A Benediction of Sorts

At a recent staff meeting, we pondered the potential impact of a new banner to sit where the “He is Risen” banner goes during Eastertide. This one would read “God is Fun”.  As people of my age can appreciate, I cannot now recall exactly what the context of...

Letters to Grace: What Might Paul say to us?

Over the next two weeks, it is a joy to write the “newsletter headliner”, which is the name for what in other circles might be called the Op-ed piece. Please think along the lines of the opening sentences to the apostle Paul’s letters.  His initial greetings...

A Disturbance of Deacons!

I was sitting in my first clergy conference with a group of Deacons gathering to meet with Bishop Megan, when someone walking in called us a Disturbance of Deacons! What???  I had never heard of such a term.  Just like a Flock of Sheep, or a Herd...

The Gifts of God for the People of God

“The gifts of God for the people of God”. Every time we celebrate the Eucharist, we hear these words. At Grace, on Sundays, when sharing the liturgy with Amy, I love to step back and receive her extended invitation. “This is Christ’s table, no matter who you are, (and...

Summer Sundays are Coming!

From June 8 through August 10, 2025, Grace returns to our beloved tradition of one combined Sunday service at 9 AM. This contemplative Summer worship will feature mostly instrumental music and follow the beautiful, traditional Elizabethan language of Rite I (from the...