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8:00 AM
Celebrant:  The Rev. Noah H. Evans
Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
LEM: Branwen Smith-King
Usher: Mia Benjamin
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: 
Mia Benjamin
LEM II:
Margaret Smist
Esther Brownsmith
Julia Lisella
Acolytes:
Jaeda Hamel, Elizabeth Woodbury and Isaiah Irwin Evans
Ushers:
James Klasen and Steve Duggan
Altar Guild
Olivia Bracken
Vestry Person of the Day:
Cheryl Woodbury
Nursery workers:
Rose Roustom and Nzube Opara
Counters:
Wes Foote and Jane Scherban
Coffee Hour:  
Tom Hamel, coffee -- Margaret Smist and Kateri Paul, food
 
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Birthdays

Isabella Pastor (5/29); Sarah Shong (5/30); Janna Davis and Harold Pankowski, Jr. (5/31); Alicia Gelardi, Sue Maltz, Josie Mumma and Nzube Opara (6/1).

If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  
Jaeda Hamel discusses the "City Reach" program
 
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We celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.  Sunday School begins promptly at 9:45 AM.  Nursery care is available during the 10:00 AM service. 
by Mia Benjamin 

Dear Grace Church,

The following is only a tiny piece of the many lessons you all have been kind and patient enough to teach me through your words and actions. I am deeply indebted to all the generous teachers I have encountered at Grace Church-from the youngest toddler to the oldest member. read more
Alex Ruppenthal of the Medford Transcript covered a recent event hosted by The Medford Human Rights Commission.

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: Forum addresses diversity, need for education

...On May 11, the groups came together again for a public dialogue, "Reflecting on Our Diversity & Recent Events," hosted by the Medford Human Rights Commission and Interfaith Clergy.

Among the participants were Medford Mayor Stephanie M. Burke and Diversity Director Diane McLeod; MHS Headmaster Dr. John Perella and Arabic Club Advisor Melissa McIntyre; and three representatives of the Medford Police Department: Montalbano, Police Chief Leo A. Sacco Jr. and Harold MacGilvray, president of the Medford Police Patrolmens Union. read more
Outreach Corner 
The next opportunity to help at St. Luke's Community Dining in Chelsea is June 25.  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 29 are cereal or rice. The items for June 5 are coffee or tea.
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!

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
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 next meeting is 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.

Blood Drive -- July 2nd
There will be an American Red Cross blood drive at Grace Church on July 2nd from 10AM-3PM in Wiles Hall. If you donate blood, or know anyone who does, please make an appointment by calling  the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS, or just show up that day!  If you're squeamish about blood or needles, we can still use your help! Please contact Kris Plausky at kris.plausky@gmail.com.

Grace Women's Lunch
The Grace Women's Lunch group has decided it will no longer meet on Mondays, beginning in June, 2016.  The June lunch is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, and future lunches will be on the first Wednesday of each month.  The group will continue to meet at noon at John Brewer's Tavern in Malden until further notice and, as we did last year, we will continue to meet during the summer months.

Welcome Lunch
There will be a welcome lunch following the 10AM service on Sunday, June 5th for those who are new(er) to Grace Church. This is a time for you and your family to share a light lunch with Grace Church staff, other newcomer's and some long-time parishioners. Contact Margaret Smist if you would like more information.
 
"Breaking the Fast" Community Iftar Dinner
Join the Medford Human Rights Commission, the Medford Interfaith Clergy Association, and the Mystic Valley NAACP for a Community Iftar Dinner this June 9! "Iftar" is the traditional communal breaking of the fast at sunset during "Ramadan," the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual contemplation from June 6-July 5. We will gather
at City Hall on Thursday, June 9th at 7:00 pm for prayer and dinner in support of our Muslim neighbors and the interfaith communities of Medford.  

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.

Title: A Passion for Dance! The Iconic Isadora
Duncan and Medford's Margherita Sargent
Join the community in a celebration of Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), the mother of modern dance, and Margherita Sargent (1883-1964), her sister-in-law, from West Medford. Margherita, an accomplished actress, not only appreciated Isadora's trailblazing abilities but also understood the dancer's complex personality. These two free spirits shared a timeless bond.
Presented by Dee Morris, historian, with performances by Dicki Johnson Macy and the Guardians of Isadora Dancers
Thursday, June 16, 2016 (part of Circle the Square)
FREE   7pm
The Chevalier Theatre
30 Forest Street.
Sponsored by: Medford Arts Council, the Medford Public Library, the Chevalier Theatre and Andrew RE/MAX Realty.  For more info: Dee Morris  

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.

Join us for a Kitchen Clean Up
There will be a parish kitchen clean-up day on Sunday, June 26, after the 10AM service. Come and help us purge the 10,000 salt packets! We'll renew our kitchen as a clean and sacred space for hospitality and fellowship, and have a good time, too!

Summer Service Schedule Begins July 3rd!
On Sunday, July 3rd until Sunday, August 28th we will be on our summer service schedule with one service at 9:00AM. This will be a chance for worshipers from the 8, 10 and 5 congregations to be together, and also allows us to beat the summer heat! Weather permitting; we will worship on the front lawn on Sunday, July 3rd to kick-off the summer service season!
 
Dining With Grace returns this Summer!
The popular Dining with Grace returns this summer with parishioners opening their homes for summer picnics in July and August.    Scheduled picnics will be listed on the back wall near the parish office - sign up and your host/hostess will tell you what to bring to this pot-luck picnic!  If you are interested in hosting a picnic, please let Margaret Smist or Cheryl Woodbury know when and where!
 
We have one picnic scheduled so far -- it will be at the home of Margaret Smist and Bill Smalley on Saturday, July 31.   This picnic is in Marblehead and they own two dogs.