The Grace Blog

It’s time for the annual potluck Christmas Brunch. The brunch is from 10-11 am in the Great Room on Sunday, December 17. Bring a dish to share.  There is a bulletin board with sign-up sheets at Grace. Enjoy fellowship and food on this third Sunday of Advent!

December is a month of mixed messages and mixed emotions.  For anyone who has experienced loss or sadness, the holidays can be difficult, or at the least, stir up emotions.  Whether it is a public loss, like a death in the family or a divorce, or a more private sadness, it can be hard to move through a season when the expectations are high energy, big smiles, and full schedules.

Recognizing that some of us need a time to pause, a ...

Genesis 1:3 says, “Then God said, ‘Let there be light;’ and there was light.”  These words draw us into the creation story.

‘Let there be light’ is also a good way to enter into Advent.  The season of Advent is an opportunity for us to prepare for Christ’s birth and return.  On the first Sunday of Advent we light one candle.  It is a small representation of the hope that we have in a dark world.

Each week we light one more ...