OUR CURRENT EVENTS
GRACE BOOK CLUB
Our book selection for February is "Eruption" by Michael Crichton and James Patterson.
We will gather on Tuesday, February 4 at 10 a.m. in the Conference Room to discuss it.
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Everyone is welcome!
CLAY KITCHEN AT ORANGE PARK SENIOR CENTER
We are in need of volunteers to help serve meals at the Orange Park Senior Center on January 25.
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Volunteers are needed to prepare food as well as serve and provide fellowship for those in need. Many enjoy the company and visiting. This can often be as important as providing food.
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If you are interested in volunteering, please contact John Phillips at jphillips653@aol.com
HYGIENE KITS FOR THE HOMELESS
Thank you for your generous donations to help the people who are living on the streets!
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At this time, we are in need of the following items:
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large hoodies
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beanies
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blankets
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towels
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large band aids
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deodorant
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small packs of tissues
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baby wipes
Sincerely,
Donna Mapel
CELEBRATE 75 YEARS
WITH GEDS
Grace Episcopal Day School (GEDS) is selling ornaments to commemorate their 75th anniversary. The ornaments say "Grace Episcopal".
Ornaments are $20 each. CLICK HERE if you would like to place an order.
FLOWER DEDICATIONS
Grace the altars in the church and the chapel throughout 2025 by signing up for a flower dedication for a week or two. Arrangements in the church are $75, and in the chapel, $55.
The sign-up flower charts are in the church narthex and at the back of the chapel. There is an envelope near the chart that you can use for your check and the dedication. If paying by check, remember to put "altar flowers" in the memo section. You can drop the envelope in the collection plate or drop it off in the secure box by the office.
ANGLICAN ESSENTIALS
Explore ANGLICAN ESSENTIALS with Fr. Aaron
beginning January 19 at 9:30 in Benedict Hall.
Learn more about the liturgy and traditions of the Episcopal church. This is a good prep course for becoming
a member or for Confirmation.
HURRICANE RELIEF
Many people have reached out to ask how they can help the victims of Hurricane Helene & Hurricane Milton. Episcopal Relief & Development mobilizes in coordination with local partners to provide assistance to those affected by recent hurricanes. You can contribute to the Hurricane Relief Fund to support relief and recover.
Visit www.episcopalrelief.org and click on Hurricane Relief to donate online
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
February 2 - 11:30 AM
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Every parishioner is encouraged to be a part of the Annual Meeting following the 10:30 a.m. service in Benedict Hall.
There will only be one service on this day.
We will review 2024, elect new Vestry members and look at our budget for 2025. Information on the Vestry candidates will be available next week.
GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL SUNDAY
JANUARY 26
We will celebrate Grace School Sunday with Grace Episcopal Day School and Grace Episcopal Church joining together for worship. Families are invited to attend the 10:30 am worship service as we honor the relationship between the church and school that began in 1950.
Let's give them a warm Grace welcome!
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
A Lenten Opportunity
Stations of the Cross is a devotion to the Passion of Christ which recalls a series of events at the end of Jesus' life from his condemnation to his burial. The Stations of the Cross imitates the practice of visiting the places of Jesus' Passion in the Holy Land by early Christian pilgrims. The first stations outside Palestine were built in Bologna in the fifth century. This devotion was encouraged by the Franciscans, and it became common in the fifteenth century. The number of stations for prayer and meditation in the Stations of the Cross has varied, but it typically includes fourteen stations. Each station may have a cross and an artistic representation of the scene. The stations may be erected inside a church or outdoors.
You may have noticed the new stations that were donated by the
Daughters of the King in the church on its side walls.
We will be gathering on Fridays at 5pm in Lent to walk the Stations. There will be leaflets provided to guide you. We will be calling upon different ministries to lead a Friday in Lent beginning with Friday, March 7th after Ash Wednesday.
The final Friday will be April 11th and then we will also have stations
available Good Friday, April 18th in Holy Week at 10am.
Please joins us for this journey with Jesus. It will deepen your Lenten
Journey.
Faithfully,
Mother Celeste+
"FOR WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED IN MY NAME, THERE AM I AMONG THEM."
Matthew 18:20
