For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ (Ephesians 2:8-10).
We were unable to film our service of June 14, for which we apologize, but, in addition to the service booklet in the Services & Events announcement for this service, here’s the sermon: 1st after Trinity ‘20 Romans 5:1-8 & Matthew 9:35-10:8 Groningen Called to serve God’s Mission Of all the subjects Jesus […]
Very sorry that the Zoom platform failed us in our effort to have prayer time together this 6th Sunday of Easter, 2020. But we hope that you are all doing well, and rest assured, you all remain in our prayers no matter what! Here is a short reflection on this Sunday’s readings from Acts 17:22-31 […]
Bishop Robert’s Christmas Message Travelling over to London on the Eurostar in mid-November, I saw my first Christmas tree of the season. It was a giant silver variety placed prominently on the concourse of St. Pancras Station. And I was reminded that ‘the Christmas season’ starts earlier in the UK than in most of mainland […]
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2017: Calling All Singers! The Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols is a beloved tradition in the Anglican Church worldwide and has been long regarded as an essential part of preparation for Christmas. Well-known Christmas Carols, sung by choir and congregation, combined with Scripture readings telling the tale […]
Grace Church Annual Membership Meeting 2nd Sunday after Trinity Sunday, June 25th 2016, after the service at about 12:15 Old Catholic Church, Witte de Withstraat 2, Groningen Join us on June 25th after the service at 12:15 at the Old Catholic Church, Witte de Withstraat 2, Groningen, as we hear about what’s been going on […]
BISHOP’S EASTER MESSAGE 2017 “Purity of heart is to will one thing”, said the Danish theologian Soren Kierkegaard. I write these words near the beginning of Lent, a season in which we try even more seriously than usual to order our desires under the overarching desire for God. Since our desires are continually stimulated, manipulated […]
On Friday 18 March, I was kindly invited by a student organization in Groningen to give a talk about Easter. I’ve worked in international chaplaincies in university towns all my ministry, so I’ve slowly grown accustomed to the fact that academic calendars and people travelling ‘home’ for major holidays often mean we, the churches in […]
Since we haven’t the resources to meet for worship more than twice monthly (2nd & 4th Sundays), but we very much still want to grow as a community, Grace Church launched a special 1st Sunday of the month activity in another local venue. It’s called a GraceTALK, and it features an interesting guest speaker and […]
My eldest daughter, Ruth, used to work for a famous high street retailer. Sadly, the stress in and around Christmas was one of the reasons that she left them. The long hours in the run up to Christmas, the packed shops and stressed shoppers, and the night shifts just before Christmas Day itself when the […]
Many thanks to all who joined us in worship and for the Annual Meeting of Grace Church on Sunday 14 June. With gratitude to God, we looked back at a remarkable year, and shared and discussed some of our hopes for the coming year(s). AND we thanked our fabulous Leadership Team, Worship Music Group, Intercessors, […]