Grace - A Church For All People!
Our Vision - Grace seeks to be a visible sign of God's love in this world.
Adult Forum - Sundays at 9:00 am in the Family Room and back on Zoom. Tune in Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85342997024?pwd=bjhKeWswTXZ1TkhDR3huY3doUkE4dz09
Grace Lenten Program - 3/29
This year’s Grace Lenten Program will focus on fellowship, meditation, prayer, and the life of Jesus. The three Wednesday evening sessions will be held on March 1st, March 15th and March 29th beginning at 6:30pm with a light supper of bread and soup in the Grace Undercroft Coffee House. The sessions will provide an opportunity for prayer and reflection in the context of the life of Jesus leading to the events of Holy Week. Parishioners interested in attending should call the Church office at 516 798-1122 extension 12 to reserve a seat.
Lenten Forty Day Food Drive - Feb. 22nd - April 8th - Dear Parish and Day School Families: “Let us not grow tired of Doing Good” During Lent, as we prepare for Easter, we are encouraged to pray, to fast or sacrifice and maybe even more so to take on a service or charitable project. In that vein, please find attached a Lenten 40-Day Walking Path to help continue feeding the hungry on Long Island. At our 2022 Advent Food Drive we collected 2004 pounds of food and toiletries which equates to 1670 meals for those with food insecurity. The food that we donated to Island Harvest was distributed to food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and shelters across the Island. (More)
The Season of LENT, Feb. 28th - April 8th - Early Christians observed "a season of penitence and fasting" in preparation for the Paschal feast, or Pascha (BCP, pp. 264-265). The season now known as Lent (from an Old English word meaning "spring," the time of lengthening days) has a long history. (More)
April 20th Young at Heart - The April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20th at 12:00 noon in the Parish Hall. Lunch will be sponsored by Massapequa's "Friends for LIfe. " They will be making a presentation on important senior issues and concerns,
Thrifty Boutique - Located in the Flloyd Jones' House is open 11:00 to 3:00 Saturdays & Tuesdays (More)
Grace Happenings ------------
March 23nd - Thursday, Closing Out the Day- 7:30 PM - (On Zoom) Discussions, Sharing, and Prayers with Fr. Walter and William Brennan, LEM (see Worshiping at Grace)
March 26th - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Sunday Mass 10:00am only; Christian Ed Classes at 9:45am; Adult Forum at 9:00 am; Grace Cafe Open after each service; 10:00am - (live streamed}
March 29th - Grace Lenten Program, 6:30pm, Undercroft - light supper, prayers, meditation, the life of Jesus
Holy Week April 2nd - April 9th ----------------
APRIL 2 - PALM SUNDAY - 10:00am (In-person and Live Stream) - Celebrates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Procession from the Parish Hall)
APRIL 6 - MAUDY THURSDAY - 7:30pm (In-person and Live Stream) - Commemorates the foot washing and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, The Nighttime Vigil. (Join Vigil on Zoom, link to be posted here.)
APRIL 7 - GOOD FRIDAY - 12:00 noon (In-person only) - Stations of the Cross - Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death on the Cross. (no streaming of stream)
APRIL 8 - HOLY SATURDAY - THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER- 8:00 pm (In-person and Live-stream) - Commemorates Jesus' body resting in the tomb.
APRIL 9 - EASTER SUNDAY- 10:00 am (In-person and Live-stream) - "HE HAS RISEN!
The Resurrection - Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and his victory over sin and death
____________________________________________________
April 20th - Young at Heart , senior program, 12:00 noon, Parish Hall, lunch; open to all seniors in the greater Massapequa area
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES ARE
IN-PERSON AND LIVE-STREAMED
Live- Streamed at 10:00am
Link - https://vimeo.com/event/286891
Grace Church Services can also be found on YouTube
at link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzm2xOGpbHy31qTRINOGrQ
Communion - Any baptized Christian, regardless of denomination, is welcome to receive Communion in the Episcopal Church.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Donation Page - On line donations to support the Church and Out-Reach Programs
- Thrifty Boutique open 11:00 to 3:00 Saturdays & Tuesdays
_______________________________________
Welcome
God calls us, Grace Episcopal Church, Massapequa, to be a welcoming home for Christian families, individuals, and youth who seek spiritual enrichment and comfort.r
We are an intergenerational Episcopal parish -- a congregation that lives its mission through service to those among us, and others, who are in need. We are a fellowship of Christian people committed to worshiping God and serving Him in the Church and the world. As a parish family, we find joyful unity in the grace of God the Father, the love of Jesus Christ, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
All are welcome to worship with us, and all who have been baptized in the name of The Trinity are welcome to share in the Eucharist.
The Very Rev. Dr. Walter V. Hillebrand
12th Rector of Grace Church/Head of School
Dean of South East Nassau Deanery
Parish Prayer
Almighty God, your loving providence has brought us together into the sacred fellowship of this parish. Help us, we pray, to worship you with such holy worship, to serve you with such unselfish love, and to give so generously, for the extension of your kingdom, that we may become worthy members of your Holy Catholic Church, and that our parish may faithfully fulfill its mission - - to serve the Lord through: education within the Christian environment, responsible stewardship and witness and service to the wider community through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and resigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever, Amen
Services & Programs at Grace Church
Sundays at GRACE
8:00 am & 10:00 am (live stream) - Communion, READINGS, Choir, Live Music, PRAYERS, AND PREACHING; Coffee/snacks/conversation after each service in the Grace Coffee House
Sunday - Adult Forum at 9:00 AM in-person only in the Undercroft
Sunday - Christian Education 9:45 AM in-person in Undercroft.
Thursdays - "Closing Out the Day" 7:30pm -discussions, sharing, prayers on Zoom
Grace Day School Early Childhood Center - Infants, Two's Club, Nursery School and Pre- K.
Thrifty Boutique Open Tues. and Sat. - 11:00-3:00pm
Young at Heart - senior program, 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00noon, Parish Hall, open to all seniors in greater Massapequa Area