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This Coming Week at Grace
Saturday 5/17
Ladies Brunch - 10 - 12 in the Café.
Saturday Worship Service - 6 p.m. in auditorium
Gospel Mystery of Sanctification Study - 7:15 p.m.
Sunday 5/18
Worship Services - 9:15 & 11 a.m.
Children's Ministry
9:15 a.m. for infants through sixth grade,
11 a.m. for infants through third grade
WaterShed Youth - 9:15 am in the Youth Room upstairs
Acts Care Community - 9:15 a.m. in Modular 1
Person of Jesus Care Community - 9:15 a.m. in room 135
Grace Foothills - 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship, 10:30 service in the Tryon Theater
Young Adults - 11 a.m. in the Youth Room
Young Adults meet Sunday mornings for interactive discussions on art, community, and the gospel. For more information contact Chris Curry at eccurry@aol.com.
Grace Hendersonville Meets - 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at West First Pizza
Anyone interested in a new church congregation in Hendersonville can join us every Sunday afternoon. We will be studying the book of Galatians. All are welcome. Feel free to contact John Morris (684-7916) or Bobby and Sally Ward (693-1064) if you have questions.
Monday 5/19
No events planned
Tuesday 5/20
Grace Media Teams - 6 p.m. in Café
Hebrews Bible Study
Session meets - 7 p.m. in room 107
Wednesday 5/21
Quilting Ministry - 10 a.m.
Thursday 5/22
Worship Team - 7 p.m. in auditorium
Friday 5/23
No events planned
Saturday 5/24
Saturday Worship Service - 6 p.m. in auditorium
Gospel Mystery of Sanctification Study - 7:15 p.m.
Sunday 5/25
Worship Services - 9:15 & 11 a.m.
Children's Ministry
9:15 a.m. for infants through sixth grade,
11 a.m. for infants through third grade
Acts Care Community - 9:15 a.m. in Modular 1
Person of Jesus Care Community - 9:15 a.m. in room 135
Grace Foothills - 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship, 10:30 service in the Tryon Theater
Young Adults - 11 a.m. in the Youth Room
Young Adults meet Sunday mornings for interactive discussions on art, community, and the gospel. For more information contact Chris Curry at eccurry@aol.com.
Grace Hendersonville Meets - 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at West First Pizza
Anyone interested in a new church congregation in Hendersonville can join us every Sunday afternoon. We will be studying the book of Galatians. All are welcome. Feel free to contact John Morris (684-7916) or Bobby and Sally Ward (693-1064) if you have questions.
Upcoming Events
Putting on the Ritz
Putting on the Ritz
is a formal dance put on by WaterShed on Friday, May 16th, from 7 - 11 pm. It is a 1920s themed event for 7th - 12th graders. The tickets are $15 in advance/$20 at the door and proceeds go to the summer mission trip. You may buy the tickets online at www.watershedyouth.org. It's going to be a lot of fun, so make sure you invite all your friends. If you have any questions, please email Kristen.
Date Night For Parents
Friday, May 30th, Watershed youth ministry is hosting a night where parents can drop off their children (infants - 5th grade) from 6 - 9 pm. We will have crafts/ activities planned for everyone. The donations taken from it will go to the students going on the summer mission trip to Dalton, Georgia. For details, please email Kristen or call 891-2006 x221.
Upcoming Honduras Trips
Upcoming Honduras Trips: July 25 - August 1, October 31 - November 6, December 27 - January 3, January 26 - February 2. For more info, email Jim Pearce or call him at 891 - 2006 x128.
Opportunities
Uganda - Meet People There (Virtually)
Our mission team that recently went to Uganda put together short slide shows with captions so that you can "virtually" meet some of the families they met as well as learn how to get involved: http://www.graceinfo.org/missions/uganda/apr08/index.htm
The Café
The Café has a specific need for volunteers to help on 1st Sundays to setup the fellowship hall from 7:45 - 9 am once a month. Please call Sandy at 693-6731 or email her.
Five Day Clubs This Summer
Consider Hosting a 5-Day Club this Summer. We are partnering with Child Evangelism Fellowship to offer 5 - Day Clubs June 16 - 20, 2:30 - 3:30 pm. Please consider hosting a club at your home (garage, yard, etc). For details, pick up a flier on the CM bulletin board, email Melanie, or call 891-2006 x133).
Children’s Ministry Needs Help This Summer
Many teachers and volunteers who serve during the school year take a break for the summer, which leaves many openings. If you are willing to help even once or twice in June, July, or August, please sign up behind the CM Welcome Table!
The Quilt Ministry
The Quilt Ministry needs volunteers to help assemble quilts for friends who need tangible comfort. We could use extra hands for machine sewing, ironing, pinning, etc. No experience is necessary to join in the fun! For details, please contact Amy Fitzgerald at (828)551-3612.
Grace Foothills Cafe
The Grace Foothills Cafe needs volunteers. The Cafe serves good coffee and amazing bagels and doughnuts. Volunteers are needed to setup, serve, and clean up the cafe each week. If you have a passion for all things coffee and want to serve the cafe, contact Rick or Sabra Kleinau at 859-0116.
Graduates
High school and college graduates, please sign the graduate list at the Information Desk so your Grace family can rejoice with you in your wonderful accomplishment.
ESL Begins
Grace will soon have an English as Second Language program as a missions outreach. Anyone wishing to attend should call the office (891-2006) to register. All ages are invited, and child care will be provided. Volunteers are welcome!
WaterShed Mission Trip Fundraiser
Thirty members of The Youth Mission Team are going to Dalton, GA, June 7-14, and are raising funds. We set up a job board on the hallway wall by the kitchen where you can either post a job you would like to have done or where you can pull names and numbers of students who would like to get hired to raise their mission money. We ask that the pay is at least $8/hr and each job is at least 3 hours long.
Tech
We are in desperate need of volunteers to run slides and to run lights for worship. If you can serve once a month please let Dusty McNabb know you are interested. She will train you.
Hendersonville Group
Grace Hendersonville has started meeting on Sunday evenings from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at West First Pizza. They are studying the book of Galatians. All are welcome. If you are interested, contact Bobby & Sally Ward at 693-1064.
Transcriber Needed
A transcriber is needed to work on video and audio interviews on Honduras and other Grace stories. For more information contact Rob Wilkins at 489-9896 or inkling@mchsi.com.
Beth Robinson
If you would like to be a part of helping sponsor Beth Robinson and her
ministry in Japan, you may write your check to Grace and earmark it
“Japan Missions”.
Information Center
Volunteers are needed at the Information Center. Please contact Amy Mast at 216-7244 if you like engaging with people and helping others to get more connected.
Envelopes for Donations
The envelopes at the offering boxes are for cash only donations. If you are giving to Grace in the form of a check, you may drop it directly in the box without an envelope. Please make sure your address is correct (or corrected) on the check and note in the memo line the specific ministry you are giving to if other than the general fund. Thank you for your continued support of the ministries at Grace.
Office Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to work in the church office in the afternoons. Computer skills required. For more information, contact Minty Norris (mintynorris@gmail.com or 891-2006, ext. 118).
Motorcycle Community
Jim Bolin and Cline Lambert have started a motorcycle group that meets regularly for group riding and community. Rides will take place either on Saturdays or Sunday afternoons. This group is open to non-riders as well. To indicate your interest or to get more information fill out a connect card or contact Jim (606-2130 or jebolin10@mchsi.com).
First Responders
As part of Grace’s Emergency Operating Plan, we are looking for people to volunteer as first responders in the event of an emergency. For more information, or if you are interested in serving, please contact Minty at 891-2006 ext. 118 or mintynorris@gmail.com.
ABCCM Volunteers
The Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry has several areas for volunteers to share their gifts. Check out their website at www.abccm.org, the flier on the bulletin board here at Grace, or contact Volunteer Coordinator Cheryl Wilson (259-5300 ext. 327 or cwilson@abccm.org) for more information about needs in their Crisis Ministry, Jail Ministry, Shelter Ministry, Medical Ministry, and Thrift Store.
Visitation Volunteers
Do you have a heart for visiting people who are sick or in the hospital? If you have questions or are available to provide this type of care, please contact Regan Wilds at mrswilds@gmail.com.
Website Page Creation and Design
Grace’s website currently averages more than 200 visitors and 1,000 page hits daily -- and those numbers are growing! We are looking to expand our capabilities for information and art in this increasingly important medium. If you are familiar with Dreamweaver and/or Flash and would like to help with creating some cutting-edge web pages and design, please contact Rob Wilkins (inkling@mchsi.com or 489-9896).
Volunteers are needed to serve as greeters on Sunday mornings. Responsibilities include welcoming people, handing out bulletins, helping people find a seat and assisting with the attendance count. For more information or to volunteer contact Jerry Hills at 691-0576 or Martha.hills@mchsi.com.
Deacon Giving
The Deacons are humbled and privileged to come alongside those who are hurting or in need to provide assistance – “to care for orphans and widows in their distress” or “give a cup of cold water in Jesus’ name.” This year, because your extensive and generous giving, the Deacons were able to give more than $30,000 to help those in need. The aid went to care for people in crisis, battling disease, and/or struggling financially.
Being a mercy ministry, the Diaconate considers that all cases and transactions are confidential. Any figures stated in this memo are ballpark figures. The diaconate budget at the beginning of each fiscal year (Sept. 1) is $4000.00. Over the past four years, through the incredible generosity of the body at Grace, we have spent approximately $25-30,000.00 each year!! We DEPEND on that continued generosity.
Whatever is left over in late August, we vote on how that is to be spent. For instance, in late August of 2006, we divided the balance between a gift to Grace Biltmore, a sum for Ingles food and gas cards, a designated account for housing and utilities, and a designated account for auto repair. (The designated accounts are rollover accounts because these needs tend to be more critical and urgent than others which I will delineate below.) You will see that, for the most part, the diaconate deals in crisis management; generally short and sometimes long term. When appropriate the Diaconate refers those in need to agencies such as: Interfaith (in Hendersonville), WCC, and Angel Food.
CATEGORIES
Home Maintenance and Repair:
Fire and flood damage; cleaning out and rebuilding foundations
New roofing and flooring
Other interior remodeling such as creation of a new room in an existing structure for a care-giver
Rent and Mortgage payment:
Typically short-term, but a crisis matter (like loss of employment)
Utilities:
Heating and electricity; again a crisis matter
Medical Bills:
Due to lack of or lapsed medical insurance; usually a large item
Insurance:
Automobile (short term) (when their policy would otherwise lapse)
Food and Gasoline:
Ingles coupons which can be used for both food and gas
Counseling:
We recommend that recipients take the Crown Financial class. We provide a financial counselor who works with them on their budget.
Donated vehicles (from 5-7 per year)
Vehicles are given anonymously, inspected by a local garage for road-worthiness, and turned over to the person who is in need.
All recipients must fill out a financial aid statement as fully as possible and submit it to the office before any action can be taken.
All bills (utility, rent, etc.) are paid directly by the office to the business or company owed. Ingles cards are held in the office for short-term crises dispersement.
One can contribute to this mercy ministry by contributing to Grace Community Church by specifying Diaconate on the memo line.
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