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Worship at Grace
Year-round Schedule
Sunday Services at 10:30 am Celtic Meditations at 4:00 pm Healing Services every week at 4:00 pm Young and the Restless Chapel at 9:00 am the second Sunday of the month Morning Prayer Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am All are always welcome to worship and pray with us at all services
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This Week's Calendar
Wednesday
5:30 pm
Evening Prayer
6:00 pm
Bible Study
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Thursday
8:30 am
Morning Prayer
Facebook
10:00 am
Adult Study
"I sing a song of the saints of God"
Zoom
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Sunday
Pentecost
10:00 am
Morning Service on Zoom and Facebook Live
4:00 pm
Celtic Service on Facebook Live
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Monday
8:30 am
Morning Prayer on Facebook
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Tues
day
8:30 am
Morning Prayer on Facebook
7:00 pm
Children's Story and Night Prayers on Facebook
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5:30 pm
Evening Prayer on Facebook
6:00 pm
Bible Study on Zoom
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Leadership
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Rector
Vestry
Tom Gaither,
Sr. Warden
Brian Fizer,
Jr. Warden
Ryan Patten, Clerk
Joanne Moar, Treasurer
Melissa Barnes
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Katie LaBonte
Jane Stewart
Jason Stonehouse
Angela Williams
Staff
Larry Kamp,
Director of Music
Tom and Karen Tucker, Sextons
Cheryl Robinson, Bookkeeper
Worship
The Reverend
Debbie Phillips,
Chair
Hugh MacKay
Joanne Moar,
Vergers
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Beth Brown
Lois Nicholson
Cindy Rhodes
Helen Watson-Felt,
Altar Guild
Deb Papps,
Chair
Jane Thompson
Maureen Joyce,
Flower Committee
Celtic Meditations Team
Ryan Patten, musician
Eric Wagner
Jane Stewart
Joanne Moar
Kathleen Tone
Director of Church School
Melissa Barnes
Real Asset Management/Property
Eric Wagner
Mike Ouellette
Tom Tucker
Bob Cole
Walter Weizenauer
Robert Hoffman
Stewardship
Ministry Team
Tom Gaither, Chair
Caroline Watson-Felt
Priscilla Lemons, Clerk
Creation Care
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Tom Gaither
Jane Stewart
Garden of Life
Jason Stonehouse
Ad Hoc Fundraising
Peggy Carter
Melissa Barnes
Joanne Moar
Caroline Watson-Felt
Convention Delegates
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Joanne Moar
Eric Wagner, Alternate
Deanery Delegates
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Joanne Moar
Walter Weizenauer
Eric Wagner
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Dear Seekers,
This pandemic has caused us to focus more on our breath. The virus most virulently attacks the lungs. We worry we will expose another by our breath. We are metaphorically holding our breath until the vaccine arrives.
At the beginning of creation, God breathed the Holy Spirit which moved over the waters. At Pentecost, which we celebrate this Sunday, the breath of God rushes in as the wind, stirring up and animating the people present in new ways. At our creation, God breathes into our mortal frames and animates us. There are moments in our lives when this same sacred breath revives our souls bringing newness of life. Each breath is a gift from God which sustains us and redeems us.
This year, I am listening as best I can to the breath of God. I am hoping this will keep me centered and will revive my hope. I am also offering an opportunity for you to join me in this.
This Saturday, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, we will offer a retreat called, "The Breath of God," via Zoom. During this retreat, I will be joined by Brian Fizer as we offer meditations on the created breath that resides in us all, and on the reviving breath that brings us new life. There will be time for you to consider these things on your own. Larry Kamp will apply some of our insights in a practicum on chanting, and Pam Gaither will lead us in yoga exercises that teach us some ways to be mindful of the holy breath within.
You may join us by logging in at this address on Saturday
This retreat is open to anyone who wishes to join and is entirely free.
In the Way of Love,
Debbie
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This Sunday we celebrate one of the major feast days of the church: Pentecost. As the followers were gathered in the upper room, the wind picks up, they begin speaking in different languages which they all can understand,flames appear over their heads, and they are clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit in a new way which generates the passion to spread the Good News to the ends of the earth. Many call this the birth of Christianity.
At
10:00 am
, the morning service will be live on Zoom so that we can see each other dressed in
red and any other red decorations
we may have in our homes. During the service, a slide show of pictures of us at home will also be played. Please get your picture into jason.stonehouse@gmail.com as soon as possible!
As we have in years past, we will have a line of the reading from Acts read in a variety of languages.
We will also renew our baptismal vows as we renew our commitment to our lives in Christ.
Ryan Patten has put together a virtual choir of voices from Grace Church and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington, which will be our anthem.
Larry Kamp will join us for the voluntaries and the hymn, "Com down, O Love divine."
The Bishop, the Right Reverend Alan Gates will offer the sermon.
Andrew and Hannah Bub will assist with the readings and the prayers.
Following the service, please stay on to let us know how you are doing.
A copy of the service leaflet is
here.
At 4:00 pm, our Celtic Evensong will offer meditations on Pentecost, a reflection by Eric Wagner and Ryan Patten will also join us remotely to offer some music. A copy of the leaflet is found at Celtic.
If you would like to offer a 2-3 minute reflection for upcoming services, please email gcis1@verizon.net.
Please join us wherever you are
in your search for meaning.
Everyone is welcome at any and all services at Grace Episcopal Church
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Wednesday Evenings at Grace Church:
Prayer and Study
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Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm
Join us for this 15 minute service on our Facebook page.
Bible Study at 6:00 pm
Do you have insights when reading Scripture? Why not bring them and your questions to Bible Study? Check the sidebar for log in information.
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Morning Prayer live-streamed
at 8:30 am
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For the next few weeks, a 15 minute service of Morning Prayer will be offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 am on our Facebook page
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Adult Study at 10:00 am
Join us via Zoom as we explore the lives of some of the saints and how they might inform our own lives today. The first four weeks we will study five saints who lived during the period when Jesus walked the earth: His mother, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Peter and Paul, and St. Luke. Please join us Thursday mornings at 10:00 am.
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Children's PJ Bedtime Story with Debbie
Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
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Join her each Tuesday night at 7:00 pm for a story, prayers and a blessing on our Facebook page.
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Here is some information about ways to keep the younger members of the parish engaged while we are physically apart.
Tuesday Bedtime Stories and Prayers: 7:00 pm live on Facebook.
Activities based on the Gospel: He
re you will find an activity page for kids based upon this week's Gospel. Thank you sermons4kids for allowing churches to use these materials for free. Click
here
for this week's materials.
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Vestry Project: Grace at Home
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We have missed seeing each other every week at church. To that end, we're looking to build a shared album of what we're calling "Grace at Home". In it we will share photos of how we are doing while we're apart. These photos will be posted on the Grace Church site in the
photo gallery under "Who We Are"
and will be used to make a photo collage and slide show to play during the opening and closing voluntary of our virtual Sunday services.
You are invited to share a photo and/or answer this question:
"What is keeping you sustained during this time?"
It can be a cup of coffee, a sunrise (or sunset, for us late risers), or some other simple joy
..
. What is helping to sustain you from one day to the next?
If you would like to contribute a photo for inclusion, email it along with your caption to jason.stonehouse@gmail.com, or to your Vestry liaison.
K
eep in mind that these photos will be shared on the Grace Church website and during the Sunday virtual service
. Please
do not not share anything that you would not want posted.
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Pentecost Retreat: The Breath of God
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We hope you will join us for this online retreat on Saturday, May 30 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm as we consider how God animates our lives.
The retreat will feature guided meditations, chant singing and yoga.
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