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Sunday 
8:00 AM
Celebrant: The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Preacher:  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
LEM: Branwen Smith-King  
Usher: Wesley Foote, Sr.
Altar Guild:  June Pietrantoni 
 
10:00 AM 
Celebrant: The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Musician:
Edie Auner
LEM I: Mia Benjamin   
LEM II: Nathan Brawley  
Lector I*: Sandra Eriksson-Ellis  
 Lector II*: Patrick Hardy 
Acolytes:  Michael Lwanga, Catherine Woodbury and Elizabeth Woodbury
Ushers:  Daniel Egger, Butch Edgecomb and Melanie Edgecomb
Altar Guild:  Dottie Palladino and Margaret Smist 
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Steve Duggan, coffee and food host needed 
Counters:
Jane Scherban and Jill Capuccio   
Vestry Person of the Day:
Ellie Viggiani

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

Birthdays

 

Thomas Stinson III. (1/18); Jane Hamel and Catherine Smith (1/18); Rochenet Joseph (1/20); Jeffrey Corcoran and Tom Hamel (1/23); Robin Grace (1/24).


If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  
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Please join us at Grace Church!

 

We celebrate the Eucharist at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  This week there is a children's homily given by the Rev. Noah Evans.  Children will exit to Wiles Hall following the Gospel reading and will return to the service for the Peace. Nursery care is available.  The Rev. Noah Evans Arnold is the Celebrant at the morning services.  The Rev. Maggie Arnold will preach at the morning services.  The celebrant and preacher for the 5PM service is The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold.   

Kid's Corner

 

There will be no Sunday School on January 18, so come for a children's sermon instead led by Rev. Noah.

 

On January 25th, after the 10am service, parents of the Rite 13 class are invited to a meeting to go over the events planned for the rest of the year. Come and learn about retreat opportunities, fundraisers, and more! Get involved and help enrich the program offerings for our youth.

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

 

Mary Magdalene in the Christian Tradition

Wednesday, January 14, 21, 28, 6:45pm

Led by the Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold

Would you like to know more about this mysterious figure at the heart of the Gospels? She was the friend of Jesus and the first witness of the resurrection, yet she has also often been identified as a prostitute. Learn who started that rumor, and about the history of how Christians have talked about this woman as sinner, saint, preacher, mystic, and even as Jesus' wife.

Outreach Corner 

The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining is January 24.

Lisa Carson is the coordinator of Grace Church's work with the St. Luke's Community Dining ministry. Please contact her with any 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 items for Sunday, January 18 are cereal or hot cereal.  The item for Sunday, January 25 is rice. 

The Rev. Rachael Pettengill-Rasure wearing the chasuble given to her by Grace Church for her ordination   

Other Announcements

Book Club

The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday except in August at 7 pm. Any woman is welcome to attend whenever she can. On January 15 we're reading 
By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham.  And on February 19th we're reading 
Midwives by Chris Bohjalianon. For more information, see Genita at the 10 am church service or email her a pawleyslegacy@verizon.net.

 

Senior Men's Lunch

The next Senior Men's Lunch will be Wednesday, January 21 at noon at John Brewers Tavern in Malden.

 

Episcopal Church Classes. 

Rev. Noah and Rev. Maggie will be leading classes about the Episcopal Church on Sundays from January 25 through March 22 from 11:30 -12:30.  For all the topics see the January Newsletter.

  January 25 - The Episcopal Vision

(Presentation: The Rev. Noah H. Evans)

Learn about the theology and practices which shape the beliefs of the Episcopal Church. We will explore the basics of Episcopal theology, the leadership and ministry of the Episcopal Church and explore the Episcopal Church's stance on some current moral issues.

February 1 - History of the Episcopal Church

(Presentation: The Rev. Dr. Margaret Arnold)

We are shaped by our history and heritage. Learn about the history of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion and how that history impacts our common life today.

 

Medford Rehab and Outreach Ministry

The next Medford Rehab and Nursing Center meeting will be Sunday, February 1st after the 10am service in the Common Room. We will be celebrating our monthly Eucharist with the residents on Wednesday, January 28th and Wednesday, February 25th. We will also be distributing ashes to residents after a short service on Ash Wednesday, February 18th at 3:00pm. Contact Mia mia@gracemedford.org if you would like to attend or participate. 

 

Service of the Four Chaplains

Sunday, February 1, 2:00 PM - St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Medford

This interfaith service is to commemorate the four chaplains (on Jewish, one Catholic and two Protestant) who died in 1943 saving the lives of many sailors as the USAT Dorchester was tragically sunk.  This service is organized by the Medford American Legion. The Reverend Noah Evans, our Rector, will be participating again this year. Please come and join this interfaith celebration of heroic cooperation and service.

 

First Friday performance on February 6 

The First Fridays Series in the Fall was very successful. Your support of the program is greatly appreciated. We are pleased to announce that on Friday, February 6 at 7:30 pm we will perform a reading of "Love Letters"  by A.R. Gurney in Wiles Hall.  Please join us.   

 

Snow Policy

10 AM services will not be cancelled except for extreme circumstances.  If the 8AM service or the 10AM service is to be cancelled, an announcement will be recorded on the church answering machine by 7:30 AM Sunday.  If the 5 PM is canceled, there will be an announcement by 3:30 PM.