Grace: It's Our Way of Life
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As Episcopal Christians we
Worship at home daily and together weekly;
Study the scriptures, our tradition, and what it means to be a disciple today;
Serve our families, our parish, and our world in the name of Christ. Everything we do is done with an ethic of
Welcome because we are only here by Grace.
Where have you welcomed, worshiped, studied or served?
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Vestry Retreat: we journey ahead in hope
by Clare Andreasson & James Deaton
The vestry retreat this year was a time of reflection and visioning. We valued the opportunity to get to know one another better, and we worked very hard.
On Saturday, The Rev. Mark Rutenbar and The Rev. Kathryn Costas led us through a series of activities where we reflected on who we are as individuals and as a working group, what we need  in order to work well together, what we perceive to be effective leadership, how we handle conflict, how our faith influences our decision-making, and what our vision is for a healthy parish. We confirmed that we are a diverse group who seeks to value our differences and the unique gifts that each one of us brings to this click here to continue reading...
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Worship Committee meets again this Sun., Feb. 18
If you have an interest in liturgy, please join Kathryn+ after the Sunday 10 am service in the Sanctuary. All are welcome.
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.
Vestry commissioning at all services this weekend
The Vestry will be commissioned at all services this weekend. Please keep our new Vestry members, and those continuing on the Vestry, in your prayers.
Fireside Chats - have you attended one?
If you have not yet attended a Fireside Chat with Kathryn+, we'd like to speak with you. Please call the office by Tuesday, Feb. 20 at noon.
LITURGY AND WORSHIP IN LENT
The Wednesday Eucharist and Healing will be at 12:15 pm during Lent starting with Ash Wednesday Services. We will pray Compline following our Wednesday evening Table Talk gatherings. Morning prayer is on Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. In our worship, we will be using Eucharistic Prayer C which is the most penitential of all the Eucharistic prayers. Our response after the readings will go back to: The Word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. The altar will be bare except for the Gospel book. The table will be set for the liturgy during the offertory.
Medical equipment loan ministry offered by
LOVE, INC.
Did you know that LOVE, INC. sponsors a medical equipment loan 'closet'? If you, a friend or a family member needs a wheelchair, walker, cane, bathroom equipment or more, we can help! We have closet locations at Christ the King in Acme, Grace Episcopal mid-town, St. Patrick in the Grawn area, and at the Love INC offices on East Front Street. Call 941-5683 to speak with us about a loan or a donation of equipment. Thanks to our partnerships you can have love and care at home!
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Lenten Table Talks begin Wed., Feb. 21
Our Lenten Table Talks will begin this week on Wednesday evening. Join us at 5:30pm for a soup supper, then our discussion will follow about 6pm, led by Kathryn+ . Be prepared to talk about your faith journey - Kathryn+ will prompt us with a series of questions. We will continue our meetings each Wednesday through March 21, EXCEPT for Feb. 28, when the Holy Conversation is scheduled. All are welcome!
The Ridiculous Journey:
Following a Nobody from Nowhere
There's still time to join in the discussion
Join us in the Parish Hall for this Lenten Study. You may choose from two sessions (the same material is covered), either Sat. evenings after the 5pm service; or Sun. at 9am. The series runs through Palm Sunday weekend, March 24-25.
Save the Date!
Feb. 28 at 5:30 pm
HOLY CONVERSATION
with
The Revs. LaRae Rutenbar
and Kathryn Costas
An email with details about this event was sent to those who have shared their email addresses with us. If you don't use email, please pick up a paper copy in the Commons. If you need a ride to this event, please contact the office.
Second chance to help with Safe Harbor
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 are willing, 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
Genesis 9:8-17
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
Psalm 25:1-9
Next Weekend's Readings
The Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 17:1-7,15-16
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38
Psalm 22:22-30
The Daily Office
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Birthdays
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Tim Johnson
Jenn Hart
Brian Meagher
Jack VanderZouwen
Gil Bogley
Hannah Will
Charlene Allen
Amy Wegman
Barb Coulter
Maggie Miron
Art Schubert
Elliot Bliss
Abbey Nielsen
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:
Children's Ministry:
Director of Children and Youth Formation:
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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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