E-News

Dumpster Filled - What's Next? |  A BIG THANK YOU to Dede, Walt, Sally, Anna, Noah, Mike and Kathy who helped “fill the dumpster.”

Pastor’s office is being renewed. Dede and Walt removed floor/ceiling mirrors and put up drywall. Mike removed cabinets. Various boxes of clutter made their way out of the Church.

NEXT UP: since it’s too hot to work outside, we have several inside projects:

• August 8th, 9th, and afternoon of Sunday the 10th- We’ll be patching, priming and painting Pastor’s office. Please contact Kathy Peterson (call 919-641-8267 or email resource@gracelutheranchurch.net) if you can help even just a few hours. We need 2-4 helpers each day. Kathy will be there to coordinate the work. We'll provide the tools- you provide your best painting clothes.
• Week of August 18th- New flooring will be installed for Pastor’s and Kim’s office and copy room (outside contractor). After floors are done, new furniture for Pastor’s office will need to be assembled and moved into his office. Opportunity dates are dependent on furniture delivery. 3-6 hours for 4 helpers.
• Week of August 25th- We'll reset Pastor’s office and deep clean to be sure all books, etc., are dust free. Opportunity dates dependent on volunteer availability. 2 hours max for 2-3 helpers.

Choir Camp This Saturday | Do you love to sing? Join us for Choir Camp this Saturday, July 26th, from 10am-2pm. We’ll spend the day learning music that will be used for worship throughout August—all of which will be sung downstairs. Questions? Contact Erin at music@gracelutheranchurch.net.

July/August Newsletter from Pastor Gustavo and Ruth Maita in Puerto Rico | Click here to read about the Maita Family's latest work in Puerto Rico. We are also still accepting gently used baseball equipment to send to support their youth ministry and help build community through sports. If you have gloves, cleats, balls, or any other baseball gear to donate, please bring it in on Sunday morning, or get in touch with Tom McGill, Robert McElfatrick, or the church office.

-Recurring News-

Zoom Book Club - Next meeting Monday, August 4th at 7pm on The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. Contact Donna Gesell for the Zoom link

Future books:

Sept: Double Blind by Edward St. Aubyn

Oct: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Family Pals- Next meeting Sunday, August 17th at 9am.

Home-Centered Pals - Contact: Barb Tippin

Next meeting Wednesday, August 20th at 12:45pm.

Learn more about the H-C PALS Group here.

Stephen Ministry - Next meeting Monday, August 11th at 6 PM. - Contact: Joyce Rea or Joe Wethman

Learn more about Stephen Ministry here.

BOLT (Breakfast or Lunch Together)

Date TBD

7/26 - 10AM - 2PM - Choir Retreat

7/27 - See Sunday listing above

7/28 - 11:30 AM - Pastor's Brown Bag Bible Study

7/29 - 4 PM - Growing Through Grief - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1200 W. Cornwallis

7/30 - 10AM - LWML Quilters

Click here for the church calendar.

-From the Church Office-

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