Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

April 16 - 22, 2024

For Worship services please visit our YouTube channel.

What's Going On At Grace

Apr 21 - Variety Show & Raffle benefiting the ELCA Youth Gathering Group

April 25 - Seniors@Grace

April 27 - Habitat Work Day

May 5-11 - Family Promise at Grace

May 12 - Youth Sunday

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.

Grace Variety Show

and Raffle

THIS SUNDAY

April 21, 5:00pm

We'll be hosting a Variety Show & Raffle to benefit the Gathering!

(A variety show is like a talent show, but talent is not required)

It's dinner and a show, and you won't want to miss it!

Attending this event is free - our fundraiser is the raffle!

There will be a free-will offering if you'd like to help offset the cost of dinner.

Everyone is invite to participate, so consider if you have an act, talent, hobby, or skill you'd like to share!

Examples include singing, dancing, juggling, skits, playing an instrument, magic, joke telling, poetry reading, lip-sync'ing to 80's music, and air guitar!

If you're ready to be part of the fun,

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Our special Raffle e-news went out on Saturday - click HERE to see all the great items available to win!

You will be able to buy raffle tickets between the 8:30 and 11am services, and after the 11am service, on Sunday, and then at the beginning of the show in the evening.

*You do not have to be present at the show to win*

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Gathering: 8 youth and 4 adults from Grace will be headed to New Orleans in July, along with other ELCA youth from across the USA, to learn how we are Created To Be God's people!

Plant Sale Coming Soon!

Are you getting ready to plant spring flowers and veggies?

Would you like those to come from a Master Gardener?

Would you also like to support our Youth?

Have we got a plant sale for you!

On May 5th, we will be selling a variety of flower and veggie seedlings, sprouted by our own Sabrina Blanks!

Pre-orders will be available as well.

We'll have more details for you very soon!

This sale will benefit our Gathering Group!

2024 Outreach

Partnerships

On Thursday, we shared a special e-news announcing our 2024 Outreach Partners!

We're glad to be partnering with the following 3 organizations:

+Habitat for Humanity of York County

+Children's Attention Home

+Better Bound Book Store &

Youth Development Corp.

Click HERE to see the e-news and learn more about our partners!

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Our first partner project will be taking place NEXT SATURDAY, April 27th. We'll be working with Habitat for Humanity to refurbish a local home. This project is the Earl Gatlin Better Together Build, done in memory of our Grace member and friend, Earl.

Please click HERE to read more about the project day and to sign up!

If you have questions, please contact one of our Grace-Habitat partnership liaisons,

Jeff Ranges or Doug Gay.

WELCM at HOPE

Our Campus Ministry group, WELCM, served at HOPE of Rock Hill last Tuesday, alongside several Grace members! We give thanks for the ways they all are serving our neighbors!

SENIORS@GRACE

April 25th Seniors@Grace will host the Bildge Rats Production program entitled

"A Walk Down Memory Lane".

Our very own Raymond Zieverink runs this group of sailors who do a musical program that is sure to delight. They are all members of United Submarine Veterans INC. The lunch menu includes fried chicken with a variety of sides and dessert. We will gather at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall with lunch at noon. The cost is $6.00 per person.

Please let Annie Laurie Wheat know by April 23rd if you can make it. Cell phone 803 517-0626 or house phone 803 980-1834 or by email at wheatannielaurie@gmail.com

Save the Date

for

Vacation Bible School!

June 17-21 + 9am-12pm

We have so many opportunities for volunteers to take part! If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Tammie Harbert or Pr. Rachel!

OUTREACH UPDATES

Grace Outreach Partnerships

We will be announcing our 2024 partners in a special enews this week!

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Cereal, PB & J, pasta, mac&cheese, baked goods, condiments, diapers sizes 4, 5, 7 and wipes

Please make sure to check expiration dates!

Congregation Connections

Click here for our current Prayer List

Click here to submit your prayer requests

Click here for our Memorials & Honor Gifts

Click here for our April Birthdays

The Sanctuary Candle for the month of April is given by

Joe and Karen Warmoth to the Glory of God!

The Altar Flowers for Sunday, April 21st are given by

Patti Saunders in loving memory of Larry Saunders

Click HERE for the Current Worship Assistant Schedule.

Click HERE to sign up to sponsor Altar Flowers.

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
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!

Click HERE for the February Treasurer's Report