Growing in Faith. Creating an Inclusive Community.
Serving with Compassion. Working for Social Justice.
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October 17
The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist
In person and online
Pre-registration no longer required.
Online service can be viewed on our live Vimeo feed. We are no longer offering a live Zoom service.
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Multicultural Day is this Sunday!
Grace Church invites you to our Third Annual Multicultural Day celebration this Sunday, October 17th. All are welcome to our service in the sanctuary at 10 am which will feature lessons read in Creole, Spanish, and French. Our festive worship service includes the ever-popular St. Augustine's Pan-a-Praise Steel Orchestra, performances by Omega Dance Company and the Stuckey/Slingluff bluegrass band, and multicultural music selections by Paul Richard Olson, our Organist-Choirmaster.
Please join us for post-service festivities with country displays from Bosnia, Ecuador, Germany, Jamaica, Jordan, and Kenya; as well as a catered lunch of Caribbean and Mediterranean delights on Grace Court. Our own DJ Grant Smith will spin some international tunes, and there will be activities for our young Grace parishioners.
Enjoy this special day where Diversity is Community!
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Grace Church at
Red Hook Farms
Happy Fall,
Happy Farming
Saturday, October 9th was a cloudy day, but the attitude of farm volunteers was bright. The Grace Team worked at the Red Hook Houses Farm, 30 Wolcott Street.
The first task was to mulch alongside buildings and walkways. A team loaded mulch into wheel barrows and carried to designated areas. Another team used rakes to smooth the mulch. The second task was to prune dead collard leaves in bed 8. The entire team used either hands or pruners to remove the leaves. The before and after pictures were striking.
The Grace Team was energized to work alongside three youth farm workers who played music which kept the mood light. It was a very productive day at the farm. Join us on Saturday, November 13, for the final Grace Church designated day of the 2021 farming season.
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Beautiful Okra flower/plant |
Pictured from left to right: Theresa Seabaugh, Allison Robinson, Sarah Luke
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Grace Church Family Matters
Fall 2021 Newsletter
Read up on the latest news about family ministry at Grace! Click here or on the image to the left to download a copy.
We are always open to submissions. Have an idea for an article? A recipe you'd like to share? A question for one of the clergy? Send us an email.
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Advance Planning Workshop Saturday, October 16
Come to a half-day advance planning workshop dedicated to helping you get your home and paperwork in order. The workshop will be held this Saturday, October 16th,
from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Guild Hall.
Sessions on:
· Important documents - what you need and how to store them.
· The "stuff" of life, our possessions, and instructions for your heirs about them, with a dive into Swedish Death Cleaning.
· Selecting hymns for your funeral service.
· Burial and funeral service options, and how things have changed due to Covid-19.
Those who engage in advance planning report a sense of accomplishment and most importantly, decreased anxiety about the future.
Join Grace member and thanatologist, Matilda Garrido; Director of Music, Paul Olson; and funeral director Amy Cunningham for this informative workshop.
"Repeat offenders" welcome! If you have previously attended an advance planning workshop and would like to come back for a refresher or further questions, please feel free.
*We will not be providing legal advice, but we will strive to help you figure out exactly what you might wish to consult an attorney about. Not all end-of-life planning paperwork requires an attorney's help.*
Please note, registration and proof of COVID-19 vaccination are required for this event.
Click here to register:
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Grace Church Journey to the Holy Land
12 Day Pilgrimage August 5-16, 2022
You are invited to join other pilgrims from Grace Church as we walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Together we will visit places of his birth, life, ministry, death, and resurrection. Our experienced guide Iyad Qumri will lead us in exploring ancient places, vibrant markets, and modern museums in a land that is suspended between East and West, past and present. For more information, please contact our coordinator, Allison Robinson, or click here to download a copy of the flyer.
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YOUTH GROUP @ Grace
Calling all middle and high schoolers! Want to meet regularly with your peers to talk about faith and life? Looking for opportunities to serve the wider community and hear from exciting guest speakers? This group is definitely for you, and we’d love for you to join us.
Beginning on Sunday, October 17th, immediately following the Multicultural Day celebration, Fr Chris will lead the first in a series of conversations about “The Virtues,” What might the ancient ideas of Wisdom, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude, Faith, Hope and Love have to say to us today, in our world? Feel free to bring a friend!
We’re also in the process of arranging days of service, field trips and guest speakers throughout the program year. Stay tuned to Grace Notes for more details, or even better, share your ideas with us!
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Social Justice & Reconciliation
Fall 2021 Discussion Group
With the increased news coverage calling for the closure of Rikers Island, our Social Justice and Reconciliation Ministry will begin a journey exploring the current conditions at the detention complex. Taking an historical approach, we’ll compare the concerns raised forty years ago by inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility before the 1971 prison uprising. We’ll examine the broader implications for better policing and criminal justice reform. The materials are available here. Please be advised that the content includes graphic images and accounts of violence. We will gather in December for conversation and discussion. To join or for more information, please email Rev. Leandra Lisa Lambert at llambert@gracebrooklyn.org.
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Rector’s Bible Study
Please join the Rector for weekly Bible Study. The Bible Study group meets in person every Tuesday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in the Choir Room. Please enter the church through the clergy door when you arrive.
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Evening Prayer
Grace Church offers Evening Worship every Tuesday - Friday at 5pm online.
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Sunday Worship Service:
Live Stream Volunteers Needed
We regret there will be no live streaming of this Sunday's service because of unforeseen staffing issues. If you would like to volunteer to be part of the Grace Church live stream team and help sustain and grow our Media Ministry, please contact Peter Farrell.
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Heights and Hills Caregiver Workshops
November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month!
Heights and Hills honors all that Family caregivers do for the older adults in our community, and they are pleased to offer this workshop series for Grace Church covering four important caregiving topics.
Wednesday, November 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Caring for the Caregiver/ Home Care Options
Wednesday, November 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00pm
Demystifying Dementia/ Long Distance Caregiving
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Boy Scouts Troop 213
Boy Scout Troop 213 meets in person on Friday evenings from 5-6:30 pm in the Parish Hall gym. The troop is open to new members! If your son or daughter is between the ages of 11-18 and would like to join or learn more, please email Scoutmaster Rich Kelley at richkelley@nyc.rr.com.
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Tutoring Volunteers Needed
Frederick Douglass Academy in Brownsville has returned to in-person schooling and is once again hoping that Grace parishioners will resume their after-school tutoring efforts. Please contact Vicky Schippers at vbschippers@aol.com if you can participate in this worthy mission..
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Parish Prayer Concerns
In praise to God for the glorious variety of God’s manifold works. That we—who, through Jesus Christ, are called to be stewards and disciples—may pray to God each day, asking, “How may I serve?” That we may be good stewards of all God’s creation. For Multicultural Day: that Grace Church may be a place of welcome for all, and that we may delight in one another’s stories, celebrate our varied cultures, and find strength in our diversity. For healing and justice for all who suffer because of race, ethnicity or religion. For the poor, the hungry, and the homeless. For all who suffer from COVID-19, and those who have been commended to our prayers this week, especially Gwen; Tom; Sonia; Linda & Ed; Tim, Katrina & Krissy Jo; Kris; Aria & Ruah; Roger; Bill; Anne, Moe & family; Mercedes; Jean; Sybil; Mary; Jane O.; Dolores; Theo & family; David; and Ron & Betsy. For all who live with chronic or incurable illnesses, and all who care for sick or aging loved ones. For those who have died, and God’s consolation for those who mourn. For all who are awaiting the birth or adoption of a child, and all who are preparing for baptism.
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Sunday Services
Sunday worship services have returned to the Sanctuary for our 8 am, 9:15 am, and 11 am services.
We ask that all groups maintain social distance while attending worship services. For this reason, our capacity will be reduced to 150 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. Further, we do strongly encourage all worshippers and visitors to Grace Church be vaccinated against COVID-19.
If you have any questions about our worship schedule, please contact Melissa Kelly, parish administrator, at parishoffice@gracebrooklyn.org or (718) 624-1850 x 10.
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Child Care Returns
Grace Church has resumed nursery care in the Colonial Room for small children for our 9:15 am and 11 am services. The Colonial Room is located across from the kitchen in the Parish Hall. As always, children are welcome at our worship services as well.
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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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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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