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.
February, 9 2023
From the Rector: Answering the Call to Lead (and introducing our new vestry)- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
As my kids have grown, I’ve noticed a peculiar phenomenon at parent volunteer meetings, whether it’s for schools or clubs or teams. Everyone wants to help. No one wants to lead.
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February, 2 2023
From the Rector: Candles, Chili, and (en)Counters- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
We have two parish celebrations this weekend. They seem very different, but they are actually the same.
On Sunday morning, we observe Candlemas, more formally known as the Feast of the Presentation. (The actual feast ...read more
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January, 26 2023
From the Rector: Why Sunday’s Annual Meeting Matters- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ,
This Sunday is the annual meeting. Why does it matter?
There’s a technical answer here, which has to do with the canons of the church. If we are to govern ourselves rightly, we pay attention to the ...read more
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January, 19 2023
From the Rector: After I Say I Believe- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ,
It was here at Grace Church that I first encountered what I think is the best definition of stewardship out there: “Stewardship is all that I do with all that I have after I say I believe.”
Churches tend to talk ...read more
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January, 10 2023
From the Rector: How Will You Serve?- News Item
Dear friends in Christ—
How will you serve?
Normally, I think the world should take its cues from the church, rather than the other way
around. But this weekend, the world has a great deal to offer the church in its ...read more
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January, 5 2023
From the Rector: Where do we go from here?- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ,
Where do we go from here? This is not a practical question but a theological one.
Today is the feast of the Epiphany. Many preachers have picked up on the tiny but significant
close to the gospel ...read more
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December, 22 2022
From the Rector: A Time for New Beginnings!- News Item
Dear friends in Christ,
Our culture celebrates this Sunday as New Year’s Day. It is a time for new beginnings. A lot of
us launch ambitious projects to become new people with the blank page of the new year in
front of them: giving ...read more
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December, 21 2022
From the Rector: O Come Let Us Adore Him- News Item
Dear friends in Christ,
When was the last time you adored someone?
Adoration feels vaguely embarrassing in our culture. It’s acceptable, perhaps, to adore a baby;
as children get older, however, we are supposed to be ...read more
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December, 14 2022
From the Rector: Preparing Ourselves Inside and Out- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
On Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Advent, we will pray that when Jesus comes “he may find in us
a mansion prepared for himself.” This week, we will be preparing ourselves inside and out, and
I believe the ...read more
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December, 8 2022
From the Rector: A Lifetime of Christmas Pageants- News Item
Dear Friends in Christ—
I have been brought to Jesus by a lifetime of Christmas pageants.
When I was a small child (at Saint Christopher’s in Springfield), the pageant involved putting
figurines in a creche. I was ...read more
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