12/08/11 "...no matter which road you choose, they all end up here!"

“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,

make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”

~Isaiah 40:3~

10/04/11 “There but for the Grace of God go I.”

One of my summer reads was Ron Chernow’s biography of George Washington, entitled Washington: A Life. In his weighty 904-page opus (luckily I was using my Kindle so my hands wouldn’t tire), Chernow provides a fair and honest portrayal of our First President. I appreciated learning about the‘flesh an...

01/26/11 The Rector’s Annual Address - The Rev. Joshua D. Walters

Let us pray:Grant, O Lord, that your Holy Spirit may preside over us now in all our concerns and deliberations for the welfare

of this parish. We thank you for all the blessings of the past year, for those who have been joined to us and to the

Church Universal

11/04/10 GIVING WITH GRACE -2011 Annual Giving Campaign

“How shall I repay the LORD for all the good things he has done for me?” Psalm 116:10

08/28/10 Summer is Almost Over

During the month of July, my family and I were blessed to have the chance to get away for an extended time of vacation. We visited friends and family in Maine and touched base with loved-ones back in Chicago.

02/03/10 The Children of Haiti Are In Tears (copy 1)

The images are of shattered buildings, draped bodies still lying in the streets, injured people awaiting medical attention, and faces with empty stares still shocked by the impact of the earthquake. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Caribbean has been dealt yet another tragic blow.

11/23/09 New Beginnings

Sunday, November 22, 2009

This has been an extraordinary day for myself, my family and the parishioners of Grace Church