Town Hall Meeting Please plan to join us for a special parish informational meeting on Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 PM. We will gather on Zoom for a time of presentation and information as we discuss this year's Stewardship ministry, formation updates, and communication platforms. We will also use the...
Welcome Back COG Children of Grace started school August 17 and the teachers are smiling ear to ear behind their masks! Our hearts have not been this full since March! The hallways and classrooms are once again full of happy noise and all the children have settled in to the...
A Special Renewal of Baptismal Vows This coming Sunday, we will share in a special renewal of our baptismal vows during both the 9:00 AM Zoom service and the 10:45 AM live stream. I had this idea after spending time with the incredible text from Romans 12 that is appointed...
This fall, Cynthia will take her sabbatical break, and I wanted to write with a few key details as we prepare for this time. If you are not aware, the broader Episcopal Church strongly encourages clergy to take a three-month sabbatical break after six years of ministry. It is a...
School Blessing Sunday We’re making plans to honor the return to school this fall, in whatever form it takes! Please join us Sunday, August 16 during the 10:45 service as we seek God’s blessings on all those returning to school and all the people and resources (including backpacks!) that make...
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...