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...
Women's Retreat Registration Now Open Registration for our annual Women's Retreat is now open! Join us for a weekend of rejoicing, reflection, and renewal January 14-16, 2022. We’ll once again enjoy the beauty and hospitality of the Montreat Retreat and Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina. This year’s theme is...
Last week, the vestry met and looked at all the factors of our common life: where we are in regards to Covid cases, where we are in regards to our pastoral needs for fellowship and community life, and where we are in regards to our fatigue. These remain complex days,...
Yesterday during our retreat of the episcopal seminarians of Candler, while I was walking, I saw a vine of cherry tomatoes that surprisingly was half dead and half alive. Some tomatoes looked healthy and fully developed, and theand broken and rotten ones in the same vine. SOme were dead because...
Children's Chapel Resumes Sunday, August 29 Younger children, ages 3 (by September 1) through kindergarten, are invited to participate in Children’s Chapel each Sunday during the first half of 10:45 AM service. Children’s Chapel is an opportunity for little ones to learn about worship and helps them make the transition...
Wednesday Evening Update Although we were tentatively planning to resume Wednesday evenings together on September 8, we are also very aware of the increasing cases of Covid in our area. It is important to be careful with shared meals indoors, for adults and especially for children. The entire team is...
Kick Off Sunday We kick off the new program year at Grace Church THIS Sunday, August 15! Christian Education classes for children, youth, and adults will meet from 9:30-10:30 AM. During the 10:45 AM worship service, we will bless backpacks and commission our Christian Education teachers. There will also be...
Honestly, it feels like plagues at this point, doesn’t it? With the injuries some are managing, the ongoing rise in virus cases—and the cultural tensions around what it means to live in community and be responsible—and now this. As you may have heard, the bell tower was directly hit by...
Some Save the Dates Here are some things to note on your calendar! Sunday, August 15• Cake with Will Gotmer at 9:15 AM• CE classes begin for all ages at 9:30 AM• Blessing for backpacks, educators, and school staff during the 10:45 AM service• CE teachers commissioned during the 10:45...
A Pastoral Letter: Increased COVID Cases For a while now, we have been watching the increasing number of cases of the Delta variant of the Covid virus, and uncertainty has been rising. We hoped we had reached the supposed end of our struggle with this virus, but that appears not...