He abides with us.
Grace
abounds: Please thank:
§ John and Jennifer
Keller for the Friday supper following Stations of the Cross.
§ Bob and Anne Hanlon,
and Mary Kohler for the Sunday coffee hours Including hot cross buns!)
§ Dale Massey for help
in the office.
Special “Thank You’ s” : A supply of Thank You note cards can be found
on the table at the back of church nave.
When someone in the parish does something special, take the time to
write them a personal note. Also, from
time to time, think about who you might want to thank for ongoing service, and
let them know you have noticed!
Call
for Contributions: If you
have a spiritual reflection to share, or want to point your fellow worshipers
toward a resource, submit your contributions to Fr. Karl (by email) by
Wednesday in the week of publication.
Don’t
forget “Something Extra for Grace”:
Supplemental giving envelopes can be found in pews. If you want to give something extra, please
use an envelope to ensure that you are credited.
Taking
God’s Mercy and Delight into the Neighborhood:
The Diocese has a new website (www.diofdl.org). One link you can find is for the 13 May
conference which will take place in Waupaca, at http://www.diofdl.org/sc.html . Please check out the details and register. We will plan to carpool. With enough people we’ll take a van. Limited scholarship funds are available for
registration.
This is a conference
focused on equipping you to reach out.
For details, please ask Fr. Karl.
Music this Week: Music
for Holy Week, 2017
Maundy Thursday at 6 p.m.
Prelude Meditation on
‘Ubi caritas’ Larry Visser
Prelude
on Adoro te devote Healey Willan
Entrance Hymn “Zion,
praise thy Savior singing” (Lauda Sion)
Gloria New English Folk Mass Timms & Warrell
At the Maundy Ubi caritas M. Duruflé
God is love, and where love is R. Proulx
Offertory Hymn “Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray” (315) Song 1
Comm. Anthem Ave verum Corpus
Plainsong
Communion Hymn “Humbly I adore thee” (314) Adoro
devote
At the
Procession to the Altar of Repose:
Hymn
“Now, my tongue
the mystery telling” (329) Pange lingua
Good Friday at 1 p.m.
Sung Passion Gospel Plainsong,
ed. M. Martens
At the
Veneration of the Cross:
Adoramus te Christe W.
A. Mozart
God so loved the world John
Stainer
Behold the Lamb of God Healy
Willan
Procession
from the Altar of Repose:
“Sing,
my tongue, the glorious battle” (166) Pange lingua
Easter Vigil at 7:00 p.m. David Bahrke, guest organist
Gloria in excelsis
D. Mathias
Offertory Anthem Christus
Vincit
Noyon
Communion Motet Most glorious Lord of life Harris
Communion Hymn “Come, risen Lord”
(305) Rosedale
Closing Hymn “The strife is o’er” (208) Victory
Postlude Springtanz from
Terpsichore M. Praetorius
Easter Day at 10:15
a.m. with String Quartet
Prelude Largo (String
Quartet in D) F. J. Haydn
Opening Hymn “Jesus Christ is risen today” (207) Easter
Hymn
Mass setting Missa in C
(‘Organ-solo’ Mass) W. A. Mozart
Offertory Anthem Regina
Coeli W. A. Mozart
Communion Motet Jesus, Sun of Life G.
F. Handel
Communion Hymn “At the Lamb’s high feast we sing” (174) Salzburg
Closing Hymn “The day of resurrection” (210)
Ellacombe
Postlude Toccata from
Symphonie V
C-M. Widor
Parish
Notices
§ First Communion
Instruction: Pat Ford Smith will be providing Communion Lessons
during the month of April in preparation for the Bishop's visit on Sunday May
7th, 2017. Classes will be held 2-3:30 pm on the following
Sundays: April 23rd and April 30th. If you or
your child are interested, please contact the office to sign up.
§ 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 13th and concluding Friday, April 14th 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.
§ 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 on Maundy Thursday April 13th from 7:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. in the
Crying Room/ Confessional at the back of the nave of the church.
§ SPRING CHEER is just around the corner! We
will gather at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 27 to arrange daffodils and package
cookies for our shut ins and elderly.
Signup sheet is on narthex table for deliveries and cooks baking. Won't you please help? Our parishioners will appreciate it. Thank
you.
§ Easter Gala
Reception: We will continue our Easter celebration with a Gala
Reception after the 10:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 16th. 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.
§ Spring Cleanup: We will gather on Saturday, 22 April. Start time is 8:30
a.m., and we expect to finish at noon. Breakfast snacks, coffee, etc. will
be provided. Cleanup will happen inside and outside the church. If you
plan to work on the indoor crew, please bring cleaning materials. If you
plan to work outdoors, please bring extra tools (rake, pruner, etc.) Let’s
have fun together as we spruce up our beautiful physical plant and build
community together!
§ Volunteers needed to
help with Annual Bake/Plant/ Rummage Sale: This annual event takes place, in conjunction with St. Luke United
Methodist Church Rummage Sale, on Friday, April 28th (noon–3:00
p.m.) and Saturday, April 29th (9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.) – the
second weekend after Easter. We need volunteers to provide baked items
(brownies already provided) and help man the tables, set-up and take down.
Anyone interested in organizing/helping in this event, please call the office
at 920-452-9659 or call/text Jessica Ambelang on 920-918-5667.
§ Grace Church Photo
Directory: Life Touch will be scheduling photographic sessions
from May 10, 2017 through May 13, 2017. These photographs will be used in a new
Grace Church photo directory. Volunteers will be needed on the following photo
days to assist with smooth appointment flow: 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Wednesday,
May 10th, Thursday, May 11th, and Friday May 12th, and
10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 13th. Please call the office if
you are available to volunteer at any time on these days.
§ Summer Camp: Diocese of Fond du Lac Summer Camp is for kids age 4 through graduating
12th graders. Camp is an opportunity for campers and staff to
learn more about God, about community, about themselves and have fun! There are
application forms on the Narthex table. Deadline for registration is May
22, 2017. If you have questions about what camp is like please speak with Nick
Whitford at the coffee hour following this mass. Scholarships are
available.
o Senior Camp (completed grades 9-12) June 11 (Sun 3pm) – June 17 (Sat 12noon)
o Middler Camp (completed grades 6-8) June 18 (Sun 3pm) – June 22 (Thu 12noon)
o Junior Camp (completed grades 2-5) June 18 (Sun 3pm) – June 22 (Thu 12noon)
o KinderCamp (parent & kids ages 4-7) June 22 (Thu 4pm) – June 24 (Sat 12noon)
o Something Extra for
Grace: Envelopes are available in the pews if you are moved
to give an extra gift, beyond your pledge or regular plate donation, toward the
life of the church. Gifts are tax deductible if you write your name on the
envelope.
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§ Follow Grace Church on Instagram: @gracesheboygan
§ We Are on ITunes! Check out the new podcast!!!
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