Grace Organist/Choir Director Lynn Swanson has been honored with the ACME award presented by Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity. Mu Phi Epsilon annually presents awards to honor Artists, Composers, Musicologists, and Educators. Award recipients are chosen by their peers and are considered to have achieved a high level of...
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 many years, Grace Church has invited children and youth (12th grade and younger) to submit original artwork depicting the nativity that we have shared in various ways during services and on social media during the Christmas season. This year, we are opening this opportunity to adult artists as well!...
Hello, People of Grace, I wanted to write and share news with you both about our gathering together and upcoming opportunities for prayer and community in the coming weeks. First, an update on our parish gathering protocols. We have reached the point when we can shift our framework around use...
Dear People of Grace, Last night the vestry met, and we feel good about where we have landed regarding our response to both the decrease in COVID-19 cases and as well as our ongoing concern with the care of children. I wanted to update you on the framework that we...
I am happy to share that my new book will be published very soon, from Crossroad Publishing Company: The Heart of a Calling: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness in Congregational Ministry. The book takes my doctoral thesis and reframes it into a (hopefully) more readable format, and it features reflections...
Hello, People of Grace, I love this time of year! The weather turns and morning walks are invigorating rather than feeling like you’re pushing through Jello. I hope you are well. The Vestry and Medical Advisory Team have been discussing our current situation with decreasing COVID-19 cases and our need...
On a brief stop in the Arizona desert country, I remember the game we played of trying to remain upright when standing on sand that was constantly shifting beneath our feet, moved by changes happening both below the ground and above it. For some of us, the rapid changes in...
Given where we are these days, we felt it important to remind the parish of how we are offering both in-person and online spaces for Christian education and spiritual formation this fall. We recognize that some folks feel comfortable coming to the campus while others want to remain at home...