Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 6, 2018
Christian Education and GHTC Enews Unite
Welcome to the updated GHTC eNews. We are adding the weekly Christian education publication to help you stay informed about the church. If you have feedback, please send it to Barb Dodd , Associate for Generosity, Discipleship and Communications.
This Sunday's Gospel: John 15:9-17
Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.
I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this,
to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. [ continue reading ]
 Weekly Scriptures come from the Revised Common Lectionar y ; passages are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible .
Mark Your Calendar
May 5 – Enjoy an Afternoon of Cabaret this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Buck Dietz, vocalist, and Hope Armstrong Erb, pianist, will perform music from the Great American Songbook. Bring a friend and make someone happy! The Music Ministry Team will host a reception after the free concert.

May 6 – High school seniors will be recognized at the 8:45 a.m. service. Each graduate receives a blanket and a blessing to remind them of the love, comfort and peace of their church home.

May 12 – The UnBelizable Dinner and Auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. If you enjoy travel, several amazing properties will be featured in the auction, including a long weekend at Virginia Beach, a weekend in an 80-year-old Coast Guard station off the Eastern Shore, a week on the coast of Maine in September and a week in a beautiful Lake Superior home in Minnesota! Plan your getaway and support missions in Belize at the same time. Contact Jodie Pully to see photos and RSVP for the event.

May 13 – Sarah Kye Price's Last Sunday (see below for details on a reception in her honor after the 11:00 a.m. service)
Campus Ministry Leaders Celebrated
Last Sunday evening a special celebration of the Holy Eucharist was offered at 5:00 p.m. to honor our Campus Ministry graduating seniors – Jordan Cooke, Emily Bennett and Merin Duke. These young adults are the future of the Jesus movement! The Eucharist was followed by a delicious dinner, lovingly prepared by members of the parish. See all the photos on our Facebook page.

Summer Vocation and Christian Formation: Spiritual Gifts
When you go to the river, the beach, the mountains or just stay home and worship at the kitchen table this summer, don't leave your Christian identity at Grace and Holy Trinity. On Sunday May 6, Pre-K through 8th grade classes will meet upstairs and the Youth Group (9th-12th grade) will join with the Adult Forum downstairs to discuss how we can use summer vacation and leisure time as an opportunity to explore our spiritual gifts. Contact Aaron Davis or Rev. Kim Reinholz for more information.
Thank You to Seminarian Sarah Kye Price
For the last two years, as a part of her formation as a priest in the Church, GHTC has been fortunate to have Sarah Kye Price as Seminarian. Sarah has worked in a number of ministries, including Red Door, and exercised a liturgical role as officiant at Daily Morning Prayer, preacher at both our Sunday and Friday worship services, as chalice bearer, and intercessor. 

Sarah recently met with many of the ministry teams in the parish to hear their stories, and then crafted Collects to be used by those ministries and by the church as a whole. This effort is providing tremendous support to our spiritual journeys, one of the main foci of our Strategic Plan. In her course work, Sarah prepared an adult Inquirer's/Confirmation course; she will return in the Spring of 2019 to lead that class. 

On Sunday May 13 we will take a moment at the parish breakfast to thank Sarah and then, after the 11:00 a.m. service, there will be a reception in the Parish Hall in her honor. May 13 is the last Sunday Sarah will be with us as Seminarian and we wish her the very best with the next stage of her journey toward ordination .
For questions or comments contact:
Associate for Generosity, Discipleship and Communications
Phone: 804-359-5628 ext.16