CE & Parish Updates for Spring and Summer As we head into these busy days of spring, perhaps it is helpful to highlight a few key upcoming dates. In terms of Christian Education, May 7 will be our last regularly scheduled Sunday School time for children and youth. Fr. Stuart...
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...
Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and...
Calling All Stories! The theme for our capital campaign as we approach our 200th birthday is A Future of Grace: Living as a Community of Prayer, Compassion, and Belonging. We want to include, as part of this campaign, an oral history of personal experiences at Grace. This adventure is open...
Now on that same day two of Jesus' disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes...
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...
Music This Sunday Our Grace Parish Choir is taking a well-deserved break following their beautiful work during Holy Week and Easter and will not sing on Sunday. We will be wonderfully blessed to hear the talents of the choirs of University of North Georgia throughout the service. You won't want...
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them...
Easter Day at Grace Church A Festival Holy Eucharist will be held at 9:00 AM and again at 11:00 AM on Sunday, April 9. Both services will feature special music from the choir and instrumentalists and will continue our joyful celebration of the Resurrection of Christ! A continental breakfast will...
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to...