Summer Camp Season is here! Children and youth from our congregation attend camp at Westminster Woods in June. Some of you in the congregation know a lot about Westminster Woods, and some of you know very little. We thought it would be fun to take a trip to camp, see what’s happening, learn a little, enjoy lunch with campers, and revel in the fresh air.
We head to camp on June 6 at 8:30 am, and you are invited to join ...
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It’s time to say ‘Thank you!’ Thank you for generously giving your time at Grace. Each spring we celebrate Grace Volunteers with a dinner. The church provides meat, and we ask you to bring a side or dessert to share. Dinner is at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 30. There is no formal program, but there are door prizes.
Whether you volunteer regularly or on occasion, the ministries of the church would not happen without you. If you’ve ever volunteered at ...
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Join us for lunch in the Great Room on Sunday, May 20, following the 11 am worship service. Over lunch we celebrate Donna Hetrick’s ministry with and among us.
Donna and Bill move to Kansas City this summer. May 20 is not Donna’s last day with us, but it’s the last Sunday before Memorial Day Weekend when people begin to scatter.
Lunch is $8.50 for adults, $3 for children under 12, and free for children under 3. There is a family max ...
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On Sunday, May 20, we receive the PCUSA Pentecost Offering. The Pentecost Offering goes to programs for children at risk, youth, and young adults. Sixty percent of what we receive goes to the PCUSA for the work our national church does with these groups. Forty percent of the offering stays at Grace.
This year our mission team designated our 40% to go for Jacob’s Learning Ladder scholarships. Jacob’s Learning Ladder currently serves 92 children and their families. Scholarship money is used ...
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Every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion. One blood donation may save as many as three lives.
Save a life on June 3 by giving blood at Grace during our Red Cross blood drive. We need 17 donors, and you could be one! Sign up by contacting Catherine Neelly Burton: catherine@mygpc.org, or by going to the Red Cross online and finding our drive. Sign up on Sundays by the coffee bar starting on ...
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