Grace continues on its summer worship schedule this week with one service at 10:00 a.m. Those who are not able to join us in the flesh are invited to take part in either the live-stream feed or the recording of the service, both available through our Facebook page. You can find the bulletin for the service HERE.

The Hamilton County Health Department confirmed on Friday what the CDC indicated a few weeks ago -- Hamilton County is back in the red zone in viral transmission. This level is one at which they urge the use of masks for indoor public gatherings. Grace is not currently requiring masks, but we want everyone to be aware of the current situation and thus be equipped to make informed decisions.

Only a week between now and a grand, creative interlude for your children (not to mention a quiet one for you!). If you haven't yet signed your offspring up for Arts Camp 2022, now's the time. Participants will explore inclusion and community during Arts Camp, whose theme this year is “A Place At The Table.”

If some easy-going hours amid nature and the companionship of other fellows of the Diocese of East Tennessee sounds good to you, take advantage of Grace Point Day, an opportunity to eat, play and re-create some balance in the midst of the year's most merciless month

Grace Point Camp and Retreat Center and the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee invite everyone to a day of fun, food, and activities at Grace Point Camp and Retreat Center 300 Chamberlain Cove Rd Kingston, TN on Saturday, August 13, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Food will be provided. Activities will range from splashing in the pool, hiking on Grace Point’s 280 acres, kayaking to the eagle’s nest, arts and crafts in the art barn, and more. Lunch and drinks will be provided. For directions and more information , visit https://dioet.org/events/grace-point-day/ .

Green Grace is sponsoring a Back to School supply drive starting Sunday the 17^th through Sunday, August 7th.  Please bring any of the items below to donate to our local schools:

A collection box has been placed in the Narthex this Sunday for the supplies.

Saturday, 6 August. This will overlap Farmers Market hours 10:00 am until 1:00 pm in our Pavilion. This is a one-day event. Anyone can drop off school clothes and uniform pieces (mostly solid polo shirts and black, navy, tan pants), and then rummage for what they need. Clothes brought in to swap/donate must be clean and serviceable. Leftovers will be dropped at area schools for their own clothes closets. Donations needed include kid-sized white or black t -shirts and small-sized belts.

Miraculously, both the small and the large-print Forward Day by Day magazines for August, September and October have arrived well before the dawn of August! You may pick up a free copy in whichever size suits you at church this Sunday and anytime thereafter. If you are currently unable to come to church or are taking isolating precautions against B5, you can take advantage of the scanned versions below or access it through Forward Movement's website.

GreenGrace is recruiting for its Environmental Justice Team. No, we are not sure what this means, and the line between social justice and green justice often overlaps; we will simply go where the Spirit -- and opportunity -- take us. Thanks to Susan Butler and Emily Dungey for joining co-chairs Lisa, Kristina, and Brittany for a brainstorming session last Sunday after church! We need more brains and more storms! Please contact one of us if your heart calls you to work here. Meanwhile, we decided to add the following to our already busy schedule:

Two members of Grace are starring in local theatrical productions this month.  Amber McClane is performing in Matilda at the Signal Mountain Playhouse. Remaining performances are scheduled for July 22, 23, 29 and 30.  Tickets can only be purchased in-person at this outdoor amphitheater. Ticket sales begin at 6pm, and performances begin at 8pm. Picnics are welcome, as are camping chairs. 

Jackie Manning is starring in Spongebob Musical at the Catoosa Colonnade in performances on July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31. Tickets may be purchased here. Come out and support local theatre and talented members of our Grace community.

The Diocese has replenished their supply of "God Made You Fabulous" t-shirts and are now shipping them. You can visit the diocesan homepage to find the link or head here to order. They ask a minimum donation of $20.

Wednesday's pantry pantry session brought 26 visitors to our door, and the worthy triumvirate of Jim Harris, Jim Dorris, and David Stanislawski sent them home with for 86 -- 49 adults and 37 children. Not quite as many as the past couple of weeks, but enough to leave the shelves in need of a good many supplements.

Most needed this week are:

* 1 lb. packages of spaghetti

* canned chicken

* canned tuna (regular cans and small cans with pop tops for the homeless)

* hearty soups (beef -- none left; chicken -- a few left)

* chili

* baked beans

* canned fruit

* spaghetti sauce

* pudding cups

We are also trying to beef up our collection of travel-size toiletry items, so if any of you who soaps, shampoos, razors, deodorants and toothpaste/toothbrushes languishing unused in a drawer or cabinet, we would gladly receive them.

Thanks to all those in the church and in the neighborhood who so reliably keep us in supplies! With inflation, the evaporation of pandemic benefits and child credit, and kids being home for two more meals on weekdays, we've seen an increase in patronage and would have no prayer of even pretending to meet the need without such generous and constant souls at our backs. You're providing enormous help, and both we and our visitors are grateful.

HERE : https://us04web.zoom.us/j/780772724

& the password is: compline 

Please use Grace's P.O. Box for dispatches containing money or other valuables: hard times persist for some of our neighbors, and checks have disappeared from our mailbox more than once. The address is Grace Episcopal Church,

The directory can be accessed via the church's webpage (www.saygrace.net). Find the menu item “BREEZE” at the right end of the menu options that sprawl across the screen near the top, click and log in; user name is ‘saygrace’ and the password is ‘Chattanooga.’

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Pray for the Worldwide Anglican Communion; for guidance (BCP p. 832)

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church in Wales. The Anglican Communion has adopted a cycle of prayer called "From Aba to Zululand," praying its way alphabetically through its members on a daily basis between January 1, 2021 and September 2023. The newsletter and, in the future, the printed bulletin, will include the prayers for Sunday; if you would like to see the daily prayer requests, you can find them at ACoP.

At the 10:00 a.m. service: Lectors, Jim Miburn, Rosy Milburn; Intercessor, Richard Hyatt; Crucifer, Stephen Jones;

Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138, Colossians 2:6-15, Luke 11: 1-13