Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

November 3-9, 2026

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What's Going On At Grace

November 3 - General Election

November 8 - Annual Meeting & Potluck (see details below)

November 12 - Seniors @ Grace at 11:30a

November 15 - 4th-7th Grade at 3:30p, 8th-12th Grade at 4:30p, Youth Gathering Meeting at 6p

November 22 - Christ the King, Advent Wreath Rehearsal at 1:30p

November 26 & 27 - Church Office closed (Thanksgiving break)

November 29 - Family Promise starts at Grace, 4th-7th Grade at 3:30p, 8th-12th Grade at 4:30p

Many of these events have more details in other sections. This section is updated each week, so keep checking in. You can also see the full church calendar HERE.

SENIORS @ GRACE

*November 12 Saying Grace. Come join us for a Grace Lutheran Church Friendsgiving. Our meal will feature food from the Grace Lutheran Church Cookbooks. (Note this is the 2nd week of November.) Plus, our friend Dr. Kristen Wunderlich will be coming to join us with her voice students. Each of her students will sing a song from their repertoire. It will be a wonderful combination of good music, good food and good friends. Please note that we are meeting early at 11:00 AM and we will start with our program about 11:15 AM. (The students will need to get back to classes by 12:30 PM.) Lunch ($6.00) will follow the program and we want our guests to get food as well. We hope you can join us! Contact information for RSVPs: Annie-Laurie Wheat cell phone (803) 517-0626 or house phone (803) 980-1834 or wheatannielaurie@gmail.com

WELCM News

WELCM continues to grow. We’ve had 17 different participants at one or more of our events, almost all of whom are new to WELCM this semester. And they are making use of the white house! One or more can be found there most afternoons or evenings watching a movie, studying, snacking (even cooking!) or just chilling out and enjoying each other’s’ company. You can meet some of them in the Fall newsletter created by our student peer ministers Vanessa and Roxanne. Click here to see it.

If you have questions or want to know more about this important ministry, please contact Bob Stonebraker at cm@welcm.org or 803-389-7055. We appreciate your continuing support.

Help Grace Serve at Bethel Men’s Shelter

Bethel Men’s Shelter, operated by Bethel United Methodist Church, provides a free meal each night for approximately 60–80 men experiencing homelessness in Rock Hill. Join Grace members in supporting this ministry by preparing a casserole, donating supplies, or serving the meal on Monday, November 30, at 6:00 PM.

Pick up a pan: Aluminum baking pans, an easy-to-prepare casserole recipe, and instructions will be available in the Fellowship Hall following the 10:00 AM worship service on Sunday, November 8.

Return your casserole: Please place frozen casseroles in the Grace kitchen freezer by Tuesday, November 24.

Questions? Contact Tom Ludlow at 215-200-5529 or Donna Richter at 803-367-2996.

Thank you for helping Grace care for our neighbors!

Parish Administrator Transition Update

Council and our Parish Administrator, Katherine Romero, have come to an agreement on a process by which she is going to be transitioning out of the Parish Administrator role, while Grace begins a search process for a new Parish Administrator. This interim process will be a month-to-month agreement with her new schedule being Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

We are thankful for this transition time during which Katherine can pursue other employment opportunities while Grace searches for a new Parish Administrator. Because Katherine was willing and highly skilled, her responsibilities grew during the time Pastors Gregg and Rachel Hoffman served Grace, and then they expanded even further when the pastors left. Her care for Grace and deep sense of responsibility for helping us through the pastoral transition has been a great blessing.

At this time, however, there are many responsibilities she took on that we will now assume in our committees and leadership roles. We encourage all committee chairs and leaders of the congregation to schedule time to meet with Katherine to ask questions, gain knowledge, learn processes that are essential to continuing our ministry as smoothly as possible, and share some of the ways her time at Grace has impacted your life and the life of the congregation.

Andrea Wiegand, Council President

OUTREACH UPDATES

Click HERE to visit the Isaiah 117 House website.

Click HERE to visit the Manna House Pantry website.

Biggest needs this week at HOPE:

Snacks, condiments, baking goods, syrup, pancake mix, oatmeal, canned veggies, canned fruit, wipes & diapers 4&up.

For the safety of those we serve, please check expiration dates before donating.

Grace donated a total of 147lbs in October 2027! THANK YOU!

Congregational Life

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Congregation Council and Elected Officers

Andrea Wiegand, President	Kerri Howley, Vice President	Anne Johnson, Secretary
Justin Anderson	Sabrina Blanks	Mike Dunnett
Judy Fry	Carla Harrison	Mary Hinson
Theresa Miller	Jeff Ranges	Michael Wasserman
Lori Brown, Financial Secretary	Ruth Wasserman, Treasurer	Karen Harris, Asst Financial Secretary

Offering Our Gifts to God

Your gifts to Grace allow our ministry to happen! You can give in several ways:

Give via the offering plate in worship
Give online by clicking HERE (you have the option to offset the cost of giving online)
Set up giving though your bank
Mail your offering to the church office.

Thank you for continued faithful giving!

Giving and Expenses Jan - Sept 2026