Growing in Faith. Creating an Inclusive Community.
Serving with Compassion. Working for Social Justice.
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August 1
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist (in person)
8 am 9:15 am 11 am
Our Vimeo livestream and Zoom simulcast will be on hiatus for the summer. These will resume Sunday, Sept. 19th. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Pre-registration no longer required.
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AUGUST HYMN SINGS
August Hymn Sings resumes this Tuesday, August 3rd, from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm in the Guild Hall. Join us each Tuesday during the month of August. Jacque Jones will be the convener for August 3rd.
Bring a friend or two and your love for singing!
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PARISHIONER UPDATE FORM
Last Call!
Hello Grace members,
Thanks to COVID vaccines and the lifting of many restrictions on public gatherings, Grace Church is hopeful that we will be able to fully open our doors to our community again in the fall. We invite everyone to fill out our Parishioner Update form in order to let the Church know about any recent changes, be it new addresses, additions to your families, or anything else we may have missed while we have not been operating at full capacity. We also want to be sure we have name tags for everyone who plans to join us in person again!
In order to have time to update our records and order any new name tags before Rally Sunday on September 19th, we ask you to fill out this form no later than August 1st, 2021, if any of your information needs updating. Thank you, and we hope to see everyone soon!
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FROM OUR COMMUNITY PRECINCT:
Join the 84th Precinct Community Council,
the 84th Precinct,
elected officials and your neighbors at
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
TUESDAY AUGUST 3, 2021, starting at 4:30 PM
IN BEAUTIFUL BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK,
PIER 5 PICNIC PENINSULA.
Come out to celebrate our united community.
FREE!
Food, beverages, snacks, ice cream.
Cell Phone, Bicycle & scooter registration.
Live music, games, and more!
Performances by The Gowanus Wildcats and
P.S 307 Brooklyn Diamonds Drill Teams.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available on site. Mobile center van will be parked on Brooklyn Bridge Way adjacent to the soccer Fields.
Sponsor & Support by the 84th Precinct Community Council, 84th Precinct, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Council Member Stephen Levin, 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge,
Boerum Hill Association, Brooklyn Heights Association, Target, & Wegmans.
Transportation provided to the elderly and disabled by the 84th Precinct.
Call 718- 875- 6850 to reserve your seat a few days in advance of the event.
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Family Ministry
Summer Newsletter
Download the latest issue of
Family Matters by clicking the
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Join Grace Church at
Red Hook Farms -- Volunteers Still Needed!
Grace Church’s designated day at the Red Hook Farm is the 2nd Saturday of the month, beginning on August 14th, into the harvest season in November. We are still seeking parishioners to join the Grace team. You don’t have to volunteer every month, but hopefully you can join us more than once. There are roles and responsibilities for all age levels and abilities. For more information, or to join the team, please e-mail Sarah Luke.
If you're not able to work on the farm, we are also accepting donations to help pay the wages of these deserving youth. Grace has set aside $1500 for the Red Hook Farms, and we would be so grateful if that could be matched through parishioner donations. You can do that easily via Realm, by selecting Red Hook Initiative in the dropdown menu.
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CHiPS:
Ways to Help
CHiPS needs a number of household items for their Frances Residence. The Frances Residence offers fully furnished studio apartments for expecting or single mothers and their infants in need of temporary housing. New moms often come with very little but leave with postnatal support services, personalized individual assistance in their search for work and permanent housing.You can help CHiPS continue to create a welcoming, warm and supportive new home for families by collecting the following items. Due to COVID we do ask that these items are new to ensure the safety and sanitary measures for our newborns and infants.
- Shatter resistant coffee mug set (need 9)
- 4-piece silverware sets (need 9)
- 12-piece dinnerware set (need 9)
- Changing table (need 9)
- Cookware set (need 9)
- Portable AC's ( needed due to heat wave and summer weather)
- Gift cards to target, Amazon, etc.
Here is the link to the Frances Residence wish list:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2U4KLCF7T92NN?ref_=wl_share
Because CHiPS runs a soup kitchen and pantry there is always a need for food. Parishioners can prepare food at home and drop off to their kitchen Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm. Please contact the Development Director, Shanice Smith Branch, at shanice@chipsonline.org, for more information and to schedule a time to drop off food.
Summer Volunteer Opportunities include the following items below. The top 3 items are a real priority right now.
- Handing out flyers for programs (Shower Bus, Breakfast and Lunch)
- Volunteers to help categorize inventory and organize our storage for the residence
- Volunteers to help categorize inventory and help reorganize food pantry
- Artist interested in redoing the community room
- Admin and database (volunteer or intern)
CHiPS will be closed for their annual recess beginning on Sunday, August 1st. During that time, they will be accepting non-perishable food and items. CHiPS will re-open on Tuesday, September 7th. Grace members can still volunteer or send items for the Frances Residence during the recess also.
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Evening Prayer
Grace Church offers Evening Worship every Tuesday - Friday at 5pm (please note new time) online.
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Experienced Caregiver Seeking Position
An Episcopal friend of Grace parish is seeking full-time, live-in work as a home caregiver. If you know of anyone looking for this kind of help, please contact Rev. Erika, at emeyer@gracebrooklyn.org.
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RED HOOK INITIATIVE
Freedom Schools Read Aloud Series
It's Summer: Do you have time and are looking for a way to make a meaningful contribution?
Red Hook Initiative is seeking volunteers to share their love of literature and activism by reading to their Scholars in the Read Aloud Series, which is part of a six-week academic enrichment program, Freedom Schools. Each day begins promptly at 9:00 am with a Harambee (Swahili for “come together”) and the reading starting at 9:15am.
You will be asked to read a story, passage, or poem that holds a significant meaning to you. Plan to read for 5-7 minutes. It is hoped that your reading prompts questions and a conversation with the group. You can share in-person or via Zoom; Tuesdays and Thursdays will be virtual, and Monday and Wednesdays will be in person at Open Streets in front of Red Hook Initiative. If you are interested, please e-mail William Suarez with the subject "Grace Church: Freedom Schools Reader."
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Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre
Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre is a network of care that supports and cares for Palestinian children who live with disabilities and whose primary facility is in East Jerusalem. Last weekend, a global campaign was launched to support the center's work in providing therapeutic, social and pastoral care to a community of people who -- apart from their already challenging existence -- are facing a crisis in the wake of the recent violence.
On the heels of drastically reduced funding over the past four years, JPBC has met with resolve the threat of COVID-19 and its accompanying restrictions. Virtual therapies have been put in place and parallel the cutting edge and compassionate work that has been in place in the center for decades.
Grace Church is collecting donations to send to the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre. You may give directly to the fund via Realm, or checks can be made out to Grace Church with "JPBC" in the memo.
Learn more about the center and their incredible work on their website:
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SUMMER CHOIR NEWS
Summer Choir is on hiatus while our Choirmaster and Organist, Paul Olson, is on vacation, and will resume Sunday, August 8th.
Summer Choir will be singing at 11 am services in the air conditioned Guild Hall this summer, with rehearsal each week at 10:15 am prior to the 11 am service. Appropriate seating distances will be observed, and singers will be masked.
All are welcome! If you have family visiting and they would like to sing -- bring them along!
For the schedule, repertoire list, or any other questions, please contact Paul Olson at (718) 619-7895 or paulrichardolson@aol.com.
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SUMMER SERVICES
Worship Services are in Guild Hall
As a reminder, please note that worship services have moved into Guild Hall for the summer. We will continue to hold three services: 8 am, 9:15 am family service, and 11 am.
Guild Hall is air conditioned, and the windows will be closed. There are 7 air purifiers in Guild Hall to clean and circulate the air plus 3 more in the North Room where the choir sits. We ask that all groups maintain social distance while attending worship services. For this reason, our capacity will be reduced to 45 worshippers per service (not including clergy, acolytes, and choir). We are no longer asking anyone to register in advance to attend, and we will not record names and contact information at the door for contact tracing. Everyone must wear masks while inside any Grace Church building.
If you have any questions about our summer worship schedule, please contact Melissa Kelly, parish administrator, at parishoffice@gracebrooklyn.org or (718) 624-1850 x 10.
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Rector’s Bible Study
The Bible Study group will be reading Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman while on hiatus from Tuesday meetings over the summer. The weekly Bible Study will resume in the fall. Please feel free to join the group in their summer reading! The Bible Study group will discuss the book at their first meetings in the fall.
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COVID-19 Updates
NYS updated the guidelines on mask usage and lifted capacity limits for most spaces, including Houses of Worship. It is now up to individual churches to decide whether they will continue many COVID-19 restrictions.
As of Sunday, July 4th, Grace Church will no longer ask anyone to pre-register when attending any worship services. We are still limiting capacity at our worship services to help maintain social distancing. During the summer, up to 45 worshippers may attend each service in the Guild Hall.
In addition, we are still requiring everyone to wear a mask when inside the church and church offices. Ushers will continue temperature screenings before each service until further notice.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding!
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Giving to Grace
Thank you for your on-going support as we continue to worship remotely as well as in person. We are happy to let you know that you may make a 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 online here.
If you would like to set up a recurring pledge payment on Realm, please contact Melissa Kelly, parish administrator, for an invitation to join.
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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.
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Parish Prayer Concerns
For an openness to the gifts of God and our proper use of them. For freedom from grumbling and complaining. For God’s blessing and protection for all those who risk their lives to rescue people and animals in danger from extreme climate effects. For all whose opportunities are limited by circumstance or deliberate disenfranchisement. For those who have been commended to our prayers, especially, Karl S.; Bita; Anita; Linda C.; Tom; Noreen K.; Erika; Andrew; Katie Lynn; Noreen H.; Stephen; Kathy P.; Jane P.; Kathy; Jane S.; Lally; Shaily; Chris; Jenny; The Rev. Liz Tunney; and all who suffer from COVID 19. For strength and God’s special blessing for those who live with debilitating or incurable diseases, and all who care for sick or aging loved ones. For those who have died, especially Margery Hall, and The Rev. Angela V. Askew, former Priest-in-Charge at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity. That, in our times of suffering, loss and even death, we may grow in the assurance that there is healing and new life in Christ.
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Weekday Visits to Grace
To ensure 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 in. When you visit please use 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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