Weekly News from Grace Episcopal Church: July 25, 2024
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Weekly News from Grace Episcopal Church: July 25, 2024
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

July 28, 2024

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

For more infomation visit:

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

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https://www.gracehere.org/podcasts/media

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Upcoming Events at Grace

Service Sunday
Sunday, July 28 after coffee hour

Movie Night
Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m.

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

Men’s Group BBQ
Tuesday, August 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
    
Becoming Kin Book Group 
Thursdays, August 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/events

More Grace Events

Recurring Events at Grace

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

Meditation/Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
On 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.
No meeting in August

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

For more infomation visit:

http://gracehere.org/blog/ongoing-events-at-grace

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Service Sunday: Mama Mia Pasta Bag Assembly

Service Sunday: Mama Mia Pasta Bag Assembly

This Sunday, July 28, after coffee hour

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

Throughout July, Grace has collected the ingredients needed to create ready-to-prepare spaghetti dinner bags, a popular and healthy offering for Fishline clients. 

Please join us after coffee hour this Sunday to assemble the bags.

Additional donations are welcome between now and Sunday. Items needed for each bag: spaghetti pasta • two 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes (not the large size) • one medium yellow onion. We will provide spice packets.

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

For more infomation visit:

https://fishlinehelps.org/

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Movie Night

Movie Night

Tuesday July 30 at 7:00 p.m.

All Ages Welcome

Bring a snack to share.

For more infomation visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg0tA-AMMNxzBbITTahchb6zVYvvWl2gHrxsDWwDZk6n9tSw/viewform

RSVP & vote for your preferred movie!
Women’s Conversation Circles

Women’s Conversation Circles

A time for women to share their stories & lives together.

Monday, August 12, 2024

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

“Finding Blessing in Our Bodies”


Shannon Russell will lead us in a few gentle yoga and body prayer movements that can be done sitting or standing. No experience or special clothing is needed.

Followed by small group discussions on provided questions.

Invite Friends!

Contact Kim with questions.

Men’s Group BBQ

Men’s Group BBQ

Tuesday, August 13, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Join the Grace Men’s Group for a summer BBQ and Potluck on the patio. Click below for more information and to sign up. Or contact Eric Matthews by email or at (206) 718-2254.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4fadad22abf85-mens3

RSVP
Grace Book Group

Grace Book Group

Begins on Thursday, August 15

Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec

Thursdays August 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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

For more infomation visit:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/becoming-kin-an-indigenous-call-to-unforgetting-the-past-and-reimagining-our-future-patty-krawec/18114771?ean=9781506478258

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Meal Train for the Abells

Meal Train for the Abells

Help nurture this beloved Grace family

Following the passing of Greg Abell earlier this month, Kathleen, Rebecca, Torin, Anders, and Nathan would welcome your support in the form of healthy meals to nurture their bodies and souls. 

By providing a meal, you'll help ease their load during this difficult time.

Click below for sign up for a spot on the Meal Train. 

For more infomation visit:

https://mealtrain.com/8rq2z2

Sign up here
All Ages Welcome

All Ages Welcome

  • 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.

Register Now for Our 2024 Parish Retreat

Register Now for Our 2024 Parish Retreat

Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 at Seabeck Conference Center

Theme: Body & Spirit

with guest facilitators Jen Breen and Staci Imes

All children & youth (under 18) attend free!

For more infomation visit:

https://www.gracehere.org/pages/2024-parish-retreat

Learn More and Register Now!
Grace Night Owls

Grace Night Owls

Join Our Team!

To support keeping Grace safe and secure, we have a Night Owl team. Each team member volunteers for a week at a time. We walk the exterior of the building, verify all the doors are locked and latched, and that all windows and the gate are closed and latched. The team members arrive after 9:00 p.m. or a bit later, after all the folks involved in a rental or other Grace activities have left. This takes about 15-20 minutes.
 
Learn more and sign up below. Questions? Email or call Eric Matthews: (206) 718-2254.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4fadad22abf85-grace15#/

Learn more and sign up

Volunteer Drivers Requested

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!

For more infomation visit:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4FADAD22ABF85-47506215-rides#/

Sign up here
Youth Sailing Trip Aboard the Adventuress

Youth Sailing Trip Aboard the Adventuress

August 28 – 31

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. 

For more infomation visit:

https://youthsailingtrip.eventbrite.com

More Information
St. Paul's Open House

St. Paul's Open House

Saturday, July 27, 4-7 pm

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is celebrating the completion of its church renovation project with an open house!

Enjoy strawberry shortcake, live music, and tours of Port Towsend's oldest church building. 

1020 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend – uptown, across from the old Bell Tower. 

For more infomation visit:

https://www.stpaulspt.org/

More information
Citizen Diplomacy Trips to Vietnam

Citizen Diplomacy Trips to Vietnam

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 30.   

Questions? Contact Kimberly Hoang at kimberly@peacetreesvietnam.org or (206) 549-9620

For more infomation visit:

https://www.peacetreesvietnam.org/how-to-help/travel-with-us.html

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News, announcements, and website submissions for the remainder of July

As Barb Levy recovers from eye surgery, Parish Admin Lindsay Masters will be the contact for bulletin and newsletter announcements, and can make minor updates to the website as time allows. 

Sermons won't be posted separately on the website during this time but you can always visit our YouTube channel to watch full service recordings.

For more infomation visit:

https://www.youtube.com/@GraceEpiscopalBI/streams

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