Shrove Tuesday / Ash Wednesday

Join your Grace community next week as we begin our journey into the Lenten Season! Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Supper | 2/17 @ 5:30-7:30pm Kick off Lent with the annual tradition of eating all the sugar, butter and flour. We’ll have pancakes, bacon, and all the...

Upcoming Women’s Retreat

Listening in the Spirit — Discernment in a Changing World Feb. 20–22 | Friday evening through Sunday midday Mercy Center, Auburn, CA Led by Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga for the women of St. John’s, Roseville & Grace, St. Helena Registration and cost details...

Seeing Something New Together

When I revisited the familiar gospel for last Sunday—the calling of the first disciples (Matthew 4:12-23)—I was struck by how essential it is to keep hearing scripture with fresh ears. So much of life runs on familiar patterns, and it’s easy to stop expecting anything...

Come and See!

January has given us a glorious start to the new year!!  After torrential rains over the holidays, we are seeing the vast beauty of Napa Valley all around us – green hills, mustard fields with stately vines, and the early blooms of fragrant Narcissus...

Belovedness and the Revolution of Love

The relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus was a subject of deep interest in the first generations of Christianity. John had a movement, disciples, and a prophetic presence that drew people out into the wilderness. He called them to the Jordan River—the place...