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Grace Episcopal Church
Weekly News from Grace Church: July 23, 2026
Worship at Grace

Worship at Grace

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Click the button below to access bulletins, Livestream and Zoom links, or to make an offering.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/pages/services-and-bulletins

Worship and Giving

Upcoming Events

Podcast Summer
Tuesday, July 28, at 7:00 pm

Men’s Group Pilgrimage
Thursday, August 6–9

Parents’ Chat
Monday, August 10, from 7:00–9:00 pm

Grace Kids Camp!
August 17–21, from 9:00 am-noon
Register today

Artists' reception celebrating the life and work of Amy Aspell
Friday, August 14, from 5:00–7:00 pm.  

Grace Kids Camp

Grace Kids Camp

August 17-21, 9:00 am–noon
Pre-K–Grade 6

All-out summer fun with music, games, crafts, and shenanigans—where kids get to be fully themselves.

Kids will enjoy:
• Hands-on cooking fun
• A splash party at Fay Bainbridge Park
• Up-close encounters with some scaly friends
• A grand finale carnival
… and so much more!

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/pages/kidscamp

Learn More & Register Today!
Podcast Summer

Podcast Summer

Select Tuesdays during the summer, from 7:00–8:30 pm

All ages are welcome to hang out and discuss some seriously interesting podcasts in the Cockrofts' backyard in Poulsbo. 

Pick a podcast and a date that works for you! Find all the details at the link below—no need to sign up. 

On Being: On Knowing What We’re Called To
Tuesday, July 28

Plain English: Why American Happiness Just Fell off a Cliff
Tuesday, August 18

Ezra Klein: The More You Study Consciousness, the Weirder it Gets
Tuesday, August 25

For questions and the Cockrofts' address, email Kim Cockroft.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/pages/podcastsummer

Details & Links to Podcasts
Parish Retreat 2026

Parish Retreat 2026

Creativity, Community, & Conversation

Save the Date! Parish Retreat 2026: September 25–27

at Seabeck Conference Center.

All are welcome. Kids and youth 18 and under attend free. 
You won't want to miss this time of building community together.
A dynamic community artist will be joining us!

More details to follow.

Recurring Events

Mondays: Coffee & a Psalm • 10:00–11:00 am

Parents’ Chat
Second Mondays • 7:00-9:00 pm at the Cockroft home

Tuesdays: Music Circle Rehearsal • 3:00–4:30 pm

The Wednesday Gathering • 10:00–11:30 am

Thursdays
Meditation/Centering Prayer • 5:00–6:15 pm

Mom's Morning Retreat is on hiatus until September.

Knitting Into the Mystery • Third Thursdays at 11:00 am

Third Saturdays • Grace Grounds Party: 9:00 am–noon

The Conversation for Creation Care
First Sundays in the sanctuary during coffee hour

Gallery at Grace Exhibits: M–F, 9:00 am–1:00 pm,
Sundays until noon, or by appointment

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/recurring-events

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Rolling Bay Presbyterian Youth Group Gives Big Boost to Gifts of Dirt Garden

Rolling Bay Presbyterian Youth Group Gives Big Boost to Gifts of Dirt Garden

Cory Dunn, the youth group director at Rolling Bay Presbyterian, created a “service week camp” and forged his own youth group and youth from Spokane. On Wednesday, July 15th, a combined group of 25 set up sun tents and worked with cheer, energy, and stamina in the 88-degree sun. They scrubbed and swept the 90-foot hoop house sparkling clean, built a 400-foot rabbit fence, processed 82 lbs. of garlic, created flower bouquets for the food bank, weeded, and replaced a tire on a wheelbarrow! They seemed indefatigable and even fueled by the hot weather. It was an amazing privilege to spend a day in the garden with these wonderful people. Great thanks to all of them.

— Pegge Ashcroft

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/pages/giftsofdirt

Learn More about the Gifts of Dirt Garden
Spiritual Writing Class

Spiritual Writing Class

The class is free, and all materials are provided.

Second Section: Poetry
Concludes on July 29; 2:00–4:00 pm
Registration is full.

Third Section: Prayer
Sept. 9, 16, 23; 2:00–4:00 pm
Registration is full.
Contact Kim Cockroft to be added to the waitlist.

Participants in each class section will study excerpts in each genre from well-known spiritual writers. By the end of each section, participants will have created and shared one piece of their own writing.

Men’s Group Pilgrimage

Men’s Group Pilgrimage

Thursday, August 6–9

This year’s Men’s Group Pilgrimage will be a circumnavigation of Wynoochee Lake. With side hikes, paddling, and fishing opportunities to be enjoyed over the course of four days and 12 reasonably gentle miles, we should have ample time for fellowship. Other suggestions are, of course, welcome. Please contact Robert Cromwell by July 24 if you are interested in participating, so we can set up cook teams and coordinate.

Parents’ Chat

Parents’ Chat

Monday, August 10

A relaxed space for parents to connect, share stories, and explore meaningful topics together.


Second Monday of every month, 7:00–9:00 pm at the Cockroft Home
in Poulsbo

Contact Kim Cockroft for the address.

Around the Diocese

Around the Diocese

A Holy Waste of Time: Retreat for Adults in Their 20s & 30s

August 14 – 16

Adults in their 20s & 30s from around the Diocese of Olympia are invited to our annual weekend of fun, friendship, faith, and blessed time-wasting at the Sacred Waters Center for Restoration Retreat, formerly St. Andrew’s House – a comfortable, rustic lodge situated on the Hood Canal with the Olympic Mountains just beyond.

Ann Strickland will be leading the musical portion of the weekend.

For more infomation visit:

https://ecww.org/event/a-holy-waste-of-time-retreat-for-20s-30s/

Learn more and register
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Submit news or event listing

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Sermons

Sermons

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