Fr. Anthony Puca

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Father Anthony Puca was called to serve as rector of Grace Church in January 2017.

Upon receiving his undergraduate degree in Religious Studies from Temple University, Anthony worked at the Interfaith Center of New York, a non-profit organization that builds working relationships among the various religious leaders and houses of worship in New York City. In 2009, he lived for three months in a Spanish monastery before returning home to begin the ordination process in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. Father Puca attended The General Theological Seminary in New York City and was ordained to the priesthood in June 2014. Anthony has particular interests in Christian mysticism and spiritual direction. He and his wife Paula have one child, Anthony III, born in September 2015.

Rev. Deacon Leonard “Len” Roberts

Kathryn MacCourt

Rev. Deacon Leonard “Len” Roberts joined Grace Church in 2022, was ordained to the diaconate in December 2017 in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, and is discerning a call to the priesthood. Len was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Bloomfield. Deacon Len attended Seminary at the Drew University Theological School where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. Additionally, Deacon Len earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Wilkes University, a Master of Arts degree in Student Personal Services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctorate in Education from Seton Hall University. Deacon Len worked as a college administrator for almost thirty-five years and answered a call to the ordained ministry in 2012. Deacon Len completed a residency as a Chaplain at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and is employed currently as a Chaplain at United Hospice Inc. (Rockland & Orange Counties, NY).

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Kathryn MacCourt leads the Choir of Grace Church as Organist and Choirmaster. Kathryn’s ministry to the parish community has extended over a period of more than 30 years. Under her direction, the choir leads the congregation in a wide range of musical offerings in its worship on Sunday mornings and feast days. Kathryn is also a talented organist who enriches our life together with skillful playing of the parish’s Peragallo organ.