The Grace Blog

Dear Grace Community,

I write with an update about music ministry at Grace.  I shared earlier that we were in the process of hiring an interim music coordinator.  We now have that person, but it’s actually two people.  In June, we envisioned the position based on what we knew at the time.  Now that there is more research out, and now that the Session has approved the music task’s force report that allows for some singing, the position is bigger.

Because ...

Worship Streams on Facebook Live every Sunday at 10 am and is available by video later by Monday on our website.

August 30  

•   9-11 am          Satellite Retreats at many locations
•  10 am              Worship streams

September 6     

• 10 am               Worship streams – the Lord’s Supper is celebrated

September 13 

• 9 am                Sunday School for all ages in the building
• 10 am              Worship in the building or online
• 7 pm                Evening Worship in the Grace parking lot

September 20  

• 9 am                Sunday School for ...

Before he left, Sean Foster assembled a task force to study music and singing during this time.  The task force consists of Laurie Haury, Ben Rivers, Bill Vavra, and Ginny Vincent (Session).  What follows are notes from the task force.  The Session received their report on August 17 and approved their recommendations.

The COVID-19 Music Task Force met to discuss how and when certain music aspects of worship could resume safely. Currently, the University of Colorado is conducting the main ...

Session Summary: July 20, 2020

• The Session met via Zoom and began and ended with prayer.
• We had a discussion about Grace as a voting location. Martin Burch presented information about voting and masks.  People are not required to wear masks to vote.  This is a concern for many reasons, including JLL.
  • The Session passed a motion that we lock the north doors (#1) and allow access by key card for staff and JLL families. Voters must enter door #6 by the sanctuary.
  • The ...