Verse of the Day

The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. (Proverbs 22:4, ESV)

Calendar

Vacation Bible School

Mark you calendars for July 26th -30th for an exciting VBS week. The program is “Egypt…. Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace.” It will be tons of fun as we’ll be setting up a marketplace with lots of shops, making crafts and costumes, singing and being part of Bible stories. The Third Lutheran Church will [...]

Angel Fund (Adopt an Expense)

New shrubbery has been purchased for the Memorial Garden. Would you like to be an angel and help offset the cost of these plants? To make a donation, please make checks payable to The Church of the Messiah, write “Angel Fund—plants” on the memo line, and place the check in the collection plate or mail [...]

Food Pantry Needs

There are baskets on the Memorial Altar & in the Parish Hall with copies of this list of needs from the Food Pantry. Please take a copy so that you have it when you go shopping. Perhaps you could pick up an item or two or three. If at any time you wish to spend [...]

Altar Flowers

If you would like to dedicate the flowers on the Altar on a specific Sunday in memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for someone or something, please contact Su in the office. The suggested donation is $30.00 which covers the cost of the flowers. Donations over and above the $30 go to the [...]

Mad Dash Meeting

[ May 5, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] There will be a meeting of the Mad Dash Committee in Donegan Hall on Wed., May 5 at 7 pm. New members are encouraged to join. Please come to the meeting or speak with Joann or Clarence Clark 876-5189.

Annual Progressive Dinner

You can always tell Spring is right around the corner when talk turns to Messiah’s Annual Progressive Dinner. If you would be willing to host one part of the dinner (appetizers/ cocktails or main course/dessert) please let Liz Schembri (889-8437) or Laurie Craft (229-5681) know. Traditionally the Dinner has been held in May or June, [...]

Mothers’ Day Breakfast

We have a few volunteers to help with the breakfast for moms at the 10:00 service, but we do need a few more. We have no volunteers for the breakfast for moms at the 8:00 service. Come on guys! If you don’t volunteer, there will be no breakfast that morning for your mother, wife, or [...]

Readings for April 25, the Fourth Sunday in Easter

Acts 9: 36-43
Psalm : “Shepherd Me, O God”  (Spirit and Song 59)
Revelation 7: 9-17
John 10: 22-30
Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found at The Lectionary Page.

Week of Christian Unity

[ April 25, 2010; 3:00 pm; ] This year’s Ecumenical Prayer Service honoring the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Dutchess County will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on April 25th at 3 p.m. The Rev. Gail Berger, executive emeritus at the Dutchess County Interfaith Council, will be preaching on Christian unity in [...]

Family Night Out

[ April 23, 2010; 12:30 am to 8:30 pm. ] Join us at the Third Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck on Friday, 4/23/10 from 6:30-8:30 PM. This will be a fun experience for families to share a sneak preview of Vacation Bible School that is planned for July 26th -30th.

There is a $20 per family charge that will cover the cost of [...]

Altar Flowers

If you would like to dedicate the flowers on the Altar on a specific Sunday in memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for someone or something, please contact Su in the office. The suggested donation is $30.00 which covers the cost of the flowers. Donations over and above the [...]

Annual Progressive Dinner

You can always tell Spring is right around the corner when talk turns to Messiah’s Annual Progressive Dinner. If you would be willing to host one part of the dinner (appetizers/ cocktails or main course/dessert) please let Liz Schembri (889-8437) or Laurie Craft (229-5681) know. Traditionally the Dinner has [...]

Mothers’ Day Breakfast

We have a few volunteers to help with the breakfast for moms at the 10:00 service, but we do need a few more. We have no volunteers for the breakfast for moms at the 8:00 service. Come on guys! If you don’t volunteer, there will be no [...]

Readings for April 18, the Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9: 1-6
PSALM 30
Revelation 5: 11-14
John 21: 1-19
Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page.

Play Reading

[ April 26, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] You are invited to a free reading of parishioner Rosary O’Neill’s play, “Blackjack: The Thief of Possession,” starring Jo Anne Bonn and directed by Peter Bloch at the National Arts Club starting at 8:00 PM on Monday, April 26th in the Grand Gallery of The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY [...]

Upcoming Events, Dutchess County Interfaith Council

http://www.dutchessinterfaithcouncil.org/datenator/upcoming_events.php

Spring Rummage Sale at St. John’s Reformed Church

[ April 22, 2010; 7:00 pm; April 23, 2010; 1:00 pm; April 24, 2010; 9:00 am; ] St. John’s Reformed Church 758-1184 on Old Post Road in Red Hook will be holding its Spring rummage sale on Thurs., 4/22 6-8 pm; Fri., 4/23 1-3 pm; and Sat., 4/24 9 am-12 noon. Saturday is the $5 Bag Sale.

Vacation Bible School

Mark you calendars for July 26th -30th for an exciting VBS week. The program is “Egypt…. Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace.” It will be tons of fun as we’ll be setting up a marketplace with lots of shops, making crafts and costumes, singing and being part of Bible stories. The Third Lutheran Church will [...]

Altar Flowers

If you would like to dedicate the flowers on the Altar on a specific Sunday in memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for someone or something, please contact Su in the office. The suggested donation is $30.00 which covers the cost of the flowers. Donations over and above the $30 go to the [...]

Annual Progressive Dinner

You can always tell Spring is right around the corner when talk turns to Messiah’s Annual Progressive Dinner. If you would be willing to host one part of the dinner (appetizers/cocktails or main course/dessert) please let Liz Schembri (889-8437) or Laurie Craft (229-5681) know. Traditionally the Progressive Dinner has been held in May or June, [...]

Third Thursday Luncheon: The Gannett House

[ April 15, 2010; 11:00 am; ] It’s time for our Third Thursday Luncheon! If you can volunteer to help or make a dessert for the luncheon, please let Christina Hirsch know (876-7802). This Thursday’s luncheon benefits The Gannett House—a homeless shelter for families located in Poughkeepsie. If you can, be sure and stop by for lunch and help support a great [...]

Sign Up for the New Parish Directory

This is the last Sunday to sign up for a Directory picture. Photography sessions start this Friday April 16th. This coming week, all parishioners who have not yet signed up will be called by the directory committee to ensure that their wishes are known. Please sign-up as the new rector will want to get to [...]

Readings for April 11, the Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 5: 27-32
PSALM 150
Revelation 1: 4-8
John 20: 19-31
Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page.

Food Pantry Needs

There are baskets on the Memorial Altar & in the Parish Hall with copies of this list of needs from the Food Pantry. Please take a copy so that you have it when you go shopping. Perhaps you could pick up an item or two or three. If at any time you wish to spend [...]

Morning Prayer & Healing Service

[ April 9, 2010; 9:00 am; April 16, 2010; 9:00 am; April 23, 2010; 9:00 am; April 30, 2010; 9:00 am; ] Friday, Tyler Chapel, 9:00 am