Our 10 a.m. service on Sunday, December 1st will be an Advent Lessons and Carols service.
We will have a Eucharist service at 9 a.m. on Sunday, December 1st.
Please attend at 9 a.m. if you wish to receive Communion.
To all of you who have already pledged, the mission council and Fr. Joe I thank you for your commitment of support to Grace Church.
Anyone may still make a pledge for 2025 by filling out a pledge card and placing it in the offering plate, or by mailing in a completed pledge card, or by pledging online at our website. We hope to have all the pledges turned in by Sunday, December 8. At the 10:00 service next week, at the offertory we will place all the pledges on the altar to give thanks for our pledges of support and to pray that Grace will faithfully obey Christ and follow his leading throughout the next year.
On Tuesday, December 24, at 5:00 p.m., we will begin our Christmas Eve celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. All who wish to join us for the carol singing before the service are asked to gather before 4:30 in the church. We will sing carols from 4:30 until just before the 5:00 p.m. service begins. Come early, as the church is usually full of people by 4:25 p.m.
We will be extending hospitality to the Spring Hill community for the Spring Hill Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 14th.
We will be offering warm drinks, children’s arts and crafts, tours of our church, and the use of our restrooms to those who stop by.
Please be advised that road closures will occur around 3 p.m. on that day, so if you wish to volunteer, please arrive early.
The Children’s Church ministry team will be conducting a special series of children’s lessons this summer, entitled “Lava Lava Luau.”
The series will encourage children to develop a mature and faithful understanding of negative emotions (anger, jealousy, frustration, sadness) as well as the importance of being kind in the face of adversity. Lessons will include unique crafts and activities.
We will be holding Children’s Church on these days this summer:
Note that we are skipping June 16 for Father’s Day. Additionally, there will be no Children’s Church program for August. We will reconvene in September after the new school year has started.
We are looking forward to a fun and educational summer!
There will be no Inquirers’ Class on Tuesday, April 23 or Noon Eucharist on Wednesday, April 26.
On Palm Sunday, March 24, we will have a Holy Eucharist with the Palm Sunday Liturgy. We will conduct the liturgy of the Palms outdoors, weather permitting, as well as a Passion reading indoors. The service will start at 10 a.m.
On Maundy Thursday, March 28, we will hold a 6 p.m. service with Holy Eucharist and stripping of the altar.
On Good Friday, March 29, at 3 p.m., we will have the Liturgy of the Word, a Passion Reading from the Gospel of John, Solemn Collects, and Veneration of the Cross.
On Holy Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m., there will be a service with the Liturgy of the Word and the Flowering of the Cross (led by the Daughters of the King).
On Easter Sunday, March 31, at 10 a.m., we will have a festive celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
Our annual Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday, February 13th, starting at 6 p.m.
Come join us for pancakes and sausage in Faith Hall.
Volunteers and donations of butter and syrup are requested. Please contact us if you can help.
We will observe Ash Wednesday at both noon and at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14th.
These services include the imposition of ashes.
Beginning on Wednesday, February 21st, we will have our Lenten Study Series on Wednesday nights. This will include Evening Prayer, a potluck dinner, and book discussion. These will begin at 6 p.m.
This year’s study will focus on Bishop N.T. Wright’s book Surprised by Hope. This book can be obtained online through several distributors. You can also order it at Ghostlight Books in Spring Hill.