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Seasonal Events

Grace Church offers special events throughout the year. Here are a few recent and upcoming celebrations:

2009Sunday February 15Evolution Sunday, with a sermon on interactions between science and religion
Sunday March 1Annual Meeting
Sunday March 15Celtic Mass for St. Patrick's Day, followed by an Irish Tea Party
Sunday April 12Easter Sunday, followed by Egg Hunt in Rachel's Garden
Saturday May 30Confirmation with Bishop Gayle Harris
Sunday August 16Scholarship Awards Service
Sunday September 13Opening of Children's Sunday School (all ages)
Tuesday September 15Start of Adult Christian Education series (Tuesday Night Study Group), 6:30 - 8:00, "saints for our own day"
Sunday September 20International Day of Prayer for Peace, with a focus on Africa; worship in the Sudanese tradition
Saturday September 26Parish Yard Sale, 9 - 2, with lunch available
Sunday October 18Peace Pilgrimage Sunday, with worship and lunch for pilgrims
Sunday November 1All Saints Day and Remembrance Sunday
Sunday November 29Advent (Stewardship Season) begins
Sunday December 6Shared Ecumenical Worship and Fair Trade Advent Bazaar at First United Parish
Sunday December 20Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols with Children's pageant and presentation of pledges to the Christ Child
Thursday December 24Christmas Eve worship
Friday December 25Christmas Day worship
2010Wednesday January 6Feast of the Epiphany (Three Kings)
Sunday January 10Baptism of Our Lord, with baptism of new members
Sunday January 24Ecumenical prayer service for Christian unity
Sunday February 14Evolution Sunday
Sunday March 14Celtic Mass for St. Patrick's Day
Sunday March 28Palm Sunday
Thursday April 1 Holy (Maundy) Thursday. Ecumenical Service at First United Parish, 460 Broadway, Everett, 7 p.m.
Friday April 2 Good Friday service, with the Stations of the Cross, and Communion from the reserved sacrament, 7 p.m.
Sunday April 4Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service, outdoors in Everett Square (weather permitting; otherwise, indoors at First United Parish), 7 a.m.
Easter Eucharist, 10 a.m. Children's Easter Egg Hunt afterwards, in Rachel's Garden
Tuesday April 6Tuesday Night Study Group resumes, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday May 1Application deadline for the Alice V. Johnson Scholarships
Sunday May 23Festival Eucharist for Pentecost