5/11 Announcements

5/11 Announcements

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  1. Welcome to Grace Christian Church! We are glad you can join us.
  2. Our Annual Church Spring Cleaning is Saturday, 5/17 at 10am. Please take this opportunity to serve together. There will be a lunch fellowship afterward (lunch is provided).
  3. GCC is planning a Youth Mission Trip to New Taipei City, Taiwan on 7/13–7/18 (with 15 team members). Our church’s mission fund will provide for 1/3 of the cost; the participating individuals are responsible for 1/3 of the cost; the remaining 1/3 is needed through fundraising; the overall fundraising goal is $11,000. To assist with the financial needs of the trip, please participate: Bake Sale throughout the month of May on Sundays during lunch time; Fundraising Car Wash is on Saturday, 5/17, 10am–12pm; Community Yard Sale is on Saturday 5/31, 9am-12pm. If you would like to donate your items, please drop them off at the church beginning 5/18 and not before church’s spring cleaning on 5/17.. Please bring any items clean & in good condition, & large items please save to drop off the day of the event (at 8:30am). For more details, contact Evan Garnier at evan.m.garnier@gmail.com. We are also collecting a special offering. If you’d like to contribute, please write your check to “GCC” & note “Taiwan 2025”. 
  4. We plan to have our church retreat on 7/4–7/6 (Fri–Sun) at Shepherd University (170 West Campus drive, Shepherdstown, WV 25443; about 1.25 hour from GCC). The EM speaker is Rev. Tim Carroll, pastor of CCCVA; the theme is “Prayer: The Heart of Christian Spirituality”. The CM speaker is Rev. Toon Yeo; the theme is “Spiritual Care & Counseling.” We encourage all to participate & register as soon as possible for planning purposes. Forms are available at the church office.
  5. GCC Summer Bible Camp (for rising kindergarteners to rising 6th graders) is on 8/4–8/8. This year’s theme is “Upward Bound.” Registration fee for half-day-camp is $15, and full-day is $30. For more information and registration, please go to: https://forms.gle/d4YUq1kp8bMQJ5ty6. We also need volunteers to help; if you are interested, please contact Harriet Lin (hjlintx@gmail.com).
  6. Weekly EM Bible Fellowship & Prayer is on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm on site. All are invited. For more information, please contact Pastor Arthur <graphitude@gmail.com>. 
  7. Our next EM potluck dinner is Sunday, 6/1, 5:30–8pm. Please mark your calendar.