All Church Retreat: September 9-10, 2017

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STOP, SEEK, SERVE

WHO:

The Grace Community:

Children and youth must attend with an adult.

WHEN: September 9-10, 2017:

Begins with lunch on Saturday and ends with lunch on Sunday.

WHERE: Camp Horizon in Arkansas City, Kansas.

COST: Price range is from $15 a person (Saturday only) to $65 a person for lodging and meals with several options between. Contact the planning team for more information or check the bulletin board near the coffee bar.

DEADLINE: Register by August 1, 2017.

QUESTIONS: Contact Catherine Neelly Burton at Catherine@mygpc.org or members of the planning team:

Chris Alexander, Fred Heismeyer, Lib Hooper, Ben Rivers, David Shaw, and Blake Ullmann.

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Holy Week Worship

Holy week begins on Palm Sunday, April 9. On this day we celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and we prepare for the long hard week ahead. The scripture foreshadows the betrayal that is to come.

On Thursday, April 13, we gather at 6:30 pm in the Grace Great Room for Maundy Thursday Worship. The Drama Team presents The Living Last Supper, and we celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

Friday, April 14, is Good Friday.  We worship at noon in the Grace Sanctuary.  This service includes, scripture, music, and prayer.  It is about 30 minutes long. Starting at 12:30 pm we hold a prayer vigil in our chapel. Sign up on the bulletin board at Grace for a 30-minute shift. If you cannot be here but want to commit to pray at home, you may sign up that way as well.

Finally, join us Easter Sunday, April 16, as we celebrate the resurrection and give thanks to God for the new life we know in Christ.  Both services include communion and brass. The flower cross will be on the front lawn, and you’re invited to help us decorate it.

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Sunday Morning Preaching Schedule for April 2017

April 2    

On this fifth Sunday of Lent, we are led in worship by members of the Grace worship team. This team worked with Catherine in studying scripture that was used in worship on the previous three Sundays. On this day we again hear the stories of the Feeding of the 5000, the Woman at the Well, and the Blind Man Receiving Sight, but we’ll hear these stories in new ways. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both services.

April 9           

This is Palm Sunday. We worship and remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, and we look toward Holy Week. Amy Baumgartner preaches this day.

April 16     

This is Easter Sunday. We celebrate the resurrection and give thanks to God for the new life we know in Christ. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both services. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches, and our band and choir are joined by brass instruments.

April 23     

On this second Sunday of Easter, we look at the story of Jesus’ resurrection appearance to the disciples in John 20.  This is sometimes referred to as the story of ‘Doubting Thomas.’  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

April 30         

On the third Sunday of Easter, we look at Jesus’ resurrection appearance in John 24, often called the ‘Road to Emmaus.’  We celebrate ‘Bridge Sunday’ in both services, marking milestones in the lives of young people in our congregation. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

 

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Sunday Morning Schedule April 2017

9 am           Worship in the Great Room

10 am         Education and Fellowship

11 am        Worship in the Sanctuary

Worship at 9 am is in the Great Room and is led musically by our band. The style is less formal than the 11 am service.  The 11 am service is in the Sanctuary and is led musically by our choirs.  The style is more traditional.

Here’s where you will find education and fellowship opportunities at 10 am for April 2017.  Note that there is no Sunday School on Easter, April 16.

  • Children ages 0-Pre-K

A nursery is available all morning from 8:50 am – 12:15 pm.  From 10 – 10:45 am Colissa Fry leads a Sunday School lesson for these children.

  • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Kindergarten – 2nd grade meets in room B10 (in the basement) also known as the ‘Foundation Station.’ Merodee Grannis and Kendall Drake teach this dynamic class.

  • 3rd – 5th Grades

3rd, 4th, and 5th graders meet in Tower Room (on the 2nd floor). Geoff Snook, Dale Haury, and Elyse Scholl teach this exciting group.

  • Youth

6-8th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

9-12th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

 Adults

The two adult Lenten Sunday School offerings continue on April 2 and 9.

  • Discovering our Spiritual Gifts – In Room 103
  • Voices from South Africa – In the Chapel
  • There is no Sunday School on Easter, April 16.
  • On April 23 and April 30, Martin Burch teaches an adult Sunday School class in the Great Room.
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Be a Grace Gardener

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Gardeners are needed to help God beautify our grounds. The gardening team works most Thursday mornings during the summer from 8 – 11 am, planting flowers, weeding, watering, trimming shrubs, picking up leaves and maintaining the gardens and parking areas.

While we currently have a small core of dedicated workers, we need four additional helpers. Youth are welcome. No heavy lifting or special skill required, just a desire to help and be with like-minded people.

You can help whenever you are available; you do not need to work every time. Contact Don Allison, 686-0041 or dallison15@cox.net for information.

We also have three small areas that families or individuals can adopt and maintain. These areas can be worked on at any time.

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