Beginning in late April, Grace Church will be embarking on an 11-week journey using the Alpha resource. Alpha is a tool to engage people who have no Christian faith or who are not part of church communities.This ministry will run on Friday evenings from 6pm to 8pm. Alpha begins with dinner, followed by watching the resource videos and table discussion.If you are interested in learning more, Great! Please speak to Rev. Graham or Jonelle Douglas. If you are a member of the … [Read more...]
JOIN US this CHRISTMAS at GRACE!
Christmas Eve - December 24th9:30 a.m - 4th Sunday of Advent with Communion 4:00 p.m. - Children's & Family Christmas Service with Communion 7:00 p.m. - Carol Service with Communion 10:30 p.m. - Carol Sing 11:00 p.m. - "Midnight Mass" Traditional Christmas Service with CommunionChristmas Day - December 25th9:30 a.m. - Carol Service with CommunionMerry Christmas and God Bless You and your Families this Christmas Season! … [Read more...]
Advent Newsletter
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New Director of Music – Rachel Colman
It is with great excitement that we are able to announce the hiring of our new Director of Music, Rachel Colman.Rachel comes to Grace Church with many years of experience serving in Anglican Churches both in Toronto and in Winnipeg, most recently serving as the Director of Music at the parish of Epiphany-St. Mark in Parkdale. As the Director of Music at Grace Church, Rachel will be responsible for the music at both our Sunday services and for cultivating our musical life.We … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Letter 2017
In this season of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share this letter with you to say thank you for all the wonderful ministry that happens at Grace Church.May God Bless you today and forevermore,Rev. Graham McCaffreyPDF version of the Thanksgiving letter available here … [Read more...]
Narrative Budget
This season of Autumn, our first Narrative Budget was created to demonstrate how we at Grace Church spend our time and talent for the ministry of God's Church. While we usually think of monetary figures when it comes to a budget, this budget reflects the importance of our time and talents which are essential to the mission of the Church.Below you can find a PDF of the budget.Blessings, Growing Healthy Stewards CommitteeNarrative Budget 2017 … [Read more...]
Fond Farewells – Andrew Kaye and Morris Ellington
On August 27th, following the 10:30am service, Grace Church will be hosting a special farewell coffee hour for both our Lay Pastor, Andrew Kaye and our Music Director, Morris Ellington.Andrew has served Grace Church since January 2016, and been a vital piece of both our Christian education and community outreach initiatives. Andrew was invited by the Bishop and the postulancy committee of the Diocese of Toronto, to take up a position at St. Timothy's North Toronto beginning September 10th … [Read more...]
Putting Faith in Food Campaign
Issues of food security, food education and access to good quality inexpensive food are front and centre for many of the people that live in South Scarborough. We have been both overwhelmed with joy and dismay as our monthly community lunches have continued to grow with every passing month: overjoyed to see a ministry in its second year flourish with the help of so many people – but dismayed that there is clearly a very great need within Scarborough for food and the company of others. Almost … [Read more...]
Prayer Audit Survey 2017
Prayer is the foundation of the Christian life, and the foundation of our life together as Church. Throughout the year we gather to pray together on Sunday mornings and throughout the week to encounter the living God and to ground ourselves in the life-giving practice of Christian prayer. Many of you dutifully pray in your homes. A thriving and vibrant Christian Community is soaked in the prayers of its people and to that end I want to encourage each one of you to take up intentional prayers for … [Read more...]
Church & Community Clean-up Day – May 27th
On Saturday, May 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.we will be having our annual clean-up day with a slightly different twist this year. In addition to tidying up our church yard and front steps, we will also be picking up garbage in our local community in an effort to provide service to our surrounding neighbourhood. Please come out to help clean up our church and the community! … [Read more...]