Our annual stewardship campaign, Faith ♰ Hope ♡ Love, is underway! When making your pledge to the mission and ministry of Grace Church for 2022 we invite you to consider what it looks like to be a part of a Christian community at this moment. How is the Spirit inviting...
In this season of my life, I have found how important it is to start each day with meditation, with this core practice that grounds my day. It is a time to name what my intention is for any given day. What is my intention in going to a meeting, offering...
Feast of the Holy Cross This Sunday, we will observe our annual parish feast day: the Feast of the Holy Cross. We will also celebrate Lynn Swanson's first Sunday with us as interim choir director and organist. In addition, there will be two baptisms at the 10:45 AM service, giving...
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...