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Sunday 
8:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Derrick Muwina
Preacher:  Sam Gould, Director of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of MA 
LEM: June Pietrantoni
Usher:  John Schlesinger
Altar Guild: June Pietrantoni

10:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Derrick Muwina  
Preacher:
Sam Gould, Director of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of MA 
Minister of Music:
Ruth Roper  
Reader*:  Sarah Brown
Acolytes:
Genita Johnson, Catherine Woodbury and Kayleigh Brawley
Ushers: 
Timothy Lwanga, India Smith, Hannah Rogers, Sarah Brown and Michael Fenn  
Altar Guild:
Carolyn Rogers and Jane Scherban  
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Tom Hamel, coffee; Deb Smith and a second volunteer needed for food
Counters:
Bryan Spence and Steve Duggan 
 
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings  

Birthdays

 

Ann Frenning Kossuth (5/19), Derek Branson (5/20), Marina Novaes, Marina Vernaglia and Elianna Viggiani (5/21), Annabell Dow (5/25).

 

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.  We celebrate Youth Leadership Sunday during the 10:00 AM service. Come support our young people as they help to lead us in worship.  Sam Gould, Director of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Massachusetts will preach.

The "Vestry Person of the Day" this Sunday is Kathy Mumma.  The Rev. Derrick Muwina, is our Sabbatical Priest.  For more information about Grace Church during the sabbatical time, please see the Sabbatical Guide here.
Outreach Corner    

  

The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining is May 25.  Please contact Brenda Pearson at brendapearson@comcast.net if you are interested in volunteering or have questions.

 

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 item for Sunday, May 19 is coffee.   The item for Sunday, May 26 is peanut butter or sunflower seed butter. 
Kids Corner 
Thanks to all of the Sunday School and Wednesday Night teachers and assistants in our Grace Church education programs.  You help to enrich the spiritual lives of our families and we are grateful.  Youth leadership Sunday (this Sunday, May 19) marks the end of Sunday School classes for the summer.  Also, our Wednesdays at Grace programming ends with our potluck and celebration on May 22, 2013. We hope you can join us.

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.  Grace Church pays $192 for each camper that attends the Barbara Harris Summer Camp.  If you would like to contribute to our camp scholarship fund please see James or place a check in the offering plate on Sunday.  Please mark the check in the memo field "camp scholarship".  

 

Anderson Scholarship Applications  

are due June 10

Applications are now available for students pursuing continued education in the Fall of 2013 and want to apply for the Anderson Scholarship. Printed applications are in the Parish Office above the mailboxes or by email by contacting Carol at office@gracemedford.org.  They are due to the Grace Church Office by June 10, 2013.

 

Eligibility & Requirements

Per the conditions of the donor, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:

  1. Be an active member (or family or friend of an active member) of Grace Church.
  2. Enrolled or recently accepted in an institute of higher learning.
  3. Copy of College Acceptance Letter
  4. If already enrolled in a college, submit a copy of the upcoming course listings or unofficial transcript.
The applicant should be a student in good standing, participant in active community service, including church, community, and/or school programs.  Preference will be given to applicants who have actively participated in Grace Church programs.  Contact Branwen Smith-King for more information. 
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Green Up Clean Up at Wright's Pond

All are encouraged and invited to help clean up at Wright's Pond on Saturday, May 18 from 9:00AM to 2:00 PM.  In the past, Grace Church has worked to clean up Wright's Pond in the spring, and has celebrated this work with an outing to Wright's Pond after church during the summer.  Please join us!

Other Announcements    
 
Wednesdays at Grace   

5:30: Toddler and Pre-K Godly Play

6:00: Community Potluck Dinner  

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

6:45 Adult Education        

 

Wednesday May 22nd 
Wednesday Night is our potluck and celebration of our year of "Wednesdays at Grace" Programs.  There is no Adult Education, but there is food and fellowship.  Please join us.

If your last name begins with:

A-F   Bring a salad

G-H  Bring bread or appetizer

I-N    Bring side dish (pasta, starch etc.)

O-R  Bring a dessert

S-Z   Bring a main dish.  Or just bring something you love!!

 
                                     

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).

 

Book Club

 The Book club meets on the third Thursday at 7 pm at a volunteer host's house. On May 16 we're discussing Abide with Meby Elizabeth Strout. And on June 20 we'll watch and discuss the film

Moonstruck (an hour and 42 minutes). We welcome any woman to join us any month.
For more information about the club or our meeting locations contact Genita in person or

pawleyslegacy@verizon.net 

 

Senior Men's Lunch

The next Senior Men's lunch (and Bible study!) will be Wednesday, May 22 at noon at John Brewers Tavern in Malden.  Please RSVP to the Parish Office.  This is the last lunch before we break for the summer months.

  

Community Garden

Looking for a fun Memorial Day activity? Kathryn Benjamin and Eva Englert will be putting together raised beds on Monday, May 27, starting at 11AM at the church. The construction of the beds will be in preparation for Planting Day on June 1. Contact Eva (eva@gracemedford.org) or Kathryn ( kathryn@jklmbenj.com) if you'd like to participate or for more information.


Calling all gardeners, families and healthy food lovers! Come join us for Planting Day on June 1 from 10AM to 1PM. Come out and meet some new folks, get your hands dirty and be a part of this new amazing opportunity in the Medford community! Bring along your shovels, rakes and gloves!

 
We're raising funds to purchase necessary supplies (soil, plants, tools etc.).  Help us to make the Grace Church garden a reality by bringing a donation (whatever your budget will allow) OR a contribution of any of the garden supplies on the list below. 

Requested Supply List

·         Soil- flower and vegetable garden soil; we need 25 bags, 2-cubic feet's worth in each)

·         Tools (20 spades, shovels, and/or rakes) 

·         Seedlings

·         Watering cans

·         Trellis for climbing plants

·         6 pieces of 8-inch long UNTREATED wood (cedar is good), or 4 pieces of 12-inch that can then be cut into the 4-inch sides of the beds, plus a bit extra for the supports