A Message from Mother Jenny 08.09.2024

This coming Monday evening, August 12, those of us who are able, will gather at 7:00pm in the nave of Grace Church for a Service of Healing.  The lights will be dimmed, candles lit, the choir will sing, scripture will be read, a homily given, prayers said, anointing and laying on of hands by the clergy offered for those who desire this, and we will celebrate Holy Eucharist together.  

 

With my tenure as your Priest Locum Tenens coming to an end, the timing of this healing service is intentional.  Our journey together these past ten months has not been easy.  We have ventured into some deep waters of grief, anger, fear and disappointment.  We have named hard feelings.  We have shared from our hearts and listened with kind eyes.  And we have experienced God’s deep abiding love and presence of the Holy Spirit in and among us.  

 

Moving forward into the next part of this journey, albeit the path unknown, it is good for us to come together for closure and for blessing.  To end this chapter of healing in the life of Grace Church, it is good for us to gather for prayer, singing, anointing, and to be fed from the Lord’s Table.  

 

Therefore, the invitation to come is open to all parishioners of Grace Church.  And if you are unable to join us, know that prayers for healing will be offered by those gathered for all of Grace Church and on your behalf.  

 

Gratefully, Mother Jenny+