October 9th, 2026
Beloved of Grace,
The blessing of the animals last Sunday was fantastic. Please share your pictures with us: email them to Bea at office@gracehastings.org.
This Sunday, we have worship at 9 am on Zoom, 10 am in person, and at 11 am, we are hosting coffee hour in the Rectory. If you are in town this weekend, please join us!
Things are gearing up for our Greater Grace silent auction. This Sunday is the last day to bring in your favorite things. The bidding begins next Sunday, Oct. 18th. The items coming in are fantastic, and the elementary kids organizing this fundraiser are very excited. Thank you for your support of them and Greater Grace.
Have you wanted to read in church and were held back for some reason? Come to Lector training Sunday, Oct. 18th after the 10 am service.
Finally, our Annual meeting is Sunday, Oct. 25th. Come hear about what has happened at Grace in the last year, and our Vestry goals for 2027.
See you Sunday,
Lauren
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A note from our Music Director
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Welcome to our new section leaders
This program year, we are lucky to have two section leaders join us on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Please read a bit about our new musicians below. Adding these two singers to our choir will allow us to sing a wider variety of choral music. It also means that we will regularly have strong voices on all four parts.
If you have ever thought about singing in the choir, now is the perfect time! It doesn't require a regular commitment. I send the music and a recording of the anthem out to the singers so they can listen and become familiar with the anthem during the week. Then, we meet on Sunday morning at 9am to rehearse the music together and sing the anthem during the service. If you have questions feel free to contact me, craig@gracehastings.org, or talk to me or someone else in the choir on a Sunday morning.
Angelica Burton, soprano, is a professional translator and part-time musician living in Peekskill with her partner and two cats. She moved to the Hudson Valley in 2024 after living in Brooklyn for over a decade, singing all around the city in various chamber and early music groups. Prior to that, Angelica lived in Paris and taught music and English. She is passionate about music, languages, history, traveling, reading, cooking and nature, and is delighted to join the welcoming community at Grace Episcopal as soprano section leader.
Samuel Riss, bass, is a music teacher and a part-time musician and a new Hastings resident as of August. After attending the Crane School of Music (B.M. Music Education) and Temple University (M.M. Trombone Performance), Samuel moved to Tyler Texas where he began teaching privately and working as a staff singer at Christ Episcopal Church. Since moving back to New York, he has been performing with various orchestral groups, such as Westchester Chamber Soloists and Taconic Opera, as well as singing with the Newburgh Chorale. Samuel loves music of all kinds, reading, hiking, cooking and is thrilled to return to the Episcopal Church at Grace Episcopal as bass section leader.
- Craig
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Zoom Links this week at Grace:
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Please access our Zoom here:
Zoom Link: Click Here
Meeting ID: 863 8545 6163
Passcode: 597633
Sunday, October 11th, 2026, 9am on Zoom
The bulletin is HERE
Bible Study will resume Oct. 21st.
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