Grace's young iconographers
by Elizabeth Wolterink, Youth Group Leader
 How many of you played Lent Madness? While we were all playing and learning about our spiritual forbearers, the High School Youth Group has been taking their saintly studies a step further. During Lent, each student chose a saint and has been learning about them while creating an icon of that individual. Icon writing (icons are always "written," not "painted") and veneration has been a traditional prayer practice in Eastern Christianity for millennia. An icon differs from an idol in that it is a prayer and worship tool, not an object of worship itself. Saints are the heroes of our tradition and icons of them inspire contemplation and emulation of their faith in action. The act of writing click here to continue reading...
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Moving Forward: the next step on May 5 10a-2p
Tell me more, tell me more! Our parish conversation continues
All parishioners are invited to attend in the parish hall
Came before? Come again! Missed it? You can come, no problem! Got a problem with transportation or childcare? Not a problem-tell us and we will help with either or both! We really want to bring the whole family at Grace together to talk about our shared life together. Conversation about what makes us uniquely Grace, our strengths as a community and the gifts each one of us brings to the life of our parish, will help us as we begin to imagine and wonder and dream together for our future. This is an exciting process. It is also an important next step in re-engaging our rector search. Coffee will be served at 9:30 am. The conversation will begin at 10 am and conclude at 2 pm. Lunch will be provided. Sign-up sheets are in the commons to aid in planning for this event. In addition, you may RSVP via phone or email to the church office. We are looking forward to this gathering for all the people of Grace and hope to see you there.
Parish Meeting Sun., April 29 at 11am 
Please join us for our spring quarterly parish meeting. The Vestry will provide updates on the Grace Church Foundation, finances and other business of the church; as well as a follow-up to the Holy Conversation held in February. All are welcome!
Friday Community Meal receives $1000 grant
The Friday Community Meal ministry, part of our Jubilee Ministries at Grace Church, was a 2018 recipient of a $1000.00 grant from the Old Mission Women's Club. Brenda Kelly and Donna Hornberger,  members of both Grace and the Old Mission Women's Club, championed the grant proposal through the approval process after it was submitted by Ann Hackett. Thanks to these three parishioners the lunch program has added dollars for this feeding program for our neighbors in need. The Friday Community Meal has been in place for 27 years and is supported solely by donations from the congregation and the community. Great job and many thanks to Ann, Brenda and Donna!
Harding boys take 1st place in regional History Bee
Qualify for National Finals!!
Two of our kids here at Grace, Trey and Cole Harding, 7th graders at  East Middle School, have qualified for the National History Bee Finals. They competed at the State level with students from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. They took 1st place at that level and will advance to the National History Bee in Atlanta, GA, June 1-3. Good luck Trey and Cole. We are proud of you!!
Pantry Needs Six Volunteers - can you help?
Our food pantry is in need of three volunteers to work the following shifts on a monthly basis:
4th Friday
OR
1st Monday
 We have just one volunteer committed to those shifts - perhaps you can give two hours once a month to help feed our hungry neighbors. Please contact Nancy Johnson for more information and to sign up, at (231) 668-9633 or [email protected]
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Office Hours Changing in May 
Beginning the week of May 1, the office will be open 9am to 3pm Monday through Thursday. On Friday, May 4, the office will be open 9am to 12noon. Beginning May 11, the office will be closed on Fridays. The Food Pantry will be open and pantry calls will still by taken by a volunteer. Please contact Kathryn+ with any questions.
Thank you from Safe Harbor leaders
Safe Harbor thanks all the volunteers who stepped up recently to fill two extra weeks of volunteer slots, due to our extended winter. They have been hosting an average of about 60 people per night at the shelter on Wellington. Your efforts insured that our brothers and sisters in need would have a warm, safe place in which to sleep. You are truly the hands and feet of Christ in our community. With the arrival of warmer weather (finally), the shelter will be closing its doors until next fall. See you then! Thank you and God Bless.
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May Potluck Series - first three Wed. in May
6pm in the Parish Hall
The Mythological Journey to the Underworld
Join Elizabeth Wolterink for a series of talks on her PhD research on religious stories about females traveling to the underworld and what they tell us about faith and psychology. Please bring a dish to pass and your curiosity!
May 2:Christianity & the Journey to the Underworld
May 9:Sumer, Greece, Scandinavia
May 16: Mesopotamia, Japan, New Zealand
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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 Fifth Sunday of Easter
Act 8:26-40
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8
Psalm 22:24-30
Next Weekend's Readings
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:44-49
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
Psalm 98
The Daily Office
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Birthdays
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Kathy Will
Rachel Dow
Tim Hamilton
Zachary Harding
Bob Bosch
Eric Heizer
Foy Minnema
Renee Wegman
Kristen Kish
Elsa Merrill
Laura Mittelstaedt
Karla Herbold
Brooks Vanderbush
Sue Lovell
Jack Stevenson
Thomas Wells
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...
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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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