GRACE READS
Wednesdays, October 29-November 19, 10:30am
Forum Room (with zoom option)
We Are Not Dead: A Story of the Ottawa People in Michigan, by David Meyers

This comprehensive work of well-researched historical fiction, follows the movement of the Ottawa people in Michigan from historical lands to reservations created in the mid-nineteenth century. Based on true events, it follows a family’s trials, reactions, and attempts at survival following European settlement. It is the story of the native people who lived right here. Please contact Mary Huisman maryhuisman47@gmail.com if you have any questions and/or would like Zoom access.Copies of the book will be available in the Forum Room!  All are welcome!

Sunday Programs Begin for Children & Youth

Godly Play meets every Sunday starting at 10:15am in the room across from the Commons. All children are encouraged to participate and will join the service at the time of receiving communion. See Rev. Christopher if you have questions.
Children are also welcome and encouraged to participate in our services of worship and the fellowship that follows, with Pew Pals available for them to use during the service.

The nursery space in the lower level is also staffed and available for kids ages 4 and under.

Youth Group will meet every other Sunday starting on September 14 at noon. Lunch will be provided!

If you have questions, ideas, or contributions regarding resources and Grace’s Outreach and Social Justice Ministries, you can always reach out to Elizabeth Brubaker and/or  Rev. Christopher Roe.  

Speak Out to Help With Hunger Needs: 
Take Action and Protect the Most Vulnerable!
This year, the USDA has cut funding for Local Food for Schools program, and has also cancelled the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program, which funded about $500 million annually for food banks. Feeding America is asking people to contact their congressional representatives and urge them to not make cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

Feeding America has made this request easy, by providing a message (that you can completely personalize as you would like) and a link to allow your message to get to your Senators and your Representative with a single click (once you’ve provided your contact information).  Please consider using the following link to urge the protection of SNAP : U.S. Hunger Relief Organization | Feeding America

Episcopal Policy Network
Offers Ways to Engage Justice Issues
A grassroots network of Episcopalians across the country dedicated to carrying out the Baptismal Covenant call to “strive for justice and peace” through the active ministry of public policy advocacy. Facilitated by the Office of Government Relations, this network helps influence the development of legislation and policy of the U.S. federal government on critical issues such as immigration, ending gun violence, and more. EPPN FB page is here and posts regular updates and opportunities to engage. The EPPN page on TEC’s website is here.

You can also  Register to join EPPN for their weekly policy network calls! Thursdays, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. The Office of Government Relations holds a weekly conversation about the policies and legislation for which it is advocating and how Episcopal Church policies intersect with those issues.

Vestry 2025

Thank you, people of Grace! We not only hit the pledge goal for 2025 but passed it, with all gifts given in support of the mission and ministry of this congregation!
There will be more to share at the Annual Meeting on January 26th. For now, on behalf of the vestry, staff, other church leaders and all who benefit from the presence of this community of faith; many, many thanks!

-Rev. Jen Adams