Weekly News from Grace Episcopal Church: August 8, 2024
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Weekly News from Grace Episcopal Church: August 8, 2024
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

August 11, 2024

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

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Upcoming Events

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.

Memorial Service for Warren Gross
Wednesday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m.    

Becoming Kin Book Group 
Thursdays, August 15, 22, 29 & Sept. 5 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Capture the Flag!
August 20 at 7:00 p.m.

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


Around the Diocese

Summer Movie Night for Youth in Grades 6 – 12
August 17 at St. Barnabas

In Gratitude for the Ministry of The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton
September 1 at St. Mark’s Cathedral

Ordination of The Rev. Dr. Philip N. LaBelle
September 14 & 15

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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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.

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

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Please join the family of Warren Gross for a celebration of his life.

Please join the family of Warren Gross for a celebration of his life.

Wednesday, August 14 at 1:00 p.m.

A reception will follow in Walker Hall.

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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Capture the Flag!

Capture the Flag!

Tuesday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m.

All ages welcome!

Come for the game and ice cream cones.

We need to “make” two teams, so RSVP to Kim.

For more infomation visit:

mailto:kim@gracehere.org

RSVP
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!
July Super Supper

July Super Supper

MUCHAS GRACE-ias!

On the last Friday in July, “Team Grace” served free meals to over 40 people at Super Supper! Our Taco Bar was a great success and much appreciated by our guests.

THANK YOU to everyone who supported this fun event by donating items, preparing food, and serving our guests: Anne Huffington, Jan Jeffcoat, Karen and Russell Barmer, Marg Schultz, Marilynn Moller, Connie Ballou, Bob Spanfelner, Edith Cobourn, Ben Leifer, and Willa Fisher.

Our next Super Supper event will be on Friday, September 27th.

August Outreach/Faith in Action project

August Outreach/Faith in Action project

Support a KIAC Teen Going Back to School!

School districts offer school supplies to teens in need, but additional items are also needed.

Your $25 gift card to Walmart, Amazon, VISA, or Ross will help provide backpacks, shoes, athletic equipment, haircuts, etc., and will be gratefully appreciated.

Please take an “apple envelope” from the Giving Tree in the Narthex and return it on or before August 31st with your gift card enclosed.

YOU can make a real difference in a teen’s return to school this fall!

Summer Movie Night

Summer Movie Night

for Youth in Grades 6 – 12

August 17 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Join us to watch The Princess Bride, and enjoy a taco bar and ice cream!

For more infomation visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJApIsolN2Osx6wnW4M380B34IIYzktcf_V1ZA3UyqHxtXHw/viewform

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In Gratitude for the Ministry of The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton

In Gratitude for the Ministry of The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton

as Bishop Provisional of the Diocese of Olympia

September 1st | 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

St. Mark’s Cathedral

Choral Evensong with Gift Presentation

Reception to Follow

For more infomation visit:

https://ecww.org/celebrating-the-ministry-of-bishop-skelton/

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Ordination of The Rev. Dr. Philip N. LaBelle

Ordination of The Rev. Dr. Philip N. LaBelle

September 14 & 15

Save the dates!

The Ordination and Consecration and the Seating of The Rev. Dr. Philip N. LaBelle as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 at Meydenbauer Center and Sunday, Sept. 15 at St. Mark's Cathedral.  

For more infomation visit:

https://olympiabishopsearch.ecww.org/2024/07/17/save-the-dates-and-hotel-information-ordination-and-consecration-of-the-ninth-bishop-of-the-diocese-of-olympia/

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