Our summer service schedule begins Pentecost Sunday, May 28, with one service at 9:30am. The regular service schedule will resume on Sunday, September 10th.
May 28th is the 4th Sunday of the month and the recipient of the Outreach Offering will be the Amherst Survival Center. The Survival Center, with the help of many volunteers, connects residents of Hampshire and Franklin Counties to food, clothing, healthcare, wellness, and community. Located in North Amherst, the Center offers a wide variety of services including community meals, a food pantry, fresh food distribution, as well as a large number of special programs. Please consider a generous gift to support our neighbors. If you write a check please make it payable to Grace Church and add “outreach” on the memo line. Thank you for any gift you are able to give.
Grace Communications Committee
Grace has recently established a communications committee. The goal of this committee is to share information about our church in order to expand our reach and publicize information about our many offerings. This includes sharing information via our current website, exploring opportunities for social media options, and marketing. If you have expertise or an interest in this area, please contact co-chairs, Sarah Chadwick and Patrick Kelly. We would welcome the opportunity to work with you!
14 Volunteers Needed for Summer Coffee Hour Summer church services at 9:30 a.m. will begin on June 4 and go until September 10. That is 14 weeks. We need 14 volunteers to host summer coffee hour. It would be great if this could be shared between current 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. hosts. We would also love to welcome some new hosts to this roster. A sign-up sheet is in the Connector. Won’t you please help? And, as always, folks are most welcome to bring treats to coffee hour. If you have questions, please contact Sarah Chadwick. Looking forward to your kind help!
Presentation sponsored by Pastoral Care, June 4th at 11:15 am Amanda Mullen, PhD, will be giving a presentation on Memory Changes: When to Worry. Dr. Mullen is a clinical psychologist specializing in supporting, teaching, and counseling people living with dementia as well as their families and care partners. In her private practice, Changing Minds, she focuses on helping elders and their families navigate brain change. Please come and bring your questions.
Save the Date
Summer Poetry and Prayer Series Returning – Beginning June 5th
Last summer, Megan led a Zoom meditation series on poetry that will be returning on Monday June 5th, will all new poems by an array of mostly contemporary writers. Join us for a poem, reflection prompts, meditation time, and optional discussion each week, Monday at 12:15 p.m. Be on the look out for an email soon with the Zoom link.
Grace Garden Tour with Lunch Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 10! Grace Church is sponsoring what promises to be a wonderful garden tour with a progressive lunch. Tour three exquisite gardens and dine on three delicious luncheon courses, one at each garden. This is an event not to be missed, but space is limited. Please register before but no later than Monday, June 5 at https://tinyurl.com/Grace-garden or after church in the Connector. Tickets are $40 for one, $75 for two. Tour hours are 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This event is part of the Mind the Gap campaign where all proceeds go to reducing the current budget gap. Won’t you please participate? Contact Suzannah Muspratt if you want to help or if you have questions.
Graduations and Commencements! On Sunday, June 11th, we would like to recognize all who are graduating, from Pre-school to Post-Doctorate. Send us their names, so we can include them in the service. If they are pursuing further studies, please let us know that too. Please contact Terrie Korpita in the Parish office at 413.256.6754 or to request recognition.
Please join members of Climate Action@ Grace on June 11 At 11 a.m., for the tolling of the bell, for 11 minutes, to sound the alarm for the climate emergency on our planet. And immediately following—at 11:15 in the Parish Hall, please come to hear from and speak with State Rep. Mindy Domb about issues of climate justice, bills before the legislature in the current session, and how we can best communicate with our legislators to express our concerns. This is for all—not just for Mindy Domb’s constituents; she is eager to help us be more informed and effective within our community and the Commonwealth.