Grafton, MA 01519 is home to a variety of religious congregations. These include the Grafton United Methodist Church, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, and St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Each of these churches offer diverse worship opportunities for their members. At the Grafton United Methodist Church, there is a traditional service on Sunday mornings and a contemporary service on Wednesday evenings. The St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church provides services every Sunday and Saturday evening as well as many special celebrations throughout the year such as Easter and Christmas Masses. Finally, St. Philip's Episcopal Church holds weekly Sunday morning services with occasional midweek services in addition to hosting Bible studies and other fellowship activities for members of the church community. All three churches also provide outreach programs that serve those in need in the local area including food pantries, clothing drives, and other charitable works. This kind of service is an important aspect of all these churches’ mission statements which emphasize putting faith into action through social justice work and care for all people regardless of religion or background.
52.4% of the people in Grafton (zip 01519) are religious:
- 1.1% are Baptist
- 1.2% are Episcopalian
- 39.8% are Catholic
- 0.9% are Lutheran
- 1.0% are Methodist
- 1.1% are Pentecostal
- 2.1% are Presbyterian
- 0.4% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.9% are another Christian faith
- 0.5% are Judaism
- 1.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.1% affilitates with Islam
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