The Grace Blog

November 28, 2022

Dear Grace Community,

Earlier I shared a note with you about a decision the Grace Session made to our congregational welcome statement.  You can read that letter here >

As I shared in that letter, the Session spent months on this topic with a lot of conversation. In the end, no one on the Session voted against this welcome statement.  I asked volunteers to share why they thought this was important for the Session, and I share their thoughts ...

During this Advent Season, we are called to support the Christmas Joy Offering and to open doors for those we might not be able to meet face to face with but who need the support that our gifts provide. We receive this offering at Grace on December 18.

We support the potential of students of color who become our leaders, and we seek to come alongside them, to encourage them, and to open doors for them. And we support church workers ...

On Sunday, December 18, the choir at Grace presents three carol settings at the 11 am service. This composition, entitled “A Star in the East,” was written by the brilliant Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947). She wrote this work in the winter of 2020, among all the challenges Covid-19 presented to churches, musicians, and the world. This work incorporates organ, brass, and percussion to accompany the singers. I am very excited to have Kelsey Wise on the organ, members from Intrepid ...