Growing in Faith. Creating an Inclusive Community.
Serving with Compassion. Working for Social Justice.
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September 19
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rally Day
Holy Eucharist with Baptisms
in person and online
Pre-registration no longer required.
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JOIN US FOR RALLY DAY, THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th!
We hope to see everyone this Sunday, September 19th at our 10 am service. We will be wearing name tags once again! We are so glad to offer a barbecue following the service after a hiatus due to COVID-19.
In keeping with COVID concerns, our barbecue will be very simplified for this year. We will have hot dogs, hamburgers, and veggie burgers served by our resident chefs with cheese, tomato, and onions. Chips, water and trays of cookies will be part of the fare.
We hope to see you there and have an opportunity to chat about the summer.
Take care and be well!
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Memorial Service
for Leonard Eames Ryan
Please join us this Saturday, September 18th, at 1 pm for a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of
Leonard Eames Ryan, husband of Ann Allen-Ryan.
A reception for family and friends will be held in
the Guild Hall immediately following the service.
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Joint Statement on Climate Change
On September 1st, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Pope Francis released a joint statement on Climate Change. We encourage all our parishioners to read this very important message from these church leaders. More than ever, we all need to work together to fight further climate change and save our planet for our children.
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A Day of Remembrance….
A Day of Service
Pictured (Left to Right)
Rear: Cara Dorr, Theresa Seabaugh, Judylee Vivier, Chane Wright, Allison Robinson
Front: Bruni Suarez, Elisabeth Lindenmayer, Sarah Luke, Thomas Baldwin, Brenna Adams
(Not pictured: Jess Smith)
September 11th is a day of remembrance of the lives tragically lost in the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history. It was also the second Saturday of the month and a day of service to the Red Hook community. The Grace Church Team gathered at the Red Hook Houses Farm, 30 Wolcott Street, at 10:00 am. It was a perfect day for farming under a picturesque blue sky.
The Team was greeted by Chane Wright, interim farm coordinator, who started as a youth farm apprentice six years ago. She shared that the produce is donated to residents, in the Red Hook Houses, to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables and promote healthy eating. Ms. Wright was an outstanding project manager and motivator as she guided volunteers with three projects: 1. pulling weeds; 2. cleaning the tool shed; and 3. stripping the chard of the wilted and dead leaves.
The day was incredibly productive, not only for working on the farm but also building community. At the end, volunteers gathered in a circle to reflect and share an adjective to describe their experience/feelings…..“happy”, “grateful”, “accomplished”, and “exhilarated” to name a few. Join us next time, October 9, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, at the Red Hook Farms, if you want a similar experience. :)
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FILM SCREENINGS: EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON RACE
On Saturday, September 18, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church and Pro-Cathedral will host a double feature film program and conversation on racial justice with the Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas (Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Seminary and Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral) and Dr. Greg Garrett (Professor of English at Baylor University and Theologian in Residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris). The program will include screenings of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) at 10:30 am and Do the Right Thing (1989) at 2:30 pm, followed by a discussion with Drs. Douglas and Garrett moderated by the Rt. Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano, and a closing service of Evensong. Admission is free and health protocols will be followed.
Canon Douglas is a noted theologian, speaker, and preacher, as well as the author of multiple books, including the seminal Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (2015). Dr. Garrett is the author of two dozen books, including A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey to Reconciliation (2020). The two friends and colleagues have discussed how films can lead us into deeper engagement with racism, inequity, and racial healing at Washington National Cathedral, Trinity Church Wall Street, and elsewhere, and were co-founders of the Long, Long Way Film Festival at the National Cathedral, a program screening significant historical and contemporary films on race.
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Memorial Service & Reception for Paula Neer Cox
Please join family and friends of
Paula Neer Cox Friday, September 24th, at 1 pm for a Memorial Service, with a reception to follow in the Guild Hall.
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Welcome Back, 9:15 Families!
Our 9:15 am service of Holy Eucharist for families returns to the main sanctuary on Sunday, September 26th. To celebrate the occasion, please join us for an informal “welcome back” reception immediately after the service, in the garden across from the church on Grace Court. Stick around after church or simply stop by for refreshments and fellowship. All are welcome!
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Rector’s Bible Study
The Bible Study group returns in person beginning Tuesday, October 5th from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in the Choir Room. At the first meeting, our summer reading, Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman will be discussed.
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North Room Chat
North Room Chats are back (but temporarily relocated)! Please join us for the first chat on Oct. 3 at 10:00 am:
How Pets Connect us with God
Join us for a short video and discussion. We will meet in the Guild Hall for the North Room chats until further notice.
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YOU'RE INVITED!
TASTE OF RED HOOK, Red Hook Initiative's Annual Gala,
turns 15 this year
On Tuesday, October 5th, join Red Hook Initiative at The Liberty Warehouse for a premier tasting event and after party to remember! Taste of Red Hook is our signature annual gala and brings together the best of Brooklyn's restaurants, bars, bakeries, and distilleries. Join staff, youth and volunteers as we head to the Red Hook waterfront for food and drink from award-winning establishments, learn about RHI's impactful work, enjoy live music, and so much more! Click here to purchase your ticket.
Taste of Red Hook supports RHI's community-based work impacting over 6,500 residents of Brooklyn's largest public housing community, Red Hook Houses.
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Evening Prayer
Grace Church offers Evening Worship every Tuesday - Friday at 5pm online.
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Parish Prayer Concerns
That we may learn to welcome Christ like children, with simplicity of heart. For reconciliation and greater cooperation among the followers of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. For safe and affordable housing for all in our city, and for safety, welcome, and resources for refugees and those who flee violence. For all people in areas where COVID-19 is surging and capacities are stretched beyond humane limits. For those who fight the devil of addiction and those who are incarcerated. For those who live with chronic or incurable illnesses, those who are fearful, and those who struggle to find hope. For those who have been commended to our prayers, especially Ron & Betsy; Karen; Karl S.; Ginny; Sohee; Donald; Elizabeth; Karl B.; Aryiro & Eric & family; Richard B.; Richard & Linda F.; Jane K.; Cary; all who suffer from COVID-19; and all who care for sick or aging loved ones. For all who have died, and all who mourn.
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SUNDAY SERVICES
Worship Services return to the Sanctuary
This Sunday, we are returning to the Sanctuary for all worship services. This Sunday,. Sept. 19th, we will have 1 single service at 10 am. Beginning Sept. 26th, we will hold 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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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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