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Ash Wednesday Bulletin
Grace Episcopal Church A Service for Ash Wednesday 7PM Holy Eucharist February 22, 2023 1314 Spring Street Saint Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-4157 [email protected] / www.grace-episcopal.org The Collect of the Day Bless...
The Light Shines in the Darkness
The shepherds saw the bright light of the angel chorus in the heavens, the magi followed the light of a star, and the prologue of the Gospel of John proclaims: “In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness,...
Advent Devotional Pilgrimage toward Incarnation: Week Four-Transformation
Transformation Throughout Advent, we have reflected on a three-fold process of pilgrimage akin to the phases of walking a labyrinth: setting our intention, or walking in, encounter with the Holy, akin to the union of the center, and making meaning of our experiences...
Advent Devotional Pilgrimage toward Incarnation: Week Three-Meaning Making
Holy Mud One of the things I learned about ancient sites on our travels it that you encounter there, not just the history and holiness of the original saint or event which instigated it as a place of pilgrimage, but the layers of history of human interaction with that...
Advent & Christmas: Pilgrimage toward Incarnation
Advent and Christmas are just around the corner! Be sure to mark your calendars with all the wonderful opportunities for fun, fellowship, and formation ahead during this upcoming season in our communal life! More information about each of the above events will be...
Advent Devotional Pilgrimage toward Incarnation Week Two: Encounter
Encounter Akin to coming to the center of the labyrinth after walking its winding path, encounter, the second phase of pilgrimage, is the moment of arrival. This is the moment when we find what we have set out to seek on pilgrimage, or perhaps, it finds...
Advent Devotional Pilgrimage toward Incarnation Week One: Intention
The Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga Phil Cousineau, spiritual author and an ardent advocate of contemporary pilgrimage, wrote a book in the early 2000’s that recently went into its second publication. In The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seekers Guide to Making Travel Sacred,...
Advent Devotional Pilgrimage toward Incarnation: Introduction-An Invitation to Pilgrimage
The Rev. Amy Denney Zuniga This Advent, I am inviting us as a congregation to go on a pilgrimage. Not an exterior, physical pilgrimage, but a pilgrimage-in-place in the ancient mystic tradition. This is a spiritual pilgrimage, as we re-embody our exterior...
Eucharist Means Thanksgiving
Dear Ones, The word “Eucharist” means...
Adopt A Family
https://youtu.be/ydXyM9K4M64 Dear Friends, We hope this email finds you well! Napa County families have continued to experience great losses these past few years due to the pandemic, fires,and current inflation rates. The holiday season is approaching rapidly, and we...
For All the Saints
Happy All Souls Day/Día de los Muertos! The Latin American celebration of Día de los Muertos combines the Christian feasts of All Saints Day, November 1, when the Church remembers what I call the “Capital S” Saints, and All Souls (today!) when we remember our beloved...
Taste of Grace!
Taste of Grace! - Día de Los Muertos Fiesta! Our annual Taste of Grace event is back on Saturday, November 5th from 5-9pm! Join us for this lively party and celebration of our Grace Community! Enjoy the phenomenal festivities including: Fabulous Fashion! Watch the...