The Season After Pentecost
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Reception for Zack & Michael
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It’s time for Carol Burnett to appear, tug her earlobe and sing “I’m so glad we’ve had this time together;” Zack’s last Sunday with us comes in two days, and he and Michael will be heading to the wilds of downtown Atlanta and the new world of All Saints parish. All are invited to come send them off with Grace’s best blessings at a reception after the 10:45 a.m. service on Sunday (
August 12
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Reception for Zack and Michael (8-12)
Children's Sunday School (8-19)
Volunteers Sought for Farmers Market
JC RoundTable Hosts Barks (8-20)
Prayer Ministry Beginning
Ordination Invitation
Thanks from Outreach
Thanks from the Food Pantry
Hearing Devices Available
Altar Flowers
Meetings This Week
Serving on Sunday
Lectionary
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Children's Sunday School Kick-off
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Godly Play --
Godly Play returns
August 19
. Families are encouraged to be here for the kick off! Here's the schedule:
9:30 a.m. Godly Play (Elementary age)
10:30 a.m. Godly Play (Preschoolers and Kindergartners)
Noon Family Picnic, Pavilion
Parents are invited to bring their kids for Godly Play at either 9:30 or 10:45 a.m., depending on their age. Elementary kids attend at 9:30 and younger kids (older 3's, PreK-4, K) at 10:45. However, the curriculum allows for kids to feel comfortable in either class, regardless of their age. The nursery is available starting at 8 a.m. and stays open through the 10:45 a.m. service.
At the close of each Sunday service, the Rector will invite children, educators and school staff to receive a special blessing of the backpacks (see below). After the 10:45 a.m. service, families are invited to a potluck picnic lunch in the pavilion. Questions? Contact Maria at
mhurt@saygrace.net
.
Back-to-School Blessing on August 19 at Both Services --
On August 19, we'll take time to recognize the students and teachers within our church community. During this "blessing of the backpacks", we encourage teachers, school staff, and all children to bring a backpack, book bag or briefcase. It is our wish to share God's blessing with our departing college students, high schoolers, middle schoolers, elementary schoolers, preschoolers, and even the babies! We welcome all teachers and school staff within our church community.
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Volunteers Sought for Farmers Market
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We are seeking volunteers to assist with the Brainerd Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. This is a great way to get to know our neighbors in the Belvoir/Brainerd area, to meet local farmers and artisans, to support local foodways, and to provide a warm welcome from Grace to Brainerd Farmers Market shoppers.
We're looking for folks who can help with the following times and activities on Saturdays:
9-10:30am Set-up -- help greet vendors and set up booths/tents/tables
10am-12pm Market ambassadors -- Greet market guests
and provide neighborly presence
12-12:30am Break-down -- Put away tents and tables, assist vendors
with packing up
All new market volunteers will receive training from seasoned market volunteers. It's a great way to meet our neighbors, support sustainable agriculture, and get some grocery shopping done at the same time. Interested in helping out? Please contact Catherine Durham (
catheriner.durham@gmail.com
) or Erica Kelly (
erica.d.kelley@gmail.com
).
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Joseph Campbell RoundTable
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The Magic Bridge: Crossing Over from Achievement to Surrender
with presenter Herb Barks
Monday, August 20, 2018
Herb Barks grew up on the Baylor campus, returning later to serve as Headmaster. His life journey meantime has taken him into many roles and to many places. His latest publication,
The Magic Bridge: Crossing Over from Achievement to Surrender
will be available during this program. Its description on Amazon is as follows:
This is a book about letting go. In a world bent on achievement, there is another option. It is a story about taking the journey to where we already are, and about the itch we feel at midlife that there must be more. What if this is as good as it gets? To read this book is to embark on a journey of the heart not to be imagined, pouring fairy tale and real life together into some unforgettable mix.
RoundTable programs meet on the third Mondays from 7-8:30 in the Merritt Room at Grace Episcopal Church (
20 Belvoir Avenue
; at the intersection of Brainerd and Belvoir). RoundTable programs are free and open to the public. Small donations are appreciated which support the RoundTable program with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, and our local host Grace Church.
For easy access, park in the upper parking area and come up the sidewalk toward the church. At the breezeway, turn right. Inside the church building the Merritt Room is down the hall on the right. Handicapped access is available. Please request this since the HC access door may locked. Parking for HC would be in the lower parking lot.
In addition to our speaker meetings on the third Mondays, a small group is watching videos of Campbell's lectures. These are the remaining Mondays of the month, in the library across the hall from the Merritt Room.
There will also be a Fifth Friday movie on Aug. 31st in the youth room on the 4th floor. These begin at 6:30 and are free. Donations to the Food Pantry at Grace are welcome.
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Grace Church is starting a Prayer Ministry. Members of this ministry will commit to praying each week for the needs members of Grace share. This information will remain confidential. To make prayer requests contact either Dabney Carden at 423-698-2433, Connie Parker at 423-698-6057 (
conniepar@gmail.com
) or Janet McCollough at 423-653-9881 (
janetmccollough@gmail.com
).
If you would like to join this ministry please contact Connie or Janet.
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Invitation to Josh Weaver's Ordination
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Grace's good friend Josh Weaver, who has lived in our apartment, locked our building, borne our chalices fended off abusers of the grounds at night, and countless other acts of blessing, will be ordained as a deacon on Tuesday, September 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 7:00 p.m. You are invited to come celebrate this momentous occasion with him!
After his ordination, Josh will serve at St. Francis in Ooltewah.
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Many Thanks from Outreach
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The teacher supply drive for Barger Academy, a public school just down the street, was extremely successful. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Parishioners contributed about $500 worth of supplies.
The teachers will greatly appreciate everything from the crayons to the dry erase markers. You blessed them with paper towels, Clorox wipes, batteries, tissues, and much more. If you still have something you want to give, feel free to drop it off. We are still accepting items for the school.
If you have more ideas about how we can help the school, please talk to Maria or to members of Outreach.
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Thanks from the Food Pantry
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Grace was blessed on Sunday and throughout the week with visits from the peanut butter fairy, who generously replenished the shelves! We also received generous donations of vegetables, canned fruit, and other helpful items. Thanks to all who help keep our shelves and our treasury supplied. You have filled the hungry with good things!
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Hearing Devices Available for Sunday Services
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If you find yourself having trouble hearing the sermons on Sunday, please ask one of the ushers or our residential sound-meister Bill Boren for a hearing device. Grace has four of these cunning appliances, which connect to the clergy mikes and bring the words straight into your ear. No more “blessed are the cheesemakers” for you!
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There are still a few dates open if you’d like to donate altar flowers for Sunday services this year. You may donate flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for a birth, marriage, anniversary or other life event; see below for the dates that are still available:
September 16 sand 30
November 25
Cost is $79, which includes a delivery fee. Donors need only write a check; flowers appropriate to each season of the church year have already been discussed with the florist. Call or email the office at 243-3257 or
office@saygrace.net
to sign up for a Sunday.
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Finance Committee (Merritt Room) -- Tuesday, August 14, 5:30 p.m.
Centering Prayer (Barth Room) -- Friday, 1:00 p.m.
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At the 8:00 a.m. service
: Lectors, Emily Evans, Thomas Evans; Intercessor, Dick McGee; Chalice, Josh Weaver; Acolytes, Cindy Davidson, Emily Evans, Thomas Evans; Ushers, the Revenigs; Greeter, Vivian Dodds
At the 10:45 a.m. service
: Lectors, Lee Thompson, Savannah Jackson; Intercessor, Merilee Milburn; Chalice, Diana Peterson, Edith Snider; Oblations, Vivian Dodds, David Stanislawski; Acolytes, Lee Thompson, Michael Waterson, Jackson Ricketts; Lead Usher, Frank Watkins; Greeters, Jim and Laura May; Webcast (camera and sound),
Tom Makepeace,
Jerry Evans
Lectionary Readings
Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99:4-9, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Luke 9:28-39
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