By Cheryl Arnold Father Frans recently preached a sermon about happiness the same week a new book arrived in my mailbox—Aggressively...

By Deacon Mary This summer I will be one of those making the Pilgrimage on the Way of St James. A pilgrimage is defined as a devotional...

By Heather Hetzel There are clergy and lay people tasked with searching for the next bishop of our diocese. This group is appropriately...

Last year was undoubtedly the hardest year of my life. To set the stage, I moved from Manhattan to Ocala, had a second child (a ...

By Cheryl Arnold As we enter into Lent, you will notice some changes to our liturgy and music. Two songs we will sing each week are the...

Grace Kids, this is for you. This Sunday, February 27th, Father Jonathan and Father Frans want to meet you at the front of the sanctuary...

By Cheryl Arnold Grace will celebrate Shrove Tuesday on March 1 with a pancake supper in the Parish House at 6:00 p.m. Shrove Tuesday...

by Eleanor Simons In the 1970’s Grace Church was prospering and growing under the leadership of Fr. Al. With the decision to remain a...

By Cheryl Arnold You may have read about Voice of the Martyrs in Grace To You at the beginning of January. Voice of the Martyrs is a...

by Eleanor Simons Fr. Al came to Grace Church in 1968. It was a time of growth for Grace Church and many changes. Fr. Al made it clear...

By Cheryl Arnold Every year beginning on Ash Wednesday, we are invited to put aside some of life’s distractions and seek God in deeper...

By Fr. Frans Van Santen You may wonder how we are going to find a new Bishop. This article gives you the gist of that. The Standing...

By Cheryl Arnold Music and art and poetry attune the soul to God. ~ Thomas Merton Unlike a longer book, a poem can be read in a little...

By Brett Hourigan Let me start with the truth, I did not want to do Alpha in the beginning. Fr. Frans was the biggest reason I agreed to...

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to...

By Cheryl Arnold God is the perfect poet. ~ Robert Browning The Bible is filled with poems; as much as one fourth to one third of the...

1-What is your ‘go to’ bible verse to get you through the day? Why is it special to you? Would love to put something really creative and...

We need your help. One of our Vision goals is for Grace Church to be well known in the Ocala community and to its leaders. Many...

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with...

1-What is your ‘go to’ bible verse to get you through the day? Why is it special to you? Romans 8:38-39 - For I am sure that neither...