Welcome new parish administrator: Bea Rosa-SwerbilovThis week at Grace
Grace Notes
November 14, 2025
Beloved of Grace,
I'm excited to announce to you that we have a new parish administrator at Grace, Bea Rosa-Swerbilov.
Bea comes to us highly recommended from both her work in the corporate world (she previously served as Administrative Supervisor at Stribling & Associates, NYC) and the church world (she previously served Parish Administrator at St. Stephen's in Armonk, NY). You can read Bea's bio HERE. Please help us extend Bea a warm welcome to Grace!
Bea is working in the office this week and next week learning the ropes from our current Parish Administrator, Melanie Rivera. As you may be aware, Melanie is moving to Ireland at Christmas time to spend more time with her extended family. If you would like to send Melanie a note of thanks, you can bring it to church with you on Sunday, or email her atoffice@gracehastings.org Melanie's last day in the office will be, Tuesday Nov. 25th. Thank you, Melanie. We will miss you!
Bea's regular office hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Bea will begin her regular office hours Tuesday, Dec. 2nd.
Finally, please remember to send in your pledge to Grace. We need everyone's pledge by Sunday, Nov. 30th. Details are below in note from our Stewardship chair, Marc Gouran.
Looking forward to seeing you all here at Grace this Sunday: 9 am Zoom, 10 am in person worship.
Faithfully,
Lauren
A letter from your Stewardship Chair
Dear fellow Grace parishioners,
As Stewardship Chair for the 2026 year I first want to thank you for taking the time to read this, and for contributing your time, talent and treasure (financial contributions!) in past years. We are hoping people can really step up this year, and help us to continue our growth and development; we can’t do that without you. I can also promise that the rewards that you and your family will get back will greatly exceed what you put in.
We are aiming to receive all pledges by Sunday, November 30, so our Finance Committee can finalize budget numbers for 2026 (the Episcopal Church requires that we can only use the numbers for which there are submitted pledges) and a reminder that this is only your pledge and that contribution can be paid in many different convenient ways during 2026 that fits your budgetary requirements. If you have never pledged before, we are asking you to please consider doing so, at whatever level is comfortable for you.
The pledge formis available on-line this year (Online link isHERE) and in an old school mailing which you will receive soon.
The Vestry is excited for the 2026 goals (summarized below), and asks you to consider an increase in your pledge if you are able from last year to support these bold goals, and again to pledge for the first time if you have not done so:
continue to a program for 5th-8th graders to engage their minds and hearts to do mission, and facilitate their desire to do social activities with their peers;
building more intergenerational mission projects for the whole parish;
adopting a balanced budget for the second year in a row!;
giving staffmuch deserved cost of living increases;
building more community activities both in our Grace Church community and in our broader Rivertowns and beyond communities.
HERE is a letter from me, your stewardship chair. HEREis a letter from Lauren.
Additionally, our Stewardship Chair, Marc Gouran is more than happy to discuss Stewardship, it’s importance to our community, what the money goes for, how it can be paid over the course of the year and any other questions you have related to our budget and how we pay for everything.
Thank you for your continued support of Grace’s ministries and programs!
Peace, Marc Gouran, Stewardship Chair
List for item donations to be received by 11/16:
Looking for ways to get involved this Thanksgiving?
Join the community of San Andres in Yonkers for Thanksgiving worship and meal, Thursday Nov. 27th.
Worship at San Andrés is at 11 am on Thanksgiving. Then you can help serve a Thanksgiving meal to the whole community: church members and those in need. Please kindly RSVP to: sanandresyonkers@gmail.com
San Andres address is: 22 Post Street
Yonkers, NY 10705
Zoom Links this week at Grace:
Sunday, November 16th @ 9am on Zoom The bulletin is HERE.
Wednesday Bible Study, November 19th @ Noon on Zoom Bible Study & Spiritual Discussion The reading for Wednesday's Bible Study isHERE. ClickHERE and HERE for Bible study commentaries.
Want to give to Grace Church? Scan the QR code or give via
Zelle: giving@gracehastings.org
