Anyone seeking new ways to serve, or interested in an intentional community to support the ways you are already serving, is invited to consider if Community of Hope International (COHI) might be a calling.
On Sunday, July 11, anyone interested in learning more about St. Benedict and/or the Community of Hope is invited to join current Grace Church COHI members in the Parish Hall from 12:00 – 1:00 PM. The ongoing period of discernment will end August 31, with a training class to begin mid September.
Centering Prayer will resume meeting in the parlor beginning Monday, July 12. Centering Prayer gatherings consist of a brief opening; sitting in silence for 20 minutes ending with the Lord’s Prayer, then a sharing of video or short discussion of spiritual topic of choice. Centering Prayer invites you to join them in the parlor Mondays at 5:00 PM.
The Outreach Committee has begun their annual school supply drive. Supplies requested are: #2 pencils with erasers, spiral notebooks, glue sticks, blunt tip metal scissors, 16 or 24 ct. Crayola crayons, washable markers, wide rule filler paper, pocket folders with brads, Crayola colored pencils, cap erasers, highlighters, pencil boxes, zip lock bags (sandwich, quart or gallon), hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, index cards, and boxes of facial tissue.
On Sundays, supplies can be left in the wagon in the lower foyer beside the narthex. Supplies can also be put in the bin outside the red double doors of the Grace Center. (Please do not drop donations off in the preschool office.) Checks or online donations will also be accepted. Make checks out to Grace Episcopal Church with “school supplies” noted in the memo line. For online donations, choose outreach as the contribution type and note “school supplies” in the memo box. All donations are requested by Sunday, August 15. Thank you for your continued support of this annual outreach effort!
This post highlights events and news of the parish. For full news, we invite you to subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter.