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

Men’s Group BBQ
Tuesday, September 1

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

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:

Lead carnival games
SIGN UP HERE

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

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!

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

at Seabeck Conference Center

Weekend overview

• Comfortable rooms & all meals provided
• Meaningful content sessions for adults — set your own pace of engagement
• Full roster of engaging activities for kids & youth
• A dynamic community artist will be joining us (see below)!
• Full schedule of events to follow.

You won’t want to miss this time of community-building and discovery for all ages.

All are welcome.

Registration and payment

• Overnight cost is $350 per adult for all three nights.
  Includes lodging, meals, activities, and Friday/Saturday social hours.
• Day-only cost is $100 per adult for all three days.
  Includes meals, activities, and Friday/Saturday social hours.
• Scholarships and pay-what-you-can options are available.
• Children & youth under 18: FREE! 

Meet our Guest Artist

Participants will have the opportunity to create in varied visual media through the lens of storytelling, community, and connection facilitated by artist and arts educator Mariah Oronez, MAT, NBCT. View her website.

Multiple modes of art-making will be available, including self-guided stations, ongoing collaborations, and guided arts experiences rooted in presence, gratitude, and storytelling.

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.

Men of Grace, you are invited to attend a summer BBQ and Potluck on the patio on Tuesday, September 1, from 6:30-8:30. We will catch up after a busy summer and get input on the upcoming program year.

Click the button below for more information and to sign up. email Eric Matthews with questions: 206.718-2254. Please sign up by Sunday, August 30.

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

Ann Strickland invites us to

Come Together & Sing

at the pedestrian walkway to Blackbird.

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.

The Bainbridge Island Memory Café is a monthly gathering for people living with memory loss and their care partners, offering a welcoming place to socialize, enjoy engaging activities, and connect with others who understand their journey. Please join us on August 21 for coffee and companionship with special visitors from Assistance Dogs NW.

This community program is a collaboration between Island Volunteer Caregivers, Housing Resources Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center, Aubin Aphasia, and Bloedel Reserve. Please note that this is not a drop-off program.

Please register for both the person with memory loss and a care partner during registration, and limit one guest/care partner per person with memory loss.

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