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200 W Lang St, Alvin, TX 77511-2396 I 281-331-5657 I 281-331-1355 I www.gracechurchalvin.com O ne Go d — O ne Fami ly — O ne T ab le
March 2018
The Outpost
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In this Edition
Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 2
Rector’s Article Page 3
Programs and Offerings Page 4
Calendar Page 6
Parish Prayer List Page 7
Lent is the season in which we remember Jesus fasting in the desert, and his great sacrifice for our benefit. It is traditionally a time of preparation for Baptism or inclusion in the church. Lent (which means ‘spring’ or ‘a lengthening of days’) begins with Ash Wednesday and ends Easter Sunday. During this 40 day period (excluding Sundays) it is traditional to ‘give up’ something meaningful in order to understand Jesus’ time of fasting and temptation. It is also a time when many people take up a particular discipline – extra prayer time, a Bible study, or other activity that draws us closer to God. This year, we have talked about putting on one of the Fruits of the Spirit as a Lenten discipline. “The Fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithful-ness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23. You are invited to join us as we begin this season of Lent and move intentionally toward the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday.
Please come to our 2nd Lenten program on Sunday, March 4, @ 5pm. We will have dinner followed by a prayer service for our schools. The Callans have volunteered to lead the second meal team. They ask that you bring a dessert to share. Our first program was a great success. We had over 25 First Responders join us for dinner. Thanks to Anna Arendell and Mary Smith for leading that meal team. Our 3rd event is set for Sunday, March 25, at 5 pm. We need one more person to join Jo Nell Parker on the meal team. Please contact Donna Tate at 832.385.6166 if you can help.
GETTING READY
FOR EASTER! It’s time to gather our eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt on Easter morning. Please bring a dozen (or 2) plastic eggs and small items or candy to the parish hall. There will be a drop off location marked. We
will stuff them on Sunday, March 25, between the services. Join us for the stuffing party.
Holy Week and Easter Services
Palm Sunday – March 25 – 8:00 and 10:30 A.M. Maundy Thursday – March 29 – 7:00 P.M. Good Friday – March 30 – Noon Note: No Easter Vigil this year on Holy Saturday. Easter Day – April 1 – 8:00 and 10:30 A.M.
Ministries
Altar Guild Director:
Janice Bell [email protected]
Fellowship & Pastoral Care Council Mary Smith, [email protected]
Liturgy & Worship Council Bryan Foulk, 281-827-5977
Janice Bell, [email protected]
Media & Communications Council Donna Tate, [email protected]
Jo Nell Parker [email protected]
Mission & Outreach Council
Spiritual Formation Council Sandra Green, [email protected]
Lay Ministry Scheduler: Vicki Ennis, 281-585-4660
Vestry:
Donna Tate, Senior Warden [email protected]
Charles Lamb, Jr. Warden [email protected] Anna Arendell [email protected] Tom Clark [email protected] Glennie Hefner [email protected] Lionel Ortiz [email protected] Tommy Peebles [email protected] Allen Reid [email protected] Randy Smith 281-968-7074
Income $ 11,825.71
Expenses 12,944.13
Gain (Loss) $ ( 1,118.42)
The Office:
Mailing Address 112 W. Lang Hours: M-F 9:00-1:00
The Staff
Interim Rector: The Reverend Nan Doerr [email protected] Organist & Music Director: Paul Humphrey [email protected] Parish Administrator: Danny Hermann [email protected] Nursery Attendant: Claudia Pouncey 281-840-3547
Outpost Edi tor : : g r ac ec h u r c h o u t p o s t @g m ai l .c o m
1 Rod Dockal
4 Jackson Wells
4 Patton Wells
6 Tamra Evans
6 Carolyn Ortiz
12 Austin Kessinger
15 Kathy Hermann
18 Nancy Schapper
21 Dorothy Campbell
21 Charles Wreyford
22 Grace Collins
24 Cormac Morse
24 Jack Weber
Ha ppy Birthday
Grace Episcopal Church
One God One Family One Table
Vision
Grace Episcopal Church seeks to deepen relationships with God, bring
individuals together into a family that builds up one another in love and support, and actively serve our
neighbors and community. Mission
In this family of faith God brings together individuals in all stages of
their spiritual life to form an inclusive family. As a family, we encourage
growth in relationships with God, others, ourselves, and the creation, in that we:
Practice invitation to God’s table,
Welcome and incorporate those who come,
Work together to worship the Lord in powerful liturgy,
Challenge, encourage and teach one another, and
Build one another up for ministry in and beyond the church.
Our Numbers:
As of January 31st.
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Vestry Volitions
The Vestry Meeting was held on February 19th. Topics of discussion included the rector search, budget approval, up-coming Lenten events, staff salaries, and building and grounds improvements.
Joel & Mindie Saenz 8 Tommy & Becky Peebles 12 Carmen & Mary Marino 16
From The Rector… To my Grace Church family, We are well into Lent. One of the things that I have noticed about our lessons during Lent is that they revolve around Covenant. On Lent I, we heard about God’s covenant with Noah and how God would use the rainbow in the sky as His reminder that He would never again destroy all life by flood. On Lent II, we heard about the covenant with Abraham, where God changed his name and promised that he would be the father of nations and that kings would arise from him. In the Sundays in March we will hear about God’s covenant with Moses and the Israelites and the giving of the Ten Commandments. We will also hear about God making a way for people who have been bitten by snakes to be healed by viewing the bronze serpent lifted up in the desert. Jesus also uses that image and the analogy to his being lifted up on the cross as healing for sinners. We also will hear about the new covenant that is being prepared when God will “forgive our iniquity and remember our sin no more.” We are all the Lord’s beloved and we are all heirs to the kingdom, but we are never to behave as if we ‘have it made.’ The Lord calls on us to be ambassadors for heaven and in covenant with God, and we can’t do that if we spend out time letting everyone know how good we are. Jesus calls us to servanthood in our ministry. I’ve been asked to give a Lenten talk at another church this year. The theme for their series is “The question is not ‘What do you believe, but what do you believe that makes a difference?’” What do we believe that makes a difference, in our own life and in the life of others? How do we show the world our beliefs through our actions and through our conversation? I challenge each of you to find at least one thing that you have done each day that makes a difference to someone, for Jesus tells us “what you have done for one of the least, you have done to me.” It can be something as simple as sending a card to someone, or calling a sick friend, or letting a harried driver into a traffic lane, or paying for the meal of the person behind you in the drive-thru lane, or smiling at the over-worked checker at the grocery store. What can you, out of your love for Jesus, do today to make someone else’s day just a little brighter? Blessings, Nan+
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FRIDAYS IN LENT
Stations of the Cross is a service where the last hours of Jesus' life and his literal road to the cross are honored. At Grace the service is lay led and informal. The service will be held at 7pm in the sanctuary on March 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30. The service lasts about 30 minutes and all are invited.
ART CLASS
MARCH 3, 9AM-4PM
Our next art class presented by Heather Roy will be held in the Parish Hall on Saturday, March 3rd, from 9AM until 4PM. The painting Angel and a sign-up sheet are located on the Parish Hall bulletin board, or you may call the Parish Office to sign up. The cost is $75.
BIRTHDAY CAKE
SUNDAY
March 4th is Birthday Cake Sunday, sponsored by the Rossanos’. Please join us between the services for cake and fellowship.
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11th.
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Grace Guild is collecting gently used children's books to place in waiting rooms at Stephen F. Austin Community Health Network. We have a “Book Basket” located in the Narthex to receive your donations.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEEDED!
General Convention is coming and The Episcopal Church wants YOU!!! The Diocese of Texas is asking that each church send at least 13 volunteers for General Convention this summer in Austin. There are a number of volunteer positions - some require mobility, others do not. Some require special knowledge, such as technology positions. General convention will be at the Austin Convention Center from Thursday, July 5, through Friday, July 13. A shift may be as short as 3 hours or as long as 5 hours. Volun-teering for a shift gives you free admittance to all activities that day. You may sign up for one shift on one day, or for several shifts over several days. Volunteer positions for set up start June 29. When you go to the volunteer page listed below, there will be links that tell you what each position involves. Other links will take you to a page where you can select the position you want and the time you want. If there are time slots or days missing, that means the required number of volunteers has already been reached.
To sign up go to the volunteer website: https://79genconvepiscopalchurch2018volreg.my-trs.com
Grace Church Sunday School
Children’s Classes All Ages of Children Welcome Sundays 9:15-10:15am
Adult Classes Sundays 9:15 –10:15am Lectionary Class– A discussion of the weekly lessons. Coffee Discussions—A kind of “Sharing Class.” Tuesdays 11:00am to 12:30pm Rector’s Bible Study in the Admin Bldg. Conference Room Current Topic: The first letter from Peter. Wednesdays 6:00pm Prayer and Meditation: Ways to connect with God including prayer beads and centering prayer, among others.
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AFRICAN TEAM
MINISTRIES, March 25th.
African Team Ministries will once again have a table set up in the parish hall at Grace Church on Palm Sunday, March 25. They have handmade gifts and jewelry from Africa for sale - all modestly priced. This is a vital ministry providing help for those in Africa who struggle to send children to school, to have enough to eat or clean water to drink. Check out their website: http://www.africanteamministries.org/Home_Page.html
2018 Easter Flower Dedications
YOUR NAME:________________________________________________
Please SPECIFY:
____Given in memory of:________________________________________
____Given in honor of:__________________________________________
____Given in thanksgiving for:____________________________________
____Given in praise of:__________________________________________
Contributions are $12 per dedication line. Please send this form along with your contribution to the Parish Office or place in the alms basin. Please show “Easter Flowers” in the memo line of your check. Thank you.
EASTER FLOWER DEDICATIONS
We are now taking dedications for Easter flowers. Forms will be available in your service bulletins beginning March 4th. Contributions are $12 per dedication line and should accompany your dedication form. You can drop your form in the offering plate, or send to the parish office. For your convenience, you may also use the form below.
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm
3 Art Class, 9:00am—4:00pm
4 Holy Eucharist (I) 8:00am Christian Education Programs Holy Eucharist (II) 10:30am
Lenten Program & Dinner
5
6 Bible Study, 11:00am BSA Troop 400—7:00pm ALANON—7:30pm
7 Prayer & Meditation 6:00pm BSA Pack 400, 6:30pm Choir Practice, 7:00pm
8 Clergy Spiritual Direction Group Mtg. 1:30—3:00pm
9 Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm
10
11 Holy Eucharist (I) 8:00am Christian Education Programs Holy Eucharist (II) 10:30am
12
13 BSA Troop 400—7:00pm ALANON—7:30pm
14 Prayer & Meditation 6:00pm BSA Pack 400, 6:30pm Choir Practice, 7:00pm
15 Grace Guild, 10:00am
16
Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm
17 Private Event, 2:00—6:00pm
18 Holy Eucharist (I) 8:00am Christian Education Programs Holy Eucharist (II) 10:30am
19 Vestry Mtg., 7:00pm
20 Bible Study, 11:00am BSA Troop 400—7:00pm ALANON—7:30pm
21 Prayer & Meditation 6:00pm BSA Pack 400, 6:30pm Choir Practice, 7:00pm
22
23
Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm
24
25 PALM SUNDAY Holy Eucharist (I) 8:00am Christian Education Programs Easter Egg Stuffing Holy Eucharist (II) 10:30am
Lenten Program & Dinner
26 27 Bible Study, 11:00am BSA Troop 400—7:00pm ALANON—7:30pm
28 Prayer & Meditation 6:00pm BSA Pack 400, 6:30pm Choir Practice, 7:00pm
29 MAUNDY THURSDAY
Holy Eucharist, 7:00pm
30 GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday Liturgy, Noon
Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm
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Let us pray
for the Church
and for the world.
Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your name may be united in your truth, live together in your love and reveal your glory to the world.
Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Justin Welby Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry Diocesan Bishop, The Right Reverend C. Andrew Doyle Assistant Bishop, The Right Reverend Hector Monterroso Bishop Suffragan, The Right Reverend Dena Harrison Bishop Suffragan, The Right Reverend Jeff Fisher Bishop, The Right Reverend Philip Duncan, Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Grace Interim Rector, The Reverend Nan Doerr Grace Music Director and Organist, Paul Humphrey
Guide the people of this land, and all of the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours and grant that we may serve Christ in them and love one another a he loves us.
Our Administrator, Altar Guild, Bible Studies, Children’s Ministries, Christian Education, Cursillo, Community Outreach, Daughters of the King, Family Promise, Grace Guild, KAIROS Prison Ministry, Lay Ministers, Music Ministry, Senior Saints, Youth Ministry, Vestry, and all others serving you.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation…
Barbara Adkison, Demi Anderson, Carolyn Armstrong, Windy Arnold, Kimber Ballard, Margaret Barrier, Sandra & Charles Batty, Derrick Beaver, Louis Bell, Patricia Bell, Riley Bianchi, Stacey Bitner, Lynne Bruner, Brenda Buelow, Jackie Bush, Nathan Buzbee, Beverly Capeheart, Becky Carbone, Jackie Childers, Danice Cox, Ed Crook, Anna-Grace Duffy, Lauren & Daniel Duffy, Diane Ellis, Paula Ellis, Joanne Fisher, Jay Fitch, Luci M. Fuller, Jacob Garcia, John Gass, Aaron Gideon, Jerrie Grantham, Mildred Grear, Mitchell Hardee, Bill Harris, Shirleen Honcoop, Roger Ivey, Dalton Jacques, Greg Jeter, David Klewer, Judy Klewer, Carolyn Lacy, Kenneth Lee, Ray Lindemann, Ben Lockett, Lois Marshall, Alice Megna, Mildred Morrison, Ann Oliver, Bob Peebles, Joan Pelt, Barbara Richardson, Angela Rodriguez, Daniel Rodriguez, Elena Rodriguez, Chad Rogers, Joe Rossano, Josh Sager, A.O. Smith, The Steiner Family, Brooke Stephenson, Shirley Stockton, Joyce Stroup, Scarlet Tucker, Fran Van Winkle, Randy Vaughn, Katherine Welch, Christie White, Sandi Willis.
Our college students in their journey.
James Beasley, Texas A & M University
Protect and guide all who serve in the military.
Mickey Alcantara (USMC), Scott Barrier (USAF), Scott Bean, Robert Berger (USN), Christian Blevins, Jason Bryan, Chase Capehart, Taylor Cameron (USN), Robert Carnie (USN), Ryan Cross, Clayton Crouch, David Dezso, Glen Dockal (USA), Raymond Dugan (USN), Thomas Economidis (USN), Mitchell Goodnight, Matt (USN) & David Hefner (USA), Lance Henderson, Nathan Hines(USN), Keith (USN) & Kurt (USMC), Adam Miller, Ben Meyer (USCG), Shon O’Connor, Tara Parker, Chad Perry (USAF), Daniel Popham, Ryan Popham, Jonathan Prater, Manuel Rodriguez, Josh Sager (USAF), A. J. Soto (USA), Russell Stewart (USAF), John Swanson, William Thompson, Ray Turner.
Our expectant mothers:
Our newborns:
Faithful Departed: We commend to your mercy O Lord, your servants Bill Crider, Mary Frances Wissner, and Stacey Stagg, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that they may rest with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Guide and protect our First Responders.
Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.
Matthew 21:22
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200 W. Lang St. Mail & Office @ 112 W. Lang St. Alvin, TX 77511-2396
Services
Sunday Worship 8a.m. Rite I
9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Rite II
Morning Prayer
7a.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mon-Sat.
Evening Prayer*
6pm Daily *Prayer & Meditation, Wednesdays
Upcoming Features of Parish Life
Art Class, Saturday, March 3, 9:00AM
Birthday Cake Sunday, March 4.
Second Lenten Supper, March 4, 5:00PM
Grace Guild, March 15, 10:00AM
Vestry Meeting, March 19, 7:00PM
Easter Egg Stuffing, March 25, 9:00AM
Third Lenten Supper, March 25, 5:00PM
Member of
Episcopal Diocese of Texas, epicenter.org
National Episcopal Church, episcopalchurch.org
Worldwide Anglican Communion, anglicancommunion.org
Alvin-Manvel Ministerial Alliance, ministerialalliance.net
One God - One Family - One Table
