Grace Notes Weekly Update

GRACE NOTES

May 17 - 24, 2022

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RSVPs DUE TODAY!!!

Grace is going to a Charlotte Knights baseball game!!

Parish Life invites you to join us on June 5th for an afternoon of peanuts and crackerjacks watching the Knights run the bases. The game starts at 1 pm, and even if you go to 11am service you should be able to make first pitch!

Tickets at our group rate are $21 each (a steal!) and come with your church friends sitting with you!

If you plan to join us, we need to know so we can buy tickets. Please click HERE to let us know you're coming! We need your RSVP by TODAY Tuesday, May 17! We will request your payment once we've purchased our ticket block.

We hope you'll join us!

Questions? Contact Pr. Rachel here.

SENIORS @ GRACE this Thursday - RSVP Today!

Seniors@Grace will gather on May 19, 2022 to meet Rev Emily Sutton from Bethel United Methodist Church who will share the inside story of the Bethel Shelters that are the latest partnership program with Grace Lutheran. The Bethel Shelters "provides a safe place to sleep, a hot meal to eat and pathways to self-sufficiency for homeless individuals year around." The program also has a daytime shelter available for anyone in need of their services. We will gather at 11:30 AM with lunch at noon. Monty Bennett will also join us again to provide a musical sing along.

Lunch will be $6.00 and will include a salad and sandwich buffet with the usual yummy desserts. If you can make it please reserve your spot by TODAY. Please call or text Annie-Laurie Wheat at (803) 517-0626 (cell phone) or send an email to wheatannielaurie@gmail.com OR call the home phone at (803) 980-1834. The lunch and presentation is open to anyone (of any age) with an interest in learning about this important new partnership.

We give thanks for the many ways our congregation uses gifts and talents to the glory of God!

Click HERE to give thanks to:

-Our Sunday School Teachers

-Irene Pointon & the Children's Choir

-Our Youth

-Our Quillow Makers

We are grateful for your ministry with us!

Have you seen the Youth Room lately?

Our refurbishment work has made a big difference!

Please click HERE for a Show-And-Tell to see how your support has allowed us to create a space just for our kids.

Grace will be hosting Family Promise guests June 12-19!

After a two-year COVID pause, we will re-start hosting guests from York County’s Family Promise program, helping homeless parents and children resume and maintain self-sufficiency.

Family Promise is a 30-year-old national program with over 200 affiliates in 42 states.

Grace, along with more than a dozen other local congregations, has been a part of the ministry for over 20 years.

We are thrilled to be welcoming Family Promise back into our building, and we need YOUR help to make this a success.

Your time and effort given to host Family Promise make a concrete difference in the lives of our guests. Creating a safe and welcoming home for a week is a blessing, and we are grateful for your participation!

Volunteers are needed during the week to ready the church for guests, prepare evening meals, visit with families (up to 15 people) and spend the night at the church. You can sign up to help by clicking HERE.

Volunteer opportunities include:

-Sunday, June 12, 11 am - four volunteers are needed for about an hour to transform Sunday School rooms into bedrooms for families for the week; tasks include moving tables & chairs, inflating mattresses, making beds, putting down rugs, etc.

-At 6 pm every night (except Tuesday) a meal is needed for up to 15 people and Grace guests; two or three people are asked to plan, prepare and serve the meal, cooking offsite or in Grace’s kitchen. Volunteers and their families are encouraged to be present and eat with our guests. Beverages and ice cream along with serving/eating utensils, plates, cups, napkins, etc. are furnished by the church.

-From 6-8 pm each night (except Tuesday) one or two volunteers are needed as evening hosts to eat dinner with the families and stay to visit, play games, walk around the block, watch TV, etc.

-Beginning at 8 pm Sunday through Saturday, two volunteers (one female and one male) are needed to be a presence at the church until 7 a.m. the next morning. Air mattresses are supplied and volunteers are housed in separate classrooms.

-Sunday the 19 at 7:30 am, three people are needed to prepare classrooms for Sunday School.

-Following June 19 one or two volunteers are needed to launder church-owned bed linens for use the next time we host Family Promise.

Thank you for your support of this ministry!

Questions about Grace hosting Family Promise? Contact Sig Huitt 704/576-0407 or email him HERE.

Race & Reconciliation Rock Hill

Join us as Dr. Adolphus Belk, Jr., Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Winthrop University, shares his latest research from the new book that he co-edited with Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey (WU Class of 2004), For the Culture: Hip-Hop and the Fight for Social Justice.

Thursday, May 26 at 7pm at Grace Lutheran Church. Click HERE for more information.

What does an extension cord have to do with Grace?

Join us between worship services on Pentecost (June 5) and find out, as Pr. Gregg introduces a new small group opportunity!

Going to Camp? Thinking about it?

We have scholarships available!

ELCA Summer Camp is an awesome way to spend a week forming faith, meeting friends, and spending time in creation! We have scholarship funds available to help you go to an ELCA camp!

If you'd like to apply for a scholarship, click here for the application form, and then submit it to Pr. Rachel.

If you'd like to explore local camp opportunities, click here to visit the NovusWay website. Pr. Rachel would also be glad to help.

OUTREACH UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES

York County Free Clinic is now Palmetto Community Health Care.

On May 29th, we are invited to a Grace Partners Open House, and we will hear more about what PCHC does in our community! More details will come soon.

Volunteer opportunities at Life House include: adding new mulch in the back of the house, interior trim painting, kitchen cabinet painting, and pressure washing the driveway and sidewalks.

Ongoing volunteer opportunities: assist with transportation, visit with the women, serve a meal (click HERE for meal sign up).

If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity or for further information, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Amy Lane at acombslane@gmail.com or 803.659.9885.

Bethel Men's Shelter has volunteer positions available for you to sign up for now! If you'd like to learn more about these positions, and/or would like to sign up, please click HERE.

Cub Scout Troop 31 meets at Grace every week. If you would like more information contact Walker Stockley by clicking HERE.

-from Michael, Wolf Cub Pack 31

Volunteer at HOPE

Volunteers needed Monday through Thursday mornings

(or Tuesdays at 6:00 pm). Call Rachel Bell, Volunteer Coordinator at (803) 493-5840 or Grace’s HOPE liaison, Ron Hartman, at (330) 620-4711 for more information.

Needs for this week:

+ CEREAL (biggest need) + Pop Tarts + Grits & Oatmeal + Canned Beans, Baked Beans, Canned Corn + Jelly + Pancake Mix & Syrup

+ Spaghetti Sauce + Individual snack packs + Condiments + Coffee (Instant & Ground) + Dog food & Cat food + Body wash & Shampoo

+ Toothpaste & Toothbrushes + Feminine Hygiene Products + Toilet paper

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!

Worship Assistant Schedule

Click HERE for the May - July Worship Assistant Schedule.

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

2022 Altar Flower Sign-Ups Needed!

There are many open dates to sponsor flowers.The cost is $45.00 for one (1) or $90.00 for both (2) vases. Click HERE to sign up or contact the church office.