Our Souls in Stillness Wait for Light
The Advent Season at Grace
In a season that is always crammed full, and where we long for time of open space, and open hearts, our Advent Sunday liturgies are designed to help make that space happen. We will begin each Sunday with honest quiet, after the Gathering Song and an opening reading and prayer. We'll try to be brave enough to let that quiet last a few minutes, with simple music supporting it. And then our readings will be limited to the Gospel lesson only, again allowing space and room for thoughtfulness without a flood of words and stories. Come these Advent Sundays prepared to make space in your life.
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Advent & Christmas 2010
Wouldn't it be nice if the culture around us could help us find times to rest, wait, believe, trust. It would be even better if the Light we long for was as evident as the lights strung all around us. But because that's not the case, we have to look and choose and plan in order to find those times that will ground us in the true Grace of this season. You can do just that. Link >> Here and scan, read, mark, note. Check dates and times. You'll find the essentials, and lots more details. Find those times and moments that will bring you some true soul food-and let the Light come!
(please note, the link to this pdf takes about a minute to load)
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Love Revealed: Advent Calendar
Created and graciously shared by Trinity Wall Street, this year's 2010 Advent Calendar, Love Revealed, takes a look across America at young people who are growing into wisdom, advocating for change, and creating a better world, particularly through partnerships with churches and church programs. Stories this year are drawn from the Episcopal Service Corps, the All Our Children public-school advocacy program, and other innovative church initiatives involving youth and young adults. You can find a link to the calendar on the Grace website home page at >> gracehere.org
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Grace Giving
Grace Brought Me Here:
2011 Annual Grace Giving
Our Annual Giving campaign to fund Grace's 2011 budget
is in full swing! Be sure to get your pledge in by December 5, 2010. If you need a new pledge card or packet, please contact contact Candee in the office, She'll be happy to help.
candee@gracehere.org, 206.842.9997.
Never Pledged Before? Holy Smokes... Do We Have an Incentive!
Grace recently received a generous and anonymous challenge grant for all first time pledges in our 2011 Annual Giving Campaign. This challenger will add 10% to all pledges made by December 5 by all first time donors to the Grace Annual Giving Campaign. Support what brought you here and keeps bringing you back, there's no better time than now. We are so glad you're here!
>> Pledge Online
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Outreach
Helpline House/Grace Food Basket Specific needs this month are: hardy soups, chili & stews; canned fish & meat; canned or dried beans; cereal; fruits & vegetables; juice; and coffee/tea. The Food Basket is right by the name tag "tree" at Grace, waiting for your donations!
Hospice of Kitsap County Please visit Wendy Rohrbacher of Hospice in Walker Hall following the 9:30AM service on December 12th, and learn about the critical work this local Grace Outreach grant partner does in our community.
Episcopal Relief and Development's Gifts for Life
Cedars Unitarian Alternative Gift Project
For several years Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church of Bainbridge Island, WA created an alternative gift catalog to provide its members and community friends with alternative means to gift giving. This year we are launching this endeavor for the first time online!
In past years, members of other Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap faith communities have purchased meaningful holiday gifts through this program. We hope that you and your communities will take advantage of this unique opportunity. For detailed information and access to the catalog please got to >> cedarsuuchurch.org
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Kids Happen
Calling all Angels & ShepherdsWith the approach of Advent, we have begun to plan for our annual Children's Christmas Pageant. The Pageant will take place on Sunday, December 19 during the 9:30 am worship service. If your child(ren) would like to participate in the pageant please email Nelson Spickard with their name, age, height and preference as to whether they would like to be an angel or a shepherd.
Our Kids Sing group will provide music and be the kings. Costume pick up will be after worship on December 12. The children, including Kids Sing kids, will have one dress rehearsal on Saturday, December 18from 9-10:30am. Mark your calendars now for these important pageant dates:Now through December 5th - contact Nelsen SpickardDecember 12th 11:00 - Costume Pickup after serviceDecember 18th 9:00-10:30 - Dress RehearsalDecember 19th 9:15 - PageantChildren's Christmas Party (And Grown Up Shopping Time!) Saturday, December 4, 3-7pm Looking for a little time without your children to get some decorating, shopping or wrapping done? Bring them to Grace on Saturday, December 4. The classrooms will be filled with all the supplies they need to make a collection of Christmas tree ornaments. We'll decorate gingerbread and sugar cookies and perhaps make something special for them to put under the tree. After dinner together, A Charlie Brown Christmas will round out our afternoon of fun. Our party starts at 3pm and pick up will be at 7pm. A suggested donation of $10 per child to help defray the cost of food and craft supplies will be greatly appreciated. Sign up by emailing Debbie Rimkus at debbie@gracehere.org.
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Communities of Grace
Canning Class
Join Grace member, Carrie West, as she teaches you how to make a delicious Cranberry Apple Pear Relish to serve on an appetizer platter for the holidays. We'll be using local ingredients and canning is a good way to extend their season. Carrie will demo how to make the relish and how to preserve it using the Boiling Water Bath canning method. $20
December 4th; 2-4pm
Grace Church kitchen
Carrie West Coaching
Professional Transition Coach
carrie.west.lifecoach@gmail.com
206-390-1121
Sybilla The complete Hildegard motets of Frank Ferko
Sunday, Dec 5, 3 pm
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Composed between 1990 and 2002, Frank Ferko's thirteen Hildegard motets have been performed by choruses around the world. The Esoterics' performance will be the first performance with all thirteen of Ferko's motets, and also will be the first time the motets will be interspersed with the original Hildegard monodies that inspired them. Please join The Esoterics and Frank Ferko, who will be in attendance for the Seattle weekend of concerts to speak about his choral homage to Hildegard, the medieval mystic and 'sibyl of the Rhine.'
The Esoterics offers three ticket prices:
$20 general admission purchased at the door
$18 advanced admission purchased online via PayPal.
$15 discounted admission for students, seniors, un(der)employed and differently abled
Online tickets are not available on the day of the concert.
Please call 206-935-7779 if you want to reserve tickets.
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
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Grace Office
Waiting on a few Angels
Grace is looking for volunteers to help fold the Sunday service bulletins. We meet in Walker Hall around 11:30am each Friday for about an hour or so--enjoy a latte' from our own Espresso Bar--music from our state-of-the-art sound system and lots of conversation. Let Candee know if you would like to join this lively group. candee@gracehere.org or 206 842 9997 ext 17.
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