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Sunday 
8:00 AM
Celebrant and Preacher:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans
LEM: June Pietrantoni
Usher: 
John Schlesinger
Altar Guild:  June Pietrantoni
10:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Noah H. Evans  
Minister of Music:  Ruth Roper
LEM I:
Louis Carson 
LEM II:
Eva Englert  
Lectors*:
The Children of Grace Church 
Acolytes: 
Michael Lwanga, Victoria Spence and Rebecca Spence   
Ushers: 
The J2A Class 
Altar Guild
Margaret Smist  
Coffee Hour Hosts: Tom Hamel, coffee, The Cross Choi Family, food 
Counters:  
Jane Scherban and Tom Hamel 
Vestry Person of the Day: Sean Kerans
    
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings  

Birthdays

Jonas Wirz (5/18); Ann Frenning Kossuth (5/20); Derek Branson (5/20); Marina Novaes, Marina Vernaglia and Elianna Viggiani (5/21).

 

Prayers of thanksgiving for James Anthony Pearson who was born on May 11 and for Adam and Cindy, his parents, Brenda and Jim, his grandparents and for Ruthanne his great grandmother.

 

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!
We celebrate the Eucharist on Sundays at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  Join us Sunday, May 18 for Children's Leadership Sunday and for celebrations of Holy Baptism.  Nursery care is available.

The 5:00 PM Evening Worship on Sunday, May 18 is a celebration of Eastertide.  It will take place in the church. 

Outreach Corner    
The next opportunity to help with St. Luke's Community Dining is May 31.  For a few months, we will be preparing bagged lunches in the Grace Church kitchen from 9-10:30 AM and distributing them at St. Luke's between 11:00 AM and noon.  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 11 is cereal.

Thank you!

Thank you to all who volunteered their time for the Semi-Annual Clothing Pantry on May 10th.


Kid's Corner

Children and families of Grace Church will be planting the seedlings that have been growing since our seedling activity day back in March in our raised beds out front after church today. Come join in the fun as we begin growing our summer produce! 

 

Children at Grace Church in the Summer!

While we do not have Sunday School and Wednesdays at Grace from Memorial Day to Labor Day at Grace Church, there is still a lot for kids at Church!  Sundays in the summer are a great time for children to learn about and participate in worship.  Every Sunday we will have special Children's Homily, where the children will process out after the Gospel into the parish hall. During this time they will hear a story or reflection on the Gospel, and have a chance to write or draw prayers.  They will return to the sanctuary during the peace.  There are also Gospel based coloring pages in the rear of the church as well as our toy boxes.  Bring your children to Church in the summer, as we all share in our faith and common life together!


Barbara C. Harris Camp

Registration is now open for Summer Camp! Camp is for kids entering 4th grade and older. You can find more information at www.bchcenter.orgMost Grace Church kids are signing up for July 6-12th this year, but others are signing up for other weeks as well.  Please see Noah for information on scholarships, or for more information on Summer Camp.

 

Help Grace Church Send a Kid to Camp!

We have already had 6 kids register for Summer camp!  Grace Church contributes almost $192 per child from Grace Church who goes to Camp on a scholarship (the Diocesan Camp Scholarship Fund pays $191, and families pay the same).  The vast majority of our kids receive a scholarship.  You can help send a Grace Church kid to camp with a contribution to the Grace Church Camp Scholarship Fund.  Please speak to Noah (noah@gracemedford.org) for more information.

Other Announcements     

 

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 

 
Wednesdays at Grace  

End of the Year Potluck Celebration!

Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00PM

No classes - just a potluck and a celebration. 

Bring a dish to pass of something you love to make or eat!

  

Book Club 

Grace Church Women's Book Club meets monthly at 7 pm on the third Thursday except August. Any woman is invited to attend any meeting. On May 15, we're reading Someone by Alice McDermott.  For more information about meetings please contact Genita  at pawleyslegacy@verizon.net

 

 

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Green Up Clean Up
There were 30 volunteers at the clean up at Dugger Park on May 10th.  We have several more cleanups scheduled as well, please mark them on your calendar and help spread the word!
 
   * Sunday May 18, 2-5PM - Victory Park with Temple Shalom
  
     Sunday June 1, time TBD - Logan Park
with Pack 416 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts 

   * Sat June 21, 1-3PM - Clippership Park - as part of "Into the Mystic" Environmental Art & Film Festival, meet at Mystic Art Gallery on Clippership Drive, behind Citizens Bank

If you are interested in any of the above, or have suggestions or requests for areas to focus on, please email: 

greenupcleanup@gracemedford.org 

 

For up to date information click here.

Save Our Homes 5K Walk to Prevent Homelessness
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Sunday, May 18 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Starting and ending at Somerville High School, with the goal of raising $30,000 to help
*prevent* people from becoming homeless in Somerville -- clearly the most cost-effective and compassionate way to address the growing problem of homelessness.

More information about the Walk and online fundraising pledge forms can be found at  www.saveourhomeswalk.org .  Or contact Kathryn Benjamin at KBenjamin@shcinc.org 617-623-6111.

Senior Men's Lunch

The next Senior Men's lunch (and Bible study!) will be Wednesday, May 21 at noon at John Brewers Tavern in Malden.  Please RSVP to the Parish Office.This is the last month before we break for the summer months.

 

Medford Veterans Groups Visiting Grace Church for Memorial Day

On May 25th for Memorial Day, members of Medford's Veteran's groups will continue their long standing tradition of joining us at Grace Church for the 10:00AM service.  Help us to remember those who have died in service to our country. 

 

We will pray for men and women on active duty in the military during the service.  If you have someone to add to the prayers, please contact Noah or Carol in the Parish Office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org.

 

SAVE THE DATES - ORDINATIONS!

Rachael Pettengill-Rasure Ordination to the Diaconate

Saturday, June 7th at 10:30AM

Emmanuel Church in Boston (15 Newbury Street, Boston).  Click here to see the invitation.

 

Grace Church will celebrate Rachael's Ordination on Sunday, June 8th.  

More details to come...

 

Matt Rasure will be ordained a Pastor in the American Baptist Church

Sunday, June 8 at 4:00PM - Please note corrected time!

First Baptist Church, Medford

29 Oakland Street, Medford

 

Pentecost - multilingual reading!

Do you speak another language? Pentecost, June 8, is the birthday of the church and the festival where we celebrate the disciples speaking in all of the languages of the world.  We will be reading one of the lessons that day in many different languages.  If you speak another language and are willing to participate, please let Noah Evans know (noah@gracemedford.org).  You will only have to read two lines, so amateur linguists are welcome.

 

Help Wanted - Small Building Projects!

Would you like to help with some small building projects at Grace Church, like painting and other buildings and grounds tasks?  We have a number of small projects that need to be done to help keep our buildings and grounds looking great and welcoming!   If so, please speak to Noah Evans, Wes Foote, Jr. or Jonathan Hunt.