Feeding program exists for Carthage families. When our local school lunch service ends, Lunches of Love fills the gap in food accessibility between summer school ending and the new school year beginning.
Who qualifies?
Carthage families with children in the home. No applications required. Lunches of Love will provide one bag of food per child, available each Monday & Thursday during the program.
When?
2026 Food Give Away Days: Lunches of Love
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Thursdays & Mondays. Starts Thursday, June 25 and Monday, June 29 continuing through Thursday, August 20.
Where?
Drop by the pop-up tent in the parking lot at 820 Howard Street.
VBS: Grace Summer Nights
3 nights to connect, play, and grow!
June 24 | July 29 | August 12
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dinner, games, creativity, fellowship – all ages welcome (K-5th focus). Family welcome to stay. Come hungry, bring a friend, stay for the fun!
June 24 Registration Link:
https://myvbs.org/grace-episcopal-church-carthage-summer-nights-june24
July 29 Registration Link:
https://www.myvbs.org/grace-episcopal-church-carthage-summer-nights-july29
August 12 Registration Link:
https://myvbs.org/grace-episcopal-church-carthage-summer-nights-august12
Schedule
5:30 pm – Family Style Dinner for Youth and their Family
6:00 pm – Stations for Craft, Lesson, Play & Fellowship
8:00 pm – Pick Up
Registration
Click the links above to register a child and/or as a volunteer on the VBS website! Participants 5 years through 5th Grade. Volunteers 6th grade through Adult.
Our annual Agape Feast is a massive mediterranean meal following our Great Vigil of Easter Service. All are welcome to join us for our Great Vigil of Easter Service and to stay for this truly wonderful meal and time of fellowship with one another. Mark your calendars for April 04, 2026!
All are welcome to join us Wednesday, October 7th, 2026 at 6pm for a special service on the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi. On this day we offer a service for those special animals in our lives with our Pet Blessing followed by a reception with drinks, food, and treats for humans and animals alike. Any freewill offerings received during this service are designated for the Carthage Humane Society.
Every year just before All Hallows Eve, otherwise known as Halloween, we invite everyone to wear their costume, if they wish, to church and partake in a special liturgy that includes a costume blessing! After worship we have our annual Boo-fet of Terror (Halloween inspired buffet of food) for all who wish to join and we end the evening with our Trunk-r-Treat in our parking lot and Spookhouse next door in the Episcopad. All are welcome to come and join in the fun and any who wish to decorate a trunk and pass out candy are invited to do so! This year we will have our Costume Blessing and Trunk-r-Treat on Wednesday, October 28th!
In December we host our annual St. Nicholas Party for Youth and invite everyone to come and celebrate some Christmas joy and hear the story of old Saint Nick from St. Nicholas himself! Youth engage in activities, hear a Christmas story or two, play games, and enjoy some well earned sweet treats! This December keeps your calendar open on the night of December 9th, because you wont want to miss this night!
On the first Friday and Saturday of every December, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th in 2026, Grace Church hosts the Olde World Market to raise funds to support our ministry in Haiti. Area vendors are invited to sell their beautifully crafted wares with a portion of their proceeds benefiting our ministry efforts in Haiti. All proceeds directly serve the needs of this important ministry. This has been a long-established event in the life of Grace Church and has made a tremendous impact on the lives of those it is intended to help the most. If you are interested in learning more about being a vendor or learning more information about this important ministry, please reach out to the church office.
