Grace Episcopal Church, Massapequa, NY

09/10/2026

RENEWAL SUNDAY -
Join us this Sunday, September 13, as we begin Grace Church's new program year, focusing on family, our Episcopal faith, and our individual relationship with God. The Grace family is here to support you and your family, and to help negotiate the bumps in life’s road that sometimes require support and assistance. Your church is here to enrich your spiritual life and to assist all.

● Strengthen your commitment to faith
● Register your children for Christian Education and find out about Confirmation classes and First Communion
● Meet our new Youth coordinator and sign up for the 12 (tweens)and older (teens) youth group
● Join the Grace Church Information system. Realm,
to receive notices regarding church services and programs
● Purchase some church merchandise- T-shirts, golf shirts, coffee mugs, and more;
● Purchase chances for the Harvest Fair Great Raffle and hopefully win some great prizes.
● Plan to purchase tickets and attend our final Summer Nights at Grace get-together with food, wine, and entertainment set for Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00 pm – see Ken Cynar

We are an active Episcopal Church that grants Holy Communion to all baptized Christians of any faith and welcomes all into our church family.
(photo: Renewal Sunday 2025)

09/07/2026

A PRAYER OF REMEMBRANCE for the 25th Anniversary
Observance of 911 - offered at Grace Church Mass. September 6th
by the Very Rev. Dr. Walter V. Hillebrand, Rector

Father of all, remember your holy promise, and look with love on all your people, living and departed.

Today, we pray especially for all who had suffered and died during the attacks of September 11th, 2001, and for those who escaped but are forever scarred.

We pray for all those who waited anxiously at home for words from their loved ones,
for those who still mourn, and those communities that were diminished and suffered loss.

Remember and thank all those who acted with kind compassion,
those who bravely risked their own lives searching for survivors,
and all those first responders and all helpers who have become sick after their exposure and now suffer.

Lord, let us pray for our community and ourselves,
grant us peace in our time and a longing for the day when people of every language, race, and nation will be brought into the unity of Christ’s kingdom. AMEN
(grace church cross)

08/27/2026

GRACE CHURCH HARVEST FAIR - Now in our 21st year, the Grace Harvest Fair is a family oriented event welcoming young children to paint pumpkins, visit the petting zoo and play games and visit Santa in his workshop. In addition it has a market place with vendors, raffles, homemade jams and jellies and crafts created by the women of the church. There is a gift basket auction, baked goods for sale and food for the entire family. Spend family time enjoying this Grace Church community event.

08/26/2026

LOCAL OBSERVANCES 911 25th ANNIVERSARY

September 6, Sunday - Grace Episcopal Church Prayers of Remembrance
The Community is invited to the 8:00am or 10:00am Mass with the Prayers of Remembrance on the 25th anniversary of the 911 attack honoring those citizens, responders, volunteer firefighters, and rescue workers who lost their lives on the day and since from the illnesses linked to their recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

September 9, Wednesday - Oyster Bay Town to Host 9-11 & Walls of Honor Ceremony September 9th at TOBAY Beach
The Town of Oyster Bay invites residents to the Town’s Annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. The town’s 9/11 Memorial – featuring a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center – is inscribed with the names of residents lost on September 11, 2001. The Walls of Honor monument expands each year with newly inscribed names of those who lost their battle with 9/11-illness caused by exposure at Ground Zero.

September 10, Thursday - Nassau County, 911 Memorial, Eisenhower Park. 6:00pm - Nassau County invites residents to join us as we come together to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6:00 PM - Eisenhower Park, East Meadow Lakeside Theatre | Parking Field 6 Rain or Shine. As we mark 25 years, we remain committed to ensuring that the lives, courage, and sacrifices of that day are never forgotten. We will always remember. We will never forget. Nassau County officials and local fire officials recently broke ground on a newly upgraded and revamped Sept. 11 memorial at Eisenhower Park. Designed to replace the aging and faded previous structure ahead of the 25th anniversary, the new black granite monument specifically honors local first responders, volunteer firefighters, and rescue workers who lost their lives on the day of the attacks or from illnesses linked to their recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

September 11, Friday - Towers of Freedom, John Burns Parks, Massapequa 8:30am - St. Rose Sunset Mass 6:00pm
Sounding of the Bell – 8:46 am, 9:03 am
September 11, 2026, marks the solemn 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. A quarter of a century later, the promise to "Never Forget" remains a deeply vital pledge, particularly as more than 100 million Americans are now too young to remember the day firsthand. This milestone anniversary brings a heightened focus across the country to honor the 2,977 innocent lives lost, the immense bravery of the first responders, and the families still enduring the lifelong impacts of that tragedy.

08/22/2026

FR. WALTER WILL BE CELEBRATING MASS this Sunday (8/23) having returned from a family vacation to Europe with Aissa and the children to see his parents and siblings…. pictured here on the banks of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
A very relaxed Fr. Walter stands in the pulpit of St. Martin Walser, built in 1718. Located in the Alps, it is the highest located church in all of Europe.

08/08/2026

BACKPACK SUNDAY collection has been extended one week more until August 16th.

Your donations are greatly appreciated.

07/24/2026

07/20/2026

Deacon Bob’s Birthday – This past Sunday we gathered to wish our favorite Deacon….Bob White a very happy birthday. He has become part of the Grace family, and we all appreciate all he does for Grace and our parishioners. Fr. Walter offered prayers, our collective good wishes and some cake in celebration. Good health Bob and many more birthdays.

07/17/2026

Registration is Open for the Ordination and Consecration of
Bishop-elect Adam J. Shoemaker

Saturday, September 19, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Brookville, New York

All are welcome to join us in celebrating this joyful and historic occasion in the life of our diocese. Together, we will gather in prayer and thanksgiving as we celebrate God's continuing work among us.
Because seating is limited, advance registration is required for all attendees. All registration closes on September 15 at 11:59 pm. Click on the button below for all details, including registration!

Register Today - https://www.dioceseli.org/events/episcopal-ordination-and-consecration-rev-dr-adam-j-shoemaker?bbeml=tp-m_3qKkzhwUuHNB9Rc0SViw.jbRnta4wU4k2ifwJIjAx0oQ.rC59yq-WZLUiohHABgKFOqA.lrCvwjKpOtUOsxLZINbR3zg&bbeml=tp-m_3qKkzhwUuHNB9Rc0SViw.jaavKRKvkFUe3hvV3SsTHLQ.rCVtE01j3AUKfWkwqCOceWQ.l07gYF1zySEC6jfNBYEzQ2g

07/13/2026

Recognition for Years of Service - This past Sunday Fr. Walter and the parishioners of Grace Church honored Ron and Barbara Staib for their decades of dedicated service at Grace.

They have served as warden, vestry member, co-chair of the Harvest Fair, Confirmation class teacher, choir member, co-chair of the Marmaladies (makers of our now famous jams and relishes) school board president, and as chair and member of countless church groups and committees. Fr. Walter presented them with the Rector’s Service Award in recognition of these accomplishments at Sunday’s service receiving a standing ovation from their friends and fellow parishioners.

The Staibs will be leaving the Grace family relocating to the West Coast. Our prayers and good wishes go with them. God bless their journey and new home.