

Worship at Grace
Our worship of God in Jesus Christ lies the core of our life together. Indeed, we gather together before God knowing that we are shaped prayer by prayer, day by day, season by season, as we worship.
If you visit Grace, you will find that we read a good bit of the Bible every week, and we hear a sermon in response to the scriptures. We profess, in the creeds we say together, the faith which we share with Christians over many centuries. We pray for the needs of all people, here in Paris and all over the world, and we celebrate the joys and blessings of life. We confess our sins before God, and are reminded of his boundless forgiveness.
All of these things point us to the heart of our worship as Episcopalians: the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. We experience the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in this ancient sharing of bread and wine, which we celebrate each Sunday.
Our goal at Grace is make our worship simple and holy, lively and engaging. We invite you to join us, whereever you may be along your own journey of faith.
Sermon Downloads
Upcoming Hymns
Feb 19
We post the upcoming hymns so folks can learn them, teach them to their kids, use them in personal worship, sing their babies to sleep with them--and sing out during the worship service!
Hymnal 1982
#7 Christ, whose glory fills the skies
#134 O light of Light, Love given birth
#137 O wondrous type! O vision fair
#460 Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
#618 Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Prayer of the Week
O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Weekly Scriptures
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February 22, 2012: Ash Wednesday (Year B)Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12 * Psalm 51:1-17 * 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 * Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21