VBS Service Project Our VBS service project this summer was collecting food to prepare PIN ("person in need") bags for people seeking emergency assistance from the Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of our parish community, they donated 60 bags/890 pounds of food to the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. Thank...
Office Closed The parish office will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. COG Summer Session II COG Summer Session II starts this week but due to the July 4 holiday the preschool will be open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 1-3. England 2020: A Pilgrimage...
Our pilgrims made it safely to Scotland and settled in on Iona late Tuesday evening (their time). They have disconnected a bit with technology and communication in order to more fully experience time with each other and enjoy the beauty around them.
So, this is the last Sunday in Stuart’s 2019 Sabbatical and he will be back in the office this week and celebrating and preaching next week. As we on staff and on vestry prepared for this critical time away, we fully expected Stuart to have a rich time, and to...
The Gathering This year's Vacation Bible School theme is Who Is My Neighbor? Learning to Love Like Jesus. Bible stories for the week focus on the greatest commandments to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves. As the children of Vacation Bible school wonder together about who our neighbors are, and...
From Sunday June 23 through Sunday June 30 nineteen of our youth and their leaders will be making pilgrimage in Scotland and the island of Iona. This pilgrimage is possible because of the entire parish committing to partner with our youth for the past eighteen months. In a very real...
Women's Summer Wednesdays Our summer Women's Study will continue on June 19, July 10, and July 24 from 6:00-8:00 PM. We are gathering in one another's homes to explore women of the Bible, and share a time of learning, fellowship, and fun. On June 19 we will meet at Polly...
Hearing voices that other people can’t hear is considered to be a sign of serious mental illness. Ironically, even amongst us Episcopalians it is not unheard of for someone to make reference to “hearing God” talk to them. And once a year we use this text from Acts to mark...
Food Pantry Grace Church is currently collecting items for our upcoming Food Pantry rotation. Following is a list of needed items that have not been available through the Atlanta Food Bank. jellysouplaundry detergent (42-46 ounce works best) Please know it is not necessary to purchase every item on the list....
We are pleased to be able to provide audio recordings of selected worship services held at Grace Church. Listen to the full Rite II service of worship from June 2 - The Seventh Sunday of Easter - at the link below. The Rev. Canon John Bolton gave the homily, which...