This Fourth of July weekend – wishing everyone a fun, relaxing and safe weekend!
Regular Services at 8 and 10; readings are below.
News from the Diocese:
High School Students are invited to join…
The Annual Jonathan Daniels Youth Civil Rights Pilgrimage
August 11-13, 2016
Traveling to:
Atlanta, GA Birmingham, AL Montgomery, AL Selma, AL Hayneville, AL
Blessed Jonathan Daniels, a young seminarian and a saint of the Episcopal Church, was martyred in Hayneville while working for the civil rights of the people of Alabama. Each August, people gather in Hayneville to march and remember him and the many others who died striving for equality and freedom during that tumultuous time in our country’s history. During the trip, we visit sites important to the Civil Rights Movement and examine the pivotal role that young people played in its success.
Cost for Participants: $180.00 – payable once you receive confirmation of your booking.
No more than 2 representatives from one congregation, please.
For more information please contact:
Carla Burns at ednyantiracists@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Anti-Racism Committee
of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Episcopal Diocese of New York, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York NY 10025
info@dioceseny.org + www.dioceseny.org
Meetings on Strategic Plan for the Diocese
Prior to the Diocesan Convention in early November, several Pre-Convention meetings are being held this year. As the Diocesan-wide Strategic Plan begins to come together, a number of amendments will be proposed to the Diocesan Canons. The Pre-Convention Caucus in three regions of the Diocese are designed to provide a time for an in-depth presentation of the proposed changes – with ample time for questions & answers. Every lay delegate to Convention, deacon and priest should make every effort to attend a Pre-Convention Caucus. The meetings are of course open to all: Wardens, Treasurers, Vestry members as well as any members of our parishes who are interested in participating “in the councils of the church. “
Saturday, September 24 = Region II
St. Barnabas, Irvington 10:00am – 2:00pm
Continental Breakfast and a light lunch will be served
Job Opening:
Director, Episcopal Service Corps New York
The newly forming Episcopal Service Corps New York is searching for a director to begin as soon as possible in August to oversee the existing New York Intern Program and launch new programs in the Diocese of New York.
The New York Intern Program (NYIP) at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Manhattanville is a service-learning program for young adults to strengthen their justice commitments and spiritual lives through specific worksites, study and community life. The NYIP experience allows interns to be transformed by making a difference in the struggle for justice, dignity and human rights. Interns deepen their understanding of themselves, their vocations and the world through a formation process that includes contemplation, critical thinking and embodied action. The NYIP recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. A plan is on the way to start a new program at Trinity Church Morrisania in the Bronx and at Grace Church Millbrook in Duchess County.
We are searching for a candidate with the following experience:
Bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of related experience, Master’s degree preferred.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Program and project management; nonprofit management experience preferred.
Volunteer recruitment and management.
Formal or informal teaching, including curriculum development.
Experience working with young adults.
Conflict mediation/management in interpersonal settings.
Working in multi-cultural communities and with a wide variety of people.
Facilitating interpersonal engagement of issues of justice.
Working with a religious congregation preferred.
Knowledge of local city politics and culture preferred.
A demonstrated commitment to social justice and advocacy work.
Community organizing experience a plus.
Develop, maintain and update social media sites.
Strong information literacy skills, and the ability to learn new systems (officeware, databases, etc.) quickly.
Salary is $50-60,000 plus benefits, commensurate with experience.
The deadline for the application is July 22nd.
Interviews to be arranged during the week of July 25th.
The starting date is August 15 or as soon as possible.
To Apply: Send resume, cover letter and the names of three professional references as a single pdf document to Bishop Allen Shin’s Assistant, Michelle Chang, at mchang@dioceseny.org.
Readings for Sunday
Isaiah 66:10-14
Thus says the Lord:
“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her,
all you who love her;
rejoice with her in joy,
all you who mourn over her–
that you may nurse and be satisfied
from her consoling breast;
that you may drink deeply with delight
from her glorious bosom.
For thus says the Lord:
I will extend prosperity to her like a river,
and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm,
and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child,
so I will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice;
your bodies shall flourish like the grass;
and it shall be known that the hand of the Lord is with his servants,
and his indignation is against his enemies.”
Psalm 66:1-8
1 Be joyful in God, all you lands; *
sing the glory of his Name;
sing the glory of his praise.
2 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! *
because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.
3 All the earth bows down before you, *
sings to you, sings out your Name.”
4 Come now and see the works of God, *
how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.
5 He turned the sea into dry land,
so that they went through the water on foot, *
and there we rejoiced in him.
6 In his might he rules for ever;
his eyes keep watch over the nations; *
let no rebel rise up against him.
7 Bless our God, you peoples; *
make the voice of his praise to be heard;
8 Who holds our souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.
The Epistle
Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16
My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if those who are nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves. All must test their own work; then that work, rather than their neighbor’s work, will become a cause for pride. For all must carry their own loads.
Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher.
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest-time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.
See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that try to compel you to be circumcised– only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule– peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
The Gospel
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, `Peace to this house!’ And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, `The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, `Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’
“Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!” He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”