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Our Sincere Thanks for a Very Successful Fundraiser for Our Pipe Organ
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We are thrilled to report that last Thursday's benefit for our pipe organ raised $7,210.50!
Profound thanks to Charlie, Julie & Rob Carpenter, Cosmo Coffey, Jack Bauhs, Dennis Northway and Steve Ginensky. We are also most grateful to all who helped with the event, and of course to all 407 people who attended! You'll have another chance to hear Charlie at Grace when he gives an all-French organ concert in connection with Oak Park's Art Dans La Rue on Tuesday, August 5th at 6:26PM. More information at this link. By the way, if you were unable to attend the benefit, but would like to donate, please click below to donate securely online:
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 Shawn is on vacation during the month of July. Emergency contact information is on her voicemail message and email auto-response. |
 Donna Lynn Northway, Dennis Northway's sister, died suddenly on July 11 at the age of 45. Services are as follows: Visitation 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Friday, July 18 at Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 1285 N. New Florissant Rd., Florissant, MO 63031. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials to United Cerebral Palsy Assn. Please keep Dennis and all Donna's loved ones in your prayers.
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Attention Amazon Shoppers
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Support Grace while you shop!
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If you shop at Amazon, please use the link below to access Amazon.com. Grace will then get a percentage of any purchases made. It's a painless way to help Grace and costs you nothing. FYI, we never see who buys what.
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Book Signing by Barbara Hughes
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This Sunday, July 20th at 4PM at Grace
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On Sunday, July 20th at Grace Episcopal Church at 4PM, author Barbara Hughes will give a slide show and talk about her book about child sexual abuse. This program is recommended for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse and for those who work with abuse survivors. It may also be helpful for those concerned with this topic. The program is not for children.
 The book and slideshow contain Ms. Hughes original paintings which tell her story of abuse and healing. She will speak about the issue as she shows the slides. She will also talk about tools that helped her heal. There will be time for questions.
Barbara Hughes (a Grace parishioner who attends when she and her husband, Fr. Bob Hughes are in town) is an artist, teacher and writer whose work is centered in the connection between art, spirituality and healing. She leads art workshops and retreats for abuse survivors and is co-facilitator of a support group for survivors of child sexual abuse. She has exhibited her figurative sculpture and paintings in a variety of venues throughout the country. Her Cathedral Nativity is the official crèche of the Washington National Cathedral. It is her belief that art is a powerful tool for healing inside ourselves and in the World.
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Save the Date For a Very Special Dinner Party
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We are planning a very special dinner party at Grace Church on Saturday, September 6th at 5:30PM to honor Dennis for his 20 years of Music Ministry, Douglas for his 15 years of Parish Administration, Jon for 10 years as our Parish Deacon, and Shawn for 10 years as our Priest. We know you'll not only want to come, but are hoping you'll want to help out too.
To help with the dinner (cooking, set-up, clean-up, decorations) please get in touch with Sue Wells, Sarah Hunt, or Leslie Atwood.
To help with entertainment contact Suzanne Haraburd, or Hollis Bernstein.
To help with the special gifts contact Mark Woodworth, or Barbara Larsen.
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Participants in Upcoming Sunday Services
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July 20th 10:30am Service: MC/LEMS: Susan Hickey; Charlie MacDougall, Karen Mensch, James Redden, Helen Thomason, Bob Vogler
LECTORS: Marilyn Wardle, Lascelles Anderson
INTERCESSORS: John Seaton, Willie Polite
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Lindsay Schumaier
USHERS: Flora Green, Stan Kaderbek, Linda Francis, Alex Lippitt
GREETERS: Donna Anderson, Adrienne Gervais, Cyndy Reynolds
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Sarah Hunt & Jane Shirley, beverages; Laura & Jill Gimesky, treats
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Sarah Hunt & Jane Shirley, beverages July 27th 10:30am Service:
MC/LEMS: Mark Woodworth; Cherryl Holt, Sue Wells, Lascelles Anderson, Natalia Reniszewski, Tony Dobrowolski
LECTORS: Ade Onayemi, Sue Wells
INTERCESSORS: David de Jong, Faye Peters
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: Lindsay Schumaier
USHERS: Laura Morgan Day, Sam Love, Alan Harvey, Donna Anderson
GREETERS: Ade Onayemi, Gloria Rayburn, Jane Shirley
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Jane Shirley & Sarah Hunt, beverages; Karen Mensch, treats
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Jane Shirley & Sarah Hunt, beverages August 3rd 10:30am Service:
MC/LEMS: Cyndy Reynolds; Natalie Ratz, Barbara Larsen, Sam Love, Charlie MacDougall, Phoenix Sullivan
LECTORS: Cyndy Reynolds, Jim Prescott
INTERCESSORS: Barbara Larsen, Cyndy Reynolds
ALTAR GUILD: Joan Anderson, Heather Bovell, Flora Green, Kathy Onayemi, Al Papillon, Willie Polite, Sally Prescott, Natalie Ratz, Marie Rock, Jane Shirley, Chuck Tupta; Mary Ann Urbashich
BREAD BAKER: The Lucé Family
USHERS: James Redden, Flemming Bovell, Linda Reynes, Jim Groll
GREETERS: Stephanie Bailey, Heather Bovell, Paul & Cathy O'Kelly
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 9:00 SERVICE: Sue Wells, beverages
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS AFTER 10:30 SERVICE: Sue Wells, beverages
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM |
Thursday, July 17, 2014 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | Staff Meeting | 11:30 AM | | Evensong | 6:00 PM | | Concerts @ 6:26 | 6:26 PM | | Healing Prayer Group | 6:30 PM | | SAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM |
Friday, July 18, 2014 | | Rector's Day Off | | | SLAA/SAA 12-Step Workshop | 9:05 AM |
Saturday, July 19, 2014 | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 9:30 AM |
Sunday, July 20, 2014 | | The Rite Place - A service for the child in us all | 9:00 AM | | Coffee Hour | 9:30 AM | | Lectionary Discussion Group | 9:45 AM | | Sung Choral Eucharist | 10:30 AM | | Coffee Hour | 11:45 AM | | Book Signing - Barbara Hughes | 4:00 PM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM | | AA 12-Step Group | 8:30 PM |
Monday, July 21, 2014 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM |
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM | | SLAA 12-Step Group | 7:00 PM |
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 | | Wednesday Morning Eucharist | 7:00 AM | | SLAA/SAA Meeting | 9:00 AM |
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Our Mission:
Grace Church seeks to bring God's love and Christ's teaching to all people, to become a passionately involved, intentional Christian community, to support the spiritual journey of each person, and to work toward reconciliation, peace, and justice in our world.
Our Core Values:
-Reach out to support our neighbors locally and worldwide as we seek to obey God's command to love our neighbors as ourselves.
-Encourage and support spiritual growth in all people while respecting that each person is at a different point in his or her spiritual journey.
-Work to be ever more present to and caring for each member of the Grace community and to be fully welcoming to all who enter Grace's doors.
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