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Upcoming Events:

January

16 (Monday): Hornets Game, 11:00am-4:30pm (game starts at 1:00pm);

signup deadline has passed.

22: gYg Meeting at the church, 5-7pm

29: gYg Meeting at the church, 5-7pm

February

5: gYg Meeting at the church, 5-7pm

12: Souper Bowl of Caring collection at morning worship; Grace Bowl?

12: Signup deadline for High School Montreat Youth Conference & Middle School Montreat Youth Conference; click here for info.

25 (Saturday): Love Cafe'

26: WinterJam at Spectrum Center, leave church at 3:15pm

March 4-5: Possible ski trip - we are working on details now

Summer Events to be Considering



Take a look at the summer conference opportunities. The signup deadline High School and Middle School Montreat Conferences is February 12.

Details About Events



Souper Bowl of Caring - Sunday, February 12: Our youth will ask the congregation to bring non-perishable food items/canned goods and monetary donations that will go to local food banks to help alleviate hunger in our area. This is a national effort with local impact. We will need youth to hold pots at the exit of the Sanctuary to collect donations at the end of the 8:00 and 10:15 worship services. More info about the nationwide effort can be found at tacklehunger.org.

Love Café - Saturday, February 25. For Love Café, our youth sign up people/sell tickets to a dinner held at the church. RJ Manoni is heading up the kitchen. We will soon talk about what charities/missions we want to support with the money raised through ticket sales. In addition, our youth serve the tables for a nice dinner in the Sanctuary (giving out and refilling drinks, taking the meal to the table, taking empty dishes away). Plan to help. It is a great way to do good in the world and fits our goal of serving. Youth will need a white shirt and black pants for waiting tables. A few people can work on the cleanup side, running the dishwasher, etc. Questions? Let me know!

WinterJam 2023 - Sunday, February 26, begins at 5:00pm at the Spectrum Center, leave the church at 3:15pm; cost is $15 at the door + money for food

You can find out more about it at https://2023.jamtour.com/  

Remind App Groups

We started fresh with new Remind groups this fall. If you haven't, please subscribe to the youth and/or parent Remind groups to get reminders and updates on upcoming events.

To join the Remind group for youth: text @gygyo to the number 81010

To join the Remind group for parents: text @parentgyg to the number 81010

I hope to see you Sunday! Let me know if I can be helpful to you or your family.

Blessings!

-Jason

Jason Davenport, cell: 803-517-3827, email: jason@gracefortmill.org