Come join our Summer Choir for Sundays, August 7 and 14. We rehearse in the sanctuary at 10 am and sing for the 11 am service. Let’s join our voices together in praise to our God!
Church Cook-Out and Pool Party: July 31
We rescheduled! Join us for dinner and swimming! It’s time for our summer cook-out and pool party. We hope for no lightning this time.
We gather at the College Hill Park by the pool at 6 pm on Sunday, July 31.
Bring a side-dish and eat dinner with us. The church will provide hot dogs and hamburgers. The pool is ours from 6:15-8 pm. There is no charge to swim. Bring a friend with you! The pool address is 304 Circle Drive, 67218.
Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: July 15
Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community. This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is a weekend we meet the Friday before. Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 7 am in the Grace alcove.
Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 8 am, and a brief worship service with communion follows. Everyone is invited to stay for worship. The worship service lasts about 15 minutes.
We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution. Want to help? Contact Kirk Anderson, kirk@mygpc.org or 684-5215.
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Grace Community,
We had a wonderful adult Sunday School series in June. Each week we heard about different aspects of being human. Dr. Francie Ekengren talked with us about end-of-life ethics. She shared about the Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences or TPOPP.
The TPOPP is a tool to allow individuals to best express their end of life treatment goals and preferences. It’s something that is filled out with a physician. It is then recorded in a database that is available to the hospitals in Wichita.
Francie shared eloquently about her faith and her understanding of end of life issues. She wove together her calling as a Christian and a physician. I hope you take time to talk with your physician and your family about your end of life care, and that you take the time to complete a TPOPP.
I invite you to talk with me about what happens when you die. As your church, we are honored to walk with you all the way to the grave and to witness to the resurrection at your death. There are some Grace members who have given me instructions for their funerals or memorial services. Others have given me a list of hymns they want at their services. One of you in our congregation likes to sit down every summer and go over the service details to make sure nothing has changed.
The act of planning your memorial service or funeral is an opportunity for your loved ones to enact their grief, but giving them some guidance can be a gift. Call me anytime to set up an appointment to talk.
In Christ,
Catherine
Laundry Love: July 10
It’s time for our monthly Laundry Love! This is when we go to College Town Laundry at 3223 E 17th St, by the WSU Campus, and pay for laundry for people. This is a mission of our evangelism team, and we’d love for you to join us. We’ll be there from 2:30 – 5:30 pm on Sunday July 10. Want to know more? Contact Catherine Neelly Burton in the church office, 684-5215.