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8:00 AM
Celebrant:
The Rev.  Noah H. Evans
Preacher:  Mia Benjamin, Life Together intern 
LEM: 
Branwen Smith-King 
Usher:
John Schlesinger 
Altar Guild:
June Pietrantoni

10:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Preacher:  Mia Benjamin, Life Together intern
Minister of Music:
Ruth Roper   
LEM I:
Mia Benjamin 
LEM II:
Dennis Hale 
Lector I *:
Laura Duggan   
Barbara Novaes 
Acolytes:
 
Ushers:
Don Capuccio and Jill Capuccio
Altar Guild
Adele Travisano and Marie Glynn 
Vestry Person of the Day: Louis Carson
Counters:
Don Capuccio and Vin Maganzini
Coffee Hour:  Tom Hamel, coffee and food host needed 
 
5:00 PM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Noah H. Evans 
Preacher:  Mia Benjamin, Life Together intern
Musician: 
Nicholas Hayes 
Altar Guild:  Mia Benjamin
 
 
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Birthdays

Bill Honeycutt (1/3); Branwen Smith-King (1/4); Samuel Brown (1/6); Kathleen Beebee, Nathan Brawley, Julie Quick and Ella Schoen (1/9).

If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  

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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.
by The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Enjoy some of our Letters to a Future Church!  They'll be sealed in a time capsule, and placed behind the newly reinstalled organ, on January 10th. Get yours in while there's still time!  Read excerpts from some letters here.
On Saturday, December 19, Grace Episcopal Church parishioners creatively told the Christmas story through Grace's annual pageant, complete with a laser starry night, snoring shepherds, and our favorite carols. We were transported to Nazareth as Mary, played by Emma Smith, received the good news of Jesus's coming and traveled to Bethlehem ...
We have  confirmed a  date of Tuesday, January 12, 2016 for the re-installation of the organ to begin.  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. 
Outreach Corner 
The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining in Chelsea is January 30, 2016. 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 item for January 3rd and 10th is canned soup.  
Wednesdays @ Grace will resume January 6 
Toddler Godly Play class - 5:30-6:30
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

Wednesday, January 6, 2016  at 7:00 PM
"A Small Good Thing" Film Screening with the Medford Film Collaborative. 
For the longest time, we've been living as though the more we have-the more money, the more goods, the more territory-the happier we'll be. Surprisingly, over the last fifty years as our standard of living has improved, our happiness has not...read more 

Wednesdays, January 13, 20 , 27 at 6:45PM 
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy
Led by the Reverend Noah H. Evans
We know that major environmental and social change is beginning to happen, and that our lives and habits need to change as well. read more 
January 13 - The Great Turning
January 20 - Seeing with New Eyes
January 27 - Going Forth
 
Wednesday, February 3 at 6:45 PM
Thru-Hiking the Continental Divide Trail
Last summer, Chris Pirrello, Beverly Convery's grandson, hiked the entire Continental Divide trail...read more 
Other Announcements
 
Please pray for Alan Novaes from Grace Church and the rest of the diocesan Youth Leadership Academy as they head off on their mission-focused trip to Arizona and Mexico December 25-31, 2015.  You can follow their progress during the week through their group blog at 
http://www.diomassyouth.org/apps/blog/, which will include daily reflections and photos.  We look forward to hearing more on the trip upon their return.   
 
Youth Mental Health First Aid Course
Building off of our successful Mental Health First Aid course this past February, Grace Episcopal Church is partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts to host the Youth Mental Health First Aid course on Saturday, January 9th from 9:00am-6:00pm (with a break for lunch). The course is open to Grace Church, the wider Medford community, and adult youth ministry volunteers across the Diocese. Cost of the program and materials is $25. Lunch and hospitality is included. Register here.
 
Book Club
The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday at 7PM.  On January 21 we read -The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown; For more information, see Genita Johnson at the 10 am church service or email her at  
pawleyslegacy@verizon.net. 
 
Medford Historical Society & Museum  
Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Noon.
The Medford Historical Society has been around since 1896. In recent years, its mission and identity has become the museum for all things Medford. Have you been to the Society lately, or ever?  
 
MHSM invites Grace Church to come over for a tour and refreshments. We will gather at church after services and walk over together (or drive). It is located just a few blocks from Grace, at 10 Governors Ave.
 
Allison Andrews will introduce you to Medford artifacts and curiosities from the museum's collections. Visit the website at medfordhistorical.org.
 
There is a sign-up sheet in Wiles Hall for planning, but feel free to show up on the day of.
 
Grace Episcopal Church Annual Meeting
The Grace Episcopal Church Annual Meeting will be on Sunday, February 28 immediately following the 10AM service. Annual Reports are due to the office on February 7th.  You can email your report to office@gracemedford.org.