Christmas Pageant and Community Dinner

Saturday, December 21st, 5:00 PM

The Grace Church Christmas Pageant will be held in the Church Sanctuary, on Saturday, December 21st, at 5:00 PM to be followed by a potluck dinner in the Parish Hall with a snow date at the same time on Sunday, December 22nd.  Celebrate the story of Christ's birth!

Following the Pageant there will be a Pot-Luck dinner in the Parish Hall.  If you plan to attend the dinner and 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!!

Christmas Eve Services

December 24, 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Grace Church will gather for our celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve, December 24th with services at 4:00 PM (service for Children and Families) and 7:00 PM (Candlelight with Choir).

THERE WILL BE NO 8:00 AM SERVICE AND NO 5:00 PM SERVICE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29thth

Christmas Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 29th, 10:00 AM

Celebrate the season with this special service of music, reading of scripture and singing our favorite Christmas hymns.  "For unto us a child is born"   

Please Pay 2013 Annual Pledge Balances by December 31st

Please pay 2013 pledge balances off, and make any Capital Campaign contributions you would like to show on your 2013 statement, by December 31th, 2013.  If you need to know either of your pledge balances, or you have questions, please call the parish office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org, or contact our Parish Treasurer Naida Gavrelis.

Grace Church Mission Trip Fundraiser 

Hello Grace Church!  Do you like food?  How about live music?  Do you like to help others?  Well then, you should come to La Cena!  On January 4th there will be a dinner starting at 5:00 P.M.  We will have singers from the Longy School of Music to provide an amazing performance, a presentation by Ted Gaiser, and lots of amazing food!  Worried about the kids?  No worries, there will be children's activities provided!  All proceeds go to the Grace Church Mission Trip to Columbia

Annual Meeting & Annual Reports Due Date

The Grace Episcopal Church Annual Meeting will be Sunday, February 9.  Annual Meeting reports are due on Wednesday, January 15th to the Parish Office.  Emailed documents are preferred.  Please send them to office@gracemedford.org  

Wednesdays at Grace

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

Immunity to Change

January 8, 15 and 22nd, 6:45PM

The Reverend Noah H. Evans

A New Year is often a time when we think about making changes in our lives.  But, real change can be hard.  This three part workshop is about making real change in your own life through exploring your own "Immunity to Change."  While on sabbatical, our Rector Noah was trained by Harvard Professors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey in their "technology" for change based on their theories of adult development and learning. They regularly consult with leaders in the business and non-profit sectors to change the way leaders help teams function at all levels. Come experience your own "Immunity to Change" map, and explore how this developmental framework may help us unlock our ability to make real changes in our lives, and our world around us.

January 8:  Developing your own "goal" to change.

January 15: What are you "doing and not doing" that gets in the way of real change

January 22: Discovering our "Immunity to Change," and how to move forward

Book Club 

On January 16, 2014, we're discussing Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. 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.

Senior Men's Lunch

The next Senior Men's Lunch will be Wednesday, January 29 at noon at John Brewers Tavern in Malden.  Please RSVP to the Parish Office.