Posts from July 2024
Concerts at Graceview
(With thanks to Susan Chopp for her commentary in the Weekly News) This spring at Graceview, we were treated to two fabulous concerts arranged by our Music Director Kento Stratford. On Friday, May 24, a 13- member ensemble of saxophones regaled us with some contemporary arrangements. With saxophone sizes ranging from the tiny sopranino sax to the huge and thundering bass saxophone we were mesmerized with the sounds and tones of these magnificent instruments performing together. The hit of the…
July 8 2024
Dear Graceview congregants, Some of you know that Iris and I were away for a road trip to the States in June. We visited many gorgeous museums, more than we anticipated. In D.C., most of them are huge and free, but we wished we had a e-scooter or automated wheelchair to help us navigate the vast spaces within those dozen museums! (^^) The Holocaust Memorial Museum was deeply moving. The Air and Space Museum was awe-inspiring. The U.S. Capitol and…
The curtain falls on our Bible Study of The Chosen
Our successful Bible Study of Season 3 of The Chosen ended on June 4. Stay tuned for Season 4. This remarkable series, which has pervaded the world, enriched our Christian lives and gave us something to think about and talk about for eight weeks, as each week we watched an episode together and shared our thoughts about it. Although parts of it were fictional, gleaned from the imaginations of the show’s creators as they gave each character a distinct personality…
Chaos in the Parking Lot
For most of us, our Christian spirit and kindness towards others is alive and thriving – until, that is, someone sits in our pew or parks in our spot. On Sunday June 16, I’m sorry to say that our Christian spirit was sorely tested. When I arrived at church at 9:40 AM, our parking lot was crammed full of cars – every parking spot was taken, in our lot and in the lot next door (formerly belonging to the Masons).…