The Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Prayers of the People

Please continue to pray for: family and friend of Dorothy M., Billy W., Julie Ann G., Mary Anne, Marcia, Bruce, Karen and family, Clint, Sam A., Carolyn, the people of Israel, Dorothy H., Maria, Alicia and Jim, Emma L., Jordon V., Bryan, Phil, Sandy, Sharon, Kelvin G., Victor H., Elizabeth, Nancy L., Dennis D., Steve S., Joni D-Z, June F., Bishop Curry, Marilyn, Kelly, Madelyn, Cherolyn, Warren and family, Cameron, Betty, Gina, Charlie, Evan, Jim, Mike & Chris and family, Joanne, Emily, Linda, Lori Ann M., Jerry W., Myah P., Soe Yazar, Pat V., Georgia S., Carol, Diane, Dan, JoEllen Philbrick, Marina N., Alan N., Mary Lourdes D., Kim B., Darice S., Mary J., Arden, Christine G., David R., Wes and Alicia. 

Memorials and Thanksgivings

Memorials and Thanksgivings

The flowers on the High Altar are given in loving memory of

Charles & Lucille White and Cory White.

The Sanctuary Candles that burn before the Blessed Sacrament,

Shrine of Christ and the Blessed Virgin are given in loving memory of

Audrey Vault.

To reserve memorial flowers, please contact Sue Seymour (315) 733.2896.

To reserve a candle, please contact Carol Prichard at (315) 723.1386.

From the Rector

Important Dates:

Adult Education has begun on Sundays, 9:15 a.m.,

Pilgrim Study began Thursday, October 19th, 2:00 p.m.

Coffee Hour: Please join us for coffee hour following the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.

Envelopes: Many of our parishioners give annually, quarterly and online. Please let the office know if you no longer require the giving envelopes. 

Pledge Card Error: The pledge cards are missing a line for your name. Please write in your name on your pledge card.

Mission of Miracles: The Missionary Group will be making its final trip to El Salvador under the Mission of Miracles in January 2024. They are in need of supplies to assist their mission. If you would like to assist Grace Church in supporting their work, please bring you donations to Grace before December 2nd. There will be a box at the church. They are seeking the following items: Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 325 or 500 mg, individually wrapped toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, large tubes of muscle rub (like Bengay), anti-fungal cream-clotrimazole, triple antibiotic cream, reader glasses 2.00 or stronger, gently used braces (wrist, ankle, knee, elbow) and canes.

Celebrate Dio CNY here at Grace Church

with The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church

Celebrate Dio CNY: On December 2 at Grace Church in Utica, our whole diocese is invited to gather to celebrate the ways God is working among us. The day begins with a social time at 8 a.m. followed by a welcome from Bishop DeDe and Presiding Bishop Curry who will be present on-site at 9 a.m. The celebration concludes with a festive Eucharist that will begin at 3:30 p.m. and the time in between will be marked by different learning opportunities and a generous amount of time for connecting and reconnecting with our friends and family from across the Diocese in this, our first major on-site gathering since COVID. For people who cannot attend on-site, online participation options are available. Space is limited, so register soon! Registration and full schedule details are available online at cnyepiscopal.org/celebrate

Altar Society

Please join us for a morning of cleaning the inside of the church on Saturday, November 18 from 9-11 a.m. Our sweeping, dusting, mopping and polishing the Nave, Narthex, choir and altar areas will get the church ready for the holiday season. Thank you to all the dedicated volunteers who have helped in the past and present. Show up that morning for a few minutes or for an hour or 2. Hope to see you there! Thank you!

Christmas Flowers

Christmas Flowers: Each year, our church is beautifully adorned for the Christmas 

season with poinsettias purchased from donations in memory or in thanksgiving for 

our loved ones. We will accept donations from November 1 - December 10, 2023, for 

names to be included in the church bulletins. Please make checks payable to the Grace 

Church Altar Society, with the notation, Christmas flowers. Please print or type the 

name (s) of the loved one (s) on a separate piece of paper. Place the donation in the offertory plates or send to the church office with the donation and names for the memorial. Thank you

Chorister Wreath Sale

Thrift Store

Thrift Store: It's that time of year again. We need coats, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, and winter footwear. We can also use pots and pans, and bedding.

St. Margaret’s Food Pantry at Grace Church

Fall Food Drive: The St. Margaret’s Food Pantry at Grace Church is having a Fall Food Drive. We are in need of peanut butter, mac and cheese, canned soup, chili, fish, chicken, vegetable, fruit, pasta and stew, cereal. Crackers, granola bars, instant mashed potatoes, nuts, pasta, rice, shelf stable and powdered milk etc. 

Emmaus House Christmas Gift Cards

The Emmaus House will be collecting gift cards to purchase Christmas gifts for the families that are staying at the House and also for some families that recently moved into an apartment. If you would like to donate, please bring them to church or the church office by December 10th. Barb Groves and Sue Clark will collect them and bring them to the Emmaus House. Any questions, please call Barb Groves, 315.723.0036 or Sue Clark, 315.724.1049.

Webcasts

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble is coming to Grace Church! This organization has appeared here several times and is always a popular event. The concert is Sunday, November 12, at 3 p.m. Come join us!

The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble in concert | Grace Church, Utica NY (diocny.org)

Steve Best Celebration of 50 Years 

Click here to learn more:

Steve Best Celebration of 50 Years | Grace Church, Utica NY (diocny.org)

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Coffee & Conversation with the Bishop: Join Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe on Facebook Live (at facebook.com/ bishopdede/live) every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. for coffee, prayer, singing, and a morning check-in. 

We will have the first session of the 2023-2024 Speak Faith Program. Speak Faith is a safe environment to explore our faith and get courageous sharing it. We will focus on the Bible, how we talk about God, Anglican history and identity, and faith and justice. Speak Faith is a great opportunity for all Episcopalians to get to know and engage their faith in a deeper way, and can also be part of teen and adult preparation for Confirmation and Reception. More information can be found here:

https://cnyepiscopal.org/speak-faith/ .

You can register for Speak Faith here:

https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/2MoGXGXQB0_ZatQqwPOtlQ

Rev. Elizabeth Rosa Hamilton Gillett

September 11, 1945 — September 20, 2023

The Rev. Elizabeth Gillett of Hamilton, NY died of cancer on September 20, 2023 at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY. She was 78. She was born on September 11, 1945 in Sutton, England, and spent her early childhood in Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Canada, and Australia, where her father did medical work before immigrating to the U.S. Her mother, Monica M. Gillett, her father, Dr. James Anthony Gillett, and a brother, Antony W. H. Gillett, predeceased her. 

Elizabeth graduated from Columbia University and The General Theological Seminary in New York City. She was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in 1983 and as priest in 1984. In 1985, she moved to the Diocese of Central New York to serve as Canon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Syracuse. From 1988 to1998 she was rector at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hamilton, NY. She returned to Baltimore to serve as the Director of Episcopal Community Services of Maryland until 2004.

She retired from full-time parish ministry in 2010, but continued to minister in various parishes in Central New York. She served as chaplain at St. Margaret’s Ecumenical and Retreat Center in New Hartford, NY since January 2020, and as a supply priest, at Church of the Epiphany in Sherburne, NY.  She was a Friend of Emmaus House in Utica, NY, and an Associate of Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, NY.

Elizabeth will be remembered for her warmth and generosity, and her devotion to parishioners and community members from all walks of life. She reached out to local quilters to make quilts for all the beds at Emmaus house. She was a spiritual friend of deep insight and devotion, and had a sense of fun and adventure that sometimes surprised people. Through her retreats, bible studies, and formal and informal conversations, she challenged individuals to think, question, and put their faith into action. She was a source of strength, inspiration and encouragement to persons going through difficult times or medical procedures. She was greatly loved and is deeply mourned. 

Elizabeth is survived by her husband, The Rev. Dr. John F. LaVoe, his son Mark C. LaVoe and stepson Terrence D. Lewis (Sandra); her sister Kathryn Gillett Hasard, nephew Christopher McNell and his children, Kyla McNell and Sean McNell; niece Collette McNell and her daughter Marley Mikowicz; her sister Susan M. H. Gillett; sister-in-law Lee Gillett, her sons Nicholas Gillett (Yvonne) and Andrew Gillett (Marina) and his children Giuliana and Sebastian Gillett.

A Memorial Eucharist will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hamilton, NY on November 11, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., followed by a reception in the church hall at noon. Interment will be at the columbarium of Holy Cross Monastery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory to Holy Cross Monastery, to St. Margaret’s for Emmaus House, to St. Thomas Episcopal Church for the Memorial Garden Fund, or to the Friendship Inn food program, in care of St. Thomas’s. 

Rev. Elizabeth Rosa Hamilton Gillett Obituary 2023 - Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Homes (burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com)