Grace
Episcopal Church
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Grace
Notes
15 June 2017
Help Wanted!
Next Monday the project to re-roof the church will
begin. Work will also be performed to
refinishing the bell tower louvers and secure the tower screening. If the weather is fair, the project should
take about 10 days. It is likely that
different sections of ground cover and landscaping will be damaged. This is an occasion to look specifically at
landscaping.
Do you have a
passion for gardening, for landscaping?
Do you have knowledge and opinions about both? A Vestry committee, chaired by Bobbie May, is
considering what will be required from an overall design perspective, and from
the perspective of ongoing maintenance.
At present, lawn care is provided by our sexton, but in light of his
back injury this has been happening only because of the help of volunteers. The gardening and ground cover maintenance is
all volunteer. The semiannual outside
cleanups are also all volunteer.
It is probably time
to take a close look at shrubs and trees, but this can only happen in the
context of an overall design and maintenance review. The Vestry committee needs to hear from you,
and we also need volunteer help, on a regular basis, to help with lawn care,
trimming, cleanup, etc. If working
outside is something you enjoy, consider joining this ministry.
In the June
newsletter a “heads up” is given about a future capital campaign. Part of the funds from any campaign may be
used to replace/install landscaping. Now
is when we need to think very specifically about what we need, and what can be
well-maintained going forward. Let’s
continue to insure that the physical plant of Grace Episcopal Church is one we
can be proud of. To this end, Vestry
members have been asked to conduct walk-throughs and walk-arounds, to develop ideas
about what needs to be done in overall maintenance. You can help.
Do you see something that needs paint or repair or cleaning?
Most members of the
parish see the church on Sundays, and you are used to what you see. Next time you are here, however, please look
through the eyes of a first-time visitor, and look around. Is this a place that demonstrates that we are
welcoming, and proud of who we are in Christ?
If a step or a window is dirty, if there are lots of weeds, does this
send a message? Let’s come together in
being good stewards of all that God has blessed us with.
Grace
abounds: Please thank:
§ Bobbie May for the
Sunday coffee hour.
§ Mary Snyder for lawn
care. Ben Dobey for gardening.
§ Pat Ford Smith for
administrative help.
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.
Music this Week: The Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6)
Guest Organist: David Bahrke
Prelude Recollection Richard
Lloyd
Mass Setting New English
Folk Mass Timms & Warrell
Entrance Hymn 377 “All people that on earth do dwell” Old
Hundredth
Offertory Hymn 528 “Lord, you give the great commission”
(alt.) Hyfrydol
Comm. Hymn 587 “Our Father, by whose
Name” Rhosymedre
Closing Hymn 541 “Come, labor on” Ora
labora
Postlude Te
Deum Overture M. A. Charpentier
Parish
Notices
§ Volunteers still needed at All Saints’ Chapel: We are in need of help for the following Sundays: July 2,
July16, August 13, August 20 and September 3. This would include: picking up the
box of bulletins at Grace Church, arriving a little early to open the
buildings, finding readers for the lessons and the prayers of the people, lighting
candles, greeting the visiting priest, various other tasks, locking up at the
end and returning the box to Grace Church. There are instructions printed and
several people who would be able to help if you have questions. Please sign up
for a Sunday or two on the clipboard on the Narthex table or by calling the
office at 452-9659 with dates you are available. Thank you.
§ Eucharistic Festival: Plan to attend the Annual Diocesan
Eucharistic Festival at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 24th, at the Cathedral Church
of St. Paul, Fond du Lac. The
Homilist is the Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson, retired Bishop of Upper
South Carolina. He serves as Superior-General of the Confraternity of the
Blessed Sacrament and as episcopal visitor to a fledgling religious community centered
in the Diocese of Atlanta. A picnic lunch and a time of fellowship will follow the
Eucharist. At 3:00pm there will be afternoon prayer with Adoration and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
§ Please keep both Ellen and Bill in prayer: It is anticipated
that Ellen Aparicio will be at home
for the balance of May. Weekly sign-up sheets are being posted for
volunteers to help in the office. There will be times when there is no
office coverage (e.g., when I am away at a meeting). At these times
the office door is locked.
§ Bill May has been diagnosed with a compression
fracture in a vertebra. This means that he will be on restricted
duties. We have established a volunteer rota for items such
as: fellowship hall set-up and take down; restroom cleaning; trash
removal; floor cleaning; lawn care. Sign-up sheets are on the Narthex table.
Thank you.
§ Brat Fry and Bake Sale: is July 1, 2017 at Miesfeld’s. There
are many opportunities to help with this fundraiser! We will need brat fryers,
brat stand attendants, bake sale attendants and homemade baked goods. Can’t
fry, bake or volunteer? No problem, we also need monetary donations for
condiments, paper products, etc. Any contribution make the check out to Grace
Church, memo brat fry. In 2015 we made $1300, let’s set our goal at $2000. All
sign-up sheets including working at the brat fry are in the narthex or call
Barb MacEwen at 920-912-4505. Be sure to stop out for lunch at Miesfeld’s on
July 1st and bring your friends! Thank you so much for your
participation.
§ Caregivers’ Support
Group: Do you provide care to another
person, a spouse, child, parent or friend?
If you do consider joining a mutual support group which meets on the 4th
Wednesday of each month. The group will
next meet at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 June, at the parish. Wendy Limberg, a social worker with Embrace
Care Management, will lead a discussion
about finding the balance between caring
for ourselves and for others.
§ Love INC is
hiring: Love in the Name of Christ
Sheboygan is recruiting Clearinghouse Coordinator. This is a 25 hour per week position central
to LoveINC ministry operations. Job
specifications are available at the parish office. Application deadline is 23 June.
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