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GRACE NOTES
June 13 - 20, 2023
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For Worship services please visit our YouTube channel.
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What's Going On At Grace
+June 18-25 - Family Promise Week
+Jun 22 - Seniors@Grace
+Jun 28 - Youth Service & Fun Day
+July 5 - Aug 9 - "The Color of Compromise" weekly book study
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.
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-Please Note-
The Grace Church Office will be closed on Friday, June 16 and Monday, June 19.
For pastoral care emergencies during that time,
please contact Dr. Olga-Maria Cruz at 502.644.0176
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Grace will be hosting Family Promise THIS COMING WEEK, June 18-25, and we would love to have you join us!
There are many opportunities to connect with and care for our guests during this week. We have spots for setting up, Dinner Hosts, Evening Hosts, Overnight Hosts, and resetting.
Each of these roles helps provide a safe, welcoming home for our guests, and we want to be sure that they have a wonderful experience every night they are with us. Your participation makes a difference!
Please consider how you might join in this week of welcoming and click HERE to sign up! For more information, please contact Pr. Rachel.
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Grace Endowment Fund
100th Anniversary Gifts
"I support the Endowment Fund because it is a wonderful way to support various needs locally and worldwide outside of Grace’s usual Missional Spending Plan. I have contributed to this Fund because I also like knowing that donations to the Fund remain there in perpetuity allowing it to grow while using income from its earnings to be distributed as grants to worthwhile needs." - Wally Seigler
This month, our anniversary month, we are invited to join in the legacy of Grace. 100 years ago, the legacy began with those who pooled their resources and built Grace. Now, that legacy carries on in our ministry, and in our Extended Ministry - this is what the Endowment Fund is for. The Fund gives grants to 'above and beyond' ministries of our congregation and community, making more ministry possible.
This Fund, and the amount of grant money available, grow through gifts from Grace members and friends. This month, please consider taking part in growing this Fund and supporting extended ministry by giving a special gift to the Endowment! You can give this gift through the offering plate, via online giving, or by mail.
To read Craig Ketner's full message to the congregation, please click HERE.
Thank you for your support of the Grace Endowment Fund and for considering a gift this month!
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Summer Book Study
This summer, Grace will host a book study centered on "The Color of Compromise" by Jemar Tisby.
We will meet for 6 weeks, on Wednesdays in July and early August.
July 5 - Ch. 1-2
July 12 - Ch. 3-4
July 19 - Ch. 5-6
July 26 - Ch. 7-8
August 2 - Ch. 9-10
August 9 - Ch. 11
There will be a meeting at 12 pm and at 6pm each of these days; choose the time that works best for you. You are welcome to be part of this study even if you can't come every week.
The church will be purchasing several copies of this book, but if you'd like to get a head start, it is available on Amazon and through bookstores.
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SENIORS@GRACE
Come join us on Thursday June 22 for a special walk down memory lane when Seniors@Grace share a meal from the 1998 Filled With Grace cookbook. Our yummy lunch will feature a vintage recipe for chicken cacciatore that Sue Waataja contributed to the cookbook and Jean Faut’s earthquake cake. Then after lunch we will share our stories to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grace Lutheran Church. Come prepared to share a story that connects you to the church. Make plans to come at our usual time of 11:30 am with lunch at noon. Please RSVP to Annie Laurie Wheat by June 20th. Cell phone 803 517-0626 or by email at wheatannielaurie@gmail.com
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Save the Dates for our special
100th Anniversary Events!
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July 30 - Fifth Sunday celebration with Pastor Rebecca Lord-Phillips; Farewell and Godspeed for Dr. Olga-Maria Cruz
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Sept 17 - 100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at Southern Charm Events Center
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Oct 8 - Winthrop Choral Concert
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Dec 17 - Cookies, Carols, Choral Music, and Cocoa Party
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Dec 22 - Peter Mayer Christmas Concert
More information about these events will be shared closer to their dates!
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100 Connections
We have 27/100!
"During our family vacation to Punta Cana, Ashlyn met Anya and Coco at the Kid's Club. We became fast friends with their family and spend most of our time with them at the pool and during evening entertainment. Anya does competitive dance and has a competition in Charlotte this coming winter, so we may see them again!" - Traci
We are constantly making connections in our lives - as part of our 100th anniversary, we are making at least 100 new connections as a congregation! To share a connection you've made, please click HERE!
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Grace Member / Friend Memories
One of the ways we will be celebrating the rich history of Grace this year is to hear about its impact on the lives of its
members.
These do not need to be very long - even a single paragraph would be fine. Simply share with us your perspective, the way your story and Grace's story came together, and we will publish these remembrances in these Grace Notes publications throughout the year.
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Centennial Temple Talks
As a part of Grace's 100th Anniversary Celebration, we will share a Temple Talk highlighting Grace's history through the decades on the first Sunday of each month, from March through December.
Click on the links below to read our Temple Talks, about Grace in the 1920s, '30s, '40s, and '50s.
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Communion, Anyone?
As you may have noticed, we are sending Home Communion out to those who wish to receive the sacrament but cannot easily attend worship on Sunday mornings. Would you like to receive Communion in this way? Do you know someone who might? Please let the Church Office know, so we can meet these needs and extend God's Grace in this way!
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OUTREACH UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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Biggest needs this week at HOPE:
Canned Goods, Laundry Detergent, Dog Food & Cat Food
You can drop items off in the bin located outside the church offices and a volunteer will take them over to HOPE. Please only place non-perishable items in the bin!
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The Sanctuary Candle for the month of June is given by Karen and Joe Warmoth to the Glory of God in thanksgiving for the charter members of Grace.
The Altar Flowers for June 18 are given by Linda and Don Horst to the Glory of God and in memory of all the Saints of Grace for the past 100 years.
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Lose something at church? Check out the lost and found in the Fellowship Hall. Don't see your item? Contact the church office. |
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Offering Our Gifts to God
Your gifts to Grace allow our ministry to happen! You can give in several ways:
- Give via the offering plate in worship
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Give online by clicking HERE (you have the option to offset the cost of giving online)
- Set up giving though your bank
- Mail your offering to the church office.
Thank you for continued faithful giving!
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Click HERE for the April Treasurer's Report
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If you are in need of help (of any kind), or simply want to connect,
please reach out to the pastors. We want to walk with you.
Please call or email us.
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Stay connected! Click on the links below! |
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GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
426 Oakland Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29730
(740) 312-5774 (Pastor Gregg’s cell)
(864) 230-3816 (Pastor Rachel’s cell)
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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