Season of Creation

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

at Seabeck Conference Center

This year’s retreat will invite us to reflect upon spiritual community. We are all on a spiritual path. But the journey we take is done in relationship and inspired by our encounters with others. We journey together. Rev. Eric will guide our reflection on what it means to live in spiritual community through conversation, ritual, and art. There will be opportunities for personal reflection as well as time to get to know our fellow parishioners more deeply. All are welcome.

• Comfortable rooms & all meals provided
• Set your own pace of engagement
• Full roster of engaging activities for kids & youth
• A dynamic community artist will provide both kids and adult programming.
• Full schedule of events to follow.

Registration and payment

• Overnight cost is $350 per adult.
Includes two nights’ 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 Ordonez, 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.

Celebration of Life for Doug Burns 
Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 am

Grace Homecoming Barbecue
Sunday, September 13, after the 9:30 am service

Newcomers Luncheon
September 20, after the 9:30 am service 

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

Feast of St. Francis/Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 4

Tour of Grace Building and Grounds
Sunday, October 4 after the 9:30 am service

Ribbon Cutting and Celebration of Grace’s Solar Installation
Saturday, October 17

Supper Club Kickoff
Friday, October 23 at 5:00 pm

The Grace community is invited to a celebration of life for Doug Burns at 11 am this Saturday, Sept. 12. A reception will follow in Walker Hall. 

Grace’s annual Homecoming Barbeque will be THIS SUNDAY, following the 9:30 service, on the patio. It’s a time for friends to reconnect and share a meal, and there will be fun activities for kids.

For food, think autumn: please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share. We'll provide hot dogs, sausages, brats, and a condiment bar. 

Bring your kids and grandkids as we kick off our NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAM! This year, we’re doing some things differently by building volunteer teams to lead rotating offerings of art, drama, music, games, and faith foundations—along with our traditions of ritual and storytelling.

We’d love to have your help on any of those teams. If you’re interested in getting involved, please email Kay Roach or Kathy Gillogley.

We’re looking forward to launching a brand-new year of exciting programs!

Melissa Meyers has taken on an exciting role at the Montessori Country School here on the island. At the same time, she wants to stay engaged at Grace and will continue building our Youth Program. I am grateful for that. She has done an extraordinary job in working with our middle school youth this year. It's not easy to start a program like this from scratch, but she has done so with imagination and vision.

With the start of a new job, however, Melissa will need to reduce her work hours at Grace and step back from coordinating volunteers for the Children’s Programming on Sunday mornings. We will need someone to help step in and fill this gap. We have decided to create a paid Volunteer Coordinator position at 10 hours a week. Please check out the job listing, and if you know someone who may be a good fit, please pass the word along.  

Thank you!
Rev. Eric

We are looking for a few more volunteers to help with our A/V needs for Sunday services. Sound techs run the sound system, and video techs run the video for the livestream at the 9:30 am service. We are looking for people who have some technological aptitude to serve once a month. Training will be provided. Trained techs will also have opportunities for paid work during rentals, weddings, memorial services, and other special events. Contact Kim Thompson for more information.

The Connect Team is working to create new ways for the Grace community to practice inclusion and form relationships with newcomers as we continue to grow. You can learn what brought a newcomer to Grace by reading their biographies in the eNews. If you see someone at Grace who might be new, strike up a conversation. You might have more in common than you think!

Emi and Ian Serrato, along with their children, Sadie (10) and Jack (6), are a family on the move. Both nurses, Emi and Ian relocated from California during COVID-19, first settling in Olympia and then moving to our fair island three years ago.

Self-described water people, the Serratos enjoy exploring destinations along the Pacific coast. One of their favorite places is Tofino, on Vancouver Island, where they spend time at the beaches, surfing, and paddle boarding. This place holds special memories, including Jack catching his first wave, and both children now have kayaks of their own.

The Serratos recently returned from Sardinia, where they joined Emi’s sister’s family, who traveled from Germany to meet them. The kids had fun playing with their three cousins.

The Serratos joined Grace more than a year ago and especially value their involvement in Sunday school and the children’s circle. You may also recognize Ian as one of the burger cooks at Grace barbecues. There is much more to discover about this active family, so please introduce yourself at the next coffee hour. Welcome to Grace, Emi, Ian, Sadie, and Jack!

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

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

Parents’ Chat will not meet in September.

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
First and Third Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:00 am

Mom’s Morning Retreat begins on September 17

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

Mom’s Morning Retreat is a community for Moms to connect, replenish, be seen, and heard in a space that is welcoming, diverse, and inclusive. We begin this program year's meetings at Grace on Thursday, September 17, and meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday. 

On-site childcare is available at every meeting. Visit our childcare page to learn more.

For questions or additional information, please contact us!

Food insecurity is rising worldwide and here in Kitsap County. The Bainbridge Island/North Kitsap Interfaith Council is responding this fall with EVERYBODY EATS WEEK, a series of fundraising and food collection events that will help hungry people locally and globally during the week of September 20-27. (Please check the BINK calendar for updates.)

Sunday, September 20: The one-mile CROP WALK fundraiser begins and ends at Eagle Harbor United Church of Christ (105 Winslow Way W) at 2 pm. Walk funds will benefit Church World Service, Helpline House, and Fishline.

A generous anonymous donor has agreed to match the funds we raise for this Walk.

We’ll make a general announcement on Sunday when you can pick up your packets and sign up or donate.

Donate non-perishable food for the Helpline House Food Bank:

Wednesday, September 23, from 9 am – 6 pm at T & C.

Saturday, September 26, 10 am – 2 pm at Bainbridge Safeway.

—Anne Kundtz, Colleen Rain, Carol Corbus

Some things can’t be said, they can only be walked together.

Join Grace in walking to support our own Kim Cockroft and all those affected by breast cancer.

Making Strides Seattle, hosted by the American Cancer Society, is a wonderful way to show support while helping raise money and awareness for breast cancer prevention, treatment, and a cure. Sometimes when we feel helpless, moving forward — together — is exactly what we can do. Please see the details below and sign up! This is a family- and dog-friendly event. Please contact Emi Serrato with any questions. 

Walk starts at 10:30 am at Pier 62 (1951 Alaskan Way, Seattle). No car needed, as it is just north of the ferry terminal. 

Walk options: 1-mile or 2.5-mile loop (all down the Waterfront/ Alaskan Way)

Join Emi’s Team here

Add your name to the list of Grace walkers

Doors & Bar Open at 5:30 pm | Program Begins at 6:00 pm

A joyous evening of celebration with live music, an oyster bar, local catering and libations, and a silent and live auction to support Teen Talking Circles.

Your presence and generosity will directly support our mission of ensuring more youth have access to connection, belonging, and compassionate community.

Click here to buy tickets, bid on auction items, or make a donation.

Please join us for this contemplative service commemorating Hildegard of Bingen, mystic and scholar.

September 26, 10 am – 3 pm

Join The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson for our online offering of anti-racism training. All lay church leaders are highly encouraged to complete this program. This one-day training experience is based on “Seeing the Face of God in Each Other: The Antiracism Training Manual of the Episcopal Church.” Learn more and register here.

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