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What do I do with my anger?
What do I do with my anger? Last week I attended a webinar put on by the Center for Action and Contemplation entitled “What do I do with my anger?” It was headlined by Richard Rohr and Brian McLaren, which motivated me to attend it, but to me the real star of...
A Jubilant Lent —Lent Three: The Jubilee of forgiveness
“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors” One of the most imaginative elements of the Jubilee in the Book of Leviticus is the canceling of debts, or the reordering of economic life. This involved not only money but more importantly the liberation of...
Letting the land lie fallow
“That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you: you shall not sow or reap the aftergrowth or harvest the unpruned vines. For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat only what the field itself produces” (Leviticus 25: 11-2) I am not a good gardener, let...
New @ Grace Youth!
In addition to our regular 5:00-6:15 pm YG meet up every Sunday evening, we will also gather at 10:00 am in the Youth Center for “YG WORD.” This is a chance to check in (pows and wows!), listen to the Sunday gospel and respond to it together. This meeting will be...
Total Ministry
There is a description for what we are trying to develop at Grace these days, and it is captured in the phrase “total ministry”. The concept came from the work of a missionary to China called Roland Allen. After successfully setting up churches around a region of...
A Jubilant Lent —Lent One: The year of the Lord’s favor
When Grace staff met in retreat in December of 2024, each of us answered three questions; Where do you seek to see Grace going? Why does it matter? And where are we now? These same questions were later asked of the congregation at our Annual meeting Indaba, and your...
Lent 2025 @ Grace!
The season of Lent is the 40 day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday that invites us into a time of reflection and mindfulness as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. By observing the season of Lent, we replicate Jesus...
Shrove Tuesday & Ash Wednesday 2025!
Shrove Tuesday: Pancake Supper 3/4 @ 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 fixin's along with activities for children. Bring the family, bring your neighbors. What's...
Lenten Practices
Lent is a time for self-reflection, penance, and spiritual housecleaning! This year we have put together a short list of Lenten practices to help you choose how to observe this season! Ask God to guide you as you choose 2-3 practices to help you observe this lenten...
The Heart Needs A Witness
Two weekends ago, I spent four days in a Grief and Loss Recovery Training where I did 40 hours of professional development and a heap of my own personal work too. In my role as a mental health chaplain in Vallejo, in my encounters with many of you here at Grace, in my...
Celebrating 30yrs of Small Groups
On January 12, at the beginning of our 150th year, Grace celebrated the 30th anniversary of small groups at Grace Church. Jan Bradley, a long-time small group leader and one-time coordinator of all Grace’s small groups, offered the following reflection on small...
Grace On The Move!
We have something wonderful here, given by God’s grace, and this grace is for everyone. I have heard it said that lawyers work by the maxim: never ask a question to which you do not know the answer. That doesn’t play out in the life of the Church, or certainly did not...