“If you believe and I believe, and we together pray.

The Holy Spirit must come down and set God’s people free!”

Wonder Love and Praise: A Supplement to The Hymnal 1982, # 805

Good morning my friends in Christ!

Blessings to you during this first week of the Season after Pentecost. I am excited to see you this coming Sunday, the First Sunday after Pentecost, more commonly known as Trinity Sunday! But before I go there in my head, I must write you all and express my excitement and gratitude for our work together last Sunday, The Day of Pentecost.  

First, we have an election of a new vestry for 2023 through 2024. And an election for our convention Delegates for 2023.  

The Vestry

The Reverend Brian G. Rallison, Rector

Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation  

Ken Paul, Senior Warden - 2024

Charles Moore, Junior Warden - 2024

Emily Giroux, Treasurer - 2025

William Marquette - 2024

Marilyn Meehan - 2026

Mary Reitz - 2025

Holy Innocents St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Cindy Arroyo, Senior Warden - 2025

Luis Rivera, Junior Warden - 2026

Katrina Nedby, Treasurer – 2026

Diana Ballesteros Alcina – ex officio - 2026

Ada Nieves Vazquez, Vestry Secretary - 2026

Christopher Misko, Jr. – Youth - 2024

Convention Delegates for 2023

Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation  

Charles Moore

Anne Paul

Ken Paul

Marilyn Meehan, Alternate

Holy Innocents St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Diana Ballesteros Alcina

Crucita Bermudez

Ada Nieves Vazquez

Karen Lash, Alternate

Per the current bylaws of both churches, our vestry meetings will meet in the following months. Dates, times, and places will be published in our weekly email announcements and the services bulletins at church. Everyone is always welcome!  

July

September

November

December

January

March

Second, getting ready for any meeting takes much work. However, it takes extreme work from so many people for an Annual Meeting of two parishes. Therefore, when you see them, please express your thanks to the following!

Leslie Gonzalez, our Parish Assistant

Benjamin Frisby, our Communication Assistant

Members of the Vestry

Ministry leaders that submitted reports

To everyone that brought food for lunch

To those that helped clean and decorate for Pentecost, 

including Cindy Arroyo, Luis Rivera, Christopher Misko, Sr., Christopher Misko, Jr., Marc Misko, George Ullrich, Barbara Ullrich, Cliff Lash, Karen Lash, and another BSA Scout that does not attend church with us.

And a special thanks to Barbara Ullrich, Eddie Buckman, Luis Rivera, Karen Lash, and others who ensured we were fed and everything got cleaned up!

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Friendly reminder: This is an excellent time to remind everyone to please clean up after yourselves after church service and coffee hours.

Our community cares for each other, 

which needs to start with each of us taking care of ourselves first.

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Last but not least, I have just posted my sermon from Sunday on my blog. The Annual Meeting agenda and reports are also posted on Grace and Holy’s websites. I ask you to reread my sermon and the reports over the next week so we can focus on our work together. And then, after you have read them, I ask you to prayerfully ask God what you can do for your faith community. 

We need you. God needs you. Then talk to the ministry leaders to see what you can do to assist with our mission! And if you do not remember our current mission, it is this: 

Coming together to learn and live in hope, love, and acceptance of all… center in Jesus!

May you have an excellent, safe, and joyful summer. Remember that we are here for you through the heat with superb air conditioning (hint, hint… come to church). God bless you and keep you safe!

I remain faithfully yours in Christ Jesus,

Brian+ 

THE REVEREND BRIAN G. RALLISON

Rector

215-624-1144 ext. 108

rector@BetterTogetherInPhilly.church