This sermon reflects on the disorienting tenderness of Jesus’ final night with his disciples, where love takes the unexpected shape of kneeling to wash feet. In a moment that confuses and unsettles, Jesus invites his followers—not to understand everything—but to trust and receive a love that feels both intimate and...
Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist will be held at 9 AM and again at 11 AM on Easter Day, April 5. Both services will feature special music from the choir and instrumentalists and will continue our joyful celebration of the Resurrection of Christ, which begins at The Great Vigil on Saturday evening! Breakfast A...
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His...
In John 12:20-36, Jesus says, "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains but a single grain. But if it dies, it bears much fruit." We have learned to come to church and look to God for comfort, and to feel good. But God asks...
Holy Week & Easter We begin Holy Week at Grace Church on Palm Sunday with a commemoration of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. On Maundy Thursday we celebrate the institution of what we have come to see as the Holy Eucharist and on Good Friday commemorate the Crucifixion of our...
This Lent we’ve been on an exploration of elements: moving from soil and water to breath—the Spirit that animates all life. Through visions of dry bones in Ezekiel and the raising of Lazarus in John, we are invited to consider where life has gone still and how God’s breath restores...
When Jesus gave sight to a man who was born blind, the community couldn’t accept it. It was inconceivable. It conflicted with their world view. Jesus shows us that we see the world not as it is, but as we are. What miracles and opportunities do our rigid world views...
Outdoor Eucharist Spring is here, and we’re heading outdoors for a simple, reflective service that invites us to worship with the sounds of birdsong, fresh air, and the beauty of creation as our chapel! Join us for Eucharist at Linwood Nature Preserve this Sunday, March 22 at 8:15 AM. Come...
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom...
Concert + Choral Evensong for the Feast of St. Patrick Friends of Music is pleased to welcome Will Buthod to Grace Church on Sunday, March 15 at 4 PM. His organ recital of Irish music will be followed by a Choral Evensong for the Feast of Saint Patrick. Sung at...