Announcements

Do You Need Help in Preparing Your Will?
A Word From Your Stewardship Committee
Have you been thinking of finally making, or of amending your will, and need help in finding an understanding lawyer for this task?  The Church of the Holy Apostles now has a list of lawyers who have agreed to consult with members and friends of our parish and assist them in drawing up their wills.  Wills are something everyone should have.  Without a will, the disposition of your property and other assets will be determined by the state.  And, of course, we hope that you will remember your parish in your will.  Please contact Wendy Shepherd in the parish office (212) 807-6799 or wshepherd@holyapostlesnyc.org and she can either mail or email you a copy.

Healing Rite First Tuesday of Every Month
On First Tuesdays, the 6:15 p.m. Eucharist will include the Healing Rite, with anointing and laying on of hands.  It is our hope that this ancient rite will strengthen and encourage those who participate.  If you have any questions, please speak to one of the clergy.

Tuesday Evening Bible Study
On Tuesday evening following our 6:15 p.m. Eucharist, the biblical proper from the next Sunday will be studied with the preacher for that Sunday.  Here is your chance to influence the preaching at Holy Apostles.  Lessons for July 1 will be: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Psalm 45; Romans 7:15-25a; and Matthew 11:16-19,25-30.

Volunteers Needed at the Soup Kitchen, July 4th
On Friday, July 4th, the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen will celebrate Independence Day by having a picnic meal for its guests.  Extra volunteers are needed for this event - from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Please contact Dave Madsen if you can lend a hand.

The Street Fair is Coming August 9th!
The Holy Apostles Street Fair is on Saturday, August 9th.  As in past years, we will be running a "Bric-a-Brac" table and need your donation of salable goods.  We won't be able to accept donations until a week before the fair, but it's never too early to start.  As you do your Spring cleaning, be sure to set aside any salable items for later this summer.  No clothes or shoes, please.  This year the proceeds will be divided between two good causes: All Saints' Church, New Orleans, who continue to deal with the rebuilding, and Ecclesia at Holy Apostles to help fund our sponsorship of the church in the park (think of it as a street fair for street ministry).  Stay tuned for more information about how you can participate in the street fair and raise money for these two causes.  If you have any questions, please contact one of the street fair committee members: Chad Rancourt, Rachel Furer; R. J. Kennedy; or Betsy Farren.

Father Bill's Retirement Letter and
Vestry Letter to Community
(click here)

Father Bill to be Interviewed
For an Oral History of his years at Holy Apostles
Plans are underway to record Bill Greenlaw's recollections of 25 years of service (23 as Rector) at the Church of the Holy Apostles.  Father Bill holds so much important information, so much wisdom and insight, and knows many, many interesting stories about our wonderful church; and he alone can share all this with us!  Bill will be asked about the founding of the soup kitchen and the ongoing struggles to keep it open, the 1990 fire, the history of the music program, the parish community, our special liturgical traditions, and more.

Much of the work to accomplish this project will be on a volunteer basis, but we will need to raise money for the cost of having a professional in this kind of work transcribe the interview tapes (or digital recording) in order to produce a printed and bound volume.  The outside estimate for transcription is $1,500 and we have set that as our goal.  Once the goal is reached we will announce it and stop collecting.  Any funds collected in excess of the transcription cost will be used for other archival expenses incurred with Bill's leaving Holy Apostles.

If you would be willing to make a contribution to defray the costs of this project, please see Richard Longinetti, Patti Schaffer, or Beth Diefendorf.  In recording Father Bill's recollections of his years of service, we will be preserving a most important part of the legacy of the Church of the Holy Apostles.

Last Day of Choir Season
Our choir season has ended.  Our wonderful choir sings at our Parish Eucharist and other major services from the Sunday after Labor Day through Trinity Sunday.  Our worship is greatly enhanced by their presence in our midst.  Our choir will return on Sunday, July 27, for Father Bill's last Sunday as rector.  The new choir season begins on September 7th.

About Church School During the Summer Months
We continue to minister to our children throughout the summer.  Children in our summer program will leave the service after the Holy Gospel and move outside (weather permitting) or upstairs to participate in fun activities, returning to the service for the Holy Communion.  Alex Harper will be with the children every Sunday through July.  There will be other volunteers assigned each Sunday during the month of August.  We are so thankful for the dedication of volunteers from our congregation.  If you would like to become a volunteer, please see Ellen Knudsen so you can get a slot on our volunteer schedule.  It is the responsibility of the congregation to support the children of our parish in their life in Christ...and it's fun, too.  The fall term of our church school begins the Sunday after Labor Day, September 7th.

Office Hours
     Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
     Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Summer Church Office Hours
Beginning Monday, July 7, and continuing until August 29, the church office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.  We will return to our regular office hours beginning Tuesday, September 2.

The World Comes to Holy Apostles, June 19, 2007
Nigerian Civil Rights Activist Davis Mac-Iyalla and
 Bishop Gene Robinson Speak at Holy Apostles

for details of Mr. Mac-Iyalla's story... click here

for Bishop Robinson's sermon
[access available through Internet Explorer only]... click here

for Davis Mac-Iyalla's talk
[access available through Internet Explorer only]... click here

An Historical Event, June 26, 2005
On June 26, 2005, Pride Sunday, The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire (and first openly-gay bishop), was the Celebrant and Preacher at Holy Apostles for the Parish Eucharist. This marked the first occasion on which he functioned liturgically as a bishop within the Diocese of New York. The emotional and psychological impact of this historic occasion continues to reverberate in the parish to this day.

Holy Apostles is pleased to present these “sights and sounds” of the day’s events. Still photos of the service and the GLBT Pride March that followed, streaming video and audio highlights of the service, and the text of Bp. Robinson's sermon can be found via the links below.

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson visit (click here)
Text Sermon (click here)
Photos of the Day's Events (click here)