Mad about the saints!
by James Deaton
As Holy Week approached, many Michiganders were concerned how a certain team from Ann Arbor would fare in a certain college basketball tournament. Here at Grace, our minds were set on higher things, heavenly realms, as we waited on pins and needles to see who would win Lent Madness.
This online discipline-er, competition-started on February 15 with thirty-two saints of the church, in the style of March Madness, and now we're down to one. The winner of this year's worldwide competition, the recipient of the coveted Golden Halo, is Anna Alexander. Click here to continue reading...
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Northern Region Canon Missioner Announced
Bishop Whayne Hougland has appointed The Rev. C. Anne Hallmark as Canon Missioner for the Northern Region. Anne
is a seasoned parish priest and interim pastor, having served over thirty years in  congregations within the Dioceses of Virginia and Chicago. She brings extensive knowledge and experience in congregational leadership to the diocese, having been a proven leader and teacher in areas of organizational change, prayer practice, capital campaigns, and more. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Seabury Western Theological Seminary in 1987. Ann and her husband, Steve, are in the process of relocating from Springfield, VA to Traverse City, in order to begin her work on June 1.
The Communications Committee is working to upgrade our internal and external communications structures.
We want to upgrade our committee also! Do you like to make things happen? Do you have above average internet skills? We are particularly interested in at least one youth member to participate on this committee. Come to the next Communications Committee Meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at 9am, to see if it's a fit for you. Questions? Email Kelly Ignace at [email protected]
Does your Bible look like this?
This Bible is less than ten years old, and its owner clearly has an intimate relationship with it. Not only are the covers held together with shipping tape, the inside is highlighted, underlined, and marked with various bookmarks, scraps of paper and ribbons. This Bible is read and consulted on a daily basis. As Christians, perhaps we should ask ourselves what in our lives is this well-loved? My Bible doesn't look like this - yet. What does your Bible look like?
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Support PoWeR! Book Bags
April 16 at Little Fleet 6-8 pm
 Soup and Bread
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the brainchild of Little Fleet (448 E. Front St), to keep locals engaged and contributing to local charities over the winter months, has selected PoWeR! Book Bags to receive donations from April's event. The soup is donated by local chefs, and bread is donated by 9 Bean Rows. The meal is free - a donation to benefit a local charity (this month it is PoWeR! Book Bags) is appreciated. This is the last Soup and Bread meal for the season.
Your donation helps
PoWeR! Book Bags (Play, Write, Read) support literacy for children in the Grand Traverse region. The group distributes bags of books and writing materials to children whose families visit local food pantries. The children (or parents/grandparents) select a book to keep at each visit. In the last two years PBB has given away 38,000 books and 7,000 (mostly handmade) bags. Our program site at the Grace Food Pantry has given away 206 bags and 575 books in the 10 months we have been participating. Donations of supplies for the bags are always welcome - there is a box in our parish hall (new or gently used books, paper - which will be made into small notebooks- and crayons).
Please join us on Monday, April 16 at Little Fleet, and bring a friend! We'll enjoy a delicious meal and an evening out with a good purpose. Questions? Contact Penny Campo-Pierce, site supervisor, at 231-590-1320.
Grace hosting at Safe Harbor for one night
April 17
Unseasonably cold weather has prompted our local overnight homeless shelter to extend its season for an extra week. Grace Church has volunteered to host Safe Harbor one of those days--from Tuesday afternoon, April 17 to Wednesday morning, April 18. We have had a very good response to our volunteer requests, but we still need one more MALE OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEER for April 17. If you can spend the night to chaperone Safe Harbor, please contact Donna Olendorf at [email protected]
or 586.781.3260. Thank you and God Bless.
Lent Madness Championship party
Saturday, April 21 at 6pm
The whole parish is invited to celebrate the end of Lent Madness as we crown our champion, Anna Alexander. Even if you didn't participate in Lent Madness, you're welcome to join us for food and fellowship! Please bring a favorite party snack (salty or sweet), and we'll provide pizza and drinks. There will be fun games for all ages, and we'll get a chance to learn a bit about the saints of the church, including the saints of Grace. Please RSVP on the easel in the Commons.
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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
The Third Sunday of Easter
Act 3:12-19
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
Psalm 4
Next Weekend's Readings
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:5-12
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18
Psalm 23
The Daily Office
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Birthdays
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Jeff Lee
Peter Andreasson
Dani Brian
Maxcella Latimer
Finn Lancashire
Anniversaries
None this week
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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:
Office 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...
Buy from Amazon?
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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