Posts from 2022 (Page 2)
Return to in-person worship (again)
To our Grace Church family and friends, As promised, church council has been meeting regularly to review the possibility of returning to sanctuary services. We met again on Feb 14 and agreed to return to in-person worship services this Sunday, Feb 20. Case numbers have returned to where they were in Nov, and hospitalizations are back to where they were in Dec (and are trending in the right direction) We will continue to follow the safety protocols that were in…
Souper Bowl of Caring 2022
It is again time for the Souper Bowl of Caring. We’ve actually been talking about it during announcements in worship for several weeks, but I was a little slow getting it posted here. for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me Matthew 25:35 (NRSV) The quote from Matthew is central to several of our core values, namely, love and welcoming community.…
Pastor’s Column – Feb 2022
But the land that you are crossing over to occupy is a land of hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky, a land that the LORD your God looks after. The eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. Deuteronomy 11:11-12 It may just be me, but I don’t find comfort in phrases like “this was all part of God’s plan,” or “God must…
Worship update – 2022-01-28
Last night (27 Jan), Church Council held a special meeting to review the current state of Covid cases in Fairfield County. While the number of cases has peaked and is coming back down, it was decided that they are still higher than we would like. So, for the next at least the next two weeks (through 6 Feb), we will remain online-only for worship. Council will meet again in two weeks and re-examine the data. In the meantime, you can…
Temporary Return to Online-only Worship
…in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 2:3b-5a You may already have heard last evening’s call from Pastor Keith via DialMyCalls, but in an effort to spread the news as far as possible we’re sharing the letter from Council here as well. January 10, 2022 Dear Church Family and Friends, Happy New Year! …
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