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Worship at Grace
Year-round Schedule
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
11:00 - 2:00
Private lessons in church
6:00 pm
Bible Study
7:00 pm
Pre-Convention Meeting
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
Thursday
9:30 am
Morning Prayer
10:00 - 12:00
Office Hours
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7:00 pm
AA
7:30 pm
Silent Movie:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Pent 18
9:00 am
Young and the Restless
9:30 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am
Holy Eucharist
Church School
11:45 am
Coffee
4:00 pm
Celtic Evensong
and Communion
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Monday
Holiday - Office Closed
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Tues
day
9:30 am
Morning Prayer
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Office Hours
6:00 pm
AA meeting
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11:00 - 2:00
Private lessons in church
6:00 pm
Bible Study
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
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Leadership
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Rector
Vestry
Tom Gaither,
Sr. Warden
Joanne Moar,
Jr. Warden
Peggy Carter, Clerk
Joanne Moar, Treasurer
Melissa Barnes
Laura Beasley-Topliffe
Paige Nalipinski
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
Directors of Church School
Melissa Barnes
Anna Layne
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
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Dear Seekers,
The Way of Love: Bless.
"The Way of Love is a way of life.
More than a program or curriculum, it is an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It's a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest." - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
During our Season of Stewardship, we are practicing the Way of Blessing. We are doing this by sharing our faith in a unique way. Each Sunday through November 10th, a member of the congregation will share their story of faithful gratitude in place of the Epistle at the 10:30 am service, and during the reflection time at the 4:00 pm service. It is their own, "Letter to the Church in Salem." They will tell us about the transformative power of unselfishly giving and serving in our community and in the world at large.
As you consider the ways people like you are a blessing to those they encounter, may you also consider the ways you too can be changed into agents of the holy through sharing your faith and giving and serving our neighbors. May we use the blessings of our lives as a witness to others of the powerful self-giving love of God.
In the Way of Love,
Debbie
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This Sunday, we hear the story of the ten lepers from what is currently called Burqin in the West Bank of Palestine. Jesus tells them to go and show themselves to the priests. Obeying this awkward command, they found themselves healed as they were on their way. Only one, a Samaritan, returned and praising God, thanked Jesus.
At 9:00 am, Young and the Restless Chapel will sing songs about the healing of the ten lepers (a new story for our Chapel services) and then share communion together.
At 10:30 am, Nat Binney will be our "Epistler" for our second week of our Stewardship season. The Church School will meet during the first half hour and then join us for communion. Coffee Hour follows hosted by Walter Weizenauer.
At 4:00 pm, we will sing hymns and hear music from the Celtic tradition as we meditate on God's Word. Nat Binney is giving the reflection and the service concludes with Holy Communion. All are welcome to come.
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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*Note to leaders:
The new schedule is found on the website
here
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
10:30 am
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presider and Preacher
Larry Kamp, Organist
Hugh MacKay, Joanne Moar, Vergers
Campbell Boisvert, Gavin Watson-Bertrand, Acolytes
Laura Beasley-Topliffe, Lector
Nat Binney, Epistler
Helen Watson-Felt, Tony Boisvert, Chalicers
Angela Williams, Jason Barnes, Ushers
Helen Watson-Felt, Altar Guild
Angela Williams, Laura Beasley-Topliffe, Counters
The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
4:00 pm
The Reverend Debbie Phillips, Presider
Ryan Patten, Eric Wagner, Debbie Phillips, Musicians
Eric Wagner, Opening
Nat Binney, Reflection
Joanne Moar, Prayers
Joanne Moar, Chalice
Jane Stewart, Greeter
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We are happy to have our artists back each Wednesday from 10-12. If you are interested in studying painting with Ron Harrison, please email him
here.
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Silent Movies with Ryan Patten
begin This Saturday!!!!!!
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Tickets are going fast!
There are a number of ways you can help with these events. There is a signup sheet in the Lobby for help with decorating, refreshments, and getting the word out, to name a few. Please help us with this wonderful performance. Click here for tickets.
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Young and the Restless
This Sunday!!!!!
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The Way of Love is our Church's response to a need for further connection with God. Rather than a program, it is a process that leads us to the sacred. It is comprised of seven disciplines: Turn, Worship, Learn, Pray, Bless, Go and Rest.
The phrase used to describe "bless" is "[To] share faith and unselfishly give and serve." That is what we are doing during our Stewardship Season. Each week, one of you gives an "epistle," where you share your faith and the ways you give and serve at Grace Church, and then you invite us to do the same.
Jesus called his disciples to give, forgive, teach, and heal in his name. We are empowered by the Spirit to bless everyone we meet, practicing generosity and compassion, and proclaiming the Good News of God in Christ with hopeful words and selfless actions. We can share our stories of blessing and invite others to the Way of Love.
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Shining Our Light: Stewardship Series
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Cultivating a Tangible Wellness
By Kathryn Nishibayashi
The readings appointed for this Sunday (2 Timothy 2:8-15 and Luke 17:11-19) are quite fitting as church members are in the midst of discerning the gifts they are able to pledge to their congregation in the upcoming year. I have just passed the one-year mark working for the Kaleidoscope Institute. One program within the Kaleidoscope Institute called Holy Currencies focuses on six "holy currencies" that work together to create sustainable ministry: gracious leadership, time and place, relationship, wellness, truth, and, finally, money. It was these holy currencies that I thought of when I first read this week's readings.
As the last line of today's gospel reading says, "Your faith has made you well." Your pledge to your congregation is a tangible manifestation of wellness - not only your financial wellness but the wellness of your congregation. It enhances your congregation's ability to carry out its ministries, including those involving cultivating gracious leadership and relationship in the church community.
Your pledge shows your truth and will help your congregation live into its truth as they minister to others both within and beyond the parish walls. It will contribute to your church's ability to provide a time and place for others to gather to do God's work in and for the world.
Finally, money is the currency people are most familiar with. Money is the form in which most pledges come. But think about how else you can pledge this year using one or more of the holy currencies. No gift is too small as long as you do your best to present yourself to God as "one who is approved by him," as the epistle said.
Stewardship is not a passive activity. So "get up and go on your way." Listen for where and how God is calling you to give your gifts to your parish and plan to give generously, knowing you are helping cultivate the flowing of holy currencies in your parish community.
Kathryn Nishibayashi is a fourth-generation Episcopalian, seminarian at Bloy House (The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont), and the office coordinator for the Kaleidoscope Institute.
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