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Sunday 
8:00 AM
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans
LEM: Mia Benjamin 
Usher: Wesley Foote, Sr.
Altar Guild:  June Pietrantoni 

10:00 AM 
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnols
Preacher: The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Minister of Music:
Ruth Roper
LEM I: Genita Johnson    
LEM II: Mia Benjamin  
 Lector I*: Louis Carson   
Lector II*: Ann Frenning-Kossuth  
Acolytes:  Louis Carson, Victoria Spence and Rebecca Spence
Ushers:  Kristen Spence and Linda Foote
Altar Guild:  Adele Travisano and Marie Glynn 
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Tom Hamel, coffee and Outreach Committee, food 
Counters:
Bryan Spence and Steve Duggan  
Vestry Person of the Day:
Branwen Smith-King

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

Birthdays

 

Stephanie Duato (1/25); Molly Fenn (1/26); Kayla Branson (1/27); Maisie Owens (1/28); Cali Curry (1/29); Brad Clompus, William Corcoran Jr. and Michael Graskemper (1/30) and Lucas Hamel (1/31).

 

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.  Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45 AM. Nursery care is available.  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold is the Celebrant at the morning services.  The Rev. Noah H. Evans will preach at the morning services.  The celebrant and preacher for the 5PM service is The Rev. Noah H. Evans.   

Kid's Corner

   

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.

   

Friday night youth event on 1/30/15:

Grace Church is hosting an evening of games and fun for youth, grades 6-12, on Friday, January 30 from 6-10pm. Parent chaperones are Maria Fenn, Catherine Smith and Barbara Novaes. Dinner is not provided, but kids can bring a favorite board game to share.

Wednesdays at Grace

5:30: younger children's Godly Play classes

6:00: Community Dinner

Dinner Hosts 1.28: Sean and Peggy Kerans  

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.

 

Wednesday, Feb. 4th from 6:45pm-7:45pm

Intro to Mental Health First Aid Training

Led by the Medical Reserve Corp.

Come find out if you would like to attend the full day training on February 21st from 9 AM to 6 PM in Wiles Hall at Grace Church. See the full announcement for the course below.

Outreach Corner 

The next opportunities to help at St. Luke's Community Dining are January 24 and February 28.

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 item for Sunday, January 25 is rice.  The items for Sunday, February 1 are cereal or hot cereal.

 

Help needed! 

Our Church helps two food pantries in Medford and we are looking for help. We need people to help shuttle the food to the pantry. It's light work and it's fun.

See Beverly Convery, Sara Folta or Vin Maganzini if you want to help feed the hungry.  It helps and it is very much appreciated.

Other Announcements

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.

  

February 22 - Our Worship Life

(Presentation: The Rev. Noah Evans)

Why do we do what we do on Sunday mornings? How does our worship shape our lives? What does participating in worship have to do with living a life of faith?

 

20/30's Fellowship

Join us for our first fellowship in the home! Anson has graciously invited us to his apartment for dinner and discussion on Saturday evening, January 31, at 6:30pm. You're welcome to bring side dishes, appetizers, and desserts. Contact Mia or Anson for the address.

 

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 

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 Feb. 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.   

 

Women's Lunch

The next Grace Women's Lunch at John Brewer's Tavern will be on Wednesday, February 4 at noon.  Please let Cindy Scott know if you will be attending

 

Annual Meeting February 8th  

The Grace Episcopal Church Annual Meeting will be Sunday, February 8 following the 10AM service.

 

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.