GRACE NOTES

March 5 - 11, 2024

What's Going On At Grace

+Mar 6, 13, 20 - Lenten Wednesday Evenings

+Mar 10 - SPRING FORWARD!

+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.

Remember to Spring Forward one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, so you don't miss worship on Sunday!

Members and friends, we are saddened to share with you the news that our brother, Eric Schmidt, died this morning at White Oak in York. He was surrounded by his wife, Louise, and their three sons, having received the Commendation of the Dying yesterday. Eric's life will be celebrated in a service at Grace sometime in the next several weeks and he will join the saints in Grace's Cremains Garden.

An obituary and the plans for the funeral will be forthcoming and shared when they are ready. For now, we invite you to hold Louise, their sons, and their many grandchildren and great grandchildren in your prayers as they begin to reckon with this loss. May we all find our strength renewed as we look with eager expectation towards the promised resurrection of all God's children. May we further honor Eric's jovial spirit and numerous contributions to our Grace family in fitting ways in the days and weeks to come.

Wednesdays in Lent

This year, 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.

Our 150 Envelope Fundraiser for the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering is going great! 98 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 $3,919 in envelope returns, and an additional $1,000 grant! If every envelope is filled, we will raise $11,270 toward this trip.

If you haven't yet claimed an envelope, there are still 52 available in the Fellowship Hall!

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

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

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.

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.

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!

YOU ARE INVITED!

The adult Sunday school class format has changed. When we started in September 2021, we used The Kerygma Program to guide us through the bible. The first book was Galatians, then James, followed by Luke and Acts which we finished in February of this year. 

Then, I asked the class to think and pray for guidance over which way or format they thought would work best for them going forward.

We decided on “Bible Studies on Gospel Lesson/Second Lesson” which is found in the Faith Practices Resources on the ELCA website. Basically, it’s the Gospel reading for that Sunday. It’s called” Daily Discipleship”, 2 pages long which explores the Gospel reading. It asks about ten (10) questions of the readings and generates quite a lively discussion about the passage.

I think this format will be good because it focuses on the bible reading, yet it’s current with how the bible relates to us in today’s world. Please join us as we explore God’s word and will for our lives.

Bob Wasserman

Adult Sunday school teacher

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.

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.

Save the Date

for

Vacation Bible School!

June 17-2 + 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!

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

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Coffee, cereal, grits, Pancake mix + syrup

jelly, peanut butter, honey, sliced bread, pasta, mac 'n cheese , condiments,

shampoo, soap, diapers (sizes: 4&5) and wipes

Please make sure to check expiration dates!

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.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

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Rock Hill, SC 29730

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(740) 312-5774 (Pastor Gregg’s cell)

(864) 230-3816 (Pastor Rachel’s cell)

Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm