2025 Weekly News

Date Posted: August 29, 2025

Join a Fall Foyers Group

Foyers groups are forming now. Sign up on our website by Sunday, September 7 if you are interested in participating!

Not sure what “foyers” is? Quite simply, foyers is an opportunity for those who participate to become better acquainted and enjoy each other’s company. Small groups of adults meet in one another’s homes for a simple meal and fellowship. The group rotates homes until everyone in the group has had a chance to host. We’ll aim to create groups of 6 people and each group would meet 3 times this fall.

• Fall Foyers

A Special Time of Prayer

On Sunday, August 31 at 9:30 AM, join Sr. Genevieve Lynn in praying the Psalms. We will be praying the following Psalms and Canticles:

Psalm 150 – BCP, page 807
Psalm 8 – BCP, page 592
Psalm 19 – BCP, page 606
Canticle “The Second Song of Isaiah,” BCP, page 86
Psalm 23 – BCP, page 612
Psalm 24 – BCP, page 613
Canticle – “A Song of Praise,” BCP, page 90

Praying the Psalms is a spiritual and monastic tradition that dates back to ancient times and was practiced by Jesus himself. These beautiful songs provide a framework for praising and petitioning God and gives voice to the deepest joys and sorrows of the one who is praying. The selected Psalms are read similarly to the Psalm read responsively each week at Eucharist.

If you are seeking ways to be in the presence of the Lord, come to the Chapel on Sunday morning, August 31 and share in this sacred experience.

All are welcome.

Office Closed

The parish office will be closed on Monday, September 1.

Charis Circles at Grace

The School for Prayer and Spiritual Practice invites you to participate in Charis Circles. The group will meet the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM starting Wednesday, September 10.

If you want to explore more, or join the group, please email Meg McPeek, Assistant for Formation & Community Life.

Parish Feast Day

We will celebrate our annual parish feast day: the Feast of the Holy Cross on Sunday, September 14. There will be one combined service that day, at 10:00 AM followed by a pasta lunch and fellowship in the parish hall. Parish feast days give a community a focus point in the year to pay closer attention to a key facet and teaching from Jesus’s own life.

As usual, we will offer the opportunity for folks to walk onto the chancel and view the stone embedded in our altar. The stone, carved in the shape of the cross, is from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem, a site that for over 1,500 years has been the focus of veneration for Christ’s crucifixion and burial. This relic embedded in our altar helps us have a physical grounding for our prayers. It is a sacramental experience for us to come forward and offer a prayer and remember.

For lunch following the service, Grace will provide a pasta station which includes 2 pastas (a gluten free choice will also be available), 3 sauces: alfredo, meat sauce (beef and sausage), or marinara, and 3 toppings: chicken, meatballs, or italian sausage. Salad and breadsticks will also be provided.

Please bring a dessert, vegetable side dish, or beverage to share according to the assignment below based on the first letter of your last name so we have a nice variety of items to enjoy!

A-J dessert
K-R vegetable side
S-Z beverage

To commemorate this feast day, we’ll also have a station for you to take home your own basil seed starter kit. Legend says Saint Helena, while searching for the True Cross, discovered it under a patch of basil!

We hope you plan to be here Sunday, September 14 to celebrate our parish feast day and spend time together as we step more fully into the fall season at Grace.

Christian Education

Christian Education classes for children, youth, and adults will meet from 9:30 – 10:30 AM.

Children
Godly Play I (3-6 years old) meets in room 109 of The Grace Center.
Godly Play II (7-9 years old) meets in room 111 of The Grace Center.

Youth
Youth age 10-13 will meet in room 126 of The Grace Center.
Youth age 14-18 will meet in room 115 of The Grace Center.

Adults
The Sunday Forum will meet in the parish hall.
Parenting with Grace will meet in the conference room.

Dates for Your Calendar

Look ahead to upcoming opportunities for prayer, worship, and community!

• September 10 Charis Circles Begin
• September 14 Parish Feast Day & Luncheon
• September 14 EYC Gathering
• September 28 Blessing of Animals
• October 26 Mozart’s Coronation Mass
• November 2 All Saints’ Day with Midtown Brass
• November 12 Sound Bath
• November 18 Thanksgiving Potluck

The Glimpses of Grace Podcast

We invite you to explore the podcast on Spotify (or your podcast app of choice) or here on this website!