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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 1610 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Phone: (717) 737-0439 / Fax: (717) 737-5421 Email: gelc@comcast.net |
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What's Happening at Grace
Summer
Office Hours are in Effect
The Office will be open 8:00 AM until Noon through August 31.
Webmaster
Needed
If you are interested in volunteering to keep the web site updated, please call the church office at 737-0439.
Coffee
and Conversation with the Clergy - June 17 Coffee and Conversation with the Clergy in the Neal Library is an open ended opportunity for members and friends of Grace Lutheran Church to meet and talk with the pastors in an informal non-structured setting. Topics of conversation will be determined by the participants. Coffee and Conversation will continue on the third Sunday of each month. Attention
Cancer Survivors! - June 22 Attention Cancer Survivors! We would like to honor you and a care taker (family member, friend, doctor, nurse, etc) with a free dinner at the Relay for Life event on Friday, June 22nd at Trinity HS beginning at 5:30 PM, followed by a survivor lap around the track. Call Terry Scott (770-0599) for More Info. Team "Amazing Grace" will be there to cheer for you as you take your special lap! Everyone is invited to the luminary ceremony beginning around 8:30 PM that evening. This is a moving ceremony honoring survivors and the memory of loved ones lost to this disease. Great
Bible Reef VBS - June 25-29 Great Bible Reef VBS - June 25-29, 2007! This year's Vacation Bible School theme uses the coral reef to help children learn great stories about Jesus, make cool crafts, sing fun songs, play zany games and explore the Bible stories through science-oriented activities. Children with one year of preschool experience up to 6th Grade are invited to join us for this exciting morning program. (Kids who have completed 6th grade and up are encouraged to volunteer.) Registration forms are located on the Parish Education bulletin board (near the elevators) or in the Church office. Please consider volunteering for VBS to make the program a huge success and promote our evangelical outreach to the community. Call Marianne Bleicken at 774-1210 or Kerry Kenney at 790-9791 to volunteer or if you have any questions. Bible School will be held!. VBS
Donations Needed Donations of Juice or punch are needed for Vacation Bible School. If VBS is not held this year whatever has been donated will be given to the food pantry. Alive!
Alive! - September 21 - 23 - Early Bird Registration June 24 For 6th - 8th graders. Come join over 300 youth from our synod for a weekend at Camp Nawakwa. The event will include a dance, a campfire, worship, and lots of fun. This year's theme is Live Love. Please sign up on the youth bulletin board if you plan to attend. Get your registration in by June 24th, and we get a discount. Deadline to register is August 18th. This event is for all youth going into 6th through 8th grades. Road
Clean-Up Day - Saturday, June 30 Meet at the church at 9:00 AM We will clean-up along Carlisle Road. Friends are welcome. Sign up on the Youth Bulletin Board. Youth
Beach Trip - July 5-8 Beach Trip - July 5-8 - Wildwood, NJ. 6th - 12th graders are welcome. The cost is $150 per person. Sign up on the Youth Bulletin Board Golf
Tournament - Registration Due July 16 Please get your registration forms in by July 16th. Chronic
Pain Support Group - August 14 A Chronic Pain Support Group meets at Trindle Spring Lutheran Church on August 14th, at 7:00 PM. This is a sharing session for thoughts and concerns of those who are in pain. Questions? Call Lynn Niebert at 697-1538. West
Shore Conference Youth Kickoff Event at Kentland - August 26 We will be gathering at Kentland for an afternoon (3:00 - 6:00 PM) of games, food, service, and worship. Youth from the congregations in our conference will be joining us, so it is sure to be a good time. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. This event is for all middle and high school youth. Bring your friends. Class
2007 High School College Jeffrey Augustine Melissa Artnak Eric Flook Rob Bozart Molly Gabler Wendy Evans Jillian Hamilton Janice Feduke Samantha Harclerode Kyle Flook Brandon Hoover Lauren Johansen Corey Latsha Cathy Lippert Jared Osswald Jess McGee Timothy Ozimok Allie Ramsey Kayleigh Peiffer Matt Thomas Joshua Robbins Jared Swatsworth Leigh Wenerich Sara Yingling
Administration
Board The Administration Board is looking for for new members. Please call Bob Little if you are interested. Disaster
Preparedness Committee The disaster Preparedness Committee is in the process developing a method of contacting church members who may need help in case of emergency. Some members will be called and asked about being contacted, and they will be asked about their own preparedness. The committee feels that it is vital that any person who might need help be contacted in case of disaster.
New
Sound Equipment
If you are interested in trying the new equipment for hard of hearing that is connected to our new sound system, please see Dog Berry before either the 8:30 or 11:00 service.
Help
Needed Help Needed - We are in need of more people to serve as Night Security & Van Drivers. If you are willing to serve in one or both of these capacities, please call the church office - 737-0439. You would have to serve approximately once every 8 weeks Personnel
Committee
The Personnel Committee is seeking one or two individuals with human resources/employment experience to serve with us. This is an interesting volunteer position on a committee that provides an invaluable service to the church. It only involves 2-3 hours per month on the average and the term is two years. If interested call Jeff Yingling (796-1964)
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
Quilters The Quilters would gladly accept donations of mattress pads and blankets to be used as filler for the quilts they make each Tuesday.
Food
Pantry The Food Pantry needs food throughout the summer months! Requested items include powdered milk, jello mix, and pudding Mix. If donating egg cartons, please only the cardboard type, not the stryrofoam. Help
WELCA Help Needy Children
WELCA is gathering school supplies for Needy Children: They have enough school supplies for 15 kits. They are now requesting cash donations to help defray mailing costs. Bountiful
Blessings Bountiful Blessings is participating in a program with Turkey Hill Mini Markets. Turkey Hill will donate 5 cents to Bountiful Blessings for every milk bottle cap we collect with a Moo Money Cow on it. If you drink Turkey Hill products, please save us the lids. If you would like to really help us out, you can be the "go to" person who collects the milk caps at your place of work or at your church. If you have any questions on this program, feel free to e-mail me or you can visit the Bountiful Blessings web site in my signature below. Thanks in advance for helping us collect Moo Money!
Weis
and Giant Food Cards Weis and Giant Food cards are on sale in the office during the week and will be sold between the services (during SS hour) in the hallway by the Youth bulletin board each and every Sunday until the July Youth Gathering trip to Texas.
The response has been wonderful.
Just for your information, we will depart from BWI for a substantial savings!
Support
Our Troops
Help support our troops!. Starting now through the end of October there will be boxes in the library and in Barkley Chapel, in which we will be collecting items to be sent overseas to the troops. Packaged non-perishable items are always good, but if you are in need of more ideas, check out the boxes! Help bring a little cheer to the soldiers while they are away from their loved ones! We can make a difference. Attention Knitters
Memorial
Fund Policy and Procedures Recently, Congregation Council approved changes to the Memorial Fund policy and Procedures as recommended by the Administration Board. The revisions maintain the tradition of contacting families of deceased members to obtain input on the use of memorial donations, while not introducing a time-consuming, cumbersome process. For more information visit the Grace Website at http://graceluthchurch.org, contact a member of the administration board, or ask the church office for a copy of the complete policy document The Van
is Available Do you someone who would like to come to church but needs a ride? Would you come to church if you had a ride? Well, the van picks up people every week and would love to bring you too! Call the office (737-0439) by 9:00 AM on Friday to arrange to be picked up. Come on along!
Nursery
Helpers Needed We are in need of volunteers
for the church nursery during either the 8:30 or 11:00 AM services during the school year
or the 10:00 AM service during the summer. If you'd like to help, call Connie Angus
at (717) 774-7354. Email
Addresses Wanted Please notify the office of your email address, or any change thereof!
Attention Seniors Attention Seniors (50 and older) - The New Cumberland Golden Age Club is looking for members. They meet the second Tuesday of each month at Trinity United Methodist Church in New Cumberland. The meetings begin at 1:00 PM. Activities include programs and bus trips. Come and enjoy the fellowship and social entertainment. For information call 763-9580 or 761-0265 Food Pantry With the help of Grace Church, the Ecumenical Food Pantry has been able to provide assistance to 600+ families each month in 2004. The greatest need is to replenish the aging volunteer force. Food Pantry hours are 9:30-Noon and 12:30-2:00, Monday through Friday. Call Ann Young at 657-9789 if you’re interested in helping. Security
Update As a security measure, the parking lot door is locked during the week. Please feel free to enter through the office.
Quilters Fabric and filler for quilts is always needed. If you'd like to donate fabric, take it to the Quilters room beside the kitchen. If you'd like to make a monetary contribution, mark it " Quilters" and send it to the office or drop it in the plate.
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