Category Archives: Church Information

Morning Worship

Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: June 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 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.

We invite all guests to a brief worship service with communion in the Great Room at 7:35.

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.

Yellow Bag Sundays

Yellow Bag Sundays June 2017

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter.  Our contributions this month go to the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church food pantry.

Memorial Garden

Memorial Garden

One year ago, the Grace Session formed a task force to consider designating a space on our church property for the burial of ashes. The task force studied the idea, visited other churches that do this, and made a recommendation in favor of this to the Session.  The congregation was invited to come and learn about the proposal to talk with the session.  After all of that the Session voted in favor of the proposal.

The outdoor space to the east of the Great Room is already a memorial garden.  It includes a fountain and benches.  The designation of space for the burial of ashes is an extension of this  A monument is north of the fountain. Markers will be placed on the monument with the name, birth date, and date of death of each person whose ashes are buried in the garden.

There is a policy that details the guidelines for the garden, and it is available in the church office from Catherine Neelly Burton or Martin Burch. The hope is that this garden will be a gift to the church community.

 

Give Blood

Red Cross Blood Drive: August 6

  • Every two seconds someone in the US needs blood.
  • One pint of blood (the approximate amount given in a donation) can be used to help up to three people.
  • About 1/3 of the US population is eligible to give blood.
  • Five million patients in the US need blood every year.

On August 6, we host a Red Cross Blood drive at Grace from 8 am – 1 pm. Sign up to donate by calling the office – 684-5215, emailing Catherine Neelly Burton Catherine@mygpc.org  or by going here:

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You may use the “rapid pass” and save time on the day of your donation.  Go to redcrossblood.org/RapidPass to finish the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online before coming to your appointment.

Get in on the acts

Get in on the Act(s)

Join Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton in reading through the Book of Acts. During the month of June, and the first Sunday of July, our worship texts all come from Acts. Gather with Catherine for five Tuesdays at noon to read through the book. We’ll read out loud through several chapters each week. We’ll pause for discussion and questions as they arise. No prep is necessary. Bring a Bible and meet in Room 101 at noon on Tuesdays starting on May 30 and going through June 27.