Grace Church welcomes the Wes Nagy Jazz Ensemble at their 11 a.m. Worship service on the Day of Pentecost: Sunday, May 31. Under the leadership of keyboardist Wes Nagy (who also happens to be the Director of Music at Grace Church), the ensemble will perform a medley of jazz music and will also accompany the congregational singing that day, which will feature hymns from Lift Every Voice and Sing, an African-American hymnal of the Episcopal Church.

During the month of June, the 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. liturgies will utilize the Lutheran Book of Worship and hymnody in celebration of the full communion status now enjoyed between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This venture, endorsed by the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts, and the Rt. Rev. Margaret Payne, Bishop Shaw’s Evangelical counterpart, will be the first of what is hoped to become a regular part of the liturgical tradition at Grace Church.

All members of the Island community are welcome to attend any and all events offered by Grace Church, regardless of religious background or lack thereof.

For details, call 508-693-0332, or e-mail rectoratgracemvy@verizon.net.