The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

July 6, 2025

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We’ve enjoyed wonderful conversations about our sacred natural systems, our place within them, and how we might transform our love into action. A question being asked is, “Should we take political action individually and/or as a church?” Join our caring circle as we consider this question.

Learn more about the Earth & Spirit ministry at Grace.

Grace delivered 42 meal bags of Cowboy Chili ingredients to Fishline Food Bank.

Each Monday, the Faith Shower Project in Poulsbo provides showers, laundry facilities, and a hot lunch to as many as 20 unhoused members of our community. In the past two months, three to five new guests have been served each week.

In July, the Grace Outreach Ministry will be helping to supply their “free closet.” Please help us provide their most needed items by placing your donations in baskets in the narthex.

• travel size toothpaste, deodorant, razors
• toilet paper 
• bottled water (to fit in a backpack)
• small juice boxes
• easy-open cans of SpaghettiOs

To learn about volunteering with the Faith Shower Project, email Leslie Sandberg. BLESSINGS!

On Being: Mortality with Dr. Atul Gawande
Monday, July 21 @ noon (at Grace)
or 7:00 p.m. (Cockrofts' Backyard)

What makes a good day — even at the end of life? Surgeon and author Atul Gawande reflects on mortality, meaning, and how facing death can help us live more fully. 

EconTalk: Why Christianity Needs to Help Save Democracy
with Jonathan Rauch
Tuesday, July 29 @ Noon at Grace

Author Jonathan Rauch, a self-described gay atheist and “nice Jewish boy,” makes a bold and thoughtful case for why Christianity has a vital role in preserving democracy—and why it must embrace what he calls a “thicker” expression of faith.

Learning How to See: Seeing Grace Fully
with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Tuesday, July 29 @ 7pm at the Paars’ Home

Grace has the power to heal, transform, and shift how we see ourselves, others, and the divine. In this episode, Nadia Bolz-Weber joins Brian McLaren and Carmen Acevedo Butcher to explore how grace can become the lens through which we live.

 Click on the button below for list of dates, times, and links to all the podcasts. 

Coffee & a Psalm
Mondays from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

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

Knitting Into the Mystery
Fourth Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. starting July 24

Meditation/Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.

Music Circle Rehearsal
Thursdays from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Mom’s Morning Retreat
First and Third Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m

Conversations to Care for Creation
First Sundays in the sanctuary during coffee hour

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

Do you have any yarn hiding in your closets, cupboards, or drawers?

The pastoral care team has a good use for it!

Knitting Into the Mystery Returning to In-person Gatherings

For nearly 20 years, a cadre of knitters at Grace has worked prayerfully and soulfully to create Prayer Shawls. The shawls are blessed by our priest and parish and are sent out into the world to fulfill their ministry of giving comfort and support. 

“Thank you…I did not want to be a recipient of a prayer shawl, and was reluctant at first to take it. But as soon as I put it on, I felt the warmth and power of the prayers that went into it. It has not left me since — I even sleep with it.” — Prayer Shawl Recipient

Whether you are a seasoned knitter or a novice, you are welcome to join in Knitting Into the Mystery. Shawls will be created for marriages, births, illnesses, comforting, moving away to college, etc. 

How you can participate:

Bring your unused, washable yarn to the collection box in the Narthex.

Join us as we gather together to knit on fourth Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. starting July 24!

Contact: Shannon Moore.

Tuesday, August 19, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Grace. Join us for an evening of good food and great company, and help plan activities for the upcoming program year. We look forward to seeing you.

Sign up here

Please respond by Friday, August 15, so we can plan portions.

If you have questions or prefer not to use SignUpGenius, contact Eric Matthews at eric@ericEmatthews.com or 206-718-2254.

Got summer plans? Kids (ages 3-11) are invited to cap off summer break at Grace Kids Camp.

Monday – Friday, August 18 – 22
9:00 a.m. – Noon

For pre-K – Grade 6.

Through silly songs, crafts, and games, campers will build friendships and explore what makes each of us uniquely amazing. Volunteer crew leaders (ages 12+) wanted.

Contact Melissa Meyers or click the button below to learn more.

If you are interested in the annual Grace Men’s Group backpacking trip at Lake Ozette, Olympic Coast, please sign up below or email Robert Cromwell. See you on the trail!

The Bainbridge Island Rotary is seeking youth and adult volunteers to help set up and clean up for their auction on the Woodward Middle School campus.

Each team will be comprised of one adult and four youth above the age of 13.

They are in most need of volunteers for clean-up on July 12. Available shifts are:

July 12: 1:30 – 5:30 p.m., 3:00  – 7:30 p.m., or 4:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Rotary will donate $252.00 to Grace for each team. To sign up, contact Totin Lasrsen or Carol Reitz.

Indivisible Bainbridge is collecting the following pantry items for KIAC to distribute to our immigrant neighbors. Please leave any of the following items on Bridget Berry’s porch. Her address is 8400 Sumanee Place NE.

Items needed: dried black beans, white rice, masa corn meal, cooking oil, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dish soap, feminine hygiene products, and size 5 and 6 diapers.

Donations are delivered weekly on Thursdays. This is an ongoing collection. Thank you for helping our immigrant neighbors during this difficult time.

July 12th, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Grace Church 

You’re invited to slow down and experience a gentle evening of healing song and sacred poetry. We’ll explore the magic of nature through the alchemy of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and spirit. 

Emily Jane Mockett is an interfaith minister who creates poetry as prayer.

Lila Levari is a certified vocal sound healer, bringing intuitive song along with a broad range of instruments, including Alchemy crystal bowls, therapy harp, and monochord. 

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