A Prayer of Examen The prayer of Examen, developed by Ignatius of Loyola (founder of the Jesuits) in the 1500s, is a practice of examining your day using a series of guiding questions. Regular practice can help us notice the presence and action of God in our daily lives, and...
Youth Sunday School Youth in grades 6-12 will be using Tim Sean Youmans’ Blessed to Bless: An Introduction to the Bible as our curriculum for Sunday School this fall. Learn More Formation This Fall Please be on the lookout in the next week or so for a brief survey regarding...
Stations of the Cross for Pandemic Days The Stations of the Cross are a deeply powerful practice that asks us to bring our whole selves–the grief, the confusion, the searching–and lay it alongside the journey Jesus took in his own great moments of suffering. A unique Stations of the Cross...
A Labyrinth at Grace A temporary labyrinth has been installed under some shade trees in the corner of the Grace Center parking lot! Follow the link to learn more about how to use a labyrinth as a prayer practice. With opportunities for in-person worship still limited, we hope you'll come...
Regathering Postponed At the request of our bishop and in light of an increased number of new COVID-19 cases in our area, Grace has agreed to postpone our plan to begin gathering for small group worship in the nave. The staff, vestry, and liturgy cluster have worked to develop a...
At the request of our bishop and in light of an increased number of new COVID-19 cases in our area, Grace has agreed to postpone our plan to begin gathering for small group worship in the nave. The staff, vestry, and liturgy cluster have worked to develop a viable plan...
Prayers of Lament The writer of Ecclesiastes reminds there is a time for everything… including things we think of as “unpleasant” or “unfaithful” like weeping, mourning, or breaking apart. (Eccl. 3:1-8). In these days of isolation, unrest, frustration, and loss, many of us are feeling lots of uncomfortable things. These...
Dear People of Grace, I am sending this video to you with updates about our proposed first gathering for small group worship in the nave on Sunday, July 19. In the video, you will find broad outlines for this next phase of our common life. More details are forthcoming next...
Two Service Format Continues Last week Grace Church returned to offering two services every Sunday morning! The 9:00 AM service meets on Zoom for worship and connection. Readers rotate through, signing on from their homes. The clergy who officiates the service will log in from somewhere in the church building....
Dear People of Grace, I spent the evening and morning in prayer, and I wanted to send this video to you after talking with the wardens and staff. In these unprecedented times, with ongoing pressure with the pandemic, with so many having lost jobs, we also find ourselves called to...