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May 2015

Rector’s Writ

Spring continues to be a busy time for celebration, service, fellowship and growth. We

had lovely Easter services in celebration of Christ’s resurrection and our redemption. The

Easter story presents us with the promise of resurrection and renewal. It’s a certain and

hope-filled promise that draws us like a compass to the ways of Christ.

By the time you read this we will have welcomed the community to Grace’s 150th

Anniversary Open House on April 25, 2015. On April 10, 1865 The Rev. Levi Holden

led Easter services for at least 24 families who became part of the formal organization of

Grace Episcopal Church. The new group met in the homes of some members; in the upper

room of a bank building at the corner of Main and Meridian; and for three years leased

the Universalist Church on the corner of Spruce and Hickory Way and worshiped there.

On June 17, 1873, the cornerstone of Grace Episcopal Church was laid. The building was

consecrated by Bishop Gregory Bedell on April 10, 1883. In the late 1930s some major

work was done to replace the west wall and to build a new roof with steel girders.

Additions include the Parish Hall and Christian Ed wing; a major kitchen renovation;

the handicap access project; and the sanctuary renovation in 2001.

Now we arrive at where we are today. The historical facts are interesting, but what’s

even more intriguing is to think about the people who have been part of this Grace Church

family over the years. For many Easter and Christmas holidays, we’ve had families in

the pews with three and four generations present. As much as we love the crosses, the

altar, the wood, windows, and pews…we remember the Church is not the physical plant,

the Church is the people. God has blessed and continues to bless Grace Church with faithful, self-giving, generous members.

It takes all of us working together to build up God’s Church. Worship is not done

alone, but in fellowship, in community. We worship, we work, we serve, we grow…

together. We welcome all God’s people: from babies to great-grandparents, families,

singles, gay, straight, seekers, skeptics, faithful church goers and those with no church

background. We are “the body of which Jesus Christ is the Head and of which all baptized

persons are members.” The Church is holy, not by our own doing, but because “the Holy Spirit dwells in (the Church) and consecrates its members, and guides them to do God’s work.” That’s part of what our Catechism (BCP, pg. 854) tells us about the Church. We

remember who we are and whose we are, and that we’re all God’s children. Many things

change in 150 years, yet “Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever.” May

we be good stewards of this Church of God’s at Grace, and may we be guided by the Holy

Spirit to faithfully do God’s work and welcome all God’s people.

Carol+

The Grace Vine

Service and Lay Ministry Schedule

If you cannot serve when scheduled, please find a substitute and call the parish office with that

person’s name. Thank you for sharing in the liturgical ministry of Grace Church.

Celebrant The Rev. Carol Evans

Deacon The Rev. William Snyder

Worship 8:00 Sally Dier

Leader 10:00 Steve Merrill

Greeters Jeff & Lisa Marsh

Acolyte Jenna Summy

Altar Guild Nancy Ervin & Barb Popiel

Coffee Hosts 8:00 Joan & Frank Seman

10:00 Lisa, Taylor, & Paige Paxton

Counters Bette Brooks & Steve Merrill

1st Reading Acts 10:44:48

Kathy Summy

Psalm 98

2nd Reading 1 John 5:1:6

Tim Splinter

Gospel John 15:9-17

Sunday, May 10 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist 6 Easter


Lay Reader 8:00 Bette Brooks

10:00 Nancy Lundgren

Greeters John & Mary Jean McDonald

Acolyte Kevin Splinter


Coffee Hosts 8:00 Midge Myers

10:00 Carol Marotta & Gail Richards

Counters Bette Brooks & Carolyn Englert

Emeritus Bill Snyder

1st Reading Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

Carolyn Englert

Psalm 1

2nd Reading 1 John 5:9-13

Fred Lundgren

Gospel John 17:6-19




Worship 8:00 Bette Brooks

Leader 10:00 Carolyn Englert

Greeters Steve & Susan Merrill

Acolyte David Miller


Coffee Hosts 8:00 Debbie Shorts & Rick Lashley

10:00 Nancy & Jim Ervin

Counters Bette Brooks & Steve Merrill

Emeritus Kathy Summy

1st Reading Acts 8:26-40

Martha Croll

Psalm 22:24-30

2nd Reading 1 John 4:7-21

Jeff Croll

Gospel John 15:1-8




Worship 8:00 Sally Dier

Leader 10:00 Roberta O’Keefe

Greeters Nancy & Fred Lundgren

Acolyte Eric Splinter

Coffee Hosts 8:00 TBA

10:00 John & Mary Jean McDonald



1st Reading Acts 2:1-21

Nancy Lundgren

Psalm 104:25-35, 37

2nd Reading Romans 8:22-27

Fred Lundgren

Gospel John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Sunday, May 24 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist The Day of Pentecost



Greeters David Miller & Alex Wroblewski

Acolyte Jeff Marsh

Coffee Hosts 8:00 TBA

10:00 Fred & Nancy Lundgren



1st Reading Isaiah 6:1-8

Martha Croll

Psalm 13

2nd Reading Romans 8:12-17

Jeff Croll

Gospel John 3:1-17

Sunday, May 31 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Trinity Sunday

UNITED THANK OFFERING May 17th

Please use the envelopes in the pews and on the table in back of the

church to take part in this spring’s ingathering. Any amount will be

appreciated. The United Thank offering has been part of the

Episcopal Church for many years and with funds collected it

enables us to help people from all over the world and in our own

communities. Take a box (they are on the table in back of the

church) and every time you’re thankful for one of God’s blessings

put a coin in the blue box. At the fall ingathering we will collect

those coins.


Worship 8:00 Bette Brooks

Leader 10:00 Carolyn Englert

Greeters Nancy & Fred Lundgren

Acolyte David Miller

Altar Guild Marsha Snyder & TBA

Coffee Hosts 8:00 Joan & Frank Seman

10:00 Marsha Snyder & Toni Worthen

Counters Kay Canan & TBA

Emeritus Kathy Summy

1st Reading 1 Samuel 8:4-20; 11:14-

Nancy Lundgren

Psalm 138

2nd Reading 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1

Fred Lundgren

Gospel Mark 3:20-35

Sunday, June 7 8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist 2 Pentecost

The Lord has risen! --- The Lord has risen indeed!

Alleluia, alleluia! Wow, what a beautiful Easter day

we had for which to celebrate our Lord’s

resurrection. The weather cooperated with a

beautiful early spring day. The church was full of

worshipers, the flowers were beautiful, the music

was wonderful, and the sermon was great. It was

good seeing all of Jim & Amy Neely’s family here

including two beautiful granddaughters. It was nice

to see EVERYONE who gathered to celebrate Easter

with us including: the Seman family, along with

Kay, Ralph, & Cary Wise; Mary Jean & John

McDonald’s son Mike and his family; the Ahrens

family, including Bruce recover ing from his

recent knee surgery, Fred Ahrens and his daughters

and grandson. What a blessing it is to have families

with three and four generations in the pews. There

were many people that helped with our Easter

celebration, especially Grace’s Altar Guild led by

Nancy Lundgren and those members &

volunteers who helped clean the altar area and set out

the flowers: Cindy Hoskins, Joan Seman, Carol

Marotta, Shirley & Mike Johnson, Bette Brooks

and Rev. Carol. Thanks to Marsha & Bill Snyder

for picking up flowers & getting them back to Grace

to be set out. Nancy Ervin served cake during the

8:00 & 10:00 coffee hours along with the scheduled

8:00 coffee hosts, Joan & Frank Seman, and the

10:00 coffee hosts, Steve & Susan Merrill. The choir

under the direction of Martha Croll and our organist

Tim Lewicki did a wonderful job with the music -

- so many compliments. Our acolytes, Eric Splinter,

Kevin Splinter & Jenna Summy did their usual

outstanding performance without a hitch. Eric

Splinter especially enjoyed the incense—he’s

become a very proficient thurifer. The children

enjoyed searching for Easter eggs throughout the

church. What a glorious day!! And those of us who

got to spend the rest of the day with friends and/or

friends made the day complete. Or maybe you

enjoyed a day to yourself. The office was very busy

during Holy Week with a service every day and

bulletins. You could have put a fork in Rev. Carol

and Marsha Snyder by the end of the week…they

were done!!...

Jenna Summy and Eric Splinter just finished

their theater productions of Shrek and The King and

I. And they were wonderful…

Bud Hughes is recover ing from open hear t

surgery at Akron City Hospital, and he’s glad to be

home…

Debbie Shorts and Rick Lashley spent Easter

on a Caribbean Cruise and they were part of a lovely

Easter service in very beautiful and warm spot…

Nancy & Fred Lundgren along with daughter

Lisa and granddaughters Taylor & Paige left

right after Easter to attend a funeral for a brother-in-

law in the Carolinas…

Organizer extraordinaire Barbara Popiel and 150th

Anniversary group have been working to make the

anniversary very special…

The Splinters were supposed to spend a huge

amount of time at the ballpark with Kevin playing

baseball, but the weather has not agreed. John &

Mary Jean McDonald have been at the baseball

field watching both grandchildren David & Sandra

play ball on two different field. Nancy & Fred

Lundgren have been at the track field watching

granddaughter Paige run…

Judy Canan and Carolyn Englert have

discovered their inner-child or have re-discovered it.

They are enjoying coloring books. Sounds like fun!...

Amanda Brooks has been asked to represent

her graduating class (2008) at the inauguration of

Hendrix College’s new president in mid-April. And

Bette Brooks is excited by the prospect of having

all four daughters in the same time zone this fall

when Beverly moves to Philadelphia for graduate

school. No more figuring out if it’s too early to call!

But Bette says she’s really going to miss Memphis’

great restaurants! Laurel Brooks is training for the

Cleveland Rite Aid Half Marathon and has been

known to do a 12 minute mile. This is her third half

marathon since late last summer.

Did You Know?...

Birthdays

3rd Carolyn Englert

Tim Splinter

Zach Scibelli

4th Laurel Brooks

6th Charles Parsons

9th Elizabeth Webb

15th Midge Myers

Phyllis Shorts

16th Marsha Snyder

22nd Gerry Rich

23rd Eleanor Blank

26th Kenneth Englert

27th Joan Seman

Loretta Reigelman

Bill Shorts, Sr.

Congratulations! and many happy returns...

Anniversaries

1st Bill & Marsha Snyder

17th Tim & Yuka Lewicki

Baptisms

7th Irene Machisko

11th Kathy Summy

13th Nancy Lundgren

18th Amanda Brooks

Beverly Brooks

20th Paige Paxton

28th Marcia Splinter

Judy Canan for making the lay schedule every

month.

Shirley Johnson for taking all the pictures we

enjoy so much.

Bill Snyder for taking the non-perishable food

to the Center of Hope

Chris Stickle and Nikki Stickle for representing

Grace Church at the Loaves and Fishes.

Nancy & Fred Lundgren and Sally Dier for all

their hard work in Gracie’s Back Door.

John McDonald for being here whenever there

is a problem.

Barb Popiel for her leadership with the 150th

anniversary committee.

Goldie Shriver for her constancy in our

nursery.

Please call the office or email us a note if you

know of any volunteers we need to thank for work,

donations, or other good deeds.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

The Bulletin Board FYI

There will be no Mother’s Day Flower Sale this year,

due in part to the proximity of the 150th Celebration.

If anyone is willing to step up and make it happen for

next year, Marcia Splinter will be happy to walk them

through the entire process, but she will not be able to

organize it any more going forward.

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Grace Episcopal Church

250 W. Cedar St.

Ravenna OH 44266

Grace Episcopal Church of Ravenna

The Rev. Carol Evans—Rector

The Rev. William Snyder

Marsha Snyder—Secretary

Tim Lewicki—Organist

Martha Croll—Choirmaster

Phone: 330-296-3443

Web Site: www.graceravenna.org

Email: [email protected]

The Vestry of Grace Episcopal Church

Reba Cook (2014)

John McDonald (2014)

Midge Myers (2014)

Fred Lundgren (2015)

Steve Merrill (2015)

Frank Seman (2015)

Barb Popiel (2016)

Michele Novak (2016)

Carol Marotta (2016)

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