Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

November 8 - 15, 2022

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This Sunday - November 13, 2022

Details you'll want to know!

This Sunday we will have ONE combined service at 10am.

We will be welcoming a child into the Body of Christ in Baptism and 12 people will be joining as new members!

After the service, we will move into the Fellowship Hall for

brunch and our Annual Meeting.

We will begin our meeting by Burning The Mortgage!

Then we will conduct the business of the congregation, including voting for:

-incoming Congregation Council members,

-2023 Nominating Committee members,

-Endowment Committee members,

-our 2023 Missional Spending Plan.

Below are links to the information you'll need to be prepared for the meeting. Please take some time to review these documents before Sunday and prayerfully consider how God is Moving Grace Forward in 2023.

Congregation Council Nominee Biographies

2023 Nominating Committee Nominees

Endowment Committee Nominees

Summary Proposed MSP 2023

Detail Proposed MSP 2023

We held our Ministry Spending Plan forums on the past two Sundays. If you'd like to watch the recording of the Forums, please click on the video links. We apologize for any sound quality issues, we are working on them!

We are excited to share that as of today, we have

88 Commitments

for a total of

$472,594 committed

Thank you to everyone who has made their commitment, in person or online.

If you have not had a chance to make your commitment, please prayerfully consider how God is calling you to support the mission we share at Grace. Then, make your commitment in one of these ways:

+ Click HERE to use the Digital Commitment Card

+ Enter your commitment in Realm (instructions HERE)

+ Bring your Commitment Card to the church office

Thank you in advance for making your commitment!

Seniors@Grace

Join us THIS Thursday, Nov. 10!

We did not want to get too close to Thanksgiving, so we are going to dine out for lunch at Luigi and Sons located at 2387 Cherry Road, Rock Hill. Come Hungry!

Let Annie-Laurie know by TODAY if you'll be joining us on Thursday.

Thursday, December 8 is our annual Christmas gift exchange! We will do a potluck lunch in memory of Jackie Hilton followed by our White Elephant Gift Exchange. Start looking for that special something to wrap up and give away.

New friends to the group have no idea what fun we have during this annual event that we have missed having since Christmas 2019. Please RSVP for this event and let me know what you are bringing for lunch by December 6, 2022.

If you have questions or just want to sign up contact Annie-Laurie Wheat at 803 517-0626 (cell) home phone 803 980-1834 or by email at wheatannielaurie@gmail.com

Could you make a Quiche?

Our Congregation Annual Meeting is this Sunday, Nov 13th, and Parish Life is hosting a brunch as part of our time together. We are in need of a few more quiche makers!

We will provide you with a pan and a recipe. Then, you make the quiche and bring it on Nov 13th, ready to eat (we'll have the warmer ready to hold them).

If you're able to make a quiche, please click HERE!

What's Going On At Grace

+Sun, Nov 13 - One Service at 10am, Welcoming New Members,, Burning the Mortgage, Annual Meeting, Brunch

+Sun, Nov 27 - First Sunday of Advent

+Wed, Nov 30 - Advent Mid-Week Worship begins - will be each Wednesday during Advent at 7pm.

+Fri, Dec 2 - Rock Hill Christmas Parade (Grace hosting hot chocolate)

+Sat, Dec 3 - Winthrop Holiday Delights Concert

+Sat, Dec 17 - Grace Christmas Festival

We have so many events happening in the coming months, we have created this section in the e-news to share some highlights for the upcoming 6 weeks! 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.

Race & Reconciliation

Scott Farris, author of "Freedom on Trial" will discuss his book this Thursday at 7pm at Plowden Auditorium Winthrop University, 611 Myrtle Drive, RHSC. Click the image for more information.

Thank you to everyone who helped this past week! You made a difference for a family in need!

God has been up to all kinds of good things at WELCM this semester! Click HERE to check out our Fall newsletter, with updates from Olga-Maria and our peer ministers, Lexi and Cat!

Opportunities to Connect on Sunday Morning

We are continuing to grow on Sunday mornings, and we are so glad to see so many people with us for worship, Sunday School, and fellowship time! If you'd like to help enhance these times we spend together, here are 2 great opportunities:

Children's Word Time: During the Word portion of worship, our 8-and-under members worship in the nursery, learning about God's Word at their level.

If you'd like to volunteer with CWT, please click here. For more information on CWT, click here.

Sunday Morning Hospitality/ Coffee Hour: Between services, we meet in the Fellowship Hall for some snacks and shared time. Hospitality hosts make this possible by providing refreshments, setting up, and cleaning up. We have two more Sundays that need hosts - November 27 and December 18. Please click here to sign up to host. If you have questions, please contact Pr. Rachel.

Thank you for making connections at Grace!

OUTREACH UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Biggest needs at HOPE:

Cereal, Canned Vegetables, Toilet Paper, Shampoo, Soap, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Paper Towels, Menstrual Hygiene Products, and Laundry Detergent

HOPE is experiencing a shortage of many items right now! Please take a look at the "biggest needs" and consider adding a few to your cart on your next shopping trip.

You can drop items off in the bin located outside the church offices when you're in the building, and a volunteer will take them over to HOPE. Please only place non-perishable items in the bin!

Palmetto Community Health Care is looking for volunteers! Click the video to learn more about how they serve our community and how you can take part.

Volunteers are needed to visit with guests at the Cottage from 6:40-8:00pm on Nov. 12. If you are interested in helping, please contact Stefany Tindale at 803.322.6570.

Another need is for volunteers for driving a 10 passenger van from Hope Fellowship Church to Pathways starting at 7:00-7:15 AM and finishing at approximately 8:15 AM. This entails two round trips ( approximate total 15-18 ladies ) along with stopping at the HUB for those who need to take the bus and two drop offs at job sites.

Ron Hartman shares, "This is very easy and fulfilling work for less than a handful of mornings a month. I serve as a back up driver and will be willing to answer any questions. Please contact me at 330 620 4711."

Join us for this year's Holiday Delights on Saturday, December 3. Desserts and Music at 4pm and 7pm at Grace. Concert at Oakland Ave Presbyterian at 4:45pm and 7:45pm.

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

Thank you to everyone who sponsored Altar Flowers this year!

Be on the lookout for the 2023 Calendar for Altar Flowers and Sanctuary Candle sponsor opportunities in the coming weeks!

Worship Assistant Schedule

Click HERE for the November and December Worship Assistant Schedules.

Don't see your name? Want to join the rotation? Email the church office today!

Congregation Connections

Click here for our current Prayer List

Click here for our Memorials & Honor Gifts

Click here for our November Birthdays

The Sanctuary candle for the month of November is given by Judy and Sig Huitt to the Glory of God.

The Altar Flowers for November 13 are given by Nancy and Gus Koegler in loving memory of our grandson, Grant M. Bodle and in loving memory of our son, Scott E. Heckman.

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!