May 26, 2024
Trinity Sunday

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image: Trinity 2 by Aditya Dev

Wednesday Gatherings

Weekly Wednesday Gatherings take place from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in the Grace sanctuary. The service is a combination of conversation and reflection on the Biblical texts for the following Sunday, healing prayer, and Eucharist. 

The Grace office will be closed next Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

The Good Immigrant book group
Thursday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m.

Women’s Art Night with Isobel Coney
Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Service Sunday
June 2

Men’s Group Spring Gathering & Potluck
Monday, June 3 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m

Open Mic for Caregivers
Friday, June 7, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Newcomers Luncheon
Sunday, June 9 after the 9:30 service

Women’s Conversation Circles
June 10, July 8, August 12, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

A Celebration of the Life’s Work of Dennis Carlson & Beulah Downing
Sunday, June 16 from 10:45 a.m. – 12 noon 

SAVE THE DATE:

Immigrant Experience Panel
Thursday, June 13, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Aloha. Last August, our Grace Community sent a donation to Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina, and we began a conversation. The church had just been destroyed in the fires that consumed the area, and hundreds lost their possessions and became homeless.

A Cup of Cold Water is a community organization that uses donations for the temporary lodgings of disaster survivors (ironically, this organization was begun in 2014 by members of Holy Innocents). During the month of May, we will be collecting items which were requested by this organization. We will assemble the donations on Service Sunday, June 2.

Please put your new and gently-used items in the baskets in the Narthex:

• Men’s T-shirts (preferably black, all sizes)

• Flip Flops (especially sizes 10, 11, 12)

• Men’s shorts, sizes 30 – 36 (fast drying if possible)

• Large Band-Aids

• Antibiotic ointment (Neosporin)

• Towels

Mahalo (thank you!)

Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Women of all ages, and youth welcome!

All materials for felting are provided. Invite a friend!

Please bring a drink or a snack to share; there is no cost.

RSVPs encouraged (so we can have enough materials): kim@gracehere.org

Concludes on Thursday, May 30

You are invited to attend the Men’s Group Gathering and Potluck on Monday, June 3, at Grace from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Your modest financial donation will help offset the cost of the main dish. There will also be an opportunity to donate to The IRIS Fund. These funds will be given to Dan Rohan’s family (Melissa Meyers, Frankie, and Iris) to support their needs as they support Iris during her treatment for leukemia. Click below to sign up, or contact Eric Matthews.

Shannon Moore, Grace member and palliative care physician, will present on a topic regarding End-of-Life.

EVERYONE is welcome! You do not need to be a caregiver to attend. For questions, contact Florrie Munat.
 
Click here for the Zoom link.

Invite Friends!

June 10, July 8, August 12, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

June Theme: Blessing

Contact Kim with questions.

Immediately following the 9:30 service on Sunday, June 16, we will celebrate beloved Grace parishioners, Dennis Carlson and Beulah Downing.  Dennis and Beulah will speak about their years in Ethiopia and also discuss his newly published memoir, Scalpel, Spirit and Seeds: My Life Promoting Health in Ethiopia and around the World. The book may be purchased here, and some copies will be available at the June 16 event.

Coffee Hour will feature tastes of Ethiopian food (as well as the usual array of sweets and savories), which can be taken into the sanctuary for Dennis and Beulah’s presentation, including readings from his memoir and ample time for Q & A.  We’ll finish by noon to allow time for any Father’s Day festivities!

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.
 
Sign up here. Questions? Email or call Eric Matthews: (206) 718-2254.

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!

We are coming to the end of the school year, and so too our supper club calendar. Some people have inquired about what’s next. You as an individual — and you as a group — have options. Would you prefer to stay with the group you are in? Would you prefer to be added to the reshuffle process? Would you prefer to be in a group closer to where you live? Would you prefer green eggs or ham? (Just making sure you’re still reading this.)

The Supper Club Potluck Kickoff/Reshuffle date is September 17th. New supper club members will be added, and those reshuffling will be incorporated. Email Rachel. with your preference.

Warmly with grace,

Rachel Brandt and Rachel Yobs

Knitting into the Mystery is a prayer shawl ministry. The shawls are knitted by wonderful, gracious people who choose the colors and patterns. The shawls bring comfort and prayers to whomever receives them. More kind prayer shawl knitters are needed. If you are interested, contact Beulah Downing. She will provide you with the lengths and widths that work best.

Bishop-Elect LaBelle will be consecrated and installed as the ninth bishop of Olympia on September 14. Here is a link to the Diocesan announcement. Shown here are the Grace delegates and clergy who served in the day’s Election proceedings.

Kids and Youth, sign up for Camp Huston this summer!

• Discovery, International Odyssey, Mini, or Horse Camp

• Programs for kids 6 – 15

• Counselor training for youth 16 and up

• Scholarships available

Contemplative Prayer Event

at St. Antony’s in Silverdale, June 9th from 11:30 am – 12:30 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be The Rev. Paul Rietmann, a retired Episcopal Priest from the Olympia Diocese. We will meet in our sanctuary after worship concludes. As Christians, we are invited to abide in the presence of God — to quiet ourselves and connect with Divine presence within — and it is often so hard to do! Rev. Paul is inspired by eastern practices. He will talk about the history of Christian contemplative prayer and introduce several practices to enrich our faith experience. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome, and there is no cost to attend.

St. Antony’s hosts a New Beginnings Contemplative Prayer group on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.  Please contact our church office if you would like to join us: 360-698-0555.  

Community Forum on Christian Nationalism

Sunday, June 9th from 11 a.m. – noon
at Bethany Lutheran Church of Bainbridge Island 

This forum will explore the phenomena that is sweeping the country known as Christian Nationalism. The guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Rick Rouse, an ordained ELCA Lutheran minister and author. All are welcome and the talk is free. 

Join Kathryn Leslie, Barb McAllister and Will Whitesmith for a provocative conversation about creating and living in an intentional community. These three good friends have lived together in a single family home for 10 years and are relishing in the many unexpected gifts.