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Acts of Faith
I wonder how many of you watched ABC’s Good Morning America the week of January 23-25. They had a segment there about Acts of Faith. It is a book written by Eboo Patel. He is a Muslim. He started an Interfaith Youth Corps for youth from all different faiths. They came together and studied and played together and discovered that even though they have different…
Upcoming Events at Grace UCC
Just a reminder that there are a number of special events coming up over the next couple of weeks: 3 Feb – Pancake Breakfast. At 9:00AM, the youth will host a pancake breakfast with the proceeds going toward the trips this summer (Heifer and the National Youth Event). Women in Worship Sunday. The women of Grace Church will do the entire worship service. Souper Bowl…
Trial Sermon and Congregational Meeting
It is with great pleasure that I announce that at this evening’s council meeting, 10 Feb was set as the date for the trial sermon and congregational meeting for the purpose of calling our new pastor. Further details will follow in a letter to all members which should go out this week and in the Feb newsletter.
40 years of music
During worship Sunday morning, 23 Dec, organist and choir director, Gary Culp and his wife, Marilene, were recognized for 40 years of service to Grace UCC. Gary is a retired Lancaster City School music teacher who became organist after the sudden death of the previous organist in 1967. Congratulations, Gary and Marilene!!
Joy to the World, the Lord is Come!
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ today, we also begin a new chapter in the ministry of Grace United Church of Christ in Lancaster, OH with the start of this blog. For the first couple of posts, I’ll be doing the posting as our nominal webmaster and chair of the search committee, but eventually, we’ll use this blog to share news and…