Nov. 1, 2020 – All Saint’s Evening Service – ‘Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me’
Tag: poetry
Nov. 1, 2020 – All Saint’s Evening Service
April 14, 2020 – Midweek meditation
April 6, 2020 – Midweek meditation
Apr. 10 ~ Good Friday Reflections
*In an effort to keep our community safe, Grace Church services and all musical rehearsals are suspended through March 31st, 2020. Please check back here and the Grace Church Facebook page for alternative online worship experiences.
Other church-sponsored meetings are also cancelled through March 31st. AA will continue to meet. Please contact the church office for more details: 802-775-4301.
We gather to reflect on the themes of Good Friday through poetry and discussion.
When: Good Friday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Where: Grace Church Sanctuary
About: In the early first century Christian church, every Friday was a special day of prayer and fasting. Not until the fourth century did the Friday before Easter become a special observance originally called ‘Great Friday’ or ‘Holy Friday’. But why would this sad day on which Jesus was crucified ever be called ‘Good Friday’. In the early church, the Friday before Easter was referred to as ‘God’s Friday’, and over the years, ‘God’s’ was replaced with ‘Good’. But to this day, many Christians do find a transcendent good in the awful realities of Jesus’ crucifixion. His sacrifice on the cross highlights humanity’s inhumanity to each other. The horror of the crucifixion, in grim juxtaposition to Jesus’ innocence and martyrdom, only serves to magnify that inhumanity. This year, we will explore the dramatic themes of Good Friday through poetry and reflection in the candle-lit beauty of Grace Church Sanctuary. Our hope is that the collective conscience of the human race is inspired to never repeat the cruelty, but increase in justice and love.
Nov. 3 ~ Songs of Faith for All Saints
Join us on All Saints’ Day for a celebration of lives of those that have died this past year.
When: Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Where: Grace Church Sanctuary
About: Under the direction of Dr Sherrill Blodget, Grace Church Sanctuary Choir and the Castleton University Chorale will offer Gwyneth Walker’s cantata, Songs of Faith, for choir, soloists, organ and brass. During this time, we will remember those who have died through music, poetry and prayer.