Due to the rise in COVID 19 numbers, in-person worship is cancelled until further notice. We will continue to post a live service Sundays at 11:00 a.m. on Facebook. Communion will be distributed at the end of the service outside the church doors - on the green.
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Reflections from Pastor Gary
Boo! I really scared you, didn’t I? I know you put on your masks, not just for that mouth-watering treat but also for your family, your neighbors, or the stranger you have yet to meet. We hosted a safe Halloween celebration with a Grab & Go on the front lawn of Grace Lutheran from 1-5pm on Saturday, October 31. The only thing that was time sensitive was the treat; you need to wear your mask year-round.
Of course, we are coming on the middle of November, the clocks fell back one hour, and there was the annual All Saints Sunday remembrance for those who had perished during 2020. What was particularly unnerving about the All Saints event was the lack of closure surrounding so many of those deaths. We didn’t have the opportunity to say good-bye to many of our loved ones. They just went away; ironically, they were much more than this in life! This has been the final ugliness of the COVID-19 virus. It separates us from each other in life, and, tragically, it continues that estrangement even in death.
As a pastor during this time, I have not been able to say good-bye to many of my parishioners. It has left 2020 with such a numb feeling. Am I imagining all this? Did this really happen? And when I awake, it is not a dream. It is the hard reality that we live with. However, we have the one thing that COVID-19 can’t take away from us—the promise of eternal life. Death does not have the final answer. Faith in a risen Lord reminds us that God is not done with us yet. God has all of eternity to complete God’s heavenly task. And that eternal promise, in turn, fuels and invigorates us for life now. No virus, no things present, no things to come can separate us from that love in Christ Jesus. My hope today that this message will go viral as well.
Gary
Rich with Grace
A weekly reflection
"A Man: by Kim "Morning Star" Snyder
Christmas at Grace
Daily Meditation, November 28
Sunday Worship Service,
September 20
Grace Worship
Setting Six - ELW
Kyrie
Hymn of Praise
Gospel Acclamation
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
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Upcoming Events
Fall/Winter
Sunday Worship
10:00 a.m. Choir Practice
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship and Fellowship
Available worship parking Bayonne Memorial Home
854 Avenue C, Bayonne
(One block north of the church)
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Summer Hours
9:00 a.m. Choir Practice
10:00 a.m. Worship and Fellowship
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Upcoming Events
Sunday, November 29 11:00 a.m.
Advent I Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Wednesday, December 2 7:00 p.m.
Midweek Advent Outdoor Christmas Tree Lighting on the Green
Sunday, December 6, 11:00 a.m.
Advent II Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Wednesday, December 9 7:00 p.m.
Midweek Advent Hanging of the Greens
Thursday, December 10 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Friday, December 11 7:00 p.m.
Book Talk on Zoom
Sunday, December 13 11:00 a.m.
Advent III Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Wednesday, December 16 7:00 p.m.
Midweek Advent Lessons & Carols
Saturday, December 19 10:00 a.m.
Bible Study on Zoom
Sunday, December 20 11:00 a.m.
Advent IV Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Wednesday, December 23 7:00 p.m.
Midweek Advent "Blue Christmas"
Thursday, December 24 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Friday, December 25 11:00 a.m.
Christmas Day Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Sunday, December 27 11:00 a.m.
Christmas I Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Thursday, December 31 8:00 p.m.
New Year's Eve Service live streamed on Facebook
with Communion immediately following
outside the church on the green
Ongoing Activities
Monday Mornings 11:00 a.m.
Bible Study
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4611838857?pwd=THZ4K0tIOUZPeXkwMCticlJ3MW45UT09
Zoom Meeting number: 461 183 8857
Password: handNhand
2nd Friday of the Month
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Book Talk
Zoom Meeting
Dates: 12/11, 1/8, 2/12, 3/12
Book: The Muse by Jessie Burton
Reading, Part 1: Cabbages and Kings - June 1967. (approx. 47 pages)
3rd Saturday of the Month
10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Bible Study
Zoom Meeting
Dates: 12/19, 1/16, 2/20, 3/20
https://zoom.us/j/99943732748?pwd=NGRQNEZIZ0NxdzJid3M1cnZxY2FnZz09
Meeting ID: 999 4373 2748
Passcode: 693244
Discussion will be on Daniel and Esther in Exile.
Monthly activities
1st Monday @ 6:00 p.m.
Good Grief Group
1st Thursday @ 7:00 p.m.
Prayer Group
Bayonne Women's Club
1st Saturday
WELCA group meets @ Trinity Lutheran, Jersey City or Grace Lutheran in Bayonne
2nd Sunday @12:30 p.m.
Church Council Meeting
2nd Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.
Men's Breakfast
Saturdays & Sundays Lamaze Childbirth classes By appointment
Programs and Services
Music Classes
Ongoing
Citizenship Class
Mondays - TBD
ESL Classes
Tuesdays - TBD
Art Classes
Wednesdays. 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
All classes held at
Grace Lutheran Church
836 Avenue C
(37th Street)
For more information, please call
201-339-3685
426 Avenue C
(18th Street)
Bayonne
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