Minutes from the May 2014 Vestry Meeting
May Vestry Minutes
Community Network Dinners
Loading… OUR FINAL COMMUNITY NETWORK DINNER – GIDEON’S GARDEN Reflecting the changing season and the bounty of harvest, our final dinner included fall vegetables and roast turkey and gravy. The greatest nourishment came from what was said by all the people who work at Gideon’s Garden. From the Youth and Adult supervisor to the youngest members […]
The Rev. Bill Eakins Sermon of June 29, 2014
Sermon preached by The Reverend William J. Eakins at Grace Church in the Southern Berkshires, Great Barrington, Massachusetts on June 29, 2014, Proper 8, Year A The Collect we prayed this morning begins: “Almighty God, you have built your church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.” […]
Network Dinners
Network Dinners Save these dates: Sunday, July 20, Sunday, August 17, Saturday, September 13, and Friday, October 17. “Network Dinners” will be held at the Guthrie Center. Each dinner will include a particular community group, members of Wisdom/Outreach Ministry, and members of the congregation. Grace Church provides the dinners […]
Our prayers are answered. Grace Church calls The Rev. Dr. Janet W. Zimmerman as Priest in Charge
The Rev. Dr. Janet Whaley Zimmerman will be joining Grace Church in September. Janet comes to Grace from St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church and Day School in Washington, D.C. where she has served as Chaplain and Associate Rector. At St. Patrick’s she planned and led Chapel services, served as the Chair of the Religion Department, taught […]
The Way, the Truth, and the Life Sermon
Sermon preached on Easter V, May 18, 2014 by The Rev. Bill Eakins, Grace Church, Great Barrington Gospel reading: John 14: 1-14 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” What are Christians to make of such a text in a pluralistic age? The assertion that […]
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“God’s Spirit” Sermon, March 16, 2014
Sermon preached by The Reverend William J. Eakins on March 16, 20144, the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A He was a traditional senior warden type if there ever was one – a person of distinction and probity, a pillar of the religious community, respected by all and prosperous as well. His name was Nicodemus, and […]