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Grace Presbyterian Church
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Welcome
Map to Grace Presbyterian Church Welcome to Grace! We are an authentic, welcoming, inclusive community of faith located in the Arden Park area of Sacramento. We welcome, learn from, and seek to inspire visitors to our worship, learning opportunities, mission initiatives, and connecting events. We share the Good News of God's love and acceptance revealed in the life of Jesus and reflected in relationships of love, respect, and equality. If that piques your curiosity, visit us! If that resonates with you, join us in our journey of love and justice! Interested in learning about upcoming events at Grace? Add yourself to our email list at Grace4Sacramento@aol.com. This Sunday at Grace
August at Grace This Sunday: Our theme this first Sunday in our Summer Sermon Series is "How to Handle Stress." For practical, faith-based insights on how best to cope with the stresses in your life, be with us this Sunday at 9 a.m. Summer Sermon Series. Warren and Diane are doing a Summer Sermon Series this month to mark the winding down of summer. This series will focus on themes or topics suggested by members and friends of the congregation. If you would like to request a particular theme, you may do so at Grace4Sacraemtno@aol.com. Suggestions that cannot be accommodated this month will be used throughout the year. Feminist Bible Study. This special study is on calendar for this fall. This study will open your eyes to the bible's unconditional affirmation of women. For additional information contact Diane Ford. Tai Chi. Grace is pleased to offer Tai Chi Classes every Wednesday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They are taught by Daniel Quincy, an acknowledged expert in the field. Inspiring Music Program Grace Church values its highly creative, inspiring music program under the leadership of Diane Ford, Director of Music. Diane excels in every aspect of music ministry, having served as Director of Music and Worship Arts at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Sacramento for eight years and as Director of Music and Spiritual Formation at Calvary Presbyterian Church in New Jersey for three years prior to coming to Grace Church as our Minister of Spiritual Development and Outreach. Diane has her M.Div. and S.T.M. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and her B.A. with a double major in vocal and piano performance from CSUS. A recent example of the excellence of Grace's music program is Christmas Reflections -- imaginative, contemporary reflections on the Ancient Story, featuring piano, organ, flute, percussion, handbells, Grace’s choir, drama, and Christmas Carols performed December 6. Another recent example of Grace's innovative music program is Jazzin' Up the Old Testament. These Sunday evenings of superb live jazz and engaging lectures and talk-back on the Old Testament concluded November 1st. Our jazz musicians were Mark Stivers (piano), Elaine Lord (percussion), Christopher Cook (reeds), Ken Rabiroff (bass), and Ryan Harbert (saxophone and flute). The Old Testament lectures were by Diane Ford. For biographical summaries of our presenter and musicians, click here. For a summary of the introductory presentation at Jazzin' Up the Old Testament, click here. If you enjoy singing and would like to be considered for an opportunity to sing in Grace's Chancel Choir, you may contact Diane at Grace4Sacramento@aol.com. If you are an accomplished vocalist and instrumentalist with excellent people skills, have experience in various musical expressions and styles of worship in the context of the reformed tradition and faith, and demonstrate highly promising ability as a prospective director of church music, you may wish to consider studying with Diane with the possibility of succeeding her should she decide to pursue other opportunities. Inquiries and expressions of interest should be sent to Grace4Sacramento@aol.com and should include as an attachment a complete, up-to-date resume as a Word or pdf document. |
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