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Freedom: Juneteenth
From an essay on The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth posted on the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History and Culture website: On the eve of January 1, 1863, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all...
Gratitude.
In addition to all the things I do at Grace, I am also a hospital chaplain. I lead groups and visit individual patients in Units 3 and 4 at the Adventist Hospital in Vallejo, where youth and children with mental health issues are patients on the ward. These are...
Youth Sunday!
On Sunday, June 2, our Summer Service Immersion Youth will be with us in worship at 10 am. We have been meeting since February to learn about environmental justice and environmental racism, food scarcity and resilience, climate change and community, the power of...
Saint Enmegahbowh: A Trailblazer in Faith and Cultural Bridge-Building
Last week we briefly talked about Saint Enmegahbowh as he relates to the St. Enmegahboah Chapel designed and built by Jacob Zuniga that is currently being featured in the Grace Good News Garden spot until St. Enmegahbowh's feast day on June 12th. This week we wanted...
Pentecost is a Season for Growing!
We're thrilled to announce that Grace Church has been awarded a portion of the diocesan constable grant, totaling $15,000, to bring the Grace Good News Garden to life on our property this Pentecost season!! Starting this weekend, we'll be breaking ground to create...
A Reflection from Bishop Alan
In hoping to be helpful to the Grace community by a more extensive return for the balance of the year, I want to share some reflections on the significance of this time. With much vulnerability and courage, Amy has shared with us her struggle in recent times. We may...
An Announcement from Rev. Amy and the Vestry
Our rector, Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga, is going on leave after Sunday, May 5 to to continue to recover from the series of both physical and mental health issues affecting her quality of life and ministry. We are blessed to have retired Bishop Alan Scarfe, who has become...
The Faithful Agrarian | Brian Sellers-Petersen
This Sunday Grace welcomes special guest preacher Brian Sellers-Petersen! Brian Sellers-Petersen lives in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Roslyn, Washington. After 30 plus years working for international relief & development organizations...
Register Now for the Diocesan Revival!
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is thrilled to invite you to an extraordinary event that promises to ignite your spirit and deepen your faith journey on Sunday April 27th as we come together for the Fearless Faith Revival. What exactly is the Fearless...
Open the door. Resolve your doubt. Jesus lives.
A Sermon from from Lin Weber for the Second Sunday of Easter 2024 It was Sunday evening on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Lamps had been lit in the walled enclosure of a comfortable home’s central courtyard. The lamps left pools of light on the paving stones, while the...
Liturgy of the Light
I taught kindergarten for a few years at Stone Bridge School in Napa, a Waldorf public charter school where my children all attended; I was a one-to-one aid for a little girl with Down Syndrome. When children would exhibit behaviors that made their parents want to...
An Invitation to Palm Saturday!
As a coach I learned that you write out a training plan from back to front – in other words from the final event of the season (which for some might be league championships and for a special few State or nationals or even Olympics) you plan backwards to the start of...