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Reflection on Seven Years
Reflection on Seven Years I have gotten into the habit of thinking I have been at Grace the number of years of the anniversary coming up at the start of the calendar year, so honestly it surprised me a bit last week when our senior warden reminded me my actual...
Love thy Neighbor, Compost Responsibly!
Two Sundays ago the Environmental Stewardship Ministry sponsored Andy Buck from Upper Valley Waste Disposal to discuss what is suitable for compost and recycling bins. Some takeaways from the talk were: 40% of food bought in California is wasted (We recommend “Just...
Christmas Eve 8pm
Grace Episcopal Church Christmas Eve 8PM Holy Eucharist December 24, 2023 1314 Spring Street Saint Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-4157 [email protected] / www.grace-episcopal.org Prelude A Prelude on Greensleeves Arr. by Charles...
Christmas Day 9am
Christmas Day 8AM Holy Eucharist December 25, 2023 1314 Spring Street Saint Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-4157 [email protected] / www.grace-episcopal.org Prelude Infant Holy, Infant Lowly arr. Mark E Bloedow Opening Hymn Once...
Christmas Eve 4pm
Grace Episcopal Church Family Christmas Eve Service 4PM Holy Eucharist December 24, 2023 1314 Spring Street Saint Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-4157 [email protected] / www.grace-episcopal.org Prelude Opening Hymn Come All Ye Faithful...
An Important Update from Grace
To Our Grace Church Family and Friends, Grace to you and peace! On behalf of the Vestry, Finance Committee and Sustaining Grace (formerly The Endowment) Team, we are writing with an important update on the successes and challenges of our congregation. We would...
Welcome Back Everyone!
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! Maybe you are thinking, “Sarah dear, we have BEEN back…” and you are correct, of course. Perhaps we can think of mid-August and Mission Trip Report Sunday on August 27 as our “soft start” while we all recalibrated to our post-summer rhythms. And...
A Healthy Church is a Singing Church
It’s been said that a healthy church is a singing church. How do we define a healthy church? Is it church attendance and growth, or is it something deeper. And what does singing have to do with being a healthy church? Statistically, music plays a significant...
Cultivating Space
Last Sunday, we heard the story of Jesus’s most famous miracle, his walking on the water. I believe that biblical truth resonates on many different levels. Considered from a metaphorical and spiritual standpoint, how it was that Jesus might have been able to...
Children’s and Youth Programming Begins!
Hello Grace Church Community! This Sunday, we are keeping step with the school year and beginning our Children’s and Youth Ministry Programs. Our Grace Garden has been active and tended all summer under the direction of Gayle Davies with support from Yesenia...
Our 2023 Rummage Sale is Right Around the Corner!
Homelessness is California’s nemesis and Napa County has its share of needy people. This July it was reported that there were 506 homeless people in Napa County – up from 494 in 2022. And numbers continue to rise. In the same survey, 197 reported being homeless for...
Sacred Ground Circle Forming August 2023
The Episcopal Church’s work for racial reconciliation and healing Sacred Ground “invites participants to walk back through history in order to peel away the layers that brought us to today, reflecting on our family histories and stories, as well as important...