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Monday
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We continue to gather Mondays at 12:10 p.m. to pray. Everyone is welcome to join us, either in person or remotely. We use Noonday Prayer (pages 103-107 in the Book of Common Prayer) and pray for Grace, Madison, and the world. If you have something specific you would like us to pray for, please email Darby Puglielli at. *Prayer Group will not be meeting on Monday, January 16 as the church will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday. |
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Tuesday
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Food Pantry Open
10 - 11a.m.
(Spanish-speakers)
Food Pantry Open
1 - 3 p.m. (English-speakers)
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Thursday
| Choir Rehearsal
7:15 p.m., Choir Room
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Friday
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Have an Hour or Two?
Pleasant with Opposable Thumbs?
Grace is in need of both short-term and long-term volunteers in the Fish Bowl reception office.
Openings are every Wednesday morning from 9 - noon, Mondays (Feb. 20 - March 19) and Fridays (Feb. 17 - March 16) from 9 - noon.
General tasks include answering phone calls and greeting walk-ins.
Please contact Jody or Janet in the church office if you would like to give it a whirl. |
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Saturday
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Calling all Grace Youth! Mark your calendars for NEXT Saturday night. Madison Episcopal Teens (MET) meets ALL NIGHT this month! Come join us for a lock-in from January 14th to the 15th. The lock-in starts at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew's, and ends at the end of the 8 a.m. service. Bring a sleeping bag or blankets, pillow, comfy pajamas, toothbrush, and clean clothes to put on Sunday morning. (There are no showers.)Dinner+Games+Fun will be provided! Email Lauren Cochran with questions, and a RSVP! Or, call her cell at (740) 630-6074. See you there! AA Meets
6 - 7 p.m., AA Room |
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Sunday
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8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:40 a.m.
Family Gathering Time - a time for music and song before children go to Godly Play (Meets in the lower level under the church.)
10 a.m.
Godly Play resumes with great stories and creative play-learning
(Ages 4-10)
10 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Coffee Hour
Following the 10 a.m. service in the Guild Hall
Buildings and Grounds Meets
11:30 - 12:30, AA Room
Noon - a celebration of Epiphany (in Spanish) led by Father Charles Granger.
Foyers Organization Meeting
5 - 8 p.m., Guild Hall
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This Week at Grace
January 2 - 8 |
Happy New Year!
For those of you following last week's post where I declared my plans to start the New Year with a contemplative walk - it didn't happen.  Friday night son #1 rolled into Madison with a bad case of strep throat and pneumonia. This meant no New Year's Eve hike out in the crisp air. Instead we played Yahtzee and watched the episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy has her baby while Ricky waits down in the men's waiting area in his "woo-do" costume. We didn't even make it up past 10 p.m.
But that's what is so interesting about life - its complete and utter unpredictability.
When I say go, God says "Stop." When I say uh, I'm not so sure, God says "Why not?"
And just like that a fine opportunity for fantastic unpredictable results is once again upon us this weekend at Grace: Foyers. Foyers, described in more detail in Chere's words below, is essentially a program designed to raise up two of the best things on the planet and within a church: food and community. Two things a person can never get enough of!
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casserole with the corn flakes on top!) |
Take a chance this Sunday and show up in the Guild Hall for the start of a new season of Foyers. From what I've heard from others who have been a part of previous programs - you will be so glad you did. -Jody
Foyers Kick-off Meal this Sunday
You are invited to join in from 5-8 p.m. on January 8th for the Grand Foyer meal in the Guild Hall! This kick-off meal will be a gathering time to meet at the church before those interested in signing up for a foyer group begin taking turns meeting in one
another's homes over the next few months.
What are Foyers?
Foyer Groups are a fun and easy way for parishioners to gather together on a regular but informal basis for purely social reasons - to enjoy one another's company, to strengthen bonds of community, to meet new members and just to get to know other people who share a common interest in Grace but with whom we might not otherwise interact. They provide a means to develop new friendships and deepen old ones and are a way to make our sometimes-too-large-seeming parish feel smaller and warmer.
There is no agenda or plan - just casual fellowship and a refreshing meal. Groups are made up of singles, couples, young people, retired folks, etc., in other words a cross-section of the parish. Out of the meetings, friendships develop among people who might not have any other opportunity to meet and get to know each other.
Each small group of six to eight people meet once every four to six weeks during the church year with the main focus on Christian fellowship, a refreshing meal and relaxed conversation.
How do I/we sign up?
E-mail Chere Gibson: ccgibson@wisc.edu (or phone 824-0303) if you are interested in signing up or learning more about how Foyers work. |
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In God's Service
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January 8
8 a.m. Lector/Chalice Bearer: John Wood Chalice Bearer: Barbara Wood 10 a.m.
Acolytes: Stephanie, Meg, Naka
Prayers of the People: Paul Irwin
Lectors: Michael Leland, Kabura Mukasa
Eucharistic Ministers: Deb Anken-Dyer, Roger Mukasa, Nabu Mukasa
Tellers: Linda Newman, Michael Leland
Healing Prayer Team: YTBD
Ushers: Barb Karlen, Frank Cook, Barbara Hickey, Pat Keepman
Altar Guild: YTBD
Vestry on Call
If you have any questions, joys or concerns,
please feel free to contact:
Mary Ann Cook
macook@charter.net or (608) 238-6974
Linda Newman
lhnewman@wisc.edu or (608) 238-6356
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Commitment to Grace
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Provide an overview of upcoming events. Generate excitement in your
Pledge Update
Operating
Budget Pledges | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 as of 1/3/12 | | | | | | | | | Number of pledges | 123 | 125 | 119 | | | | | | | | | Pledges as % of active members | 69% | 70% | 67% | | | | | | | | Total amount
of pledges | $324,381 | $323,506 | $327,117 | | | | | | | | | Average pledge | $2,637 | $2,588 | $2,749 | | | | | | | | Pledges $2,000
or less | 75 | 78 | 67 | | | | | | | | | Pledges between $2,001 and $5,000 | 36 | 33 | 37 | | | | | | | | | Pledges over $5,000 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
If you haven't yet made your pledge to support Grace Church in 2012, a member of our Vestry will give you a call within the next couple of weeks to make it easy for you to accomplish this important task of supporting our church. If you want to pledge now, please fill out your pledge card, which you can place in the offering plate or send to our financial administrator Janet Lubniewski at 116 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
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