Greetings Good People of Grace,

All are invited to come to our Sanctuary to worship in-person this Sunday. We will have the Third Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist service, on June 26th at 10:30 a.m. 

To access the Sunday Service by Live Stream on our YouTube Channel, links are found at the top of our website at graceavl.com. Click on "YouTube Services" for the service, on "Sunday Service Bulletin" for the bulletin, and on "Sunday Hymns" to sing along during the service. You will also find a link to The Book of Common Prayer under Resources. 
 

Welcome Bishop Porter Taylor: Guest Preacher at Grace this Sunday!
G. Porter Taylor served as the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina from Sept. 18, 2004 - October 1, 2016. Many of us know him well and we are thrilled to welcome him to Grace!
He grew up in Asheville North Carolina, earning his B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.A. in English from the University of South Carolina, and his Ph.D. in theology and literature from Emory University. He received his M.Div. from The School of Theology at Sewanee and served at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Franklin, Tennessee. 

For many years he has taught at  Wake Forest University Divinity School as a Visiting Professor for Episcopal Studies.

For the past two years he has been an Assisting Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia.

Before his call to the Holy and Sacred Order of Bishops, he served seven years as rector of St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia. He is the author of To Dream as God Dreams: Sermons of Hope, Conversion, and Community, and From Anger to Zion: An Alphabet of Faith. He is married to Jo Taylor, an artist and research nurse. They have two children, Arthur & Marie.

Lay Ministers Serving this Sunday

Acolyte: Susan Robinson; Chalicist: Elaine Potter
Lector: Nancy Lewis; Intercessor: John Woodson
Ushers: George Davis & Pat Davis
Vestry Member of the Day: Steve Birkhofer
 

PubSing! Date changed from June 26th to JULY 3rd! Join us for an informal gathering to sing hymns, old time gospel, folk and Americana music.  We will congregate on Sunday evening, July 3rd, from 5:00-7:00, at the Zillicoah Brewery, located at 870 Riverside Dr, Woodfin, NC.
Come join us as we celebrate in song.  For directions go to http://www.zillicoahbeer.com. This is an outdoor event! Bring a chair.
For more information contact Monty Wooten at montywooten@bellsouth.net or 828-254-1114.

Valerie's Retirement Celebration! Save the Date! On July 10th after the 10:30 Service, come out to help Valerie Heavens celebrate her retirement. 
 

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Ed Duncan. Our long time parishioner Ed Duncan passed on April 29, 2022. A service is being planned at Grace Church for July 9th at 2 p.m.




 

CONNECTING & OFFERING SUPPORT

Do we have your latest membership information?  At the church, we like to have your phone numbers, email address, physical address, birthdays, anniversaries, photo and an Emergency Contact number. We only share your contact information with others in our church directory (although you'll see more info about yourself in the app). From the directory, you can connect with each other, and our pastoral care team members will know how to reach you if the need arises. Grace is a caring and compassionate community and we're so glad you're with us.

If you are not a member and are interested in joining, please reply with your interest, or let Rev. Milly know by calling or texting her at 828.772.1429. Once you're a member, you'll have access to our directory.

Information About Your SimpleChurch App!  Not only do you have access to the parish directory, but you can also easily change your profile picture, confidentially check the status of your pledge, and give to your favorite ministry through online giving. Sign on to find ways to reach out to and connect with other members of the church. And if you don’t know your log in information or need more instructions, contact Valerie at the office. A link will be sent to you that will make it easy for you to get into SimpleChurch.

Look for the green tree symbol to download the SimpleChurch app from your app store onto your computer or phone. The domain name when requested in the app is graceepiscopalasheville. For your computer you put in the domain name.  https://graceepiscopalasheville.simplechurchcrm.com. 
 

Electronic Giving Made Easy!  Grace Church receives electronic giving via our website at www.graceavl.com. There is a “Give to Grace” button on the top blue banner of our home page, in the upper right-hand corner. Additional ways to give to our “virtual collection plate” and various fundraising efforts are through the Simple Church app and the Venmo app @GraceEpiscopal-Church.    EPISCOPAL AND DIOCESE PROGRAMS: Sign up for the WNC Diocese Newsletter here. A couple of their programs offered are below. Click on a photo below to see more photos from the Asheville Deanery Dinner! It's so great to see some familiar faces from Grace! Learn more about how our Church responds to issues here and around the world related to Creation Care; Racial Reconciliation; Ending Poverty; Migration, Refugees and Immigration; and Human Rights and Peacebuilding. The EPISCOPAL PUBLIC POLICY NETWORK (EPPN) is a grassroots effort of The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations to educate, equip and engage individual Episcopalians in federal public policy advocacy from a faith-based perspective using trustworthy information.   ONGOING PROGRAMS Weekly Taizé Continues on Tuesday evenings at 6pm These ecumenical services are known for their melodic chants and prayers. Although music forms a central part of the service it is mixed with comforting periods of silence allowing for contemplation. Lighted mostly by candlelight in the sanctuary of Grace Church, the vesper light of approaching evening offers a safe and nurturing space for a well-deserved moment of peace in our hectic lives. Healing prayer is offered throughout the service for oneself or on behalf of someone else. Feed Your Sheep Ministry   Due to a freezer malfunction we had to discard all of the Feed My Sheep food.  It will need to be replaced but not until the freezer is repaired. When it is we will let you know so that food will be available for this who need it. Women Walking the Way Thursday at 8:00 am meet at the Bird Sanctuary parking lot. Women of Grace, please consider joining Rev. Milly for a weekly walk at Beaver Lake. This time together is devoted to deep listening to how we as women walk the way of Jesus, in the world and in our community of Grace. No need to register or even email her, just show up!  Monday Morning Bible Study Bible Study will continue to meet via Zoom on Mondays until further notice, at 10:30 AM, as we study the scriptures for the upcoming Sunday service. Please join us virtually or by clicking on the button at graceavl.com/. The Pastoral Care Team at Grace Our pastoral care team invites you to reach out to us with any pastoral care needs you, or your family, may have, by emailing the team at Pastoralcare4grace@gmail.com. You can also email, text or call Fr. Mike at 860-771-1656 or Rev. Milly at 828.772.1429, Sunday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., unless it’s a pastoral emergency. Praying Together Rev. Milly holds open spiritual direction sessions for individuals or couples weekly by appointment Wednesdays 1-3 pm in the sanctuary. Please email Rev. Milly to schedule your time with her. Rev.Milly4Grace@gmail.com.   THIS WEEK'S SERVICES AND MEETINGS SUMMARY Date and Time Service or Meeting Location Sunday, 10:30a Holy Eucharist Service* with Bishop Taylor Porter Preaching Sanctuary/YouTube** Mondays at 10:30a Monday Morning Bible Study (continues on Zoom) ** Zoom Mondays, 3p Pastoral Care Team Meeting Zoom Tuesdays, 6p Taizé Service Sanctuary Wednesdays, 1-3p Praying Together with Rev. Milly - by appointment Sanctuary Wednesdays, 5:30p Centering Prayer Zoom** Thursdays, 8a Women Walking the Way Beaver Lake   * BULLETIN AVAILABLE    **LINK AT TOP OF HOME PAGE graceavl.com   Check Out the JUNE ISSUE OF THE GRACE TEAM. In this edition, you'll find: - Reflections from Fr. Mike - Message from Our Sr. Warden (plus a surprise video clip!) - Events at a Glance - Celebrating our Amazing Choir! - Rummage Sale and Potluck Photos - Budget Update, Ministry Schedule and more! We are so glad you are with us in our Grace community! Many Blessings, Valerie