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8:00 AM
Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Maggie Arnold
Preacher: The Rev. Noah H. Evans
LEM: Branwen Smith-King
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: 
Kate Woodward
 Lector II *:
Butch Edgecomb
Acolytes:
Ellie Hunt and Emma Maganzini
Ushers:
Dennis Hale and Aram Smith
Altar Guild
Margaret Smith and Dottie Palladino
Vestry Person of the Day:
Agnes Opara
Children's 
Homilist:  
Rev. Maggie
Nursery workers: Elizabeth Woodbury and Timmy Lwanga
Counters:
Vin Maganzini and Linda Foote
Coffee Hour:  
Tom Hamel, coffee and join us for the Parish Picnic
 
*click on link to prepare for this week's readings
Birthdays

Michael Lwanga (6/19); Tara Cowen, Barbara Kennedy and Jeffrey Quilter (6/21); David Branson (6/23).

If we do not have your birthday, please contact the church office at 781-396-7215 or office@gracemedford.org  
On Wednesday night the Medford Human Rights Commission and Medford Interfaith Clergy hosted a Vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting and for healing.

Welcome.
Please join us at
 Grace Church!
We celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.  During the summer, please join us for Children's Homilies. Nursery care is available during the 10:00 AM service.  

Join us for the Parish Picnic following the 10 AM service where you will have a chance to register for our children's education programs beginning in September.
Bishop Gates at June 6 Peace Walk in Boston's South End
"Hard work to be done": A letter from Bishop Gates following Orlando shootings

Following is a letter to the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from Bishop Alan M. Gates in the aftermath of the June 12 shootings in Orlando, Florida:

Lord, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy.  Lord, have mercy.

...Within hours of my own grateful participation in Boston's Pride Parade, I find myself grieving and extending compassionate prayers and heartfelt support to the wider LGBT community as the latest target of hatred and violence. read more
Karen Sargent is a member of the Grace Church 20s/30s group. Read her contribution to the blog Interfaith Ramadan 2016

For Everything A Season

...Joining the 20s/30s group was a decision that took me by surprise. I had met the leader of the group at a social media conference and after chatting for a bit, she told me about the group ("You don't have to be Episcopal to join!" "We make soup together on Sunday Nights!" "We have deep discussion about different topics!"). I was intrigued, but suspicious...read more
Church Away from Church Summer Fun
Take Jesus with you on your travels this summer! Last year we watched on Facebook as #flatGrace journeyed with parishioners from London to Maine and many points in between. In 2016, #flatJesus (carrying His own #flatGrace) is ready to go! Take a photo of #flatJesus wherever you find yourself this summer, from your backyard barbecue to Timbuktu, and share it with us on Facebook or send us a paper copy for our bulletin board in the Parish Hall. Make sure to bring along your  Summer Church Attendance card with you to every church service you attend in July and August--completed cards can be entered into a raffle for a prize at the end of the summer! Download #flatJesus and instructions and join us for summer fun.
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 June 19 are rice or cereal.  The items for June 26 are peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or jelly.

Parent information session for Christian Education 2016-17
Join us after the 10 am service on June 26 for a presentation on next year's Sunday School and Wednesdays at Grace programs. There will be a chance to ask questions, look at course materials, and register for classes. We'll also be showing a short mock-u-mentary of the raising of Lazarus, filmed by the middle school youth group this year. Don't miss it!
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 is right around the corner! 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 
Other Announcements

Healthy Returns @ Grace

Hiking in the Fells
As part of Grace Church's new health initiative, Catherine Smith will lead hikes in the Fells after the services on June 26, July 24 and August 28.  Bring a lunch, water, and sneakers!  The hikes will start at Medford High School.  Each will consist of two 1-hour loops, so you can walk one or both loops.  Bring a friend!

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.

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  

Women's Book Club
The Women's Book Club meets every third Thursday, but does not meet in August.  Here are the upcoming book selections.
June 16 - The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
July 21 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
Sept 15 - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. 
For more information, email Genita Johnson at  pawleyslegacy@verizon.net. 

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!

Parish Prayer List
We will be removing all names from the Parish Prayer list on July 3rd.  If you have names you would like to remain on the list, please contact Carol in the Parish Office at office@gracemedford.org or call the church office at 781-396-7215.
 
Grace Women's Lunch
The Women of Grace Church meet for lunch, year-round, at John Brewer's Tavern in Malden on the first Wednesday of every month, at noon.  Please join us - no prior sign-up required.

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 two picnics scheduled so far:
Margaret Smist and Bill Smalley's home on Saturday, July 31.   This picnic is in Marblehead and they own two dogs.
 
Barbara and Dan Kennedy's home in West Medford on Saturday August 13 at 3pm.   They can host up to 30 people.