Save the date! The Youth Talent Show is on Sunday, March 2, at 6:30 pm, in the Great Room. More information to follow!

Save the date! The Youth Talent Show is on Sunday, March 2, at 6:30 pm, in the Great Room. More information to follow!
Join us on Sunday, February 23, for our Annual Business Meeting. There is one service at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary and no morning Sunday School classes. The Annual Meeting and congregational luncheon follow the service in the Great Room. Food and drinks are provided.
The Adult Sunday school class continues at 10:00 am in the Grace Parlor. The class is comprised of adults of all ages. We resume our study of the Sunday lectionary. The class does a deeper dive into the scripture that is the basis for Dr. Marsh’s sermons. This is a good place for people to jump in and gain insight into scripture, ask questions, and learn together. There is no Sunday School Class on Sunday, February 23, due to one worship service at 11:00 am, followed by the Annual Meeting and luncheon.
We are asking for infant/toddler/children’s clothing (new/gently used) for our February Yellow Bag collection. Our recipient for this collection is Faith Builders. This organization was brought to our attention by a teacher with JLL. The mission of Faith Builders is “to be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving kids & families in crisis in our community.” The organization has a wide list of services, and we picked one. So, if you can donate gently used or new infants, toddlers, or children’s clothing, we will donate them to the agency for distribution.
NOTE: Please check your car, pantry, or other locations in your home for yellow bags. We ask that you bring them back and put them on the rack by the coffee bar. Thanks.
Like many Christian pastors, ministers, bloggers, authors, podcasters, and congregants, I believe that the Church must be more courageous. Human rights and dignity are at stake. And the Church is not the building. The Church is the millions of Christians that make up the body of Christ. Yes, Christians are Republican, Democrat, and Independent in party affiliation. But the mark of a Christian is not a particular party platform. The mark of a Christian is the fruit of the Holy Spirit, the spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, and most certainly love.
What might a courageous Christian look like?
I believe, along with other pastors, ministers, bloggers, authors, podcasters, and congregants that the American Church is at a turning point. That turning point is to shed irrelevance, uselessness, prejudice, selfishness, and moral bankruptcy and begin the rebirth of being the living, loving, and forgiving presence of Jesus.
Can we, the Christians of Grace Presbyterian Church, defend the millions of vulnerable people who are being sacrificed on the altar of hateful people’s phobias, privileged people’s convenience, or fearful people’s cowardice?
My thanks to John Pavlovitz, who in his February 12, 2025, blog informed my thinking, reflection, and convictions in this column.
On the journey of Christian discipleship and spiritual formation with you, I remain faithfully yours,
Steve
The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh, Interim Pastor