Parish Announcements

Joy of Living Group, 7:00-8:30 p.m., 2nd and 4th Mondays

This group combines meditation, practices integrated in the flow of life, and discussion. Next meeting, in the Connector: July 13, 2026.

3 day Icon Workshop, Wednesday July 22-Friday July 24

There will be a 3 day intensive icon workshop from Wednesday, July22  through Friday, July 24. The workshop will be in Grace Church’s parish hall on Spring Street, and the hours are 9 am to 4 pm. As in the 16th century, students will be creating Byzantine style icons using traditional techniques and natural materials rich with symbolic meaning, including pure gold leaf, and ground mineral pigments in an emulsion made from egg yolk. Previous artistic experience is not necessary, since icon writing is as much a contemplative process of an inner spiritual journey into realms of beauty and glorification as it is an artistic discipline. Students of all levels of experience are welcome, and everyone will work on individual images at their own pace. A workshop fee of $5 per day will cover the cost of provided materials. For more information please contact: Sandy Lillydahl slillydahl@library.umass.edu; 413-549-2740.

Raising the Questions

This group meets the third Tuesday of every month

This month’s 4th Sunday collection is The Center for New Americans The Outreach Comission has chosen The Center for New Americans (CNA) as the recipient of Grace Church’s fourth Sunday collection. The CNA is a community-based, non-profit adult education center that provides the under-served immigrant, refugee and migrant communities of Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley with education and resources to learn English, become involved community members and obtain tools necessary to maintain economic independence and stability. It welcomes immigrants of all races, religions, and national origins, and believes that our community is made strong by a diversity of skills, cultures, and traditions.

Address

James House

42 Gothic Street

Northampton, MA 01060

Good news! Donations to the Haiti Uniform Campaign have reached over $7,500! That’s enough to fully support 100 students in the coming school year! Please take advantage of our generous July matching challenge to help outfit all of the students at St. Matthieu. All contributions are appreciated. For each student a uniform is $50.00 and supplies are $25.00. To donate: write a check to Grace episcopal Church with “Haiti Uniforms” in the subject line; or go to the church website, click “give”, go to “Haiti Ministry” in the dropdown. and mention “Uniform” in the “note” space, or see us today at coffee hour. 

Mesi anpil!