Blessing the New Grace Church Garden
Sunday, September 8, following the 10:00AM service, before the parish picnic
Parish Picnic Sunday, September 8
Join us for our 'back to school' picnic!! Once again, hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers will be provided by the church. A free will offering will be collected to cover the costs of the main meal.
Sides, salads and desserts will be provided by our parishioners.
Please bring the following if your last name begins with:
A-F: Bring a dessert
G-J: Chips
K-Z: Sides and salads
Or just bring something you love to prepare and share!
If you are interested in assisting with set up and clean up, contact Vin Maganzini.
Wednesdays at Grace begins September 18
5:30: Preschool Godly Play & Godly Play 2
6:00: Community Dinner
6:45: Godly Play 3, Faith Explorers, Rite 13 and J2A
Adult Education- 6:45-8:00PM
Series on Jeremiah
(September 18 & 25, October 9)
Rachael Pettengill-Rasure
Over the next couple months our Sunday Lectionary readings feature passages from the book of Jeremiah. Join Rachael Pettengill-Rasure for a three week discussion on who Jeremiah is, what he had to say to the people of God in his time, and what we today can learn from his message.
Creation Care Celebration & Solar Panel Blessing
October 2 at 6:00PM
Bishop Bud Cederholm, the "Green Bishop"
Join us as we celebrate caring for God's Creation with Bishop Bud Cederholm. This special inter-generational evening will begin with a service to bless our solar panels, followed by dinner and an inter-generational program celebrating our care for creation.
Visiting El Salvador with the Diocesan Youth Leadership Academy
October 16
Beth Graham
Grace Church parishioner Beth Graham served as a mentor for the Diocesan Youth Leadership Academy last year, and traveled with the youth to El Salvador over the summer. Come hear about her experiences.
Book Club
The Grace Church Women's Book Club meets on the third
Thursday each month at
7:00 pm. We welcome any woman to join us at any meeting. Please contact Genita in church or at
pawleyslegacy@verizon.net for meeting locations.
· September 19 - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
· October 17 - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
· November 21 - Between Heaven and Mirth by James Martin
Congregational Resource Day
Saturday, September 28
is the diocese's Congregational Resource Day
and this year's focuses on the work of B-PEACE. Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd of Newtown, CT will be sharing some of her story, and there will be workshops for adults and opportunities for youth. Please join us as we learn what it means to be peacemakers in a broken world. The event is free (optional boxed lunch is $10) and will be from 9:00AM-4:00PM at Roxbury Community College. For more information, go to
diomass.org/event/fall-resource-day-2013.
You can also talk to Eva for more information about B-PEACE's mission.
Mysticfest: On September 29, 2013 there will be music performances at the Condon Shell in Medford between noon and 6:00 PM. There will be a canned food drive to benefit food pantries in Medford organized by Vin Maganzini at the event.
"Mrs. Jack at Fenway Court" will be performed at Grace Church as part of the CACHE Arts Across Medford festival. The performance is
Sunday, October 6th, at 3:00 PM. For tickets, see Laura Duggan. The 'Early Bird' tickets are $12.50 and $15.00 at the door. This one woman show is a fundraiser for the Grace Church
youth. To read more about it, click here.
Please save the date to help with the Grace Church Clothing Pantry on Saturday, Sept. 14. Adults volunteers only on Saturday. Adults and Children may help with set-up on Thursday and Friday, September 12 and 13.