Backpack Blessing As the new school year approaches, we're excited to offer a special blessing for our students, teachers, and school staff! Bring your backpack, satchel, or tote to our 10:45 AM service this Sunday, July 26, and receive a blessing for the year ahead. School Supply Drive Our annual...
Jesus put before the crowds another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the...
A Note from Fr. Stuart Dear People of Grace, My sabbatical has been filled with family time, gardening, reading, writing, some traveling, and much rest. As Brandon said in his prayers the Sunday before I stepped into this sabbatical space, these times remind us that God's presence continues to guide...
Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain,...
Wells Residency & Parish Pilgrimage As part of Grace’s Bicentennial Celebration, the parish choir has been invited to a weeklong residency at the Wells Cathedral in England, July 18 – 26, 2027. There are a limited number of openings for non-singing parishioners to be part of this nine-day tour filled...
Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow....
As the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this sermon reflects on the stories we tell and the truths we often forget. Through Rebekah’s courageous “yes” and Jesus’ invitation to rest, it explores a freedom rooted not in certainty but in God’s promise....
Snowball Mountain Challenge Our Vacation Bible School was a joyful week of Bible storytelling and singing, engaging crafts, and exciting science and recreation activities! I'm so grateful to everyone who helped build such a meaningful experience for our participants and their families. A huge thank you to our VBS director,...
Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and...
Throughout scripture, figures like Abraham, Moses, Samuel, and Isaiah answered God's call with three simple words: "Here I am." A consideration of possibilities for which we might be present before God and how Christ might become present in us. The Glimpses of Grace podcast is a ministry of Grace Episcopal...