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Sunday, April 6, 7 – 8 a.m.

Earth & Spirit will host our annual “Dawn Chorus” birdwatching at Grace, with veteran birder Demi Allen.

We will meet in the Grace parking lot, then quietly walk the Grace trails and listen for our feathered friends. All ages are welcome.

The most exuberant singing is often heard in spring when birds identify territories and mates. Come help us add some new species to the Grace bird list.

Demi will bring a spotting scope. Bring binoculars and a bird guide if you have them.

Beulah Downing encourages us to use Cornell’s Merlin bird ID app to identify birds we see or hear. Using it, she was able to identify the songs of a Spotted Towhee, Northern Flicker, Pine Siskin, Junco, Robin, and a Crow in the distance. “It was the loud call of the Flicker that got my attention, and then I began to hear more and more. A wonderful morning chorus!”

Each Easter we remember and celebrate those we love with the gift of floral arrangements and a special dedication in the Easter Day bulletin. To contribute to our Easter Flower Fund and share the names of your loved ones, visit our website for forms and payment info. Paper forms are available in the narthex. Submission deadline: Sunday, April 13.

Our last session will take place on April 8 from 6:15 – 8:30 p.m.

We will gather on Tuesday 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.

Continually reimagining who will come through the doors, loving our neighbors, and welcoming the stranger. This is Grace, where the ministers, all of us, make Grace happen for all who come, and all who are yet to come. A place where there’s room for everyone at the table.

The Growing Grace team has been looking for ways to be more welcoming and to better serve the community through improvements in our systems, practices, and physical spaces. Here are some examples:

Eyes open, Finding Grace: The Grace Episcopal Church sign on Day Road has received its Spring cleaning and encroaching plants trimmed for better visibility. Soon to come will be signage directing traffic past the Island School, all the way south to Grace Land.

Several guest parking spaces will be designated to welcome visitors.

In the Narthex, directional signs for the restrooms have been installed.

Say Hello, Hooray, and Welcome: We look forward to welcoming our new part-time Coordinator for Youth Ministry to assist us in developing youth programs. Details to follow soon.

Listen up: Within the year, a vastly improved sound system will improve the auditory experience for in-person and online participants.

Continually reimagining Grace. As we work to expand our membership and grow more deeply into who we are meant to be, Grace abides and Grace evolves. All shall be well. All is well. Thanks be to God.

For the Growing Grace team,

Julie Shryock

Over the next few weeks, the Outreach/Faith in Action ministry will be gathering donations of the following items:

hygiene wipes (baby wipes) • new warm socks and underwear • peanut butter • warm hats & gloves (winter)

We will have donation baskets in the narthex and invite your support of this beautiful ministry in Grays Harbor.

Blessings!

Our Grace Team served more than 40 free meals last Friday in downtown Winslow. Many of our guests dined in, enjoying lively conversations and a piano player. IVC (Island Volunteer Caregivers) volunteers delivered approximately a dozen meals to those unable to attend.

Thanks to the crew!

Maureen Malone, Jan Jeffcoat, Cindy Logan, Willa Fisher, Marilynn Moller, Theresa Olson, Karen Barmmer, Cindy Logan, and Michael Bronsdon (Not pictured: Edith Cobourn, Bob Spanfelner, Ben Leifer)

Friday, April 18, 12pm – 4pm at the Bainbridge Performing Arts Center

The Gross Family cordially invites you to gather with us to celebrate the life and mourn the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Mary Lee Gross. We hope you can join us to remember her and share stories and comfort with her family and friends from across the wide path of her adventurous journey. We are forever grateful for the impact she made on all of our lives.

Exploring Spirituality’s Vital Relationship with Resilience

A three-part seminar at Grace

Tuesdays, May  6, 13, 20, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m

Join Counselor & Spiritual Director Nita Baer as we consider works of Dr. Lisa Miller, John Phillip Newell, and others, who inform our understanding and nourish our relationship with resilience. Free. All are welcome. Please email Kim Cockroft sign up: kim@gracehere.org.

The IFC Music Festival took place on Sunday, March 30, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Bainbridge Island.  A robust group of thirteen singers from Grace took part in the event. Twelve different faith communities presented songs, including Grace. The event was well-attended and was a joyful experience for all involved. A special thank you to the musicians from Grace who contributed their beautiful voices for the event!

Last Sunday, in place of the homily at both services, Rev. Barbara Weza, Archdeacon for the Diocese of Olympia and Executive Director of Chaplains on the Harbor, spoke to us about this Grays Harbor organization, and what sustains her in her ministry.

Listen to her talk here.

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

Aspect Foundation, a nonprofit providing affordable study-abroad opportunities, seeks a Bainbridge Island family to host a 17-year-old girl named Tea who would like to be an exchange student for the upcoming 25/26 school year. This vetted family would be asked to give Tea a loving home with daily meals (school lunches excluded), a place to sleep/study, and make her feel part of the family. Tea would have her own spending money and medical insurance while she is on the program. Interested families, please contact Jodi Moore at 360-813-4999.

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