The Presbytery of Calgary-Macleod Committee to Assess and Address Harassment shared their report of findings at the Sunday, June 26 Congregational Meeting. To access a copy of the report, please email office@gracecalgary.org.
Sunday, June 12, at Grace Presbyterian Church, immediately following worship, join theGrace Quilters for a quilt exhibition entitled: Sewing Hope: Women’s ReligiousExpression in the Christian Tradition. An Exhibition of Twelve Quilts by the GracePresbyterian Quilters. You will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the quiltsand learn more about their meaning and charitable purpose. We hope you can join usto celebrate both the Grace Quilters and their quilts. All welcome! Sunday, June 26, at Calgary Central Library, Level 1, Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hallfrom noon to 5 p.m....
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, April 24. The agenda from the meeting and written reports are posted here. Written Reports: AGM AgendaMeeting business – meeting Secretary, Meeting Agenda, and Minutes from November 2021 meetingMinutes from the June 2021 meetingMinutes of the November 2021 Congregational MeetingIn Memoriam – The RollReport from MinistersReport from Rev. Jake Van PernisReport from Rev. Christian PersaudStewardship ReportReport from the Ad Hoc Committee on Truth, Healing and Reconcili-actionReport to the Congregation and CommunityLead...
Please find the strategic plan of Session for 2022 - 2024 that outlines the three main areas of focus for Grace Presbyterian Church: 1. Provide congregational care and support, and encourage engagement. 2. Grow community collaboration and engagement. 3. Nurture the evolving culture at Grace Download the full Strategic Plan here: Downloadable PDF Strategic Plan of Session...
Helen Willison was surprised - and honoured - when her name was put forward to be an Elder at Grace. Women Elders were new at the church, Helen had a full life with three active teenagers, a husband with a busy career, and plans to return to her beloved nursing career through a three-month refresher course at Mount Royal. After a year of thinking and having her name put forward for the third time, Helen figured "God had some plans for me." "At the time, all I could think was: How could I do this and take care of everything?" Soon after, Helen came across a greeting card message that read...
In 1958, the Presbyterian Church USA???, women could become Elders. At Grace, the first female Elder was Helen W, in XXXX.
The following is the Report from the Presbytery Visitation Team that visited Grace virtually in November 2021. Please find the downloadable report here: Presbytery Visitation Team Report The Presbytery of Calgary-Macleod also made recommendations. Please find the downloadable recommendations here: Presbytery...
Contributed by Cindy Stephenson, Coordinator of Volunteers Hebrews: 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe "Blessed to be a blessing." It's a simple phrase but summarizes so well our sense of gratitude for the many incredible gifts from God and our response to God in that sense of gratitude. We thank God for those gifts and recognize that they are not ours to hold on to, but to be shared generously. It's not just obedience to God's call upon our lives - it's about joy and...
