Verse of the Day

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3, ESV)

Angel Fund request

The ANGEL fund(embrace an expense) is seeking a $250 donation of a new battery for the emergency lights in the church.

Morning Prayer and Healing Service

Tyler Chapel 9:00 am

Al-Anon Meeting

Donegan Hall 8:00-9:00 pm

AA Meeting

Donegan Hall, 7-8 p.m.

ESL Classes

Parish Hall, 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday

Readings for Sunday, July 26, the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

2 Kings 2: 1-15 PSALM 114 Ephesians 4: 1-7, 11-16 Mark 6: 45-52

Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page.

Office Closed

The office will be closed from the August 3 to August 10, when it will reopen at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday Forum

Which of our stained glass windows is the oldest? Come to the forum between services next Sunday, August 2nd and find out!

Vacation Bible School – July 27-31, 8:45 am -12:15 pm

Laurie Craft, Tammy DelGuidice, and other members of the VBS crew have been hard at work all week preparing the church, the parish hall, and Donegan Hall for VBS this week. We hope you enjoy the props, but please do not touch or move them. Please share this request with your children. Thank you!

Mount St. Alphonsus Retreat Schedule

Mount St. Alphonsus, located on the banks of the Hudson River in the Village of Esopus, NY, and one of the largest retreat centers in the world, announces its upcoming programs: Styles of Contemplation: Saturday, August 15 from 10am-3pm. $35, includes lunch. How to Write Your Autobiography: Saturday, August 22 from 10am-3pm. $35, includes [...]

Men’s Parish Based Ministry

St. George’s Episcopal Church, Newburgh, NY, is looking for a personable, mature, faith-entered man to begin and lead a men’s ministry; 8 hours a week, September to June, $6000 stipend. References required. Call for interview, (845) 561-5355;  www.stgeosch.org.

Sunday Forum

Which Church of the Messiah former Warden is depicted in one of the windows? Come to the forum between services on August 2nd and find out!

Readings for July 19, the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 57: 14b-21 Ephesians 2: 11-22 Mark 6: 7-13 Psalm 22 v. 22-30

Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page.

Rumi and Other Mystical Love Poets, a Study

Starting Sunday, July 5, and continuing for 12 sessions on successive Sundays through Sunday, September 20 from 4:00 to 5:30 at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 2578 Route 212, Woodstock, New York All are welcome to participate in a study of mystical poetry centered around the poetry of Rumi, but also including work from St. [...]

Volunteers Needed for Meals for Parishioners

Are you available to make an occasional meal for a parishioner who is temporarily in need of some assistance due to illness or injury? If so, please contact Su (876-3533 or Rhinebeck.Episcopal@gmail.com) and she will put your name and phone number on the list. If and when a parishioner needs a meal, Mary Reese [...]

Announcements for Sunday Bulletin or Church Website

If you have an announcement for the Sunday bulletin or church website, please call Su (876-3533) or send an email with the details to info@rhinebeck-episcopal.org. Deadline for the Sunday bulletin is the Wed. morning preceding the Sunday you would like the announcement to begin appearing.

National Acolyte Festival

Following is a URL for the Diocesan website where you can find information about the National Acolyte Festival coming up this Fall in Washington, DC. http://tinyurl.com/National-Acolyte-Festival. The diocese has reserved a bus, which will leave St. Paul’s in Ossining at 4:00pm on Friday afternoon the 9th of October. The cost is $135.00, which includes [...]

The 3rd Annual Meet and Greet BBQ for youth

Youth (grades 6-12) and parish youth leaders will gather on Saturday, September 19, 2009 3-6 p.m. at St. Pauls-on-the-Hill, Ossining, N.Y. The event is sponsored by the Diocesan Youth Ministry Committee and is a great opportunity to eat, play games and get to know other youth and leaders from around the Diocese of New [...]

Your Vacation

When on vacation, be with us in spirit. The rest of the summer, be with us in person. We hope you have a wonderful, safe, and relaxing vacation. But please remember that unfortunately our bills don’t take a vacation. Please try to bring your pledge up-to-date before you go on vacation and consider making [...]

Su’s Vacation

The church office will reopen tomorrow, Monday, July 13.

Sunday Forum

If a stained glass window is signed by the artist, where would you look for the signature? Come to the forum between services on August 2nd and find out!

Readings for July 12, the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 7: 7-15 Ephesians 1: 1-14 Mark 6: 7-13

PSALM 85 Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page.

Earthly Power: Church and State

Sermon, Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck, New York July 5, 2009 The Rev. Jay Hanson

As acolytes in a small church in Southwestern Minnesota we carried a cross and two flags during the processional and the recessional hymns. We learned that no flag can cross in front of the American flag in a procession. [...]

Getting ready to receive power– A reflection on Mark 5:22-24, 35-43

Sermon, Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck, NY June 23, 2009 The Rev. Jay Hanson

Once again this week, we the listeners to St. Mark’s portrayal of the meaning of events, note that Jesus ‘strictly ordered them that no one should know this.’ this being that he had healed the 12 year old daughter of [...]

Messiah Community Lecture #3

July 25th, 4pm – featuring two well known Rhinebeckians, Danny Shannahan and Elwood Smith speaking about their work as a cartoonist and an illustrator. Mr. Shannahan is an author and a frequently contributing cartoonist to the New Yorker magazine. Mr. Smith’s illustrations appear often in national publications such as The New York Times and [...]