ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
​NOON & 6:30 PM
Both services will be held in the main sanctuary
OUR CURRENT EVENTS
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
6:00 pm
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and has long been celebrated with a feast of rich, tasty food before the Lenten season of fasting begins. Enjoy pancakes with lots of available toppings, sausage and bacon. There will probably also be a King Cake! Suggested donation of $10/person (max $25/family) with all proceeds benefiting our Camp Weed Scholarship Fund.
Our men's group will be doing the cooking - please plan to join us!
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Our 2026 Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 15, immediately following the 10:30 service. A light lunch will be served.
At this meeting we will get an update on the rector search and the budget for 2026 will be presented.
We will also be electing one new person to our Vestry, and we need to elect 3 delegates for the 2026 Diocesan Convention. This convention is when we will elect our new Bishop for the Diocese of Florida, so delegate selection is important.
If you would like to run for Vestry or serve as a delegate, please submit your name to churchoffice@graceop.net. To serve in either role, you must be a Confirmed member of our church.
Questions? Contact Jason Hitt at jasonhitt332@gmail.com.
LADIES SIP & SAMPLE
February 17
For February, let's join our church family for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper! It is Tuesday, February 17.
The pancake supper starts at 6 pm in Benedict Hall. Feel free to come to the Benedict Hall Conference Room at 5:30 where we will have a mimosa bar ready. No need to bring food - they will be serving pancakes, bacon and sausage and some fun toppings.
Benedict Hall will be all decked out for Mardi Gras - join us for a fun evening!
GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
The 2025-2026 Grace Fund
The Grace Fund is the foundation of annual fundraising at
Grace Episcopal Day School.
Your gift to the Grace Fund helps to provide the best educational experience for the students of Grace, while providing the necessary support and resources to our faculty and staff. We have big plans for our future and need your support to turn our plans into a reality.
SUPER HERO RUN
Sign Up for the Superhero Run
Get ready for an epic morning of fun and fitness at the Superhero Run hosted at Grace Episcopal Day School on February 14, 2026!

Choose your challenge — 8K, 5K, or 1-Mile Fun Run — and join nearly 900 runners who made last year’s event such a success. Enjoy the Runners Village, great music, and a vibrant community atmosphere. Use code "GEDS26" for $5 off your 8K or 5K registration fee.
ALTAR FLOWERS FOR 2026
​The new flower charts for 2026 are up in the Chapel and in the Narthex. If you would like to dedicate flowers on the altar to honor or remember a loved one, now is the time to reserve your date. Flowers in the Chapel are $55 each Sunday and arrangements in the church are $75.
HOMELESS MINISTRY
"See the divine presence in everyone, especially the vulnerable".
Living Well Through Advent
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Current Needs:
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snacks-granola bars, crackers, raisins and fruit cups
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toothpaste
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deodorant
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washcloths
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hand sanitizer- small
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large band aids
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towels
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blankets
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hoodies-L, XL and larger
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t-shirts- L, XL and larger
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Walmart gift cards- $10.00 each
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Drop off items in Narthex.
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Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ.
Blessings,
Donna Mapel
TSHIRT CAMPAIGN
Join Grace Episcopal Church in our T-Shirt Campaign for Rethreaded!
Through the simple donation of cotton T-shirts, you can help survivors of human trafficking transform their lives. Women participating in Rethreaded learn to create garments and accessories from donated T-shirts, gaining practical skills that provide income and long-term sustainability.
Every T-shirt donated contributes to:
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Empowering survivors with marketable skills
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Creating sustainable income opportunities
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Sharing hope and dignity through meaningful work

T-shirts will be collected throughout the month of February. Please drop your donations in the bin located in the narthex. Questions? Contact John Phillips at jphillips653@aol.com
CLAY KITCHEN AT ORANGE PARK SENIOR CENTER
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Our next opportunity to serve will be Saturday, February 28. Interested in helping? Contact John Phillips at jphillips653@aol.com
LENTEN QUIET DAY
"Finding Room for God
With Us"
Please join us at Grace Episcopal Church, Orange Park, FL, for our Lenten Quiet Day "Finding Room for God With Us". We welcome all to attend. Gail Larson will be leading us through meditation and reflection. A light continental breakfast will be served.
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 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. The Daughters of the King will lead each Friday in Lent beginning Friday, February 20th after Ash Wednesday.
The final Friday will be March 27th and then we will also have stations on Good Friday, April 3rd in Holy Week at 11am.
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
