grace church
the episcopal church in galena
this welcoming and inviting church on the hill is virtually and physically OPEN for worship!
GRACE IS A PLACE--
that seeks to welcome, include, transform;
where all may encounter God in community;
where we engage God's Word through:
scripture, tradition, and reason
with our ears, our hearts, and our minds;
where connections happen--with God
and neighbor and one another.
Our Mission is to learn, teach, and live God's Word, uniting in a growing family of faith and sacramental tradition and actively including and loving all.
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the Grace Church website. Grace is a welcoming and inclusive community of faith. Whether you are a person of steadfast faith or whether you wonder or question, you are welcome here. Come and see! Come by yourself or with a partner or spouse or your family. Come if you are young or not so young, with too much or too little to do, seeking peace or company. Travel with others on this amazing, challenging journey of our God-given and Spirit-lead life.
Search Committee
The Search Committee organized Small Group input meetings which took place in November.
We gathered input on thoughts, wants, needs, skills desired in a new rector from many Grace members in these small groups.
This Small Group input coupled with the very successful CAT survey will be the foundation for the Grace Church and new rector profile that will be posted on the Chicago Diocesan web site for potential candidates to review.
Previous Services
Recent Wednesdays
OUR WORSHIP
MASKING CONTINUES
With the present surge of COVID, we have had to require masks for all indoor worship and events.
The Social Hour following worship has also been suspended for the time being.
All services at Grace are now offered
in person with open and full attendance They also continue on YouTube and Zoom, and in addition, recordings are posted on Facebook, YouTube, and this website.
Sundays are services of Holy Eucharist
with congregational singing led by the Grace Choir and musicians. Communion returns to the altar rail with only the wafer offered at this time.
Children
At this time, our Godly Play Children's Sunday School for K-4th grade and our supervised nursery for pre-K are on recess.
Children worship with their families
and the congregation
Sunday YouTube Links:
Sunday 11-21-21 Morning Prayer
Services & Events
Link to:
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
Sunday 1/23/22, 10:30 AM
Bulletin
Worship in church and
on YouTube
(Grace YouTube Channel)
Tuesday 8:30 PM
Compline on Zoom
Wednesday 7:30 AM
Eucharist or Morning Prayer
in the church and Zoom
Holiday and other special services as announced
Wednesday 10:30 AM
Study group in-person and on Zoom
Friday 9:00 AM
Centering Prayer on Zoom
Zoom Meeting IDs:
Go to Zoom and paste this number into Meeting ID.
Wednesday Worship:
853 2062 6039
for other meeting IDs, please
e-mail the church: gracesec@gracegalena.org
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