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Your Faith Journey |
 The spiritual and religious
life is both a corporate and a personal journey. Each of us is
responsible to seek a relationship with God and an understanding
of God that makes sense to us; at the same time, the community
of faith provides us with a wide range of resources and
relationships to help us in that process. The community is a vital part of one’s spiritual life throughout the life cycle, but it is especially important at the beginning of one’s faith journey. If you are just now beginning the journey of faith, please let us know and give us the opportunity to help you in this vital life-changing process. The links below will take you to a variety of resources regarding the Christian faith as it is understood and practiced in the Episcopal Church. If you would like to speak with our priest about your faith journey, please phone the church office (336-249-7211) or send an email to teking48@gmail.com. As stated on our home page, Grace Church is a place in which you will learn about the essentials of the Christian faith, but will not be expected to endorse a precise set of doctrines in order to feel at home. Like all Anglicans, we at Grace Church believe that God is revealed in holy scripture, in the traditions of the church, and by means of the God-given reasoning skills with which we are endowed. An Outline of the Faith - http://www.anglicansonline.org/basics/what_believe.html Daily Bible Readings (The Daily Office) - www.missionstclare.com The Sunday Lectionary (readings for each Sunday of the year) - www.io.com/~kellywp The Bible - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/rsv.browse.html The Book of Common Prayer - www.justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/formatted_1979.htm
How May I become a
member of Grace Episcopal Church? If you have not been baptized, you may join Grace Church by baptism, following consultation with the rector and a period of instruction. If you are a member of another Episcopal church you may transfer your membership by requesting that the rector initiate such a transfer from your previous parish. If you are a baptized member of another Christian church, you may become a member of Grace Church by consulting with the rector and having your baptism (and confirmation, when applicable) recorded in the parish register. In addition to these means of becoming a member of Grace Church, we would encourage those who have not been confirmed in the Episcopal Church to eventually follow their new affiliation with Grace Church by participating in a period of instruction and to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church by one of the Bishops of the diocese.
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