Sunday:	8:00 A.M. Low Mass 10:30 A.M. Sung or Solemn High Mass
Tuesday:	5:30 P.M. Low Mass
Wednesday:	7:15 A.M. Low Mass
Thursday:	5:30 P.M. Low Mass
by appointment with the Rector	The sacrament of Reconciliation of a Penitent (Confession)

Grace Episcopal Church

55 New Park Ave.

Hartford, CT  06106

Telephone 860-233-0825

Sunday, July 25  The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 12

The Collect of the Day

O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:  Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

8:00 a.m. Low Mass

10:30 a.m. Solemn High Mass with choir, followed by Laying-on of Hands for healing

Monday, July 26  SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE
(tr. from 7/25)

The Collect of the Day

O gracious God, we remember before thee this day thy servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that thou wilt pour out upon the leaders of thy Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among thy people; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

Tuesday, July 27  William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909

5:30 p.m.  Low Mass in the Chapel

7:00 p.m.  Contemplative Prayer Group

Wednesday, July 28  [Samson, Bishop of Dol, and Missionary, 565]

7:15 a.m.  Low Mass in the Chapel (followed by breakfast at Effie’s)

4:00 p.m.  Grocery packing begins for “A Place of Grace” food pantry

Thursday, July 29  Mary and Martha of Bethany

8:30 ~ 11:00 a.m.  “A Place of Grace” food pantry groceries distribution

5:30 p.m.  Low Mass

Friday, July 30  William Wilberforce, 1833

Saturday, July 31  Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, 1556 [Joseph of Arimathaea]

Sunday, August 1  The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 13

The Collect of the Day

O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church, and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succor, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

8:00 a.m.  Low Mass, followed by Laying-on of Hands for healing (see note below)

10:30 a.m.  Sung Mass with choir, followed by Laying-on of Hands for healing

Following the 8:00 a.m. Low Mass on the first Sunday of each month, the Celebrant Fr. Maxwell provides the laying-on of hands and prayers for healing.  Following every 10:30 a.m. mass, lay members of our parish with healing ministries are available in the chapel to provide this service.  If you would like to receive this rite, please quietly enter the chapel during the postlude; our lay ministers will remain in the chapel as long as necessary.

Monday, August 2  Feria

Tuesday, August 3 [Nicodemus, A Teacher of Israel, Martyr, 1st Cent.]

5:30 p.m. Low Mass in the Chapel

Wednesday, August 4 [Jean-Baptiste Vianney (John Vianney), Cure d’Ars, 1859]

7:15 a.m. Low Mass in the Chapel, followed by breakfast at Effie’s

Thursday, August 5 [Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642]

5:30 p.m. Low Mass

Friday, August 6  THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

The Collect of the Day

O God, who on the holy mount didst reveal to chosen witnesses thy well-beloved Son, wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening:  Mercifully grant that we, being delivered from the disquietude of this world, may by faith behold the King in his beauty; who with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end.  Amen.

Saturday, August 7  John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866

Sunday, August 8 The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost ~ Proper 14

The Collect of the Day

Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot exist without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

8:00 a.m. Low Mass

10:30 a.m. Sung Mass with choir, followed by Laying-on of Hands for healing