Grace Tutoring

In April we completed our 20th year of the Grace Tutoring Ministry. This ministry partners adults with students from Hyde Elementary School to work on reading skills. A staff member from Hyde walks the children over on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Here they are greeted with a snack and friendly faces. Then, each child spends 45 minutes to an hour reading with an adult. Again this year our students made incredible strides in their reading.

Each year we evaluate the ministry ...

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Volunteer Appreciation Dinner: Wednesday, May 30 at 6 pm

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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Celebrate Donna Hetrick’s Ministry: May 20

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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Pentecost Offering: May 20

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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Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: May 15

Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community.  This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is on a weekend we meet the Friday before.  Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.

We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution.  Want to help?  ...

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