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8:00 AM
Celebrant:  The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher: The Rev. Noah H. Evans
LEM: Mia Benjamin
Usher: 
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: 
Mia Benjamin
LEM II:
Genita Johnson
Tim Lwanga
Lisa Faber Ginggen 
Acolytes:
Louis Carson, Brianna Nwachukwu and Cassidy Sanders
Ushers:
Aram Smith and Kristen Spence
Altar Guild
Margaret Smist and Dottie Palladino
Vestry Person of the Day:
Rochenet Joseph
Nursery workers:
Timmy Lwanga and Melanie Edgecomb
Counters:
Jane Scherban and Steve Duggan
Coffee Hour:  
Vin Maganzini, coffee -- Kateri Paul, food


5:00 PM
Celebrant and Preacher:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans

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Birthdays

Jackson Hughes-Page (5/15); Chioma Opara and  Scott Schiavo (5/16); Ann Bogrette (5/17);  Jonas Wirz (5/18); Ann Frenning Kossuth (5/19); Derek Branson and Jordan Thomas Hodges (5/20); Marina Novaes, Marina Vernaglia and Elianna Viggiani. (5/21).

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.  
by Mia Benjamin 

On Saturday, May 7th, nine young adults from Grace Church joined with the St. Andrew's Framingham 20s/30s fellowship to lend a hand for Habitat for Humanity. We assisted in constructing a duplex home for two families in Wayland, MA. read more
Grace Church parishioner, Oscar Greene, has been writing for many years.  At age 97, he is still writing.  His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and anthologies. He is the author of several books.


"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others."   1Peter 4:10 (NIV)
 
                For thirteen years, Frank and I convened the Monday evening Bible study at Grace Episcopal Church.  When we were asked to assume this responsibility, we hesitated feeling, like Moses, we were not qualified to lead. 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 15 are coffee or tea.  The items for May 22 are peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or jelly.
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
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

Thanks to those who attended the reading of The Laramie Project on May 6th.  It was a moving performance in support of Grace's Colombian mission work.

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!
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. 

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. 

The Rev. Dr. Cameron Elliot Partridge will be our guest preacher at the 10 AM service, next Sunday, May 22nd.
 
City Reach presentation on May 22 
My name is Jaeda Hamel and next Sunday, May 22nd, I will be talking about my experience at City Reach. City Reach helps the homeless in the Boston area. I had an amazing time. It helped me understand the drawbacks of being homeless. If you would like to know more about my experience, I will be in the Common Room after Church. It will be for about 10 minutes and there will be another person who went with me. Thank-you! 

Last 5:00PM Service May 22nd
The last Eucharist at 5:00 pm will be held on Sunday, May 22nd. The evening service will start back up again after Labor Day!

Healthy Returns @ Grace
Thank you from Jaeda Hamel to those who participated in the Walk for Hunger
I would like to thank all of the Grace Church team for walking with me, and for all of those who walked but with another team. I would also like to thank everyone who donated. You helped reach our goal of $1,000. 

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
To Everything a Season: Cooking Spring's Bounty
Learn how to use New England's spring produce to create healthful, delicious meals in this interactive cooking class.  Parishioner Esther Brownsmith will demonstrate cooking techniques using the ingredients in season at the farmer's market: pea shoots, radishes, June strawberries, and more.  After we prepare a meal from scratch, including a simple whole grain bread, we will have a chance to eat together and discuss the impact of food on our physical, spiritual, and emotional health.  Participants will go home with a packet of recipes and seeds to grow their own windowsill harvest.  (Advance registration is required; please mention any food restrictions at time of registration. Must be 18+ to attend this event.)
Date:    Friday, June 10
Time:    6:30 to 9pm
Place:  Grace Church
Cost:     $15.00 per person
To register, email Esther Brownsmith at esther.brownsmith@gmail.com or Nanci Palladino at nanci.palladino57@comcast.net.

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. 

Join Episcopal City Mission for a Night of Witness, Worship and Celebration - 5:30 pm, June 14, 2016 @ The Cathedral - Join us in honoring the work of social justice leaders this year and welcoming our new Executive Director, The Rev. Arrington Chambliss. The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond organizer, activist, minister at Bethel AME, and formerly Executive Director of Project HIP-HOP, will be our preacher. SCHEDULE: 5:30 pm Grantee Gallery and Refreshments; 6:30 pm Service of Witness; 8:00 pm Reception with Robust Appetizers. Please register to attend this free event:  www.EpiscopalCityMission.org.

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.