Mark Townsend has informed us of the recent death of his father, H. Allen Townsend. Mark and his sister, Sonya Griffith, are having a “Memorial Open House” at Grace Church Parish Hall on February 1st from 2-4 PM. Allen was a member of Grace but relocated to Arizona many years ago. Please plan on coming by for a visit.
There is a “Holy Conversation” on Sunday, January 26th. It is critically important that all participate in this important gathering. The meeting will start during coffee hour. These meetings help to support the Discernment Committee and Jen Phelps in developing our Church profile, and ultimately the selection of our next priest. FYI, new microphones have been received, hopefully our sound issues are over! If you are attending via Zoom, please stay on the Zoom meeting from the Sunday service.
Sign-up Genius. I will make every effort to send the sign-up for this Sunday’s coffee hour later today. Please plan on bringing something to share, if possible, for our “Holy Conversation” meeting. I am not as good as Mary with this task! Thankfully, Mary and Mark will return soon.
Sunday, January 26, 2025. Father Mark Van Wassenhove will be our supply priest.
Are you interested in serving on the membership committee? This committee will be tasked with assisting in the clean-up of our membership information. We need tenured members. If interested, please sign up on the parish bulletin board.
As our parish profile is updated, we will need photos. Please share photos of Grace Church activities to gracechurchparish@gmail.
Second Harvest Food Pantry at United Day Care has been suspended until March. No volunteers will be needed until March 27th.
The choir is providing lunch for the Annual Meeting on February 2. This is their only fundraising activity. There is no set cost for the meal, but your donations are appreciated. If you are in the choir, please contact David to coordinate food needs.
Sunday School Needs. We need a second person in the Sunday school room through May. If you can sign up for a Sunday, please do so on the sign-up sheet on the Parish Hall bulletin board. The Diocese requires two adults for every Sunday school classroom. We also need someone to volunteer to lead Sunday school in the 2025-2026 school year.
Vestry: There will be three Vestry openings for 2025. Two people have signed up for consideration. There is information about Vestry posted on the bulletin board. Please consider this important role at Grace. The vote for Vestry will take place at our annual meeting. If interested, write a short bio and submit it to a Vestry member, David, or Connie.
Gathering Grace. Last Sunday we served 90 meals. We need donations of cake mix, icing, and brownie mix. Any donations are appreciated and can be left in the commercial kitchen. If you have any questions, please let Connie know.
A Better Way needs for the month of January ~ bath towels (new or gently used), body wash, shampoo and conditioner (full size preferred), deodorant and hairbrushes. Thank you
for your continued support.
Christian Ministries needs blankets, toilet paper, dry and canned foods.
No anniversaries or birthdays this week. If I have missed your birthday or anniversary, let me know.
Morning and Evening Prayer takes place on the following dates:
Evening Prayer Wednesday January 22
Morning Prayer Saturday January 25
Morning Prayer Tuesday January 28
Evening Prayer Wednesday January 29
Email Andy Bonnell at [email protected] if you would like to join these Zoom meetings. Thank you to Brooke Renee and Andy for providing these morning and evening prayers.
Save the dates for these upcoming events.
Thursday at noon is the Eucharist Service with Rev. Robert Abner. These services are a good time to brush up on your knowledge of the Bible (or in my case, learn about the Bible) because there is always an informative discussion.
The Yarn group will resume meeting in February.
January 23, 2025. DOK Zoom meeting. 7PM. If interested, please contact Pam Sebura.
January 26, 2025, during coffee hour. Holy Conversation with Jennifer Phelps.
February 1, 2025, Memorial Open House for H. Allen Townsend, 2-4 PM.
February 1, 2025, Orchestra Indiana David reports this concert has been cancelled with no additional information.
February 2, 2025, starting at 11:15. Annual Meeting. Coffee hour meal provided by the Choir. Join us for soup, sides, and desserts!
February 9, 2025, during coffee hour, Holy Conversation with Jennifer Phelps.
If you have any information you would like to add to Grace Notes, please contact Connie Turner at [email protected].