Worship Schedule

Sunday 8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
nave
Sunday 10:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
nave & online: Facebook/website
Tuesday 8:00 p.m. Compline
online: Zoom
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. Eucharist
chapel

Sunday mornings at Grace

Christmas

Christmas Eve – 4:00 PM, music at 3:45
Eucharist & Christmas Pageant
Christmas Eve – 10:00 PM, music at 9:30
Festival Eucharist for the Feast of the Nativity
Christmas Day – 12: 00 PM
Said Eucharist

Christmas at Grace

Find Us

The Grace Church nave is located at the corner of Washington Street and Boulevard in Gainesville, Georgia.

The parish office, open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, is located at 422 Brenau Avenue. Come to the red door that faces Brenau Avenue and ring the bell for access.

Mailing Address: 422 Brenau Avenue, Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770-536-0126

Driving Directions & Parking

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Date Posted: February 17, 2021

Praying In and With Our Bodies

This homily is #1 in our Lenten sermon series, Essentials of Prayer. What does it mean to pray? What is prayer? For something so ubiquitous, seemingly everywhere and so common in our lives, have we truly paused to reflect on just what we mean when we say “I am praying for you,”...

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Date Posted: February 16, 2021

Help Tell the Passion Story

On Palm Sunday we recall Jesus’ return to Jerusalem, and share the moments that took him from the gates of Jerusalem to the cross. This year, we’d like to invite you to help us share that story! We’re asking folks to make a video of one scene each and we’ll...

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Date Posted: February 12, 2021

News for February 14-20

Ash Wednesday We will observe the beginning of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service on February 17 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. The liturgy we share will be amended to emphasize the context we find ourselves in, with an option to place ashes on family member's foreheads--or our own. The...

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Date Posted: February 11, 2021

2021 Annual Parish Meeting

The Annual Parish Meeting of Grace Episcopal Church in its 193rd year was held on Wednesday, February 10 via Zoom. Following is a link to the annual report, a recording of the meeting, and a copy of the remarks made by the Rev. Dr. Stuart Higginbotham, which includes vestry election...

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Date Posted: February 9, 2021

Living Beyond the “Self”: Being All Things to All People

There may be two images that capture me as a young child.  One is me tending the fire at the deer camp while others go hunting early in the morning.  I didn’t want to hunt; I wanted to keep the fire going.  It gave me time to be alone with...

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Date Posted: February 6, 2021

A Pilgrimage to Italy in 2022: Taking Steps with Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

In the opening book study for the School for Christian Practice at Grace, we began exploring the image or practice of pilgrimage, of how the Holy Spirit is always on the move--and how we are called to share in this movement in our own practice of faith. It is difficult...

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Date Posted: February 5, 2021

News for February 7-13

Annual Parish Meeting Our Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled this Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Come hear key reports of parish business and learn who the parish has elected as our four new vestry members. Annual Parish Meeting Order of Worship & Business Return Completed Ballots Vestry...

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Date Posted: January 29, 2021

News for January 31-February 6

Annual Meeting & Vestry Election Our Annual Parish Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. A link will be posted online and made available in the newsletter. Also, don't forget that the parish will elect four new vestry members from a slate of eight. The...

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Date Posted: January 22, 2021

News for January 24-30

Ballots and Bios Mailed The election of the vestry is a pivotal moment in the life of a parish community. The twelve people you choose as your vestry take their place in partnership with the rector and staff to provide for the life of the entire community. Information about our...

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Date Posted: January 20, 2021

Love Letters Known as Law Then and Now

Love Letters Known as Law Then and Now: Biblical law as an inspiration for the modern law By The Reverend Edgar Otero In our current time, we are used to the division between the church and state.  When we use the word law, it most likely refers to our civil...

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