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Life With Grace | January 2

A priest in white vestments with a red stole stands in the center aisle of a church, speaking to the congregation while holding a book. The altar behind him is decorated with candles, poinsettias, and a nativity scene, with stained glass windows visible above. Congregants sit in wooden pews in the foreground.
Join us this weekend for the Second Sunday of Christmas and for First Sunday Lunch

Dear Friends,,

This Second Sunday of Christmas continues our celebration of the incarnation. God became human and dwelt among us bodily in Jesus to give us power to become children of God who live no longer for ourselves alone but for God. 

This Sunday we have an opportunity to meet Luke Kur, one of the former residents of Hope House in Kenya.  It is always amazing when someone for whom we have worked and prayed comes to us in the body. 

Keep getting your body to Church! It makes a difference for us to be together.

With Gratitude,

Tuck Bowerfind


Worship Services | The Second Sunday of Christmas | Sunday, January 4


Holy Eucharist Rt I | 8 a.m. | In-Person and on Zoom




Christianity and Culture | 9:15 a.m. | In-Person and on Zoom

January 4 - South Sudanese student Luke Kur will be here from Chicago to speak about his experiences at Hope House International, a residential facility in Kenya where he lived while attending primary and secondary school. Kur, along with two other Hope House graduates also attending universities in the U.S., have taken the reigns at Hope House, ensuring that more children from remote South Sudanese villages have the educational opportunities that they did. Kur, along with Susan Mead, who has been involved with Hope House since its inception over a decade ago, will share the impact Hope House has had on its graduates, as well as their vision for its sustainability


Holy Eucharist Rt II | 10:30 a.m. | In-Person and on YouTube



The nursery is available during our services.

Adults and older Youth trained in Safe Church are needed to assist in the nursery from 9-noon. We can pay $15/hour. Volunteers also welcome. Please contact James Keane for more information and to offer assistance. 


First Sunday Lunch

Following the 10:30 a.m. service in the Parish Hall. Come enjoy chili and fellowship!

The Parish Office will reopen on Monday, January 5

Please review the introductions of the four candidates for Bishop of Southwestern Virginia and to plan to meet them in person at Grace at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Six smiling adults pose inside a church with arched stained glass windows; one person holds a tablet displaying a group video call with additional participants.
Morning Prayer | Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.

In-Person & Zoom








Paws to Connect

Paws to Connect will pause while W&L and VMI are out of session. We'll see you soon!

Clothes Closet at Christ Episcopal

The Clothes Closet at Christ Church, Buena Vista, continues to need girls winter clothing sizes 10-12, and silverware forks and spoons.. They are not accepting any other items at this time as they are chock full! The Clothes Closet is open every first and third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. until noon. You may drop your items off then. Alternately, you can bring your items to the Grace Episcopal Church office and Lisa will ensure your items are conveyed to the Clothes Closet. Thank you for your support of this valuable asset to our community.

Prayer List

Please pray for the wider Church and intercessions requested by our Congregants: Pray for the candidates for bishop: The Rev. Paul Canady, The Rev. Karin MacPhail, The Very Rev. Becky McDaniel, The Very Rev. Grant Stokes. Pray today for the people of Grace, Massies Mill and their rector, the Rev. Allison Caudill. Pray for Brendon, Timmy, Laura Stearns, Lynda deMaria, Betty Cadden, Jeff Mason, Joe Irby, Kent Wilson,  Jerry & Ann Nay, Paula Cooper, Ned Henneman, Sharon Humphreys, Nancy Mastin, Elizabeth Klein, Carl Pattison, Virginia Poston (sister of Betsy Carter), Dot Fogo, David Austin (friend of the Keanes), Buddy Atkins, Stan Driver, Chris Clayton Syrrist (cousin of David Sorrells), Glen Jones, Charlotte & Mike Murphy, Jean & Mike Walsh, Cullen Bahr, Lane Hewett, Susan Martin, Carolyn, Nancy Hellwig, Dennis Coughlin, Mike Haire, Chuck & Biddy Watson, Rob Fleming, Patricia Williams, Patty Irving Sensabaugh, Richard Partlett, and those we name aloud or in our hearts. Pray for the people of Israel, Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine, and pray for cessation of violence, and for reconciliation, and peace. Pray for those who have died. 

In Thanksgiving for January Birthdays

1/5     Elizabeth Branner, Martha Ann Burford

1/8     Laurent Boetsch, Kitty Farrar, Helen Moore, Connor Wolfe

1/9     Stepan Onyshchuk

1/10   Janet Lemmer, Peter Grover

1/11   Signe Lewis

1/14   Liz Moss

1/16   Gabrielle Frascati

1/18   Lee Sayre, Laurie Huger

1/19   Elizabeth Boetsch

1/20   Paul Strickland

1/21   Sarah Edgar

1/23   Virginia Cooke

1/26   Maille Carrington

1/27   Sean Carrington, Joseph Moles

1/29   Jane Brooke, Nan Partlett

1/30   Melissa Gladwell-Sayre, Cary Edgar

1/31   Tom Gosse, Don Robey, Stephanie Sandberg

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