Get to Know Grace: November 6

Are you a Grace visitor?  Would you like to know more about us? Join Pastor Catherine for “Get to Know Grace” on Sunday, November 6, at 10 am in Room 101 (behind the Great Room). This is a chance to ask questions about Grace and learn more about who we are. The class is between worship services and lasts about 45 minutes.

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Session Minute Summary: August 22, 2022

Full Session minutes are available upon request

  • The Grace Session met on August 22 at 6:30 pm in the Grace Parlor and on Zoom. The meeting was opened with a devotional by Strom Sloan.
  • The Session received elder Hal Pluenneke’s resignation. The Session is to have 9-12 elders. With Hal’s resignation, the body is now at 10.
  • As noted at the July meeting, the church members who gave a $50,000 gift in 2021 to be used for ministries with children and youth are ...
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From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Grace Community,

I want you to know about a conversation your Session has engaged with since June. The topic is our church’s welcome of the LGBTQ community.  I initiated the conversation out of a desire for clarity.

In 2011 the PCUSA (our denomination) removed the language from our Book of Order that prohibited the ordination of members of the non-celibate LGBTQ community.  I do not recall there being many conversations about this at Grace.  I, or another pastor, may have written ...

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Journey Through Scripture

On Sunday, September 18, we begin our fourth journey through scripture.  Each fall we read stories that tell the big picture of the Old Testament, beginning in Genesis and ending with the prophets before Christmas.  Then we spend the winter and spring in one gospel book.  This year our book is Matthew.

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