Dear Grace Community,
When I last wrote to you about my service as a commissioner to the General Assembly, I had completed the first weekend. I’m sure you’ve been waiting with anticipation for my final report. I’m kidding of course, but I do want to let you know how it went. My first two blogs are here:
The second weekend of service began Friday morning, June 26, and went through Saturday evening. (Don’t worry, we got a break ...
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Dear Grace Community,
Tomorrow we celebrate and give thanks for Sean Foster’s ministry among us. Sean starts a graduate degree program in choral conducting at Western Illinois University in late August. He is with us until mid-August. We give thanks for Sean’s nearly 10 years of ministry at Grace. Sean is a gifted musician and leader. He is also devoted follower of Jesus and a good teammate. We will miss him. I hope you tune in for worship at ...
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Unfortunately, many of you received an email from a fake Catherine Neelly Burton this week. My email has been hacked before, but this was the best job hackers have done. A fake and convincing Gmail account was created, and I’m sorry that it caused trouble for some of you. Many of my ministry colleagues around the United States have been hacked in this same way. Pastors are generally trustworthy, and so hackers prey on that. Our ...
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What do we know of the Holy Spirit? What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit? How does the Spirit work in the history of the church and in our lives now? We’ll explore these questions and more. Bring your questions and join us for this study. Join Dr. Martin Burch on Tuesdays: July 14, 21, 28 and Tuesday, August 4 at 2 pm.
All classes are held on Zoom. Find the login information in the Thursday and Saturday emails ...
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I hope you are enjoying July 4! I look forward to worshiping online with you tomorrow. We’ll stream live from Grace, but we need you to stay home. If you missed the letter about this earlier, check it out here:
In Christ,
Catherine
Links
Unraveled: July Worship Series
July Yellow Bags: School Supplies
Virtual Vacation Bible School Videos
Music Ministry at Grace
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