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Sunday 

8:00 AM
Celebrant:
The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher: The Rev. Noah H. Evans  
LEM:  June Pietrantoni
Altar Guild:
June Pietrantoni

10:00 AM 
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher: 
The Rev. Noah H. Evans 
Minister of Music:  Ruth Roper
LEM I:
Mia Benjamin 
LEM II: Rochenet Joseph   
Lector I*:
Warren Ramirez
Lector II*:
Esther Brownsmith  
Acolytes:
Genita Johnson, Brianna Nwachukwu and Solomon Nwachukwu, Jr.
Ushers: 
Linda Foote, Butch Edgecomb and Melanie Edgecomb
Altar Guild
Dottie Palladino and Margaret Smist    
Coffee Hour Hosts: Steve Duggan, coffee and Cheryl Woodbury, food 
Counters:
Tom Hamel and Vin Maganzini  
Vestry Person of the Day:
Hallie Stephenson Lee
Stewardship Testimonial:  Naida Gavrelis

5:00 PM
Celebrant and Preacher:
The Rev. Noah H. Evans   
Musician 
Cheryl Forest Morganson
Altar Guild
Mia Benjamin 
  
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings  

Birthdays

 

Lucy Kossuth and Ruth Roper (11/16); Kevin Daly (11/17); Tara Finnegan, Owen Finnegan and Nicole Stewart (11/18); Jessica Nwachukwu (11/19); David LaValle and Rev. Cameron Partridge (11/20).

 

If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  
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We celebrate the Eucharist at 8AM, 10AM and 5PM The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold is the Celebrant at the 8AM and 10AM services.  The Rev. Noah H. Evans celebrates at the 5PM service.  The Rev. Noah H. Evans preaches at all services on Sunday.  Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45AM.  Nursery care is available at the 10AM service.

 

Naida Gavrelis, Vestry member gives a Stewardship Testimonial on worship experience and pastoral care as a long time member on Sunday.   

 

There is a Forum on Grace Church Finances following the 10 AM service.

The Grace Church Stewardship Campaign

Steve Duggan Stewardship Testimony 11 9 2014
Steve Duggan Stewardship Testimonial 11 9 2014

On Sunday, Steve Duggan, Vestry Member offered a Stewardship Testimonial on our Historic Building, our Committee Structure and insights as long time church member and Vestry member. 

 

To make your 2015 Stewardship Pledge to Grace Church online click here.

To view the 2015 Stewardship Packet on the website, click here.

Kid's Corner

 

Christmas Pageant 2014 is scheduled Saturday, December 13th, 5:00 PM in the church sanctuary with a potluck dinner following. There will be two ALL CAST Saturday rehearsals from 10 AM to noon on December 6th and 13th. Actors of all ages are encouraged to join The Parable Players of Grace Church in this annual telling the Christmas story! To be a part of the pageant, contact Laura Duggan at LauraRDuggan16@gmail.com.  

 

Youth Night

The next Friday Youth night will be on Friday November 21st at 6PM. Chaperones will be Deb Smith and Cheryl Woodbury.

 

The Middle School Retreat at the Barbara C. Harris Camp in New Hampshire is Nov. 21-23. A group from Grace is going. Ask Rev. Noah or Rev. Maggie if you are interested in signing up. Scholarships available.

Outreach Corner    

The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining is coming up on November 29th.   In November we will most likely be cooking our first meal at St Luke's in the newly renovated Community Dining kitchen.  Stay tuned for more information. 

 

Also, ST. Luke's will be looking for volunteers for Thanksgiving Day! If you are willing to help let me know and I will pass it on. Thank you, Brenda Pearson bpearson267@gmail.com

 

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 November 16 are peanut butter or tuna. The items for November 23 are coffee and teas.

 

Giving TreeGiving Tree 2014

Grace Church is partnering with the Medford Family Network (MFN) to provide Christmas presents (winter clothes, toys and games) for Medford families in need. The Giving Tree will be up in the Wiles hall on November 23. There will be stars on the tree, each representing an item from the wish list of families in need. You can take a star then write your name and which star number you took on the "star list" located below the Giving Tree. You then purchase the item on the star, and place the wrapped gift with the star attached under the tree by Sunday, December 14, 2014. If you cannot get out to go shopping, and would like to participate you can give money towards a giving tree gift. Wrapped gifts will be delivered to MFN in time for Christmas. Contact Linda Rogers for this project at

Wednesdays at Grace

5:30: younger children's Godly Play classes

6:00: Community Dinner

6:45: Older children's classes

Adult Education- 6:45-8:00PM

 

Apocalypse as Radical Hope with  

Esther Brownsmith 

November 19, 6:45PM

If the Bible's apocalyptic books aren't a playbook for our doom-filled future, then what do they mean to modern Christians -- if anything?  In this final installation, we will return to the Biblical texts to see what we can learn about their relevance for today.  The original apocalypses offered a vision of future liberation to a group of believers who struggled against apparently hopeless oppression.  Where in our world does the future seem so hopeless that God's radical revolution is the only way out?  Can these ancient texts continue to inspire us to dream of a better future?

 

THERE IS NO WEDNESDAYS AT GRACE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

 

Peace Vigil at City Hall 

On Wednesday, December 10 from 6:00-7:30pm Grace Church's Peace Team will lead a community-wide interfaith vigil to commemorate the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shootings and to issue a powerful call for the end of violence in our society. The event will be held at City Hall and will include a striking visual display of the devastating impact of gun violence in the two years since the Newtown tragedy.

 

Save the Date! 

Visit by the Rt. Rev. Alan Gates

January 7, 2015

Bishop Alan Gates will come to Wednesdays at Grace on January 7, 2015.

Other Announcements     

 

Book Club 

Grace Church Women's Book Club meets monthly at 7 pm on the third Thursday.  Any woman is invited to attend any meeting.
 
The book we're reading on November 20th is,

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes..  For more information about meetings please see Genita during church at 10 AM service or contact her at

Visit from Church of the Divine Savior, Bogota 

November 20 - 28

Parish Potluck, Sunday, Nov. 23 at 11:30AM.

Three members, including Padre Jose, of our partner parish, Church of the Divine Savior, Bogota will be visiting Grace Church for a week this November! On Sunday, November 23rd we will be having an all Parish Potluck to celebrate their being with us. Members of last winter's mission team will prepare turkeys, and we ask everyone else to bring a dish to pass as we welcome our visitors. Stay tuned for other ways to meet and share with our guests during their visit. For more information, please contact any member of the mission team: Maria and Molly Fenn, Jim, Brenda and Ruthanne Pearson, Kate Woodward, Kathryn and Emily Benjamin, Steve and Ellie Viggiani and Noah Evans.

 

Medford Interfaith Clergy Association  

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
"Medford Gives Thanks" will be held on Monday, November 24th from 7:00 - 8:00PM at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 441 Fellsway West, Medford. Bring non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

 

Free Zumba at Grace on Thanksgiving

Join us for free turkey madness on Thanksgiving morning! Come to a free Zumba class, open to teens and adults with all fitness levels welcome. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the food pantries that Grace Church supports. Class will be held on Thursday, November 27 from 9-10:30 AM. Contact Zumba instructor and parishioner, Nanci Branson Palladino with any questions at nanci.palladino57@comcast.net 

   

Grace Church Arts & Crafts Fair 

December 6th from 9-1 in the Wiles Hall.

Calling all artists and crafters, please contact Cheryl Woodbury by email at woodburyc@comcast.net to reserve a table. Tables are limited and are only $20 payable to Grace Episcopal Church. Please spread the word to family and friends.

 

Grace Women's Lunch:

The next Grace Women's Lunch will be at John Brewer's Tavern at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Contact Cindy Scott at lucindarscott@gmail.com by December 2nd. if you will be attending.

   

KOKA wreath and Greening Grace's LED Christmas Light sale

KOKA (Knights of King Arthur) will once again be making and selling wreaths for the holidays. In addition, this year Greening Grace will be offering energy efficient LED holiday lights for sale. Order forms will be available soon in the Parish Hall or see Wes Foote, Jr. for more information about the wreath sale and Jonathan Hunt for more information about the holiday light sale.

  

20's & 30's Fellowship

The 20/30s Fellowship group will be meeting at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall on Sunday, December

7th. You are also invited to attend the 5pm service beforehand. To sign up to bring broth, bread, or soup ingredients email Mia at mia@gracemedford.org or friend her on Facebook to get added to our Facebook group!

  

Christmas Caroling Party  

Grace Church will be throwing a Christmas caroling celebration for our neighbors at the Medford Rehab and Nursing Center on December 14 at 2:00pm! If you'd like to be involved in planning the party contact Mia at  mia@gracemedford.org.