Meet Rev. AndreaGrace
Since elementary school, Rev. AndreaGrace has been gathering people to pray, reflect, and celebrate life’s sacred moments. Today, she is both an ordained interfaith minister and a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, known for weaving tradition and innovation with compassion and care.
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She brings a vibrant, grounded presence to spiritual and secular settings alike—honoring ancient rituals while nurturing them in fresh, inclusive, and meaningful ways. A former trailblazer in intergenerational engagement, AndreaGrace has a lifelong gift for uniting people across ages, beliefs, and life experiences.
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She is a dynamic teacher, presenter, and writer on life in the Spirit. A quilter and knitter, she quite literally and figuratively wraps people in love. Above all, she treasures her roles as wife, mother, aunt, and member of a joyful, multigenerational Italian–African-American family.
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Rev. AndreaGrace’s prayer:
May I know Your Love more intimately,
and be transformed to share it more abundantly.
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The threads of Rev. AndreaGrace’s ministry and life find their roots in her early life. She was born into an Italian-American family. As a first generation, eldest daughter, she was entrusted to be a culture keeper. She grappled with how to keep what her family treasured AND make it work in this new country. She also fought the rigid lines of the traditional Italian culture – wondering why women can’t… [fill in the blank].
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Nature – nurture. AndreaGrace instinctively enjoyed spending time with the oldest and the youngest. As a child, her Grandpa Joe wisely nicknamed her a “rabble-rouser” – one who rallies the people to affect change. In high school, she launched her first entrepreneurship, planning and running children’s birthday parties using a “flexible structure” that Betty Crocker laid out in her book. She married her college sweetheart, a Black southern man.
Making traditions relevant. Treasuring people of all ages – especially elders and children. Questioning the status quo. Gathering people to affect change and live life vibrantly with new found freedom. Using a flexible structure to plan ceremonies and programs. Uniting people who may appear differently.
You will find all of this permeating all who Rev. AndreaGrace is and all she does.
