A Reflection on the Coronation of King Charles III In a couple weeks’ time, much of the world’s attention will focus on the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in Westminster Abbey, in London. Some in the parish have already said they are setting early alarms...
As you will remember, we held a special forum a few weeks back that laid out the focus points for this reoriented Bicentennial Capital Campaign. We shared how the Building and Grounds and Finance Committees, and the Vestry, all agreed that it was good to focus on a more functional...
Let us welcome the Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, EdD, as Associate Rector for Children, Youth, and Families! As you know from our conversations last summer and fall, the vestry and I have been working with the parents of Grace to listen to how the Spirit was calling us to further invest...
For ten years now, we have worked together to listen to the Spirit’s call, building on the rich legacy of this community as we look toward our Bicentennial Celebration. One of the hallmarks of my time with you all is the way Grace has become a teaching parish. We have...
With the kick off of our Formation Year, we thought it might be a good time to refresh the parish about some key information with regard to prayer concerns, pastoral emergencies, and way-finding through the channels to make sure we know how best to minister to each of you. Contacting...
I am posting this short reflection with an invitation to take a few minutes to listen to where we are as a community. To help us all regather ourselves in this fall, I am inviting us all to "come back to church" not just in the sense of the building...
Dear People of Grace, I am writing to share exciting news with you about children and youth ministries at Grace. As we celebrate Cheryl Kelley and give thanks for her enormous contribution to our life, we also give thanks for new opportunities for growth and formation in the community. Don’t...
From July 8 through July 11, it was my privilege to serve a second term as First Alternate Clergy Deputy at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. This year we met in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Convention Center two blocks from the Orioles Baseball Stadium. Our hotel was...
Dear People of Grace, I am writing to let you know that Cheryl Kelley will be leaving her position as Director of Christian Formation at Grace to begin work with Georgia Legal Services. Of course this is bittersweet for us all, even as we can immediately see how Cheryl’s enormous...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7QK2cXtr8k The crimson cordMay the pain of the world touchmy soul. It will not stay–I cannot hold onto it–but in a moment of contact: the powerof a storm in a butterfly’s wing.There is only one pain, sharedbetween all that breathes and lives:The deep wisdom only whispered, the keythat unlocks all...