Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

March 12 - 18, 2024

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What's Going On At Grace

+Mar 13 & 20 - Lenten Wednesday Evenings

+Mar 16 - Property Workday

+Mar 24 - Palm Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt

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.

Eric Schmidt

August 7, 1937 - March 4, 2024

Members and friends, last week we shared with you the tragic news that our brother, Eric Schmidt, has died. Today we share the information for his service and his obituary.

First, to read Eric's obituary, click here.

The Celebration of Life service will take place this coming Friday afternoon at 2pm, with a reception in the Fellowship Hall to follow.

We continue to pray for Louise, their sons Dan, Donald, and David, and their many grandchildren and great grandchildren, as they face this loss. May they find hope and strength, remembering our Lord's victory over death. May we be inspired by the memory of Eric's generous and joyful spirit.

Wednesdays in Lent

We're inviting the whole congregation to take part in preparing our Lenten Soup Suppers!

If you have a favorite soup, we hope you'll share it! If you're not as much of a cook, but can provide bread or drinks, that's great! We'll also need assistance with setup and cleanup.

Click HERE to sign up to help with a Lenten Soup Supper.

Family Promise starts this Sunday!

A note from our February Family Promise Guests:

Thank You So Much! for hosting our family.

We are truly grateful for all of the kindness and hospitality we were shown here. All of the delicious food and wonderful conversations will be treasured in our hearts forever. Sincerely, the A.C.E. Family

If you'd like to take part in the ministry that cared for this family, join us for our Family Promise week, March 17-24!

We have opportunities for setup, hosting dinner, evening fellowship time, staying overnight, and taking things down at the end of the week.

*Our biggest need right now is overnight hosts*

Each person makes a difference in the lives of those we host!

Please click HERE to sign up to help.

Contact Pr. Rachel with questions.

Easter Sunday

Worship Assistants

You're invited to take part in worship leadership on Easter Sunday! We need acolytes, crucifers, readers, petitioners, communion assistants, and ushers. Please click the service time below to sign up to assist as we celebrate the Resurrection!

7:00AM

9:00AM

11:00AM

Last Week for Envelopes!

Please return your envelopes by this Sunday, March 17th!

Our 150 Envelope Fundraiser for the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering is going great! 100 envelopes have been claimed!

This Fundraiser supports 8 youth and 4 adults who 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!

Thank you to everyone who has taken an envelope so far! As of today, we have received $5,708 in envelope returns, an additional $1,000 grant, and a $1,000 gift, for a total of $7,708!

If every envelope is filled, we will raise $11,270 toward this trip.

If you haven't yet claimed an envelope, there are still 50 available in the Fellowship Hall!

To learn more about this fundraiser, our participants, and how your support makes a difference, please click HERE.

Property Workday - March 16 at 9am

Mark your calendars for our annual Property Workday! Join us the morning of Saturday, March 16, to lay pine straw, trim bushes, and other outdoor tasks,so that our property is ready to reflect the beauty of Easter!

Contact Walker Stockley with any questions.

Come Share Your Story with Us!

Our campus ministry (WELCM) students invite you to share your knowledge and life experiences with them. We hope to begin a “Life Lessons” series in which Grace members can talk about their life, career, faith, or identity journeys, their experiences with other cultures or global missions, or practical skills such as money management, renting apartments, job interviews, etc.

If you have a topic or experience you would enjoy sharing with students and discussing for about 15-20 minutes at an evening meeting, please reach out to our Campus Minister, Pastor Hahn at cm@welcm.org. Please provide your name and contact information and a description of your topic and what you would like to share. We hope you will volunteer. It is a tremendous opportunity to meet our next generation of leaders and share the things we wish someone had told us earlier.

The WELCM Committee

Seniors @Grace

Seniors @Grace will welcome our new campus minister on the 3rd Thursday of March. Pastor Hahn will join us on March 21st to talk about the Campus Ministry program and share some interesting details about his life journey. We will meet at the usual time 11:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall with lunch at noon. We are having another traditional “church lunch” from our Grace cookbooks.

Let Annie Laurie Wheat know by Tuesday March 19 if you can come. (893 517-0626 or wheatannielaurie@gmail.com).

All are welcome to come and share food and

fellowship with Pastor Hahn.

Easter Baskets of Blessings

Our annual Easter Baskets of Blessings opportunity is well underway! There are several 'eggs' remaining in the Fellowship Hall to be picked, to create a basket of blessings for a senior citizen in our area for Easter.

Please create and return these baskets, along with their egg labels, by March 24th!

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

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

Life House Women's Shelter

Bethel Shelters

Palmetto Community Health Care

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, pasta, mac 'n cheese, baked goods, breakfast items, diapers (sizes: 3,4&5) 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 March Birthdays

The Sanctuary Candle for the month of March is given by

Theresa Miller in honor of March birthdays

and all her family’s birthdays throughout this year.

Click HERE for the Current Worship Assistant Schedule.

Click HERE to sign up to sponsor Altar Flowers.

Summer camp registration is open!

If you'd like to register for camp, or send someone you love to camp, click here to learn about the programs being offered this summer, and click here to register!

And, we have scholarships for NovusWay, for all ages! If you'd like to apply for a scholarship, please contact Pr. Rachel for the form.

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 January Treasurer's Report