Sunday, April 9
A Festival Holy Eucharist will be held at 9 AM and again at 11 AM. Both services will feature special music from the choir and instrumentalists and will continue our joyful celebration of the Resurrection of Christ!
9:00 AM – Festival Holy Eucharist nave, website, Facebook
10:00 AM – Breakfast parish hall
11:00 AM – Festival Holy Eucharist nave, website, Facebook
@12:15 PM – Egg Hunt
Incense may be used at the 11:00 AM service. No Children’s Chapel on Easter morning. A nursery will be available from 8:45 AM-12:15 PM for children age 4 and under.
A continental breakfast will be served in the parish hall between worship services. Come end your Lenten fast.
All parishioners are invited to bring flowers and greenery from their garden to help flower the cross. This traditional Easter morning activity symbolizes that an instrument of cruel death has become a sign of life and love by the power and grace of God.
Children 5th grade and younger are invited to bring their Easter baskets and meet at the crow’s nest across the street on the Brenau lawn (weather permitting) to participate in an egg hunt that will begin immediately following the 11:00 AM service.
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.
You may enter through the main church doors facing Boulevard, though our St. Francis Garden (handicap accessible) at the corner of the Brenau/Boulevard corner parking lot, 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.
Children
Children are always invited to worship with their families at any of the services at Grace Episcopal Church. For families who prefer it, a nursery will be available on Easter Sunday for children age 4 and under. Please ask an usher for directions to the children’s wing.
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 for assistance.