Announcements at Grace
Grace Episcopal Church
55 New Park Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
Telephone 860-233-0825
This Week at Grace
CALENDAR OF MASSES AND ACTIVITIES
Sunday, November 16 THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF GRACE CHURCH (tr. from Nov. 11)
8:00 a.m. Low Mass
9:30 a.m. Education Hour
10:30 a.m. Solemn High Mass followed by Laying-on of Hands
~ 12:15 p.m. Vestry meeting in Rector’s office
Tuesday, November 18 Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
5:30 p.m. Low Mass in the Chapel
Wednesday, November 19 Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, 1231
7:15 a.m. Low Mass in the Chapel, followed by “Breakfast Club”
4:30 p.m. Grocery packing begins for “A Place of Grace” food pantry
Thursday, November 20 Edmund, King of East Anglia, 870
9:00 ~ 11:00 a.m. “A Place of Grace” food pantry groceries distribution
5:30 p.m. Low Mass
Supper at a local restaurant or bring your own to the Parish Hall
7:00 p.m. Thursday Gathering: Readings from the Previous Sunday
Friday, November 21 [Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, November 23 The Last Sunday after Pentecost ~ CHRIST THE KING
8:00 a.m. Low Mass
9:30 a.m. Education Hour
10:30 a.m. Solemn High Mass followed by Laying-on of Hands
Grace Episcopal Church
55 New Park Ave. Hartford CT 06106
860 233-0825
GRACE HAPPENS bulletin inserts for Sunday, November 16, 2008
Read the March 5, 2008 Hartford Courant Feature by Susan Campbell about Grace Church
“A Place of Grace” Food Pantry
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. every Thursday
(except the first Thursday of every month)
(packing on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.)
Please consider joining our wonderful packing and/or distribution team as a new volunteer.
Get ready to Live Big! Fr. Maxwell and John Pryor will be leading an education hour for the young and the young at heart every Sunday morning at 9:30 in Nason Hall. They will be using the curriculum “Live Big” which employs games and songs, art projects and stories to teach us about our faith. Come join in the fun! Live Big starts Sunday, September 14.
Explore Sunday Readings
The Thursday evening forums will resume September 11, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. Presented by Fr. Maxwell and Dennis Kane, the Old Testament, Epistle, and Gospel readings from the previous Sunday will be explored. Don’t worry, copies will be provided at each meeting. As usual, the forums will be preceded by Mass at 5:30 p.m. Attendees can buy dinner in a local restaurant (or bring your own!).
5:30 p.m. Mass in the chapel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Lena's on Park St. or bring your own to the Parish Hall
7:00 p.m. Discussion
October 18, 2008: Biava Quartet
January 24, 2009: Adaskin String Quartet
April 25, 2009: Novi Cantori
June 20, 2009: Musical Friends
All concerts free, begin at 7:30 p.m. at
Grace Episcopal Church
55 New Park Ave, Hartford
Limited seating
Reception follows to greet the musical guests
For further information: Ellen M. Morse 860 - 649-6192
Ministry Opportunities
There are many opportunities for joyful service open in the parish:
We hope you're noticing all the repairs and improvements that are taking place at Grace: The roof of the church has been replaced and new eaves troughs have been installed. A brick buttress on the north side of the church has been rebuilt, the chimney repaired, and other masonry has been re-pointed. The vinyl siding has been power washed and all our exterior woodwork is being repainted. Overgrown shrubbery has been removed and new landscaping is been planned for planting in the spring. We also hope to refinish the floor in Nason Hall soon. Grace is looking quite shiny and bright!
Needless to say, all this work costs money; fortunately, under the careful guidance of our junior warden, our expenses are being kept quite low and we expect all these improvements to cost approximately $30,000. To meet these expenses we've taken out a low interest loan from the diocese. One of the stipulations of this loan is that the parish raise at least 20% of the total cost of the project. The vestry is delighted to report that parish leaders have contributed almost $11,000 toward all these capital improvements, easily surpassing the requirements of the diocese. If you would like to join in this effort to maintain and improve Grace's buildings, contributing to our building fund, please write a check to Grace Episcopal Church noting "for capital expenses" in the memo line.
Choir Spots Available
The Grace Church Choir is always willing to welcome new members. A reasonable singing voice and a desire to sing are the only requirements, but previous musical training and experience certainly helps. For those that are unable to commit to the full choral schedule of Sundays and Holy Days, it is possible to rehearse and sing select Sundays or a particular Feast. Anyone so inclined: please speak to me!
--Kyle Swann, Choirmaster and Organist
kyleoperdressage@aol.com
~ We need your help to fill Grace Church with the beauty and fragrance of exquisite flowers! With your support, glorious flowers will “grace” our church all year long. Please consider contributing to the Flower Fund.
~Volunteers to help out in the parish office.
~Shoppers to help us keep our kitchen and cleaning closet well supplied.
~"Handy-folk" to do minor repairs at the church and rectory.
~The Altar Guild needs additional members to assist in preparing for both Sunday and daily masses, and in maintaining our vestments and linens.
~Greeters and Ushers are wanted to welcome visitors to the parish.
~Our food pantry welcomes volunteers both to pack groceries on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. (except the first Wednesday of each month) and to distribute them on Thursdays from 9 to 11:00 a.m.
~Coffee Hour Sign-up: We have need for more people to volunteer to provide refreshments for the Coffee Hour after the 10:30 a.m. services in the coming weeks. Please consider making this one of your ministries here at Grace. There is a sign-up sheet in Nason Hall. Thank you!
Please contact the rector if you feel called to serve in any of these areas;
the burden is light and the reward is great!
THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP!
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