O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THIS WEEK'S READINGS
Acts 2:14a,36-41, Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17, 1 Peter 1:17-23, Luke 24:13-35

Sunday

9 AM Children’s Service
10 AM The Holy Eucharist (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.

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

Larry Toppin, acolyte
Antonio Brugnoli, usher
Paula Ricca, Sunday School
Gene Muller, reader
Lesly Gannelli and Theresa Okunlola, altar guild
Aelicia Yeates and Paula Ricca, coffee hour
Akin Okunlola and Tom Bisdale, 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 Joan m. Sobeck (4/19), Lori Bettini (4/20), Taylor Valentine (4/20), William Farrington (4/21), and John Menniti (4/23) and those celebrating anniversaries especially Kathleen and Peter E. Mueller (4/24).

For those who have died especially Charlotte Herman (4/19), Myrtle B. Robbins (4/19), Robert Anderson (4/22), Mary E. Dickson (4/22), Bertha Rosko (4/24), Elizabeth Wehne (4/24), and William Bevan (4/25).

Flowers on the altar this Sunday are given to the glory of God and in honor of the anniversary of Kathleen and Peter E. 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.