Christmastide Week 2

Christmastide Week 2 Order of Worship January 1, 2017 9:00 am SUNDAY SCHEDULE CHRISTMASTIDE 2017: THE WAY OF PEACE 1300 E Aloha St Worship Service 9:00 am Because of the tender mercy of our God, WORSHIP SERVICE whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high Nursery to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 6 months - 4 years to guide our feet into the way of peace. Luke 1:78-79

Peace is an often misunderstood word.

By peace, we can sometimes mean the absence of conﬂict. When a war ends, nations sign a peace treaty. Similarly, when we are stressed out, we long for some “peace and quiet”, an absence of turmoil or tension.

By peace, we can also mean something (or someone) that brings us happiness. “At peace” can describe how we feel after we have eaten a really great meal or ﬁnished an excellent novel.

But, in the Bible, peace is much deeper, richer and far more complex.

Peace describes a rich and fertile situation where all relationships are ﬂourishing in the way God intended them to be. When the Bible uses the concept “peace”, it means many things happening at once: People in right relationship with God, their Creator and Savior, People in right relationship with themselves, People in right relationship with one another, and People in right relationship with creation.

Finding the path to peace is so often hard to do. Our culture is constantly offering to us lifestyles and choices that promise peace, but in reality can never deliver on those promises. And, because of our own uncertainty, pride, and shame, we can often be easily led astray in our search for peace.

This year during Advent* and Christmas, we are going to be looking at texts from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. God spoke through Isaiah giving Israel, the ancient people of God, and ultimately us his promises of peace.

God desires for us to walk in his ways of peace, and shows us the way to peace requires us to draw near to him. So, don’t give into the temptation towards self-protective cynicism or mindless holiday distraction. This Advent season, let us come to the Lord and ask him to show Unless otherwise noted, all us the way. Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © Let us worship! 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. (*For those new to the church calendar, Christmas season begins on Christmas Day and lasts All rights reserved. until Epiphany, January 6th. Advent is the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas day.) SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMASTIDE Standing

CALL TO WORSHIP Please silence all mobile phones Adapted from Psalm 100 and electronic devices for the duration of the worship service. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Text in bold is read together by Serve the LORD with gladness! the entire congregation. Plain Come into his presence with singing! text is read by one of the worship service leaders

Know that the LORD, he is God! The small symbols you will see It is he who made us, and we are his; throughout these pages we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. correspond to a "Key to Liturgy" that you can pick up in the lobby to engage children in the Enter his gates with thanksgiving, elements of our worship service. and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Our worship begins each week with a call to worship. We are gathered here today because For the LORD is good; God, our Creator, desires to his steadfast love endures forever, have a relationship with us. and his faithfulness Greatlyto all generations. To Be Praised Whether we realize it or not, he is the one calling us to Zach Bolen and Brian Eichelberger himself―today and every day.

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“Lectio Sacra” means “sacred Galatians 4:4-7 (NIV) reading.” It has been the practice of the church for But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, thousands of years to have portions of the bible read born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive during worship services. The adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son assumption behind this practice into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a is that we are people who need to be shaped by all of God’s slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an word. heir.

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!

Musical interludes are included in our service in order to provide INTERLUDE space for reﬂection and worship.

Standing CONFESSION OF SIN

Confession of sin happens Father in heaven, you have sent your only Son into our world. within the context of Father in heaven, you have sent your only Son into our world. relationship, both with God and Your true Light has come into our darkness. each other. We confess together, in community, before a We confess that we are afraid of naming and entering into darkness. gracious God who has given us himself. Confession both acknowledges our need for We avoid the darkness within us. mercy and celebrates its Instead of dealing with our sin, we distract ourselves. abundance in Christ. Instead of facing our guilt, we make excuses and shift blame. Instead of facing reality, we drift off into numbness.

We avoid the darkness around us. Instead of working for justice, we have opted for comfort. Instead of naming the sin of others, we make excuses and shift blame. Instead of entering into the pain of others, we remain uninvolved.

Forgive us for the ways we have tried to deny and avoid darkness. Forgive us for doubting the power of Jesus Christ.

(You are invited to confess your sins silently)

RECEIVING OF GRACE Adapted from Titus 3:4-5a (NIV)

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. In Christ, we have been forgiven and set free. Amen.

May the peace of Christ be with you! And also with you! 2 What Child Is This? words: William C. Dix 16th century English melody What Child Is This? William Chatterton Dix, 1865 j & 86 j œ œ œ. œ œ œ j Whatœ child is this, who, laid toœ rest,œ. œ onœ Why lies He in such mean es - tate where So bring Him in - cense, gold, and myrrh; come j j j œ & œ . œ. œ œ œ. œ Ma - ry’sœ lapœ œ isœ sleep - ing?œ Whomœ an - gels greet with ox and ass are feed - ing? Good Chris - tian, fear, for peas - ant, king, to own Him: The King of kings sal - j & œ œ œ œ. œ an - thems sweet,œ. œ while shep - herdsœ watchœ. œ areœ keepœ. - ing?œ. sin - ners here the si - lent Word is plead - ing. va - tion brings; let lov - ing hearts en - throne Him. œ. œ. œ œ j j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ This, this is Christ, the King,œ. whom shep-herds guardœ and an-gelsœ sing:œ.

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PRAYING THE PSALMS Psalm 8 (NIV)

Lord, our Lord, Praying through the Psalms each week teaches us how to pray, how majestic is your name in all the earth! using the prayer book of ancient Israel. As we pray, there will be pauses for reﬂection. You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your ﬁngers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all ﬂocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the ﬁsh in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

3 How Majestic

Zach Bolen and Brian Eichelberger Citizens & Saints Adam Skatula, Brian How Majestic Eichelberger, Nathan Furtado, Spencer Abbott, and Zach Bolen # # # ™4 ‰ œ œ™ Œ œ œ œ™ Œ & ™4 J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ O Lord, our lord, how ma - je - stic isœ your name # ## j j & œ ‰ ‰ œ œ Œ Œ ™ œ œ œ in all the earth!

Seated WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Prayer of Belief GOSPEL LESSON Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I Matthew 5:1-12 ever before believed, but The Blessed Life through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared Rev. Drew Burdette hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment Rev. Drew Burdette is preaching to us today. Drew lives in Seattle where he has on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. worked for the past several years as the Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Knowing that you have been Campus Minister at the University of Washington. RUF is the campus ministry raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as of the Presbyterian Church in America. Savior and Lord. Amen.

Prayer for Those Sermons can be streamed and downloaded at graceseattle.org/resources. Struggling with Sin Sermon time activity for kids kinder-8 years old meets in room 103 during the Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulﬁllment of all my ﬁrst service sermon. need and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and run with INTERLUDE perseverance the race set before me, looking to you, the author and perfecter of my faith. Copyright © 2016 Amen. OFFERING

The offering is a way for members and friends of Grace Church Seattle to support Prayer for Those the church’s mission and ministry. If you are our guest today, please feel under no Searching for the Truth Jesus, you claim to be the way, compulsion to give. Please let us know you’ve joined us today, as well as any the truth, and the life. Grant that comments or prayer requests, by placing your welcome card in the offering basket. I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen.

4 Seated, Standing, or Kneeling PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Father in heaven, we need your guidance. We love you and our hearts desire to follow you. Lead us as we seek to follow you in your mission.

Guide our relationships and conversations with loved ones who do not know you. (silent prayer for sharing the gospel with our lives and our words) Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Guide our church in our desire to be salt and light in our city. (silent prayer that God would give us faithfulness, perseverance, and boldness) Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Guide all those who faithfully serve here at Grace. (silent prayer for those who serve, lead, teach, counsel, befriend, pray, and care for the poor) Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Standing Let us pray together, as our Savior taught us:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

5 Jesus, With Thy Church Abide

Thomas Pollock Christopher Miner Lyrics: Thomas Benson Pollock, 1871 Jesus With Thy Church Abide Music: Christopher Miner, 1997 b4 Œ & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 1. Je - sus, with Thy church a - bide; 2. Keep her life and doct - rine pure; 3. May she one in doct - rine be, 4. May she guide the poor and blind, œ &b Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Be her sav - ior, Lord, and Guide, Grant her pa - tience to en - dure, One in truth and char - i - ty, Seek the lost un - til she find 2 4 &b Œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ 4 ˙ Ó While on earth her faith is tried: Trust -ing in Thy prom - ise sure: Win-ning all to faith in Thee: And the bro - ken heart - ed bind: j &b Ó œ™ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ We be - seech Thee, hear us, b j Ó ∑ & œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ We be - seech Thee, hear™ us.

Seated THE SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION

Allergen-free communion elements (wafer ingredients: Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal organic brown rice flour, organic of Christians. We invite all baptized followers of Jesus Christ who acknowledge white rice flour) are available at their sins against God and their neighbors and confess their need for the the center of the communion table. To partake, please dip in grace of Christ to partake of this meal. If you are a Christian and haven’t been the wine cup on the table, then baptized, please talk with one of our pastors. We would be honored to baptize proceed through the line. you. We hope that this time is helpful to you as you consider your relationship Copyright © 1997 Christopher Miner Music with Jesus Christ and with his people, the church. Prayer for Receiving Communion Lord Jesus, your perfect life, If you would like prayer during communion, intercessors will be available at death, and resurrection are the source of all blessing in this life the front and back of the sanctuary to pray with you. and the life to come. As I eat this bread and drink this cup, renew me in the joy and glory of knowing and serving you. I come to this table on the basis of your merit only and not my own. As you have completely and fully offered yourself for me, I now completely and fully offer myself to you as a living sacrifice. Amen.

6 words: Charles Wesley, 1739 music: Felix Mendelssohn, Arr. by W. H. Cummings, 1856

Standing Hark The Herald Angels Sing Charles Wesley, 1739 Felix Mendelssohn, 1840

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& b j œ œ œ œ œ œ. j Peaceœ onœ earth,œ. andœ merœ - cy mild, God and sin-nersœ recœ - onœ - ciled!"˙ Late in time be - hold Him come, Off-spring of the Vir-gin's womb. Light and life to all He brings, Ris'n with heal-ing in His wings.

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Joy - ful, all yeœ na - tions, rise, Join the tri - umphœ of the skies; Veiled in flesh the God - head see; Hail th'In-car - nate De - i-ty, Mild He lays his glo - ry by, Born that man no more may die, j & b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ With th'an-gel - ic host pro-claim, "Christ is born inœ Bethœ - le - hem!" Pleased as man with men to dwell, Je - sus, our Em - man - u-el. born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them sec - ond birth. . & b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ. j œ Hark! theJ her - ald an - gels sing, "Glo-ry to theœ new-bornœ King"˙

BENEDICTION Ephesians 3:20-21 (NRSV)

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Guide Our Feet

œ œ œ œ j Œ™ Œ™ Œ ™ & J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ ™ guide our feet in - to the way of peace.

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Pastor Carey Anderson (First AME Church) Preaching Women’s Retreat 2017 January 8, 2017 @ 9:00 AM & 11:30 AM SAVE THE DATE: March 10-12 2017 Grace has been slowly building a relationship with First AME Church The theme for this year’s retreat is “Seasons of a Woman’s Life” on Capitol Hill, the oldest African-American church in the state of and will be held March 10-12 at the Rainbow Lodge Retreat Washington. On Sunday, January 8th, we have the great privilege of Center. This is a great chance to get to know other women at having Pastor Anderson from First AME preaching God's word to us. Grace and enjoy a weekend of connecting and refreshment. He will also be leading a Q & A session during Christian Formation Registration will open at the end of January - stay tuned for Hour. details!

Congregational Meeting Sacred Road Mission Trip 2017 January 15, 2017 @ 10:30 AM SAVE THE DATE: July 29th to August 5th, 2017. We will be holding a congregational meeting during Christian We are excited to announce our 6th year partnering with Formation Hour to discuss the budget for the upcoming year. Sacred Road Ministries on the Yakama Indian Reservation. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to love our “ﬁrst Artists' Way Group neighbors” well. More information coming soon! Thursdays, starting January 19, 2017 @ 7 PM Contact: Bob and Donna Kelley [email protected] The Artist's Way group is a gathering of artists for fellowship and discussion based on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, which takes readers through a 12 week course to explore their inner creativity. The WAYS TO GET CONNECTED book was written to assist people in gaining self-confidence in harnessing their creative talents and skills. The Artist's Way group is Parish fellowships open to all adults, whether you see yourself as an artist or not. We will What is a parish? A parish is a neighborhood or collection of be meeting every Thursday evening at the Grace offices from neighborhoods that are proximate to each other. Each parish 7:00-9:00pm, starting January 19. For more info or questions, email has a parish captain who is responsible for coordinating Allyson at [email protected]. quarterly parish fellowships for the people who live within the parish. These fellowships are a great opportunity for new people

Adult Christian Formation Series Will Resume January 22nd. to connect with others from Grace and for regular attendees and To many of us, the Bible can be daunting and seemingly impossible members to get together for an informal time of fun and to understand. Or, for others, we can become so familiar with the fellowship together. To be added to your parish e-mail list, story of God that it becomes somewhat disconnected from the contact your parish captain (see page 10) or e-mail our Ministry reality of our day-to-day lives. God’s story is a compelling Administrator, Catie Stroethoff at [email protected]. description of the reality of our human existence, and it is has Community groups everything to do with our life here and now. During this 10-week What is a community group? A community group (CG) is a small class, Understanding and Living God’s Story: Connecting our Head group of up to 12 adults plus children that commit to journey and Heart, John Haralson and Debbie Smith will re-tell the big story together for the year (September-May) for the purpose of of God and connect the story to the practical issues and questions growing in relationship with God and each other. Community we face as we live the other six days of the week. This will be a great groups are located throughout the city, and are hosted and led by various members of the Grace community. CGs spend time in class for people who are new to faith as well as those who have some form of study/discussion and prayer as well as fellowship. been a Christian all their life! To see the list of available groups and/or register for a CG, visit our website (www.graceseattle.org) and click on the link for Prayer Ministry community group registration. If you have questions about We are looking for people who are feeling called to our prayer community groups, contact Debbie Smith at ministry team. Each Sunday, intercessors from the prayer team will be [email protected]. stationed at the front and back of the sanctuary to pray with you during communion time. The prayer team will also meet quarterly to pray together for the needs of our church, city and world. Contact Heather Andrews at [email protected] if you're interested in being a part of this ministry.

8 ONGOING EVENTS & GROUPS

Book Club Capitol Hill Women’s Shelter Saturdays @ 10:30 AM Because of the almost 20% increase in people without homes, ‣ January 21: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow First AME Church is hosting a new women’s shelter in ‣ February 25: Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin collaboration with the Union Gospel Mission, Grace Seattle and Delicious food and discussion of award-winning literature. other area churches. There is much to be done on a daily basis: For information on meeting locations, contact Amy Grooms at cooking meals, helping out in the evening and mornings, laundry, [email protected] etc.… Find out how you can help by contacting Gabriela. Contact: Gabriela [email protected] Infertility Support Group No matter where you are in the journey of infertility, you are not Lifelong - DRIVERS NEEDED! alone. We are a small group of women affected by infertility and Grace Seattle delivers pre-made meals and groceries on all of its collateral damage. We meet regularly to pray, share our Saturdays to vulnerable seniors and individuals living with or at stories, and encourage one another as we face these difficult risk of HIV/AIDS and/or other chronic diseases. We’ve had several battles. We would love for you to join us. volunteers step back on regular routes and several move recently, Contact: Karissa Taylor [email protected] leaving us short handed. Please let us know if you would like more information or would like to be part of the delivery team. Play Group Contact: Jordan Klekamp [email protected] Meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Website: lifelong.org church. Contact: Ruth Haubenstock [email protected] Mary's Place Empowers homeless women, children and families to reclaim Women’s Gatherings their lives by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing Contact: Karissa Taylor [email protected] and hope in a safe community. Every first and third Wednesday evening, folks at Grace read books with the kids who sleep at the Grace Kids Facebook Page Mary's Place shelter in Bell Town. We'd love for you to join us! For the latest news, messages and resources, check out the Grace Contact: Sarah Dietz [email protected] Kids Facebook page at: Website: marysplaceseattle.org https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Kids-at-Grace-Church- Seattle-940257476071589/ Meals Ministry Serves Grace community members with food delivery in case of short-term needs, such as injuries, illnesses, and new children. Volunteers are added to an email list and asked to serve as they are able when needs arise. Currently additional volunteers are needed to help serve the community in this practical way. Contact: Rebecca Ifland [email protected]

Serve Our Children And Families Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Please help us make Grace a place where all children are welcomed, known, and loved. You can start by serving once or twice a month with our under 5 years old crowd. They are really wonderful people that inspire our community's faith. Please contact Matt to start the application process. Immediate help needed in the nursery at first and second services. Contact: Matt Johnson [email protected]

9 PARISH FELLOWSHIPS

Since our congregation draws from a wide geographic area, the parish model provides a way for people to connect with people who live near them. There is the greatest opportunity for organic connection and time together when people are proximate to one another. We want to establish and grow community groups within each parish, and we also hope that quarterly parish fellowships provide a natural way to reach out to neighbors who aren’t part of the Grace community. If you are uncertain which parish your neighborhood is in, contact Debbie Smith at [email protected].

Parish Neighborhood Parish Captains Contact Number 1 Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Green Lake, Ben & Callie Salzman [email protected] Wallingford

2 Blueridge, Crown Hill, Greenwood, North Aaron & Rebecca Zide [email protected] Beach, Licton Springs Tassie & Eric DeMoney 3 Bitterlake, Broadview, Edmonds, Everett, Olivia Jones [email protected] Haller Lake, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Woodinville 4 Lake City, Maple Leaf, Northgate, Pinehurst Sabrina Fordyce [email protected]

5 Bryant, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Roosevelt, U Lydia Landrey [email protected] District, Windermere Adrianne Ogelsby 6 Hawthorne Hills, Sand Point, View Ridge, Scott & Jane Ickes [email protected] Wedgwood 7 Magnolia, Queen Anne, Westlake Jordan & Josh Klekamp [email protected]

8 Eastlake, Lower Capitol Hill, South Lake Ben Ahern [email protected] Union 9 Madison Park, Madison Valley, Madrona, Jenny James [email protected] Montlake, Portage Bay, Upper Capitol Hill 10 Central District, Downtown, First Hill, Sarah Hurt [email protected] Leschi, Mercer Island 11 Arbor Heights, Burien, Delridge, Abby St. Hillaire [email protected] Fauntleroy, Highland Park, South Park, West Seattle, Westwood 12 Beacon Hill, Columbia City, Hillman City, Nicole Herring [email protected] Kent, Mt. Baker, Rainier Valley, Renton, Seward Park, Tacoma 13 Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, Ruth Chase [email protected] Sammamish, etc.)

10 11 12 SERMON TEXT

Matthew 5:1-12

[1] Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. [2] And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: [3] “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [4] “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [5] “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [6] “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisﬁed. [7] “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. [8] “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [9] “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [10] “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [11] “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. [12] Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

13 SUNDAY SCHEDULE STAFF Rev. John Haralson, Pastor [email protected] 1/01 Christmastide Debbie Smith, Community Formation Director [email protected] Pastor Drew Burdette Preaching Jess Alldredge, Worship Arts Director [email protected] Worship Service 9 AM Matt Johnson, Grace Kids, Interim Director [email protected] No Christian Formation Classes Catie Stroethoff, Ministry Administrator [email protected] Noni Wilson, Bookkeeper [email protected] 1/08 First Sunday After The Epiphany Ginny Holladay, Grace Kids Host Pastor Carey Anderson Preaching Allyson Darakjian, Artist-in-Residence [email protected] Worship Service 9 AM and 11:30 AM Q&A With Pastor Anderson (First AME Church) 10:30 AM Grace Kids Christian Formation 10:30 AM MINISTRY COORDINATORS Baptism Jessica Jakubiak, YCG [email protected] Rebecca Iﬂand, Meals Ministry [email protected] 1/15 Second Sunday After The Epiphany Erin Christensen, Connection Center [email protected] Worship Service 9 AM and 11:30 AM Abby St. Hilaire, Serving the World [email protected] Congregational Meeting 10:30 AM Jo Taniguchi, Premarital Mentoring [email protected] Grace Kids Christian Formation 10:30 AM ELDERS 1/22 Third Sunday After The Epiphany Adam Schuyler [email protected] Worship Service 9 AM and 11:30 AM Darik Taniguchi [email protected] Adult & Grace Kids Christian Formation 10:30 AM Nat Taylor [email protected] Baptism Dan Huie on sabbatical

DEACONS Heather Andrews [email protected] Rebecca Iﬂand [email protected] Coleen Marta [email protected] Tamarack Randall [email protected] Grace Weigel [email protected] Lee Grooms on sabbatical Bob Montgomery on sabbatical

REFORMED UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP(RUF) Rev. Drew Burdette [email protected]

MAKING DISCIPLES. SERVING THE CITY.

Grace Church Seattle is a worshipping community in Capitol Hill, Seattle rooted in the belief that the historic Christian gospel is true, compelling, and transformative.

Worship Location 1300 E Aloha St Seattle, WA 98102 Ofﬁce Location 400 E Pine, Suite 215 Seattle, WA 98122

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