The Rev. Elsa Worth
Rector 
The Rev. Nancy Gage
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Musical Interlude
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If you would like to have music when reading The Glow (or for whatever else you might be doing!), just click on the keyboard image to listen (or download) music performed by Dave during our services.
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Happenings-
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To see what's been going on in, and around, Grace, click on each of these links:
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We are the CEREAL church!
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For a long time, Grace
Church has been delivering canned goods and other food donations down to the St. Luke's/St. Paul's Food Pantry in Bridgeport. They urgently need donations of all kinds of groceries, but one of the items that they seem to run out of and need a lot of is cereal.
If all of us could remember to pick up a box of cereal (or two or more!) each time we shop, we'll be able to make a wonderful and much needed contribution for the food pantry each week. There is a collection basket at the main entrance of the church, and also one in lower Lewis Hall. |
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"The Glow" Archives:
To view previous issues of "The Glow", click here. |
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Click HERE to read this week's wellness message from Living Compass |
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| Dear friend,
"Keep these words I am commanding you today in your heart."
-Deuteronomy 6:7
There are many levels of hearing - of taking in words. However, when you really take something to heart, it means you've really let it sink in. Taking God's commandments to heart is the only way to really make them yours, and the only way to really conform your life to them. Just listening is not enough. You need to take them in, or inwardly digest them, as our collect will say in a few weeks, and make them flesh of your flesh. Have you felt the difference between just hearing or listening words and taking them to heart? What words have you learned "by heart?" When have words cut to the heart of the matter for you? When have spiritual words and precepts really become a part of who you are?
Here at Grace Church we are dancing with life's big questions. If you're searching for a community of faith to belong to, we invite you to come to explore, come to connect and come to believe among us here at Grace Church. We'd enjoy both your company and your participation as we follow in the way of Jesus and learn and grow in discipleship together. |
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Peace,
The Rev. Elsa Worth
Grace Episcopal Church |
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Power back on at Grace!
As of Thursday afternoon the power was turned back on at Grace Church. We hope this email finds you well, warm and dry following the hurricane. For those still suffering from the storm's effects, we offer our prayers and support.
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Daylights Savings Time ends...
 Just a reminder that daylight savings time ends at 2:00 AM this Sunday morning. Please remember to set your clocks back one hour before going to sleep this Saturday night.
P.S. After this week, who can't use the extra hour of rest!
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Ancestors
-at Grace this Sunday, November 4th
We'll be learning about our ancestor Jacob Sunday at noon in the Ancestors group. Because Grace Church got power before Christ Church, the decision was made to hold Ancestors at Grace Church this week.
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Recovery Service
-this Sunday, November 4th at 5:00 PM
Our monthly recovery service takes place this Sunday evening at 5 and Nancy Gage is our preacher.
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Broadway on Main Street
- next Saturday night, November 10th!
 October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and in honor of this important cause, Grace Church will be hosting a fundraiser for the Center for Women and Families (CWF) next Saturday, November 10th. Performers from all over town will gather to share their talents in a Broadway cabaret from 7-9 PM. Proceeds will benefit the good work of CWF. Come out for an evening of good music and good fun for a good cause! We need your help to make this event a success. Please contact Elsa if you are able to pitch in with: planning the set up, making the room ready, planning, providing or setting up refreshments or helping with clean up. People from outside Grace Church who care about the mission of CWF are warmly invited to get involved! The suggested donation at the door will be $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. We hope to generate a good donation above our expenses for this event, so spread the word and invite your friends! Flyers are available in the office for you to post around town. Pick them up from Maryann or ask to have it emailed to you to print.
Performers are gathering this Sunday at 3 pm for a dress rehearsal for the event.
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Bible Study on the Ten Commandments
 Louise Kalemkerian at Christ Church is currently leading a Kerygma Bible Study on the 10 commandments at Christ Church on Thursdays from 11-noon. Their bible study group would be delighted if people from Grace were interested in taking part. Come to one or all sessions - this group is open. For more info, call the office of Christ Church at 203-268-5566. |
Coffeehouse pictures... 
Click HERE to see pictures from the October 27th Coffeehouse. The next Coffeehouse is scheduled for Saturday, November 24th.
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Elsa at Diocesan Clergy Retreat
Elsa will be away from Tuesday - Thursday in W. Hartford for the annual Clergy Retreat. She will check her cell phone for calls a few times a day in case of pastoral emergency.
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News from our Diocese:The annual convention of our diocese met in Hartford October 19th and 20th.. Attending from Grace were: Elsa, Nancy, Sarah, Dave Varker, John Chamberlain, Chris Stapleton, Carl Worth, and Bo Worth.
To see a full report of the convention, click HERE.  The first issue of the new diocesan magazine, CRUX, was distributed at the Annual Convention 2012 and put ONLINE . This issue of CRUX will mail to all households the week after convention. In 2013, the budget won't allow mailing to all households, so it will be distributed online and in shipments to parishes. The current plan is to publish for early September, Advent, and Lent/Easter.
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Coffee Hour Hosting
At Grace Church, we all share the ministry of hospitality at our weekly coffee hour rather than have it rest on the shoulders of just a few. Our system is to cycle through the whole church directory alphabetically, asking two individuals or families each week to contribute a tray of goodies. If possible, these people also stay and help clean up after coffee hour is over. If your name is in the newly published contact list, you will most probably be called to be a coffee hour host on a periodic basis. We welcome your unique and delicious contribution! Maryann will be calling people on Tuesdays for the upcoming Sunday. Please get back to her either way so that we know we're covered each week. If you are going to be away, or are unavailable on a week she calls, no problem. She'll move on to the next person and will circle around and invite you again later. If for some reason you are unable to take part in the coffee hour rotation, please let Maryann or Elsa know if you haven't already done so - so we won't keep bugging you!
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This Week's Announcements
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Sunday, November 4th:
Eucharist service - 9:30 AM
Ancestors - noon at Grace
Recovery Service - 5:00 PM
Night Prayers - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 7th:
Guided meditation - 7:00-7:25 AM
Saturday, November 10th:
Broadway on Main Street in Church Hall - 7:00 PM
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Sunday, November 4th:
Eucharist service - 9:30 AM
Recovery Service - 5:00 PM
Night Prayers - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 7th:
Guided Meditation - 7:00-7:25 AM
Saturday, November 10th:
Broadway on Main Street - Church Hall, 7:00 PM
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