Welcome to Grace! Bienvenido a La Gracia!
To Love, Proclaim, and Serve God through
Amar, Proclamar y Servir a Dios a través de
- life-giving liturgical worship
- joyful community
- empowering others
We live our mission through worship, in which lay adults, children and youth participate alongside our clergy. Traditional, life-giving Eucharistic liturgy and fine music are hallmarks of worship at our parish, and we have weekly services in both English and Spanish. We create a joyful community with a harvest of fellowship activities and events for all ages. We empower and serve others through vital ministries, particularly around feeding the hungry. Please explore our website to get to know us or, better yet, come visit!
For more information or to be added to our mailing list, please contact us at welcome@gracealex.org.
January, 19 2022
From the Rector: Learning from Our Neighbors- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ,
One of my favorite things to do during the workday is to walk down to Four Mile Run. There is
a peaceful trail along the river, but in many ways the attraction is getting to the trail. I walk
through our ...read more
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January, 13 2022
From the Rector: New Faces Learning to Lead at the Altar- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
One of the things that Grace Church does well is to train people for ministry, in all orders of the church. I know this myself, as someone who began her ordained career at Grace in 2003. One of the great gifts that the ...read more
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January, 11 2022
2022 Grace Church Annual Meeting- News Item
Grace Church will hold its Annual Meeting by Zoom at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 30, 2022,
following the live-streamed Eucharist that will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held, as
in 2021, by Zoom, and it will be conducted much ...read more
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January, 5 2022
From the Rector: Good News (and a Challenge to Make Some More)- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
Good news seems scarce these days, and so it is meet and right to celebrate it when it appears.
Here’s some really wonderful news: we have surpassed our $719,000 pledge goal for 2022.
This means ...read more
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December, 30 2021
From the Rector: In Thanksgiving for a Year of Resilience- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
This week, I have been reminded of a scene in The Lord of the Rings, where the wizard Gandalf is asking the hobbit Frodo to undertake a perilous journey. As Gandalf is spelling out the challenges, Frodo is ...read more
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December, 29 2021
COVID Changes- News Item
Below are the Grace Church COVID Guidelines as of April 2022:
While CDC metrics put Alexandria in the low level for community COVID transmissions, Grace will remain mask-optional for people who are vaccinated.
We continue many of the COVID ...read more
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December, 15 2021
From the Rector: Loving as Children Do- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
“Unless you become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God.”
During December, many of us focus on children—buying gifts for the young people in our lives,
going to their ...read more
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December, 8 2021
From the Rector: Welcome Joy- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
This coming Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent, is known as Gaudete Sunday. “Gaudete” is the
opening of the traditional Latin introit for this day, and it means “rejoice.” In places where
Advent ...read more
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December, 6 2021
Christmas Giving: We Need You!- News Item
Outreach is partnering with the La Gracia Congregation to help our neighbors in need celebrate the Christmas holiday. This year we will be giving Target gift cards to families so they can purchase their own gifts and holiday food.
We need your ...read more
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December, 3 2021
Advent and Christmas Services Calendar- News Item
The Advent and Christmas services 2021 calendar is now available at: Christmas Services 2021
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