P: And so we meet this day, as friends, as neighbors, as sisters and brothers in Christ.

P: We bring our songs, our hearts, our prayers, our lives.

You are invited to join us ten minutes before our Sunday service for a time of centering prayer. We are taking these few minutes before the service begins to prepare our hearts and minds for worship.

We will meet in the Amaryllis Room. All are welcome.

On Sunday August 28th we will welcome Samantha Evans to Grace as she brings the message while Pastor Jen is away. This will surely be a special service and a wonderful opportunity to catch-up!

Next week's newsletter will be completed much sooner than usual and will likely be a condensed version, as the editor takes a few days off. If you have something that needs to be included, please turn it in by Tuesday at 10am.

Thank you so much to those who have already given so generously to this worthy cause! We will collect for this mission through the service on the 28th.

*If you are giving a special "missional gift", please make a note on your offering.

It's not too late to join the beginning bell ringing class. We meet Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in the bell room for one hour.

We know that the floors in the Fellowship Hall are in desperate need of cleaning. We had made arrangements to have this carpet cleaned a few weeks ago, and then Covid changed our plans. We are now back on the schedule with the cleaning company, and they will be cleaned on August 24th.

We are working on getting our church directory updated. If you have had any changes to your information, please let the office know so that we have the most current and accurate data. At a future date, we will be making copies available to those who request it. If you do NOT want to have any or perhaps only certain parts of your information made public, please let us know. We want to balance community and respect your privacy.

If you have something that should be added to this newsletter from your group or mission, please speak with Pastor Jen or email the details to her at JenMatt20@gmail.com. The E-Grace is generally completed by noon on Thursdays, so articles need to be given to me by Thursday morning at the very latest.

If you wish to connect with me directly and it is not an emergency, please know that I will respond as needed during pretty regular office hours. I am in the church most weekdays from at least 10-12, call ahead to be sure, as my weeks vary. Ann has my detailed schedule and can find me if needed.

-Pastor Jen