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Set your clocks ahead one hour this weekend so you won’t be late for church! 

If you are new to Grace, you are invited to the Newcomers dinner at 6:00 p.m. in Walker Hall. Rev. Eric Mason and other parish leaders will be there to answer questions and welcome you to our community. If you missed any of the former Newcomer gatherings and would like to attend, please come. Childcare will be provided. See you there! Please RSVP to Liz Shaw-Powell.

The Wednesday Gathering
Wednesdays from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Meditation/Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.

Music Circle rehearsal
Thursdays from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Mom’s Morning Retreat
First and Third Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m

Conversations to Care for Creation
First Sundays in the sanctuary during coffee hour

3rd Saturday Grace Grounds Party
Third Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – noon

Tuesdays in Lent

March 11 – April 8 from 6:15 – 8:30 p.m.

We will gather Tuesday evenings at 6:15 for soup & supper. From 7 – 8:15 pm we will discuss What is God’s Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look Like? by Mennonite pastor, Cesar Garcia. We will close with Evening Vespers.

Seattle Mennonite Church Pastor Megan Ramer will be our guest speaker on March 18.

The book and a reading schedule are available in the narthex for a suggested donation of $12.

We need your participation! If you'd like to help make or serve soup, please contact Rachel Yobs.

If you have other questions, please contact kim@gracehere.org.

Come to our 8:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. services to hear these leaders in our community answer the question, “What sustains you?”

March 16: Charlie Thompson, Executive Director of Fishline

March 23: Pam Schneider, Director of Development at Scarlet Road

March 30: Rev. Barbara Weza from Chaplains on the Harbor

Spirals of Hope (acrylic paint and imitation gold leaf on wood) 

At our parish retreat, we dove into the theme of Body and Soul using Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone’s image of the spiral (described in their book Active Hope) to explore what they call “the work that reconnects.” This is work done by individuals and communities to reconnect to our bodies, to community, to the Earth, and to the Holy. The process outlined by Macy and Johnstone is not linear. We return to it again and again, bringing wisdom from past work to present healing, continuing the spiral toward meaningful connection and hope. 

During the retreat, Grace members of all ages made these spirals to represent their own journeys and—by placing them in conversation with one another—our collective journey as a community of faith. The artists began by rolling modeling clay into long “snakes” and arranging them on their wood blocks. They then used sustainably collected natural sea sponges to paint over the clay. When the clay “masking” was removed, it revealed the unpainted pattern underneath. The imitation gold leaf is a reference to orthodox iconography and the glimpses of the Divine we find through the work of healing and reconnection.

If you are new to Grace and curious about the Episcopal tradition, a teenager or adult who wants to be confirmed, or you have been around Grace a while and want a refresher, join Rev. Eric and Kim Cockroft after the 9:30 a.m. service. It’s a new members class, a confirmation class, and a spiritual repast combined. 

What if it’s our job as parents to help our kids get to know God and discover that God can be trusted? What if faith is not constructed brick by brick, but rather woven strand by strand?

We'll be discussing Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have to Heal From, by Meredith Miller.

We will meet on the second Monday of each month at Kim Cockroft's home. Details and RSVP – kim@gracehere.org.

Live music, images, and poetry invite reflection on our changing climate.

For the Birds features a jazz quintet performing the original music of Seattle pianist and composer Nelda Swiggett. The performance engages the power of artistic expression — live music, spoken words, images and poetry — to connect audiences deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change. Ultimately this is a story of hope, and audiences leave the performance feeling empowered to take meaningful action.

Hosted by the Earth and Spirit Ministry of Grace

Suggested Donation $10 - $20 / Students $5

We are delighted to co-sponsor the family of Sayed & Taiba Hashimi, who arrived in Seattle with their daughters, ages 3, 7, & 9 on January 21st! Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) & Refugee Resettlement Organization (RRO) are their sponsor agencies. Taiba arrived very pregnant with twins, who were due on March 5th. They are living in Kent, WA. Expect pictures soon!

How can I help?

Please sign up to donate new or gently used clothing, furniture, and other items by clicking on the current “Donations Needed” list. The list will be updated as items come in. If you have a large item, let us know, and we will send someone to pick it up.

You can also make a tax-deductible contribution to Grace Episcopal Church, Memo: Refugee Resettlement.

Questions? Email Kathy Deasy.

Grace Happens! Here are a few photos of the Grace family’s outpouring of generosity for the Hashimi Family.

Our friends and neighbors served by KIAC (Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center) are scared to go to the market for food, to send their children to school or seek medical treatment due to I.C.E. (Immigration Customs Enforcement) in our county. During the month of March, Grace’s Outreach/Faith in Action ministry is collecting much-needed donations:

white rice • dry black beans • Maseca® (corn masa flour) • paper towels • toilet paper • bar soap

Please leave them in the narthex, making sure they are kept separate from the donations for our Afghan family.

Thank You/Gracias!

Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
8677 Madison Avenue Northeast

Grace parishioners of all musical abilities are invited to join the Music Circle to perform at the Interfaith Council Music Festival. Each organization prepares one song, and then all participants sing a song together that they learned at the event. It’s a very easy lift and a great community-building experience. Contact Music Director Kim Thompson for more information.

Join us on Sunday, March 23, after the 9:30 a.m. service for a rehearsal.

Mondays at 10:00 a.m.

Launch your week in community and reflection (and coffee and treats!) at Grace.

There is no prep needed for this group — just show up! We'll be exploring one Psalm every session using Eugene Peterson's Psalms: Prayers of the Heart. Together we'll explore how the Psalms open our conversation with God in new ways.

Here are some of the topics: Praying Our: Inattention, Intimidation, Trouble, Creation, Fear, Hate, Tears, Doubt, Death, Praise.

Questions? Please contact Kim Cockroft or Florrie Munat.

Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. – noon

Come weave a cedar mat with Suquamish tribal member Kippie Joe.

Cost $20 per person. Please make checks payable to Kippie Joe.

Attendance is limited to 15. Children ten and older can take part. This activity takes a lot of concentration.

Click here to sign up. Questions? Please email Isobel Coney.

To support the safety and security of our sacred place, Night Owl members sign up on a weekly basis to spend about 20 minutes each evening (after 9:00 p.m. or so) walking the exterior of the building, verifying that all doors and windows are locked and latched, and closing the gate. Click here to learn about the duties of the Night Owls and to sign up. Questions? Contact Place for Grace leader Dan Rohan at (206) 660-1228 or drohan@gmail.com. Volunteering would be a huge gift to Grace.

Click here for a list of the current Grace leadership team.

Read the Annual Report.

All are welcome to the online tribute for former Grace member and pianist Connie Culver at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 29th. To receive a link, email her daughter, Denise Nelson.

Rides are needed to 9:30 a.m. Sunday services for Ellen Walls, who lives in Winslow across from Ace Hardware.

Thanks very much to all who have offered rides!

Begins March 2 at St. Cecilia Parish

Are you dealing with the difficult emotions surrounding the loss of a loved one? A Grief Share Program will begin on Sunday, March 2 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. for thirteen weeks at St. Cecilia Parish (across from the BI Library). You do not need to attend every session. The group is non-denominational, open to anyone, and free. Each meeting will include workbook questions, videos, and discussion led by trained facilitators. Average group size is 6-8.

For more information and to register, call 206-842-3594 or email St. Cecilia Parish. Visit the Grief Share website.

St. Barnabas’ Schola Nova invites you to Vespers on Sunday, March 9 at 6 p.m. Begin your Lenten journey with a contemplative half-hour of music, readings, and prayer.

Thursday, April 3, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral and livestreamed. Registration required.

We live in fraught times when violence seems to be the common denominator in a calculus based in mistrust and misanthropic othering. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind… Drawing on inspiration from his work with language and religion, conflict and peacemaking, this truth-teller of our time will draw us into an orbit of soulful wisdom and poetic grace.

Fee: $15 (for in-person and livestream participation). Visit Pádraig Ó Tuama’s website, and click below for more information about the event.

If you are interested in travelling together to this event and catching dinner together beforehand as a group, please register and contact Kim Cockroft.