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Grace UCC memorial garden

Pastor’s Column – Oct 2023

When the pandemic first began and social distancing was widely practiced, Jessica and I would go on many walks. As creatures of habit, we usually stuck to the same route that went through an old cemetery. On those walks we were surprised to observe that there was nearly always someone in the cemetery. Some sat silently next to graves while others arranged flowers, cleaned off headstones, or carefully placed luminaries out of respect. From an observers standpoint it was done…

Faith Promise/Time and Talent

This Sunday we will celebrate Stewardship Sunday. As part of our annual Stewardship campaign, we also ask you to consider how you might be interested in sharing your time and other talents (not just your money) with Grace United Church of Christ in the coming year. We will be sending out the standard paper forms, but this year, we also are offering the option to submit your time and talent info online, see below. Loading…

From the pastor…

Today, I sit in my study, I am praying for the islands in the Atlantic as another Hurricane is bearing down on them, I pray for violence to end in St. Louis, but stand for justice, I pray for Mexico City and the devastation of the 7.1 earthquake, I pray for people I know and people who’s names have been given to me who are struggling with illness, disease, drug use, etc… and the sky is kind of grey but…