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The Season After Pentecost
FEBRUARY 23 , 2018
Children & the Good Samaritan
This Sunday's Godly Play lesson may be the most important one that kids should learn from the Bible. The Good Samaritan reminds us that every life has value, and even when it is inconvenient, we must take care of others. In light of recent events, it feels especially relevant. Bring your child for Godly Play!
 
9:30 a.m. Elementary Age
10:45 a.m. Preschool -- 3rd Grade
 
Maria Hurt
IN THIS ISSUE
Godly Play on Sunday
Gloria Barr Birthday Party (2-25)
Area Evensong at St. Paul's (2-25)
Mite Boxes in Narthex
Celebration of New Ministry (2-27)
Reception Needs for 2-27
Tai Chi Classes
Children's Music for Palm Sunday
Transportation to Church Needed
Diocesan Communication Survey
Thorne Sparkman Volunteers
Mardi Gras Thanks
Meetings This Week
Serving on Sunday
Lectionary
Gloria Barr Birthday Party
Hitting 90 is newsworthy, whether it’s a score on a history test, the day’s high temperature, or a golf score; it’s particularly impressive if you’re a human being and have accumulated that many years of life. Gloria Barr, a longtime member of Grace and resident of the Belvoir neighborhood is about attain that milestone, and in celebration, her friends and neighbors are throwing her a party, to which YOU are invited! The revels will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25 in the Undercroft at Grace and run until 4 p.m. Feel free to drop by! No gifts, please – at 90, the name of the game is downsizing rather than accumulating! If you’d like to do something to acknowledge the occasion, a donation to the fund that will finance the re-vamping of Grace’s Memorial Garden is suggested.
Area-Wide Evensong to Benefit MetMin
The universe has supplied a treasure trove of opportunities for the afternoon of February 25 – another of its offerings is an area-wide Evensong at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s downtown. Choirs from Grace, Good Shepherd, St. Tim’s and St. Paul’s will provide music, and the offering will go to support Metropolitan Ministries, whose good works help some of the city’s most needy.
Lenten Mite Boxes Available in Narthex
As we travel through Lent, consider utilizing a mite box daily. These paper boxes -- also known as Hope Chests -- are available now in the Narthex. Your daily pennies and quarters could add up to a healthy contribution, especially when combined with those of other parishioners. The mite boxes will be returned on April 8 (the Sunday after Easter), and all proceeds will go to the charitable work of Episcopal Relief and Development.
Celebration of New Ministry – Next Tuesday!


Tuesday evening! Come and celebrate with Grace, April, and Bishop Cole!


Reception Needs for Celebration of New MInistry
Requested                                 Amount needed                            Already promised
 
Finger Sandwiches                         40 dz                                     2 dz
Veggie trays                                     2                                        1
Fruit trays                                         2                                         0
Cookies                                         20 dz                                    12
 
Help setting up tables                    2 men                                    1 man
Help in kitchen setting up               4-6                                       1
Help Cleaning up                             Lots                                      1
 
Please let Coylee know via e-ma il ( coylee@epbfi.com ) NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 , what – and in what quantity -- you are planning to do.
 
Set up will begin in the Undercroft at 3:00 Tuesday afternoon Feb 27 . Food should be brought to the downstairs kitchen between 3 and 5. Please mark all returnable containers with names.
Tai Chi Classes During Lent
Want to slow down and get in balance during Lent? If so, you might want to try a class in Tai Chi. Diana Peterson will lead a class each Wednesday throughout the season on Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 p.m. in the yoga area on the 4 th floor.
Children's Music Planned for Palm Sunday
Please listen out for more information about an opportunity for the children to sing on Palm Sunday. This effort will involve third, fourth and fifth graders. If you don't hear from Maria about it, please ask. We are trying to put together a schedule to accommodate our families. Contact Maria Hurt at mhurt@saygrace.net to learn more.
Transportation to Church
Grace has a parishioner in need of transportation to church on at least some Sundays from the Mountain Creek Road area. If you’d be willing to provide a ride there and back, please contact the office – 243-3257 or dcarden@saygrace.net .
Diocesan Communication Survey – Deadline Approaching!
The Diocese of East Tennessee is taking a look at its communications to help us with our Diocesan Communication Plan, which will guide our communications in the most effective ways for our diocese. And your thoughts and opinions are invaluable to us in shaping our communications. 
 
We invite you to complete the Communication Survey ONLINE or on PAPER . It takes only a few minutes to complete and responses are anonymous . The survey will be open through February 28, 2018 .
 
Thank you for participating in this essential part of our ministry together!  If you have any questions about this survey or diocesan communications, please contact Communications Director Vikki Myers at editor@dioet.org or 865-966-2110. 
 
*Thanks to the Diocese of Oklahoma who shared their Communications Survey with us – it is the format we used for our survey.
Thorne Sparkman Volunteers – Need 2 or 3 More
Two down, three to go… March 21 is Grace’s night to help out with dinner at Thorne Sparkman. If you’d be willing to deliver plates to tables, bus empty plates back to the kitchen, and eat a free dinner before your classes, please e-mail dcarden@saygrace.net or call 243-3257.
Many Thanks!
Last week we had an awesome Shrove Tuesday celebration! Many thanks for the help of Bill Boren, the youth, their parents and many more. We also thank Paula Garner (parish administrator), and Barbara Camp (one-woman cleaning army and all-star provider of aid) for set up, serving, clean-up, and myriad other labors. Thanks to Michael Waterson for supervising the Pancake Olympics, and thanks to all who came to eat! More than $300 for the summer mission trip went into the EYC coffers through your generosity!
 
April, Zack, and Maria
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Endowment Committee -- Sunday, Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m., Balch Room
Music Committee -- Sunday, Feb. 25, after the 12;15 p.m., Merritt Room
Lenten Book Study -- Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.
Centering Prayer (Barth Room) -- Friday, 1:00 p.m.
Vestry Retreat. Saturday, March 3 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., at St. Francis
Serving This Sunday
At the 8:00 a.m. service: Lectors, Diana McMurray,
Nan Fortiner; Intercessor, Nan Fortiner, Chalice, Dick McGee; Acolyte, Andy Lane; Ushers, the Dorrises; Greeter, Mairi Wright
 
At the 10:45 a.m. service: Lectors, Lectors, Stephen Jones, Celeste Humphrey; Intercessor, Becki Jordan; Chalice, Diana Peterson, Hannah Pommersheim; Acolytes, Laura Bertrand, Sean McEwen; Lead Usher, Frank Watkins; Greeters, Jim and Barbara Harris; Web Broadcast (camera and sound), Tom Makepeace, Augie Sevart


Lectionary Readings
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:22-30, Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:31-38
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