Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford

Solemn High Mass for Maundy Thursday
2026-04-02 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
Stripping of the Altar and Night Watch in the Chapel of Repose follow

Music:

Ordinary Setting: Missa Passionis Christi ~ Arthur Wills (b. 1926)

Organ: Institution de l’Eucharistie ~ Olivier Messiaen (d.1992)

Hymn 337; vv. 1-2 ~ “And now, O Father, mindful of the love” ~ Unde et memores

Introit (choir) ~ Nos autem gloriari ~ Mode IV

Kyrie eleison (choir) ~ A. Wills

Gloria in excelsis from Missa Marialis ~ Hymnal S-203

The Gradual: Psalm 116 ~ Dilexi, quoniam ~ Tone II

Sequence Hymn 320, vv. 1-4 ~ “Zion, praise thy Savior” ~ Lauda Sion Salvatorem

Maundy Anthems (choir)

The Prayers of the People (Form IV) ~ Hymnal S-108

Offertory (choir) ~ Ubi caritas ~ Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

Sanctus and Benedictus (choir) ~ A. Wills

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Agnus Dei (choir) ~ A. Wills

Communion (choir) ~ Hoc Corpus est ~ Mode VIII

Motet (choir) ~ O taste and see ~ Ralph Vaughan Williams (d. 1958)

Hymn 329 ~ “Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” ~ Pange lingua

Psalm 22 (choir) ~ Deus, Deus, meus ~ Anglican Chant by William Crotch (d. 1847)

Sermon ~ Mr. Doug Bowman

2026-04-02 Maundy ThursdayDownload

Food Pantry Distribution
2026-04-02 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-19 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-12 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-19 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Connecticut

Tenebrae ~ a liturgy of shadows
2026-04-01 17:00 - 18:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
Presented by Haven Religious

Solemn High Mass for The Sunday of the Passion ~ Palm Sunday
2026-03-29 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Missa Brevis No. 6 in F minor ~ Healey Willan, (d. 1968)

Acclamation antiphon (choir) ~ Hosanna to the Son of David ~ Tone VII

The Distribution of the Palms (choir)The children of the Hebrews ~ G. P. de Palestrina (d. 1594)O Jerusalem, look toward the East ~ Tone IThe children of the Hebrews ~ Tone I

Hymn 154 ~ “All glory, laud, and honor” ~ Valet will ich dir geben

Hymn ~ “Ride on! Ride on in Majesty” ~ Winchester New

Gradual: Psalm 31 ~ In te, Domine, speravi ~ Tone I.1

Tract (choir) ~ Deus meus ~ Tone VIII

Offertory (choir) ~ Improperium exspectavit ~ Mode VIII

Hymn 168, vv. 1-3~ “O Sacred Head Sore Wounded” ~ Herzlich tut mich verlangen

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Pater, si non potest ~ Mode VIII

Motet (choir) ~ Christus factus est ~ Felice Anerio (d. 1614)

Hymn 162 ~ “The royal banners forward go” ~ Vexilla Regis prodeunt

Voluntary: Mattheus – Final, from Bach’s Memento ~ Marcel Dupré (d. 1971)

Preacher: Mr. Aldon Hynes, Haven Religious

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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Low Mass
2026-03-29 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-22 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-15 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-08 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-22 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-15 08:00 - 09:00 | Connecticut
Preacher: TBA

Our 8AM service is a Low Mass. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the Bulletin. We leave room for silence and contemplation, and there is no music at this service. A refreshing start to a Sunday.

For more information about Low Mass, click here: Services

Solemn High Mass for The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary
2026-03-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
Music

Mass Setting: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena ~ Healey Willan

Voluntary: Priere a Notre Dame ~ Léon Boëllmann (d. 1897)

Introit (choir) ~ Rorate caeli ~ Mode I

The Gradual: Luke 1: 46-55 ~ Magnificat ~ Tone VIII.1

Tract (choir) ~ Audi filia ~ Tone VIII

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Ave, Maria ~ Mode VIII

Hymn 265 ~ “The angel Gabriel from heaven came” ~ Gabriel’s Message

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Ecce virgo concipiet ~ Mode I

Motet (choir)~ Ave Maria ~ Jacques Arcadelt (d. 1568)

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 278 ~ “Sing we of the blessed Mother” ~ Rustingham

Voluntary: Toccata, from Suite Gothique ~ Léon Boëllmann, 1895

Preacher: Mr. Sean Glenn, Haven Religious

2026-03-25 AnnunciationDownload

Solemn High Mass for the Fifth Sunday in Lent
2026-03-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Communion Service in E ~ Leo Sowerby (d. 1968)

Voluntary: Herzlich thut mich verlangen ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (d.1750)

The Great Litany in Procession ~ Hymnal S 67

The Gradual: Psalm 130 ~ De profundis ~ Tone IV.6

Tract (choir) ~ Saepe expugnaverunt me ~ Tone VIII

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Confitebor tibi ~ Mode I

Carol (choir) ~ The crown of roses ~ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Videns Dominus ~ Mode I

Hymn 337 (sung by all) ~ “And now, O Father, mindful of the love” ~ Unde et memores

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 455 ~ “O love of God, how strong and true” ~ Dunedin

Voluntary: Herzlich thut mich verlangen ~ Johannes Brahms (d. 1897)

Preacher: Sr. Gregory Simmons, Haven Religious

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Vestry Meeting
2026-03-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States

Solemn High Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Lent ~ Laetare Sunday
2026-03-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Visitation by The Reverend Stacey Kohl~ Secretary of the Diocese and Convention

Music:

Mass Setting: Mass for Three Voices ~ William Byrd (d. 1623)

Voluntary: Rondeau, from Third Suite ~ Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (d. 1763) ~ Leonor Snow, baroque flute

Introit (choir) ~ Laetare Jerusalem ~ Tone V; Antiphon by Healey Willan

The Gradual: Psalm 23 ~ Dominus regit me ~ Tone VI

Tract (choir) ~ Qui confidunt ~ Tone VIII; verse by Healey Willan

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

The Prayers of the People [Form IV] ~ Hymnal S-108

Offertory (choir) ~ Laudate Dominum ~ Mode II

Motet (choir) ~ Ave, verum Corpus ~ William Byrd, 1605

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Ludum fecit ex sputo Domino ~ Mode VI

Hymn 339 ~ “Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness” ~ Schmücke dich

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 624 ~ “Jerusalem the golden” ~ Ewing

Voluntary: Fantaisie, from Hommage à Frescobaldi ~ Jean Langlais (d. 1991)

Preacher: The Rev. Stacey Kohl, Secretary of the Diocese and Convention

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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Solemn High Mass for the Third Sunday in Lent
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Mass of the Quiet Hour ~ George Oldroyd, 1938

Voluntary: Dies sind die heiligen zehn Gebot, BWV 678 ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (d.1750)

Introit (choir) ~ Oculi mei (all stand) ~ Mode VII

The Gradual: Psalm 95 ~ Venite, exultemus ~ Tone II

Tract (choir) ~ Ad te levavi ~ Tone VIII

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Justitiæ Domini ~ Mode IV

Motet (choir) ~ Never weather-beaten sail ~ Charles Wood (d. 1926)

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Qui biberit aquam ~ Mode VII

Hymn 202 from 1940 Hymnal ~ “Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord” ~ Lammas

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 559 ~ “Lead us, heavenly Father” ~ Dulce carmen

Voluntary: Pastorale ~ J. S. Bach

Preacher: The Rev. Rowena J. Kemp, Rector

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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Solemn High Mass for The Second Sunday in Lent
2026-03-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Missa Penitentialis ~ Plainsong, Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944), ed.

Voluntary: Prelude in C minor ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (d.1750)

Introit (choir) ~ Reminiscere ~ Mode IV

The Gradual: Psalm 121 ~ Levavi oculos ~ Tone II

Tract (choir) ~ Confitemini Domino ~ Tone VIII; harm by Healey Willan

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Meditabor ~ Mode II

Motet (choir) ~ Call to remembrance ~ Richard Farrant (d. 1581)

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Intellige clamorum ~ Mode V

Hymn 313 ~ “Let thy Blood in mercy poured” ~ Jesus, meine Zuversicht

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 473 ~ “Lift high the cross” ~ Crucifer

Voluntary: Fugue in C minor ~ J. S. Bach

Preacher: The Rev. Marta S. Rivera Monclova, PhD, Curate

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

2026-03-01 Lent 2ADownload

Vestry Meeting
2026-02-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Connecticut

Solemn High Mass for The First Sunday in Lent
2026-02-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Missa Marialis ~ Plainsong, C. W. Douglas, ed.

Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in E minor ~ Johann Ludwig Krebs (d. 1780)

Introit (choir) ~ Invocabit me ~ Mode VIII

The Gradual: Psalm 32 ~ Beati quorum ~ Tone VII.3

Sequence Hymn 445 ~ “Praise to the Holiest, in the height” ~ Gerontius

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

The Prayers of the People (Form IV) ~ Hymnal S-108

Offertory (choir) ~ Scapulis suis ~ Mode VIII

Motet (choir) ~ Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake ~ Richard Farrant/Hilton, late 16th c.

Sursum corda ~ Hymnal S 112

The Lord’s Prayer ~ Hymnal S 119

Communion (choir) ~ Scapulis suis ~ Mode III

Hymn 142 ~ “Lord, who throughout these forty days” ~ St. Flavian

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 687 ~ “A mighty fortress is our God” ~ Ein’ feste Burg

Voluntary: Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott (Fantasie) ~ Michael Praetorius (d. 1621)

Preacher: Sr. Gregory Simmons, Haven Religious

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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Solemn High Mass for Ash Wednesday and Imposition of Ashes
2026-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
February 18, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Music

Mass Setting: Missa Marialis ~ Plainsong, ed. C. W. Douglas

Introit (choir) Miseris omnium ~ Tone VII

Tract (choir) Domine, non secundum ~ Tone VIII

Psalm 51 (choir) Miserere Mei ~ Anglican chant, William Morley (d.1721)

Offertory (choir) Exaltabo te, Domine ~ Tone II

Motet (choir) ~ Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake ~ Richard Farrant/Hilton, late 16th c.

Communion (choir) Qui meditabitur ~ Tone I

Motet (choir) ~ Lay up for yourselves~ Ned Rorem (b. 1923)

Hymn 150 ~ “Forty days and forty nights” ~ Aur der Tiefe rufe dich

Preacher: Mr. Sean Glenn, Haven Religious

2026-02-18 Ash Wednesday Solemn High MassDownload

Ash Wednesday Low Mass and Imposition of Ashes
2026-02-18 09:15 - 10:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
2026-02-18 Ash Wednesday Low MassDownload

Solemn High Mass for The Last Sunday after the Epiphany~ The Transfiguration of Our Lord
2026-02-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Christ Mass ~ Edward Ivor Wagner, 1989

Voluntary: Adoration ~ Florence Price (d. 1953)

Introit (choir) ~ In excelso throno ~ Mode VIII

The Gradual: Psalm 99 ~ Dominus regnavit ~ Tone IV.4

Alleluia ~ Jubilate Deo ~ Tone VI

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Jubilate Deo ~ Benjamin Britten (d. 1976)

Communion (choir) ~ Visionem ~ Tone I

Motet (choir) ~ O nata lux ~ Thomas Tallis, 1575

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 123 ~ “Alleluia, song of gladness” ~ Tibi, Christe, splendor Patris

Voluntary: Te Splendor et Virtus Patris ~ Marcel Dupré (d. 1971)

Preacher: Sr. Gregory Simmons, Haven Religious

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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Annual Meeting
2026-02-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 55 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106-2123, United States
ANNUAL MEETING ~ Sunday, February 8th, 2026

This is our yearly business meeting and it is important that as many parishioners as possible attend, so PLEASE JOIN US AFTER THE 10:30 A.M. MASS! Among the items on our agenda will be the election of officers and members of the vestry, as well as a review of our budget for 2026. This year’s Annual Report will be available and will include a list of voting members and a list of open offices with candidates for each, along with reports for 2025 and the new budget for 2026. In preparation for this, a list of voting members and a list of candidates for open offices has been posted on the church doors. Lunch will be potluck.

2025 Annual Report with covers VBDownload

Solemn High Mass for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
2026-02-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Connecticut
Music:

Mass Setting: Grace Mass ~ Edward Ivor Wagner, 1987

Voluntary: Ich ruf’ zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (d. 1750)

Introit (choir) ~ Venite adoremus ~ Mode II

The Gradual: Psalm 112 ~ Beatus vir ~ ToneVII.3

Alleluia ~ Laudate Dominum ~ Tone VI

The Nicene Creed from Missa de Angelis

Offertory (choir) ~ Perfice gressus meus ~ Mode IV

Anthem (choir) ~ He comes to us ~ Jane M. Marshall, 1957

Hymn 497 ~ “How bright appears the Morning Star” ~ Wie schön leuchtet

Communion (choir) ~ Introibo ad altare ~ Mode VIII

Hymn 641 ~ “Lord Jesus, think on me” ~ Southwell

Ave Regina caelorum (choir) ~ Mode VI

Hymn 344 ~ “Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing” ~ Sicilian Mariners

Voluntary: In Dir ist Freude ~ J. S. Bach

Preacher: The Rev. Rowena J. Kemp, Rector

Our 10:30 service is a Sung Mass or Solemn High Mass with music: organ, choir, and congregational singing. We use Rite I from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, with additions from the historical tradition—all of it is outlined in the bulletin.

For more information about Sung Mass, click here: Services

This service will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

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