Sunday, Nov. 25. confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

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1 November 25, 2018 Phone FAX Sunday, Nov. 25 LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Melody Beattie 8:00 AM Chalice 2nd Chalice Acolyte O.T. Lector N.T. Lector Intercessor Usher Usher 10:30 AM Subdeacon M.C. Thurifer Crucifer Acolyte 1 Acolyte 2 O.T. Lector N.T. Lector Intercessor Usher Usher Beth Maisonet Kathy Hamilton Kathy Hamilton Beth Maisonet Carla Boyer Patty Seekamp Patty Seekamp Bob Seekamp Tim Powers Claire Newquist Lenora Vaughn Rick Scott Marlene Presley David Brokaw Torry Guardino Claire Newquist Joseph Barrett Joseph Barrett Torry Guardino NEW WEBSITE FOR LECTIONARY READINGS THE WEBPAGE IS IN CALENDAR FORM JUST CLICK ON THE DATE AND YOU WILL SEE THE READINGS FOR THAT DAY.

2 It s hard to believe that our 24th Crafte Faire is over--and what a day it was! We saw a slow and steady stream of visitors all day long. This was also our 2nd year on the trail. For those who do not know, last year we teamed up with two other churches in Goshen who have their fair on the same day (Goshen Presbyterian and St. James). We encourage fair goers to visit all three fairs and they can be entered for a prize. Each church sponsored a $75 gift card tree. Once again the trail was a big success for all three churches. Overall we had 115 individuals complete the trail. As a matter of fact, the winner of our Gift Card tree came all the way from Ringwood New Jersey! It goes without saying that this past Saturday could not have happened without all of the help and support of our parishioners. There are so many individuals to thank but I fear if I call you all out, I will no doubt forget someone. So I say thank you to everyone who baked, made baskets, helped Crafte Faire Wrap-up sell tickets, manned Grandma s attic, or a table (bake sale, trail tables, raffle, crafts, and baskets) placed road signs, hung flyers, fried fish, washed, cut or fried potatoes, made the delicious coleslaw, served and seated the hungry lunch crowd, made sandwiches for tea, made and served tea, created flyers and wrote press releases, packed up boxes and put away tables, walked around dressed like St. Nicholas, printed tickets and flyers, and so much more! Oh and don t forget those who proofread my articles! As you can see, a lot goes into this day and, without all of the above, we would not have made $5,200! Every year I am amazed that we pull this day off effortlessly, but in reality, with all of this help and support, how can we fail! Thank you again for all that you do to help support the fundraising committee. ~Eileen Barrett Faire photos by Joe Barrett

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7 Sunday, Nov. 25: Wednesday, Nov. 28: Sunday, Dec. 2: Wednesday, Dec. 5: Upcoming Events 8:00 AM: Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:30 AM: Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00 AM: Healing Mass 8:00 AM: Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:30 AM: Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00 AM: Healing Mass Last Week s Puzzle Solution S hoprite Grocery Gift Certificates are available for sale EVERY Sunday after each service. Grace Church receives 5% on the sale of the cards from ShopRite, while you purchase the cards at face value! Shoprite gift cards can make shopping for the family easy. Our ongoing fundraiser of Shoprite gift cards helps you prepare your meals while helping Grace Church. Please keep us in mind when preparing your shopping lists! W e are happy and pleased to announce that we can now accept credit card purchases for the ShopRite gift cards. So, if you use a rewards credit card you can now accumulate points while supporting Grace Church!

8 December 8, :00pm - 4:00pm $40 Make this great holiday decoration with us on Saturday December 8th and help the Guild of St. Margaret provide holiday dinners! $40 includes the wood pallet painting, appetizers, wine and desserts. Click Here to book your seat before December 3rd! Weekly Bible Study This Black Friday, score deals at smile.amazon.com/ ch/ and AmazonSmile donates to Grace Episcopal Church. It's almost Black Friday - one of the busiest shopping days of the year! This is a reminder that if you shop on Amazon be sure to select smile.amazon.com, and Grace Episcopal Church and the Guild of St. Margaret can increase its AmazonSmile donations. Use the message and image below in , social media, and on your website to spread the word to your donors, staff, and volunteers. On Nov 25th we will you an additional banner for Cyber Monday. Fr. Victor is offering Bible study on the Gospel of Luke following the coffee hour after the 10:30 Eucharist. Join us for one or for all of the series. If you have questions, see Fr. Victor or Tim.

9 Coffee Hour Fellowship Thinking about signing up for Coffee Hour? Go online to go/30e0f4da5a722a4f58-coffee and click on the picture to sign up for an upcoming Coffee Hour. You may sign up from home or, if you don t have access to the Internet, Call Chris at , or Patty at and we ll find you a Coffee Hour that s available. Remember, we have some coffee hours in which we get by with cookies. When you see something yummy on sale, call one of us to see what Sunday is available. Or, find a fellow parishioner and do a Coffee Hour together. Donations of funds or supplies are always accepted gladly, and if you don t feel up to the task of hosting a coffee hour, you may make a monetary donation and we will happily shop for you. Vestry News The next Vestry meeting will be held in the Parish House Boardroom on November 29th starting at 7:30 pm. All are invited to attend! P lease remember to take a look at the Goodshop Program ( You just might like it! To read the highlights of the August 16, 2018 Vestry meeting, click here. To read the highlights of the September 20, 2018 Vestry meeting, click here. Try out our audio mixer to listen to the 10:30 Sunday Mass live. No matter where you are you can join us in worship. Just click here! Contact Your Vestry Wardens Joseph Barrett jbar1021@gmail.com Clerk of the Vestry Bill Gunn bgunn@hvc.rr.com Claire Newquist cnewquist@frontiernet.net Treasurer Janet Cusack jlcomg83@gmail.com Vestry Lourdes Cruz lcruz1959@gmail.com Joseph Gayton gaygreatguy@yahoo.com John Cusack j.cusack@usa.net Allison McLean apsmclean@hotmail.com Anne Caldwell acfain@earthlink.net Connie Herm cherm51@yahoo.com Sue Scott rsuescott@gmail.com Tim Powers tmp617@gmail.com Mark Strunsky markstrunsky@gmail.com To submit suggestions, articles or notices please Kathryn Parker kmparker2255@gmail.com or Nancy Karp aprilseven2@gmail.com

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