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Sunday Services 

8:00 AM
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher:
The Rev. Noah H. Evans
LEM: Mia Benjamin
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
Deborah Jennings
Lucia Page
Acolytes:
Tori Spence, Becca Spence and Elizabeth Woodbury
Ushers:
James Klasen and Jill Capuccio
Altar Guild
Adele Travisano and Marie Glynn
Vestry Person of the Day:
Steve Duggan
Counters:
Tom Hamel and Steve Duggan
Coffee Hour:  
Vin Maganzini, coffee and Hallie and David Lee, food.

5:00 PM
Celebrant and Preacher:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Musician: Nicholas Hayes
 
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Birthdays

Joseph Auner and Ellery Klein (4/24); Jill Capuccio and Lucia Page (4/25); James Peloquin and Carolyn Rogers (4/27); Gary Williams (4/29); Jennifer Anderson and John Rogers, Jr. (4/30).


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 on Sunday at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45 AM.  Nursery care is available during the 10:00 AM service.
4/21/2016 by The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold 

This year, our Rite 13 youth group has been studying issues of faith explored in different films. We went to see "Risen," a new movie that explores Jesus' life, death, and resurrection from the perspective of a Roman official. Here's what we thought:

This movie was interesting and cool. It offered a perspective that does not often get told in the Bible. read more

Our Life Together intern, Mia, preached this sermon on Sunday, April 17, 2016. The referenced readings for this Sunday were Revelation 7:9-17 and Psalm 23.

When it came to playing games with his children, my dad's philosophy was always to play the exact same way against us as he would against adult opponents, regardless of our age or the game. He'd patiently answer any questions we asked about rules or strategies, but he'd stop short of leveling the playing field...read more
Join us this week for Sunday School as we discover the story of five sisters of the tribe of Manasseh, who dared to speak up for their rights, and find out what happened to them...

Outreach Corner 
The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining in Chelsea is April 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 April 24 is tuna.  The items for May 1 are peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or jelly.

We Need Help...Semi-Annual Clothing Pantry
The Spring Clothing Pantry will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 AM to noon.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, pantry day and close down.  Adults only are needed on Saturday.
 
Our set-up days are as follows:
Thursday, April 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 for sorting in the church. Friday, April 29 from 6:00 until set up is done. Both adults and children can help with sorting and folding!
 
Please, let Maria Fenn or Cheryl Woodbury know if and when you can help.  
Wednesdays @ Grace
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
"In Memory of Her: Records of Women's Philanthropy through DIT
Led by The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Wednesday, April 27, at 6:45 PM
Rev. Maggie has been doing research in the archives of the Diocesan Investment Trust, for a presentation to the diocese's Parish Historians. Get a sneak preview read more

"Salaam, Neighbor" film screening
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 6:45 PM
Grace Church presents this in partnership with the Medford Film Collaborative 
This is a critical moment, with more refugees today than anytime in the last century. In Syria alone, more than 4.8 million people have fled the country to escape the atrocities of war. Right now, we are at risk of losing a generation of youth, destabilizing the region, and perpetuating a cycle of violence and poverty. In an effort to better understand refugee life...read more
Barbara C. Harris Summer Camp

Grace Church is a stop on the chartered bus route to camp all summer, and we need volunteers to supervise the camper drop-offs (on Sunday afternoons) and pick-ups (Friday afternoons) from the last weekend in June through the last weekend in July. Are you interested? Contact Rev. Maggie at maggie@gracemedford.org.

Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center Summer Camp registration is now open! Noah will be a camp chaplain and at Camp, Sunday, June 26th - Friday, July 1st. Sign up for that week, or any week of the summer!  Talk to Noah or Maggie about scholarships.  More information at BCHCenter.org 
Green banner GreenUp CleanUp 2016
Grace Church's ministry to engage the community in park cleanups is back for its 6th year!
May 14th, 10AM - Fellsmere Pond, Malden - with Malden Community Action Group - This park is also known to Medford residents as "Five Bumps" a popular sledding location on the edge of Fulton Heights.

Clean Up Leaders and partners are needed to coordinate other clean ups this year. We're also looking for a volunteer or two to help with media and outreach by taking photos and sending short write-ups  to the local papers before and after events. Anyone interested in learning more and getting more involved with this ministry should speak with Alicia Hunt,
GreenUpCleanUp@gracemedford.org
Other Announcements
Healthy Returns @ Grace
The response to our new health Ministry, Healthy Returns at Grace has been awesome. If you have an idea or interest please contact me or any member of the health ministry. Thank you! Ministry members include: Nanci Branson-Palladino (nanci.palladino57@comcast.net), Esther Brownsmith (esther.brownsmith@gmail.com), Hallie Lee (hallies.lee@gmail.com), Kris Plausky (kris.plausky@gmail.com) and Karen Sargent (cata.lee.s91@gmail.com).

walk for hunger
Walk for Hunger
Walk with the Grace Church team lead by Jaeda Hamel for the Walk for Hunger on May 1st! We will be meeting at the fountain in the Boston common right outside of the Park street station. To join the team go to projectbread.org -- Walk for Hunger -- Search for a team -- Grace Medford -- Join team -- and follow the directions. You can also donate to the team through the same prosess (just click donate instead of join team) Thanks so much! For more information email Jaeda at jvvh2013@gmail.com

Parental Caregivers Support Group
Do you take care of your parents? Are you making decisions for them? Isn't this hard? If you would like to commiserate, share your situation and experiences, and learn from others similar experiences, join us once a month for a Parental Caregivers Support Group. We will use the book The 36 hour day: a Family Guide to Caring for People who have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias and Memory Loss by N. Mace and P Rabins as a third party reference. This is part of the new Healthy Returns @ Grace. We will meet on Tuesday nights from 7-8pm (-8:30 for private discussions) in the Common Room at Grace Church. The dates are April 19, May 24 and June 14 with more scheduled later. For more information, email Day Farenga at dyf4@comcast.net or Hallie Lee at hallies.lee@gmail.com.

Cooking Class with Esther Brown
Join us for a healthy cooking class with Esther Brown on Friday night, June 10th at 6 PM.  A fun night is planned -- more information is coming! Offered by Healthy Returns @ Grace.

Book Club
The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday at 7PM.   For April 21 its Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and May 19 the book is House Rules by Jodi Picoult.  For more information, contact Genita Johnson at pawleyslegacy@verizon.net. 

Cross-Parish Young Adult Hangout, April 22
Grace Church Twenties/Thirties will be meeting up with young adult fellowships from other parishes in the Boston area on Friday, April 22, starting at 6:00pm. Dinner will be sponsored by Life Together, the young adult service corps based in Boston, and hosted at our intentional community house in Brookline. Email Mia mia@gracemedford.org with questions about carpooling!
 
Laramie Project performance 
to fund Colombian Mission work!
Come join us on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm.   Parishioners (Brenda Pearson, Dottie Palladino, Molly and Mike Fenn, Vin Maganzini, June Pietrantoni, Margaret Smist, Matthew Bell and Bill Smalley) will be performing a staged reading of The Laramie Project. 
 
The Laramie Project is a powerful play telling the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepherd in Laramie Wyoming.   Read more about the play and plan to attend!!  Refreshments will be served.  All donations support Grace Church's mission work in Colombia.  Tickets are $10 and those wishing to donate more are welcome to do so!

20s/30s Habitat for Humanity Build
Join folks in their 20s and 30s from local Episcopal parishes to learn and serve while partnering with families in need of housing! Together, we'll be practicing how to be God's hands and elbows at a duplex construction site in Wayland on Saturday, May 7, 12pm-4pm. No equipment or prior experience necessary. Organized by the 20s/30s Group at St. Andrew's, Framingham. If interested, sign up on Facebook http://on.fb.me/1SCFen9 or contact Mia Benjamin Car-pooling is available, just let me know what you need!
 
YLA Mission Trip Fundraising Dinner
Come and join us for a night of dinner, raffles and a silent auction on Saturday, May 14th at 5 p.m. for Elizabeth and Catherine Woodbury's YLA mission trip to Arizona and Mexico where they will learn about border issues and the people these issues effect.  The cost is $10 a person or $25 a family. Please contact Cheryl Woodbury to attend. 
 
Do you have raffle items to help out with the Woodbury's YLA Mission Trip fundraiser?
Do you have goods or services that you would be willing to give to the Woodbury's to either raffle or auction off to support them in reaching their goal to go on their mission trip this summer?  Please contact Cheryl Woodbury. 
 
Free Screening of "In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan" on 
May 19 at 7:00PM
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.  The screening will be held at Grace Church and is part of the Medford Farmer's Market Spring Film Series.  Doors open at 6:30 and film begins at 7:00 PM. Please join us! 

YLA (Youth Leadership Academy) Fundraiser
Paint Afternoon for Elizabeth and Catherine Woodbury's YLA mission trip to Arizona and Mexico to talk and learn about border issues and the people this issue effects.  Come and paint with Cheryl Woodbury and have some fun with others from the church.  The fundraiser will take place on June 11 at 4 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served.  The cost is $40 and all supplies and refreshments are included.