Grace Congregational UCC, Rutland, VT
God is still speaking, United Church of Christ
The Fortnightly presents: “A Trip to Cuba” with Dr. Alis Headlam
When: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Where: Grace Church Chapel
About: Join The Fortnightly in welcoming Dr. Alis Headlam in “A Trip to Cuba”. Tea & Sweets will follow the presentation in the Parlor. For further Information, call the Church Office (775.4301) or Bonnie Kelly (775.2249)
All are welcome! If transportation is needed, contact Bonnie Kelly.
A yearly due of $10.00 will be collected.
You’re invited to the end-of-the-season Grace Church Music Cabaret, featuring the Rutland area’s most talented singers, dancers, and actors!
When: Sunday, June 30th @ 7:00 PM (refreshments are available prior to the show and during intermission).
Where: Grace Congregational Church, in the exciting new multi-purpose space of Grace Church Sanctuary.
ACT 1 will be featuring a variety of acts including singing, acting, and dancing. Arrive early to enjoy refreshments and to view video installations and artwork on display by local artists.
ACT 2 will feature a medley from PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Based on the 1910 horror novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera follows a deformed composer who haunts the grand Paris Opera House. Sheltered from the outside world in an underground cavern, the lonely, romantic man tutors and composes operas for Christine, a gorgeous young soprano star-to-be. As Christine’s star rises, and a handsome suitor from her past enters the picture, the Phantom grows mad, terrorizing the opera house owners and company with his murderous ways. Still, Christine finds herself drawn to the mystery man. The medley will feature singers from the Grace Church Sanctuary Choir, the Grace Church Youth Choir, Joyful Noise, and friends from all over the Rutland area. A band of professional musicians will accompany the selected solos and choruses in this abridged retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s longest running hit!
Sunday, May 19, 2019 ~ Rutland Area Chorus Spring Concert at 4 pm
The RAC will be joined by a professional brass and percussion ensemble to offer John Rutter’s world-famous, Gloria and Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring by J.S. Bach. The Grace Sanctuary Choir will also sing Rutter’s setting of Psalm 150, which was written in 2002 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The brass ensemble will give the world premiere of a new arrangement of the Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 547, by J.S.Bach.
A freewill offering will be accepted towards the concert and performance series at Grace Church. A reception will follow in the Grace Fellowship Hall.
Spring Hymn Sing – April 28 at 4pm
Please join us in the Grace Church Sanctuary to sing seasonal hymns. Baritone, David Castonguay, will perform The Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams accompanied by Alastair Stout. A reception will follow in the Parlor.
Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 PM
What is Maundy Thursday? Also known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday is a Christian holiday falling on the Thursday before Easter. It reminds us of the foot washing and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
This service is a communion service, where we will be remembering the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. “This bread is my body.” – 1 Corinthians 11:13
Good Friday Service at 7:00 PM
“Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” – John 19:30
It has been said that Good Friday makes God heartbreakingly human and love utterly real.
Tenebrae is a Service of Shadows. It reminds us of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross at Calvary.
During the service, candles are slowly extinguished and the church is left in darkness. At the end, you hear a loud great noise, a strepitus. Some say this symbolizes the earthquake that followed Christ’s death, others say that it symbolizes Christ’s death itself.
Where are you going on Easter?
There are many ways to celebrate here at Grace Church.
This month, Mary Crowley took Zing! for an Art Walk around Grace Church. There are a lot of great pieces throughout Grace. Come by and take a look sometime!
Rutland Area Chorus 2019 May Concert Rehearsals Begin
Rehearsals begin for the Rutland Area Chorus performance of Gloria by John Rutter. We begin on April 7th, 2019 in the Fellowship Hall at Grace UCC. Elevator access is available. Scores are available for anyone to review before the first rehearsal. Please call the Church Office (775.4301).
April 7, 2-4:30 p.m.
April 14, 2-4:30 p.m.
April 28, 2-4:30 p.m.
May 5, 2-4:30 p.m.
May 12, 2-4:30 p.m.
May 18, 1-4:00 p.m. mandatory dress rehearsal
May 19, 4:00 p.m. presentation; call-time 2:00 p.m.
*One rehearsal may be missed, if necessary.
Finances are tight at the church and the music budget has been reduced for the 2019 fiscal year so this year, for the first time, we are asking singers to pay a registration fee of $10. A few scholarships are available, so please see the attendance takers if you need help. Your help will enable us to purchase the music needed for this concert. This amount will not buy the music for you.
* If you wish to purchase the scores and keep them, the fee is $35.
Scores will be available beginning March 4, 2019. Please email us if you would like to have one after that date. We will ask you to register and pay the $10 registration fee before receiving the scores. For more information, email Alastair at alastair@gracechurchvt.org
