Grace Church’s 2016-2017 Calendar of Key Events
August
4Wedding Rehearsal @ 5:30p
6Wedding @ 4:30p
7Susan off – Ann Kruger hosting Coffee Hour
14Margaret Irwin in for Jonathan (on vac)
21Buildings and Grounds meeting @ 9a
Susan off - ?hosting Coffee Hour
Pride Parade – parking vouchers needed for street parking
Adult Forum – MOSES Project
Sacred Harp Singers @ 3p
28Adult Forum – Jail Tutoring Program
Healing Prayer Team meeting @ 11:30 in undercroft
September
2Wedding Rehearsal @ 4:30p
3Wedding @ ? (11a-3p)
4Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
Taste of Madison – No coffee hour
5Labor Day – Office Closed
FMM
6FTBreakfast
11 Christian Formation Begins
Ironman & Grandparent’s Day
17Day/Adams Wedding
18 Celebration of Henning’s 60th Anniversary during Coffee Hour
Bike the Barns
23Wedding Rehearsal @ 4:30p
24Safeguarding God’s Children
Wedding @3:30p
25 Forum –
Baptism? (Carlson/Wilber family)
30Two Wedding Rehearsal @ 4:30p & 6pm
October
12 Weddings one @ 1pm and one @ 4pm (Groth)
2 St. Francis Day, Blessing of the Animals during 10am service
Pageant Rehearsal read-through @ 9am
Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
3 FMM
4FTBreakfast
7-8Diocesan Convention - Madison
9 Pageant Rehearsal ??
14Pantry Fundraiser – 6p-9p
Wedding Rehearsal @ 4:30p
15 Wedding @4:30p (?)
16 Pageant Rehearsal ??
17Jonathan’s sabbatical begins
20 Wedding Rehearsal @4:30 or 6p
21 Wedding @ 2pm (?)
23Pageant Rehearsal ??
30UTO Ingathering
Pageant Rehearsal ??
November
6 All Saints Day – special liturgy
Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
Pageant Rehearsal ??
7FMM
8FTB
13Pageant Rehearsal ??
Madison Marathon
20Pageant Rehearsal ??
24-25Church Office Closed for Thanksgiving
27 1st Sunday in Advent
Pageant Rehearsal ??
Advent Wreath Making workshop
December
4 Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
Annual Meeting
St. Nicholas coming to Children’s Church and coffee hour
Pageant Rehearsal
5FMM – Middle School class helps
6FTB
11 St. Lucia Day – coming to coffee hour
Pageant Rehearsal @ 9 am in library and at 11:15 in nave (during coffee hour)
?Lessons and Carols
Christian Formation makes cards for homebound
18 Christmas Pageant Performance @ 10 am service – Dress rehearsal at 8:30am
Distribution of plants and cards to the homebound by the congregation
23Mid-day service
24 4 p.m. service, 10 p.m. service (musical prelude begins at 9:15 p.m.)
25 Christmas Day
No Sunday School
26Church Office Closed for Christmas
30Church Office Open
Wedding Rehearsal @4:30p
31Wedding @ 4:30p or 5pm
January
1The Holy Name
Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
2Church Office Closed – New Years Day Observed
FMM
3FTB
6Feast of the Epiphany (service?)
8Baptism of Our Lord
Baptisms – get cakes
15
16Church Office Closed – MLK Day
22
29
February
5Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
6 FMM
7FTB
11Vestry Retreat
12
14Valentine’s Day
19
26 Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Transfiguration)
28 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (5:30p)
March
1 Ash Wednesday (services at 7a, 12:10p, 6pm) - Beginning of Lent
Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
5First Communion Program Begins
7FMM
8FTB
10Wedding Rehearsal @4:30p
11Wedding @ (3:30-7:30)
12Daylight Savings Time Begins
19
26
April
2Sending out of Eucharistic Visitors
Children’s church makes cards for homebound
First Communion Celebration during 10am service (?)
3FMM
4FTB
9Palm Sunday
Distribution of cards and plants to homebound
(Madison schools on Spring Break thru April 16th)
10-15Holy Week
10. Monday service at 6:15pm
11. Tuesday service at 6:15pm
12. Wednesday service at 7am, 12:10pm and 6:15pm
13. Thursday service at 6:15pm
14. Friday service at noon
15. Saturday Liturgy of the day 9am, Vigil at 8 pm
16Easter Sunday – No Sunday School – get cake
17Church office closed
21 Wedding Rehearsal @4:30p
22Wedding @2pm
23Open Doors, Madison Event ????
29All Madison Confirmation – Maybe at Grace
May
7
14Mother’s Day (UW Madison commencement)
Last Sunday of Youth Formation
21Youth Sunday, Sundae Sunday, Teacher Appreciation
Last Sunday of Christian Formation for year
28Memorial Day
Half Marathon
June
4Pentecost