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Worship at Grace Church

Grace Church has resumed in-person worship, with social distancing and other safety measures in place. In-person worship is now offered at the 11 AM service, with celebration of the Eucharist. As is recommended by the Diocese of Long Island, only the host will be distributed. Also, as recommended, there is a limit of fifty persons in the church. Because seating is so limited, we strongly encourage online reservations of seats. Click the Register button below to reserve a seat.
For those wishing to worship at home, the service is available as a livestream, simulcast on Zoom (The 9:15 AM Family Service continues to be offered on Zoom only.) Before worshiping with us in person, be sure to read our COVID-19 In-Person Worship Guidelines.

Thank you for again gathering with us safely!
Giving to Grace: 2021 Annual Giving Campaign

A great shout out to the 46 individuals and households who have pledged $181,106 to the 2021 Annual Giving Campaign. This is just a great response for these first two weeks. As your Stewardship Chairs, we are both humbled and heartened by your immediate and generous response.

Our goals for this year are both realistic and optimistic: We seek to maintain our current ministries and programs while responding to new opportunities for growth and healing. If you are an active pledger we are asking you, if able, to increase your 2020 pledge by 10%. If you have never pledged before, we are asking you to do so now. Offerings to the plate have dropped dramatically this year and we are working hard to stabilize the giving that supports us.

Please free to contact either of us (Seth and Andrew) with any questions. You can make a pledge online through your Realm account, by returning the pledge card you received in the mail or by dropping it in the offering plate. And if you need help signing into that account, please let us know. We’re happy to help! 

Every pledge matters – and we hope you will join us and our families in supporting the mission of our Church. 
 
Seth Lloyd & Andrew Blair
Announcing NOON ORGAN RECITAL
                       Tuesday, December 1st at 12:30 – 1:00 pm.
Craig Whitney
Grace Church Brooklyn Heights.
Advent: Preparation for A Just And Beloved Community

Sunday, Nov. 29 - Thursday, Dec.24

During the four weeks of Advent, LIFT* is leading an online reflection over the events of the last year and the hopes for Beloved Community in the year to come. You’re invited to celebrate a meaningful Advent by finding a few moments each day to log into the Circle, read the day’s scripture passage, and reflect on its meaning for your life, our church, and our community. Join our conversation by posting a few words or intentions in response to reflection questions.  

Advent is traditionally a season of waiting‒‒ waiting in hope, peace, joy, and love. As we begin our Advent readings this week, Jesus tells us to wait but “Stay woke!”. What does Jesus mean? Join the conversation by registering to join the Advent Reflections Circle here.  

*Brought to you by LIFT (Loving Intentionally and Faithfully Together), an initiative that creates parish opportunities for discernment and action on race, inclusion, and Beloved Community.
Spiritual Practices for Advent
 
Join in this Sunday, November 29 from 10:05 – 10:40 AM online with Zoom.
 
Learn about our LIFT Advent Scripture practice and other resources.
Thanksgiving Pie Drive Update 

Heartfelt thanks go to the entire Grace Church community for your extraordinary generosity in response to CAMBA’s Pie Project and Holiday Meal Drive. You brought almost fifty pies, and CAMBA will provide these to families that come to its Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry for Thanksgiving meals. Without CAMBA and your generosity, they would not have enough to eat. And many of you also made generous donations to CAMBA’s fund to support meals for these needy families. 
 
We miss the opportunity to support CAMBA and the communities that it serves through our traditional November hosting of the interfaith shelter this year. But outreach like this shows that the Grace Church community remains strongly committed to the mission of helping the neediest in our midst. 
 
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving! 
PS. 676 Headphone Drive: Update
P.S. 676 Red Hook Students receive their headphones for online learning.
 
Many thanks to all of you who donated headphones to the children of P.S. 676 in Red Hook. They are most appreciative and their teachers and parents are too! If you would still like to donate please use the link below. We are now at 61 headphones and the goal is 100. If you order please send items to the Parish Office or if you choose to , you can bring them to the Church office. The headphones are here on Amazon for $24 each. If you would like to make a donation to the school, please contact Marilyn Grant.

Thank you.
Vestry Nominations

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 10. At that meeting we will be electing a new Junior Warden to a two-year term, three new Vestry members for a three-year term, and three current Vestry members for a second three-year term. For new members to the Vestry, we seek individuals who are (1) regular and faithful in their attendance at worship services, (2) active participants in the life of the Church, (3) supportive of the Church through an annual pledge, (4) willing to assume a leadership role in one of the Church’s ministries, (5) able to attend regular Vestry meetings and (6) a team player. The Nominating Committee consists of the Rev. Allen Robinson, Wardens Kate Rock and Marilyn Grant and outgoing Vestry Members Andrew Foote, Mary Jacobus, and Abagail Nelson. The Nominating Committee welcomes input and recommendations from the Parish. If you or someone you know is interested in discussing a role on the Vestry, please email Kate Rock or Marilyn Grant.
Fall Zoom Offerings For Families
A SONG, A STORY & A SNACK Thursday afternoons at 4pm

A weekly, 20-minute Zoom session for young children (and the young at heart). Join Fr. Chris for live music and Bible stories as told by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We will end with the virtual sharing of an “agape meal” and prayer. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING.
How To Read The Bible
Wednesday evenings at 8pm
A weekly, 40-minute Zoom session for parents. Led by Fr. Chris, this series will focus on building a basic familiarity with the Biblical text and the variety of interpretive approaches to Scripture, and developing a regular practice of reading the Bible. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING.
Centering Prayer

The Grace Church Centering Prayer Group meets on Zoom at 7 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Our program includes the chanting of a psalm, intercessory prayer, twenty minutes of centering prayer, followed by a lectio divina, or sacred reading. On Wednesdays there is a short talk before the centering prayer. The program lasts 45 - 50 minutes. All are welcome! For more information contact Lindsay Boyer. Here is a schedule of upcoming events.
Giving to Grace
Thank you for your on-going support as we continue to worship remotely. We are happy to let you know that you may now make pledge or general offering donations by text! 

Please send a text to 73256 with the message "GraceBrooklyn". The first time, you will be prompted to provide your name and address, including your card number. If you save that information for future use, the second offering by text will be immediate. You may also make one time pledge payments and general offering donations on line here.

If you would like to set up a recurring pledge payment on Realm, please contact Kate Rock for an invitation to join. 
In Remembrance or Gratitude...

Altar flowers are a wonderful way to express gratitude for life's blessings or memorialize a loved one.

If you would like to contribute Altar flowers, please contact Marilyn Grant. An acknowledgment will be included in the service bulletin.
Parish Prayer Concerns

For a watchful and attentive Advent. For peace and justice in all places. For all who are working together to contain the pandemic. For those who have wandered from their relationship with God. For those for whom prayers have been requested, especially Beth; Bill; John; Richard B.; Jane; Richard & Linda F.; Rosemarie; Andrew; Katie Lynn; Noreen; Stephen; Florence; Julian; those who suffer from COVID 19, and those who care for sick or aging loved ones. In loving memory of Blanca Marcillo Esmerelda. In thanksgiving for the birth of a daughter, Grace Victoria Mary Bowen-Vollmer, to Mary Bowen and Val Vollmer.
Weekday Visits to Grace

To insure your safety and maintain the workplace standards established by the Department of Health, we ask you to let us know ahead of time when you will be stopping by. When you visit please use only the Clergy Door, which is the first door on your right in the Hicks Street courtyard. Sign the Visitors Log at the door (should we need to do any contact tracing), sanitize your hands and, as always, wear a mask.

To minimize traffic, particularly while children are at school, please refrain from moving through the Parish Hall. The restroom at the back of the sanctuary is available for your use. We thank you!
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