The very heart and soul of our congregational life is our time spent together in Christ's presence in worship. These services change from church season to season and are marked by beautiful music, dynamic preaching, prayer that arises from the lives of the congregation, and a sharing of bread and wine. Our Sunday services are at 10:30 am each week. We also have a Wednesday morning service at 7:30 am followed by an informal breakfast at the Victory Cafe on Main Street. ACentering Prayer Group meets on Friday morning at 9 am in the chapel for an hour of quiet contemplative prayer. We are located at the intersection of Hill & Prospect Streets. From Main Street, turn left up Hill Street. Parking is on the street in front of the church and limited. You can walk up the hill from Main or Bench Streets. Parking for anyone who has difficulty "getting around" is located in the handicapped spaces in our driveway next to the church or in front of the church. We are a "user-friendly" church in terms of our worship. You can come informally dressed. Our worship service is all contained in the bulletin you'll receive at the door and is based on the Book of Common Prayer. It includes all the service music, lessons, prayers, and announcements so you can follow the service very easily even if you're a first time visitor. All baptized Christians are invited and encouraged to the altar to receive the bread and wine. Our principal service is the Holy Eucharist (called the Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, etc. in various traditions.) We prefer the use of Eucharist, an ancient Greek word meaning "Thanksgiving" from the New Testament. It is celebrated every Sunday in recognition of our Lord's command to "do this in remembrance of me." During the service we stand for hymns and to affirm our faith through the Creed; kneel or stand for prayer and Communion; and sit for Scripture readings, the sermon, and announcements. We believe that worship is not a "spectator sport" and should involve the whole person and all the senses. While we have many customs, there is no right or wrong way to worship. We hope you will find our services to be true expressions of Praise to God in their well ordered dignity and beauty. We hope that you will feel God's presence in this, God's house.

Appropriate Goals for an Interim Period 1. Maintain the visibility of Grace Church 2. Resolve feelings of grief 3. Reinforce the ministry of the laity at Grace Church 4. Claify the mission of Grace Church 5. Deal with the special needs of Grace Church 6. Emphasize the fellowship and reconciliation which is a hallmark of Grace Church 7. Strengthen the demoninational ties with the Diocese of Chicago 8. Increase the potential for a successful ministry by the next regular rector of Grace Church