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May 2017

Rector’s Writ

The Easter message of new life and redemption remains an unfolding

story as we live this earthly journey. It’s a message that reminds us, no

matter what difficulties we face in this life, we don’t face them alone. We’re

enfolded and upheld by a deep sense of hopefulness; a hope anchored in

Christ. Jesus told his disciples that he would return to the Father, and he did.

He promised not to leave them (or us) comfortless, and he didn’t. The Easter

season ends appropriately enough with Pentecost (June 4th this year), at

which time we celebrate again the promised gift of the Holy Spirit to be with

all believers and followers of Christ, to lead us in his truth and teachings.

The Holy Spirit is guide and comforter, the paraklete (in Greek), or one who

walks alongside us.

Following are a few hymn verses which help us focus on the joy and

hopefulness we celebrate in this holy Easter season and on the gift of the

Holy Spirit.

“Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, all our sins on thee were laid: by almighty love anointed, thou

hast full atonement made. / All thy people are forgiven through the virtue of thy blood: opened is the

gate of heaven, reconciled are we with God. / Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, there for ever to

abide; all the heavenly hosts adore thee, seated at thy Father’s side. / There for sinners thou art

pleading: there thou dost our place prepare; ever for us interceding, till in glory we appear.” (Hymn #495, vs. 2 & 3, Hail, thou once despised Jesus 1982 Hymnal)

“Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, and lighten with celestial fire. / Thou the anointing Spirit art,

who dost thy seven fold gifts impart. / Thy blessed unction from above is comfort, life, and fire of

love…Keep far our foes, give peace at home: where thou art guide no ill can come. / Teach us to

know the Father, Son, and thee, of both, to be but One, / that through the ages all along, this may be

our endless song: Praise to thy eternal merit, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (from Hymn #503, 1982 Hymnal)

“We thank you, Almighty Father, for that particular expression of your love that is given to us so

selflessly by our mothers. May your blessings fill their lives with peace, strength, and gladness on

Mother’s Day and every day. Amen.” (Author unknown)

A happy Eastertide, happy Pentecost, and happy Mother’s Day

to you and yours.

Carol+

The Grace Vine

Service and Lay Ministry Schedule

If you cannot serve when scheduled, please find a substitute and call the parish office with that

person’s name. Thank you for sharing in the liturgical ministry of Grace Church.

Celebrant The Rev. William Snyder

Worship 8:00 Bette Brooks

Leader 10:00 Carolyn Englert

Greeters Nancy & Fred Lundgren

Acolyte Phillip Crouse

Altar Guild Nancy Ervin & Cindy Hoskins

Coffee Hosts 8:00 Joan & Frank Seman

10:00 John & Mary Jean McDonald

Counters Carolyn Englert & Bette Brooks

Church Sch. Courtney Rich

1st Reading Acts 2:42:47

Nancy Lundgren

Psalm 23

2nd Reading 1 Peter 2:19-25

Fred Lundgren

Gospel John 10:1-10

Sunday, May 7 8:00 &10:00 AM Morning Prayer 4 Easter

Celebrant The Rev. Carol Evans

Deacon The Rev. William Snyder

Worship 8:00 Sally Dier

Leader 10:00 Steve Merrill

Greeters Lisa & Jeff Marsh

Acolyte Kevin Splinter


Coffee Hosts 8:00 Spring Breakfast served at 9:00 a.m.

10:00 Nancy & Jim Ervin

Counters Carolyn Englert & Bette Brooks

Church Sch. Chris Stickle

1st Reading Acts 7:55-60

Carolyn Englert

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16


Kathy Summy

Gospel John 14:1-14

Sunday, May 14 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist 5 Easter

Mother’s Day



Leader 10:00 Jane Gear –Jozsa

Greeters John & Mary Jean McDonald

Acolyte Jenna Summy


Coffee Hosts 8:00 Pat Williams

10:00 Carol Marotta & Cherry Monegan

Counters Bette Brooks & TBA

Church Sch. Denise Sheridan


Tim Splinter

Psalm 66:7-18


Jeff Croll

Gospel John 14:15-21

Sunday, May 21 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist 6 Easter UNITED THANK OFFERING

Sunday, May 21st Please use the envelopes in the pews and on the table in back of the church to

take part in this spring’s ingathering. Any amount will be appreciated. The Unit-

ed Thank offering has been part of Grace Church and the National Episcopal

Church for many years and with funds collected it enables us to help people from

all over the world and in our own communities. Take a box (they are on the table

in back of the church), and every time you’re thankful for one of God’s blessings

put a coin in the blue box. At the fall in-gathering we will collect those coins.

Please be generous.


Deacon The Rev. William Snyder

Worship 8:00 Sally Dier

Leader 10:00 Nancy Lundgren

Greeters Nancy & Jim Ervin

Acolyte Jeff Marsh


Coffee Hosts 8:00 Shirley & Mike Johnson

10:00 Nancy & Fred Lundgren

Counters Bette Brooks & TBA

Church Sch. Last Sunday school—Party


Jane Gear-Jozsa

Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36

2nd Reading 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Charles Parsons

Gospel John 17:1-11

Sunday, May 28 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist with Baptism 7 Easter



Leader 10:00 Carolyn Englert

Greeters Nancy &Fred Lundgren

Acolyte Phillip Crouse

Altar Guild Marsha Snyder & Cindy Ward

Coffee Hosts 8:00 Joan & Frank Seman

10:00 Mary Jean & John McDonald

Counters Nancy Lundgren & Dennis Dier


Nancy Lundgren

Psalm 104:25-35, 37

2nd Reading 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Fred Lundgren

Gospel John 20:19-23

Sunday, June 4 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Day of Pentecost

Birthdays

3rd Carolyn Englert

Tim Splinter

Zack Scibelli

4th Laurel Brooks

6th Charles Parsons

15th Midge Myers

Phyllis Shorts

16th Marsha Snyder

22nd Gerry Rich

23rd Eleanor Blank

26th Kenneth Englert

27th Joan Seman

Loretta Reigelman

Congratulations! and many happy returns...

Anniversaries

1st Bill & Marsha Snyder

17th Tim & Yuka Lewicki

Baptisms

11th Kathy Summy

13th Nancy Lundgren

18th Amanda Brooks

Beverly Brooks

20th Paige Paxton

28th Marcia Splinter

“MOTHER’S DAY” SPRING BREAKFAST Sunday, May 14th at 9:00 a.m.

Everyone welcome!

Our Fund Raising Committee worked so hard this

last month. Our thanks to Kay Canan, Carol Marotta,

Cherry Monegan, and Courtney Rich for

planning a wonderful luncheon for all of those who

attended. The entertainment, Deerfield Dandies, was

so much fun. The meal was prepared with much

planning and thought, and the presentation was

lovely. It tasted great, too! The event took place on

one of those sunny spring days and everyone had a

really nice time. The members of the committee were

in the midst of making Easter candy during that same

time period. Every weekend for four weeks they

made the most incredible candy that was sold to

church members, family, friends, co-workers and to

members of the community. Thanks ladies for the

incredible amount of work you’ve done!! Phil Rich

is also active in the Fund Raising group, and he was

a huge help in buying candy in bulk, running errands,

getting items off the top kitchen shelves, and

watching over the kids while they helped wrap

candy…

Thanks to John McDonald, Mike Johnson, and

Fred Lundgren for tear ing out and replacing dry

wall, then painting the downstairs men’s room. It

looks great…

John Monegan tells us that we have a r eal

treasure in our church pews. He thinks they’re made

of American chestnut; a tree that is almost extinct in

Ohio. Who knew!...

Tim & Marcia Splinter made a tr ip to

Clarkson University in upstate New York to see their

son Eric in the play Twelve Angry Men. They also

made a brief visit to check in on Marcia’s Mom and

Dad who live in the area…AND they made it back

home--probably without much sleep--to be in the

choir for Palm Sunday! They also received good

news from their son, Kevin, who got a 33 on his

ACT scores; the same score his brother got when he

took the test. Smart boys!!...

Our Sunday school has grown, thanks to Doris

Whipple who has gathered her grandchildren to

be part of the class. Along with MacAyla and Kara

who attend often, Doris brings Athena, Jada, and

Hera when she can. It’s nice having all these

children and youth—the regulars and the new family

members—be part of Sunday school, to join us for

Communion, and to be part of our after church

fellowship as well…

We’ve been blessed with a wonderful new

addition to our church family. Amir and Stefanie

Amiruzzaman are proud parents of a new baby

boy born on March 29th. His name is Aleo Anzo, and

he’s one beautiful baby! God’s blessings and our

congratulations to Amir & Stefanie and Aleo…

Jim & Nancy Ervin’s granddaughter, Kelly is a

very good basketball player. On their road trip to

Cincinnati, her traveling team (“Extreme”) won three

of their four games and now they’ll be off to

Chicago. Good luck girls!...

Members of the Sit & Stitch group made Twiddle

Muffs to donate to local nursing homes. These are

“sleeves” or muffs that can be sewn, knitted, or

crocheted, and then embellished with buttons,

zippers, ribbon, and beads. These sleeves help

residents with Alzheimer’s and Senile Dementia as

they give them something to “play” with or

“twiddle”. Over 30 were made by the Sit & Stitch

group along with other church members and were

distributed by Mary Jean McDonald, Carolyn

Englert, Shirley & Mike Johnson, and Marsha

Snyder, to Longmeadow Care Center and the

Woodlands. Thanks to everyone who helped with

this project…

Jim Ervin was at Marc’s and he spoke to a

women as she was purchasing her Easter flowers. He

teased her about buying one for him, and of course

he took home a lovely tulip. Ask and ye shall

receive!...

What a glorious Easter we had here at Grace

Church. It was a beautiful day and what made it

really special was seeing many friends and members

that we hadn’t seen in a while. There were 125

people who came to celebrate the resurrection of our

Lord! Thanks to everyone who made this so special.

First of all we have to thank Rev. Carol for all her

work--not only on Easter but all through Holy Week.

Did You Know?...

Grace Episcopal Church Century Prayer

Our Gracious Heavenly Father, we give You thanks on the occasion of the bicentenni-

al celebration of the Episcopal Church in Ohio. We honor the brave and diligent early

members of our families of faith who established congregations in what was wilderness,

and we gratefully acknowledge the heritage with which we have been endowed. As we

approach a new century of faith, may we face it with equal courage and steadfastness

of heart. Give us strength to engage the wilderness present in our own age—hatred,

bigotry, ignorance, fear, poverty, hunger, injustice, oppression. Lord, strengthen us for

this work. Guide our hearts and our hands to do Your will. Help us to see Christ in all

we serve. And may we know the joy of Your presence among us as we live into our

faith. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

That was a lot of sermons. The Altar Guild including

our Sacristan Nancy Lundgren, Nancy Ervin, Sally

Dier, Jane Gear-Jozsa, Cindy Hoskins, Mike &

Shirley Johnson, Bette Brooks, Carol Marotta,

and Rev. Carol cleaned the altar area and

decorated with the flowers that were chosen and

delivered to the church by Marsha Snyder and Cathy

Potisuk. To our choir and organist for the

beautiful Easter music. To Kay Canan who baked a

lovely cake for the coffee hour of both services and

Nancy & Jim Ervin for serving it. And to Carol

Marotta & Cherry Monegan for the beautiful

cookies and the reception after the 10:00 a.m.

service. Cherry Monegan did her magic and

decorated the parish hall to make it look very festive.

Thanks to everyone who donated flowers in

thanksgiving or to honor the memory of their loved

ones. Thanks to Chris Stickle and her daughters and

helpers for offering an Easter egg hunt and craft

project for our youth. They loved it. After Easter

Rev. Carol and the church secretary took a much

needed vacation. While they were gone Charles

Parsons preached at the Morning Prayer services

and Bette Brooks (at 8am) and Steve Merrill (at

10am) served as Worship Leaders. A big thank you

to those folks for their willingness to serve…

We received a note from Phyllis Shorts and she

wishes everyone a Joyous Easter and says they are all

well. ..

Please welcome some new people to our flock;

Dan & Shala Kearsey and their baby Luke, and

Karen Krofta. We are delighted to have you

worship with us.

The Bulletin Board

Outreach

We will continue with Outreach this year giving food to the Center of Hope as

well as personal items (which they were happy to have). They were so grateful

for these items. Please continue to take your clothing to the County Clothing

Center. The APL is always in need of food and other items for the animals (see

the list on the bin in the Parish Hall). Don’t forget to mark the Outreach sheet

when you donate items; the list is in the parish hall. We donated about 200 lbs.

of clothing to the CCC and more than 200 non-perishable food items to the

Center of Hope. The 200s Challenge is part of celebrating the 200th anniversary

year of the Diocese of Ohio. Please help us serve others by being generous in

our outreach.

Thank you for your generosity.

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

The Hospitality Committee is in need of more volunteers willing to take meals to members of the church who are ill and need temporary assistance. A home cooked meal is very nice, but if you’re unable to do that, you can order “take out” meals, food from local delis, purchase gift cards from local restaurants, and/or have food delivered. Please see Nancy Ervin if you are able to help with this ministry.

GRACIE’S BACK DOOR Gracie’s Back Door is in need of several items such as paper towels, spray furniture polish, hand soap (liquid), and dish detergent. Gracie’s has the following medical and handicap supplies that are available to those in need. We do not charge for them, rather they are given away: 4 blood pressure monitors, 1 shower stool, 1 shower bench, 1 never used raised toilet seat, 1 suction grab bar, 2 pairs of crutches, 3 canes, 2 baby monitors, 1 tray that fits on a walker, 2 bedside commodes, 1 oxygen tank holder on wheels, 1 bed rail, 1 wheel chair, 1 stationary walker, and 1 folding walker. If you know anyone in need, please let us know. --Sally Dier & Nancy Lundgren

Fathers (and Mothers) and Friends By Bette Brooks

They lived not only in ages past; there are hundreds of thousands still.

The world is bright with the joyous saints who love to do Jesus' will.

The Rt. Rev. William Leonard 4th Bishop of Ohio

William Andrew Leonard was born in Southport, Connecticut, on July 15, 1848. While attending

St. Stephen’s College in New York he became interested in the priesthood. At 20 years old, he

entered Berkley Divinity School and, upon graduation, he was ordained deacon by Bishop John

Williams the founder of the School. He went to his childhood church, Holy Trinity, Brooklyn,

and served for 1 year. The following year Bishop Williams ordained Leonard priest and he then

served the Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn, for 8 years. While there, he married Sarah Louisa

Sullivan and wrote Via Sacra: Or Footprints of Christ, a book that described the events of

Christ’s last week of earthly life.

In 1880, he became rector of St. John’s, Washington, DC. In January 1888, Bishop Bedell of

Ohio asked for the election of an assistant bishop. After 3 failed special conventions with no

candidate elected, Leonard was elected at the 4th convention on May 15, 1889. As soon (literally)

as Leonard was consecrated, Bedell resigned, making Leonard the 4th bishop of Ohio.

As an independently wealthy man, Leonard was able to connect and built relationships with the

wealthy. The Leonards built a large mansion on the portion of Euclid Avenue known as

“Millionaires Row.” He used these connections to persuade the wealthy to pour their money into

the church. This resulted in the creation and building of The Church Home and Trinity Cathedral,

which was consecrated in September 1907. In addition, several buildings were constructed on the

Kenyon College campus as a result of large donations. He also dedicated a significant portion of

his time to the inhabitants of The Church Home as well as to those at St. John’s Orphanage that

became St. John’s Home for Girls located in Painesville. He then secured additional funds for the

operation and expansion of the home.

From 1913 until 1924, Frank DuMoulin, bishop Coadjutor, assisted Leonard, and from 1925 until

1930, Warren L. Rogers did the same. In 1929 and 1930, Leonard became the temporary

Presiding Bishop of the American Church on the basis of his seniority in the House of Bishops.

On September 23, 1930, Bishop Leonard died at Gambier and was buried next to his beloved

Sarah in the crypt of Trinity Cathedral. Bishop Leonard served the Diocese of Ohio for 41 years.

These were years marked by the expansion of the church in Ohio, both in numbers of

communicants and in church buildings, as well as in missionary zeal for service to others.

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Grace Episcopal Church

250 W. Cedar St.

Ravenna OH 44266

Grace Episcopal Church of Ravenna

The Rev. Carol Evans—Rector

The Rev. William Snyder

Marsha Snyder—Secretary

Tim Lewicki—Organist

Martha Croll—Choirmaster

Phone: 330-296-3443

Web Site: www.graceravenna.org

Email: [email protected]

The Vestry of Grace Episcopal Church

Kay Canan(2017)

Bette Brooks(2017)

Carolyn Englert(2017)

Phillip Crouse(2018)

Jeff Croll(2018)

Dennis Dier(2018)

Nancy Lundgren(2019)

Carol Marrota(2019)

Rick Taylor(2019)

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