There will be no services on 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3. The normal schedule will resume 9/10.
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Our new Rector The Rev. Richard McKeon is starting August 1st. We will have supply priests for the months of June and July. June 20th—The Rev. Fred Drobin June 27th—The Rev. Canon Andy Dietsche July 4th—The Rev. Jerry Gallagher July 11th—The Rev. Dr. Deborah Dresser July 18th— The Rev. Dr. Deborah Dresser July 25th—The [...] meet at Parish Hall. load in new window by clicking here We welcome back The Reverend Canon Andrew Dietsche to Messiah. Canon Dietsche is the Canon (assistant to the bishop) for Pastoral Care for the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Please remember our food pantry during the summer. The need is especially great for “Kid-friendly” food since many children will not be able to get free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school. Some suggestions (but not limited to) for “kid-friendly” items are: Peanut Butter Jelly Macaroni & Cheese pudding cups jello cups [...] The Dutchess County Office of the Aging is conducting a survey on how it can better suit the needs and concerns of our older residents. Copies of this survey are available in the Parish Hall and on the Memorial Altar. Please take one, complete it, and mail it to the Office of the Aging [...] Summer is upon us and with it lots of plans for fun and relaxing times. We hope that you have a wonderful summer, but please remember to keep up your pledge or make your contribution before you go away. Unfortunately our bills do not take a vacation. Thanks and have a safe summer! 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. Additional donations, which cover the costs of wine, [...] It’s time to register for Vacation Bible School. There will not be a charge to attend VBS, but we will have a free will offering. As in the past, lunch will be served. Online registration is not set up yet, but there are paper registration forms available. See Laurie Craft. LAST CHANCE The last Sunday for submitting fabric strips for the Prayers of the People banner is July 4th. Please continue to make them and drop them either in the Narthex or the Church office. The Sunday School, acolytes and youth group have made terrific, colorful ones. Thank you. We’re looking forward to the [...] Please complete the form in this bulletin to make reservations for one of our “Meet Father Richard” Gatherings. Please place the form in the box on the Memorial Altar in the Narthex or in the box in the Parish Hall today so that we can plan these gatherings. If you are able to host [...] 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14 Galatians 5: 1, 13-25 Luke 9: 51-62 Psalm 77 v. 1-2, 11-20 Lessons and readings for past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page. For more than 30 years, the Summer Youth Conference has provided teens in the Diocese of New York with a spiritual retreat in a summer camp setting. Activities, sports, singing, worship, play, discussion and more are all part of this exciting week. This program is for youth in 6th grade through those entering the [...] The Third Thursday Luncheons were a tremendous success this year. We raised more than $4000 for 8 local charities. Many thanks to the wonderful workers who participated in the luncheons this year with such dedication and good cheer. We would also like to thank the many people who attended the luncheons. Without you the [...] We welcome back The Reverend Susan Auchincloss to Messiah. Reminder– if you have news or announcements that you’d like included in the church bulletin, and/or on the website, please email them to info@rhinebeck-episcopal.org. The emails will go to both me and Su, and if you send them early in the week, they will show up online and in hard copy by Sunday. If [...] The summer edition of Messiah Matters will be published at the end of this month. All submissions must be into Su in the office by Tuesday, June 15th. If you are planning a summer event (July-September) please let Su know. If you are planning an event for September that is still in the planning [...] It’s time to register for Vacation Bible School. There will not be a charge to attend VBS, but we will have a free will offering. As in the past, lunch will be served. Online registration is not set up yet, but there are paper registration forms available. See Laurie Craft. This Sunday is the end-of-year party during class time. We thank all the teachers, aides, and volunteers who work so hard to make our program a success. We especially thank Tammy DelGiudice for her devotion to the program. Next week will be the last Sunday of choir for the summer. Thank you Reggie and [...] The Baptist Home is compiling a list of people who might be able to pick up residents at the Baptist Home and bring them to Messiah for services and then take them back to the Baptist Home. This would be on an “on call” basis, not a regularly scheduled task. If you would be [...] 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. If you, your child, or grandchild is graduating this year from high school, college, or a trade school, please let the office (876-3533) know so that we can congratulate the graduate. You may leave a message on the machine if no one is there to answer. We will need the graduate’s name, school from [...] A meeting of the Mad Dash Committee will take place in Donegan Hall on Wednesday, June 30th at 7:00 pm. All interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend. For more information, please call Joanne Clark at 876-5189. 1 Kings 21: 1-10, (11-14), 15-21a PSALM 146 Galatians 2: 15-21 7: 36—8: 3 Lessons and readings from past and future weeks may be found on The Lectionary Page. Please remember to create one or more prayer strips for the Prayers of the People banner to welcome our new rector. If you haven’t heard about it, a description of the project, instructions, and strips are on the Memorial Altar in the Narthex, or you may download a copy of the description here. Take [...] Thanks to the Austrian and Lent families for opening their homes and hosting the dinner last evening. Today is the last day of Sunday school classes. Next Sunday 6/13 will be the end-of-year party during class time. We thank all the teachers, aides, and volunteers who work so hard to make our program a success. We especially thank Tammy DelGiudice for her devotion to the program. 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 [...] If you, your child, or grandchild is graduating this year from high school, college, or a trade school, please let the office (876-3533) know so that we can congratulate the graduate. You may leave a message on the machine if no one is there to answer. We will need the graduate’s name, school from [...] |
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