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GRACE NOTES
August 15-21, 2023
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SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
We currently have one service each Sunday at 10am.
This summer schedule will extend through September 3rd.
For Worship services please visit our YouTube channel.
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What's Going On At Grace
+July 2 - Sept 3 - One worship service at 10am on Sundays
+August 27 - Blood Drive
+Sept 10 - Rally Day, Mission-Vision-Values Launch Day
+Sept 17 - 100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
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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Thank you for supporting our Youth and Families!
This Sunday, our Young Youth had an awesome Color Event! We made affirmation canvases, slime, and shaving cream colored cards! Even our lunch was colorful, with a variety of veggies and rainbow sprinkle cookies. The kids had an awesome time spending the afternoon together and making fun memories. To see more photos from this event, click HERE.
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RSVP for our 100th Anniversary Dinner!
On September 17th, we will gather at Southern Charm beginning at 4pm for an evening of food, fellowship, trivia, and shared stories to celebrate our 100th anniversary as a congregation!
4:00pm - Gathering, Appetizers, and Drinks. Beer and Wine will be available for an additional cash donation.
5:00 pm - Buffet Dinner with choice of Roast Beef in Au jus or gluten-free Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast (an entree that is both vegan & gluten-free is available upon request with your RSVP), Spring Salad, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Mac'n'Cheese, Green Bean Almondine, and Sourdough Bread. Cake for dessert.
5:45-7:00pm - Trivia contest, Testimonials, and more.
The cost will be $12 per person, with a cap of $40 per household. The suggested cash donation for beer is $5, for wine is $6.
Please RSVP HERE and submit your payment by September 1. (If you have RSVP'ed on the tear & share in worship, you do not need to RSVP again.)
Payment may be made online, using your Realm profile, or you can pay by cash or check.
If you have questions, please contact the church office.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
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This week we were scheduled to host Family Promise guests, and Sunday night went well!
Unfortunately, on Monday, one of the families had a positive COVID test, and so our guests will instead be housed in the Family Promise duplex and in a hotel this week to prevent spreading this illness. We are thankful to those who volunteered for this week, and we're praying for a speedy recovery for our FP neighbors.
A bit of good news is that we will be able to help FP in another way; we asked director Leslie Starnes what a week of hotel stay was going to cost the program (it'll be about $600) and we have committed to covering that expense with our Good Samaritan fund. We are grateful to have this discretionary fund available to help our congregation and community and glad to be able to 'host' elsewhere this week.
Thank you for supporting Family Promise, and for supporting the Good Samaritan fund. We look forward to hosting Family Promise at Grace again October 8-15th, and we invite you to go ahead and mark your calendar!
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Seniors@Grace
Seniors@Grace are on the road on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 for a special luncheon at Ebenezer Grill located at 1525 Ebenezer Rd in Rock Hill. We will have the place to ourselves to sample some of the Grill's top menu items and learn about how the building started as a gas station and how it has become a community favorite.
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Also mark these upcoming dates: September 28 at Grace for a visit with Amber West who is the Partner Relations Manager for Hospice and Community Care and October 26 for our annual Octoberfest!
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Grace Blood Drive - August 27th
To sign up to give blood, click HERE
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Here's the Scoop
There is much to celebrate - 345 different women and 31 children served, 52 women who have secured employment & 33 women who have been placed into housing. This event will shine a spotlight on the lives of these inspiring women & provide an insightful glimpse of homelessness in our community that will certainly challenge your perspective. You will hear stories from former residents & see first hand how your investment in The Life House is making a difference! This is sure to be a "sweet" experience, & we hope you will join us!
September 24, 2023
3-4:30 pm
Drinks and Desserts provided
Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center
Contact Dawn Hartman (dhartman429@icloud.com) by September 1, 2023, if you would like to be her guest at this event.
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Do you have a special talent or gift? Do you enjoy talking to people and brightening their day? Then please consider volunteering at Pathways Community Center’s new Learning Lab.
The Learning Lab will be available each day to homeless men and women who stay at Pathways during the day and are housed overnight by two of Grace’s Outreach partners, Bethel Men’s Shelter and The Life House. Help these men and women learn something new, share in some camaraderie, and know that people in their community really do care. What a blessing you will be, and you are likely to find yourself blessed as well.
More information is available on various bulletin boards around the church or contact Pathways at 803-366-7284
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Biggest needs this week at HOPE:
Diapers Size 4, 5 & 6, Pull-Ups (all sizes), Cereal, Pancakes/Syrup, Canned Tomatoes, Condiments, Jelly, Canned Tuna and other meats. Please no canned green beans.
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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Dr. Cynthia Roddey and the AARP will be offering Driver Safety Classes at Grace on September 18 and November 20th.
For more information and how to register, click HERE. |
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Meets on Tuesday, September 5 from 11am - 1pm in room 107. This group is for crafters of any skill level and any craft, with the group’s purpose to craft items that will be donated to different organizations in need of those items. |
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We are exploring the opportunity to reinstate a quilting group at Grace! We need your input to determine what interest there may be, what the focus could be, and when to meet.
If you're interested in taking part in a quilting group at Grace, please click HERE to share your thoughts on how it might take shape!
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Like to sing? Enjoy being with wonderful people?
Consider joining the choir this summer! There are no evening rehearsals for the months of July and August. Just come at 9:00 am to the Sanctuary. All are welcome to join us as we prepare to lead in song. For more information write Jeremy at music@gracerockhill.com
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100 Connections
We have 31/100!
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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Save the Dates for our special
100th Anniversary Events!
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Sept 17 - 100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at Southern Charm Events Center
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Oct 8 - Winthrop Choral Concert at Grace
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Oct 22 - Beer and Hymns at Elks Lodge
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Oct 29 - Fall Fest after 10am service
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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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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 - 70s.
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The Sanctuary Candle for the month of August is given by Kathy and John Taylerson in memory of Kathy's dad, John Heckert.
The Altar Flowers for August 20 are given by Kendra Brown Shifflett, Lori Brown, and Garrick Brown in memory of our father, Robert L. Brown on what would have been his 81st birthday and in honor of our parents, Karen and Robert Brown for their 58th wedding anniversary on August 21.
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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 July 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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