Special Activities:
Below are some of the special activities that happen at Grace during the year:
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
Mothers� Day Breakfast
Fathers� Day Cook-out
Annual Parish Picnic
Easter Vigil with St. Peter�s Lutheran CHurch
Gathering Sunday. This is on the first Sunday after Labor Day. This marks the beginning of Sunday School and the annual Stewardship campaign.
In October we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis with �The Blessing of the Animals.�
Sunday School Halloween pumpkin painting
Thanksgiving Eve Service with St. Peter�s Lutheran Church
Advent Craft Fair
St. Nicholas visits the children in December
Spring and Fall yard sales
Holiday Bazaar.
Outreach:
�Fed by Grace� Food Pantry feeds close to 200 families a month either during their regular hours (4th Wednesday of the month from 5:30 - 7:00 PM) or at other times on an emergency basis. This ministry takes literally Jesus� words, �If you love me, feed my sheep.� All members of the parish are invited to be part of this ministry. �Fed By Grace�s� coordinator is Linda Siwarski.
Ministry to residents of St. Joseph�s Place Nursing Home. Grace participates in an ecumenical ministry to residents of St. Joseph�s Place, a nursing home located at Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis. Grace Church provides communion for any Protestant resident of the home.
The Care Team is made up of all the members at Grace Church. We are committed to supporting the mutual care and pastoral life of our congregation by responding to the personal needs of our members and others in our community.
G.O. or God�s Outpost is an organization of churches in Orange and Sullivan Counties. Its purpose is to link the four member parishes in order to increase the presence and ministry of the Episcopal Church in the respective communities. It is referred to as the Inter-parish council.
If you would like additional information on any of our Activities or Outreach, please Contact Us.
Activities & Outreach
