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Summer 2019 Heat Respite

At Grace, we are called by God to be in the city for good! For those interested in volunteering this summer, we invite you to attend the orientation held in the North Room of Hope Hall on June 9th from 11:30a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP at ​outreach@graceinthecity.com or call Clottee Hammons at 602-817-8996 if you plan to attend. View PDF flyer.

Summer 2019 Heat Respite
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Sermon: 5/19/19

At the center of our religion, love. What heals us, love. What heals our communities, love. Also, the stated motive of most religious people, regardless of actual outcomes, love. I agree with the Beatles: “All you need is love.”

Sermon: 5/19/19
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Sermon: 12/16/18

As we expectantly wait for Christmas, one persona dominates the church world, another persona our culture at large. These two prominent figures both speak of how we should act, what we should do—and the consequences if we do not. The persona of our culture at large? Who can we find everywhere at malls and on cards and sung about in songs during the month of December? Santa Claus.

How about the persona of the church world? Who is it who dominates our Advent stories? Right. John the Baptist.

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Sermon: March 20, 2016

Sermon: March 20, 2016

These days, we can’t get away from politics.  

I don’t own a TV, but even I can’t get away from the political ads and political news...Facebook and other social media, NPR, the front page of the paper.  Everywhere, we hear about Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and John Kasich, Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  Everywhere, we hear about issues like health care and foreign policy, education and climate change.  Everywhere, we hear about political math, the changing demographics of voters, and superdelegates.  These days, we can’t get away from politics so much so that even today’s gospel is political…but in a way far removed from—and I do apologize if I offend—the absolute ridiculousness of current US politics.

Easter & Holy Week at Grace Lutheran Church

Easter & Holy Week at Grace Lutheran Church

Holy Week is upon us, and this year we are excited to be celebrating the Easter Vigil worship service, the oldest of the worship services that persist to this day.

While the Easter Vigil was traditionally the service where Christians read 12 of the foundational stories of faith from the Bible and celebrated with a bonfire, Holy Baptism, and Holy Communion, the service we will share with St. John’s Lutheran in Glendale will be far simpler.

Sermon: March 6, 2016

Sermon: March 6, 2016

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus shares a series of lost and found parables.  Sheep are lost and found.  Coins are lost and found.  Sons are lost and found.  Jesus shares these parables because 1) tax collectors and sinners gathered around him and 2) the scribes and Pharisees were grumbling.  What they were grumbling amongst themselves was: This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.

We Journey Together: Pete Pero from the Classroom Seat

As I walked into the classroom two things were clear to me – I had a marginal idea of what this class was about, and I wasn’t doing it out of some kind of theological curiosity. I signed up for a class on “The Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.” mainly because someone I liked was in that class. 

As you can see, I would never claim to be a paragon of virtue. 

Sunday School News: March

By Linda Schwall 

Welcome back from another wonderful Christmas season! Sunday School is in full swing at 9:45 am in the basement of the sanctuary. 

We have plans for another great Vacation Bible School that will run from Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10. All are welcome to participate in “Surf Shack” activities. Grab your surfboard and get ready for some wonderful sum-mer happenings. Sing-alongs with Pastor Sarah, great food from our hospitality ladies as well as great summer arts and crafts. Volunteers are needed as always, so look for announcements for planning meetings in the very near future. 

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4th Annual Art D’Core Gala at Hance Park

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You are invited to celebrate with us on March 10th! Please save the date and register now for complimentary tickets to the 4th Annual Art D’Core Gala at Hance Park, just across the street from Grace Lutheran!  

Held under–and among–the stars in Hance Park, the Art d'Core Gala spotlights the significant contribution our arts and culture in creating a dynamic urban core.

Maps and more info is on our event page.

This fourth annual celebration is hosted by Artlink Inc., the City of Phoenix, AZ Government, Downtown Phoenix, AZ, and the  Hance Park Conservancy.

The festivities will include an arts showcase; a special toast by Mayor Greg Stanton; and an eye-popping virtual tour of the Hance Park Master Plan.

  • 5 p.m. Arts in the Park Reception
  • 7 p.m. Hance Park Design Team Master Plan Update
  • Followed by Mayor Greg Stanton's Annual Toast to Downtown and an After Party in the Park!

Tickets

http://bit.ly/ArtdCoreGala

CANCELLED: An Evening with Alberto Ríos, Poet Laureate of Arizona

CANCELLED: An Evening with Alberto Ríos, Poet Laureate of Arizona

Grace Lutheran Church is pleased to host one of the country's preeminent writers, Alberto Ríos, Poet Laureate of Arizona, for an evening of poetry and conversation. On Friday, March 4 in a unique open forum, Alberto Ríos will read selections from his many published works and share stories of his Chicano heritage, reflections of a life that began in Nogales, Arizona.

Grace in the City

1124 N Third Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004