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Sunday 
8:00 AM
Celebrant and Preacher:  The Rev. Derrick Muwina
LEM: Rachael Pettengill-Rasure
Ushers:
John Schlesinger 
Altar Guild: June Pietrantoni

10:00 AM

Celebrant and Preacher: 
The Rev. Derrick Muwina   
Minister of Music: 
Ruth Roper 
LEMs: Margaret Smist and Rachael Pettengill-Rasure
Lector I*Butch Edgecomb
Lector II*: Beth Graham
Acolytes:
Elizabeth Pardy, Emily Pardy and Melanie Edgecomb
Ushers:  James Kossuth and Kristen Spence   
Altar Guild:
Elaine and Robin Sheets  

Counters:
Jane Scherban and Steve Duggan
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Steve Duggan, coffee; food host needed 
 
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings  

Birthdays

 

Jenni-lyn Rogers (4/21); Genita Johnson and Steve Scott (4/22); Sydney Zhou (4/23); Joseph Auner (4/24); Jill Capuccio and Lucia Page (4/25); Carolyn Rogers (4/27).

 

If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  

Welcome!
Please join us at
  Grace Church.
   
On Sunday, we celebrate the Eucharist at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.  There is no Sunday School this week.  A children's sermon will be offered by James Liberge.  Nursery care is available for young children.

Please welcome The Rev. Derrick Muwina, our Sabbatical Priest. For more information about Grace Church during the sabbatical time, please see the Sabbatical Guide here.

Medford Clergy joined with Mayor McGlynn at Grace Church for a Prayer Vigil for victims of the Boston tragedy.  Read more about the service here.

Protestant worship services are held at Tufts in Goddard Chapel at 7:00 PM on Sunday evenings.  These services are coordinated by Rachael Pettengill-Rasure, Grace Church's Lay Assoc. for Student Ministry.
Outreach Corner    

  

About Empty Bowls

Helping to feed people in need, Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The basic premise is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to organizations working to end hunger and food insecurity.

 

The 2nd Annual Chelsea Empty Bowls event is Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 5:00-7:30 PM at The Williams School, 180 Walnut St., Chelsea. This year artists from the community and St. Luke's have created magnificent bowls from which you can eat your soup.   Please see Brenda Pearson for tickets and more information.

 

Food is needed for the food pantries that Grace Episcopal Church supports. Food items may be placed in the baskets just outside the main entrance to the sanctuary (an usher can help you locate them).   The items for Sunday, April 21 are tuna or spam.  The item for Sunday, April 28 is canned soup.
Kids Corner 

There is no Sunday School today due to April Vacation. James Liberge will offer a children's sermon.

 

If you would like to sign your kids up for camp or you would like to sponsor a child to go to camp, please contact me at james@gracemedford.org for more information.

 

Nursery -- Melissa Deignan


Other Announcements    

Wednesdays at Grace   

5:30: Toddler and Pre-K Godly Play

6:00: Community Dinner  

Dinner Hosts: The Mumma Family 

6:45: Godly Play 2 & 3, Rite 13 and J2A

6:45 Adult Education        

  

April 24, May 1 and May 8 -- A Global Perspective on the Church and Economic Justice

The Rev. Derrick Muwina will lead these sessions on the Church and Economic Justice from a Global Perspective, including economic development around the world. Watch the bulletin for more specifics about each session closer to the dates.

 

 

Our Grace Artists on Exhibition

The Carney Gallery at Regis College invites you to an exhibition of collaborative work by the poet, Julia Lisella, and the painter, Adele Travisano, on the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

The exhibition runs from March 15-May 13. Gallery hours are M-F, 10am-4pm.

 

 

Book Club

We're reading Abide With Me by Elizabeth Strout on May 21. The Book club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7 pm at a volunteer host's house. We welcome any woman to join us at any time. For more information about the club or our meeting locations contact Genita in person or at

   

Grace Church Men's Group Going Bowling

If you are a male aged 13 and up, we are inviting you to an afternoon of bowling at Ryan's Amusement in Malden on Saturday April 20th from 2-4PM. This will be a fun event. If you are planning on joining us or for more information please contact me at james@gracemedford.org.

 

Make your Portrait Appointment
A new Grace Church picture directory will be made available later this year.  Photographers will be at Grace Church on the following days:
April 26th and 27th.
Click here to make an appointment online.  You can also call the parish office to make an appointment at 781-396-7215.  Volunteers are needed on these dates to help the photographers for 2 hour blocks of time. If interested, contact the Grace Church Office at office@gracemedford.org

      

Zumba For Hunger!!

Can't walk 20 miles or just don't want to? That's ok..you can still help and make a difference. 
Join us for 2 hours at Grace Church on Sunday, April 21 from 2:00 to 4:00 and Zumba

for Hunger.  No cost to attend, but request a cash donation or canned good(s) donation to support St. Luke's Food Pantry in Chelsea, MA.


Open to all Fitness levels, teens and adults.  Multiple instructors will attend. Come shake it for a good cause. Any questions contact Nanci Branson-Palladino at

nanci.palladino57@comcast.net 

 

Class on the Episcopal Church

Are you interested in learning more about the Episcopal Church? Margaret Smist & Rachael Pettengill-Rasure will be teaching a class on the Episcopal Church this Spring. The class will take place on Sundays at 8:45-9:45am on April 21st & 28th, May 12th, and June 2nd & 9th. If you are new to the Church OR if you have been part of the Episcopal Church for a while but want to learn more about the tradition you are encouraged to join us. For more information contact Rachael Pettengill-Rasure (rachael@gracemedford.org). 

  

Budgeting Class for parents
We will be offering a three week course for parents on teaching children of all ages how to be financially responsible now and in the future. The class will include specific ideas and action steps for kids at each developmental stage - from preschool through high school, including creative ways to use allowance as a learning tool. If you are interested in taking part in this class, please speak with Peggy Kerans, Sara Folta, or Rachael Pettengill-Rasure (rachael@gracemedford.org). It will be held on Thursdays: April 25, May 2 and 9 at 6pm. Childcare provided. Parents are welcome to bring their children's dinners with them. 

 

Walk the Talk! 

Join us on May 5, 2013 (the first Sunday in May) for the Walk for Hunger.  Walk one mile or twenty.  If you can't walk, please support Grace Church's team.  The Walk for Hunger raises money for Project Bread, which supports a wide variety of programs across Massachusetts, including community-based meal programs, food pantries, and school nutrition initiatives.  To join the team or donate, click here  or contact Catherine Smith at 781-306-1243 or smith.viggiani@comcast.net.

 

 

Grace Church Craft Fair... Saturday, May 11 

We are going to hold a craft fair for both Grace Church artists/crafters as well as others from the community.  This fair will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, from 9-12 (day before Mother's Day for last minute shoppers) or pick up something for Father's Day or get an early start on Christmas shopping. 

 

Mother's Day Walk for Peace

Come be a part of the Mother's Day Walk for Peace! Come and join Bishop Shaw and the Episcopal Diocese of MA as we demonstrate solidarity against gun violence on Mother's Day, May 12 at Town Fields Park in Dorchester. 

 

Day-of registration: 7:00 AM

Opening remarks at 8:00, walk begins at 8:30 

Closing remarks at 10

 

For more information, go to diomass.org or talk to Eva Englert (eva@gracemedford.org). 

This walk is a part of the BPEACE Campaign for Jorge, a campaign, launched by the diocese to respond to recent acts of violence in our community and nation. 

 

 

Let's Move! Medford

Let's Move! Medford, the event created by our 2011 LDI Team, is happening again on Sunday, June 9 from 1:00-4:00PM. This day of fun and learning provides information to empower families in Medford to live healthy lifestyles. If you are interested in helping to plan this year's event, please contact Chenine Peloquin at chenine@gmail.com.