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Worship at Grace
Year-round Schedule
when in the building
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
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Sunday
Pentecost 8
Mary Magdalene
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
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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,
Today is the feast day of Mary Magdalene. Mary played an integral role as a follower of Jesus and is a model for us today.
This year, with all that is going on in the world, Mary Magdalene is making me think about how control of the story or narrative impacts one's view of things. For you see, Mary's story has been told by various groups with differing agendas.
In the canonical Gospels, Mary is depicted as a disciple of "firsts." She's first to the empty tomb, first to see the risen Christ, and first to report his resurrection to the other disciples. In many traditions, she is called the "Apostle to the Apostles."
In a few of the other gospels, we hear of some conflict between Mary and Peter and others who want to control the narrative from a more masculine perspective by maligning her value to the Jesus Movement.
Then, there are the Church leaders who identified the unnamed "sinner," or "prostitute" from the Gospels as Mary Magdalene. Of course, this would be the only time that her name would not be used to identitfy her, but that didn't stop them. Mary's family background and other sources would make this claim preposterous.
Using half-truths and untruths to promote a certain agenda is nothing new. The Good News is that even 2000 years later, the real truth of a life lived in faith shines forth. The life of this remarkable woman offers us hope that witnessing to the love of God reveals the true nature of things.
In the Way of Love,
Debbie
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***Our webpage and Facebook page
may be found under "Quick Links"
on the left column.
The Zoom links are just above them***
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In place of the readings for Proper 12, we have transferred the Feast of Mary Magdalene for our lessons for this Sunday.
At
10:00 am
, Morning Prayer will be read with a sermon by The Reverend Debbie Phillips. Larry Kamp will offer music from the organ. Katie LaBonte will be assisting with the readings and Cynthia Duda will lead us in the prayers. The hymns will be "Lift your voice rejoicing Mary," and "Out of the night."
At the end of the service, please join us for announcements. If you are worshiping on Zoom, you may also ask any questions that are on your hearts.
The service is live streamed on our Facebook page, or you may join us on Zoom.
At 4:00 pm, our Celtic Evensong will offer meditations, prayers and music from the Celtic tradition. This week, the service will be live streamed from the church with Ryan Patten, Debbie Phillips and Eric Wagner as musicians. Paige Nalipinski will offer the reflection. This is live streamed on our Facebook page, or you may join us on Zoom.
If you would like to offer a 2-3 minute reflection for upcoming services, please email [email protected].
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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August 2 Camp Video
August 9 Hannah Larrabee
Allison Mascolo
Christine Reichert, Celtic Evensong
August 16 Jason Stonehouse
Brian Fizer
Nancy Brown, Celtic Evensong
August 23 Gavin Watson-Bertrand
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Ryan Patten, Celtic Evensong |
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Bentley Academy Book Club Buddies
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 The Book Clubs will be underway in a few weeks. Thank you to our Buddies Peggy Carter, Cliff Cutler, Joanne Moar and Eric Wagner. The Rector is also facilitating a club.
Over the next four weeks, these members will each lead a Book Club with 5 students. We are excited to be making an impact with these 25 students over the summer. If this program is successful, we will find other "virtual" encounters with the scholars of the Bentley over the next school year. (The Rector is hoping for a math club!).
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The team tasked by the Vestry with preparing and planning for building use and for covidtime community engagement made a report last Monday night. The report was whole heartedly endorsed by the Vestry. A statement will be coming out soon from the Vestry about regathering in the building and other issues of importance. Please keep the leadership in your prayers.
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Join us as we stand in protest against white supremacy and in support of racial justice. Sign up to hold signs in front of the church. Signs are provided but you can also create your own. Join us! Love wins and Black Lives Matter!
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The website has been updated to be a bit more user friendly. All the Sunday morning information is in the left two columns of the site, while the right hand column will carry news and announcements. The outreach page now has information about the new Bentley-Grace parish/public school partnership.
We also have an instagram page graceepiscopalchurchsalem (same name as our Facebook page). We'd love to have you follow us, especially during this time of physical distancing.
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Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm
Join us for this 20 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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Morning Prayer will be offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 am on our Facebook page.
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I'm trying to organize some regular gardening workers.
I'm hoping some of you might be interested in a
regular watering and/or weeding shift. Joanne has already agreed to water on Thursdays. I plan to do Tuesdays.
Are there others that would like to pick a day for regular weeding and/or watering? Please let me know:
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