The 38th Parallel:
Traveling & Teaching
in South Korea Stories from the other side of
the world from the
Eschenroeder family
Connecting with
the Divine How Centering Prayer can add
to your spiritual journey
Membership at
Grace Church Fr. Todd discusses what it
means to be a church member
Supporting Business
in Ferguson Chris Kurth writes about a
sweet deal with a local baker
On Behalf of the
Hungry Brian Roche reports on Grace’s
role in the Diocesan Task Force
for the Hungry
The Bean: Love it or
Hate it? Taking a closer look at Grace’s
most prominent piece of art
Bread for the Bread for the
JourneyJourney Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood Spring 2015
Inside this issue:
Membership at Grace Church,
Page 3
Grace in the World:
Corinne Eschenroeder,
Pages 4 - 5
Grace in Art: The Bean,
Pages 6 - 7
Diocesan Task Force for
the Hungry, Page 8
Supporting Ferguson Business,
Page 9
Raising Dough for Youth
Mission Trip, Page 9
Spring time is SPROG time,
Page 9
Connecting with the Divine
through Centering Prayer,
Page 10
Extending Ministry at Grace,
Page 11
The Responsibility of
Stewardship, Page 11
Holy Week & Easter
at Grace Church, Page 12
Notes from the editor: Springtime at Grace
Page 2 Bread for the Journey Spring 2015
Spring is a time to celebrate new beginnings. As
the contemplative season of Lent prepares us for
the new life of Easter, we are called to give
thanks and share the Good News.
With that in mind, I welcome you to our newest
publication at Grace Church: Bread for the
Journey. It’s my hope this newsletter will
compliment our other event-centered publications by offering features
about the people, ministries and lives of our parish. It’s a chance for us to
go a little deeper, understand each other a little better and offer a little
nourishment as we travel on our spiritual journeys.
And like any good communications tool, the success of this publication will
depend on your input. We all have stories to tell. Please be generous in
sharing your ideas, your knowledge and your curiosity.
We’ll publish a new issue of Bread for the Journey with each new season
of the year. As the editor, I look forward to sharing your stories of Grace in
the world.
Blessings,
JanisJanisJanisJanis Janis Greenbaum, Director of Christian Formation & Communications
314-821-1806, ext. 19 / [email protected]
Cover Photos:
( featured) Feb. 18: Fr. Todd
marks the beg inn ing of Lent
with the impos it ion of ashes.
( lower) Feb. 17: The Russe l l
family at Shrove Tuesday
Pancake supper.
Feb. 22: L isa J ianakoplos
enjoys coffee hour with her
g randson.
Jan. 11: The Fr i sch fami ly
ce lebrates bapt ism.
Jan. 31: Mike Heyer & John
Adams at Elegant I ta l ian
D inner.
Feb. 15: Bury ing the a l le luias
in Sunday School.
Grace Episcopal Church
The Rev. Todd McDowell, Rector
514 East Argonne Drive
Kirkwood, MO 63122
314-821-1806
www.GraceKirkwood.org
Worship with us:
Sundays:
Holy Eucharist at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.
Tuesdays:
Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesdays:
Morning Prayer at 9:30 a.m.
First Sunday of the Month:
Evensong at 5:00 p.m.
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An Invitation to Church Membership
by the Rev. Todd McDowell
Membership in the Church is an important step to take
in one’s spiritual journey by intentionally living out our
lives in and through the community of believers. The
Church is the community of the New Covenant, the
People of God, and is described in the Bible as the
Body of which Jesus Christ is the Head and of which all
baptized persons are members.
The Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. It is
one, because it is one Body, under one Head, our Lord
Jesus Christ. It is holy, because the Holy Spirit dwells
in it, consecrates its members, and guides us to do
God’s work. It is catholic, because it proclaims the
whole Faith to all people, to the end of time. And the
Church is apostolic, because it continues in the
teaching and fellowship of the apostles and is sent to
carry out Christ’s mission to all people. (The Book of
Common Prayer p. 854.)
God has a mission and that mission has a church!
There are five marks that we use to live into our life of
mission:
• To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
• To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
• To respond to human need by loving service
• To seek to transform unjust structures of society
• To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and
sustain and renew the life of the earth
We invite you to join with us in God’s mission and
become a member of Grace Episcopal Church! As
members of the Church our ministry is to represent
Christ and Christ’s Church; to bear witness to Christ
wherever we may be; and, according to the gifts given
each of us, to carry on Christ’s work of reconciliation in
the world; and to take our place in the life, worship,
and governance of the Church. As faithful Christians it
is our duty to follow Christ; to come together week by
week for corporate worship; and to work, pray, and
give for the spread of the kingdom of God.
If you would like to join with us on this exciting
journey of faith and take your place in God’s mission as
a member of Grace Church - we welcome you! One
becomes a member through Baptism. Holy Baptism
is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into
Christ’s Body the Church. The bond which God
establishes in Baptism is indissoluble. Therefore if
you are already baptized and want to live into
Christ’s mission here at Grace Church we welcome
and invite you to join us on one of several occasions
throughout the year when we recognize new
members on Sunday mornings. If you have not been
baptized by water in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit – we will commit to
teaching you our faith and nurturing you on the
journey.
It is an exciting time when one wants to commit to
joining a community of faith in order to live out
God’s mission in our world. We are so happy to
welcome you to Grace Episcopal Church. God has a
mission and the mission has a church!
Becoming a Member of Grace Church
Holy Baptism
If you are baptized, you are a member of the Church.
Grace offers the Sacrament of Baptism four times each
year: The Great Vigil of Easter, Pentecost, All Saints’
Day and The Baptism of Our Lord.
Confirmation
Making a mature, public commitment to Christ is
expected, but not required for membership in the
Episcopal Church. It is required to serve on Grace’s
Vestry or to be a Diocesan Convention Delegate. Grace
offers classes for youth (8th grade and older) and adults.
Membership Records
Grace maintains a membership database, which includes
contact and personal information for our members. We
can transfer your membership records from another
church or we can establish new records for you at Grace.
Attend and participate in the life of Grace Church!
Direct membership questions to Fr. Todd or
Shari Bonham, Director of Development
and Ministries Coordinator.
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Grace members Richard and Kelly Eschenroeder, Corinne’s parents, recently visited
their daughter in South Korea. Here’s what
Kelly had to say about their trip:
It was quite an experience. It’s truly amazing to see your
“kid” negotiate a totally different culture and do just fine —
even though she doesn’t speak the language (although, I
will say she can understand a lot more than you would
think).
My favorite part was visiting her school, Eton House, and
meeting her students. Since I work at an elementary school
I found it quite interesting to see how a South Korean
school is set up. Her co-teacher, Jenny, is South Korean
and is darling and was a very helpful tour guide on several outings.
While we were there we toured the largest Palace in
Seoul, visited an authentic folk village, visited a CAT
CAFE (very weird but very fun!) and even attended a
baseball game between the Samsung Lions and the LG
Twins (all the baseball teams in Korea have corporate
sponsors).
Corinne has just re-signed with Eton House for a
second year so I think it’s safe to say that she’s having a
good time over there!
- Kelly Eschenroeder
No matter where you are on the earth, your location can be
mapped by using latitude and longitude coordinates. This system gives
us a sense of direction, and even a sense of connection to each other.
So when Grace member Corinne Eschenroeder accepted a job teaching in
Dongtan, South Korea after graduating from Webster University, she
found solace in the fact that her new home on the other side of the world
was on the same latitude as her home town of St. Louis: the 38th parallel
north. Corinne began blogging about her experiences. She named her
blog The 38th Parallel: Teaching and Travel in South Korea.
“I liked the idea that even though I am so far from home, I am on the
same latitude I've always been on,” Corinne said.
Grace in the World: Corinne Eschenroeder
The 38th Parallel: Teaching and Travel in South Korea
Full Circle: A Year in Korea
(posted January 26, 2015)
It seems crazy that just a year ago I was
nervously packing up my college apart-
ment and saying goodbye to that chapter
of my life. Thinking back to those
moments makes me realize how much I
have grown and changed over the course
of 2014. Deciding to accept a job halfway
around the world was terrifying and
spontaneous, and it came with no
guarantees or promises. Through fate or
destiny, I found a place to call my second
home. I have decided to accept another position at
Eton House for the upcoming school year. Come
March 2nd I will be the first Pre-Nursery teacher
Eton House Dongtan has ever had. Though I am
nervous and anxious about changing grade levels just
as I was finding my niche in Pre-K,
I am comforted by the fact that I am
now a part of a supportive and loving
community here. Not only have I
checked off my first year of teaching,
but I have survived and flourished in
my first year living abroad. Now I can
truly see the draw of living and
working in a country different from
your own. There is so much to be seen
and learned, not only about the new
country and culture, but about
yourself.
As excited as I am to stay a second year here in
Korea, I'm sad to know that I won't get to see my
home for another long time, possibly a whole year. I
will be using my holidays to travel around Asia. I'll be
in Guam for Buddha's birthday in May, Hong Kong
for a week in August and lounging on a beach in
Boracay, Philippines at the end of September. 2015 is
shaping up to be a fabulous year of travel! As always,
I welcome anyone who would like to come visit
Korea and me. I even have an extra guest bed now!
It will be sad to see some familiar faces leave
Dongtan, but I'm excited to see who I meet in the
new school year. I don't know how much time I will
have to update my blog in the near future as I
prepare to teach a new grade level (I know I've been
slacking lately...) but I hope to still update
occasionally.
Recently, I went to Seoul to be tourist for the day. A
year ago when I arrived in Korea I went to see Seoul
Tower, but I didn't make it to the top of the tower
itself. This time I went all the way to the top and saw
Seoul from above. We really lucked out with a clear
day and no lines for the cable car and elevator. It
was truly a beautiful view and something I will
remember for the rest of my life.
Korea was the best decision I ever made. I can't
imagine what this year has in store for me, but I'm
ready to experience it all!
Annyeonghaseyo!
- Corinne Eschenroder
You can follow Corinne’s adventures at
http://thirty-eighthparallel.blogspot.com/
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Page 6 Bread for the Journey Spring 2015
Grace in Art: A Closer Look at “The Bean”
Visual arts give us the opportunity to experience the
Sacred in new and beautiful ways. Grace Church is
blessed to house many works of art within our walls.
Perhaps the most noticeable piece is the copper
sculpture that graces our sanctuary, often referred to
as The Kidney Bean.
Love it or hate it -- The Bean is worth looking at
more closely. The sculpture was created by artist
Hillis Arnold and installed at Grace Church in 1965.
Arnold taught sculpture and ceramics at Monticello
College (now Lewis and Clark College) in Godfrey, IL
and was renowned for his work in religious and
symbolic art. Arnold lost his hearing at the age of six
months due to spinal meningitis.
The piece was commissioned by Grace member
Eleanor Harford, in memory of the life of her
husband Edwin M. Harford (1879-1964).
The artist collaborated with then-rector, the Rev.
Arthur Steideman, to write an interpretation of the
sculpture, which we are including in this article.
After reading this explanation, we encourage you to
walk up to the altar and take an up-close and
personal look at The Bean. Your opinion of this art
may change when you look at the detail and under-
stand the story. This written interpretation is also
hanging in a frame directly behind the reredos (wall
behind the altar).
The Bible verses used to guide the artist in
arriving at this artistic creation are:
Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; he who
comes to me shall not hunger, and he who
believes in me shall never thirst." John 6:35
* * *
Jesus said, "I am the vine, you are
the branches." John 15:5
The three units of this sculpture are:
1) the bread and the wine
representing Jesus Christ,
2) the family relationship strengthened by
the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove and,
3) the brotherhood of man under the fatherhood
of God as symbolized by the eye.
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The center subject, the Holy Communion, repre-
senting Jesus Christ, is the largest in scale and is the
most prominent of
the sculpture. The
chalice is large, as I
meant for it to be,
and the bottom
portion appears to
be absorbed by the
vine and its
branches. (Many individuals have thought at first
glance that the chalice was a fish, which is also a
symbol for Christ. The five Greek letters that spell
"fish" are the initial letters of the five words, "Jesus
Christ God's Son Saviour.") The broken loaf and bits
of bread together with the chalice of wine are
constant reminders that we worship a Lord whose
body was broken and whose blood was shed for all
mankind, and that we who claim to be His followers
are invited to share in His life, to take His life into
ourselves and share both the joy and the suffering
that was His. The man on the Epistle side bows in
humility because of his unworthiness to receive the
most gracious gift. The woman on the Gospel side is
filled with rapture and joy as she participates in the
Eucharist (Thanksgiving).
The family unit at the extreme right is guarded
by the Holy Spirit symbolized by the hovering dove
above. The rays of light from the beak of the dove lead
to the Holy Bible in the
hands of the father of
the family. The dove
has long been a symbol
of the Holy Spirit as
well as purity and
peace. Christian educa-
tion in this family is of
primary importance. In
the background you
will notice a sketch of
the modern home of
today.
The unit on the
extreme left represents
the brotherhood of man
under the ever-present
God symbolized by the
eye, but appearing some-
what like the Sun. Many
scriptural references are
made to the Eye of God
and it has come to
symbolize the all-knowing
and immanent nature of
God. One individual in this group is trying to be a
Good Samaritan to his fallen brother and is encour-
aging him to take his rightful place within the circle.
The flow of the pattern of arms of these men lead to
the symbol of Christ in the center panel. In the back-
ground you will notice a sketch of the present Grace
Church.
Between the center panel and the right hand
panel you will notice two hands plucking a leaf.
This is my symbol of the confirmand, having taken
upon himself the vows made for
him at his Baptism, with a
rudimentary knowledge of God
but through the cultivation of
years of growth, symbolized by
the successive obstacles in the
terrain, he becomes a fruitful
Christian, symbolized by the
flower at the top.
The background to the left of
the center panel depicts the vine
in fruition with the flowers at the
top representing faith and hope.
The vine which has its roots in the
sacrifice of our Lord
encompasses the entire sculpture
to insure that none for who Christ
died might be lost.
Outreach at Grace: Diocesan Task Force for the Hungry
Page 8 Bread for the Journey Spring 2015
By Brian Roche
As Grace’s representative on the
Diocesan Task Force for the
Hungry since 2006, and Chair of
the organization since 2011, it is
my pleasure to provide some
information about this group.
History of the Task Force
Created in 1986 as a committee of
the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri,
the Task Force for the Hungry
speaks and acts on behalf of
hungry people, funds food
ministries, raises awareness about
hunger and poverty issues, and
serves as a resource to food
ministries within the Diocese. The
food pantries and projects we
support operate on a shoestring,
but are on the front lines in
fighting hunger and homelessness.
These pantries know where the
hungry are. Our work is to support
these groups by providing money
that helps keep them viable. We
help make it possible for them to
do their job.
Planning for the future
There is no better way to
demonstrate the Diocese’s identity
of “Deep in Faith, Deep in
Humanity” than by feeding the
hungry. Our long range plans are
to continue to meet the funding
needs of faith-based food pantries
located within the boundaries of
the Diocese. We want to maintain
donations to meet the need
created by the working poor’s
increasing use of food pantries.
We would also
like to grow
membership of
the Task Force
to include
representatives
from additional
Episcopal
churches in the
Diocese of
Missouri that
participate in
food programs.
The number of
people served by the six pantries
we funded in 2014, which are
located in the city of St. Louis,
north St. Louis County, and
Poplar Bluff, was roughly 35,000.
Sharing our generosity
Grace has long been a generous
benefactor of the Task Force’s
efforts, since 2009 contributing a
total of nearly $18,000. While
some of that is directly from a
yearly grant from Grace’s
Outreach Committee, the vast
majority is from monthly
individual donations.
For those of you who receive
offering envelopes in the mail, you
are likely familiar with the white
envelopes with the red borders.
The money inserted in those
envelopes and placed in the
offering plate goes directly to the
Task Force for the Hungry, and,
in turn, directly to help feed
others.
I encourage you to consider a
donation to the Task Force. Your
money will go directly towards
feeding those within our Diocese
that are less fortunate.
Representing Grace Church
As mentioned previously, this will
be my tenth year representing
Grace on the Task Force. It will also
be my last, as it is time to turn over
the reins to somebody else within
our parish. While I have committed
to serving through 2015, we will
need a new representative from
Grace beginning in 2016. A current
member will become the Chair. You
would just need to be a representa-
tive, in order to have a say in how
Grace’s donations are allocated. If
you have interest in serving in this
rewarding role, which mainly
involves attending four, one-hour
meetings per year, please let me
know.
Brian Roche has been a member at Grace since 2005. He lives in
Kirkwood with his wife Tina and daughter Megan. He works as a
Product Manager for Express Scripts. Contact Brian at
brian.roche@sbcglobal. net.
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by Chris Kurth
The Outreach Committee has cooked up a relation-
ship with a bakery in Ferguson, Missouri to provide
cookies on a monthly basis to the Trinity Hot Lunch
program.
Vince and Michele Nicosia, co-chairs of Grace’s
Outreach Committee, devised a proposal to fund a
monthly purchase of 110 cookies from Cakes by Nette
for each second Sunday of the month Hot Lunch
meal at Trinity Episcopal Church.
The meal is cooked by Chris Kurth and served by
additional Grace volunteers. It
typically features pork loin, mashed
potatoes, a green vegetable and a
couple of cookies for dessert. And
now our usual Shop ‘n Save cookies
will be replaced with delicious
Strawberry White Chocolate Chip
cookies from the Ferguson bakery.
Supporting Business in Ferguson
Natalie “Nette” Dubose had opened
her long-dreamed-about bakery a
month before the August riots in
Ferguson. Looters vandalized her
newly opened store. Cakes By Nette
had its main windows smashed and
bakery damaged. As a new small
business owner, Nette found herself
having to make repairs and trying to
recapture lost business. She was featured on a na-
tional NBC news segment and also benefited from a
Gofundme account started by a customer/friend.
Grace’s Outreach Committee voted to provide $900
annually towards substituting the Ferguson bakery
cookies in place of Shop ’n Save’s generic sandwich
cookies. By funding the cookie purchase, a new small
business owner gets a stable monthly account and
clients of Trinity Hot Lunch get a better tasting
cookie. An appetizing combination!
Raising Dough for Mission Trip Spring time means SPROG time
Grace Church is pleased to once again host the
SPROG summer camp. This program is for children
of the Kirkwood School District who are in need of
additional educational opportunities.
Throughout the month of May, we will be collecting
school and craft supplies for the students. Our goal is
to collect enough of each item below to supply 100
students. All are available at your local Dollar Store:
1 composition book
8 pencils
1 box of 24 crayons
1 box of 8 markers
1 bottle of white glue
1 plastic pencil box or zip pouch
Cash contributions are also welcome. For more
information about this community program, visit
www.sproginc.org.
The January 31 Elegant Italian Dinner raised nearly $5,000 for our 20th annual Youth Mission Trip.
Youth members served the dinner, which included
homemade lasagna, salad and desserts. A silent
auction and raffles offered additional fun ways for
our generous members to support our youth.
Our missioners will spend the week of June 7 - 13 in
Dodge County, Wisconsin, working with Habitat for
Humanity. Thank you for your support!
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Connecting with the Divine through Centering Prayer
Shirley Dowdy describes Centering
Prayer as a method to prepare your-
self for the gift of contemplation, or
resting in God without words. She is
the co-coordinator of Contempla-
tive Outreach of St. Louis (COSTL),
which is based inside Grace Church.
Although the practice of Centering
Prayer may seem a bit mysterious to some, Shirley
says it’s really just a matter of training your brain.
“God touches us through very human experiences.
We have to train our brain to slow down; to move
into a very peaceful state where you are very aware of
the presence of God. We are ready if God chooses to
make the divine presence known.”
COSTL offers workshops and retreats to teach people
how to use the Centering Prayer Method. Many of the
workshops are held at Grace Church and are open to
everyone. After teaching the method, the group
supports individuals in their practice. COSTL has 23
prayer groups that meet throughout the St. Louis
metro area. Some meet in churches, others in private
homes. People of all Christian denominations and
multiple faiths use Centering Prayer as part of their
spiritual journey.
“It starts with the hunger we all have for God -- that
hole in us that isn’t satisfied by anything else,”
Shirley commented. “If you want to deepen your
relationship with God, that’s what Centering Prayer
is all about.”
Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis moved into
offices at Grace Church in 2013 and has been serving
the contemplative community in Eastern Missouri
and Southern Illinois since 1989. The group is a
chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., an interna-
tional spiritual network with offices in Butler, New
Jersey. Contemplative Outreach was founded in 1984
by Fr. Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk who wanted
to bring the practice of Centering Prayer to more
people.
“The fundamental purpose of
prayer, including the prayer of
petition, is not to get some-
thing from God, or to change
God, but to change ourselves,”
Fr. Keating said in The Heart
of the World in 1997.
“We pray in order to give
ourselves to God.”
“I have times when I am able to move into that very quiet space, that just kind of opens up.
You know that God is there holding you in existence, without your brain rationalizing it.
It’s not a feeling; it’s a deep understanding of your connection with the divine.”
- Shirley Dowdy
Fr. Thomas Keating, the founder
of Contemplative Outreach
Guidelines of Centering Prayer
1. Choose a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to consent to God’s presence and action within.
2. Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly, and silently introduce the sacred word as the
symbol of your consent to God’s presence and action within.
3. When engaged with your thoughts, return ever-so-gently to the sacred word.
4. At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence with eyes closed for a couple of minutes.
If you would like to learn more about Centering Prayer or find dates for upcoming events, visit COSTL’s website at
http://www.centeringprayerstl.org, call 314-918-8288, or watch for announcements in Grace’s website and
weekly publications.
Extending Ministry at Grace
The Rev. Virginia Bennett has
been assisting us at Grace Church
for the past year-and-a-half with
occasional preaching and
teaching duties. As of March 1,
Mother Bennett is officially on
our staff with quarter-time, flexible hours.
“I am very excited and blessed to have her sharing in
God's ministry with us at Grace,” said the Rev. Todd
McDowell, Grace’s rector.
Mother Ginny’s office is located next to Fr. Todd’s
office. She is available by appointment to meet
parishioners’ needs. On Sundays she will share in
the presiding, preaching and teaching.
Contact Mother Ginny at:
314-821-1806, ext. 12
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By Bob Schaefer
Stewardship is the “S” word to many
Episcopalians. When most people think
about stewardship and how the word is
spelled, they would start with a capital
“S” with two vertical lines through it –
the dollar sign.
It’s true that many stewardship programs
center on questions like how much do we
need to meet the budget, how big a shortfall will
there be if people don’t increase their pledges, can we
afford to increase the salary of our staff?
So, is stewardship about money? Of course, steward-
ship is about money because money is such a power-
ful influence in our lives. So, if we are talking about
stewardship, we have to talk about money, but we
don’t have to start there – or end there.
Stewardship is also about ownership and control.
The Responsibility of Stewardship
What we have belongs to God, not us.
What we have is only under our control
for a time.
This puts us in a position of being
stewards. Stewardship is being in charge
of something that belongs to someone
else. It implies accountability to the true
owner of what we do with what we are in
charge of.
Jesus taught in many parables that we are
responsible to God for our use of what we are in
charge of. He also taught that we owe the owner
(God) a return on what has been assigned to us.
So, perhaps we can define Christian Stewardship in
the following way: it is caring for everything we have,
knowing it does not belong to us. All is a gift, given to
us to care for, to leave better than we found it.
On January 25 we were pleased to help Mother
Ginny celebrate the 25th anniversary of her
ordination to the priesthood.
“Your words of congratulations, the beautiful roses
and the cake, were all completely unexpected but
deeply appreciated by me,” Mother Ginny said.
“Since I have been
with you such a
short time I felt
embarrassed that
you would
acknowledge it at
all, so I want you to
know how grateful I
am for your
kindness and
generosity.”
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Kirkwood, MO 63122
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Sunday, March 29: Palm Sunday
• Worship Services at 8 & 10 a.m.
• The Sounds of Holy Week at 9 a.m. (for elementary students)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
March 30 - April 1
• Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 2:
Maundy Thursday
• Choral Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar at 7 p.m.
• Prayer Vigil after worship service
Friday, April 3: Good Friday
• Morning Prayer at 6:30 a.m.
• Stations of the Cross at 11:30 a.m.
• Good Friday Liturgy at Noon
• Stations of the Cross for Children at 4:30 p.m.
• Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 4: Holy Saturday &
The Great Vigil of Easter
• Holy Saturday Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
• The Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30 p.m. *Please note: incense will be used in this service.
Sunday, April 5: Easter Day
• Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m.
• Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m.
• Choral Eucharist with Brass at 10 a.m.
• Easter Sunday Coffee Hours after each service
• Children’s Easter Egg Hunt at 11:30 a.m.
Please join us at Grace Church.
Our doors are open to all!
Holy Week and Easter at Grace Church
Phone: 314-821-1806
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.GraceKirkwood.org
Grace Episcopal Church