This year we are having the beloved Ministry Fair over two Sundays in the fall instead of just one. Worship and Outreach will be this Sunday, October 19th both before and after the 10:30 a.m. service. The Belize Vision Screening Mission Team plans to conduct vision screenings for children and adults to give a sense of what their ministry is like, and many other ministries will share what they are up to as well. 

We hope having two Ministry Fairs will help to enhance signups with fewer tables and more space to highlight twenty ministries on each of those Sundays. Thank you to Maurice Cole for organizing this ministry event again this year. Blessings!

Hope is at the heart of our life together. It steadies us in uncertain times, guides our worship, and empowers our service to the world. This year, as Stewards of Hope, we’re invited to anchor our giving in that same steady hope. Our 2025 goal is $800,000, which will support the four pillars of our shared ministry — Worship, Education, Parish Life, and Mission. We invite you to prayerfully consider your gift and return your pledge by mail or through online giving by Commitment Sunday, November 2nd.

After Sunday, October 12th our total amount pledged is $83,695 and our total number of those pledged is 11.

Our ministries reach into every corner of our congregation and our community, shaping lives and proclaiming the Good News. Each pillar will be celebrated at dinners, hosted in a parishioner’s home (or a location they choose) each at 6:00 p.m. The host provides the main dish, guests bring a side or dessert, and the church will provide beverages. RSVP for the remaining dinners here.

Sunday 10/19 | Stewards of Hope Dinner: Mission & Outreach

(Hetherington Family Home at 22 Rio Vista Lane, Richmond, VA 23226)

Tuesday 10/28 | Stewards of Hope Dinner: Worship

(Melton Family Home near Tuckahoe)

On All Saints’ Sunday, November 2nd, we celebrate and remember the lives of those who have died. You are invited to submit the names of family members who have passed away since last November. Their names will be read aloud at the start of the Table Liturgy to honor their memory and commend them to God. Please submit names by Sunday, October 26th. To include a name, please fill out the All Saints’ Prayers form at ghtc.org/allsaints or call Parish Administrator Lauren Frazier at (804) 359-5628 x23.

Grace & Holy Trinity’s own Andrew Peacock has offered to help take portraits for the new church directory in Realm. There are two opportunities to have your portrait taken. Andrew will snap photos in the Parish Hall on both Sunday, October 26th and Sunday, November 2nd before and after each 10:30 a.m. service.

In preparation for our next Intergenerational Event, we invite you to bring in a photo of a favorite saint – either from church history or from your own life –  and clip it to the cross in the Parish Hall. You may also email me a photo to print. We will share stories of our saints during the event on October 26th. – Madeleine Preston, Director of Formation

Join us for our annual Grace & HolyWeen event on Sunday, October 26th after the 10:30 a.m. service! There will be food, activities, and a costume contest. Don't forget to bring your costume to change into after the service. Do you have decorations to bring or want to lead an activity? Contact Director of Formation Madeleine Preston at ghtc.org/contact and selecting “Director of Formation” from the drop-down menu.

Grace & Holy Trinity Church is accepting applications to support community organizations and facilitate volunteer opportunities during the 2026 calendar year. The Outreach Grant Program provides financial support to non-profit organizations that promote Christian beliefs and principles through their services or programs. It is the commitment of GHTC to reach out to the community with God’s spirit of love, help and hope. Funding requests can range from $5,000 to $20,000. The 2025–2026 deadline for consideration of grant support is Saturday, November 1st, 2025. Apply here.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry started in 2003 and has given away nearly 300 shawls. A prayer shawl is a knitted shawl, and is given to someone who is in need of the comfort a shawl brings. Each shawl is wrapped in tissue and is presented in a bag with a prayer. The shawls are knitted by the members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry. We plan to have an interest meeting on Sunday, November 9th at 9:30 a.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room, so we can show you what we do – and encourage you to join us. If you cannot knit, we will teach you and we have yarn and needles to lend. Please join us and learn more about this wonderful ministry.

– Betsy Featherstone

Virginia Commonwealth University's Vox Concordia Treble Choir and Vocal Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Lisa Fusco, will sing anthems and lead the hymns and service music at the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, November 9th. 8:00 a.m. worship is regularly scheduled.

The office of Evening Prayer, or Evensong, is a Reformation liturgical work of great beauty combining the elements of Vespers and Compline. It is modeled on the pre-Reformation “lesser hours” (Vespers and Compline) made by Archbishop Cranmer for the First English Prayer Book of 1549. The Choral Evensong will include the “The Responses for Evening Prayer” by Stephan Casurella, “Magnificat” and “Nunc Dimittis” by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, and the glorious “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” from “Five Mystical Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams sung by the Parish Choir, accompanied by Luke Brennan, Assistant Choirmaster & Organist, and conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Melcher Davis, Choirmaster & Organist. The presentation of “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” from Choral Evensong in February 2023 can be heard here. Please invite family and friends to this lovely worship service!

In commemoration of St. Francis Day pets joined the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist with a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 5th. The service was held outside on Laurel Street to accommodate our animal guests. Thank you for gathering and worshiping together on a beautiful fall morning.

Sunday, October 19, 2025

8:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist, Rite One (Chapel)

9:00 a.m. | Parish Breakfast (Parish Hall)

9:00 a.m. | Parish Ministry Fair Session 2: Worship & Outreach

(Before & After 10:30 a.m. Worship | Parish Hall)

9:30 a.m. | Sunday School (Sunday School & Youth Rooms)

9:30 a.m. | Lectionary Group (Library)

10:30 a.m. | Children's Chapel
 (First Floor Classroom)

10:30 a.m. | Holy Eucharist, Rite Two (Livestream Available | Church)

11:45 a.m. | Parish Ministry Fair Session 2: Worship & Outreach

(Before & After 10:30 a.m. Worship | Parish Hall)

5:30 p.m. | Youth Group at The Pace Center (700 W. Franklin Street)

6:00 p.m. | Stewards of Hope Dinner: Mission & Outreach

(Hetherington Family Home at 22 Rio Vista Lane, Richmond, VA 23226)

*Nursery services will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each Sunday.

The nursery is located on the second floor.

Upcoming Events

Sunday 10/19

Parish Ministry Fair Session 2: Worship & Outreach*

(Before & After 10:30 a.m. Worship | Parish Hall)

*Second of two sessions.

Sunday 10/19 | 5:30 p.m.

Youth Group at The Pace Center

(700 W. Franklin Street)

Sunday 10/19 | 6:00 p.m.

Stewards of Hope Dinner: Mission & Outreach

(RSVP Here | Hetherington Family Home at 22 Rio Vista Lane,

Richmond, VA 23226)

Sunday 10/26 | 9:00 a.m. & After 10:30 a.m. Worship

Church Directory Portraits Opportunity #1

(Parish Hall)

Sunday 10/26 | 9:30 a.m.

Intergenerational Formation: The Communion of Saints led by Madeleine Preston

(First Floor Classroom)

Sunday 10/26 | 11:45 a.m.

Grace & HolyWeen

(Following 10:30 a.m. Worship | Parish Hall)

Tuesday 10/28 | 6:00 p.m.

Stewards of Hope Dinner: Worship

(RSVP Here | Melton Family Home near Tuckahoe)

Sunday 11/02

Daylight Savings Ends on All Saints' Sunday

Sunday 11/02 | 9:00 a.m. & After 10:30 a.m. Worship

Church Directory Portraits Opportunity #2

(Parish Hall)

Sunday 11/02 | 9:30 a.m.

Baptismal Covenants: Lutheran & Episcopal Communion of Saints

led by Pastor Marissa

(First Floor Classroom)

Sunday 11/02 | 11:45 a.m.

All Saints' Sunday Reception*

(Worship is Regularly Scheduled | Parish Hall)

*No Parish Breakfast

Sunday 11/09 | 9:30 a.m.

What is our next Mission at GHTC? Led by Father Brent

(First Floor Classroom)

Sunday 11/09 | 9:30 a.m.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Interest Meeting

(Second Floor Conference Room)

Sunday 11/09 | 10:30 a.m.

Holy Eucharist with VCU’s Vox Concordia Treble Choir & Vocal Chamber Ensemble

(Livestream Available | Church)

Sunday 11/09 | 4:00 p.m.

Choral Evensong for Veterans Day and Day of Remembrance

(Church)

Sunday 11/16 | 9:30 a.m.

Inquirers' Class Session 2: Liturgy - Praying What We Believe

(Second Floor Classroom)

Sunday 11/16 | 9:30 a.m.

Mission/Outreach Spotlight: Red Door Ministry

(First Floor Classroom)

Sunday 11/16 | 4:00 p.m.

Parish Oyster Roast

(Sauer Family Home near Three Chopt Neighborhood)