Category: From the desk of Pastor Taylor

Hello Grace UMC! Friends, it is with great sadness I let you know that Rev. Craig Haberman, former pastor of Grace UMC, passed away Sunday evening. Craig served faithfully here from 2001-2010, making strong connections and caring for the needs of this congregation. I invite you to hold Craig’s family in your prayers with gratitude…

Hello Grace UMC Sunday certainly was fun! Thank you again to everyone who stepped up and helped bring the story of David and Goliath to life right before our eyes. Even those in the pews, with your valiant battle cries, played a crucial role. And from those battle cries came a powerful question, what is…

Hello Grace UMC! We had such an amazing season of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter! There were so many who made it all possible, so many that it would be nearly impossible to list them all. And so if you helped with a meal, served communion, led during worship, decorated a space, planned an event,…

Hello Grace UMC! Holy week is upon us, and we find ourselves at the midpoint between the shouts of “Hosanna!” from last Sunday and the shouts of “Crucify Him!” that will be sent from the crowds on Friday. Much of the gospel narratives have Jesus cleansing the temple and flipping tables, teaching and having his…

Hello Grace UMC! I’ve always been fascinated by the willingness of the disciples to drop their nets, leave their boats, and just follow Jesus, not knowing what was next. It’s the same kind of faith that we see when Abram picks up his life and goes without knowing the destination. We also see it when…

Hello Grace! We are halfway through Lent. As John Wesley would encourage folks to ask one another, “How is it with your soul?” When we engage with the work of self-examination, after getting past the surface level, things can get messy. Whether we uncover parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten or have intentionally buried away, it…

Due to an error on my part, Elloise’s article did not appear in the monthly newsletter. Have no fear, you get it here! Hello from Grace Youth! February has been an exciting month for the youth. Our annual sub fundraiser was a huge success! We were able to raise over $1,500 for the youth! Again,…

Tonight, we will gather together for Ash Wednesday as we begin the journey of Lent. We are marked with dust to remember our mortality as humans, in the sign of the cross to encourage us in repentance to a God who forgives and saves. We set the table for Lent, as N.T. Wright describes being…