SUNDAY WORSHIP
Pastor Bill’s new sermon series is DEVOTED. The message on Sunday is Devoted to Teaching. The scripture lesson is from Acts 2:42-47. The Chancel Choir and the Sounds of Grace Orchestra will be providing special music at the traditional service.
The Church Council has established the Heritage Fund to reduce the need for debt associated with our disaffiliation. To make a special gift, please write Heritage Fund on the memo line of your check or offering envelope. For additional information, please call the church office.
Effective May 16, Jonathan Gibbons accepted the position of DIRECTOR OF MEDIA AND MUSIC MINISTRY. Tina St. Clair will continue as our Church Organist. Our best wishes are extended to Tina as she moves to semi-retirement.
COURAGE AND CANCER will meet on May 21 at PM. (The date is changed because of Mother’s Day.)
MARKING OUR HERITAGE AND FUTURE:
Please mark your calendars to attend the Mark our Heritage and Future event. We will be gathering after church on June 25th for lunch. The Welcome Center will feature some of our church archives for you to browse through. We want to embrace our heritage as we move into the future. Plan now to join this very special event.
Later that evening, another very meaningful program will take place featuring former major league baseball player, Dave Dravecky who pitched for seven years in in the MLB, playing as an All-Star and in two pennant races. In 1988, Dave was at the top of his game and life. He had a wonderful family and was reaching his all-star peak playing the game of his childhood dreams. His Opening Day victory over the Dodgers was overshadowed later that fall by the discovery of cancer and the removal of half of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm. Defying all odds, Dave came back to pitch once again in the Major Leagues the following year. Despite being told by doctors, “Short of a miracle, you’ll never pitch again,” Dave pitched a 4-3 win for the San Francisco Giants that day. Horribly, five days later in Montreal, Dave threw “…the pitch that could be heard round the world”—Dave’s arm split in two in mid-throw.
You won’t want to miss this exciting special guest to hear the rest of his inspiring story.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER MENU
May 3, 2023
All-beef Hot Dog (with your choice of lots of toppings)
Pasta Salad, Baked Beans
Dessert
Reservations are requested by 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. Email Becky at bmcanulty@indianagrace.org, sign up in the Welcome Center or call the office.
BOOK SALE HELP NEEDED
If you would like to help with the June Book Sale, please sign up in the Welcome Center. This is a huge undertaking, and lots of help makes it manageable. We need folks to sort, set up and to work the actual sale. It’s a big job, but the volunteers always report that they have a great time working together on this project.
BOOK DROP-OFF TIMES:
We are accepting books, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for the book sale during the following times:
Sundays, May 21, May 28 and June 4 from 9 AM – Noon
Wednesdays, May 24, May 31 and June 7 from 3 – 7 PM
Books cannot be accepted at the church office.
No textbooks, magazines, cassettes, VHS tapes, or games can be accepted.
YOUTH GROUP will not meet this Sunday so that the kids can celebrate Mother’s Day with their families.Youth
HELP WANTED:
The Trustees will be changing the lightbulbs in the sanctuary. To save on electricity costs, we are moving to all LED bulbs. This is no small task since there are more than 250 bulbs to be replaced! The process is an interesting one that requires the chandeliers to be lowered from an access point in the attic. While we have access to them, all the glass globes will be washed, too. Obviously, the more help we have, the easier the job will be. The work will be done on Saturday, May 20th beginning at noon. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL TO LET US KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT. For this particular project the old adage, ‘Many hands make light work’ certainly applies!
GUMC Scholarship Announcement – Students and Parents
Grace United Methodist Church has a limited amount of money for scholarships for students who will be attending higher education this fall.
Grace students attending college or vocational schools can apply. Applications are available at the Church Office, the Welcome Center, and on the Grace Church website. The standard annual deadline is May 31, 2023.
CAMPS AND CAMERSHIPS
It’s time to start planning for your kids to attend one of the amazing summer church camps. We have camperships for any of our church kids and teens who wish to attend one of our conference camps. (Please note that all the camps will be affiliated with both the UM and Global Methodist Churches.)
In her Last Will and Testament former members–Alberta Dorsey endowed the church with funds for our kids to participate in summer camps. Additionally, the Book Sales and other campaigns have added to that endowment so that we can pay up to two-thirds of the camp tuition for our Grace kids to go to one of the amazing camps. You can find information on all the camps at this website: www.wpaumc.org/camping
Just for Laughs:
The preacher had just finished his Sunday morning sermon and was headed to the deacons’ meeting. He went and sat down at the table and the president of the board asked him how he thought the church service went.
The preacher shrugged and said, “The music was excellent, and I think the prayer and communion times were worshipful, but I just don’t think the sermon ever got off the ground.”
“Well, it sure did taxi long enough!” the deacon replied.
