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Sunday Services

8:00 AM

Celebrant:  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold Preacher: 

Mia Benjamin  

LEM:  Mia Benjamin  
Usher:
John Schlesinger 
Altar Guild:
Mia Benjamin 
 
10:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold 
Preacher:  
The Rite 13 Class 
Minister of Music:  Ruth Roper
LEM I:
Mia Benjamin 
LEM II: 
 
Lector I*:
C.J. Nwachukwu 
 
Acolytes:
Elizabeth Woodbury, Catherine Woodbury and Francesca Viggiani 
Ushers:
Linda Foote and Dennis Hale  
Altar Guild
Adele Travisano and Marie Glynn 
Vestry Person of the Day:
Aram Smith   
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Steve Duggan, coffee and Tara and Corey Finnegan, food   
Counters:
Jill Capuccio and Vin Maganzini 

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

Birthdays

 

Ann Bogrette (5/17); Jonas Wirz (5/18); Ann Frenning Kossuth (5/19); Danny Bottino, Derek Branson and Jordan Thomas-Hodges(5/20); Marina Novaes, Marina Vernaglia and Ellie Viggiani (5/21).


If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  
Grace Volunteers going to Medford Rehab to spend time with the residents.
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Grace Church!

We celebrate the Eucharist at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold is the 

celebrant and preacher at the 8AM, 10AM and 5PM services.  Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45 AM.  Nursery care is available during the 10AM service. 
Follow the Grace Church organ restoration project on the "Restoring Grace" blog. 

Recently, for the first time since its installation, the organ was completely dismantled piece-by-piece and sent to David E. Wallace and Co. organ builders in Gorham, Maine for a complete restoration.

The organ restoration project is the final project to be paid for by the 2011 Grace Church Capital Campaign along with additional fundraising being done to help support this effort.

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


Wednesdays at Grace  

End of the Year Potluck Celebration!

Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00PM

No classes. Just a potluck and a celebration. Bring a dish to pass of something you love to make or eat!

Outreach Corner 

Grace Church is collecting donations to send to Nepal to aid the relief efforts. Please make checks out to "Episcopal Relief and Development". A basket to collect donations will be located in the back of the church.  


The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining is May 30.  It is not just cooking. There are several other duties that go along with community dining, such as, serving food to people seated, clean up, washing dishes, cutting up vegetables, filling the plates with food before serving and so much more.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 May 17 are Jelly or Jam.  The items for May 24 are coffee or tea.

Kid's Corner  

Children's and Youth Leadership Sunday is May 17th. Come and witness our wonderful children in action as they usher and read the lessons. And join our middle school kids for the Rite 13 ceremony, marking the beginning of their journey to adulthood in our faith community.

 

Our final Wednesdays at Grace program for this school year will be on May 20th, with a potluck dinner and year-end celebration. Come for games and fun!

 

Our amazing Wednesdays at Grace and Sunday School teachers will be honored during the 10 AM service on Sunday, May 31. Let's lift up these creative, generous, hard-working saints among us.

 

Summer @ Grace for kids
Our Sunday School year concludes with this Sunday's Children and Youth Leadership Sunday. From now through September 13th, there will be a Children's Homily in the parish hall during the regular sermon time. Please contact Rev. Maggie at Maggie@gracemedford.org if the Spirit might be calling you to participate in this fun ministry.
Other Announcements

Senior Men's Lunch

The next Senior Men's Lunch will be Wednesday, May 20th at noon at John Brewers Tavern in Malden.

   

Book Club

The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday except in August at 7 pm. Any woman is welcome to attend any meeting.  On May 21 we're discussing The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid. For more information, see Genita at the 10 am church service or email her at  

pawleyslegacy@verizon.net.

  

Pentecost - multilingual reading!

Do you speak another language? Pentecost, May 24, is the birthday of the church and the festival in which 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.

 

Worshipful Walk to Wright's Tower

Sunday, May 24th at 5PM

Worshipful Walks are BACK! Grace Church's 5:00PM service will be moving outdoors on Sunday, May 24th for our first worship hike of the spring. We will hike to Wright's Tower in the Fells, stopping along the way for prayers, scripture, and singing. We will meet at 5:00PM at the Bellevue Pond Parking Lot at Middlesex Fells. Get there early (4:45ish) to park, because spots fill up quickly with many folks out and about for nice weather! Grab your family and friends, your walking shoes and we'll see you there!

 

20/30's Fellowship

Grace Church 20/30s Fellowship are meeting up with 20/30s fellowship groups from Christ Church Waltham and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on the evening of Friday, May 29th in Waltham. We'll be talking about what it means to be a young adult in the church and contemplating questions like: What role does our cohort play in the church? What keeps us coming back? What would it look like to feel fully supported and included at church?...and many more!

More details to follow, but save the date. Contact Mia mia@gracemedford.org with questions and join our Grace twenties and thirties Facebook group!

 


Medford Community Day
Come and represent Grace Church at the Medford Community Day! We need some enthusiastic members to help out at our exciting booth from 1:00-4:00pm on Sunday, May 31. Let Mia mia@gracemedford.org know if you're interested!

 

Anderson Scholarship Applications due June 1

Applications are now available for students pursuing continued education in the Fall of 2015 who want to apply for the Anderson Scholarship. Printed applications are in the Parish Office above the mailboxes or by email by contacting Carol at office@gracemedford.org. They are due to the Grace Church Office by June 1, 2015.

 

Eligibility & Requirements

Per the conditions of the donor, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:

  1. Be an active member (or family of an active member) of Grace Church.
  2. Enrolled or recently accepted in an institute of higher learning.
  3. Copy of College Acceptance Letter
  4. If already enrolled in a college, submit a copy of the upcoming course listings or unofficial transcript.

The applicant should be a student in good standing, participant in active community service, including church, community, and/or school programs. Preference will be given to applicants who have actively participated in Grace Church programs.

 

Yoga Class

Jenn ( Param Sevak Kaur ) Woodward is offering a free hour and a half Kundalini Yoga and Meditation class, June 7 at 3:00pm at Grace, to help us let go of all the pressures from the world and go calmly within.

 

The class will include meditation, breath work, a yoga set and yes, even some Dancing!  There is no experience necessary! Just bring a blanket or a mat with you.

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GreenUp CleanUp Event Hosts Needed!
 http://gracemedford.org/greenupcleanup/
If you are interested in being the point person for a CleanUp, or represent a group that would like to partner with Grace Church to clean up a park, please let us know.  No prior experience is necessary.

Email us at  greenupcleanup@gracemedford.org  to get the process started.  If you have questions, please ask a member of the GreenUp CleanUp team: Alicia Hunt, Margaret Smist or Ann Frenning-Kossuth

Water Chestnut Pull
Our river is covered with an invasive plant - water chestnuts.  The City of Medford, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) and the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation are involved in a multi-year project to remove this plant from our river.  One portion of the work each year is hand pulling the weeds.  The work is messy, wet and fun!

Saturday July 18th, 9am-noon
 join members of Grace Church to hand-harvest water chestnuts with MyRWA.  Advance registration will be required to reserve space in a canoe. For more information contact Alicia Hunt.