Events
June 2, 2013
Grace~Goeller Reunion 2013
On Sunday, June 2, 2013, the Grace-Goeller Familes gathered at 10725 Rte 108 Columbia, Md, Patapsaco Valley State Park-Cedar Lane Park East for another fun-filled day with all the family.
Grace~Goeller Reunion 2016
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, the Grace-Goeller Familes attended 4:00pm Mass at St. Clement’s Church 2700 Washington Ave. (Corner of Washington Ave. & 2nd Ave., Lansdowne, Md. followed by a reunion at Chappies Restaurant 3648 Washington Blvd.
April 16, 2016
Christmas Party for Mary Grace 2016
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, many of the family gathered at St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 3320 Benson Avenue to give Mary Grace a special surprise Christmas party. Mary’s brother-in-law, Francis (Gus) Doyle and sister-in-law, Madalen Mckenna joined many of her nieces and nephews including the Milauskas, Pease, Konstantas, Doyle and Mckenna families in giving Mary a surprise Christmas party. Mary, who had recently made her new home at St. Elizabeth’s, was gifted an Ipad by all the family to help her stay in touch with all her treasured family. She was also showered with many other wonderful and sentimental gifts. The greatest gift to her was the family that surrounded her. It is a cherished memory.
All Souls Day
All Soul’s Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed observed by Christians on November 2nd. Through prayer, intercessions, alms and visits to cemeteries, people commemorate the poor souls in purgatory and gain them indulgences.-Wikipedia 2022.
On November, 2, 2022 and again in 2023-All Souls Day, “some of the cousins met at Meadow Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery, 7250 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, Maryland to spend time with each other and our deceased loved ones. We prayed, told stories and shared family history. Hopefully this will be an annual event. Thank you to Joanne Sebeck and siblings for getting this together.”~ Facebook comment in “Our Graced Family” and “Full of Grace” by Madalen Kight.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Family Reunion 2022
Another Grace-Goeller Family Reunion was hosted in Elkridge, MD by Kevin McKenna and Jody Councilman on Saturday, September 10, 2022. For everyone that made the reunion, you all know how wonderful it was. “Thank you to our hosts, Jody and Kevin for making this such a special day. For those that didn’t make it, you were all dearly missed.” Facebook comment in “Our Graced Family” and “Full of Grace” by Madalen Kight. An incredibly good time was had by all. Sorry we missed you if you were unable to attend. See who was there.
Blessing of the Graves
At noon on April 30, 2023 a Blessing of the Graves ceremony officiated by Father Michael Murphy at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md took place following a mass held at St. Joseph’s Monastery-3801 Old Frederick Road, Baltimore, MD. The newly installed marker was to honor our ancestor James Grace and his descendants. James came from Ireland about 1850 and made this country his new homeland. There are seven of our family interred at this site. The previous marker held only the name “James Grace”. The new marker contains the names of all those buried there with him. You can read more about that in the family history book page, James Grace~The Beginning.
April 30, 2023
Video courtesy of William List
Special Mass for
Anne Grace-Konstantas
On Thursday, October 26th at 10:00am, many family members gathered at St. Clement’s Church, 2700 Washington Avenue, Lansdowne, Md to celebrate a special private Mass to honor the memory of Anne Veronica Grace-Konstantas who went home to the Lord 40 years ago on this day. The Mass was a beautiful tribute to an incredible woman. All of Anne and George’s children arranged and participated in the Mass. Joanne, Sandy, George, Kathy, Clare and Margaret did a wonderful job. An area just inside the church entrance was arranged with tables displaying photos of special family memories. It was emotional at times, but still a joy to be part of honoring and celebrating our Aunt Anne’s life and enhance our memories. It was an awesome thing to see the torch/legacy our grandparents (John J. and Margaret Grace) left to us still being carried. Families like ours are not often seen anymore.