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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Women’s Ministry

We have a new Women’s Ministry at Grace, and all women are invited. This ministry encompasses different aspects of life at Grace including: a book group, fellowship events, service, and retreats. Capri Zimmerman is working with Catherine Neelly Burton to get this started and would love to hear from you if you’re interested. Email her at prizslp@gmail.com

Upcoming Events and Dates are:

  • Movie – Saturday, March 11

Meet at the Warrant East on Saturday, March 11, for the 3:10 pm showing of The Shack. Meet in the lobby at 2:50 pm. The group is invited to get a bite to eat and discuss the movie after the show.

  • Book Group – 4th Tuesday of the Month – March through June – 7 pm at Grace

The group reads For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards by Jen Hatmaker. The book is broken in to four sections, and the group meets four times. The first gathering is Tuesday, March 28, at 7pm at Grace. Get a copy of the book and read the first section before the first gathering.

  • April 1 – Craft and Coffee at Grace – 10 am in the Parlor – $10 cost

Chris Alexander leads us in making spring wreaths. Enjoy crafts, conversations, coffee, and snacks. Signups are needed, and there is a list on the women’s ministry board in the church narthex, or contact Catherine Neelly Burton, Catherine@mygpc.org.

  • April 28-29 – Westminster Woods Women’s Retreat

Westminster Woods Camp is holding a women’s retreat April 28-29.  You may go for both days or just Saturday.  Pick up information on the women’s ministry bulletin board in the church narthex area or contact Capri Zimmerman, prizslp@gmail.com. Registration is on your own, not as a group, but we can car pool.

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Calling All Quilters

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Are you a quilter?  Are you interested in making quilts to donate?  The Mission Distribution Team designated funds to help pay for quilting supplies.  Initially the quilts will go to the International Rescue Committee for new refugee families in Wichita.  In time the quilts might go to other organizations.  If you’re interested in participating in this project contact Esther Cummins, 295-3100, or Catherine Neelly Burton, 684-5215.

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FINAL Laundry Love: March 12

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In March of 2015 we began Laundry Love with a $5000 grant from the Presbytery of Southern Kansas. This grant allowed us to wash clothes for approximately 500 people over 2 years.  With an average of 3 loads per person, that’s 1500 loads of laundry. The grant also paid for detergent and the occasional snacks for our guests.

This ministry takes place at the College Town Laundry at 3223 E 17th St, by the WSU Campus. This mission of our evangelism team has been a great gift to those of us who serve.  We’ve met wonderful people and enjoyed conversations over the rattle of washers and hum of dryers (and occasionally while stepping through puddles of soapy water.)

We’ve seen the face of God reflected in children who translate from Spanish to English for their moms, in single men glad that the laundromat put in a TV, in international students from WSU who enjoy hanging out while they wait, and in countless others.

March 2017 is our final Laundry Love, and we give thanks for this ministry.  Sign up to help in March or stop by the laundromat and say hello.  We’ll be there from 2:30-4:00 pm on March 12.  Contact Catherine Neelly Burton in the church office, 684-521, to volunteer.

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