The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

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Men’s Group Pilgrimage
Thursday, August 6–9

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

Celebrate the life and work of Amy Aspell
Friday, August 14, from 5:00–7:00 pm.

Grace Kids Camp!
August 17–21, from 9:00 am-noon
Registration is still open, and we are looking for more volunteers.

Podcast Summer
Tuesday, August 18, at 7:00 pm

Parish Retreat 2026
Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27

Grace Church is becoming a solar energy generator! The roof-mounted hardware, including solar panels and connections, is now being installed. Workers have been in and out of the south end of the building. There will be brief electrical interruptions as early as today (July 30), and continuing into the week of August 3. The team of Grace staff and volunteers will keep tabs on the schedule as best as possible and make updates available to frequent users of the church. Questions about the project or installation? Contact Marcy Lagerloef, Dave Haley, or Eric Matthews.

Many thanks to John McKenzie for his drone images. 

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.

If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Melissa!

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!

Pssst... Grace Kids Camp is sneaking up on us (August 17–21) and we need your help!

Here’s how you can pitch in:

Donate snacks
SIGN UP HERE

Serve snacks
SIGN UP HERE

Lead carnival games
SIGN UP HERE

Set up
Join us at Grace Saturday, August 15, 10:00 am–Noon

Clean up
Join us at Grace Friday, August 21, 1:30–3:30 pm

Lend us your fun camp décor

Wanted: unlit Christmas trees, wooden milk crates, vintage camping gear, lanterns, flashlights, enamelware, and other cozy camp-themed treasures

Interested or have questions? Reach out to Melissa Meyers .

Many hands make light work, and a really fun camp. Sign up today!

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.

Join us for a casual wine & cheese celebration of the art of Amy Aspell. Amy passed away before she could see her own show come to fruition, but her artist friends, Peggi Erickson, Deborah Milton, and Mary Ann Proctor, stepped up and sifted through a lifetime of creativity to find her most important work. At 6:00 pm, they will share anecdotes about their time with Amy and how they searched for and selected the pieces in the show. More information: gallery@gracehere.org 

Hang out and discuss some seriously interesting podcasts in the Cockrofts’ backyard.

Find all the details at the link below—no need to sign up.

Our last two sessions will be:

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.

Creativity, Community, & Conversation

Parish Retreat 2026: September 25–27

at Seabeck Conference Center.

More details to follow.

The class is free, and all materials are provided.

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.

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

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.

Join the St. Barnabas community on Saturday, August 8, as they welcome The Reverend Debie Thomas in a workshop titled Even Here, God Abides: Finding Hope in the Midst of Uncertainty. The workshop begins with fellowship at 8:30 a.m., with programming from 9 a.m. to noon.

Thomas is an Episcopal priest and a renowned speaker and author of two books, Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories, and A Faith of Many Rooms. She has also served as a columnist and contributing editor for The Christian Century, and as a staff writer for Journey with Jesus:  A Weekly Webzine for the Global Church.

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