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).

Past Events (Page 11)

Grace Church Morning Prayer (Second Sunday of Lent)

This Sunday (March 13) at 10:30 am, we gather for Morning Prayer! For this 2nd Sunday of the Lenten season, we focus on God’s promise to Abram (Genesis 15) and Jesus’ loving and faithful perseverance to fulfill God’s promises, even in the face of threats (Luke 13:31-35). And Paul encourages us to live in the […]

Prayers Across Europe for Peace in Ukraine

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The situation in Ukraine is very deeply troubling. President Putin is leading a completely unjustifiedand aggressive war against Ukraine, a war which many ordinary Russians deeply deplore. Leadersfrom many Christian churches, including the Ukrainian Orthodox (Russian Patriarchate) Church havecondemned the invasion of Ukraine. Our hearts cry out for justice […]

Grace Church Service of Holy Communion (Last Sunday before Lent)

On the Last Sunday before Lent (Feb 27th), at 10:30 am, we will celebrate a service of Holy Communion together, and, thankfully, as the omicron variant is milder and will be fading, we need not restrict numbers or wear face masks. So it will be wonderful to see you all, and you needn’t sign up […]

Service of the Word (3rd Sunday before Lent)

Hello everyone, and we hope you are doing well! This Sunday (Feb 13th), at 10:30 am, we gather again for worship in the church, and, owing to omicron, we continue to be careful, with 1.5 m distancing and face-masks. We can have up to around 40 people in the building, so we do still ask […]

Holy Communion (3rd Sunday after Epiphany)

Greetings everyone, and hope your New Year is starting well! This Sunday (Jan 23rd), at 10:30 am, we will be allowed to gather for worship in the church, but, of course, following appropriate health and safety measures. We still need observe 1.5 m distancing and to wear face-masks, so would like to know beforehand if […]

Morning Prayer (1st Sunday after Epiphany)

Readings: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 A Happy and Blessed New Year to you all!   This Sunday (Jan 9th), at 10:30 am, we will offer worship, but due to the continuing strict lockdown, it will be online, in a livestream, on our Grace Church Groningen YouTube channel.   Here is […]

Holy Communion (Said) — Lockdown restricted

We now also offer a brief, prayerful and contemplative service of Holy Communion at 9:00 am on the Second Sundays of the month as well.  However, in the current strict lockdown situation through mid-January 2022, we will not be able to offer this service now.  Our apologies, but hope to see you at another service […]

Christmas Day All-Age Service with Holy Communion Online

Warm greetings to all!   On Christmas Day in the morning we will be having our service of celebration of Jesus’ birth, but, owing to the strict lockdown, we will offer it online, in a livestream, on our Grace Church Groningen YouTube channel.   Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVa4IiKGWhIsV61Xktuxcog   We will reflect on the wonders […]

Service of Lessons and Carols

Warm Advent greetings! This Sunday, we have our Lessons and Carols service, a much-loved tradition, combining stories surrounding Jesus’ birth with well-known Christmas carols. A choral group will help lead our music, and our Bible readings come mainly from the nativity stories in Luke chs 1 & 2. We continue to ask those in attendance […]