U2CHARIST, Sept 12

See how much fun it was for church members and visitors of all ages and read what Gina White experienced during the U2CHARIST:





















This Sunday in the Parish Hall we were able to commune with each other and celebrate Grace during the special U2charist service. U2 has an abundance of popular songs that many of us are familiar with or of which we know the lyrics. Instead of singing alone in our cars, today we sang together as a congregation - really listening to the words, and allowing the Spirit to help us come to a deeper understanding of Him. We heard: With or Without You, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride, and Elevation, after which we watched a video of the song Grace. Father Chris acknowledged that much "ink has been spilled" in an attempt to define Grace, but, he posed that it may be an easier task to accomplish in song:

Grace
She takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name

Grace
It's a name for a girl
It's also a thought that changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness in everything

Grace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma
She travels outside of karma
When she goes to work
You can hear her strings
Grace finds beauty in everything

Grace, she carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips between her fingertips
She carries a pearl in perfect condition

What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings
Because grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things

Grace makes beauty out of ugly things

Crucifixion was an ugly thing, but God turned it into beauty with the Resurrection. We may have pain and brokenness now in our personal lives, our communities, nations, and the world, but each of these things will eventually become whole again through Grace.