Grace & Community News
April 12 – Sunday – From doubt to hope
Wrestling with doubts to experience new life In today’s gospel the risen Christ appears to the disciples and offers them the gift of peace. Even amid doubts and questions, we experience the resurrection in our Sunday gathering around word and meal, and in our everyday...
April 5 – Easter Sunday – Alive in the World
Sunday Worship 8:30 am and 11:00 am in person or via livestream Easter Breakfast between services All are invited to full participation. Childcare is available during worship. Offerings of Thanksgiving There are many ways for you to express your gratitude for God's...
April 2 – Maundy Thursday – Love in bread & wine
The Good news is...even Judas gets his feet washed This evening our Lenten observance comes to an end, and we gather with Christians around the world to celebrate the Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Tonight we remember Christ’s last meal with his...
March 29 – Palm/Passion Sunday
The Good news is...inspiring us to act You Better Recognize! Today, we encounter the paradox that defines our faith: Jesus Christ is glorified king and humiliated servant. We too are full of paradox: like Peter, we fervently desire to follow Christ, but find...
March 22 – Good news -Rooted in justice, mercy, & faithfulness
Justice and mercy As we move toward Holy Week, we acknowledge the ways Jesus’ ministry was increasingly at odds with the religious leaders who prioritized loyalty to legality and perceived Jesus’ teachings as a threat. While Jesus is teaching in the Temple, some...
This Week at Grace
Christ In Our Home Now Available April - June 2026 Printed copies are in the Church Entry This Week at Grace Sun 3/159 am—Children’s Sunday School9 am—Bible study with Pr. Remy10 am—Worship ServiceStone Soup Volunteering Mon 3/169 am—4 pm—Office Staff Onsite6 pm—Boy...
Holy Week 2026 Schedule
Palm Sundays Public Witness - Signs and Songs Day Sunday, March 22, 2026 | 2 pm At First Christian Church Palm Sunday Public Witness March Saturday, Mach 28 | Starting at 11 am Meet at First Christian ChurchPalm Sunday Worship Sunday, March 29 10 am In Person and...
Worship March 8 – Making the Impossible Possible Together
Creating a community that shares As Jesus and his disciples head to a deserted place, perhaps seeking peace and quiet, many from the surrounding towns follow them. Instead of turning them away, Jesus expresses compassion and begins an impromptu teaching session. As...
Worship March 1 – Great love for God and Neighbor
Seeing our neighbor at Christ and showing Great Love Simon and some Pharisees host a dinner for Jesus and an unexpected guest arrives: a woman from the city who kneels at Jesus’ feet and washes him with expensive perfume. Simon scoffs at this party foul, but Jesus...
Worship February 22 – Jesus provides at the party!
Receiving nourishment for ministry Today's gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This...