The Pastoral Nomination Committee (PNC) has completed the Ministry Discernment Profile (MDP), which has been approved by Presbytery. This past Wednesday, it was posted to the website, where prospective pastors can view it. Once pastors start responding, the PNC will start setting up initial interviews. PNC members include Kevin East, Carolyn Shaw, Ginny Vincent, Mitzi Darmstetter, […]
Society is marked. It is marked by moral and ethical relativism, religious and political pluralism, individual and community activism, and national and international isolationism. As Christians, we are marked. We should insist on the marks of the Church to characterize our life as a church at Grace. To preach the gospel marks us. To properly […]
The Unconditional Love of Our God Beckons Us to Serve Part 1 (Together, in a Variety of Ways) “Love Stirs Everyone” – Psalm 118:1-2, 14, 17, 21-24, Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 My opening illustration speaks to the theme of Easter that being resurrection from the dead. A man took a vacation to Israel with […]
We love our Jacob’s Learning Ladder families! And we like to show our appreciation each spring by hosting “Muffins in the Morning”. As our parents drop off their children, we offer them a muffin and a cup of delicious coffee to thank them for choosing our preschool. Signup sheets for muffin bakers and coffee servers […]
“Connecting with Jesus, One Another, and Others in the Unconditional Love of Our God (Together, in a Variety of Ways)” – “God’s Love Deepens Our Self Awareness”; Luke 19:28-40, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 On Palm Sunday, Christians around the world begin to celebrate the passion narrative: the significance of Jerusalem, the Upper Room, Gethsemane, the crucifixion […]
