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Calendar for the Week
Wednesday 04/15
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Office Hours
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club
7:00 pm
Choir Rehearsal
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Thursday 04/16
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club
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Friday 04/17
11:00 am -1:00 pm
Office Hours
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club
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Saturday 04/18
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Sunday 04/19
9:00 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:00 am
Holy Eucharist
4:00 pm
Celtic Evensong
5:00 pm
Antiracism Team Forum
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Monday 04/20
2:00 pm - 6:00pm
Boys & Girls Club
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Tuesday 04/21
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Office Hours
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Knitting Group
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Wednesday 04/22
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Office Hours
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club
7:00 pm
Choir Rehearsal
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Leadership
Interim Priest
The Reverend Sarah A. Conner
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Assisting Clergy
The Reverend E. Clifford Cutler
The Reverend Manny Faria
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Vestry
Ryan Patten, Senior Warden
Lisa Duffy, Junior
Warden
Joanna Troy, Clerk
Katie Scott, Treasurer
Javy Awan
Kai Freyleue
Christine Reichert
Susan Tweed
Caroline Watson-Felt
Holly Willis
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Staff
Mark N. Peterson, Music Director
Jenny Connors,
Parish Administrator
Tom and Karen Tucker, Sextons
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Anti-racism Team
Kathy Baldwin
Maureen Bingham
Marianne Cannon
Cliff Cutler
Kourtni Patten
Jane Thompson
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Verger
Joanne Moar
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Acolyte
Gavin Watson-Bertrand
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Altar Guild
Laura Beasley-Topliffe,
Directress
Lisa Duffy
Caroline Ogah
Holly Willis
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Flower Committee
Deb Papps, Chair
Maureen Joyce
Jane Thompson
Caroline Watson-Felt
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Celtic Meditations Team
Ryan Patten, musician
Kourtni Patten
Paul Massari
Kathleen Tone
Marianne Cannon
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Director of Church School
Melissa Barnes
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Ad Hoc Fundraising
Peggy Carter
Melissa Barnes
Joanne Moar
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Property
Deb Papps
Tom Tucker
Jason Barnes
Susie Tweed
Jason Sparapani
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Creation Care
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Louise Faria
Jane Stewart
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Garden of Life
Jason Stonehouse
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Convention Delegates
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Marianne Cannon
Ryan Patten, Alternate
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Deanery Delegates
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Marianne Cannon
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A Note from Sarah
More than one day
Dear friends,
Easter is over at CVS – Easter cards have given way to Mother’s Day and graduation cards…Easter candy is 50% off…Easter baskets have been replaced with beach pails in the seasonal section. But Easter is not over for us! Easter is more than one day; it’s a whole season of celebration in the church. We’ve exchanged the simplicity and reflection of Lent for the joy and abundance of the fifty days of Easter. Our worship expresses the Easter season in several ways:
- In the church year, white is the color of joy, and so we use our white lectern and pulpit hangings, chalice veil, and stoles.
- The Paschal Candle is lit at each service through the Day of Pentecost (May 24th ). This is the tall candle by the baptismal font that is lit from the new fire at the Easter Vigil. Paschal means Passover, and so this candle helps us remember that Jesus passed over from death to life on that first Easter morning.
- Our hymns are full of alleluias, that expression of joyous praise that we do not say or sing during Lent.
- It is customary to omit the Confession of Sin during the Easter season, to emphasize Christ’s victory over sin and death at Easter.
- Our first reading is taken from the Book of Acts rather than the Hebrew scriptures. Acts takes us back to the early days of the church, when the first Christians began to gather regularly for worship and teaching, and to learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
I wish you the joy of Easter and the newness of life it offers.
May you know God’s peace today.
~ Sarah
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Antiracism Team Forum on April 19th
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Grace's antiracism team will offer its next forum this Sunday, April 19 at 5:00 p.m., after the Celtic service.
We'll continue our conversation about Bishop Michael Curry's book Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times.
All are welcome!
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Plant Sale May 16th
Our Annual Plant Sale will be on Saturday, May 16th this year. This is always a fun event and the fundraising committee is counting on you all to help make it happen.
If you would like to participate, please complete a Donation Sign-Up Form. Forms are available:
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As an online fillable form found here
- As printed copies located at the back of the church
We would like to have all donations by May 9th to allow us time to sort, repot and buy supplemental plants as needed for the sale.
We would also like to have volunteers to help with set up, break down and sales on May 16th. Financial contributions towards the fundraiser are also appreciated. Please contact one of us or send an email at fundraising@gracechurchsalem.org if you are able to volunteer and we will sign you up.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to the committee for more information about making donations, how to contribute, or with any other questions you may have.
Thank you for your support.
- Peggy, Melissa, and Joanne
| We are excited to announce that Grace Church is now accepting gifts via Realm! | |
Realm is an online tool to help us keep more accurate and up to date stewardship records. This will be an alternative to the PayPal button on our website and automated bill pay options. If you pledged for 2026, you will soon receive an email invitation to login to your personal Realm account and create a password (if you don't see it please check your spam folder)
Should you choose to log in, we need your help to ensure our records are up to date. We did our best, but please double-check that your contact information looks correct. Additionally, please review your pledge information and giving history for accuracy. If you notice any discrepancies or have questions, please reach out to me at treasurer@gracechurchsalem.org
While we encourage you to try this new way of giving, don't worry all the old ways still work too! Thank you in advance for your patience as we learn this new tool together!
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April 19th
Third Sunday of Easter
At our 10:00 am Holy Eucharist, The Rev. Sarah A. Conner will preside. Steve Allen is our Lector and Lisa Duffy is our Chalicer. TBD will act as our Ushers.
At our 4:00 pm Celtic Evensong. Christine Reichert will offer a Reflection while Paul Massari assists. Christine Reichert will offer the laying of hands for healing, Joanna Troy will offer the Prayers and Katie Scott will act as our Usher.
Select services are broadcast live on our Facebook page so you can join us from wherever you are. Leaflets may be found on our website.
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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Parish Prayer List
Please keep the following in your prayers:
Mary Brown, Robert Borden, Linda Abbene, Deven Manthorne, Chuck Manck, Margarette Connor, Barbara Dwyer, Lilyann, John Gilbo, Vance Gilbert, Reny Sparapani, Laurel, Gary Young, Amy, Paul, Heather and Prescott, Ariana, Sheridan, Javy, Faith Aroko and Family, Jesse Hurst and Family, Maureen Joyce, Arthur, Deb Young, Cindy Rhodes, Ron, Allison Mascolo, Melissa Glassman, Max Joyce, Marc Britt, those battling cancer, Mel, Corey MacNeil, Dianne, Jenny, Loretta and Kris, Priscilla Lemons, Deb Papps, Derek Fuller and Family, for the peaceful repose of the soul of Smadar and all victims of war the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and their ministries; the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem, the Salem Public Schools and for an end to racism, war, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, gun violence and oppression. In thanksgiving, we pray for the ministry of The Reverend Debbie Phillips and her husband, Eric Wagner, this community of faith, for God’s grace and forgiveness, for those with the courage to stand up to tyranny, for creation, for the diversity of people, and for all the blessings of this life.
If you have additions or deletions to the prayer list, please email prayerlist@gracechurchsalem.org by Tuesday at noon for publication in that week's e-news.
The Parish Prayer List is read aloud each Wednesday at Morning Prayer.
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