by Communications | May 17, 2022 | Community, News
Dear Grace Church, On Sunday morning I shared my secret dream of a perfect retirement – of enjoying regular evenings out at the local pub engaged in lively and meaningful conversation “just this side of tipsy”. Well, I have no such place set aside in Des Moines as yet...
by Communications | Apr 27, 2022 | Community, News, Regathering
Grace Episcopal, Saint Helena’s Community Health Advisory Group (formerly the regathering task force) has met together to discuss the up-swing in local cases of COVID. After meeting together they have established the following recommendations for parishioners of...
by Communications | Apr 13, 2022 | Events, Holidays, Services
Dear Ones, In Holy Week we walk with Jesus and his disciples through the events of the last days of his earthly life–the tenderness, the injustice, the agony, the apparent finality of death. Why do we face into these terrible events intentionally,...
by Communications | Mar 30, 2022 | News
Reverend Amy is going away on a sabbatical this summer. What is a sabbatical? A sabbatical is an extended time away from work for rest and renewal, often including elements of study or travel. Sabbaticals are common in religious and educational institutions and...
by Communications | Mar 16, 2022 | News, Services, Volunteer
Please read this open letter to intercessors — those with experienced and those who newly want to take up this ministry — from Helen Christianson: Dearest Intercessors, We have long had a powerful ministry of direct, one-to-one prayer with people during...
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