This Sunday, March 7, 2010 We Gather for the celebration of the Eucharist at 8am and 10am. Child care is available during the 10am service.
Sunday School Pre-K -
From March until June, preschool children will
attend
childcare. A bible story will be read during this time. Early Elementary: Marina Novaes and Siobhan
Glynn Upper Elementary: Catherine Smith and Steve Duggan
Outreach Committee Meeting: This Sunday after the 10am Service. Please contact Jane Scherban if you have any questions.
Rite 13 Parent Meeting: There is a meeting for parents of the Rite 13 class this Sunday after the 10am service. Please contact Maria Fenn if you have any questions.
Mission Trip Meeting There
will be a mandatory meeting for parents and teens involved in the July
2010 Hunger Relief Youth Mission Trip this Sunday March 7 at 12pm. Please
contact Rachael Pettengill if you have any questions
(rachael@diomassintern.org).
Wheat Free Communion wafers are now
available. Please see Noah if you would like to participate
in communion using them.
Acolytes: Genita Johnson,
Alex Celletti and Elizabeth Woodbury
Ushers:
Kristen Spence
and Steve Duggan
Altar Guild:
Adele Travisano
Hale and Dennis Hale Counters:
Naida Gavrelis
and Bill Williams
Coffee Hour:
Susan Maltz and Jim Norton
* click on link to prepare for this week's readings
Birthdays
Eleanor Puryear(3/7)
Anselm King and Evelyn Natale (3/8)
Mildred Burger and Kristine Brawley
(3/11)
If we do not
have your birthday, please contact the church office at
781-396-7215
or office@gracemedford.org
Wednesdays at Grace
5:30:
Pre-K Godly Play
6:00:
Community Dinner
6:45:
Godly Play 1 & 2, Rite 13 Dinner Hosts:
Daly Celletti and Nanci Palladino
Adult Education- 7-8PM:
March 10: Alternatives to Emergency Food Programs
Justine Kahn from Project Bread will talk about alternatives to emergency food programs (food pantries and soup kitchens). Specifically, she will talk about the federal nutrition programs - WIC, food stamps (now known as SNAP), school meals, after-school snacks, and summer meals. Then she will talk about specific efforts here in Medford around the latter three programs and ways the community can support their efforts to serve hungry children.
Outreach Corner!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT LENTEN CAMPAIGN
Grace Church is uniting in community to end hunger in Medford by giving generously of our time and resources. Let's share the love and compassion of God through our service to others!
The Food for Thought campaign continues. There are many opportunities
to help - see the flyers around church and the March newsletter for
more information.
Wednesday March 10, 6-8 PM: Alternatives to Emergency Food Programs Justine Kahn from Project Bread will talk about alternatives to emergency
food programs (food pantries and soup kitchens). Specifically, she will
talk about the federal nutrition programs - WIC, food stamps (now known
as SNAP), school meals, after-school snacks, and summer meals. Then
she will talk about specific efforts here in Medford around the latter
three programs and ways the community can support their efforts to serve
hungry children.
Food for Thought Food Drive
Let's fill 144 boxes with food! We are hosting a food drive to benefit
the food pantries of St Francis, St Luke's and the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Medford. Together as a community we hope to reach this goal
by Easter Sunday (April 4). For more information contact Nanci Palladino
(nanci.palladino57@comcast.net).
The next St Luke's soup
kitchen opportunity will be on Saturday, March 27th. You can come
for the whole time or just for a couple hours, helping to set up, cook,
serve, or clean-up. Sign-up sheets are on the Outreach Bulletin Board
(in the parish hall, near the books). Any questions, contact: Brenda
Pearson (brendapearson@comcast.net).
Spaghetti Dinner and Fundraiser Auction!
The teens involved in the Hunger
Relief Youth Mission Trip
July 2010 are spaghetti dinner and fundraiser auction on Saturday March
20th from 6-9pm. See Annoucement below for more details.
Food pantry items are needed!
The item for Sunday is coffee.
Other Announcements
Household
goods and furniture needed to help a family in need:
Maria Fenn
is looking for kitchen items, linens and household furniture for a family
in immediate need. For more information, or to offer items, please
contact Maria at 781-391-4825 or fennways@verizon.net.
Early
Communion Classes:
In the Episcopal Church all
children are invited to receive communion. We offer early communion
classes as a chance for children to explore the meaning of the Eucharist
and then celebrate their learning with a small ceremony during the 10:00
service on a Sunday. This year we will be holding our Early Communion
classes as part of the Wednesdays at Grace Classes. The Reverend
Noah Evans will teach these classes. Lower Elementary Early Communion
Class: April 7 & 14 - 6:45PM, Early Communion Celebration:
Sunday, April 25 during the 10:00AM service.
Grace
Church Women's Book Club
Next Meeting: Thursday, March
11 7PM
Our Book: Monk's Hood by Ellis
Peters
Location: home
of Adele Travisano Hale, 145 Winthrop St., Medford.
Young at Heart will be hosting a potluck on Saturday
March 13th at 5:30 p.m.
Contact Ann and James Kossuth (afrenning@gmail.com) for more details.
The next Children
and Youth Committee meeting will
be on Sunday March 14th at 11:30a.m.
Daylight savings
time:
Please remember to change your
clocks on Sunday, March 14th.
CELEBRATION
TO HELP OUR TEENS FIGHT HUNGER on march 20th
6-9 PM!
This July 2010, some of our
teens are going on a mission trip to help fight against the injustices
of hunger through service at different soup kitchens and food pantries
throughout New York City. But, first they need our support! On Saturday,
March 20th, they will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner and Auction to help
cover the cost of the trip. Please join us for a night of good food,
fun music, and an opportunity to support our teenagers! Tickets will
be sold at the door and on Sundays and Wednesdays for a suggested donation
of $10 per person/$30 per family (see Rachael Pettengill or Matt Fenn).
To learn more about their trip visit the Youth Service Opportunity Project. If you have any questions, contact
Rachael Pettengill at rachael@diomassintern.org or 781-396-7215.
A Christian Prepares
for Death: Hospice and End of Life Decision Making
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 11:30AM
Led by: Nancy Strong, Hospice
Social Worker and the Reverend Noah H. Evans. During the season
of Lent, we will learn about and discuss hospice and end-of-life decisions.
This session will provide a time to learn and discuss hospice and the
decisions that are made near the end of life, whether for ourselves
or a loved one.
We will also discuss planning
for your own end of life concerns and desires, preplanning your funeral
service and burial arrangements and making legacy gifts to your Church.
There will be a booklet and other written materials shared also. Having
these conversations now often helps us bring vitality to the way we
are living our lives today, and it is also a way to help us prepare
for the end of life. This session is for adults of all ages, this is
a topic that one is never too young to think about. Please bring your
questions and personal stories to share.
Wednesday
March 31st
SPECIAL VISIT FROM
BISHOP
TOM SHAW, SSJE
5:30 - Stations of the Cross
for Young Children
6:00 - Community Meal
6:45 PM - Stations of the
Cross for Children and Adults
7:15 - The Journey of Holy
Week, a discussion with Bishop Shaw
The Greening Grace
kickoff event: Grace Church is organizing the
community of Medford to cleanup several parks this spring. Come get
the '411' on 4/11 and enjoy some green ice cream after the 10am service. For more information see our Greening Grace blog.
Lem/lector training
There will be a LEM/Lector
training for ALL current LEMS and Lectors and anyone interested in becoming
LEM/Lectors. We will be changing things around a bit so this will
be a mandatory training. Training is on Sunday, April 18th
at 11:30 a.m. If you are unable to attend the training please
contact Rachael Pettengill (rachael@diomassintern.org or 781-396-7215) to schedule a separate
training.
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For information on all of our upcoming events, check out our March Newsletter.
Snow Policy 10 AM services will not be cancelled except for extreme circumstances. If the 8AM service or the 10AM service is to be cancelled, an announcement will be recorded on the church answering machine by 7:30 AM Sunday.
