tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302962502024-03-13T05:56:59.029-04:00Grace Church Public File Cabinet<i>A Center for Sprituality and Healing.</i><br><br>
This is the public filing cabinet for Grace Episcopal Church, College Hill (Cincinnati), Ohio. <br> See our <a href="http://gracecollegehill.org">
web site</a> to get a more complete story of Grace.Ken Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00406205548653834372noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-21108136218110811752019-08-26T16:54:00.000-04:002019-08-26T16:54:52.729-04:00Worship Service Participant Schedule
Worship at Grace Church is a collaboration among many participants, each of whom has an important role to play. If you would like to contribute to our worship in any of these roles, let the Worship team know.
If you are scheduled and can't make it, please recruit a replacement from the lists at the end of this document, it is your responsibility as a volunteer to find a eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-79575579586708889422018-04-04T20:23:00.000-04:002018-04-04T20:28:31.375-04:00Mini-Biographies of Grace LiturgistsOne of the blessings of being without an assigned priest for our congregation is that we hear different voices on Sunday mornings. The priests listed below celebrate Eucharist (Holy Communion) most Sundays at Grace.
Our healing services (Celebrations of Wholeness and Healing) are led by Hawley Todd, TSSF. We conduct these services once a month at our Sunday worship time and on the second eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-33935277572911082722016-05-14T11:09:00.003-04:002016-05-14T11:09:41.267-04:00Procter Camp Registration Info
Attention kids in grades 4-12:
2016 CAMP DATES
Boys & Girls Camp
Grades 4 & 5 * June 14 - 18
Senior High Camp
Grades 10 - 12 * June 20 - June 25
Intermediate Camp
Grades 8 & 9 * June 27 - July 2
Creative Arts Camp
Grades 6 - 12 * July 11 - 16
Junior Camp
Grades 6 & eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-9263207917196725022016-02-15T13:49:00.005-05:002016-02-15T20:26:33.876-05:00eGraceNotes: Week of 2/14
&eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-6988798078257577522015-06-29T15:19:00.000-04:002015-06-29T16:48:10.660-04:00Visioning Workshop--Exploring Core Identity—Purpose and ValuesThese are the questions posed and the answers written down at the Visioning Workshop at Grace Church on Saturday, June 27, 2015.  About 25 people were present representing a broad spectrum of members and friends of Grace.  The workshop was facilitated by Michael Davis.   [Comments in brackets are the transcriber’s attempt to clarify.  The transcriber is Ken Lyon.] 1. eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-69623935459289949052015-01-24T21:39:00.000-05:002015-01-24T21:39:29.942-05:00Grace Church Usher GuideThank you for being an usher at Grace Church. Yours is a very important role in making our worship a good experience, especially for newcomers. Think of yourself as the host/hostess for the service. Before Your Scheduled Day: If you can't make your scheduled day, make arrangements for a substitute. Make sure the office knows about a change. (You can see a list of ushers on the Grace website.)eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-32006568458404481102014-11-24T15:45:00.000-05:002014-11-24T17:39:30.905-05:00Grace Church Seeks Music LeaderGrace Church Seeks Music Leader Grace Episcopal Church in College Hill seeks a musician who will help build up our Sunday morning congregation by leading us in a variety of inspiring worship music. This person will: · Provide music (hymns, service music, preludes, interludes and postludes) for Sunday morning services (usually Eucharist) and about five other liturgical observances throughout eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-80740992930960606412014-11-21T21:36:00.000-05:002014-11-21T21:37:59.942-05:00FAQsHere are answers to some of the questions we hear from newcomers--or that we remember we had when we became Episcopalians (most of us are not "cradle Episcopalians"). For even more information, check out our Glossary page and our Links to other sites. Questions Answers What is the Episcopal eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-13634035709613974072014-05-11T16:13:00.000-04:002014-05-11T16:13:56.700-04:00Acolyte ManualAcolytes help create a worship experience that helps people have an experience of God. The only requirements to be an Acolyte are a willingness to serve and the ability to follow these instructions.  Note: This is a work in progress…. General Instructions. You are a leader in the service. The congregation looks to you to help set the tone for our worship. Your demeanor and dress should eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-37076819714046538042014-05-10T21:56:00.000-04:002014-05-10T21:57:51.974-04:00"Healing Graces" Uses God's Energy to HealHealing Graces is a loving space where we invite God's energy to promote healing. During this process the body relaxes, allowing all systems to shift towards balance. When the body receives healing energy this can allow unresolved issues, previous trauma, physical and emotional pain to be released, leaving the individual feeling refreshed with a peaceful state of mind, body and spirit. Healing eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-59512052423626103382014-04-30T11:02:00.000-04:002014-04-30T13:56:53.915-04:00“Pray for Grace” AnswersWhat is God asking of Grace? We have some answers! During Lent, friends and members of Grace Church Prayed for Grace. We asked God to give us direction and guidance--to tell us what He wants of us. People put the answers they received in purple boxes around the church. All the answers are shown below.  If you have additional answers, send them to Carol Lyon at seniorwarden@eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-43735701690901678982014-03-23T14:52:00.000-04:002014-03-23T14:53:08.126-04:00Flower Guild Job DescriptionGrace Episcopal Church Job Descriptions Flower Guild The purpose of the flower guild is to provide flowers for the altars and other appropriate locations in Grace Church for various regular and special worship services and activities. When possible and flowers are available, the Guil may provide flowers for members of the parish and community who are ill or for some special reason the eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-4306462678051138982014-03-23T14:51:00.001-04:002014-03-23T14:51:37.512-04:00Worship Volunteer SchedulingThe volunteer scheduler will: ● Create a schedule for all the participants in the Sunday and holy day services except the organist and clergy. The schedule should go at least one month into the future. Use names from the list of people that are approved for each task (list is posted at the bottom of the schedule). ● Email graceleaders when each new schedule is made up. ● Post the schedule eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-51536366289915148432014-01-20T23:59:00.000-05:002014-01-26T00:02:05.439-05:00Program Leadership at Grace ChurchMotion passed by Mission Council on January 20, 2014. Effective at the 2014 Annual Meeting: 1. The two people responsible for Grace Church programs are the Mission Program Leader and Parish Life Program Leader. 2. They are elected at the Annual Meeting for 1-year terms, limited to 3 consecutive terms. 3. The Program Leaders and the Wardens make up the Executive Committee, along with any othereGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-72148453072649715082013-10-06T18:00:00.000-04:002013-11-23T17:01:14.621-05:00“Give Us More Faith”Sermon on Proper 22, Year C, given October 6 2013 by Ken Lyon at Grace Episcopal Church, Cincinnati OH. Collect of the Day Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-40017428428411094682013-07-29T12:04:00.001-04:002013-07-29T12:04:03.906-04:00Grace Church Prayers of the PeopleThis prayer was written by the people, including children, of Grace Church for occasional use in Sunday morning worship. Let us offer prayers of PRAISE and THANKSGIVING for our many blessings – silently or aloud. [pause to allow for these prayers] Let us say together our Parish Prayer. Lord Jesus, You have put your life into our hands. Now we put our lives in Yours. Take us, eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-20914693516029672382013-07-29T11:55:00.001-04:002013-07-29T11:55:53.391-04:00Grace Church Prayer & Meditation CollectThis collect was written by the Grace Church Prayer & Meditation Group in June, 2013, as part of an exercise in Collect writing led by Ken Lyon. O God, who is the creator of all that was, that is and that will be--who dwells within us. We're all in different places on our spiritual journey. We give thanks that Grace's doors of hospitality remain open so that we may learn and grow eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-87646988931708880242013-06-29T14:56:00.000-04:002014-03-23T14:36:33.241-04:00Grace Church Lector's GuideThank you for using your gifts and talents to serve as a lector at Grace Church. You are an integral part of our service of praise and worship to God. Following are some thoughts on how you can make the readings come alive for your audience.
The schedule for readers is in the bulletin each Sunday; a month in advance. If you are unable to read on the Sunday assigned to you, please eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-44985085894994323272013-04-02T13:55:00.000-04:002013-04-02T13:57:12.192-04:00Intercessory PrayerHow do we pray for our sisters and brothers when we are asked to offer intercessory prayers on her/his behalf? That is a difficult question to answer because the bottom line for all prayer is that one prays in ways that are authentic to one-self. Our personalities and dispositions often impact how each of us prays. So pray for others however it is that the Holy Spirit leads and guides you to eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-83046818245644701542013-03-29T14:02:00.000-04:002013-04-02T14:03:05.241-04:00“Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”Homily preached on Good Friday, 2013, at Grace Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, by Ken Lyon. My reading today is taken from the Gospel of Luke—Luke’s account of Jesus’ ministry. Luke 23: 33-34a: When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know whateGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-78633782976402146962013-03-17T22:16:00.000-04:002013-03-17T22:17:00.818-04:00Job Description: CommunicationsResponsibility: See to it that Grace Church’s particular story is communicated coherently to members, visitors and the world at large, at zero dollar cost to the church, excepting use of the copy machine. What this entails: · Work with the congregation in groups and as individuals to ascertain what the congregation’s story is. · Develop images and phrases that express the congregation’s story eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-47656776350059917462013-03-10T19:12:00.000-04:002013-03-16T19:12:58.061-04:00"There was a man …"Sermon by the Reverend Susan Lehman at Grace Church on the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 10, 2013. Collect of the Day Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-48319256997881306132013-02-18T16:58:00.000-05:002013-02-22T16:59:25.969-05:00Annual Report 2012Grace Episcopal Church, Cincinnati (College Hill) Ohio Given at the Grace Church Annual Meeting, February 17, 2013 A spiritual home where all are welcome; a healing place in a broken world. Table of Contents Mission Council Reports. Senior Warden’s 2012 Annual Report Junior Warden’s 2012 Annual Report Mission and Formation Team Reports. Mission and Formation Teams 2012 eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-22416400665685759092013-02-17T17:02:00.000-05:002013-02-22T17:03:19.468-05:00Bank Account Balances as December 31, 2012Treasurer’s Report 2012 Checking Account            $9,813.99 Savings Account              15,987.15 Savings Account              13,585.38 Rainbow Band A/C Fund     952.00 Total Cash eGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30296250.post-6977801421436516222013-02-17T16:55:00.000-05:002013-02-22T16:58:29.223-05:00Grace Episcopal Church - FY 2012 Budget vs. Actual  2012 Budget Actual % Income Pledges & other offerings Undesignated pledge offeringseGraceNotes Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382077473012655119noreply@blogger.com0