Vacation Bible School at Grace July 17-18-19
Searching for treasure on God's good earth
by Sue Kelly, Children & Youth Education Council
Where can you find God this summer? Our children and youth will be asked this question on our last day of church school, June 10. Look for their responses in the centerpieces on the tables in the parish hall during our ice cream social coffee hour.
One place they will be able to find God this summer will be at Vacation Bible School, July 17-19. This year it will take place at the beautiful Schubert Farm on Fouch Rd. The Schuberts have graciously invited our Grace kids grades K-5 to find God as we Search for Treasures on God's Good Earth.
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Healing offered this weekend
Prayers for healing will be offered at the Saturday 5pm and Sunday 10am services during communion, with the anointing with oil and the laying on of hands.
Conversations with the Rector
Following each service this weekend in the Sanctuary
This week's topic - What it means to be a Welcoming Church
Are you being called to serve on Altar Guild?
How do you think of holiday meals such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter? Most of us anticipate a gathering of family and friends at a table set with special care. Maybe china, silver and crystal from multiple generations of someone's family? A time to enjoy a celebration that you might have been looking forward to for weeks or months even!
Isn't this what we do each time we celebrate the Eucharist in church? The church is prepared with care to remind us of the special time we spend together and that it is meant to be a place "apart from the world" that we toil in daily. The silver, vestments, crosses, candles and more remind us that we gather to share a nourishing meal for our minds, hearts and souls.
The Altar Guild is a
volunteer group of the parish whose ministry is to care for the altar, vestments, vessels, and altar linens of the parish.  Altar Guild members prepare the sanctuary for services, and clean up afterwards. Three services on the weekend and one mid-week service is the main work of this group. The time spent in these tasks is not very long, but it is a weekly responsibility 52 week-ends a year and those special occasions that do not fall on a weekend. As the expression states, "many hands make light work". The hands of the Altar Guild are aging, so we are looking to recruit more hands for this important work of the parish family. Men, women and young people serve in Altar Guilds. Why not make this a ministry that your family could do together?
Prayerfully consider the Altar Guild as a simple yet vitally important ministry for our church family. If you would like to learn more about the commitment to serve, please speak with Kathryn, our rector, or email her at [email protected].
Friday Lunch still seeking team leader for
First Friday
Please prayerfully consider this ministry and contact Kate Wood with questions or to volunteer!
[email protected]
or 941-5785.
Pastoral Care at Grace
In order to address pastoral care needs of the whole parish, not only those who are ill, homebound, or otherwise unable to be physically  present for church services, we are currently in the process of re-visioning how we can more effectively tend to those needs. In order to move forward with our plans, we would like to identify which service each of us usually attends. Please take the time to fill out a blank white card (located on the table in the Commons, next to the basket) with your current contact information, the names of those in your household, and which service you attend, and place the card in the basket. Thank you!
Worship Participants this weekend
Sat. 5pm
Connie Riopelle, Eucharistic Minister
Kate Wood, Lector
Kate Wood & Tom McClay, Ushers
Sun. 8am
Bill Foster, Eucharistic Minister
Ivan Ford, Lector
Karla Herbold, Usher
Sun 10am
Lynn Feeter, Connie Riopelle, Bob Foote,
Eucharistic Ministers
Pat Storrer, Eddie Grim, Lectors
Jamie Blondia, Intercessor
The Wade Family, Ushers
Elizabeth Black, Welcomer
Service Attendance last weekend, June 2-3
Sat. 5pm 28
Sun. 8am 15
Sun. 10am 118
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Last Church School June 10
Special Coffee Hour after 10am service
The Children and Youth Education Council would like all teachers,  children, youth, and families to be present at the 10:00 service on June 10. It is the last day of Church School and Youth Group, and the kids have a special part in the service. There will also be an ice cream social as part of coffee hour.
Celebration of Life for John Edwin Lewis
Mon. June 11 at 12 noon
Visitation begins at 10am
Reception to follow service
St. Theo Amity Guild (STAG) Dinner
Mon. June 11 6pm
 All men of the parish are welcome to join the men of St. Theo Amity Guild (STAG) for our dinner. We will begin in the Parish Hall with a time of fellowship, followed by Evening Prayer and then our meal. We look forward to seeing you and bring a friend!
Episcopal Peace Fellowship meets Wed. June 13
at 6pm at Jubilee House
All are welcome to attend.
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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
Holy Eucharist with Healing 10 am
Centering Prayer 11 am
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 after Pentecost
Proper 5
Genesis 3:8-15
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Mark 3:20-35
Psalm 130
Next Weekend's Readings
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 6
Ezekiel 17:22-24
2 Corinthians 5:6-17
Mark 4:26-34
Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14
The Daily Office
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Birthdays
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Jim Westerfield
Chyenne Igunbor
Edward Parker
Daryl Collins
Gabe Okma
Jim Rickard
HG Smith
Anniversaries
Ed & Ann Emenheiser
Edward Parker & Carol Tompkins-Parker
James Deaton & Jason McKinney
Michael & Karen Libby
Carol & Ron Butcher
Bob & Sandy Foote
Beryl & Donna Hilborn
Jeffrey Wescott & Catherine Turnbull
Larry & Mickey Grooters
Del & Nancy Johnson
Brooks Vanderbush & Lisa Kelly
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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:
Office Coordinator:
Buildings & Grounds 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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