10:00 AM

Celebrant and Preacher:
The Rev. Noah H. Evans

Minister of Music: Ruth Roper

LEM I:
Kate Woodward

LEM II:
Cindy Scott

Lector I*:
Barbara Novaes

Lector II*:

Sean Kerans

Acolytes:
Jaeda Hamel, Ava Murray and Amanda Murray

Ushers:
Jill Capuccio and Jane Scherban

Children's Homily Ann Frenning-Kossuth
Altar Guild

Olivia Bracken

Vestry Person of the Day:

Kathy Mumma

Coffee Hour Hosts:
Vin Maganzini, coffee and Agnes Opara and Abi Shuttle, food

Counters:
Jane Scherban and Jill Capuccio

*click on link to prepare for this week's readings

Birthdays

Alex Civitareale and Jacob Schoen (6/30); Judith Karpowich (7/2); Kristen Ferguson and Julia Kerans (7/3); Samuel Cluggish, Joan Quilter and John Schlesinger (7/4).

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 at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on Sunday. The Rev. Noah H. Evans is the celebrant and preacher at all services. Parishioner, Ann Frenning-Kossuth will offer a children's homily at the 10 AM service. Children will exit to the Parish Hall following the Gospel reading and return to the service at the peace.

In collaboration with the Medford Interfaith Clergy, West Medford Baptist Church and the Mystic Valley NAACP, Grace Episcopal Church helped to organize an interfaith vigil for peace and racial justice in response to the deadly shooting at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. On Saturday we gathered in prayer to remember the nine victims and to recommit ourselves and our faith communities to working together to end racial injustice and gun violence.

For more information about the vigil in Medford and similar events click on the links to the media sources below. Channel 4, The Boston Herald,

Fox 25 News and the online photo gallery for the Medford Transcript.

#FlatGrace has made it to General Convention with Mia Benjamin! Here they are with the presiding bishop,
The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori.

You can bring Grace Church with you wherever you go this summer too!

Pick up a picture of Grace Church and bring it with you on your travels this summer. Take a photo and post it to social media or send it in and we will post it on our bulletin board. To print one from home, click here.

Curious about the progress of organ restoration project? There is an update 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.

Outreach Corner

The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining is June 27. 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. Please contact Lisa Carson with any questions or to volunteer to help on June 27th or next month on July 25th!

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 this week are coffee or cereal. The items for July 5 are peanut butter or jelly.

Kid's Corner

Ann Frenning-Kossuth will offer a children's homily on Sunday in the parish hall.

Register for Fall youth education programs

Please register now for our September Sunday School and Wednesdays at Grace programs. Your registration helps us to plan, group classes and order supplies. Click here for the online registration form.

Summer @ Grace for kids

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.

We'll be rolling out our first Scripture Explorer Backpacks this summer--filled with materials to help you explore a Bible story together at home or on the road! This is a great opportunity to grow in God's Word wherever you're roaming. Look for them after school ends...

When you're around, help us tend our vegetable garden! We always need help with weeding and watering. Talk to Rev. Maggie or Jane Hamel about putting your junior green thumbs to work.

Also, watch for a "Great Summer Reading for Kids" feature on our Facebook page.

Other Announcements

Summer Service Schedule Begins July 5th!

On Sunday, July 5th until Sunday, August 30th we will be on our summer service schedule with one service at 9:00AM. This will be a chance for worshipers from the 8, 10 and 5 congregations to be together, and also allows us to beat the summer heat! Weather permitting; we will worship on the front lawn on Sunday, July 5th to kick-off the summer service season!

Parish Prayer List

We will be removing all names from the Parish Prayer list on July 5th. If you have names you would like to remain on the list after then, please contact Carol in the Parish Office at office@gracemedford.org or call the church office at 781-396-7215.

Women's Lunch

The next monthly Grace Women's Lunch is scheduled for noon on Monday, July 6, at John Brewer's Tavern in Malden. Contact Cindy Scott for more information.

Summer Cookout with 20/30s Fellowship

Join us for grilling, fun, and fellowship at 6:00pm on Friday, July 10th Emmy's house! Please bring a salad, chips, dessert or beverage. Email mia@gracemedford.org or join our Facebook group for more details on location.

Dining with Grace

We have more picnics scheduled! The first is Saturday, July 11th at the Woodbury home in Revere. Bring your swimsuits as this is a pool party. The picnic begins at 3:00 PM. Cindy Scott will be hosting at her home on Saturday, August 29th at 4PM and Maria Fenn is hosting on Sunday August 30th right after church. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.

Every Home Has A History: Tips on Tracing the "Family Tree" of Your Dwelling

Dee Morris and Ryan Hayward, presenters

Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm--Medford Public Library

A home reflects the needs and preferences of those who dwell within. Your house is filled with stories. We will explore these topics: Neighborhood - meaning the special area where you live; House Style - defining the architectural appearance of your place; House Legacy - focusing on former residents and "relics" and, finally, Your Own Story - highlighting your memories captured in images. Bring copies (or original images) of your home plus some that document your years and seasons spent there. They could include pictures of birthday parties, weddings, painting the living room, etc. We will create a collage of Medford Homes to be put on display.

Book Club

The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday (except in August) at 7 pm. On July 16 the book is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. There is no meeting in August. On September 17th the book is Any Given Day by Dennis LaHane For more information, see Genita at the 10 am church service or email her at

pawleyslegacy@verizon.net.

Celebrating 'Eid al-Iftar!

At the end of thirty days of prayerful Ramadan fasting, Muslims all over the world will break a final fast together for the holy day of 'Eid al-Iftar! Like any awesome holiday, it's filled with good food and getting together with people you love. So after the 9:00am service on Sunday, July 19th, we'll bringing together our Grace Church faith community and the Muslim community of Medford and Somerville for our own interfaith celebration at coffee hour! Come get to know the folks that will have been praying at Grace each evening for the month of Ramadan! Contact Mia or Catherine Smith if you are interested in getting in on planning the party.

Contemplative Worship in the Style of Taiz� - Sunday, July 19th

Gather with us for contemplative worship in the style of Taiz� at 5:00pm. Starting at 5:15pm, Drake Douglas will led us in simple chants, meditation, and prayer inspired by the international ecumenical monastic community in Taiz�, France.

A new baby Rasure

is on the way!

Our dear Rachael Pettengill-Rasure and her husband, Matthew, are expecting their first baby in early September. The women of Grace Church have been graciously invited by the women of the First Baptist Church of Medford, to join them in celebrating this wonderful occasion by presenting Rachael with a Baby Shower on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. Let's try to get a big crowd together to show Rachael how thrilled we are for her. Please sign the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in Wiles Hall if you are able to attend. More details will follow, or see Cindy Scott if you have any questions.

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.