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Worship – June 27 – Breaking Barriers by Healing
Jesus reaches out to heal and break down barriers. 5th Sunday of Pentecost A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was...
Worship – June 20, 4th Sunday of Pentecost – Calming the Storms
Now is the day of salvation! Jesus Calms the Storm! Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him...
Grand Re-Opening – Sunday, June 27
Return to In-Person Worship in the Sanctuary We are so thankful to finally open to gathering in-person! Please come Sunday, June 27! 9:45 am We will gather outside with a rite of lament and thankfulness, then process into the Worship center 10:00 am Worship begins...
Worship – June 13, 3rd Sunday of Pentecost – Mighty Power in Tiny Things
Faith like a Mustard Seed The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we...
Worship – May 30, Trinity Sunday – The Mystery of Unity
One God, With Us Always When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray to God as Jesus...
Special Congregational Meeting – Sunday, May 23
Come Together This Sunday! Reminder: This event is this Sunday, May 23 at 4:30 pmGrowing Ministry Together Date: May 8, 2021From: Grace Lutheran Church CouncilTo: Grace Lutheran CongregationRe: Special Congregation Meeting- May 23rd 4:30 PM (Zoom) Details: Grace...
Worship – May 23, Pentecost Come, Holy Spirit!
Come, Holy Spirit, to us Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wideness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it—to a crowd of strangers of...
Worship – May 16, Seventh Sunday of EASTER
Jesus Prays That We be One in Him - ALELUIA! The gospel for Easter’s seventh Sunday is always taken from the long prayer Jesus prays for his followers in John’s gospel on the night before his death, and always includes Jesus’ desire that his followers will be one as...
Dove Sculpture in the Courtyard
Consider the birds of the air.. A Memorial to Harold WerthThe next time you stop by the church, you will see that there has been quite a lovely addition to the big brick wall in the courtyard. Gloria Werth has very generously donated the funds for a beautiful...
Worship – May 9, Sixth Sunday of EASTER
Jesus's Ultimate Friendship with Us - ALELUIA! This Sunday’s image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve; but for John’s gospel, the image of servanthood is too hierarchical, too...