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A Liturgy for a Broken Country

Center Spend a few moments centering your mind and heart on God.  You could silently or quietly repeat this prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Pray Pray the following liturgy together: Christ Our King, Our world is overtaken by unexpected calamity, and by a host of attending fears, worries, and insecurities. We witness suffering, confusion, and hardship multiplied around us, and we find ourselves swept up in these same anxieties and troubles, dismayed…

Ministry Associate

This week Will Cottrell joined the church staff as our new Ministry Associate. Will is originally from London and recently completed his MDiv at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  He loves living on the North Shore and is excited to serve in Marblehead.  He would love to meet you.  You can reach him at will@gracemarblehead.org. Will preached twice at GCC last year.  Listen to those messages below. [seriesengine_wo enmse_dssp=2097 enmse_pag=10 enmse_apag=12 enmse_r=1]

Back in the Church Building

join us this Sunday in the church Building We will be having our first gathering at the church (17 Pleasant ST) this Sunday at 10am. Please wear a mask and maintain 6ft of distance between those that are not from your household. Please join us on Zoom if you have any symptoms or have been exposed to Covid-19 in the last 14 days. All doors will be propped open and pews will be clearly marked for social distancing.  The Parlor and Fellowship Hall…

Knowing God Book Study

For our discipleship class on Wednesdays at 7pm we will be reading and discussion the classic book, Knowing God by J.I. Packer.  While reading along is encouraged it is not required to join the discussion. Join our meetings through this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/469104119 The meeting ID is 469 104 119.  The password is: grace The discussion will follow the schedule below though please join even if you are behind in the reading: Knowing God Reading Schedule April 22 1. “The Study of God” 2.…

Passion Week and Easter at GCC

Christ in the Passover – Wednesday @ 7pm Join us on Zoom  for a time of instruction and discussion, learning how the Hebrew celebration of Passover is fulfilled by Christ, the perfect lamb sacrificed for his people.  We will be following this Messianic Passover Haggadah. Good Friday Service – Friday @ 6:30pm Our Good Friday service will be a solemn remembrance of Jesus’ death.  We are collaborating with Infinity Church in Fountain Inn, SC and the service will be on…

Opportunities to Serve Others

If you have been affected by the current pandemic, please let us know.  We want to help in any way we can.  We have a deacon’s fund that can meet short-term needs and a community of generous people that stand ready to serve.    This website can also be a helpful resource for people looking for financial assistance: https://findhelp.org/  There are many ways you can help others during this time including checking in on your neighbors, family, and friends.  Here…

This Time Tomorrow

We are a church learning to authentically live out Jesus’ grace and this fall we have been exploring what that looks like in the places god has already put us.  This video is the result of our discussions in the adult discipleship class, “Life on the Frontline.”

Sing, Sing, Sing (Psalm 96)

Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:1-2 Have you ever gone to a big event and had someone come out and yell into a microphone, “How’s everyone doing tonight!?!”  My observation is that the proper response is not simply to answer, “Fine,” but to yell.  You don’t have to formulate words, just make noise.  And…

Psalm 23 – Comfort in the Valley

As we preach through our August sermon series, “Praying the Psalms,” we will be posting meditations on some of the psalms which we are encouraging you to pray through during the week.  This is the sixth meditation in the series. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good metaphor is worth a million, and a good poem is worth a billion! David chose the second and third options, giving us six simple verses that make up one of…

Today's Big Headline (Psalm 46)

As we preach through our August sermon series, “Praying the Psalms,” we will be posting meditations on some of the psalms which we are encouraging you to pray through during the week.  This is the fifth meditation in the series. photo courtesy of flickr.com/photos/spyrospapaspyropoulos/ “Be still, and know that I am God.    I will be exalted among the nations,    I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10 I once heard the national news broadcast described as, “bad things that happened today,” and the…
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