This in from the Brooklyn Heights Association: Dear Friends: In a last minute appeal, we hope that you will consider making (or buying) a pie for the Thanksgiving Dinner served to elderly citizens at Grace Church. It is organized by Heights and Hills, a provider of supportive services to community dwelling older adults in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Heights Resident Lois Osborne Celebrates 99th Birthday
Monroe Place resident Lois Osborne prepares to blow out the candles at Grace Church this morning. She will be 99 tomorrow, Monday, October 10.
Blessing of the Animals at Grace Church
Today was the Feast of St. Francis, and Grace Church celebrated with a blessing of the animals at the 5:00 p.m. service. Here the Rector, the Rev. Stephen Muncie, administers a blessing–holy water delivered via a dogwood sprig–to Wellington, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, held by proud owner Stacey Mankoff. More photos and text after […]
Interfaith Gathering on Brooklyn Heights Promenade Marks Tenth Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
At 12:30 yesterday afternoon there was a gathering on the Promenade to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Cnter, the Pentagon, and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Above, The Rev. Al Bunis, of Plymouth Church, reads a portion of the Beatitudes, from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses […]
“Pedals, Pipes and Pinot” at Grace Church Saturday
Fans of what Mozart called the “king of instruments,” the organ, are invited to a free event this Saturday, May 21 from 4:00 to 6;00 p.m., at Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon), hosted by the Brooklyn chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The program will begin with an informative […]
Grace Church Sponsors Walk for Honduran Kids Sunday
Grace Church Brooklyn Heights has a long standing commitment to assist in the support of El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (“The Home of Love and Hope”), which provides a home and school for homeless, destitute children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This Sunday, May 15, Grace is holding a fund-raising walk-a-thon for El Hogar. The walk […]
Grace Church Winterfair This Saturday
This coming Saturday, February 5, Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen) will present its annual Winterfair from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with an evening gala and silent auction beginning at 6:30 p.m. Items for sale at the fair include clothing (adults’ and kids’), toys, books, CDs and […]
Heights and Hills: “We Need Pies; Servers”
This in from Heights & Hills Community Council, and the Brooklyn Heights Association: Heights and Hills’ annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at Grace Church on Thanksgiving Day, serving older adults in our community. Heights and Hills also delivers meals to about 75 neighborhood seniors who are too frail to get out and join the […]
Grace Church Blessing of Animals This Afternoon: Will There Be Another “Miracle”?
This afternoon at 5:00 Grace Church will hold its annual blessing of the animals, in honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. At last year’s event, one of the Holbrooke chickens surprised the Rector, the Rev. Stephen Muncie, and others in attendance, by producing an egg while receiving the blessing. Video after the […]
St. Ann, Grace Host 9/11 Memorial Services
Francesca Norsen Tate, in today’s Brooklyn Eagle “First Estate” column, notes that the American Guild of Organists, Brooklyn Chapter, will present an interfaith Service of Remembrance and Hope commemorating the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy this Saturday, September 11, at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets, beginning at 4:30 […]
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