Tuesday, December 24 at 4 and 10 PM
Our family friendly service at 4 PM will feature a pageant that will serve as The Liturgy of the Word. The pageant will be followed by Holy Communion. A special musical prelude, featuring our young artists, will precede the service, beginning around 3:45 PM.
Our traditional Midnight Mass at 10 PM remains a highlight of the year, with Holy Communion and music with choir, strings, and organ. The Grace Parish Choir and Cumberland Brass will present a concert of beloved classics preceding the service. The concert will begin at 9:30 PM. If you have never had the opportunity to come to Midnight Mass, let this year be your year!
Please note that incense will be used at the 10:00 PM service.
Both services on December 24 will be streamed to our website and our Facebook page. If you attend online, please visit our Grace@Home page for links to worship bulletins.
Wednesday, December 25 at 12 PM
Join us in the nave at 12 PM on Christmas Day for a said service of Holy Communion.
Sunday, December 29 at 8:15 & 10:45 AM
Services will be held at their normal times of 8:15 and 10:45 AM on the First Sunday after Christmas.
Please note there will be no Christian Education classes and no Children’s Chapel offered December 29.
Sunday, January 5 at 8:15 & 10:45 AM
We will return to our full Sunday schedule on the Second Sunday after Christmas. Join us for Rite I Eucharist at 8:15 AM, Christian Education classes at 9:30 AM, and Rite II Eucharist with carols at 10:45 AM. Children’s Chapel will be held during the 10:45 AM service.
Children
Children are always invited to worship with their families at any of the services at Grace Episcopal Church. For families who prefer it, nursery care for children age 4 and under will be available during the 4:00 PM service on Christmas Eve and on the First and Second Sundays after Christmas. The nursery is staffed by trained childcare workers. Please ask an usher or greeter for directions to the children’s wing.
No nursery is available during the 10:00 PM service on Christmas Eve.
Streaming
Both services on December 24 will be streamed to our website and our Facebook page. The 10:45 AM service will be streamed on December 29 and January 5. If you attend online, please visit our Grace@Home page for links to worship bulletins.
Location, Parking, Wayfinding
Grace Church is located at the corner of Boulevard NE and Washington St SE in Gainesville. map
Parking is available in two lots located off Brenau Avenue, with handicap spaces in the lot at the corner of Brenau Avenue and Boulevard. Free street parking is also available. We encourage you to arrive early.
You may enter through the main church doors facing Boulevard (directly under the bell tower), or via the small stairway at Washington Street.
Click here for an interactive map of parking and entrances.
Greeters and ushers will be available to welcome you to Grace Church, offer assistance, and answer any questions you may have.
For Your Comfort
Assistive listening devices are available for those who are hearing-impaired. There are also cushions available to make the wooden pews a bit more comfortable. Please ask an usher.
Please give us a call at 770-536-0126 if there are questions we can answer about Christmas services at Grace Church!