We are pleased to be able to provide audio recordings of selected worship services held at Grace Church. Listen to the full Rite II service of worship from August 25, the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, at the link below. The Rev. Mary Demmler gave the homily, which begins at about...
Foyers Deadline Foyers groups are forming now! Sign up online or at the information station no later than Sunday, August 25. Last Summer Pick Up Choir All Grace Church adults and youth (6th-12th grade), are invited to join our last summer pick-up choir on August 25. No experience or previous...
I am happy to share with you that the Rev. Mary Demmler is a new priest associate at Grace. In The Episcopal Church, a priest associate is different from an associate rector (oh, how we love our terms!). An associate rector is a full-time position with day-to-day ministerial areas within...
We are pleased to be able to provide audio recordings of selected worship services held at Grace Church. Listen to the full Rite II service of worship from August 18 at the link below. The Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham gave the homily, Oh Merciful Sword, which begins at about 20:36...
This is another one of those Sundays when it is not easy to be a preacher, pastor, or priest. I keep reminding myself—and I would remind you—that we do not choose our texts on Sundays in The Episcopal Church. As I consider that these texts were assigned, in rotation, for...
The Gathering The next Gathering will be held Sunday, August 18 from 5:00-7:00 PM at INK, Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (999 Chestnut Street, Gainesville). We'll continue our conversations about different contemplative voices and how they inform our daily lives. This month we will hear from members of our own community...
I got to spend last week with some colleagues in Dayton – sadly in the news this morning for a deadly mass shooting last night blocks from where we were working on one relatively small book in the Bible, Hosea. We told it to each other. We picked it apart...
Kick Off Sunday Join us Sunday, August 11 as we kick off the new program year! Christian Education classes for children, youth, and adults will meet from 9:30-10:30 AM. Students, teachers, and school administrators of all ages are invited to bring their backpacks/satchels to be blessed at the 10:45 AM...
Summer Pick Up Choir All Grace Church adults, and middle through high school youth, are invited to join our summer pick-up choir every (or any) Sunday in August. No experience or previous choir participation is necessary. Meet in the nave at 10:00 AM to rehearse a simple anthem and look...
Foyer Groups Forming Now Twice a year, all Grace Church members are invited to participate in a Foyer Group. Foyer Groups consist of small groups of adults who meet in one another's homes for a meal and fellowship over the course of approximately six months. Not only is participation in...