Pastor Leggett is Retiring

Our beloved senior pastor of thirty-nine years, Rev. Dr. Paul A. Leggett, is retiring on December 31, 2020. Beth Leggett is also retiring at the end of the year. The Session and Pastoral Staff…

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ANZAC Cookies

ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps.  These cookies were developed to be able to send to the army corpsmen during the Second World War.  They do not contain eggs and thereby last…

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Japanese Eggplant with Miso

Ingredients 2 Japanese eggplant (long and slender) Oil for stir-frying 1/2 green or red pepper, thinly sliced  2 tablespoons sake (Japanese rice wine) 4 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking wine) 2 tablespoons shoyu* (Japanese soy…

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Eva’s Village and Oasis

This summer Grace Church received a special offering for two Paterson-based organizations, Eva’s Village and Oasis, which have been providing extraordinary services to vulnerable populations hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Elder Elizabeth Moulthrop…

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Who Can’t Breathe

Over the past decade … at least 70 people have died in law enforcement custody after saying the same words — “I can’t breathe.” The dead ranged in age from 19 to 65. The…

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Anguish and Action

As member of the current Session of Grace Church, and a living, breathing participant in 2020 America, I am on a journey to learn how we can bring about racial justice in our society….

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How Great Thou Art

Click here to hear Emy Kamihara reading this essay. “Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power…

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A Social Justice Resource List

The Pastoral Staff and Session of Grace Church recommend these resources for learning about social justice and related issues. If you have a resource that you would like to recommend, please email gug@gracemontclair.org with…

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