Worship in the Nave! Hopefully you've seen the exciting news regarding updated diocesan guidelines that now allow in person, indoor worship! We are so thankful for the declining positive test rate and increasing vaccination rate that makes this possible. Plans that were previously put in place for Holy Week and...
Dear People of Grace, I am excited to send you this update about our worship life. Beginning on Palm Sunday, we will have an option for in-person, indoor Holy Eucharist! Thanks be to God! Given that our percent positive test rate has declined as vaccination rates have increased, the bishop and...
We are collecting Easter family photos for potential use during our virtual worship service on April 4 and on our social media during the Easter season. The photo should include at least one current Grace Church parishioner but they do not need to have been taken at Grace Church and...
Holy Eucharist Resumes in April In-person, outdoor worship services will resume in April! Join us for Eucharist on Maundy Thursday, April 1, at 12:00 PM and on Easter Sunday, April 4, at 9:30 AM. In-person Communion services will then be held regularly on Sundays at 9:30 AM. The Diocese has...
This homily is #3 in our Lenten sermon series, Essentials of Prayer. The 1993 movie Shadowlands gave us a glimpse into the incredible love story between the Oxford and Cambridge scholar C. S. Lewis and his wife, the American poet and writer Joy Davidman. They marry first as friends and...
Lenten Study Begins Tuesday The Lenten study, Are We There Yet? Learning to Recognize the Process of Spiritual Maturation, begins this Tuesday, March 2, at 5:00 PM. The four-week study will be facilitated by Cheryl Kelley on Zoom. Join us as we seek to understand the spiritual needs of individuals...
This homily is #2 in our Lenten sermon series, Essentials of Prayer. There is a line from the film The English Patient that rings true for our conversation today, as we gather for prayers on this, the First Sunday in Lent. Today as well, we continue our reflection on prayer...
Episcopal 101 Class Begins Sunday For those new to the life of this parish--and those who have been here for a while but would appreciate a "refresher course"-- an Episcopal 101 class will be offered from 9:30 - 10:20 AM on Sundays, February 21, 28, March 7, 14, and 21....
One of the four focus points for the School for Christian Practice is "Practices of Prayer." By claiming this, we affirm the essential place of prayer in our life as followers of Jesus. Prayer lies at the heart of who we are, yet how we understand prayer is varied, complex--and...
This homily is #1 in our Lenten sermon series, Essentials of Prayer. What does it mean to pray? What is prayer? For something so ubiquitous, seemingly everywhere and so common in our lives, have we truly paused to reflect on just what we mean when we say “I am praying for you,”...