Grace News. Worship. Christian Education. Weekly Updates from Grace Church Millbrook. Office Update

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1 Grace News Weekly Updates from Grace Church Millbrook Worship Christian Education Sunday Services: 8am and 10am Wednesday Healing Eucharist followed by Bible Study: 10am Sunday School is after 10:00 a.m. Service Confirmation second Sunday of the month Bilingual Spanish/English Service: 3rd Sunday of the month Office Update The parish office hours are Monday - Friday, 9am to 2pm. Office is office@gracemillbrook.org.

2 Grace Church Events Baptism at 10 a.m. We give thanks for the baptism of Ian George Dyson. Ian is the son of Christopher and Joy Dyson. April 25 th Wednesday -Women of Grace Pot Luck at 6:30 pm in Parish Hall. Please bring a dish to share. All are welcome. It's a lot of fun, some hard work (for the event committee members), and raises money for a good cause including: ~ Save the date and register now! ~ I Want My Church to Grow: What is Congregational Development? Saturday, April 28, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Check-in opens at 8:30 a.m.) Trinity St. Paul's Church 311 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle This special workshop is for: Laypeople and clergy who want to grow a vital church Those who want to join God in doing a new thing Leadership teams working on evangelism, church growth, spiritual development Workshop Topics

3 Episcopalians Evangelize? Using Community Organizing Tools for Church Growth You Start with what You Have: Asset Based Congregational Development We Need More Money: Best Practices for Your Stewardship Campaign Everything Keeps Changing! Vestry 101 for the 21st Century Cost: 1-2 people: $10 each; 3 4 people: $8 each; 5 or more people: $7 each We encourage congregations to bring teams of 3 or more people! To register online, visitwww.dioceseny.org/ednyevent/cd18-april/ Questions? The Rev. Canon Altagracia Pérez-Bullard, PhD Canon for Congregational Vitality or aperez-bullard@dioceseny.org What is Congregational Vitality in the Diocese of New York? Latinx Ministry Consulting with Congregations Renewal Works (2018) Congregational Development Commission o Developing/Identifying/Providing Resources

4 (Resourcing) o Diocesan Training Events (Equipping Leaders) o Planting and (re)development o Grant Programs THERE WILL BE AN 8:00 AM SERVICE ON APRIL 29 TH BUT NO 10 AM SERVICE INSTEAD THERE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: Sunday, April 29, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Join leaders and members of various faith traditions for a spring interfaith celebration. The event, free and open to all, will include music, readings and a blessing of fields and seeds. Farmers, gardeners, and individuals are invited to bring their seeds to be blessed. Walking is required. Guest speakers include: (partial list) Rev. Albert Ogle, St Peter's, Lithgow Rev. Dr. Matthew Calkins, Grace Church, Millbrook Dr. Umar M. Ahmad and Imam Hafiz Badar Usman, Mid-Hudson Islamic Center, Wappingers Falls Jessica Berlin, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village Donna Coane, Leader and Healer, Schaghticoke First Nations Lama Depa and Lama Lhadrun, Kagyu Thubten

5 Choling Monastery, Wappingers Falls "Farms and Chef Food Truck" of Le Express Restaurant will have lunch available for purchase. Picnicking is also encouraged; picnic tables are available overlooking the Garden. This event is cosponsored by the Food/Farm/Faith Initiative of Grace Episcopal Church in Millbrook and Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, Kate Keerin, curator. Call (845) for more information. Innisfree is located at 362 Tyrrel Road, Millbrook. "Millbrook at Home" will be starting a 1st Friday lunches at Maura's Kitchen, May 4th at noon. On May 13 th, 2018 (Mother's Day): Episcopal Charities Sunday there will be a special collection to support feeding programs in the Diocese of New York

6 Learn Spanish with Epic at the Wassaic Project New: 7-week Spring 2018 Semester Wednesday May 2 to Wednesday June 13 at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The mill. This class is co-taught by the program director, Abby, and by bilingual EPIC high school students. We read stories aloud, play games, look at verb conjugations, learn how to spell and read, all while working in a fun atmosphere that prioritizes interpersonal connections and the meaning of the culture in the language. Register online at tinyurl.com/epicspanish3suggested donation is $75 for community members, $100 for those with institutional support; but please give whatever is feasible for you. 100% of donations go to supporting EPIC. EPIC (Engaging People in Change) is a group of high school students from Pine Plains, Webutuck, Millbrook, and Dover who meet weekly to learn skills and change the world. First come first served, space is limited. Gracias! Contact Abby at and abby@epicjustice.org.

7 Mission Trip to Puerto Rico June 30 th July 2 nd High School students from Grace, Epic, St. Paul's Poughkeepsie, and Harlem Valley Ministry will be going to the Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico this summer. More info to come later! Join us on Monday, July 9 th for the 12 th Annual Grace Golf & Dinner Benefit Gala For the past eleven years, we have been getting friends and neighbors together to honor people who have made important contributions to our Church and the greater community. We play golf, enjoy a dinner, and participate in a silent auction to benefit programs for our youth, seniors, and people who need a voice. This year we will honor the Millbrook Garden Club as well as our own beloved priest associate, Elliott Lindsley.

8 Grace Episcopal Church Millbrook Community Preschool EPIC (Engaging People in Change) Grace Latino Outreach Grace Church Food Program Church Alliance Housing and Home Please help support this good work by being a sponsor, donating an auction item, or enjoying golf and dinner. The event includes 18 holes of golf offered at two tee times, one at 7:30 a.m. and the second at 12:30 p.m.; both times include lunch, on-course refreshments, golf cart, prizes, and a golf shirt. Dinner is at 6 p.m. beginning with a cocktail hour, open bar, live music featuring Peter and Judith Muir, and a silent auction. You are invited to join us all or part of the festivities. To register, become a sponsor, or donate an auction item call Cindy in the church office at , pick up a form in the back of the church, or visit the website atwww.gracemillbrook.org. If you would like to volunteer to help with this important fundraiser (we have jobs big and small) please call Pam at or chat with anyone on our committee.

9 Best, Jason Page, Betty Rae Nittiskie, Chris Dyson, Lynda Boissey, Marc Boissey, Maria Galli, Brenda demartine, Pam Freeman, Doug Capers, ML Ball Summer Youth Conference August 19-25, Open to youth entering grades six through first year of college. For more information us or visitwww.incarantioncenter.org or Facebook: to find out more. Community Events Mark your calendars now for the Spring Concert of The Millbrook Community Festival Chorus May 6 at 7 pm in Lyall Memorial Church, Millbrook. Once again this group of 30+ singers from our church and 6 surrounding churches will come together to beautifully blend their voices. This concert will feature music from American composers. Accompanied by professional musicians, the program includes among others, selections from Aaron Copland, Leonard

10 Bernstein, and Randall Thompson. A reception hosted by all the area churches will follow. The program is open to all and is presented free of charge.

11 Volunteer with us! Do you have talent, experience, energy, and a desire to serve? Episcopal Charities is mobilizing volunteers to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, teach the next generation, and more at parish outreach programs across the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Contact: Rachel Crosby rcrosby@dioceseny.org or visit ec-ny-org/volunteer. Grace Church Millbrook 3328 Franklin Avenue, PO Box 366 Millbrook, NY Office Phone: Fax: Fr. Matt's Cell: (203) Rectory Phone: (845) Fr. Matt's calkins@gracemillbrook.org