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.

 

 

This Sunday at Grace: December 24, 2017

Fourth Sunday of Advent 
We will be celebrating the fourth Sunday of Advent at the 7:30 and the 9:00 a.m. services.

Christmas Eve Schedule

  • 3:00 p.m.        Eucharist for Families: This service has children as readers and the sounds of the Boys and Girls Choir. Following the service, the children sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and celebrate with a cupcake!
  • 5:00 p.m.      Traditional Christmas Eve Eucharist with Brass
  • 7:30 p.m.      Contemplative Choral Eucharist
  • 11:00 p.m.     Traditional Midnight Mass of the Nativity of our Lord

Carol Preludes on Christmas Eve

Please join us at 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve for a carol prelude led by the choir. At 4:30, you’ll get to hear brass and one of the most beloved hymns, “Once in Royal David’s City”. A setting of “The Holly and the Ivy”, the Sussex Carol, and holiday organ music will be offered at 10:30. An added benefit of attending these choral preludes is that you’ll have an opportunity to get good seats!

Christian Education Hour 
There will be no Christian Education Hour on the 24th or the 31st due to the holiday schedule.  On the 24th, we will be preparing for the Christmas Eve services and on the 31st we will have 7:3010:00 and 5:00 services.

Gifts for the Creche
Christmas Eve is coming soon and at our 5:00 service we will be presenting our gifts at the creche.  This year the gifts will benefit Doorways for Women and Families.  Please see their list of urgently needed items or visit their Amazon Wish List. It includes everything from pacifiers and security blankets to clothes and baby monitors.