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Virtual Vacation Bible School and Videos

Make a Joyful Noise

Here is your first video:

Day 1

Theme Song:

Day 1-Video 1:

Day 1-Video 2: Puppets:

Day 1-Video 3: Story:

Day 1-Video 4: Craft:

Music Videos – Day 1

Day 1 Music Video-Deep and Wide https://vimeo.com/428848533

Day 1-Music Video-Down In My Heart:

Day 1-Music Video-Happy and You Know It:

Day 1-Music Video-In-Right Out-Right:

Day 1-Music Video-Rise and Shine:

Day 2

Theme Song:

Day 2-Video 1: Intro:

Day 2-Video 2: Puppets:

Day 2-Video 3: Story:

Day 2-Video 4: Craft:

Music Videos – Day 2

Day 2-Music Video-Afraid and You Know It:

Day 2-Music Video-In-Right Out-Right:

Day 2-Music Video-Jesus Loves Medley:

Day 2-Music Video-Little David Play On Your Harp:

Day 2-Music Video-Rise and Shine:

Day 3

Theme Song:

Day 3-Video 1: Intro:

Day 3-Video 2: Puppets:

Day 3-Video 3: Story:

Day3-Video 4: Craft:

Music Videos – Day 3

Day 3-Music Video-Angry and You Know It:

Day 3-Music Video-In-Right Out-Right:

Day 3-Music Video-My God Is So Great:

Day 3-Music Video-Rise and Shine:

Day3-Music Video-Stand Up-Sit Down:

Day 4

Theme Song:

Day 4-Video 1: Intro:

Day 4-Video 2: Puppets:

Day 4-Video 3: Story:

Day 4-Video 4: Craft:

Music Videos – Day 4

Day 4-Music Video-Doubting and You Know It:

Day 4-Music Video-In-Right Out-Right:

Day 4-Music Video-Oil In My Lamp:

Day 4-Music Video-Rise and Shine:

Day 4-Music Video-This Little Light:

 

Music Ministry at Grace

Music Ministry at Grace

Dear Grace Pres Community,

We are all aware of the ways Covid-19 has affected our personal lives and the lives of many people around us. Additionally, we can see some of the ways that Covid-19 has impacted the life of our church. Other than the need for online worship, possibly the biggest change we’ve begun to process is altering the ways that we present music, specifically vocal music, for worship.

Recently, I attended a webinar hosted by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Association for Teachers of Singing (NATS), and Performing Arts Medicine Association, among others. They presented preliminary findings on the effect that singing has on the spread of Covid-19. In short, the news was pretty grim for the near-term future of singing. It appears that singing increases the number of particles distributed from one person’s airway into the air around them and increases the distance those particles can travel.  Masks do not appear to help the “singing spread”, and there seems to be no way to ensure safety while singing in a group.

So, what does this mean for Grace Presbyterian Church? Well, unfortunately it means that, for the near-term future, our choir will not meet, and we will not share in congregational singing. You will see more recorded music even as we return to in-person worship. The good news is that our section leaders and our praise band have been working diligently to record solos, hymns, and praise and worship music for us to utilize, so we still get to enjoy familiar faces and voices that we have come to expect and enjoy. This is also a wonderful time for our string players, or anyone who doesn’t use breath to produce sound, to contribute to worship. We also are working to find ways to safely present solo vocal and wind-instrument offerings, but that is not yet certain.

Obviously, this is not the way I envisioned closing my time at Grace Presbyterian and know that I grieve these circumstances with you. No one wants to enjoy singing at Grace more than I. However, hope is not lost for music in our congregation. We have a team in place who will continue to monitor the situation and help determine when we will sing again. New research is constantly being presented, and there are studies producing findings that give me real hope that this will not be as long a period of time as we feared. Singing and music are integral to us as humans and as people of God, and I am confident that we will get to continue sharing in those gifts; we simply have to adjust for the time-being.

Sincerely,

Sean Foster

Director of Music Ministries

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Dear Grace Community,

I’m grateful to Sean for his attention to the music life of the church and our safety.  I’m grateful for his leadership in putting together a task force to study this more.

We announced earlier in the spring that Sean is leaving for graduate school at the end of July.  In April, the Session appointed a search team to look for a new Director of Music Ministries.  We have now put that search on hold as we seek to understand more about what music will look and sound like this fall.  I am confident and hopeful that in time we will return to robust choir, band, and congregational singing.

In Christ,

Catherine

Giving the Basics: June Yellow Bags and Volunteer Opportunities

giving the basics

This month we partner with Giving the Basics Wichita for our Yellow Bag Drive and for an in-person volunteer opportunity.

From their website:

“Giving the Basics was founded in 2011 in Kansas City on the premise that no one should go without the basic items needed to be clean and live a normal life.  Basic hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, and toothpaste are essential for human dignity, self worth, and general good health. Unfortunately, these items are not covered by government assistance.  Schools and food pantries are not able to stock hygiene items in quantities to fill this need.

Giving the Basics started its first affiliate program in Wichita, Kansas in January 2019 and has grown by partnering with non-profit organizations and local schools to distribute personal care items. Giving the Basics distributes free hygiene products through a consistent monthly ordering process and works with nurses, teachers, social workers, counselors, administrators, local pantries, shelters, and other 501(c)3’s and the Wichita police department to determine how we can best serve the students in local Wichita schools and children and adults in need in the greater Wichita area.”

Donation Barrels

Donation barrels are located at the north and sanctuary entrances to Grace (Doors 1 and 6) as well as at the JLL office.  Consider dropping off items anytime this month.  The items needed are:

    • Body Soap
    • Conditioner
    • Shampoo
    • Tampons
    • Deodorant
    • Toilet Paper
    • Laundry Detergent
    • Toothbrushes
    • Toothpaste
    • Lotion
    • Maxi and Mini Pads
    • Wipes

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Grace Updates: Saturday, May 30

Dear Grace Community,

“…Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”  Acts 2:2-4

You can hear this same passage, read by members of our church, in English, Spanish, and German by going here: https://vimeo.com/423617209

Sunday is Pentecost.  On this day we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  There is evidence of the Holy Spirit all around us, moving, breathing, washing over us.  At the same time, there is evidence of a parched world, longing for the Spirit.

More than 100,000 people in our country are dead from the Coronavirus, and I give thanks that the death rate is slowing.  I hope and pray that trend continues.  As I write this, the city of Minneapolis cleans up from a night of violence, and I struggle with those images as well as the image of a police officer kneeling on a man’s neck.

I lament the overwhelming pain in our world, and I’m grateful that in the face of this pain we continue to worship together, even if it’s online.  I hope you join us Sunday at 10 am on Facebook Live.

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 31 at 10 am
Worship: Pentecost Sunday
Confirmation Sunday
Sermon Scripture: Selections of Acts 2
Catherine Neelly Burton preaches
Song: Holy Spirit, Grace Like Rain
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/mygpc.org
Or watch a recording later in the week: www.mygpc.org

Monday, June 1 at 8 – 8:15 am: Morning Prayer
Start the day on Zoom with prayer with Catherine Neelly Burton.
Join by computer/tablet/smartphone: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87150815304
Join by phone: +1 346 248 7799
Meeting ID: 871 5081 5304

Tuesday, June 2
The parable class is taking a couple of weeks off and returns later in June.

Wednesday, June 3
If you have a youth in your family who wants to connect, contact Kirk@mygpc.org
This week the youth start a book/Bible study using the Bible and Rob Bell’s book What is the Bible? The book costs $6.  Contact Kirk with questions.