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20 August 2017
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
9:15 am Family Service with Eucharist
11:00 am
Holy Eucharist with Hymns
All services through the summer will be held in Guild Hall.
Coffee hours are held in Choir Room after 8 am, 9:15 am and 11 am services.
For detailed information about the parish calendar, ministries, and outreach please click the link below.
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Above:
Paul Vasile (Music That Makes Community)
Paul Olson, Grace Church Organist and Choir Master, piano
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Accessible Bathroom Coming to Grace Church
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For many years we have dreamed of installing a restroom at Grace Church that will be fully accessible for individuals using a wheelchair or walker. Plans are now underway to make this happen!
This new bathroom will go in the space known as the “acolyte closet” in the northwest corner of the Nave. That doorway will be closed off and a new entrance made in foyer below Paul’s office. The bathroom will be ADA compliant, gender neutral, and include a changing table for babies.
A new closet for the acolyte robes will go into the Guild Hall, matching the existing cabinetry. We expect this to be installed within the next couple of weeks.
Over the past few years -- through the efforts of many, many parishioners at our annual Winterfairs and Galas -- we have raised more than $100,000 in Fair funds. The Vestry has decided that the long-sought accessible bathroom would be well in keeping with the long tradition of special projects funded by the Fairs and Galas.
The architect for the project is the firm of NV/Design Architecture, and plans are now out for bid by will several contractors. A start date for the project has not yet been established, but we are eager to get started. We’ll provide updates as more information becomes available.
Vivian Toan, Senior Warden Kate Rock, Junior Warden
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Gilda Roberts could use some Grace TLC!
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A long-time member of Grace, Gilda moved back to England to live with her niece. She has recently been ill and would be cheered by cards or messages from her friends at Grace.
Please send her a message at:
Gilda Roberts
23 Beverly Road
London SW13
England
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Our parish office is open daily Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The sanctuary is always available during these hours for private worship.
Many of us need a few moments of prayer and contemplation from time to time. Ring the doorbell to the office at the Hicks Street entrance, and Christian will gladly welcome you into the sanctuary.
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Rally Day is September 10
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Heads up, All. We will celebrate Rally Day this year on Sunday, September 10, at 11 am. This will be an all-parish service, at 11 am, with Holy Baptism, and the Parish Fall BBQ immediately following the service on Grace Court.
If you would like to be baptized, or have child whom you would like to have baptized, please
contact
our Parish Administrator, Christian DeRuiter, or go to our
website
, and scroll down to “Holy Baptism” for the form. The form must be filled out completely, with all Godparents’ information (
including full addresses
) provided. Please mail the completed form to Christian's attention at the church parish office (254 Hicks St., Brooklyn NY 11201) or put it in the collection plate.
The deadline for the forms is Monday, August 28. All forms must have arrived here at Grace by that date in order for the baptisms to happen.
Questions?
Email
or call Christian at 718-624-1850, ext. 10.
There will be a rehearsal for the baptism on Sunday, September 10th at 10:15 am in the church. everyone who is part of the baptisms must be present - children, parents, Godparents, grandparents, dogs and cats, visits, hangers-on, friends. The rehearsal will be about 40 minutes long.
Thank you and see you soon,
Anne+
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Annual Parish Fall BBQ, September 10
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Dear Fellow Parishioners,
The day of our Annual Parish Fall BBQ is fast approaching - on Rally Day, Sunday, September 10, on Grace Court. As always, we would love to have your donations of salads and/or desserts, and we need half a dozen volunteers to help with the grilling of hamburgers and hot dogs. Please help make this event a fun one!
So that the entire Grace Church community can be together that day, we are having only one service, at 11 am.
To volunteer your grilling time, or to let us know what type of salad or dessert you will bring, please sign up in the rear of Guild Hall, or
email
Martha Bakos Dietz or call 917-880-5653, or
email
Emily Horcher or call 718-625-1586.
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Grace Church School Applications
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Parish families interested in applying for admission to Grace Church School for the 2018-2019 school year may request an application
online
,
beginning at 9 am on Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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Completed applications are due September 29, 2017
. Tours will be assigned once completed applications are received.
Please indicate that you are applying under Special Consideration status as a Grace Church Parish Member.
Special consideration eligibility does
not
guarantee admission to the school. For further information about special consideration eligibility, please
contact
Vivian Toan.
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Plan now to attend our annual August Hymn Sings every Tuesday evening in August,
ending Tuesday, August 29
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We meet in the air conditioned Choir Room, starting at 7:00 pm and ending at 8:30 pm.
We have loads of fun singing everything from Gregorian chant and old favorites to Country Western Christian! When was the last time you sang
I Want to Be a Cowboy for Jesus
or
Telephone to Jesus
?
Led by our Organist and Choirmaster Paul Olson, we will have other presenters, including Grace choir member Patricia Woodward and Plymouth Church member, Jacque Jones.
Over the years, this has become a popular summer activity not only for Grace Church Brooklyn Heights members, but for friends all throughout Brooklyn.
Bring friends and enjoy with us the diversity of religious hymnody.
If you have questions or hymn requests, please
email
Paul.
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Above left:
Paul Olson, Grace Church Music Director, piano
Above right
: Patricia Woodard, Grace Church Choir member
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Announcing the 2017-2018 Children’s Choir Schedule at Grace Church
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Rehearsals for the 2017-2018 year will start Monday, September 11 beginning at 3:30 - 4:15 pm in the Choir Room.
The Children’s Choral program is open to children ages 4-8. Children get basic tools in singing, to learn to enjoy singing, to learn about the church, the church year and to learn a wide range of fun music.
Children sing at the 9:15 am family service as well occasionally at the 11:00 service. Children are encouraged to bring a friend. There is always a special treat or snack following the rehearsal. Parental participation is also encouraged. We want to encourage more participation with our children in our worship services.
A schedule for the year will be given out and emailed to families at the first rehearsal.
I look forward to working with your children another year, Paul.
For further information, please contact Paul Olson at 718-624-1850 x20, or by
email
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Fall Bible Study resumes, September 19
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Beginning on
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 10:30 am
to Noon
in the Choir Room, Grace Church is offering a five-week seminar on the Minor Prophets. The seminar will be led by the Rev. Dr. Christian D. von Dehsen, a Lutheran pastor and biblical scholar, and will offer opportunities to explore the messages of the 12 Minor Prophets through study and lively discussion.
The schedule for the seminar is:
September 19: Introduction to the historical context and a focus on the prophet Amos
September 26: A focus on the prophets Hosea, Jonah, and Nahum
October 3: A focus on the prophets Obadiah, Joel, and Micah
October 10: A focus on the prophets Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and Haggai
October 17: A focus on the prophets Zechariah and Malachi
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Rector Search —
Bishop’s Approval Received for First Round of Interviews
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Search Committee pictured above:
Front row, left to right
: Sarah Davies, Marilyn Grant, Vivian Harrison, Barbara Becker, Anne Silver, Brianna McCarty.
Back row, left to right
: Thomas Baldwin, Craig Whitney, Michael Rycheck, Chris Larson.
In the past few weeks, things have moved quite quickly on the Rector Search front. Two weeks ago, we reported that following a robust response to our posting, and careful consideration of all applicants, the Committee had selected, and submitted to the Bishop, a list of twelve applicants with whom to conduct the first round of interviews. The Bishop responded very quickly, and the Committee is now in the process of scheduling telephone interviews with each of the approved candidates. Following these calls, the Committee’s next task will be to select from this group six or seven candidates for in-depth, in-person interviews.
The Committee is grateful for the prayers and support of the clergy, the Wardens, the Vestry and the entire parish throughout this important process of transition.
You can view our Parish Profile
here
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Pastoral News and Prayer Concerns
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Parish Prayer Concerns:
Wendy Hooker; Sally Forbes; Sybil Payne; Patrick Owen Burns, Sr.; Bill Newbury; Jacob Connor; Eric and Frances Harrison.
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Grace Church | 254 Hicks Street | Brooklyn NY 11201
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