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Sunday Services
 
8:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev.  Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans 
LEM: June Pietrantoni 
Usher:
John Schlesinger 
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:
Rochenet Joseph 
LEM II:
Mia Benjamin     
  Lector I*:
Sean Kerans     
 Lector II*:
Butch Edgecomb 
Acolytes:
C.J. Nwachukwu, Emma Maganzini and Ellie Hunt 
Ushers:
Butch Edgecomb and Daniel Egger
Altar Guild
Elaine and Robin Sheets
Healing Ministers: Carrie Cross, The Rev. Noah Evans, Brenda Pearson, John Rogers 
Vestry Person of the Day:
Vin Maganzini    
Coffee Hour Hosts:  
Steve Duggan, coffee and The Woodbury Family, food 
Counters:
Dennis Hale and Jean Spiers

5:00 PM 
Celebrant and Preacher: 
The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold 
Musician: Nicholas Hayes  
Altar Guild:  Mia Benjamin and Carolyn Rogers
 
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings  
Birthdays

Lucy Kossuth and Ruth Roper (11/16); Kevin Daly and Cesar Martinez (11/17); Tara Finnegan and Owen Finnegan (11/18); Jessica Nwachukwu (11/19) and The 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  

 Welcome.
Please join us at
 Grace Church!
Services are Sunday at 8 AM, 10 AM and
5 PM.  Sunday School begins at 9:45.  Children join the service to celebrate the Eucharist.
"There is something new at Wednesdays at Grace," says The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold. 

This Fall we've been thinking about how our community comes together in Wednesdays at Grace, about how we can make this wonderful weekly practice as open as possible to the wider community, and trying a few experiments... read Maggie's blog post.
Life Together Fellow, Mia Benjamin offered a sermon on living into stewardship on Sunday. 

"When I was a freshman in college and trying to figure out how to fit in, I started volunteering for the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. I liked that the volunteer builds were very much "come when you can."
read more.

You can find all of our stewardship materials at www.gracemedford.org/stewardship
  We have now confirmed a firm reinstall date of Tuesday, January 12, 2016.  The work will take 3-4 weeks to complete.  We are excited that this project is nearing completion, and that soon enough we will have organ again for our worship.  You can follow the organ restoration progress on the Grace Church restoration blog. 

On Veterans Day a dedication ceremony was held for a street corner and park bench named in honor of Major Tom Convery at Park Street and the Fellsway...read more on Inside Medford
Outreach Corner 
The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining in Chelsea is November 28.  Please contact Lisa Carson with any questions or to volunteer to help.
 
Food is needed for the food pantries that Grace Episcopal Church supports. The items for   The items for November 15 are cereal or tuna.  The items for November 22 are coffee or tea.

Look for the Grace Church "Giving Tree" in the Wiles Hall beginning November 22nd.  Celebrate our gifts by giving.

Wednesdays @ Grace
Godly Play 1-Preschool-Kindergarten,   5:30-6:15
Godly Play 2-Grades 1-2,   5:30-6:15
Dinner,   6-6:45
Child-care for children through 2nd grade, 6:45-8
Bible Class (grades 3-4), 6:45-8
Rite 13 youth group (grades 5-7), 6:45-8
J2A youth group (grades 8-9), 6:45-8
Adult Education classes, 6:45-8

 
Sacred Lands Films:  Pilgrims and Tourists
November 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM
In cooperation with the Medford Film Collaborative, Grace Church will be screening the first of a four part film series on Sacred Lands.  Indigenous communities around the world and in the U.S. resist threats to their sacred places-the original protected lands-in a growing movement to defend human rights and restore the environment...
read more

Advent Series: Our Sacred Stories of Christ's Coming
December 2, 9 and 16 at 6:45PM
Each week Noah, Maggie and Mia will lead a session exploring one of the biblical stories of Jesus' birth and those expecting it. Check back for details on each of these three sessions.
 
Visit www.medfordfilm.org for information on the entire series. 
Other Announcements

Book Club
The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday at 7PM. On November 19 we discuss Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner.For more information, see Genita Johnson at the 10 am church service or email her at  
pawleyslegacy@verizon.net.

Join us for Advent Wreath-making!
On Sunday, Nov. 22: Join us after the 10am service and make a beautiful Advent wreath to take home for the holidays! Lighting the candles of the Advent wreath each night is a traditional Christian practice as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child. Feel free to bring greenery and decorations from home. We'll have wreath forms, greens, candles, and ribbon available.

Medford Interfaith Clergy Association Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 
"Medford Gives Thanks" will be held on Sunday November 22nd. read more 




Zumba on Thanksgiving morning. 
Come to a free Zumba class, open to teens and adults with all fitness levels welcome!
LaFarge Exhibit at Boston College
Grace is sponsoring a trip to this exhibit leaving Grace at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 2. The exhibit, "John LaFarge and the Recovery of the Sacred" features 85 paintings, stain glass windows, and works on paper...  read more. 

Craft Fair at Grace Church 
Saturday, December 5 from 9 AM to 1:00 PM  
read more

KOKA Christmas Wreaths
Once again the Knights will be decorating Christmas wreaths for sale. Wreaths will be ready for pickup on December 3rd and 4th and will be $14 each. Look for the order blank in the newsletter or in Wiles Hall. Orders are due November 29, 2015.