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Covid-19 worship update

To our Grace United Church of Christ Family and Friends In response to the ongoing health crisis facing our community and our nation, our gathering time for worship was not held on March 15. After much prayer and discussion, the Church Council, in an online meeting, has decided to honor the request of the Heartland Association and the Governor to promote social distancing…

It’s Time for a New Choir Season!

Greetings! The summer has flown by, and a new choir season is about to begin.  Calling all musicians, we’re looking for anyone willing to be a member of a choir. The first handbell rehearsal will take place on Sunday, September 8, from 9:40 A.M. until 10:15 A.M. in the room where Weight Watchers meets.  The first rehearsal for the vocal choir will be on Sunday,…

Kindness

If you are like me there are times when you watch the news, read the paper, listen to people talking about “what’s going on in the world” and get very sad and discouraged. We are, without a doubt, in a strange and peculiar time in our country. In the midst of dealing with all these strange times I find my mind going back to one particular subject. So in this letter today,…

…from the pastor

Dear Friends,We are starting to see the slightest signs of spring. In between the days of gustingwinds, snow and sleet we get glimpses of what is coming. There is some learning and skills inbeing able to see these signs. It reminds me of this quote from Thoreau: “We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids,but by an infinite expectation of…