Dear Grace Community,

This is hard, right? I know I’m not the only one who thinks so.  It’s hard to have our lives disrupted.  It’s hard to know that people we love and care about are at risk of contracting and suffering from Covid-19.  It’s hard to not know what the future holds, not that we ever did, but we thought we did.

Let me remind you of the five words I asked you to learn last Sunday during Facebook live worship.  “I am with you always,” Jesus says in Matthew 28:20. This is hard, and Jesus is with us.

Amidst what is hard, there is great value in connecting with one another, even if it is by technology.  Below are a lot of opportunities for you for worship and connection.  If you need help navigating any of this, contact us, 316-684-5215.  I’m grateful that there are ways we can connect, and I pray for you daily.  I encourage you to reach out to one another.  Pick up the phone and reconnect.  Check in on someone when they cross your mind.  Pray for each other.

In Christ,
Catherine

Sunday, March 29 at 10 am

Worship

Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/mygpc.org

Or watch a recording later in the week: www.mygpc.org

See the attached hymn – Be Thou My Vision – so you can join us in singing in worship.

Monday, March 30 at 8 – 8:15 am

Morning Prayer

Start the day on zoom with prayer with Catherine Neelly Burton.

Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://zoom.us/j/908919593

Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799

Meeting ID: 908 919 593

Tuesday, March 31 at 2 pm

Parables: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus with Martin Burch

Join our Executive Pastor Dr. Martin Burch in examining the Parable of the Great Dinner in Luke 14.  Read Luke 14:7-24 to prepare.

Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://zoom.us/j/451095641

Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799

Meeting ID: 451 095 641

Wednesday, April 1 at 11 am

Kids time with Jennifer: Join Jennifer Snook for some fun on Facebook

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mygpc.org

Wednesday April 1

Youth Connection: Kirk Anderson sets up video connections with youth.  If you have a youth in your family who wants to connect, contact Kirk@mygpc.org

Thursday, April 2 at 5:30 pm

Birthday Party!!!

Join Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton for her virtual birthday party.  (It’s also Dale Haury and Dave Sproul’s birthdays.)  Log into Zoom and say a quick hello, or stick around and see the faces of other church people you’ve missed.  If you’re feeling adventurous, wear a fun hat.  Plan to hold your pet up to the screen so we can meet your dogs/cats/gerbils/etc.

Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://zoom.us/j/954331109

Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799

Meeting ID: 954 331 109

The season of Lent is a good time to try something different in your faith.  You are invited to a prayer night at Grace on Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.  Throughout the main level of the church, different rooms and spaces are set up for you to engage in new or different ways of praying at your own pace.  At 7:15 pm, we gather for a brief corporate prayer service.

• 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 March 22, we host a Red Cross Blood drive at Grace from 8 am – 1 pm.  Sign up to donate on Sundays at Grace, by calling the office – 684-5215, or by going here>

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

In January many of our church officers rotated out of service. We give thanks for the leadership they offered to this community.

Thank you to elders Bruce Gealy, Emily Juhnke, Kelly McFall, Laurie Mulford, and Mac Smith.

Thank you to deacons Brooke Bailey, Jan Horner, Gail Meek, Gracei Shelton, and Sue Steele.

Thank you to trustees, Scott Eads, Betsy Sweeney, and Bill Wynne.

We are also grateful to our church officers, president Tom Rhoads, secretary Evon Russell, and treasurer Bob Ross.

 

Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community.  This happens on the 15^th of the month, or if the 15^th is on a weekend we meet the Friday before.  Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. We offer a brief worship service at 7:30 am.  Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:45 am.

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.