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10 December 2017
Second Sunday of Advent
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
9:15 am Family Eucharist
11:00 am Holy Eucharist with Parish Choir
Coffee Hours are held in Guild Hall after 8 am and 9:15 am services; in the rear of the church after the 11 am service.
For detailed information about
the parish calendar, ministries, and outreach please click the link below.
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Stroller Group Christmas Brunch THIS Sunday,
December 10
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Please join us in the Gym following the 9:15 am Family Service
THIS Sunday,
to decorate gingerbread houses!
This will benefit our friends at Habitat for Humanity. We suggest a minimum donation of $5 for each house
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We'd appreciate it if everyone remembers to make their contribution at the brunch. Please bring a dish to share! Some of our younger members have food allergies so if your dish includes nuts, please include a label for it. Please contact
Lauren O'Garro-Moore
or
Becky Fruin
with any questions
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Advent Outreach Toy Drive Ends this Sunday
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Advent Outreach is underway. One of our ministries is donating NEW toys for the children attending the St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Holiday Party in Far Rockaway. Donate new toys for children newborns to age 16 to a wicker basket in the back of the church. You can also order a toy(s) directly from
Amazon
or T
oys R Us
and have it shipped to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.
We are also collecting contributions for CAMBA and Episcopal Relief and Development this year. Checks may be written to Grace Church Brooklyn Heights with either “CAMBA” or “ERD” on the memo line and placed in pre-labelled red or green envelopes for the collection plate or sent by post to the Parish Office.
For more information,
contact
Sheila O’Neill or see this
fly
er
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Tuesday Advent Organ Recitals
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Dear Friends,
Join us
on Tuesdays, at 12:30 pm
for our
Tuesday Advent Organ Recitals
. Please come and listen to wonderful music and take a half hour out of your busy day for some quiet Advent reflection.
All good wishes, Paul Richard Olson.
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Grace Church Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 17
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IT'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT TIME! The Pageant will take place on Sunday, December 17 at the 11 am service. For those involved, we have two remaining rehearsals: One on December 9, and a mandatory rehearsal with music on December 16; each begin promptly at 9:00 am and ending by 11:00 am.
The 9:15 service will not take place on December 17
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Please
contact
Brianna McCarty (or 785-550-1598) with questions.
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Christmas Memorial Flowers
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Parishioners and friends who would like to contribute Christmas flowers and greens in memory of loved ones or in thanksgiving for blessings in their lives may do so by filling out the half sheet form included in this coming Sunday's bulletins and either placing it in the offering plate or sending it to the Parish Office. Suggested minimum donation is $20.
For names to appear in the Christmas services bulletins, please respond by
Monday, December 18
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A Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 17, 5 pm
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The Grace Church Parish Choir will perform on
Sunday, December 17
, beginning
5:00 pm
. A special offering at service benefits CHiPS and a reception follows in the church sanctuary.
Christmas Cookies for the Lessons and Carols Reception would be very much appreciated!!
Please
contact
the Parish Office (or 718-624-1850, ext. 10) for more information.
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20/30s Gathering Before Lessons and Carols
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Jim and Molly Williamson are inviting members of the Grace community over for hot chocolate and cookies before Lessons and Carols, in the spirit of a 20/30s gathering. We’ll gather from some winter treats at 3:30 pm and then head over to Grace together Please RSVP to
Jim
or
Molly
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Diocesan Convention Report and Updates
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The 151st Convention of the Diocese of Long Island met on November 10-11 with Kathy Page and Emily Horcher as Grace’s delegates. Read
here
about exciting ministry initiatives in our diverse diocese. Of particular interest are videos of Bishop Provenzano’s convention address, a series on Racial Justice and Reconciliation and Long Island Youth at the 2017 Episcopal Youth Event. If you would like to learn more about this exciting gathering, please contact
Kathy Page
or
Emily Horcher
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Are We Prepared?
Estate Planning Workshop January 9, 7 pm
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The New Year can be a time of both reflection and preparation. Join us on
Tuesday, January 9
at
7 pm
for a workshop with an attorney from the law firm Day Pitney. This workshop is applicable to anyone thinking about wills, trusts, guardianship, and similar issues. The workshop is free and a reception will follow. Please
contact
Matilda Garrido with any questions and to RSVP. Do join us. Your family will thank you!!
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Tuesday Bible Study resumes January 9
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Tuesday Morning Bible Study will resume with a new guest leader, The Rev. Craig Townsend, who will be looking at the images of water, tree, sheep, bread, and rock, and trace their development through Old and New Testament passages. Craig is currently an Associate for Faith Formation at St Ann's and the Holy Trinity, and has preached at Grace on several occasions. He has lead pilgrimages to Canterbury England and to Jerusalem. He holds a Ph.D. in Church History, specializing in American Religious History. He has a reputation as a strong speaker and teacher. The five week sessions meet
January 9 to February 6, 10:30 am to 12 pm in the Choir Room
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Bible Study has represented a long-standing and very well regarded ministry at Grace for many years.
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Thank you to all who are so generously sharing photos of the vibrant parish community that is Grace Church Brooklyn Heights! Please keep
sending
on photos of parishioners participating in the wealth of programming here for inclusion in the weekly e-Grace Notes Parish News.
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Rector Search Committee: A Message from the Co-Chairs
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Search Committee pictured above:
Front row, left to right:
Marilyn Grant, Brianna McCarty, Sarah Davies, Anne Silver, Barbara Becker, Vivian Harrison.
Back row, left to right:
Craig Whitney, Thomas Baldwin, Chris Larson, Michael Rycheck
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Dear Fellow Parishioners and Friends,
On Monday, November 27, the Search Committee handed over to the Vestry the names of three final candidates for their consideration as 15th Rector of Grace Church Brooklyn Heights. The Committee’s work is done; the Vestry’s work has begun.
As Co-Chairs, we want to take this opportunity to publicly thank each member of the Search Committee for their hard work and tireless dedication to the process that was entrusted to us. During our 18 months together, there were major life events both joyful and sad — births, deaths, medical challenges, career milestones — but nary a bump in the road to affect our discernment work. We bonded both as friends and coworkers in our mission — and journey — of spirituality, aided by our Spiritual Guide Anne Silver, and by the daily prayers offered for our work by our Assisting Priest, Jim Hagen.
We are truly blessed to have such wonderful colleagues.
Thomas Baldwin, Sarah Davies, Marilyn Grant, Chris Larson, Brianna McCarty, Michael Rycheck, Anne Silver, Craig Whitney
With heartfelt gratitude,
Barbara Becker and Vivian Harrison
Rector Search Committee Co-Chairs
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Please remember that a Grace Church priest is available for hospital and home visits, and also to meet in the office for informal discussion of personal issues. Jim Hagen’s phone is 917-627-0771. Small cards are available on the table at the church entrance with email and phone information.
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Pastoral News and Prayer Concerns
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Parish Prayer Concerns:
Wendy Hooker; Sally Forbes; Sybil Payne; Jacob Connor; Eric and Frances Harrison;
Karl Steinbrenner; The Rev. Anne Richards; Bruni Suarez; The Rev. Martha Renn.
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Grace Church | 254 Hicks Street | Brooklyn NY 11201
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