ÿþ<!DOCTYPE hlml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for Linux (vers 6 November 2007), see www.w3.org"> <meta http-equiv="content-Type" content= "text/xhtml; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="author" content="Rosina Suzanne Harter"> <meta name="Copyright" content= "Copyright(c) 2006 Grace Publications"> <meta name="keywords" content= "Episcopal Church, Chillicothe, Episcopal Prayers, Anglican Prayers, Stations of the Cross, the Lord's Prayer, Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Noon Day Office, Compline, Daughters of the King, Episcopal Church Women, Lay Worship, Healing Service, Blessing of the Animals, Saints, Pentecost, Episcopal Beliefs, Diocese of West Missouri, Psalms, Prayer, Meditation, baptism, confirmation, Vestry, Anglican History, Episcopal Church History, Nicene Creed, Prayers for the Sick, Prayer for 9/11"> <meta name="Rating" content="General"> <meta name="revisit-after" content="5"> <meta name="doc-class" content="Living Document"> <title>Grace Episcopal Church</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css"> </head> <body> <div id="masthead"> <h1><img src="images/grace%20pictures%20disc3%20005.jpg" alt= "Picture of Grace Church" style= "float:right;margin-left: 10px;margin-right-15px" width= "200">Welcome to<br> Grace Episcopal Church</h1> <br> <h2>Centered on Christ, Living God's Word for over 150 years!</h2> <p><b>421 Elm Street<br> Chillicothe, Missouri 64601<br> <a href="Contact%20Us.html">Contact Us</a><br> <a href="directions.html">Directions</a><br></b></p> <h3><b><i>Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 1:3</i></b></h3> <hr></div> <div id="topnav" style="padding-top: 5 px"> <p><b><a href="We%20Believe.html">Faith</a> &nbsp; <a href= "Anglican%20Prayers.html">Prayers</a> &nbsp; <a href= "testFAQs.html">FAQs</a> &nbsp; <a href="Our%20People.html">Our People</a> &nbsp; <a href="history.html">Episcopal History</a>&nbsp; <a href="grace%20church%20history.html">Local History</a> &nbsp; <a href="Christian%20Formation.html">Christian Education</a>&nbsp; <a href="Christian%20Outreach.html">Christian Outreach</a>&nbsp; <a href="Groups.html">Local Groups using the Parish Hall</a>&nbsp;</b></p> <hr></div> <div id="clicks" float:="" width:="" position:="" top:="" left:=""> <p><b>Click here for<br> <a href="welcome%20to%20the%20web.html">a Welcome Message<br> from the<br> the Rev. Denise Vaughn</a></b></p> <img src="images/Rev%20Vaughn2.JPG" alt="The Rev. Denise Vaughn" width="80"> <p><b>Click here for<br> <a href= "documents/PastoralletterfromBishopField02-15-12.pdf"target="newpage"> Pastoral Letter From<br> Bishop Field<br> February 15, 2012</a><br></p> <p><a href= "documents/2012AnnualMeetingRectorsReport.pdf"target="newpage"> The Rector's<br> Report to the Annual<br> Meeting of the Parish<br> 2012</a><br></b></p> <p><b>Click here to<br> read a<br> <a href="Recent%20Sermons.html">Recent Sermon</a></b></p> <p><b>Follow us on Facebook<br> Grace Episcopal Church,<br> Chillicothe, Missouri</b></p> <p><b>Click here to read the<br> parish newsletter<br> <a href="documents/WeeklyGraceMay132012.pdf" target= "newpage"><i>Weekly Grace</i></a></b></p> <img src="images/dailyoffice2.gif" alt="Logo for The Daily Office" width="80"> <p><b>Click here to<br> listen to or read<br> <a href="http://www.missionstclare.com" target="_blank">the Daily Office Lessons</a></b></p> <p><b>Click here to<br> search the web</b><br> <a href="http://www.goodsearch.com" target="_top"><img src= "http://www.goodsearch.com/_gfx/goodshop-120x60.gif" width="120" height="60" alt="GoodShop: You Shop...We Give!" border="0"></a><br> <br> <a href= "http://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/slhs/Locations/Saint%20Lukes%20Home%20Care%20and%20Hospice/Hospice.htm" target="newpage"><b>Hedrick Medical Center</b><br> Hospice</a><br> <br> <img src="images/Habitat.jpg" alt= "Logo for Chillicothe Habitat for Humanity" margin:="" width= "130"><br> <a href="http://www.habitatchillicothe.org" target= "_blank"><b>Chillicothe Area<br> Habitat For Humanity</b></a><br> <br></p> </div> <div id="main" style= "width: 400px; position: absolute; top: 450px; left: 200px"> <h4>Collect (Prayer) for the Seventh Sunday of Easter:<br> The Sunday after Ascension Day</h4> <p>O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. <i>Amen.</i></p><br> <h4>Click here for the <a href="documents/CalendarMay2012.pdf" target="newpage">May 2012 Calendar</a></h4> <h4>Click here to read about<br> <a href="documents/xtraGraceMay12012.pdf"target="newpage"><i>Ripe for the Harvest</i></a> <h4>Worship Schedule</h4> <p><b>Sunday Morning</b><br> 8:00 Holy Eucharist,Rite I<br> 10:00 Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Traditional Hymns<br></p> <p><b>Christian Education</b><br> Click the Christian Education tab above for details!</p> <p>10:00 Sundays Children's Sunday School<br> Beginning May 2 Adult Bible Study<br> The Book of Acts, Part 2</p> <h4>Special Services and Events May 2012</h4> <p> May 20 10 Service Baptism </p> <h4>Meetings in May 2012</h4> <p> May 20 Vestry at 11:30<br> May 30 Meeting with Trenton team at St. Phillip's<br> </p> <h4>Congratulations!</h4> <p>Chili Contest Winners!<br> <b>Restaurant and Catering Division</b><br> Chillicothe Elks Lodge First Place<br> Nico'z Second Place<br> Boji Stone Third Place<br> <b>Amateur</b><br> Betty Jane Lee First Place<br> Geni Amen Second Place<br> Access II Team Third Place<br></p> <p>The Grace Episcopal Church Holiday Float won<br> First Place in the Non-Profit Division and the<br> Grand Marshal's Trophy<br> in the 2010 Chillicothe Holiday Parade!<br> See pictures of the float at Grace Episcopal Church<br> on Facebook</p> </div> <div id="links" style= "float: right; 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