Sunday, June 4, 2023

Trinity Sunday

Holy Eucharist

in person at

8 am and 9:15 am



in person and online at

11 am

Service Bulletin Here

Vimeo Link for 11 am

Online services can be viewed on our live Vimeo feed.

Summer Services at Grace Church

Save the Date: Sunday, June 18th, is our final worship service in the sanctuary for the season. We will have only one service at 10 am, followed by our Annual End-of-Year Summer BBQ!

Summer Worship at Grace Beginning Sunday, June 25th, we will be holding one worship service at 10 am each Sunday during the summer in the air-conditioned Guild Hall.

North Room Chat this Sunday



For those who have been looking for a little something "extra" from church on Sunday, our next North Room Chat will be Sunday, June 4, from 10:15-10:45 am. Anne Silver will lead a discussion of the season of Pentecost and the opportunities that summer offers for spiritual growth. No need to prepare in advance; just be open to learning something new, sharing your own life experiences, and, most importantly, growing in the Christian faith.

Brooklyn Pride Parade

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. On Saturday, June 10th, join Grace Church and other parishes in the St. Mark’s Deanery participating in our Episcopal witness at the Brooklyn Pride Parade. The Parade begins at 7:30 pm, going along 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. Although we’re still waiting for the parade organizers to share our assigned cross street to join the parade route, if you’d like to participate, please be in touch with Rev. Leandra Lambert: LLambert@gracebrooklyn.org.

GRADUATION NEWS?

Whether you or your child is graduating from kindergarten, high school, or college/graduate school, please share the news with us. Your Grace Church family wants to acknowledge and celebrate their hard work and achievement.

Please submit their name, school, degree, and any plans for the future via this form.

Pictured left to right: Allison Robinson, Ali Price, Peggy O'Keefe, and Theresa Seabaugh

Grace Church at Red Hook Farms

Saturday, May 13th was a great day for farming at @redhookfarms. Four Grace members Peggy O’Keefe, Ali Price, Allison Robinson, and Theresa Seabaugh were part of a group of about forty volunteers at the Columbia Street Farm site. Tasks included weeding ramps and intricate weeding around garlic and sunflower plants. It was a very productive day as evidenced by before and after pictures. Join the Grace team this month, June 10th, 10 am to 1 pm, to ensure access to healthy food for food insecure New Yorkers. 

Education for Ministry News

EfM End-of-Year Gathering June 14

The inter-parish EfM group that meets at Grace is holding its end-of-year gathering and potluck at 6 pm on June 14th in the Grace Court Garden. We are honored to welcome the Rev. Allen Robinson for this event. Current participants, alumni, and persons interested in finding out about EfM for September are invited to attend. The theme of living faithfully in a multicultural world is explored through reading the Bible and other theological texts, discussion, and reflection.  To RSVP and for more information contact co-mentor Kim Lovejoy (kim.lovejoy@gmail.com). An overview of the EFM program can be seen at: https://theology.sewanee.edu/education-for-ministry/.

Tea and Talk with Rev. Erika

Join me for Tea and Talk on:

Renewing our spiritual lives:

So the Holy Spirit has come, now what?

Four Fridays in June, from 3-4 pm (6/2-6/23)

Each session will feature brief presentations for discussion from writers such as Richard Rohr, Brené Brown, Jay Sidebotham, and others. For questions, or to register, contact Rev. Erika, emeyer@gracebrooklyn.org.

Holy Cross Monastery Retreat 2023

After a very successful visit last fall to Holy Cross Monastery, we have planned another visit this year, from Tuesday September 26th to Thursday, September 28th. The rooms are single and all meals are included in the price of $110 a night. We hope to drive up in private cars at no additional expense. Please contact Robin Ketchum if you are interested, or if you have any questions. Robin will host a slideshow presentation about the retreat in the near future.

 Please take our Multicultural Day survey!

This year marks the 5th anniversary of our Multicultural Day celebration. We would love your thoughts on making this year's event, taking place on Sunday, October 15, as joyous and impactful as ever.

Please take the short survey below, and feel free to contact Multicultural Day co-chairs Allison Robinson (a.robinson2@verizon.net) and Denise Young Farrell (dlyfarrell@gmail.com) with any questions.

Multicultural Day Survey 

We appreciate your time and thoughts!

Volunteer to Welcome Asylum Seekers

 to NYC

With increasing numbers of asylum seekers arriving in NYC, volunteers are needed to welcome them. Through Team TLC NYC, you may volunteer either for a shift to greet individuals and families as they enter Port Authority or assist at Team TLC NYC’s Little Shop of Kindness. Spanish speakers are needed, but non-Spanish speakers are also very helpful. For more information, please email Rev. Leandra Lambert at LLambert@gracebrooklyn.org.

Grace Church and St. Paul’s, Atlanta are pleased to announce a 2024 Pilgrimage to highlight racial equity and social justice. In partnership with Faith Journeys, we’ll travel June 30-July 7, 2024 through four states visiting select sights along the United States Civil Rights Trail. By visiting museums and meeting with local leaders, members of Grace Church and St. Paul’s will leave with deeper relationships with one another and a renewed commitment to individual and collective action to dismantle oppressive systems and rebuild a just and equitable church and world. For more information, please email Rev. Leandra Lambert at llambert@gracebrooklyn.org.

Field Trip to see Moses Live on Stage

Last Fall, a group from Grace traveled to Lancaster, PA, to see the play David at Sight & Sound Theatres. It was a wonderful and unforgettable experience!  

This year, Moses is live on stage, and we want to attend on Saturday, September 23rd. Are you excited to see the miracles of the burning bush, parting of the Red Sea, and a staff turning into a snake? If yes, please e-mail and let Abagail Nelson,  Abagail.nelson@gmail.com or Allison Robinson, A.robinson2@verizon.net know by June 30th. 

East Brooklyn Congregations is an interfaith, multi-racial, non-partisan grassroots organization of committed individuals, religious congregations, and voluntary organizations who believe in making Brooklyn a better place to live, work, and raise a family. A Grace team working on improving mental health resources in Brooklyn will meet on June 22 from 7-8 pm on Zoom.

For more information, including the Zoom link, please email Mark McIntyre at markmcint@gmail.com.

Rector's Bible Study

The Rector’s Bible Study group meets in person on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the McKittrick Choir Room. All are welcome to join Bible Study.

If you would like to attend via Zoom, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7186241850.

The final classes for the season will be held June 6th and 13th.

Sunday School



Children in grades K-5 are invited to participate in Sunday School. Classes meet immediately following the 9:15 am service in the Poplar Room (classroom 2 downstairs at the bottom of the stairs). Trained volunteers lead children in 45 minute sessions focusing on the week’s Bible readings, using the Storymakers curriculum. The final class before summer break will meet on June 18th at 9:15am.

The Rector's Discretionary Fund

As the Grace Church community continues to deal with the after-effects and continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to ask parish members to consider making an offering to the Rector's Discretionary Fund.

With this fund, the Rector is able to help those in our community when they need it most.

If you would like to contribute to this important fund, you can do so by check or via our online payment system, Realm. If you prefer to make a donation by check, it should be made out to Grace Church with "Rector's Discretionary Fund" in the memo.

Evening Prayer

Grace Church offers Evening Worship every Tuesday - Friday at 5pm online.*

To attend Evening Prayer online, please use the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7186241850 .

Parish Prayer Concerns & Thanksgivings

That we may rejoice and give thanks for the great mystery of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God in three persons—whereby we may be cleansed from sin, speak God’s truth, and follow the Way of Love that acts in compassion toward all people. That the Church may speak of what we know, and testify to what we have seen: that God is Love. That the people of Grace Church may honor God’s rule, act in accordance with Jesus’ example, listen for the promptings of the Spirit, and live in love and peace with one another, so that the God of love and peace may dwell among us, and lead us to ever newer ways to encounter God in friend and stranger. For Joe, our President; Kathy, our governor; and Eric, our mayor; and for all members of our government whose decisions directly affect the livelihood and health of the many diverse people in our city and country: that they may be guided above all by a love for country that encompasses the good and well-being of all its people. That our God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—will give courage and endurance to all who are working for an end to racism and bias, help the voices of those who have experienced injustice to be heard, cleanse the hearts of those whose hate manifests in violence, and lead us all to new ways of reconciliation in dignity without fear. That God will break the hatred and fear in human hearts, bring alternatives to killing, destruction and the need to dominate, strengthen the peacemakers, and establish a season of peace in places of conflict. That we may be humbler, wiser and more balanced stewards of all of God's creatures and creation, and strive to protect and preserve them for future generations. For the poor and the oppressed, the fearful and those who despair; and for those in need of our prayers, remembering especially Dana; Vivian H.; Roger; Bill; Mary; Jane O.; Dolores; David; Ron & Betsy; Karl S.; Sohee; Jane K.; Richard & Linda; Rosemarie; Andrew; Katie Lynn; Stephen; Kathy P.; and Judy. For those who endure chronic or incurable illnesses, and those who care for sick or aging loved ones. For those who are alone, and those whose names and needs are known only to God. For all who have died, and especially all those who have perished by gun violence or child abuse in the past week. For all who mourn.  Blessed Trinity, Hear our prayer.

Sunday Services

Grace Church holds in-person services at 8 am, 9:15 am, and 11 am each Sunday unless otherwise noted. All are welcome. Masks are no longer required to attend Sunday services. We have child care available for those who need it during the 9:15 am and 11 am services. 

Join us for coffee hour! Please join us for coffee and snacks after each service. 

The 11 am service will be live-streamed for anyone unable to attend in person.

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.

Giving to Grace

We are happy to let you know that you can 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 can 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. 

In Remembrance or Gratitude...

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

Weekday Visits to Grace

When you visit, please use the Clergy Door, which is the first door on your right in the Hicks Street courtyard. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.