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Worship at Grace
Year-round Schedule
Sunday Services at 10:30 am Silent Prayer at 4:30 pm 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
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This Week's Calendar
10:00 am
Art Class
6:00 pm
Celtic Eucharist
6:30 pm
Bowditch Team Meeting
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
Thursday
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Office Hours
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Saturday
9:00 am
Music Together
1:00 pm
Private Party in Abbot Hall
7:00 pm
AA
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Sunday
9:30 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am
Choral Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm
Celtic Meditations
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Monday
Office Hours
6:00 pm
AA meeting
10:00 am
Art Class
6:00 pm
Evening Prayer I
6:30 pm
Book Study
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
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Leadership
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Rector
Vestry
Joanne Moar,
Sr. Warden
David Ashton,
Jr. Warden
Peggy Carter, Clerk
Jesse Angeley,
Treasurer
Jonathan Bailly
Melissa Barnes
Jonathan Davis
Ingrid Fox
Tom Gaither
Caroline Watson-Felt
Staff
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
Ryan Patten
Eric Wagner
Jane Stewart
Joanne Moar
Kathleen Tone
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
Caroline Watson-Felt
Jonathan Bailly
Tom Gaither
Nathaniel Bowditch School Partnership
Paige Nalipinski,
Team Leader
David Ashton
Ingrid Fox
Pam Myrie
Deb Papps
Debbie Phillips
Eric Wagner
Representatives to the North Shore Mission Hub
Tony Boisvert
Paige Nalipinski
Convention Delegates
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Joanne Moar
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Dear Friends,
This past Sunday, we heard messages that called us to be alert and keep awake. I am finding it a little difficult to do that right now as the rain clouds gather. Yet, I am also finding that those moments, when I see God at work in the most mundane of situations, are the brightest part of my day.
Seeing God at work is not often expected. It is also not always welcome, as it can change our mindset, which is why we often try to close our eyes to the Divine at work. It is also not often some big, transformative event, which is why it is so important to pay attention to the smaller acts which accumulate over time. For that is love; deep, steady, ever present and life changing.
So I am asking your help as I practice "being alert." I cannot do this alone, I need your support. We are invited into a Holy Advent. Let's us, together, prepare for new life in Christ.
- Debbie
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This Sunday, John the Baptizer comes storming out of the wilderness preaching repentance in contrast to the Isaiah reading which references the peaceable kingdom.
At 10:30 am, we will have a visit from St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. He is stopping by Grace Church on his way to a celebration of his feast day on Tuesday.
At 5:00 pm, at the Celtic Evensong and Communion, Eric Wagner will offer his reflection on what Advent 2016 means to him. The music will include two carols; another Manx carol (Oikan Ayns Bethlehem) and the Galician carol. We will the text of "On Jordan's bank the Baptist cries" to a familiar French carol.
Please join us wherever you are
in your search for meaning.
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Advent II
10:30 am
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presiding and Preaching
Ryan Patten, Organist
Hugh MacKay, Joanne Moar, Vergers
Kerry Steadman, Jeremy Valatka, Acolytes
Tom Gaither, Lector
Babs Hawkes, Deb Papps, Chalicers
Marc Hawlena, Peter Little, Ushers
Beth Brown, Altar Guild
Jane Thompson, Flowers
Jesse Angeley, Jonathan Bailly, Counters
Celtic Evensong and Communion
5:00 pm
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presider
Ryan Patten, Debbie Phillips, Chris Simon, Musicians
Chris Simon, Opening and Lesson
Eric Wagner, Reflection
Cameron Wicker, Prayers of the People
Paige Nalipinski, Chalice
Jane Stewart, Assisting at the Healing Station
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
This Sunday at 10:30 am
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The
true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of
Patara
. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus' words to "sell what you own and give the money to the poor," Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made
Bishop
of
Myra
while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to those in need, his love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships.
The anniversary of his death became a day of celebration,
St. Nicholas Day, December 6th (December 19 on the Julian Calendar).
Through the centuries many stories and legends have been told of St. Nicholas' life and deeds. Debbie plans on asking him about some of these when he arrives this Sunday.
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Wednesdays in Advent at 6:00 pm
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We will pray in a variety of ways during these half hour services at 6:00 pm
November 30:
Celtic Eucharist for St. Andrew
December 7:
Evening Prayer: Rite I
December 14:
Night Prayers from the New Zealand Prayer Book
December 21:
Holy Eucharist for St. Thomas
Why not make these services a part of your
Advent Observance?
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Advent Book Study:
Our Kids - The American Dream in Crisis
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Our Advent Study
will be a book study of Robert Putnam's new book,
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.
We will meet to discuss this book Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on December 7, 14 and 21st.
It's the American dream: get a good education, work hard, buy a house, and achieve prosperity and success. This is the America we believe in-a nation of opportunity, constrained only by ability and effort. But during the last twenty-five years we have seen a disturbing "opportunity gap" emerge. Americans have always believed in equality of opportunity, the idea that all kids, regardless of their family background, should have a decent chance to improve their lot in life. Now, this central tenet of the American dream seems no longer true or at the least, much less true than it was.
.-From Robert D. Putnam's website
If you are interested in the book, or book study, please signup on the sheet in the Lobby, or email [email protected], (we have copies for free). The Bowditch Committee is hoping to have the author as a guest speaker in 2017 at Grace Church.
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