The Season After Epiphany
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Because of the Presidents' Day holiday,
Grace's offices will be closed on Monday, February 18. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday the 19th.
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Offices Closed on Monday
Inquirers' Class
Book Study
Help Wanted (Sunday School & Market)
Donating to Grace Electronically
Food Pantry
Joseph Campbell RoundTable
Lost and Found -- Khaki Jacket
Musical Opportunities
Diocesan Discernment Retreat
Meetings This Week
Serving on Sunday
Lectionary
Hymns
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Curious about the roots of the modern Episcopal Church? Fans of Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer? Eager to brush up on the tenets of the church, or ready to make it official through confirmation or reception? If any of these characterize you, please make plans to attend this spring’s Inquirers’ Class, which will begin on Sunday, March 3 and continue through May 12 (with breaks for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday). Grace’s lay catechist Sean McEwen will provide history, tradition, beliefs, and further fascinating information, and the class will be full of interesting people with whom to discuss it. Email
seanjmcewen@gmail.com
to sign up!
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The study of
Living into God’s Dream: Dismantling Racism in America
continues on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Barth Room; you may also attend the reprise of the study on
Wednesday evening
;
instead of meeting at church, though, the Wednesday evening study will meet at Vivian Dodds’ home
-- 3104 Regency Court, 37421. (423-619-8369). Come at 5:30 p.m. for a potluck meal or at 6:45 for the study. Consult Google Maps or e-mail (
viviandodds@epbfi.com
) for directions.
There are a few additional copies in the store – we sold out last Sunday before all who wanted them got them. Come by on Sunday if you’d like one!
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Sunday School Volunteers Needed --
Slots are available with the older kids (9:30 a.m.) and with the small ones (10:30 a.m.). You can sign up electronically at the URL below – make haste to do so that Maria and Vivian can lay their plans! Sign up for a slot at
Farmers Market Seeks Face Painter –
The Brainerd Market will open its new season on April 20 and it would love to add to the festivity by having someone there to paint children’s faces. If you have this talent or can provide intel on someone else who can, please contact Anne Curtis at 503-0754 or
annecurtis0290@gmail.com
.
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How To:
Donations to the Church
Edition
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Though many of our internet fantasies have yet to be realized – where, for instance, is the app that will walk the dog when it’s raining or transfer that load of laundry from the washer to the dryer? -- technology has us covered when it comes to donating to the church. See below on how to make a pledge or other donation online:
To complete an online
pledge
for 2019:
Go to Saygrace.net and click on 2019 Online Pledge
First step is to fill out the electronic pledge card then click the Submit button and it will automatically email to Paula Garner / Parish Administrator.
To make a contribution:
Go to Saygrace.net and click on Give;
For a one-time payment
-- click on "Give Now" button, then fill out the form.
To set up your automatic giving for your pledge:
Go to Saygrace.net and click on Give.
Click on the same "Give Now" button then fill out the form.
In the "
Give to:"
be sure to select
"2019 Pledge."
Be sure to select "Setup automated giving" and choose your time preference.
If you have any questions, please contact Paula Garner, Parish Administrator (243-3253;
pgarner@saygrace.net
).
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Thanks to extra donations from St. Timothy's on Signal Mountain and a generous group of parishioners, Grace was able to give more than three times our usual number of vouchers to help people cover the delay in benefits resulting from last month's government shut down. Even so, we ran through that bountiful budget before the middle of the month and are now providing aid primarily through the pantry.
These are the things we most need at the moment:
* granola or protein bars
* Vienna sausages
* hearty soups and beef stew
* spaghetti (not canned -- the actual noodles)
Thanks for all you do for us and for our neighbors. And special thanks to Vivian Dodds, Jim Dorris, Gail Dooley, Linda Wideman, and Marguerite Batkin, who have helping the staff by handing out vouchers and food. We'd be up the creek without your help!
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Joseph Campbell RoundTable
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After many years of yoga practice, Sue Reynolds began the "Mothership" of local yoga, Clearspring Yoga.
Kim Eisdorfer has lived in Chattanooga since 2006. While here she has studied, practiced, and taught yoga. She has particular interest in the study of the Yoga Sutras and the deeper subtle practices described within the text. She has been owner of Toes Yoga Studio since 2013.
RoundTable programs are open to the public; guests are welcome. There is no charge to attend, though small donations are appreciated which are shared between the Campbell Foundation and Grace Church.
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A very nice khaki jacket (woman’s) with a Talbot’s label found its way to the office this week, most likely from one of the Sunday services. We are caring for it tenderly, making sure it has plenty of food and a comfortable place to sleep, and enjoying its gentle disposition, but we would very much like it to find its way home. Call 243-3257 or e-mail
dcarden@saygrace.net
to make inquiries or stake a claim – or drop by the bookstore on Sunday morning.
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Hear ye, hear ye – here are grand things to hear! Choruses with soloists! Cellos and other orchestral instruments! Mark your calendars; go forth and delight your ears.
Chattanooga Bach Choir – Sunday, February 17, 5:00 p.m., Christ Church
– The choir continues the Barnett & Company Cantata series with
m
usic for the 3rd Sunday before Lent (Septuagesima in the Church year), featuring Bach’s Cantata BWV 144,
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin
(
Take what is yours and go your way
), which was first performed in Leipzig on February 6, 1724. Also on the hour-long program are Renaissance master Heinrich Isaac’s a cappella
motet
Circumdederunt me
(
The sorrows of death have assailed me
), which was transcribed by Chattanoogan Corinne Cooze; Bach’s Fugue in C Major for organ, BWV 547, and the 1st movement (Allegro) from Bach’s Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041, featuring the young Signal Mountain-based violinist Kathleen DuRoy, are also on the program. Joining the Bach Choir are solo artists Cynthia Johnson, soprano; Rachel Walls, alto; James Harr, tenor; and Karla Fowkes, organ.
Ben Van Winkle and the Figment Chamber Ensemble
(with members of the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, faculty from Cleveland State, UTK and Lee University) – Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. in the Circle Theater (400 River Street). Admission is $20.
(Ben grew up at Grace, and his mother, Carol Doucette, sang in Grace’s choir for many years. Ben played cello at the 10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service last December).
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Diocesan Discernment Retreat
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Here I am, Lord. Where are you calling me?
Every baptized Christian is called to ministry. Sometimes God’s call to us is clear; other times we need help to figure it out.
On Saturday, March 9, the Diocese of East Tennessee will host its first annual Here I Am Retreat Day. This program is intended for anyone who is discerning a call to licensed lay ministry, the vocational diaconate, or the priesthood. All individuals who have begun a process of discernment within their parish are expected to attend, along with their sponsoring clergy. Others who are just beginning to explore a call, and who would like more information about different ministries and tools for discernment, are also encouraged to participate.
Register by February 22
. The retreat is $20 – register at
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Centering Prayer (Barth Room) -- Friday, 1:00 p.m.
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At the 8:00 a.m. service
: Lectors, Katie Walters, Susan Brown; Intercessor, Mairi Wright; Chalice, Lisa Revenig; Acolytes, Cindy Davidson, Emily Evans, Thomas Evans; Usher, Andy Lane; Greeter, Jean Williams
At the 10:45 a.m. service
: Lectors, Jane Pickering, Breezie Finley; Intercessor, Jim Milburn; Chalice, Nora Kile, Dick McGee; Oblations, Jim and Barbara Harris; Acolytes, Sean McEwen, Mary Cooper, Jeff Bertrand, Katie Sellers; Lead Ushers, Jerry Evans, Tom Carroll; Greeter, Anne Curtis; Webcast, Bill Boren, Augie Sevart
Lectionary Readings
Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 6:17-26
Hymns
Jesus shall reign wheree’er the sun
(Hymnal 544);
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
(Hymnal 438);
O Master, let me walk with thee
(Hymnal 660);
Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless
(Hymnal 343);
We know that Christ is raised and dies no more
(Hymnal 296)
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