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Sermon: Through the Sabbath into a Strange New World
Watch the sermon on YouTube. “O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth." 1. Near the end of The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis’ children’s book about...
A Letter from Bishop Austin Keith Rios to our Diocese
“For you are all one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28b Dear Siblings in the Diocese of California, In my first letter as your new pastor, it is my tremendous joy and honor to address you toda...
Grace Cathedral Survey Results: A Comprehensive Look at Community Insights and Future Directions
Dear Friends, We recently conducted our annual survey to better understand our community's needs, perceptions, and desires. The Grace Cathedral Community Survey results provid...
Binding our Freedom
"When it comes to figuring out our collective relationship with God, and our resources for addressing the pressing social issues of our time, I imagine, like me, in the wrenching violence of this past...
Sermon: René Girard and the Violence of Being Human
Watch the sermon on YouTube. “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead I press on toward the goal of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3). 1....
The #MeToo Prophets
The #MeToo Prophets “’Comfort, O comfort my people,’ says your God” (Isa. 40). In 1972 Joyce Maynard had everything. After publishing articles in Seventeen Magazine she had her huge breakthr...
Join Us For The 26th Annual JCRC Freedom Seder
Join us on Monday, April 4 at 6 pm, in person or by Zoom, as we celebrate the Bay Area’s pluralistic society and the unique ways we experience freedom here. “Freedom is never voluntar...
Illuminating our Nights and our Community: Experiencing Illuminate’s Summer of Awe
Looking up at the Rose Window and seeing the beams of light diffuse through the 3,800 pieces of stained glass and then again diffuse through the hazy smoke wafting inside the cathedral’s grand, sacr...
Power in Community: Announcing the Grace Cathedral Community Preschool Holiday Drives
Christmas is a time when our thoughts turn to giving. We want to share what we have with others and bring joy and comfort to those for whom the holidays may be a challenging time. At the same time, it...
Sermon: The Recognition of Denise Levertov
View the sermon on YouTube. “Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.. (Lk. 24). What are you failing to recognize in your life? This week the mother of sixteen year old Ralph Yar...
Sermon – A Door into Another World at Christmas
Watch the Sermon on YouTube. “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people” (Lk. 2) “We stand with one hand on the door looking into another wo...
Sermon: The Theater of God’s Attention
Watch the sermon on YouTube. “We are treated as imposters, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying and see – we are alive; as punished and not killed; as sorrowful, yet a...