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Sunday Services 

8:00 AM
Celebrant:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans 
Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
LEM: Branwen Smith-King
Usher: John Schlesinger
Altar Guild:
June Pietrantoni

10:00 AM
Celebrant: 
The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Preacher:  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Minister of Music:
Ruth Roper 
LEM I: 
Agnes Opara
LEM II:
Esther Brownsmith
Chioma Opara
Laura Duggan 
Acolytes:
Becca Spence, Tori Spence and Jackson Hughes-Page
Ushers:
Vin Maganzini and Jane Scherban
Altar Guild
Elaine and Robin Sheets
Healing Ministers: John Rogers, The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold, Sara Folta and Margaret Smist
Vestry Person of the Day:
Hallie Stephenson Lee
Counters:
Linda Foote and Bryan Spence
Coffee Hour:  
Steve Duggan, coffee -- food host needed


5:00 PM
Celebrant and Preacher:  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Musician: Nicholas Hayes
 
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Birthdays

Gloria Craven (5/9); Molly Maguire (05/10); Jacob Davidson (5/12); Jessica Sciullo (5/13); Alexandra Martinez and Cassidy Sanders (5/14).

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.  Healing prayer will be offered during the 10 AM service.
A Message from the Rector and Officers 
May 2, 2016
Dear Friends:

I am writing to let you know that today it will be publically announced that I am one of the four candidates for 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York. 

Tom Shaw, our former Bishop, used to always say, "...you open yourself to ministry, and let the church decide."  Last fall I was contacted and asked if...read more
Outreach Corner 
The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining in Chelsea is May 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 May 1 are  The items for May 8 are cereal or rice.  The items for May 15 are coffee or tea.

Clothing Pantry Thanks to all who helped with the spring 
Clothing Pantry!
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
The Extraordinary Life of The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray A talk by Sue Maltz
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 6:45pm
Sue Maltz will make a presentation on the life and works of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985).  Dr. Murray was elected to the list of Holy Men and Holy Women in the Episcopal Church. read more

Intern "Last Lecture" with Mia Benjamin
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 6:45pm
In the tradition of the great college professors, our intern, Mia Benjamin, will be giving her "Last Lecture" filled with all her departing wisdom from her last two years of service at Grace Church. read more

Our last Wednesdays at Grace of the school year will be on May 25--join us for a wonderful POT-LUCK dinner, with games and activities for the whole family, as we celebrate the close of a wonderful program year. Dinner is at 6pm. Please note that there will not be regular classes for kids or adults that night.
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

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 ofThe 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
Folks in their 20s and 30s from local Episcopal parishes (11 from Grace!) are going to learn and serve while partnering with families in need of housing. 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. Organized by the 20s/30s Group at St. Andrew's, Framingham. For information, see Facebook http://on.fb.me/1SCFen9 or contact  Mia Benjamin

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. 

Pentecost - multilingual reading!
Do you speak another language? Pentecost, May 15, 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.

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! 

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

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).

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

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. 

Youth Leadership Academy Project
A YLA "YO Tea" will be held on Saturday, June 18 at 3 p.m.  This is an afternoon tea for teens and 65+ adults to get together to share, learn and converse.  Catherine and Elizabeth Woodbury are running this tea for their YLA project for the church.  There is no cost to attend.  Please see any of the Woodbury's for more details.  There will be a sign-up sheet in Wiles Hall.