Pentecost: Sunday, May 31

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This Sunday is Pentecost!  On this day we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The text in Acts 2 says that as the people gathered the Spirit first made its presence known in “a sound like the rush of a violent wind…”

As we celebrate Pentecost in our homes this year you are encouraged to come by the church and get a pinwheel. We have 50 of these, and we hope they serve to remind you of the movement of the Holy Spirit.  About half of our pinwheels are on the church lawn.  Feel free to take one of those, or come inside and pick one up from a vase at the entrance by the sanctuary.

Pentecost

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Grace Updates: May 23

Dear Grace Community,

In the beginning…In September we began reading through the Bible together with the story of creation.  Each week this year we journeyed deeper into our holy book.  We didn’t read it all, but we read a lot, and for the first time since I’ve been here, we focused on the big story of scripture.  Many in the congregation read during the week and kept up with the stories we missed on Sundays.

We are almost to the end of our nine months.  We finish on May 31 with the Pentecost story.  I’d love to hear from you about your experience in worship and with home reading.  Did you keep up with the weekly readings?  If so, what was that like for you?  Was the worship experience any different for you this year as followed the arc of scripture?

We gather again for online worship this Sunday.  We’re excited to have Amy Baumgartner preach.  The church office is closed on Monday for Memorial Day, but we are available in an emergency.

Let us know how you are.  Email the church staff or call us to check in and share.  We miss you and pray for you.

In Christ,
Catherine

Links

Sunday, May 24 at 10 am: Worship
Sermon Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15
Amy Baumgartner preaches – Sermon title
Song: Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone), All the People Said Amen
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/mygpc.org
Or watch a recording later in the week: www.mygpc.org

Monday, Morning prayer is cancelled for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 26 at 2 pm: Parables: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus with Martin Burch
Join our Executive Pastor Dr. Martin Burch in a parable study. This week the class looks at Luke 7:36-50.  This includes the parable of the two debtors that is in the story of Jesus at Simon the Pharisee’s dinner.
Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89877822959
Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799
Meeting ID: 898 7782 2959

Tuesday, May 26 at 7 pm: Prayer Service
Catherine Neelly Burton leads a prayer service on Zoom.  This service is a modified version of the PCUSA wholeness service.  Join the community in naming our need for God.
Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82033009981
Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799
Meeting ID: 820 3300 9981

Wednesday, May 27: 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

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Grace Book Club: June 16 at 6:30 pm

Grace Book Club JUNE

The Grace Book Club meets Tuesday, June 16 to discuss Native by Kaitlin Curtice. Contact Melissa Buteyn with questions, englishteachmb@gmail.com.

This month the Book Club meets through Google Video Conferencing: https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=M2VmOW5mYWRqMWtzbzZxZW9uZzczajBubGcgZW5nbGlzaHRlYWNobWJAbQ&tmsrc=englishteachmb%40gmail.com

You don’t need a Google Account to participate in Meet video meetings. However, if you don’t have a Google Account, the meeting organizer or someone from the organization must grant you access to the meeting.

Tip: If you are not signed into a Google or Gmail account, you cannot join using your mobile device.

Join a video meeting with a meeting link

  1. Open the chat message or email with the meeting link > click the meeting link.
  2. Click Ask to join.
  3. When someone in the meeting gives you access, you’ll join it.

 

 

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Red Cross Blood Drive: June 7

  • 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 June 7, we host a Red Cross Blood drive at Grace from 8 am – 1 pm.  Sign up to donate on Sundays by calling the Grace office – 684-5215, or by going here:  https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time

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.

Our March drive was successful, and we hope to match our efforts this time!

 

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Information For March 29-April 1

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

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