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Introducing Bishop Alan Scarfe!
Dear Ones, It is my great joy to introduce you to Bishop Alan Scarfe, who will be leading Grace as clergy-in-charge during my long-planned sabbatical from mid-May to mid-September. Bishop Alan recently retired as Bishop of Iowa, where The Rt. Rev. Betsey Monnot,...
LENT 2022
An Invitation to Deeper Spiritual Connection 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...
The Lenten Season is Right Around the Corner!
Pancake Dinner: Tuesday March 1, 5:30-7:30pm | Fun for all ages--eat breakfast for dinner and kick off Lent with your Grace family! Drop in when it works for you, choose a table on the patio or in the Newton Room as you see fit, or take your pancakes to go!...
Agreement #2: Start From An Appreciative Mindset
Our second Agreement for Communication in Community asks us to “start from an appreciative mindset.” By asking, “What is right and good here?” and “How can we build on that?,” we focus on the positive, and identify and build on our strengths. Brain...
Annual Meeting Re-Cap!
Did you miss our 2022 Annual Meeting that took place this past Sunday? No worries! You can watch all the various Ministry reports given by our awesome staff and church leadership. Click Here to Download the Annual Meeting Report Due to a technical error the audio for...
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C. S. Lewis
Grace will be showing the movie The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C. S. Lewis. It seems that this story is worth revisiting in such an unpredictable, faith-shaking time of trouble, fear, doubt and instability. You can view the trailer for the...
Vestry Candidate Bio: Mark Linder
Mark has dedicated his career to serving California and American agriculture and has worked with numerous businesses, non-profit organizations and educational institutions in business and leadership development and in creating strategic partnerships as well as...
Letter From the Rector
2022 Dear ones, I am incredibly grateful for all your prayers and support over the last several months since my medical leave in November, and felt it was time that I update you on my health. There have been several overlapping factors contributing to my need for rest...
Vestry Candidate Bio: Braulio Munoz-Matheny
Braulio MuñozI was born and raised in Mexico. I finished law school in 1997 and practiced law for a few years working for the federal government in Mexico City. By then I didn’t speak any English. I’m a first-generation immigrant and my entire family still lives in...
Interim Priest in Charge Under Special Circumstances (Sabbatical)
Grace Episcopal Church, located in Saint Helena, California in the heart of the Napa Valley seeks an experienced and professional Interim Priest in Charge to lead the church during the permanent rector’s sabbatical. This part time role is for five months. Desired...
Being Good Stewards
1 Peter 4:8-10 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” Dearest ones,...
Agreements for Communication in Community
Agreements for Communication in Community "Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7 In 2018 in times of relative peace, health, and prosperity (though we didn’t know it at the...