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Week of March 7, 2023

Lenten greetings to you all,

This morning I went on a nice walk at Vines Garden park. It was a perfect morning for a walk and the park is very quiet at 7 am, which is great for remembering. I often struggle to find time to add something new to my daily routine, during lent I find it necessary to make the time and I hope the weather continues to cooperate in the mornings.

We are trying some new things this year, one of these is a lay lead Wednesday service. I hope you will be able to come out and hear from a different congregation member each week as they share about Remembering. This past Wednesday service was beautiful, I might be a little biased since my husband, Brian, was the one to share.

During this time of transition we have the privilege of having Pastor Mike Bovingdon with us. Pastor Bovingdon lead worship this past Sunday and will be with us for the next two Sundays. We are looking forward to welcoming Pastor Dennis Mims as our interim Pastor and his first Sunday will be the 26^th.

Beverly Price,

Vision Board President

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Click HERE for our daily walk devotions.

Click HERE for Weekly Event Schedule.

Prayer Requests & Praises!

Community of Grace disciples pray for those in our congregation and community. Can we pray for you or someone you know?

Requests shared with our Prayer Warrior email list.

Click HERE to email Alexia

Lent is a time of reflection and repentance, of sacrifice and self-examination. But Lent is also a season of hope - hope in the work God is doing in the world, even in the most challenging times. Join us this Lenten season for Wednesday services at 7pm each week focusing on the theme of remembering. By remembering what God has done, we have hope and confidence of the things that God will do. God was faithful then. God will be faithful now.

Wednesday Evening Together

March 8, 2023

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Lenten Worship

All are invited to come out this Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM for a Fellowship Dinner and Lenten mi-week Worship. If you are able, please bring a favorite SOUP, side item or drink to share.

Generosity

Community of Grace is excited to have a Candle Lighter Stand. We thank Tom Davidson for sharing his gift of woodworking to make this beautiful addition to the worship space. Now our acolytes can safely place the Candle Lighter each Sunday. What a blessing!

How to Give

We appreciate your gifts of time, talents, and treasures which go to support both the general fund (staff and operating expenses) as well as the building fund (our mortgage payments). Please indicate how you would like your gifts divided.

Bring your offering to church this Sunday and place in the Narthex Coffer or in the offering plate during worship.
Make offering gifts online, click HERE. You can make a one-time gift or set up a schedule to give weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Mail your offerings to Community of Grace 1200 Athens Hwy Grayson GA 30017.

Sunday morning learning

We meet at 9:45 and all youth and adults are welcome. This week we will explore a topic using a TheoEd video with discussion. Join us this Sunday!

First, TheoEd is a short hand for Theological Education Talks. It's a loose takeoff on

TED talks (Technology, Entertainment, and/or Design). They're done now through a community engagement arm of Candler School of Theology at Emory (Candler is the Methodist Seminary that Pastor Karen attended). They started in 2017 at First Presbyterian in Atlanta, who had a hankering to do a speaker series in the same vein as TED Talks. They now hold live events with 5-6 speakers and then share the recordings and the study guides. Live events have been in Atlanta and most recently Texas. The mission remains: The mission was ambitious: to assemble leading thinkers in the church and the academy to give highly-polished, no notes, “big idea” talks in 20 minutes or less. In doing so, TheoEd was designed to spark conversations that could change the way people think about God, religion, and the power of faith to shape lives and communities.

MARK Your Calendar for Sunday, March 19th!

9:45 AM Sunday Learning

Allison Lizdas, Assistant to the Bishop for Advocacy, will be with us for Sunday learning, fellowship and worship.

The Assistant to the Bishop for Advocacy helps with engagement in advocacy and utilizes social media platforms, letters, and other communication mediums to communicate with the Synod on advocacy issues. She will work with the existing teams of Diversity and Justice, Disaster, En Conjunto, and Mental Health, as well as others. She will work to create and continue the implementation of advocacy in all four states and develop a strategic plan for the synod. (ELCA Southeastern Synod website.)

Click HERE for more information about Allison Lizdas.

Events this Week

Wednesday, March 8th at 6:00 PM

Fellowship Dinner & Mid-Week Lenten Worship

Join us this Wednesday evening for a Fellowship Dinner (please bring a favorite SOUP or side to share if you are able.) Lenten Worship begins at 7:00 PM; worship with us as we reflect on remembrance of God.

Saturday, March 11th 9AM to 1PM

WELCA Cluster 4 Gathering

Women are invited to attend the WELCA Spring Cluster Gathering here at Community of Grace this Saturday. Registration begins at 9AM and the cost is $15/person (synod WELCA offering, breakfast & lunch.) Trudy Hanson will be sharing her gift of storytelling and Mike Supplee will share information about the Community Gardens.

Sunday, March 12th

9:45 AM Learning

Youth and Adults are invited to attend a time of Learning.

10:30 AM Fellowship

Gather in the Narthex before worship for a time of Fellowship with each other with some delicious treats.

11:00 AM Worship

All are invited to worship in the Sanctuary this Sunday at 11:00AM. Masks are optional.*

Sunday, March 12th

10:30 AM Choir Warm up for Worship

12:00 PM Choir Rehearsal

Gather in the Sanctuary for choir warm up before worship and rehearsal after worship with Lauren. All are welcome to sing with the choir.

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