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News and thoughts
Online giving is here
Pastor Mindy, in her monthly post, mentioned that the theme for our stewardship campaign for this year is “Go and do likewise.” Part of that is financial support to the work and mission of Grace UCC both locally and through “Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM)” which is how we support the United Church of Christ outside the walls of our sanctuary. Our congregation is blessed at the moment to be the church home to both the moderator of the Central…
From the Pastor
Gratitude and thankfulness go hand in hand… Jeff and I are so blessed and filled with gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful gifts of time, talent, and treasure that you shared with us for our wedding. The cookie reception, with all the wonderful cookies was amazing. The hospitality that you showed our family and friends was filled with grace. The gift of money, that got used at the beach, as we didn’t have to worry about if there was…
Musical Instruments Needed for Flooded High School
As you probably remember, we sent the flood cleanup buckets we had put together down to our sister congregation, Bridges of Grace UCC in Charleston, WV following the devastating flooding down there in June. Well, they have another request and we’re going to try to help them out with it. We received the following note from Rev. Kay Albright, the pastor at Bridges of Grace The floods in West Virginia have been devastating in many areas. Bridges of Grace UCC,…
Book Study coming in Aug
Sponsored by the Christian Education Board Books provided for the first 10-15 participants When: August 14, 21, 28 & September 4 @ 9:30AM What: The Power of Pause: Becoming More By Doing Less, by Terry Hershey Who: Open to folks Jr High-adult A lighthearted study on being faithful and dutiful in a busy world. We’d love to have you in person, but if you’d like to take a book and study it privately, that is welcome, too.
DialMyCalls is here
Back during the winter, council discussed looking at an automated calling system for the church. This is a system that can send out short recorded voice messages or text messages to the congregation. Pastor Mindy had used one at her last church and found it quite useful for sending out reminders of upcoming events or alerts in case of unexpected things like power outages, etc. We first applied for a grant from one of the major companies that offer this type…
Confirmation 2016
Five extraordinary young people reaffirmed their baptism as they joined Grace United Church of Christ
Credo….
Dear Church, My friends, my church family, Grace and peace and love to you this day. May God continue to bless and feed us as we grow and transform together. Credo means I believe… In the context of my experience, thanks to the Pension Boards of the United Church of Christ, it is also “an intentional Christ- centered community, work of the heart, mind, body and spirit, a living stream with a sustainable spirit, a lifelong process of Identity, Discernment,…
Time to re-enroll in Kroger Community Rewards
If you were previously enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards program, you may have gotten an e-mail in the last week or so, reminding you that it was time to re-enroll. The Kroger Community Rewards program is a way to raise money simply by using your Kroger Plus card when you buy groceries. 100% of the money the church receives through this program goes back out to help those in need in our community. In the past, the Christian Service board…
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School – Mark your calendar! We are inviting all children ages 3-13 to participate in our annual Vacation Bible School. This year’s program, Surf Shack (Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love) will be held June 6-9, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The pre-school program for children ages 3-5 years runs from 5:30 to 7:30. Supper will be served each evening at 5:30. Families invited! This is a FREE program. Music, Bible stories, recreational activities and…
Emergency Buckets for Church World Service
I realize this is a little late, but our mission project for March has been collecting money and supplies to put together a few emergency buckets for Church World Service. We’ve already nearly gotten supplies or money to complete 3 buckets, as Jack announced in church yesterday, but we really would like to complete 1 or 2 more. Taped to the cart in the narthex are the supplies we need to complete the bucket we’re currently working on. Please consider…