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A Special Announcement from the Administration Committee
Dear Members and Friends of Grace Covenant,
For twelve years, Lisa D’Hoore has faithfully and lovingly served Grace Covenant as our Financial and Administrative Secretary. On behalf of the Session, we write to share the news that Lisa will retire from these responsibilities effective February 28, 2027. Her personal letter to the congregation is attached.
I know you join us in expressing our deep affection, appreciation, and gratitude for Lisa and her years of devoted service among us. Her steady presence, generous spirit, and faithful work have been a gift to this congregation in ways both seen and unseen. We have been richly blessed by her ministry.
On Sunday, February 28, we will include a special liturgy of Thanksgiving for Faithful Service during worship. Together, and in the presence of God, we will honor Lisa’s extraordinary ministry, give thanks for her steadfast and loving service, and bring this chapter of her work among us to a fitting and grace-filled close. Following worship, a reception will be held in the Greeting Room, offering everyone an opportunity to personally express their gratitude, affection, and good wishes.
Early in the new year, we will also invite the congregation to participate in a monetary gift as a tangible expression of our appreciation for Lisa's many years of faithful service.
Until then, I invite you to join me in offering a prayer of thanksgiving and blessing for Lisa as she prepares to enter this new chapter of her life.
Lord of life, we give you thanks for Lisa and offer this blessing
for her life:
May joy, and nothing less, follow you all the days of your life.
May you be richly blessed, even as you have been a blessing to so many.
May you rest well tonight, and every night, secure in the knowledge that the Lord of Light, who has brought you this far, will continue to lead you in all the days to come.
May every new day be brightened by grace, every new season filled with promise, and every step guided by God's abiding love.
May every new day be brightened by grace, every new season filled with promise, and every step guided by God's abiding love.
And may you hear, deep within your heart, the joyful laughter of God over your life.
Amen.
With deep devotion to our Lord Jesus Christ, and profound thanksgiving to God for Lisa's ministry among us, we remain yours in Christ,
Rev. Patricia Gwinn - Pastor
Janice Tucker - Administration Committee Chair
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