Each year on Easter Sunday, the worship spaces of our church feature the abundant beauty of Easter flowers, given for God’s glory, and honoring our loved ones. Following worship, the flowers are delivered to members who cannot regularly join us. You can participate by purchasing an Easter flower for $22.
Call the church office, mail your check marked “Easter Flowers” and let us know in whose memory or honor the flowers are given. The names will be listed in the Easter bulletin.
Holy Week begins on April 10 with Palm Sunday worship. We worship at Grace at 9 and 11 am. That afternoon from 2 – 3:30 pm you are invited to walk the stations of the cross at the Spiritual Life Center in Bel Aire.
On Maundy Thursday, April 14, we gather in the Grace Great Room at 6:30 pm for worship. Worship is a drama, “The Living Last Supper,” and includes communion. Experience the Last Supper come to life.
On Good Friday, April 15, we gather in the Grace Sanctuary at noon for a thirty-minute worship service. Join us as we read the story of Good Friday from scripture.
Sunday, April 17, is Easter, and we celebrate our risen Lord. We worship at 9 am and 11 am and gather on the lawn for an egg hunt at 10:00 am.
Calling all Grace women: we’re going on a retreat. Join Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton and Melissa Buteyn for a road trip to Mo-Ranch in Hunt, TX, May 19-22. Mo-Ranch is a Presbyterian Church USA retreat Center, and while it’s a long drive to get there, we think it will be a grand adventure.
This is what Mo-Ranch says about the conference:
Each year, hundreds of women from across the region gather together for the Mo-Ranch Women’s Conference. Take a break from the busyness of life to recharge physically, mentally and spiritually. Conference activities include keynote presentations, worship, fellowship, recreation, free time and workshops.
The keynote speaker for the retreat is Sarah Bessey, and in addition to worship, and workshops, there is time for rest and recreation.
We leave at 6:00 pm on Thursday, May 19, drive partway and spend the night in a hotel. We arrive on Friday, May 20, and return to Wichita on Sunday. The total cost (subsidized by a Grace designated fund for women’s retreats) is $200 per person and includes travel, housing, and food while at Mo-Ranch. Scholarships are available.
We can take 10 women, and you must sign up by April 15.
Questions: Contact Catherine – 316-684-5215 or catherine@mygpc.org
Each year Grace Presbyterian participates in the One Great Hour of Sharing offering of the PCUSA. We receive this offering on Palm Sunday, April 10.
The One Great Hour of Sharing offering supports the ministry of the PCUSA in the United States and around the world and focuses on three areas: The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and the Self Development of People program.
Begin Holy Week by reflecting on the journey of Christ to Calvary. On Palm Sunday, April 10, from 2:00-3:30 pm you are invited to walk the stations of the cross. The stations of the cross are located at the Spiritual Life Center in Bel Aire, 7100 East 45th Street North.
Nestled in the trees of the beautiful campus of the Spiritual Life Center are statues of the stations of the cross. Enter the prayer labyrinth and walk through Christ’s journey to the cross. Take your time; go at your own pace. Each station has two places to sit, and there is no need to rush. Wear comfortable shoes as there is a short walk from the parking lot to the prayer labyrinth. The pathway is paved with stone tiles and is slightly uneven.