Dear Grace Community,
This week my Saturday letter to you comes as an update about my service as a commissioner to the General Assembly. As you read this, I’m likely in the Zoom assembly. Read more here>
I do have one request. Do you have any pictures of you and/or your family watching online worship? I’ve seen a few on social media of your pets! If you have any, will you send them to me at Catherine@mygpc.org
In Christ,
Catherine
Links:
The ...
Dear Grace Community,
Last Friday evening I logged into Zoom as one of over 450 commissioners to the 224th PCUSA General Assembly. We were joined by over 100 advisory delegates (young adults, theological students, and missionaries) and over 100 corresponding members (former moderators, assembly committee members, and more). There were more than 700 of us in the meeting.
The first forty-five minutes were surprisingly moving and holy. The pre-taped worship was inspiring, and I felt the Spirit move as I stood in ...
Continue Reading →Dear Grace Community,
This week my Saturday letter to you comes as a letter from the Grace session regarding our return to in-person worship. You may find it here >
In Christ,
Catherine
Links:
The Grace 2-Week Challenge
PCUSA General Assembly
Virtual Vacation Bible School Videos
Music Ministry at Grace
Giving the Basics
Grace Yard Signs
Church Directory Pick-up
If you did not pick up your church directory before we shut down, you ...
June 17, 2020
Dear Grace Community,
At its June 15 meeting, the Session voted to begin in-person worship on July 5. We look forward to again gathering at Grace. The worship services also will be live-streamed in real time and available online. Sunday School will not meet.
While we are excited about this return, it is important to note that the Sunday morning experience will be different than it was March 8, the last time we were here. The dangers of Covid-19 are ...
Continue Reading →Dear Grace Community,
Last fall the presbytery of Southern Kansas elected me to serve as a commissioner to the 224th PCUSA General Assembly. The Assembly starts on Friday, June 19. It was to be held in Baltimore, MD, but is now online with a much-reduced docket. Most items we were to study and vote on have been postponed to the 225th Assembly in 2022.
You may follow the assembly here:. There is a place to watch the livestream ...
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