January 4, 2026
The Second Sunday of Christmas

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Conversation for Creation Care
Sunday, January 4 during coffee hour

Island Youth Night
Sunday, January 4, 6:30 at Island Center Hall

Gallery at Grace Artist Reception
Sunday, January 11, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Parents’ Chat 
Monday, January 12, 7:00 p.m. at the Cockrofts' home

The Strength of Story: StoryTelling Workshop
February 2-6 | 9 a.m. – 12 noon each day

— Cancellations —

January 4
No Sunday School or Middle School Classroom

January 5
No Coffee and a Psalm

Coffee & a Psalm
Mondays from 10:00–11:00 a.m.

No Coffee and a Psalm on January 5

The Wednesday Gathering
Wednesdays from 10:00–11:30 a.m.

Knitting Into the Mystery
Third Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. 

Meditation/Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 5:00–6:15 p.m.

Middle School Classroom Open
First Sundays during the 9:30 a.m. service

The Middle School Classroom will not be open on Jan. 4

Island Youth Nights
First Sundays from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
at Island Center Hall

Music Circle Rehearsal
Thursdays from 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Mom’s Morning Retreat
First and Third Thursdays from 9:30–11:00 a.m

Conversations for Creation Care
First Sundays in the sanctuary during coffee hour

3rd Saturday Grace Grounds Party
Third Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.–noon

This Sunday, January 4, in the living room during coffee hour

Please join us for a deep conversation about our faith and the glorious creation we are part of. As the year turns, let's recollect and create a vision for the future.  What is your vision for your personal creation space? How can we contribute to more joy, healing, and gratitude for God’s creation?

—Nancy Peregrine, Earth and Spirit

The Gift of Imagination
A Garth Edwards Retrospective, 1950 – 2021

A reception will be held following the 9:30 service on Sunday, January 11.

A relaxed space for parents to connect, share stories, and explore meaningful topics together.
Currently watching Work of the People’s Sacred Disruption series.

Second Monday of every month, 7–9 p.m. at the Cockroft Home
in Poulsbo

We will discuss these videos:

1/12 — REINTERPRET, RECONFIGURE, AND RETRANSLATE

2/9 — DISCOVERING THE DIVINE WITHIN

3/16 — NURTURING OUR GRACED UNIQUENESS

Contact: Kim Cockroft for the address — gracefamilies@gracehere.org.

There has been a robust response to the call for volunteers!

An email was sent on December 22nd to all responders for whom an address was known. That email provides the “next steps” that must be completed before our team responsibilities begin in February. If you requested to be involved, but did not receive that email, please contact Rev. Scott Deasy at jscottdeasy@gmail.com or (928) 606-2098.

Summary of requirements:

• Complete application, background check, and drivers check forms as soon as possible.
• Complete self-paced World Relief on-line course.
• Attend in-person training at Grace on January 11th.
• Attend in-person training in Tacoma on January 30th.

Detention Center Post-Release Volunteers online information.

Discover a Tale Well-Told

Join us for a week-long, half-day retreat with Joanne Epply-Schmidt.

February 2-6, 2026 | 9 a.m. – 12 noon each day

O, the difference between memorizing a story
and giving voice to it,
between acting out a story and embodying it,
between reciting a story and truly telling it!

Find your voice in this oral tradition and learn how you can breathe life into a story with confidence, ease, wit, and wonder.

Rev. Joanne has delighted children, youth, and adults with storytelling, preaching, and ministry for over twenty-five years in the eastern United States and Canada. As a member of “Storytelling Arts of New Jersey,” she worked for ten years as a Storyteller and Teaching Artist in the Juvenile Justice system and Young Adult residential programs in New Jersey.

Before retirement, she served as Associate Rector of Trinity Church Princeton for six years.

Grace Outreach/Faith in Action will be collecting new and gently worn hats, vests, sweaters, socks, jackets, gloves, and tarps of any size (waterproof, including vinyl shower curtains) through January for those in need in our community.

Please place donations in the baskets in the narthex beside the name tag kiosk. 

We are also seeking donations for the Shower Project: Clorox wipes, hand warmers, and men's underwear in all sizes.

Thank you!

Saturday, January 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Go through your closet and bring any gently used clothing that you no longer wear to the clothing exchange in Walker Hall. You can take home other gently used clothing at no expense. All leftover clothing will be donated to local charities. Invite a friend and let's have some fun finding new-to-you outfits!

Saturday, January 24th, 2-6 p.m.
at Faith Episcopal Church in Poulsbo, WA

In a culture that often avoids or rushes through pain, we need spaces that help us create a different culture: a time set aside for feeling, sharing, and honoring all that we hold in and around the grief we carry.

Whether you are grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, a shift in identity, or the pain of the world – we welcome you.

This circle is open to anyone who wants to be in a caring space to acknowledge what they are carrying in their heart.

What to Expect
Led by Dr. Jeffrey Batstone, the time will include:
ceremony • talking circles • contemplative engagement • teaching and guidance • rest and reflection

Cost is free. All participation is invitational, not a requirement.

All Are Welcome
This gathering is open to all ages, genders, backgrounds, and identities. You do not need prior experience with group work or healing spaces. Just bring yourself exactly as you are. We'll move at a pace that offers care for body and spirit.

Register or Learn More:
To sign up or ask questions, please contact:
jeffrey@jeffreybatstone.com
206-778-1313

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