Radical welcome. Faithful worship. Compassionate service.
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July 12, 2020
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Links to services:
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Supporting Our Health
Care Workers
Dear friends at Grace,
Many months ago the NYTimes ran a story
(“An Unhealthy Commute”, 1 Feb. 2020)
about health-care workers who spend two or more hours traveling to and from their essential but ill-paid jobs. One worker mentioned that on her pay of $13/hour, she could “barely afford a seven-day MetroCard.”
My first thought was: I’ll pay for her MetroCard. Then I thought, perhaps I could pay for her monthly Card!
Like you, I donate money to organizations I value and whose work I want to support. But how much more satisfying would it be to give assistance to
an actual individual
! Don’t you agree?
But how to make this happen? I contacted the administration at the nearby Cobble Hill Health Center with my idea and received an enthusiastic response. They have some 450 staff members, many of whom use public transportation, are not highly paid, and could use a little help.
Would you be willing to pay for an unlimited EasyPay MetroCard to be given to a health-care worker in need?
PLEASE SAY YES.
Thank you, dear friend!
Yours,
Charlotte Thorp
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Two Exciting New Service Opportunities with the Red Hook Initiative!
As part of our parish’s commitment to responding to our neighbors most impacted by COVID-19, Grace is partnering with the
Red Hook Initiative
to support their vital work around food insecurity and youth summer/virtual learning loss in the Red Hook community. Please click
here
for more information on the
Red Hook Farms Food Access Project
and the
RHI Freedom Schools Virtual Read-a-Loud Project
, both starting this summer. We hope that you will participate in one or both of these exciting opportunities! Please reach out to
Amy Rowland
if you are interested in or have questions about these initiatives.
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COVID-19’s Racial Skew? Here’s What You Can Do!
Brooklyn’s communities of color are deeply affected by higher COVID-19 infection and mortality rates, rising unemployment and economic insecurity, and unequal education during remote learning. Grace parishioners have identified ways we can stand by our neighbors and help.
Mayor DeBlasio calls NYC food insecurity “an unprecedented crisis”. Volunteer now to fight hunger and food insecurity in Brooklyn. Click
here
to learn how.
More volunteer opportunities are coming. Grace would like to expand our Frederick Douglass Academy tutoring and mentoring program and launch a new initiative to help youth in nearby Red Hook. Rev. Allen Robinson is affiliated with St. John’s Hospital, located in one of Brooklyn’s worst COVID hot spots, and we are seeking opportunities for compassionate care there. Also, we are exploring ways for parishioners with professional skills to assist small business owners struggling to recover from COVID closures. We invite you to join us to work in these emerging volunteers areas and “to do instead of just pray”. If you’re interested, please click
here
.
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Giving to Grace
Thank you for your on-going support of Grace 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.
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Family Service Attendee Survey!
As we contemplate our return to in-person services at Grace Church, we proudly recognize that the church never truly closed. But we now consider how to open 254 Hicks Street. During this prayerful contemplation, we will follow Bishop Provenzano's directive to "count on God's grace and rely on sound science" while also considering the desires of our parish. While we regularly streamed the
11am
service even before COVID, we do not have precedence in place for the
9:15
Family Service.
To that end, we ask that if you typically attend the 9:15 family service, please fill out the survey
here.
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LIFT* Summer Reading Recommendations
Summer Reading for Righteousness’ Sake
"They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them… When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken."
(Acts 2: 3-4, 6)
Through the miracle of Pentecost, the disciples reached beyond themselves to speak Jesus’ stories to the peoples of other lands in a culturally relevant way and those peoples came together to hear. Sharing stories across cultures can enable understanding, empathy, trust, and belief from the heart that we are all God’s children. Our nation needs that miracle now more than ever. This summer choose to read stories from American immigrants and people of color and open your heart to an America you may not know.
Click on the button below for a summer reading list recommended by LIFT.
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Trinity Church's "Living with Loss"
An on-line support group, “Living with Loss,” will be offered on
Wednesday evenings (6:30-7:30 pm
) during the month of July, hosted by Trinity Church Wall Street and the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute. Details are attached
here
. Please share with those who may benefit from these gatherings.
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Multicultural Day Meeting and Request
Grace Church 2
nd
Annual Multicultural Day is
October 18, 2020
.
Theme:
Diversity is Community
Plans are underway for a festive and fun celebration of our international diversity, including appropriate physical distancing, with food, artifacts, pictures, music, children's activities, entertainment and much more! Anyone, interested in planning this event, is welcome to join us via Zoom this
Sunday, July 12th, 10:00 - 10:45 am.
We are seeking two volunteers, who speak a different language, to read the lesson or prayers at the worship service.
For more information or to volunteer, contact
Denise Young Farrell
or
Allison Robinson
.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 718 624 1850
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,7186241850# US (New York)
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Come Together for Times of Prayer During the Week
Zoom Evening Prayer at Grace
online, 5:30 pm, Tuesdays – Fridays
For Evening Prayer click
here
.
Also, Lindsay Boyer has compiled these opportunities for
Centering Prayer
. For further information, click this
link
.
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Grace Notes Announcements
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To submit an announcement for Grace Notes please send all information to the
Parish Office
no later than
5:00 pm
on
Wednesday
of each week. Please be aware that submissions that do not meet the deadline will be published the following week.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
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Office Hours Update
Due to the Cornovirus (COVID-19)
, the Parish Office
is no longer open at this time. However, Parish Administrator, Ms. Takisha Brown is still available to assist you remotely
Monday through Friday
(except for holidays) from
9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
If there is anything you may need, please contact Parish Administrator, Ms. Takisha Brown preferably by
email
. If you must call the office (718-624-1850), please leave a voicemail and Takisha will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you.
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