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The Rev. Eric Mason

Men’s Group Third Beach Campout
Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14

Open Mic for Caregivers: “Thriving in the Sandwich Generation”
Friday, July 12 at 4:00 p.m.

The Gallery at Grace Artist Reception
July 21 during coffee hour

Film Night: Cooked
Wednesday, July 24 at 6:30

Women’s Conversation Circles
Monday, August 12 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Movie Night
Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.
    
Becoming Kin Bookgroup 
Thursdays, August 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Save the date: Men’s Group BBQ and Potluck
Tuesday evening, August 13. Details to follow.

2024 Parish Retreat
Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6
at Seabeck Conference Center

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

Meditation/Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
On summer hiatus until Sept. 19 

Walk and Talk
First and Third Sundays after the 9:30 a.m. service

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

Open Mic for Caregivers
First Fridays at 4:00 p.m.

Earth and Spirit’s Care for Creation Conversation
First Sundays after the 9:30 a.m. service

“Thriving in the Sandwich Generation”
Christy Byrne Yates, M.S., LEP

Nearly 50% of Americans are feeling the squeeze of the Sandwich Generation – raising children while managing the care of aging elders. This takes a toll on personal well-being when you’re the one in the middle, and it has an impact on how we show up as parents and as caregivers.

Christy Byrne Yates, author of Building a Legacy of Love: Thriving in the Sandwich Generation will be our speaker at the next Open Mic for Caregivers meeting on July 12 at 4:00 p.m.

You do not need to be a Grace member or a caregiver to attend. All are welcome!

Invite friends! Bring your questions and stories.

For more info, contact Florrie Munat. 

• Guided, supervised, outdoor play during the 9:30 a.m. service after children’s time & dismissal in sanctuary
• Popsicles, water play, crafts, games
• Gaga ball!

Adult & youth volunteers needed.
Please contact kim@gracehere.org.

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Discussion will follow • snacks provided!
invite friends • all are welcome

“In the summer of 1995, Chicago experienced an unthinkable disaster, when extremely high humidity and a layer of heat-retaining pollution drove the heat index up to more than 126 degrees. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code tells the story of this tragic heatwave, the most traumatic in U.S. history, in which 739 citizens died over the course of just a single week, most of them poor, elderly, and African American.

“When peeled away from the shocking headlines, the story reveals the less newsworthy but long-term crisis of pernicious poverty, economic, and social isolation and racism. Cooked is a story about life, death, and the politics of crisis in an American city that asks the question: Was this a one-time tragedy, or an appalling trend?”

—2024 Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Theme: Body & Spirit

with guest facilitators Jen Breen and Staci Imes

All children & youth (under 18) attend free!

I am very excited to be here and appreciate the warm welcome that so many have already extended to me. I would like to invite you to sing or play your instrument as part of our Music Circle for the Sunday 8am or 9:30am services. The Music Circle has participants who have a range of skill levels, so you are welcome to join regardless of what skill level you have. Music Circle rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:00pm. We hope to see you there.

Since we now have two Erics and two Kims on staff, my email address is music@gracehere.org

Last month, the Fishline Food Bank served 1,000 families! The need continues to grow. 

During the month of July, we will collect the ingredients needed to make a spaghetti dinner and assemble them in individual bags for our Service Sunday project on July 28th. These ready-to-prepare bags with easy instructions are very popular and healthy offerings. 

Here are the Items we need: spaghetti pasta • two 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes (not the large size) • one medium yellow onion. We will have spice packets available to include.

Please place items in the baskets in the Narthex. Thank you!

Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec

Thursdays August 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

co-led by Eric Mason & Kim Cockroft

Includes an opportunity to visit the Suquamish Museum. 

Pick up your book & reading schedule in the narthex (suggested donation: $18.00). 

To sign up or ask questions, contact kim@gracehere.org.

“Becoming Kin is a powerful invitation into unlearning and learning. Krawec offers an essential vision for our relationships with the earth, the land, and each other.”

— Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

In black and white photography, Grace’s own Kate Kinney sees things in a new way. “Searching for light and dark is a spiritual act. And grey tones help create the photograph. My philosophy is that living in the grey is just right. What a great way to see the world: a camera, a train, and amazing people in Bhutan and India.”

Join Kate and learn about her travels and photographs at a reception during coffee hour on July 21. 

Tuesday July 30 at 7:00 p.m.

All Ages Welcome

Bring a snack to share.

RSVP & vote for your preferred movie below!

For information on the upcoming Trips to Vietnam sponsored by PeaceTrees, please click on the link below. Trips are planned for Autumn 2024 and January 2025. Registration for the fall trip closes on July 30th.   

Any additional questions may be answered by contacting Kimberly Hoang at kimberly@peacetreesvietnam.org or (206) 549-9620

Rides are needed to 9:30 a.m. Sunday services for Ellen Walls, who lives in Winslow across from Ace Hardware. 

Thanks very much to all who have offered rides!

A HUGE THANK YOU for participating in the Seattle Pride parade and/or the Pride-fest booth on Sunday, June 30! It was an outstanding intergenerational effort to spread the word about the Episcopal Church in Western Washington’s broad welcome!

— Valerie Reinke & The Pride Planning Team/Local Organizers

Churches Represented:

Church of the Ascension, Seattle
Emmanuel, Mercer Island
Epiphany Parish, Seattle
Good Shepherd, Federal Way
Grace, Bainbridge Island
Holy Cross, Redmond
Saint Mark's Cathedral
St. Andrew’s, Seattle
St. Augustine’s in the Woods, Freeland
St. Bede, Port Orchard
St. Columba's, Kent
St. John the Baptist, West Seattle
St. Luke’s, Seattle
St. Matthew Browns Point
St. Matthew San Mateo, Auburn WA
St. Paul’s Seattle
St. Peter’s, Seattle
St. Thomas, Medina
Trinity, Seattle

All high school youth — rising freshman through recently graduated seniors — are invited on a trip of a lifetime aboard the historic schooner, Adventuress. We will spend 4 days/3 nights onboard this 113-foot ship, sailing through the waters of the Salish Sea. Along the way, we will learn about navigation and marine biology (Adventuress is a floating lab!); we'll search for whales and other wildlife; we'll engage in community building activities; cook meals together; create music and prayer; and even take turns sailing the ship!

We will board the Adventuress at the Port of Everett Marina on Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m. and return to the Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle on Saturday, August 31 at 2:00 p.m.

$200/person. Scholarships readily available – contact Kim at kim@gracehere.org.