Are you a senior citizen who just needs a little assistance to make your home a safer place or to help you continue living independently? At the Rhinebeck Rotary, we are here to help. As part of the new partnership between Rebuilding Together Dutchess County and the Rhinebeck Rotary Club, we have developed a [...]
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Please join us for lunch on Thursday, May 21st between 11:30 and 1:00 and bring your friends. Choose a soup and sandwich and then end with a delicious selection of homemade desserts. Menu: Soups – Spring Chicken Vegetable or Pea & Spinach Sandwiches – Tuna Salad, Sliced Turkey, or Quiche Desserts – Lots of [...] Tyler Chapel, 9 a.m. To date we have received 87 pledges totaling $106,518.00. This compares to 132 pledges totaling $138, 139.00 in 2008. The Vestry is deeply concerned with our budget shortfall and will be contacting parishioners in the weeks ahead to seek their support. The Poughkeepsie Community Hebrew School, which rents our classrooms for language classes, is holding a car wash Sunday in our parking lot, right after the 10:00 service. Each year the Jewish Community has Mitzvah Day on which they perform a mitzvot (good deed) in return for something they received. This year, they would like [...] Many thanks to the crew that came in last week to clean the kitchen. It looks fabulous! The refrigerator shelves actually sparkle! If you use the kitchen, please clean up after yourself or if you are volunteering at an event, please stay and help with clean up so we can try and keep it [...] It’s that time of year. Our annual flea market will be held on May 9th, the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Spaces are $20.00 and you can reserve a space by calling the office (876-3533), Kris Perry (876-7795), or Marlene Alexander (876-4463). Su has a “map” of spots available and if you go to the [...] The stewardship Committee is planning our annual progressive dinner and is looking for two households to host the event—one for hors d’oeuvres and one for dinner and dessert. All food and drinks are provided, you provide the space! The date is open. If you are able to host one of the courses, please call [...] Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 ***** Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm 118:14-17,22-24 Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 Mark 16:1-8 ***** Come Holy Spirit. Take our minds and think with them. Take our hearts and set them on fire with your love. I have often gazed on summer evenings at the Milky Way, what [...] Good Friday Meditation, 4/10/09 Last night, after our Maundy Thursday service, we went out to eat. I was wearing my collar, which I rarely do. I noticed that it drew some attention when I entered, which is why I usually don’t wear it. Shortly after we sat down, a man sitting near us said, [...] At this time we are in need of canned meats (extreme need), boxed or canned potatoes, gravies, broths, mayo, ketchup. At this time, we do not need pasta, corn, peas, or green beans. Thank you as always. Isaiah 26: 2-9, 19 1 John 5: 1-6 John 20: 19-31 Psalm 118 v. 19-24 Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page. The deadlines for the next newsletter are as follows: Next Issue: SUMMER 2009 Second and FINAL deadline: Friday, May 1st Publication: Friday, May 22nd Please email your submission to Deirdre Fisher at DKMKF@aol.com. For well over eleven years St. John’s and Holy Cross, Kingston have been taking an annual trip to Great Escape in Lake George. This year they have asked if they can make the trip a regional event and open it to all the parishes in the Mid-Hudson Region of our Diocese. The trip will [...] The celebration of Bishop Taylor’s retirement at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is being held at 10:15 on May 16. Bishop Taylor has asked especially that an invitation be extended to members of the Church of the Messiah. Several people are planning to go down. If you would like to consider carpooling, [...] The Third Thursday Lunch is on Thursday, April 16th, and benefits the Red Hook Community Center, which provides many services for adults in the community. Drop in between 11:30 and 1:00 for a delicious meal of soup, sandwich and homemade dessert. Choose between beef with barley and cream of mushroom soup, turkey salad, philly [...] The Egg Hunt will take place after the 10:00 service on the lawn outside the Parish Hall (weather permitting). Remember to bring your own basket to collect eggs. No cheating and hunting before the service ends! Many thanks to Becky Recchia for helping out the Easter Bunny this year! The next film in our series will be “Front of the Class” next Sunday, April 19th at 4:00 pm. Family style supper follows. Please bring a dish for the common supper table. This film is appropriate for all ages. Israel’s deliverance at the Red Sea Exodus 14: 10—15: 1 Salvation offered freely to all Isaiah 55: 1-11 Romans 6: 3-11 Mark 16: 1-18 Wisdom 2: 1, 12-24 Psalm 40 v. 1-14 Hebrews 10: 1-25 THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN John 18: 1-40, 19: 1-37 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 Psalm 78 v. 14-20, 23-25 Luke 22: 14-34 Thank you to those who have submitted their pledge cards and who signed up to participate in one of our many ministries. To date we have received 86 pledges out of 283 households totaling $106,218.00. We all want to help and here’s how you can—the Embrace an Expense (Angel Fund) is for your contributions to help cover specific expenses. We will publish costs both large and small, which need addressing (different ones from time to time); to which you may choose to make a contribution to offset our expenses. [...] The Egg Hunt will take place after the 10:00 service on the lawn outside the Parish Hall (weather permitting). Remember to bring your own basket to collect eggs. No cheating and hunting before the service ends! Many thanks to Becky Recchia for helping out the Easter Bunny this year! We challenge you to take advantage of the free Jell-O available in the Parish Hall and make something with it for coffee hour! Submit your recipe when you bring in your goody and we will publish the “Messiah Great Jell-O Bake-Off Cookbook” as a reward. All requests for Easter flowers must be into the office by 11:00 am Monday, April 6. Easter Vigil Service 7:00 pm Holy Communion Service and Reading of the Passion 3:00 pm. Holy Communion Service Tyler Chapel 9:00 am Holy Communion Service and Stripping of the Altar 7:00 pm LITURGY OF THE PALMS Isaiah 52: 13—53:12 Philippians 2: 5-11 The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, According to Mark: Mark 15: 1-39 Psalm 22: 1-11 |
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