O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

THIS WEEK'S READINGS

Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36, 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11, John 17:1-11

Thursday, May 14  - Ascension
6 PM Evening Prayer (online)
(see information below)

Sunday

10 AM Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament 
           and Sunday School (bulletin)

Wednesday
9 AM The Holy Eucharist

SUNDAY SCHOOL . . . is held at 10 AM each Sunday for grade school age children (kindergarten to 5th grade). After their lesson and activity, the children will join the congregation for communion.

We extend a warm invitation to join us online tonight at 6 PM for Evening Prayer as we celebrate Ascension Day.

The risen Jesus Christ was present to his disciples for forty days after his resurrection. On the fortieth day he ascended to heaven and took his place at the right hand of the Father. In the Episcopal Church the Ascension is one of the seven “Principal Feasts” of the liturgical year, and begins a period  expectant waiting for the gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.  This is the last segment of the Great Fifty Days, the season of exuberant joy and celebration that begins with the Great Vigil of Easter and concludes with Pentecost.  During this time, Alleluias are multiplied, fasting and abstinence is suspended, and the general confession is omitted from the liturgy.   

Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above  all heavens that he might fill l things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

ABOUT EASTERTIDE . . . The season of Easter is the celebration of the central truth of the Christian faith, that Christ is risen from the dead.  It is an historical fact that Jesus was crucified.  It is the core of the Christian faith that he rose from the dead.  But in the liturgical tradition of the Church, these are not things of the past or abstract theories.  The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is remembered and made present in our worship, and manifested in our common life today and always.

Grace Church follows the tradition of the Church in celebrating Easter for fifty days: from the Great Vigil of Easter through the Day of Pentecost. During this season Alleluias are multiplied, fasting and abstinence is suspended, and the general confession is omitted from the liturgy.

“Jesus Christ, yesterday and today, the Beginning and the End, Alpha and Omega.
His are all times and all ages. To him be glory and dominion through all eternity."

During Eastertide we will sing the Sequence, Victimae Paschale laudes, which dates from the 11th century and is one of only four medieval sequences to survive the liturgical revisions of the Council of Trent (a fifth was added in the 18th century).

Thank you to our volunteers for this Sunday

Evans Roache, acolyte
Gene Muller, usher
Erin Murphy, Sunday School
Barbara Tait, reader
Ingrid Davis and Trish Landi, altar guild
Barbara Tait, coffee hour
Akin Okunlola and Trish Landi, counters

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR . . . the sick and those in need, especially Anna Maida, Amy Bryant, Audrey Pfranger, Wesley Endo, Theresa Peter, Kristi-Ann McGrath, Lewis Aldridge, Carol Reynolds, Chris Nordone, Adam Strauss, Jennifer Wright, Francis Royer, Mariam Kamal, Ann Hopper, Dave D'Orazio, Mitch Mann, Thomas Petrullo, Daniela Parisi, Chris Spilker, Suzanne Morris, Lauren and Callie Manlapig, Charlotte Wilson, John Whitlock, and Gaylord Hitchcock, sometime rector of Grace Church.

For those celebrating birthdays especially Graham Gardner (5/22) and those celebrating anniversaries especially Lauren Solari and David P. Mueller (5/18), Cindy Waneck & Bob Erickson (5/19), and Christine and Randy Scott (5/23).

For those who have died especially Lulu Doremus (5/17), Lucille Finnegan (5/17), Harry  Houghton (5/17), Eleanor Reinhard (5/17),  Mary Sewalk (5/18), Florence M. Butz (5/19), Elizabeth K. Demarinis (5/19), Gertrude Gardener (5/21),  Richard Landi (5/21), Darius A. Davis (5/22), and Adelaide Del Valle (5/23).

Flowers on the altar this Sunday are given to the glory of God and in honor of the anniversary of Lauren Solari and David P. Mueller.

PRAYER LIST REQUESTS . . . To add any names to the parish prayer list, please send an email to this address with the name of the person to be prayed for, your name, and a brief description of the person’s health or other situation (note if long-term or chronic). Names are listed for four weeks, and then rotate off, but they can be added again as needed.  If you have questions, please speak with the wardens or Father Anthony.