News for May 25

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

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 wood doors that face Brenau Avenue and ring the bell for access.

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

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Date Posted: May 23, 2025

Performing Arts Camp

May 30 is the deadline to register for Performing Arts Camp for rising 3rd to 8th graders! The camp will run in two sessions from June 16-20 and June 23-28 at Grace Church, culminating in live performances at Brenau University’s historic Pearce Auditorium on June 27-28.

Office Closed

The Parish Office will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 26.

Summer Worship Update

COMMUNION

We will use real baked bread for Communion during June and July! Carla Kantola has graciously offered to spearhead this effort, and we will need a small team of people who know how to bake bread to share in a rotation. We’ll offer regular bread as well as a gluten-free option. In addition, we will use local red wines to remind us of our rootedness in this place. If you have a favorite local wine, please consider donating two bottles one Sunday this summer.

Each week’s bulletin will include a special note that says “Today’s bread was lovingly made by ___, and the wine is a favorite ____ from ____ vineyard and was given by _____.” This way, everyone can experience another level of how we share in our Eucharistic Celebration.

If you’d like to help with bread and/or wine, please contact Fr. Stuart!

A SUMMER WITH THE PSALMS

Beginning June 1, each week’s sermon will focus on the psalms appointed for the day. This will give us a wonderful opportunity to delve more deeply into this rich resource in our practice of faith. We may look toward adding in reflection questions and resources as well, to make it an even more engaged experience.

Staff Singer Openings

The Grace Parish Choir has staff singer openings for bass, mezzo-soprano, and soprano. There are two calls per week at $75 per call – Wednesday rehearsals and one Sunday morning service from September – May. Opportunities for solo work as well. To learn more please email Music Director and Organist Lynn Swanson.

Centering Prayer Update

Please note that the in-person Centering Prayer group will move their Friday meetings to Wednesdays beginning June 4! The group meets in the parlor at 6 PM.

Women’s Book Study

Women of Grace are invited to come share in a summer book study offered by Daughters of the King (DOK) and led by Laura Rives.

In Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People, New York Times best-selling author, the Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber invites readers into an encounter with what she calls “a religious but not-so-spiritual life.” Accidental Saints demonstrates what happens when ordinary people share bread and wine, struggle with scripture together, and tell each other the truth about their real lives.

The book group will gather in the Youth Room at 5:30 PM and begin at 6:00 on Thursdays – June 5, 19, July 17, 31, and August 14. The book is available for purchase online.

Special Parish Town Hall Meeting on June 8

Please make plans to attend a special Town Hall Meeting at 9:30 AM on Pentecost Sunday, June 8. We will gather in the parish hall to discuss vital aspects of the parish’s common life.