Lenten seasons over the years
by Barb Dancer
 According to Wikipedia: "In Lent, many Christians commit to fasting, as well as giving up certain luxuries in order to replicate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ's journey into the desert for 40 days." Growing up Roman Catholic, in my house it was simpler: we gave up chocolate, or maybe all sweets, or when we were older and body-conscious, we gave up those pesky 5 pounds... I'm not sure any of those really replicated the sacrifice of Jesus' journey into the desert. And worse yet, click here to continue reading...
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Correspondence with the National Church
On January 22nd, our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, and the President of the House of Deputies, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, wrote a letter calling the church to reflection and
 repentance around the ways the church has handled and mishandled sexual misconduct. The Rev. Jennings has also asked for feedback with regard to this issue in preparation for the General Convention which will be held this summer in Austin, Texas. With the encouragement and support of our rector, Kathryn+, the vestry executive committee has sent an email to the Rev. Jennings, offering some feedback from our own experience of working through this issue. For those who are interested, both the letter from the national church and our response are available on the bulletin board in the parish hall. Please direct any questions or comments to Kathryn+ or to Clare Andreasson, Senior Warden.
Receiving Communion in your pew
Do you have difficulty getting to the altar rail? Communion can be brought to you in your pew. Just let the usher know, and communion will be brought to you.
 Healing offered this weekend
at Sat. 5pm and Sun. 10am services
Come to the Columbarium during communion, and members of the healing ministry will offers prayers with the anointing of oil and the laying on of hands for God's healing touch and presence
Considering Baptism?
Are you considering baptism for you or your child? The Easter Vigil (March 31 this year) is one of the 'especially appropriate' Sundays  for baptism (referred to as baptismal feasts). The others are:
the Day of Pentecost, All Saints' Day or the Sunday after All Saints' Day, and the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord (the First Sunday after the Epiphany). The BCP recommends that, as far as possible, baptism should be reserved for these feasts. Please contact The Rev. Kathryn Costas if you are interested.
Easter Flowers for the church
Traditionally, parishioners have given special donations for our  Easter flowers in honor or in memory of loved ones. Envelopes are available in the Commons for your donations. Please write 'Easter Flowers' on the memo line of your check, and please include the wording for your dedication, which will appear in our Easter bulletin. Drop your envelope into the offering plate or bring to the office. Thank you!
Thank you for a very special coffee hour
My heart was full of gratitude last Sunday at the coffee hour to honor my work as Youth Director. I would especially like to thank Ann and Jamie Hackett for hosting and decorating the tables with photos of youth ministry in action, Kelly and Terry Rayment for buying the delicious chocolate cake dedicated to "MS DONNA," and Ellen Schrader for finding just the right photos and layout for my final Grace Life story. My thanks also extend to every parishioner who wished me well, every parent who thanked me for my ministry, and every youth who sent me off with a heartfelt hug. The past two years have been an honor; thank you for letting me serve, Donna.
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The Ridiculous Journey: following a nobody from nowhere
This Lenten study video series with discussion continues on Saturdays after the 5pm service and Sunday mornings at 9am.
Lenten Table Talks resume Wed. March 7 at 5:30pm
Our Lenten Table Talks will resume Wednesday evening, March 7. Join us at 5:30pm for a soup supper, then our discussion will follow about 6pm. Be prepared to talk about your faith journey - we will be prompted with a series of questions. The meetings will continue each Wednesday through March 21, EXCEPT for Feb. 28, when the Holy Conversation is scheduled. All are welcome!
Safe Harbor needs help March 10-16
Faith Reformed Church will be hosting Safe Harbor for a second week March 10-16, 2018.
Randy Burgess is looking for help and knowing that a number of you have helped Faith in previous years, would you please check your calendars and see if help this year is possible?
If you can volunteer, email Randy Burgess directly as he will be keeping the volunteer schedule for Faith Reformed. His email address is
[email protected]
and phone is
231-735-1083
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Regular Weekly Worship Schedule
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Monday
Women's Prayer Circle 8:30 am
Tuesday
Morning Prayer 8:15 am
Wednesday
Men's Prayer Group 7:30 am
Centering Prayer 11 am
Holy Eucharist with Healing 12:15 pm
Saturday
Holy Eucharist 5 pm
Sunday
Holy Eucharist 8 am
Holy Eucharist 10 am
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Lectionary Readings
& Daily Prayer
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This Weekend's Readings
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22
Psalm 19
Next Weekend's Readings
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Numbers 21:4-9
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
The Daily Office
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Birthdays
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Joan Heizer
Sally Ray
Kay Schmalzreid
Kathryn Holl
Ruby Okma
Barbara Factor
Gwendolyn Kudlack
Jack Libby
Cris Nichols
Diane Wendt
Marion Warbasse
Anniversaries
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Prayer Lists
Did you know Grace has 2 prayer lists?
* To be added to the prayer list found in the bulletin contact
** If you would like to be added to the Daughters of the King (DOK) prayer list and be prayed for daily,contact Penny Campo-Pierce at 231-946-1224 or [email protected]
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Contact Us
341 Washington St.,
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone 947-2330;
Fax 947-3011
Website
www.gracetc.org
For Pastoral Emergencies
The Rev. Kathryn Costas
828-273-2296
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Staff Contact Information
Clergy:
Office:
Parish Administrator:
Administrative Assistant & Outreach Coordinator:
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What's Happening at Grace?
What's Happening in our Diocese?
What's Happening in the National Church?
National Church website
Turn in your Oleson's receipts to benefit the Grace Food Pantry!
Oleson's Community Share Program
Here's how it works:
- You shop at Oleson's for groceries (liquor sales do not qualify for points)
- Turn in your receipts to the church. Look for the envelope on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall, and place your receipts inside it.
- We submit receipts back to Oleson's
- We are granted cash rewards for the food pantry ($1 spent on groceries = 1 cent in Community Share points)
For every $5000 in receipts we submit, we receive $50 in cash for our food pantry. Every little bit helps!
Thank you for participating!
Click here to learn more...
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Help Grace Church!
Did you know Grace Church is part of the Amazon Smile program? We ask you to consider supporting Grace Church through this program. It doesn't take more than a minute to register, then eligible purchases will benefit Grace Church.
Follow this link to learn more...
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