GRACE NOTES

Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2023

What's Going On At Grace

+Dec 1 - Rock Hill Christmas Parade - Grace will share hot chocolate and popcorn on the porch!

+Dec 17 - Cookies, Cocoa, and Carols

+Dec 22 - Peter Mayer Concert

+Dec 24 - Advent 4 worship at 10am, Christmas Eve worship at 5, 7, & 11pm

Many of these events have more details in other sections. This section is updated each week, so keep checking in. You can also see the full church calendar HERE.

THANK YOU

to everyone who has made a commitment to our Grace ministry for 2024!

So far, we have received 99 commitments for a total of $436,097 committed!

This is wonderful news - we are well on our way to fully supporting our 2024 initiatives!

You can still make your Commitment if you haven't yet. Contact the church office if you need assistance.

Thank you again for your support and prayers for the ministry we will share in 2024!

Family Promise

Family Update from Dawn Hartman

A couple of days before Thanksgiving I was doing some grocery shopping when a woman approached me and asked if I remembered her. After a beat I realized it was Courtney, one of our Family Promise moms for the last few months. Courtney, Alvin and their five children stayed with us several times after moving here from Mississippi. I am very happy to provide an update for those of you who had the pleasure of getting to know this delightful family. During their last stay at Grace, they let us know that Courtney had applied for a new job and they had put an application in for a house. God has answered both of these prayers! The whole family was so excited about celebrating Thanksgiving in their new home and Courtney is enjoying her new job.

Volunteering during Family Promise week is rewarding in its own right but knowing “our families” are moving on to bigger and better things is the icing on the cake.

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Family Promise Hosting Week - December 3-10

Grace will be hosting Family Promise next week!

We'd love to have you join us in welcoming our guest families and making sure they have good meals and a comfortable place to stay with us.

To take part in this week, please click HERE. We have roles for everyone - setup, making dinner, spending time socializing, sleeping, and resetting!

For more information, please contact Pr. Rachel.

This Friday, the Rock Hill Christmas Parade will go past our front door, and we'll be opening our bathrooms for our neighbors! We get hundreds of bathroom visitors each Parade, and we expect a crowd this year, too!

Be a Parade Hero - help us welcome our neighbors! We need volunteers to take a 15 minute shift during the Parade to show people where the bathrooms are and make sure they get back upstairs without getting lost. We'll need guides from 6 to 8pm, which will be 8 people total, one 15 minute shift each. If you can take a 15 minute shift, please email Pr. Rachel HERE. 

Thank you!!

A letter from the Council President

Click HERE for a letter from Council President Lori Brown

Christmas Eve Worship Assistant Roles are open!

We invite you to be part of leading our services to welcome Christ, the Newborn King!

Click on the service times below to add your name to the worship assistant schedules for Christmas Eve.

Christmas Poinsettias

Poinsettias will be placed in the Sanctuary for Christmas Eve services. You have an opportunity to either purchase one or more poinsettias. Please click HERE to sign up. The price per plant is $13.00. Please order your poinsettia by Sunday, Dec. 17.

Please call the church office for more information and payment details.

Seniors @ Grace

It is that time of year again for our Annual Jubilee Christmas Party on Thursday December 14th.

Come dressed in your best holiday outfit, bring a gift for our wild gift exchange and something yummy to eat and share with the group. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 11:30am. Lunch at noon as usual followed by much laughter and good nature gift stealing. We also usually do a collection to help a local charity.

Please let Annie Laurie Wheat know if you can make it and what dish you are bringing by December 12. (803 517-0626 or wheatannielaurie@gmail.com)

Remember there can never be too many desserts!  

100 Connections

We have 86/100!

Over the course of our 100th year, our congregation is making 100 new connections in the community.

We know that we've definitely made 100 new connections at this point - we just haven't shared them with each other yet! During the meeting, we invited people to write down their connections, and we received 26 new cards! This brings us to 86 - only 14 to go to meet our goal, and we'd be excited to exceed it, too.

These connections are simple - where have you met someone new, learned their name, and felt connected, even for just a few moments? You don't have to have talked about church - we ARE the church, we take it with us wherever we go!

To share a connection you've made, please click HERE and help us meet our goal. Thank you for being the church in the world, sharing God's love with the community!

100th Anniversary Events

We have 2 celebration events left! Be sure to take part in our Cookies, Cocoa, and Carols event and the Peter Mayer concert!

It's time to get tickets for

Peter Mayer

Our final 100th Anniversary Event will be the Peter Mayer: Stars & Promises concert!

This concert will be at Grace on Friday, December 22nd, and it is open to the public - we expect to see many community members and we're excited to welcome them to Grace!

Tickets are now on sale, and they could go quickly - Click HERE to learn more and purchase your tickets for the show!

NOTE: These tickets are only available through the above link - we will not be selling them through Grace.

100th Anniversary Apparel is available for order again!

Did you forget to order your 100th anniversary gear last time?

Do you love your short-sleeve tee so much that you want it in another color and long-sleeves?

Does the cooler weather have you dreaming of a celebratory sweatshirt?

You're in luck! You can order any and all of these items and have them delivered right to your door for your wearing enjoyment!

Click HERE to order your 100th Anniversary Apparel!

2023 Annual Business Meeting

Is Complete!

On Sunday Nov 19, we also elected new members of Council, members of next year's Nominating Committee, and approved a Missional Spending Plan for 2024.

To learn more, click on some of the buttons below.

Can we get a ride?

We have several members of Grace who would love to come to worship on Sunday mornings, but can't drive themselves.

We are creating a list of those who would be willing to give someone a ride to and from church, so that those members can be in touch and be with us in person! If you'd be willing to give a member a ride, please let the church office know HERE.

Grace Outreach Partnerships

Click on the buttons below to learn more about our 2023 partners and how you can offer support through volunteering and donations

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Diapers sizes 4,5,6, baked goods, pancake mix, syrup, cereal, snacks, chips, cooking oil, broths, green beans and corn.

Grace donated 125 pounds of food/ supplies to Hope in November. Thank you!

The Sanctuary Candle for the month of November is given by

Louise & Eric Schmidt to the Glory of God

and in thanksgiving for our family.

The Altar Flowers for December 3rd are given by

Kim and Jeff Myers in memory of Shane Myers