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.

May 5, 2018

This Sunday at Grace: May 6, 2018

Farewell to William Campbell
We will be giving thanks for the ministry of our senior seminarian, William Campbell, at the 9:00 and 11:15 liturgies on Sunday, May 6. We will also have a cake to celebrate at the coffee hour prior to the Adult Forum.Shrine Mont Camp Sunday
Today we celebrate the ministries of Shrine Mont Summer Camps! Look around and see all the t-shirts. If you are new to the parish and have school age children, be sure to ask anyone in a t-shirt to tell you about their camp experience. Words used to describe camp at Shrine Mont are “home away from home, my happy place, the place I feel loved and accepted, closest to God” and so many, many more. Michael Reed, son of Jean and Lucy Lee, will be the newest director of MAD (Music and Arts and Drama) Camp. He is here today and will be happy to answer any questions about MAD Camp or any other of the camps available this summer. In addition, Jenni Faires spent two weeks as a Chaplain last summer at St. George’s III and Jay Legere is a wealth of knowledge of all things camp. Feel free to contact Jenni at jenni.faires@gracealex.org or jay.legere@gracealex.org if you would like more information or specifics.

Christian Education Hour

Adult Forum – Electric Bell System (Auditorium)
Please join us for an Adult Forum on the proposed gift of digital bells made by Michael Heintz to enhance our worship. Stacey Dickerson, area manager for the Verdin Bell Company will answer your questions and play examples of what the bells will sound like.

StepALIVE! Walkathon, Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Get Ready to Lace Up Your Sneakers! Join the ALIVE! Child Development Center (CDC) for the 37^thAnnual StepALIVE!Walkathon, a 5K or 5-mile stroll through Old Town, Alexandria. The CDC is a high quality, full-day, full year preschool serving children of low-income working parents. Proceeds from StepALIVE! allow 100% of CDC students to receive tuition assistance. The walk begins and ends at First Christian Church,2723 King Street, Alexandria, VA. There will be live music, a raffle, and refreshments. Register online as a walker or join/create a team at StepALIVE! Walkathon 2018 or in-person on May 6 starting at 1:15 p.m. Individuals unable to participate are encouraged to register as virtual walkers.Youth Night Sunday

Youth Night is from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The Rite 13 group will head to Laser Tag, EYC will go bowling and J2A will be deciding on their Pilgrimage destination! This will be our final Youth Night of the Year! Stay tuned for information on a June youth outing.

This Week

Ascension Day Service, 7:30 p.m. (Nave)
In addition to our regular 12:15 p.m. service, we will be holding a Festival Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. service on Thursday, May 10 as we celebrate Ascension Day.