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Sermons preached at Grace Episcopal Church Martinez beginning on June 18, 2023 can be found on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/@GraceEpiscopalChurchMartinez
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Minutes of Vestry email vote, April 2-3, 2023
Grace Episcopal Church Martinez, California Unadopted Minutes of Vestry email vote April 2-3, 2023 Present (by email): The Reverend Dr....
Deborah White
Apr 3, 20234 min read
Sermon for 5th Lent (A): Emily Hyberg, Seminarian
The first funeral that I attended for someone that I knew was for my grandmother when I was 10 or 11, and I remember that I didn’t cry at...
Deborah White
Mar 30, 20236 min read
Sermon for March 12, 2023 (3rd Lent A): (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
In my third year at the School for Deacons, I worked twice a week as part of my field education at The Canon Kip Senior Center. It is...
Deborah White
Mar 12, 20235 min read
Sermon for March 5, 2023, 2nd Lent (A): Faith + Mission (Amy Eudy, Senior Warden)
In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the ever present Spirit. Amen. “Indeed, God did not send the son into the world to condemn...
Deborah White
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Sermon for 1 Lent (A), February 26, 2023: Into the Wilderness (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
On the summer break, while I was in my first year at University, a group of fellow students and I devised a scheme to make a lot of money...
Deborah White
Feb 28, 20235 min read
Homily for Ash Wednesday: The War on Lent (February 22, 2023) (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Many of you may have heard that there is a civil war raging in our country. It’s the “war on Christmas,” or, more accurately, the war for...
Deborah White
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Children's Homily for Last Epiphany (A), 2/19/23, Transfiguration (The Reverend Dr. Deborah White)
Good morning, everybody! Today we are going to talk about what it means to see God. Who here has seen God? (Give them a chance to answer...
Deborah White
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Interactive Homily, February 19, 2023 (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White and congregation)
Interactive 8 am Homily for February 19, 2023, Last Epiphany: The Glory of God (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White) Readings: Exodus 24:12-18 2...
Deborah White
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Lent at Grace
From the early days of our faith, Christians have observed the remembrance of Christ’s passion and resurrection with great reverence. It...
Deborah White
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Sermon for February 12, 2023, 6th Epiphany (A): The fulfillment of the law (The Rev. Deborah White)
I received a jury summons in the mail this week – but don’t you worry about me missing work, because I never actually make it onto a...
Deborah White
Feb 12, 20235 min read
Minutes of February 7, 2023 Vestry Meeting
Present: The Reverend Dr. Deborah White (Rector), Amy Eudy (Sr. Warden), Shannon Kleinschmit (Jr. Warden), Liz Charlton,, Ann Fisher,...
Deborah White
Feb 9, 20236 min read
Sermon for February 6, 2023, 5th Epiphany: Keeping Salt and Light (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
In a 1969 radio broadcast, Father Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,) made the following prediction about the Church: “From...
Deborah White
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Sermon for January 29, 2023; 5th Epiphany, Year A (Seminarian Emily Hyberg)
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Amen. As I...
Deborah White
Feb 1, 20235 min read
Sermon for 1/22/23, 3 Epiphany, Year A: A little light fishing (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
About ten days ago we installed new lights in our parking lot. They had been out for a few weeks and there were concerns about safety for...
Deborah White
Jan 23, 20236 min read
Children's Homily for 1/15/22, 2nd Epiphany (Year A): God is calling (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
(Start with phone ringing). Oh no! Someone’s calling on my phone! Who would call me during church? (Give them a chance to answer and...
Deborah White
Jan 19, 20234 min read
Interactive 8 am Homily for 1/15/23, 2nd Epiphany: Following God (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Psalm 40:1-12 Today we are going to try something different. On Family Sundays...
Deborah White
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Minutes of Grace Vestry Meeting, January 10, 2023
Present: The Reverend Dr. Deborah White (Rector), Amelia Brooks (Sr. Warden), Shannon Kleinschmit (Jr. Warden), Liz Charlton, Amy Eudy,...
Deborah White
Jan 11, 20235 min read
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