December 22, 2024

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Sunday, December 22, 10:30 a.m.
Youth White Elephant & Christingles Party

Tuesday, December 24, 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Family Service
(in person only; childcare provided)

Tuesday, December 24, 9:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
(livestream and in person, no childcare)

Wednesday, December 25, 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Day Service
(in person only)

Christmas office closure
Christmas Day through January 1

Sunday, December 29
No Sunday School

Bring a white elephant gift ($10 or under)

Grab your ugliest sweater and join us (we’re going to make Christingles too!)

RSVP: Kim Cockroft

Stay after the 9:30 service this Sunday to create Christingles!

Children and adults will assemble these traditional Christmas Eve symbols in Walker Hall during coffee hour. Middle- and high-schoolers are invited to head to the Living Room for a White Elephant/Christingle Assembly party. Completed Christingles will stay at Grace until distribution to kids and youth on Christmas Eve (both services).

If you would like to donate a bag of clementines or a bag of gummy candies, please click here.

Click here to learn the history of Christingles in England & at Grace Church.

A reminder that if you are making a payment on your 2024 or 2025 pledge and want a 2024 tax deduction, you must complete your donation by December 31, 2024. You can fulfill your pledge by placing it in the basket on any Sunday before December 31, mailing a check, giving online (www.gracehere.org/giving), or completing a stock donation by that date. If you have any questions, contact Deborah Schenk at treasurer@gracehere.org. Thank you for your continued support.

Outreach will be collecting new and gently worn hats, vests, sweaters, socks, jackets, and gloves during the months of December and January for those in need in our community.

Please bring donations to the narthex.

Thank You!

Tuesday, January 14, from 6:30-8:00 pm

Grace is hosting a cohort of 10 to 12 individuals in The Episcopal Church’s new program “Love God, Love God’s World,” which was developed by the Creation Care Ministry. “Love God, Love God’s World” is a nine-session course, each lasting 60 to 75 minutes, patterned upon “Sacred Ground.” The first session to be held at Grace on Tuesday, January 14, from 6:30-8:00 pm. The following sessions will be held via Zoom every two weeks. The sessions will be held in the evening, at a time most convenient to the members of the cohort. As was the case for “Sacred Ground” there will be about 1.5 to 2 hours of material to be reviewed prior to each session. This will include both written and video material.

We invite you to review the curriculum at this link.

Our facilitators for the program are:

Marcy Lagerloef, John Kydd, and Scott Deasy

Please feel free to reach out to Scott at: jscottdeasy@gmail.com or 928.606.2098

Thursday, January 16 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Youth in 7th – 12th grades are invited to an evening of games, hot drinks, and sweet treats at Coquette, Winslow Green.

Sponsored by Grace & St. Barnabas Episcopal Churches with the other Open & Affirming churches and youth organizations of Bainbridge Island.

RSVP to Kim Cockroft.

Mom’s Morning Retreat, a supportive community group for moms, is in need of a regular childcare worker to help watch over children ages five and under in the Grace nursery during meetings. Meetings take place the first and third Thursday mornings of every month, beginning December 5. This is a paid position. For more information or to apply, please email Heidi Watson.