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The Weekly Messenger
News of the Church of the Heavenly Rest
in the City and Diocese of New York
April 27, 2008 |
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Meditation |
Faith does not ask that we defend facts, it asks that we proclaim hope. |
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The Sixth Sunday of Easter |
8:00 am |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite I
Service with homily in the Chapel |
9:00 am |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite II
30-minute Service with homily in the Chapel |
9:30 am |
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Rector's Forum – "Easter Life" |
9:30 am |
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Church School and Confirmation Classes |
10:30 am |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite II
Service with sermon, hymns and choir in the Church
Sermon: The Rev. Thomas N. J. Synan |
3:00 pm |
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Squadron A Memorial Service in the Church |
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Coffee Hour will take place in the Narthex immediately following the 10:30 am service. The Good Shepherd Nursery for Infants and Toddlers from newborn to age three is available every Sunday in the Good Shepherd Room from 9:15 am to 12 noon. |
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Today's first reading from the Book of Acts continues the account of St. Paul's second missionary journey. He and his companions have now arrived at Athens, one of the great centers of philosophy and learning in the ancient world. Paul has observed the numerous temples thorough out the city, and he has, as in every other city he visited, gone to the synagogue to debate with the rabbis about the messiah. In this case he has also attracted the attention of a number of philosophers, among them Stoics and Epicureans. They bring him to the Areopagus, the Hill of Mars, which was a large rock platform just below the Parthenon where public debates were held every day. Some thought Paul was a bit mad, while others wanted to hear his "new philosophy." Paul begins his address by acknowledging that by his observation the people of Athens are very religious, because there is a temple in the city dedicated to "an unknown god." Paul proclaims that the god they do not know is the One True God who has made everything that is and is Lord of all creation. He even cites the Greek poet Epimenides, who speaks of the "god in whom we live and move and have our being." But, says Paul, this God of all is not represented—or known—in lifeless idols. This God can be known for He has become incarnate and dwelt among humans, and, when he was put to death, he was raised from the dead. It is Jesus, God's Messiah, who makes God known. (Acts 17:22-31)
In the second lesson from I Peter, the apostle writes words of encouragement to Christians facing persecution and trials. He urges them to bear their sufferings not only with patience but also with hope, remembering that Christ suffered for the sins of all humanity. It is in Christ that their salvation now lies, and, in his resurrection and eternal glorious life with God, they have an assurance of the future that awaits all who love and follow the Lord. Peter goes on to liken their baptism to the cleansing recreation of the great flood. As all creation was delivered through the ark and the faithfulness of Noah, so now those who are cleansed by the love of Christ are new creations destined for eternal blessing in God. (I Peter 3:13-22)
In the Gospel reading from John, Jesus assures his disciples that, even though he will soon physically leave them (by his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension), he will not abandon them. Rather, he will ask God to send the Holy Spirit to continue to teach, guide, inspire, and empower them for the work of the Kingdom of Heaven. In the Holy Spirit the disciples of Jesus (then and now) will be in perpetual relationship with him and with God. (John 14: 15-21)
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Announcements & Opportunities |
 What Do You Think? Next Sunday, May 4 after the 10:30 am service, the members of the Stewardship Committee will hold an open forum to hear parishioners' thoughts on stewardship at Heavenly Rest. They want to listen to and hear from as many as possible about how giving for the support of our mission and ministry is perceived and accomplished. This will not be a stewardship lecture but rather a time of listening. The forum will take place in the Chapel of the Beloved Disciple. Please plan to attend!
For those who are unable to attend the May 4th meeting, we are providing an anonymous comment option. You can submit your comments on stewardship at the Church of the Heavenly Rest by going to our website, www.heavenlyrest.org, and clicking on the "Stewardship Comment" button found at the lower left part of the screen. We welcome your thoughts, comments, criticisms and suggestions on what you think we are doing well, what could be improved, what you may have seen that works well at other parishes or organizations. The comments will be collected by a third-party data organization, and forwarded on to the church. We will not be able to see who sent the comments or the email address of the sender. Please participate in this important part of our parish operations.
Crop Walk to End Hunger Next Sunday: Last year, this ecumenical and interfaith event—sponsored by some 20 congregations and organizations—raised money to combat hunger locally and globally. Help us keep up the good work: JOIN THE NYC CROP HUNGER WALK on Sunday, May 4, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and our 8th Grade Confirmation Class who will be participating in this year's walk to raise money. Of the proceeds, 75% will go to support organizations combating hunger around the globe, and 25% will go to food programs in NYC. You can support them by either sponsoring them and/or walking with them! Crop Walkers: Start asking your families, neighbors and friends to be your sponsor today! The two-mile walk begins here at CHR. Join and support our youth who will be walking! Get walker envelopes by calling Caren Miles at 212-289-3400, ext. 207.
Help Lead Worship at DeWitt Nursing Home Next Sunday: On May 4th, all are invited to join the Confirmands as they help lead worship at the DeWitt Nursing Home in what has become a regular Heavenly Rest ministry this year. Meet at the 2 East 90th Street entrance of the church at 1:45 pm to walk to DeWitt on 79th Street off 3rd Avenue, to help lead the 2:30 pm Eucharist and bring cheer to many. To sign up, please call Caren Miles at 212-289-3400, ext. 207 or email her at cmiles@heavenlyrest.org.
Attention all 7th Graders! It is time to start preparing for Confirmation class next year. Please join us for an informational meeting on Monday, May 12 at the home of one of your fellow Confirmands. Please RSVP to Caren Miles at 212-289-3400, ext. 207 or cmiles@heavenlyrest.org.
Help The Fight Against AIDS: Episcopal Response to AIDS has asked Heavenly Rest to participate in the AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 18. We are looking for someone to volunteer to be our Parish representative and to help organize a group from CHR to join in this event. If you are interested please contact one of the clergy at 212-289-3400 or at jburns@heavenlyrest.org or tsynan@heavenlyrest.org.
Canterbury Choral Society Concert: Sunday, May 18 at 4:00 pm. The Canterbury Choral Society, conducted by Charles Dodsley Walker, will present Mozart's Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339 and Beethoven's Mass in C, Opus 86. Admission is by suggested contribution $20; $10 for seniors. Children under 12 are admitted at no charge.
Help Send First Aid Kits to Iraq: We recently received a request from Chaplain Dale Marta who is stationed in Anbar Province in Northwest Iraq. Chaplain Marta is involved in a humanitarian effort entitled "Human Unity Begins – American/Iraqi Friendship." The name is derived from the word "Hubb" which is Arabic for love. This project is seeking to provide basic necessities to the Iraqi people. In his email message Chaplain Marta writes: Unlike us in America, the Iraqis do not have a Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, or local drugstore where they can stop on the way home from work to pick up simple items. Even if they did, their supply lines have been sharply disrupted and, while we are trying to assist with this rebuilding effort, it is often slow. The bottom line is they are in need of some items that can make their quality of life so much better.
As part of this project we have been asked to provide first aid kits, which will be given to The Iraqi Women's Engagement Team. This team is a joint effort of the coalition forces to bring care to the women of Iraq. Many of their husbands are either missing or detained. This program assures these women and their children get proper medical care and educational supplies. A specific first aid kit was requested. Each kit costs $15 and we are hoping to send 1000 first aid kits. If you would like to make a contribution to this worthwhile project, you can write a check to the church and earmark it for "Iraqi First Aid Kits." If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Rev. Tom Synan at 212-289-3400 or tsynan@heavenlyrest.org.
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The Heavenly Rest Players
present a staged reading of
THE FOREIGNER
a very funny comedy
by Larry Shue
Friday, April 25; Saturday, April 26
All performances at 8:00 pm in Darlington Hall
Directed by Nancy Fisher Produced by Bill Strohmeier
The cast features the four actors who made "Moonlight and Magnolias" so
funny—Terry Fiore, Tom Flagg, Bill Strohmeier, and Ann Stanchfield—as well
as Ryan Scott, who appeared in "Copenhagen"— plus two
new faces, Anne Watters and Michael Gilbert.
ALL SEATS $20, STUDENTS $15
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Contact SmartTix at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444
Advance purchase tickets are subject to $2 per ticket processing fee.
Tickets will also be available at the door before each performance. |
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April Events at House of the Redeemer
7 East 95th Street
Call 212-289-0399 for reservations and information.
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Restoring Bible Literacy in America: Tuesday, April 29, 6:00 pm. Chuck Stetson, Chairman of the Bible Literacy Project and coauthor of the acclaimed public school textbook, The Bible and Its Influence, will explore how today's culture has lost the Biblical narrative. Mr. Stetson's program, the Bible Literacy Project (BLP), has developed a three-part course to accelerate the turnaround which is just beginning to occur as a result of the BLP's efforts in the last five years in documenting and implementing the case for Biblical literacy in the public schools. Suggested donation: $15.
Fabbri Chamber Concert: Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 pm. This concert, featuring Marcella Calabi, soprano, Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, trumpet, and Kazuko Hayami, piano, will include works by Scarlatti, Purcell, Schubert and Friedman. Tickets are $30, $15 for students.
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Visit our Welcome Table in the Narthex where members of our Welcome Committee can provide you with information about our Parish Programs and answer any questions you may have. Just look for the blue Church of the Heavenly Rest Banner on Sunday Mornings; the Welcome Table will be there.
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Fun at Lunchtime! Dedicated volunteers are needed for our Friday Senior Lunch Program. Help turn Darlington Hall into a café by setting decorative tables, serving a catered buffet lunch, clearing disposable plates, and mingling with diners. Lead post-meal rounds of Bingo as guests play to win back their $1.00 lunch tab! This outreach brings needed opportunity for socialization and enjoyment, as well as tasty and nutritious meals, to our neighborhood elderly. If you can commit one Friday per month from 12:30 pm -2:30 pm, please join this important fellowship. Contact the Rev. Tom Synan at 212-289-3400, ext. 214 or by email at tsynan@heavenlyrest.org.
CHR Shelter: The church provides shelter to pre-selected elderly guests Monday through Thursday. Volunteers are needed to welcome and supervise guests for the night. Volunteer Coordinator: Marilyn Budzanoski, 212-663-7923. |
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This Week at Heavenly Rest |
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MONDAY, April 28
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7:00 pm |
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Alanon meets in the Music Room |
7:00 pm |
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A.A. meets in Darlington Hall and Thomas Hall |
7:30 pm |
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Canterbury Choral Society Rehearsal in the Church |
8:00 pm |
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Shelter in the Narthex |
Tuesday, April 29
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7:30 am |
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Men's Breakfast Group meets at 3 Guys' Restaurant |
12:00 pm |
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A.A. meets in the Cloister |
3:30 pm |
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St. Cecilia Choir in the Choir Room |
4:15 pm |
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Choristers in the Choir Room |
8:00 pm |
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Shelter in the Narthex |
Wednesday, April 30
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9:00 am |
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Mary Anne Hall's Music for Children Classes |
12:00 pm |
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Holy Eucharist in the Chapel |
6:30 pm |
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Holy Eucharist and Service of Healing in the Chapel |
8:00 pm |
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Shelter in the Narthex |
Thursday, May 1
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9:00 am |
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Mary Anne Hall's Music for Children Classes |
12:00 pm |
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A.A. meets in the Cloister |
7:00 pm |
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Alanon meets in the Music Room |
7:00 pm |
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A.A. meets in Thomas Hall |
7:00 pm |
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Education for Ministry meets in the Choir Room |
8:00 pm |
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Shelter in the Narthex |
Friday, May 2
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9:00 am |
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Bible Study in the Choir Room |
10:00 am |
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Parents and Babies Group meets in the Good Shepherd Room |
1:30 pm |
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Friday Lunch for Senior Citizens in Darlington Hall |
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Next Sunday — May 4
The Seventh Sunday of Easter |
8:00 am |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite I
Service with homily in the Chapel |
9:00 am |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite II
30-minute Service with homily in the Chapel |
9:30 am |
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Church School and Confirmation Classes |
9:30 am |
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Rector's Forum in Darlington Hall – "Easter Life" |
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Holy Eucharist — Rite II
Service with sermon, hymns and choir in the Church
Sermon: The Rev. James L. Burns – "Look Around You" |
Noon |
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Stewardship Forum in the Chapel |
1:45 pm |
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Youth Lead Worship at DeWitt Nursing Home |
2:00 pm |
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CROP Walk begins in the Church |
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The Church has been asked to pray for these people and concerns.
Please remember them in your own prayers.
Michael Warner; Nell Callen; Matthew Mortimer; Murray Schron; Arlene Rubinson; Frank Hilke; Jesse Vasquez; Christopher Challancin; Emily; Phil VanderNaald; Mike & Martha; Jamie Fargo Balliet; Irene Gordon; Tommy Mitchell; Sarah; Aaron; Anna; Tina Zimmerman; Reggie; Tony Denin; Jeff Cook; Debby Berniker; Douglas Williams; Jennifer Sandoval; Ann Hall; Ann Haigney Roome; Roberta Connolly; Billie VanderNaald; Becca; Bill Vericker; Lela; Wendy; Susan; Sgt.Tim Donoho; Ward; Isabelle Hallam; Dan Umansky; Edward Toohey; Jack & Holly; Sarah Cameron; Marie Miller; Lt Pat Vardaro; Lt Scott Quilty; Lt Ferris Butler; Tony Langella; William Meredith; Mary Lou Huckaby; Diego Vaca and Family; Christopher McCulloh; Paulino Morales; Forrest Church; Stavros; Carolyn Berger; Michael Bayko; Cruger Fowler, Jr.; Mike Keady; Lucy; Laurie Manton; Sam and Mary Parkman; James and Maxine McConnell; Kathy Cushman; Christina and David.; Berenice M. Maguire; Marilou Goeb; Ruth DuBois; Ira; Donald; the Taylor family; Debi.; Robert Wright; Mary Dwyer; Ann Brewster Jones; Charles Downes; Henrietta von Moy; Debbie Kramer; Christopher Cronson.
For the repose of the souls of: Specialist William E. Allmon; Sergeant Jesse A. Ault; Technical Sergeant Anthony L. Capra; Specialist Jacob J. Fairbanks; Sergeant Shaun P. Tousha; Specialist Arturo Huerta-Cruz; Corporal Richard J. Nelson; Lance Corporal Dean D. Opicka; and Sergeant Joseph A. Richard, III.
Please note that prayers are offered for a period of four weeks for those placed on our Intercessions list. After four weeks, names are automatically removed from the list unless the church office is notified that prayers are requested for an extended period of time.
Please send your prayer requests to kvalentin@heavenlyrest.org. |
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Order of St. Luke – "A Ministry of Healing"
Each Sunday, while the Eucharist is being served, CHR's members of OSL pray in the Chapel. They are present to individually pray, with the laying on of hands, for and with all who come with special requests for healing. God is able to do much more then we can imagine, so why not avail yourself of this wonderful grace and come to be prayed for. OSL will be present in the Chapel, ready to welcome and pray for you; do come.
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