Grace Notes - The Weekly E-Newsletter of Grace Church
19 May, 2015

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Year-round Schedule

Sunday Services at 10:30 am 

Celtic Meditations at 5:00 pm

 

 

Healing Services  every week at 5:00 pm

 

Young  and the Restless Chapel at 9:00 am the second Sunday of the month 

 

 

All are always welcome to worship and pray with us at all services

This Week's Calendar

 

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Tuesday

Dunstan

 

6:00 pm

AA meeting

 

Deanery Meeting at St. Peter's, Beverly

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Wednesday

Alcuin

 

10:00 - 12:00 pm

Office Hours


10:00 am

Art Class

 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Office Hours

 

3:00 pm Music Academy at Grace 

 

7:30 pm

Choir Rehearsal

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Thursday

John Eliot

 

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Office Hours

 

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Office Hours

 

5:30 to 8:30 pm

Rector at Dio. Council, Trinity, Boston

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Saturday

Copernicus, Kepler


9:00 am 
Music Together

9:30 am
Pre-Marriage Preparation
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Sunday

Pentecost

 

9:30 am

Choir Rehearsal

 

10:30 am

Choral Holy Eucharist

 

11:30 am

"Red" Reception

 

4:15 pm

Celtic Meditations Setup

 

4:30 pm

Quiet Time in Church

 

5:00 pm

Celtic Meditations

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Monday

Bede

 

Office Closed for Memorial Day

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Tuesday

 

4:00 pm
Rector at Middle East Meeting in Boston

6:00 pm

AA

 

 


 

Leadership

 

The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Rector

 

 

Vestry

Joanne Moar,
Sr. Warden

David Ashton,
Jr. Warden

Peggy Carter, Clerk

Jesse Angeley,

Treasurer

 

Melissa Barnes

Jonathan Davis

Eric Fialho

Ingrid Fox

Tom Lemons

Caroline Watson-Felt

 

 

Staff

The Reverend 

Laurel Deery, 

Deacon 

 

Ryan Patten, 

Director of Music

 

Tom and Karen Tucker, Sextons

 

 

Worship

The Reverend

 Debbie Phillips, 

Chair

 

Ryan Patten,

Music

 

Hugh MacKay 
Joanne Moar,

Vergers

 

Pauline Grady, 

Altar Guild Directress


 

Deb Papps, 

Flower Committee Chair


 

Celtic Meditations Team

David Ashton

Paula Cary

Kourtni Brown

Ryan Patten

Eric Wagner

Jane Stewart

Eric Fialho

Joanne Moar

 

 

Director of Church School

Melissa Barnes


 
Finance

Jonathan Davis

Jesse Angeley

Tom Lemons

Angela Williams

Anne Busteed

 

Real Asset Management/Property

David Ashton

Eric Wagner

Mike Ouellette

Tom Tucker

Bob Cole

Jon Papps

 

Stewardship 

Ministry Team

Joanne Moar, Chair

Priscilla Lemons, Clerk

Stephen Allen

Paige Nalipinski

Caroline Watson-Felt

 

 

Nathaniel Bowditch School Partnership
David Ashton

Kourtni Brown

Laurel Deery

Ingrid Fox

Paige Nalipinski 

Ryan Patten

Debbie Phillips

Eric Wagner

This Sunday


 

Pentecost is one of the most important feast days of the Church. Ten days after Christ ascended (and 50 days after Easter), the Holy Spirit came and stirred up the power of faith within the 120 or so people sent to Jerusalem by Jesus. This same Spirit stirs up in us a passion to live lives full of love.

 

To celebrate the promise kept by Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, we will observe this day with traditions familiar to Grace Church. A portion of the passage from Acts will be read in a variety of different languages. We will wear red to remember the tongues of flames. During the sermon time, we will have a bit of a reenactment of the story for engagement. Finally, we invite everyone to bring something "red" to share at Coffee Hour. Deb Papps will be our guest stewardship "epistler."

 

Celtic Meditations, at 5:00 pm, will include prayers from Iona, Northumbria, and the Episcopal Church. Healing is offered from just after the intercessory prayers throughout the remainder of the service. This week, Joanne Moar will offer a reflection on a personal encounter with God, and the music will include tunes from the Celtic tradition, plainsong and improvisations from Ryan, Eric and Debbie.


 

We truly want you to be with us

no matter where you are 

on your search for meaning.

Leaders for Worship

Lord's Prayer

 

*Note to leaders:

The new schedule is on the website at 

 www.gracechurchsalem.org 

 

The Day of Pentecost

10:30 am

The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presider and Preacher
Ryan Patten, Organist and Choir Director
Hugh MacKay, Joanne Moar, Verger
Jeremy Valatka, Acolyte
Helen Watson-Felt, Lector
Jane Thompson, Ingrid Fox, Chalicers
Jason and Christopher Barnes, Ushers and Greeters
Maureen Joyce, Flowers
Cindy Rhodes, Altar Guild
Joanne Moar, Caroline Watson-Felt, Counters

5:00 pm

The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presider 
Ryan Patten, Debbie Phillips, Eric Wagner, Musicians
Paula Cary, Opening
Eric Fialho, Lector 
Joanne Moar, Reflector
Kourtni Brown, Intercessor
Jane Stewart, Assisting at the Healing Station
Joanne Moar, Assisting at the Altar
David Ashton, Greeter
Calling all Creative Types
Fundraising Planning Meeting
Come join us on Saturday, May 30th from 9:30 to 11:00 am as we plan a few events for the remainder of the year. Help us design fun events for Haunted Happenings, or ways to join in the Christmas in Salem Walk. Bring your ideas for ways we can raise some money from the neighborhood for our programs that help others in Salem. A light breakfast will be provided. So come and share your creativity with us on Saturday May 30th. Everyone is welcome to come!
NBS - GCIS Partnership

What the program looks like so far?

  •  Supplies: We donated seat back covers so that each student can have a place to store their supplies in a convenient and easy to access place. We also brought in many supplies to begin the school year and continue to replenish as needed.   
  •  Space and Social Engagement: The students have used this space for four different events as an out of school venue. Grace Church hosted a welcome back dinner and two dance parties for the students and their guests; one in February and another March. 
  •  Support: Members of Grace Church joined the Bowditch School for a "Trunk or Treat" event in October and as audience members for their assemblies, as most parents are working during school hours. We will join them for their field day in June at the school.
  •  Field Trip: The class walked down to Grace Church in November where they were met by members who worked with them to make the centerpieces for the NBS community Thanksgiving dinner. We will host an end of year program during the school day with a Talent Show and lunch in our Parish Hall.
  •  MCAS: Each student received a gift bag from the parish filled with items to encourage them while taking the exam.
  •  In-School Support: Members of Grace Church spend time in the classroom with a reading program and ESL program.
  •  "Pen-pal" Program: Letters are frequently shared between the students and parishioners.
  •  Community Meetings: The Rector is present as an advocate at meetings in Salem involving the schools, particularly the NBS.
  • The Music Academy at Grace (MAG): our new after school program. 

 (Next week: More on the after school program)

 

Report of May Vestry Meeting
After receiving reports from the Rector and the Partnership, the Vestry discussed some property issues pertaining to landscaping, especially the overgrowth around the building, plans for the Quinlan Memorial Garden and the condition of our gutters. The Finance Committee requested a change in banks so that all our accounts are in one place which was approved. There was also a recommendation that we remember to keep our pledge payments current during the summer months. Lastly, a fundraising events meeting was scheduled for Saturday May 30 from 9:30  to 11:00 am. 
On the Road Again

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Memorial Day weekend is the start of summer travel. Over the next three to four months, many of us will be traveling and out of town. Here are a few suggestions for staying connected to your church.

  • Find an Episcopal Church in the town you are visiting and go attend. Make sure you bring back a leaflet so we can see the wonderful things other parishes are doing!
  • Keep us in your prayers.
  • Keep you pledge payments current, or better yet, prepay them in June for the summer months. 
  • If you return on Sunday afternoon, don't forget you can come to church every Sunday at 5:00 pm. Celtic Meditations is a great way to prepare as you transition from vacation mode to work mode.
Don't forget, if you are in Salem on Sunday morning, we will have breakfast each week at 9:30 am, (beginning July 5), Holy Communion with the Garden Project for the Church School at 10:30 am, Celtic Meditations at 5:00 pm and a picnic at 6:00 pm (beginning June 28).

So enjoy this wonderful gift from God while you stay connected with the holy.
Parish Prayer List

Jan Linker, Kathy Crotty, Giffy Russell, G. Oliver Papps, Melissa Reynolds, Caroline Ogah and family upon the death of her brother, Rufus Omogbai,; Deb Papps' sister, Kathleen Collins; David Latinik, Bob and Gerry Cole, Dan Maurno, Sr. Jane SFN, Elsie Telford, Sue Morey, The Madden Family, David, Joe L'Heureux, Joe Doherty, George and Sue Erickson, Kathleen Hoff, Pauline Grady, Pauline Zwicker, Vivien Forbes, Colin, Todd Cheney, Corey and Suzanne MacNeil, Karen Tucker, David, the Ryan family as they grieve the loss of their beloved Pam, Dorette Jodoin, Sally Coleman, Don, Jeanne Parler, Jeff Bowie, Gary Young, Jr., Elisabeth Thomas, Cindy Carr, Ross Dolloff, Fran Nalipinski, The Tache Family, Alison, Blair and family, Jeff and family, John Mason, Karen, Susan Warren, Camilo Notario, Jr., Esmunda Notario, Tom D., Robert Duff, Stephen Duff, Rick Rizoli, Ian J. Surabian, Ashley Galvin, Gerry M., Mary K., the Castiello Children, Eric Rielly, Maureen Joyce, Linda and Patrick Grant, the soul of Carol Sczerba Rielly, Glenn Murer, Carpenter Family, Karin O'Brien, Judy Rao, Marge Bastos, Patricia McDuffe, Beatrice Jideofor, Rachel Davis, Dr. Elizabeth Prout, Albert Engelken, Mary Carter, Harry Davis, Kori Rodriguez, Mary Manning, Pat Carr, Love, Tiffanie Surabian, Nate, Phoebe and family, Jannett, Marcie, Andrew Rossi, Norman Belanger, Joanna Morse, Virginia Steadman, Soiesette Robinson, Lisa J., Nancy Moore, Sarah Fialho, Jeannie and Harry W, Hank and Ann Cook, Do?a Yoya, Patrick O'Donoghue, Kathleen Hoff, George and Sue Erickson, the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Salem Public Schools, especially the Nathaniel Bowditch School. 

 



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