The curriculum for July will focus on the story of Moses and the Exodus.
Children’s Church will meet on these days in July:
There will be no Children’s Church programming for August 2023.
We hold in-person worship (Eucharist Rite II) services on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.
Our worship services are also online on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and at other times as announced.
Please see our Facebook group for updates and access to the live-streamed Sunday liturgy.
Eucharist services are also held at noon on Wednesdays.
The Sunday Lectionary readings for this week are available here.
Please join us for Holy Week services during the week of April 2 – 9.
Descriptions of the services are below.
Note that there will not be a noon Eucharist service on Holy Wednesday (April 5); and there will be no Children’s Church program for Easter Sunday (April 9).
| Day | Date | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday | April 2 | 10:00 a.m. | Passion According to Matthew; Holy Eucharist |
| Holy Wednesday | April 5 | No noon service | |
| Maundy Thursday | April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Holy Eucharist with the Stripping of the Altar |
| Good Friday | April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Good Friday Liturgy with the Passion According to John, Solemn Collects, and the Veneration of the Cross |
| Holy Saturday | April 8 | 10:00 a.m. | Holy Saturday Liturgy (Led by Daughters of the King) |
| Easter Sunday | April 9 | 10:00 a.m. | Holy Eucharist, no Children’s Church |
Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday, April 2
Gather at 9:50 in the parking lot for the palm liturgy.
Palms will be blessed and distributed, and we will
process through the front door of the church into the
nave while singing “All Glory, Laud, and Honor.”
We will read the Passion According to Matthew in
parts with all the congregation participating in the
reading. This is the beginning of Holy Week, the
holiest week of the year.
Maundy Thursday, April 6
The Maundy Thursday service begins at 6:00 p.m.
This is the night that begins the Great Three Days of
Holy Week, when we commemorate the Paschal
Mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection. The word
“Maundy” comes from the Latin “mandare, to
command.” Jesus gave the New Commandment on
this night, telling his disciples to “Love one another
as I have loved you.” As he shares the ceremonial
meal with them on this night, giving himself in forms
of bread and wine, he tells them, “Do this in
remembrance of me.” After stripping the altar, we
leave the starkly empty church in silence.
Good Friday, April 7
Our Good Friday service begins at 3:00 p.m., the
hour of the death of Jesus on the Friday before his
resurrection. This is a most solemn but simple
service, with no celebration of the Eucharist. The
congregation reads the Passion According to John in
dramatic form, with each person taking a part in the
reading. A large cross is brought into the church, and
everyone will have an opportunity to come up to the
chancel steps and kiss the foot of the cross in what is
known as the “veneration of the cross.”
After this solemn service, we will gather in Faith
Hall for hot cross buns and conversation. We begin
to look forward to the resurrection.
Holy Saturday, April 8, 10:00 a.m.
On this morning, members of the Daughters of the
King will lead a brief Liturgy of the Word in the bare
church. We recognize that this is the Great Sabbath,
the day when Jesus rested in the tomb before his
glorious resurrection. We wait in hope because we
know that God’s love is stronger than death.
Easter Day, April 9
At 10:00, we will have our grand Easter celebration,
with the paschal candle, flowers, glorious hymns,
white vestments, the Gloria, and many an “Alleluia!”
All the services of Holy Week and Easter are part
of one liturgical event. For a full experience of this
holiest of weeks in the Church year, come not only
to the Palm Sunday and Easter Day services, but also
to Maundy Thursday and Good Friday so you will
experience the full power of immersion in the prayer
of the Church as we walk with Christ through his
glorious passion, death, and resurrection.
Father Joe
Wednesdays in Lent at 6 p.m., we will hold a special series entitled “How To Tame The Fox.”
Meetings will feature Evening Prayer, dinner, and discussions relating to Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s 1943 book The Little Prince.
Two celebrations of the Holy Eucharist will be held with imposition of ashes, at noon and 6 p.m., on Wednesday, February 22 (Ash Wednesday).
A pancake supper will be held in the Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21 (Shrove Tuesday).
A special Feast of the Epiphany service will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
The bulletin for this service is located here.
We will welcome Bishop John Bauerschmidt to Grace Church on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at our 10 a.m. service. There will be no Children’s Church program that morning.
The annual meeting for electing Mission Council members will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2023 after our 10 a.m. service.
We will hold our Christmas service on Christmas Eve (Saturday, December 24th) at 6 p.m. Christmas carols begin at 5:30 p.m. There will be no service on Sunday, December 25th.