Congrats to our high school graduates!
This Sunday we honored our high school grads during worship and fellowship. We offered them a gift of a blanket – surrounding them with God’s love and our love as a congregation, offered them our promise to continue walking with them as fellow disciples of Jesus, and offered them God’s blessings as they go on their way. If you missed us this past weekend, check out this video that highlights the witness of Brynn, Jake, and Noah as they live as living stones, chosen and precious in God’s sight.
Summer Book Club
Respond by Sunday, May 21 to indicate your interest!
Looking for a group of people to nurture you on your faith journey this summer and open you to new perspectives? Consider joining us! We’ll be reading two books: The Great Divorce by CS Lewis and Surprised by Hope by NT Wright. Click the link of each book to get a sense of what each book is about. Disclaimer: Subject matter of The Great Divorce is not a reflection of marital divorce.
Throughout the summer, we’ll meet as a Book Club to discuss what we’re reading. The intent of Book Club is to experience what we’re reading together, allowing one another to walk alongside each other as we make new discoveries. For this reason, we encourage those who participate not to read ahead, but read in pace with one another.
Once our group is formed, we will send out links to purchase these two books, select a time to initially meet to set a schedule, and create a calendar of how far we are reading. Know that we will be breaking these books up into several chunks, allowing time to discuss sections at a time.
If you’re interested, sign up here by Sunday, May 21. Questions? Talk to Andy Christy or Pastor Aleese.
Synod Revival in Des Moines – Imagine
Saturday, May 20, 10:00 – 3:00 pm
It’s coming up soon! A small group will be traveling to Des Moines with Pastor Aleese. Would you like to join us? Bishop Amy Current and Bishop Yehiel Curry (Metro Chicago Synod of the ELCA) will speak and Rachel Kurtz will provide music throughout the day. Inflatable bounce houses will be available to kids, along with outside lawn games, and balloon artists. Ministry tables will be set up to explore the ministries connected to our synod, and food will be available on site.
If you’re interested in joining us, contact Pastor Aleese and we can begin coordinating a carpool! Click here for more information.
Growing and Going Initiative
Thank you to those who have hopped on board! To supplement our general offerings, we are inviting congregational members to sponsor and expense. Each leaf on our growing vine has the name of an expense along with its cost. If you’d like to sponsor a leaf, simply take the leaf off the board, clip it to a check or cash, and put it in the offering plate or bring it to the main office as the offering is being counted. Or, if you’d like to donate through Tithe.ly, take the leaf, write your name and “Tithe.ly” on it, place it in the offering plate and offer your contribution online while selecting “Growing and Going.”
If you’d like to sponsor a leaf but won’t be at church in the near future, contact the main office.
VBS for Kids Ages 3-5
June 13-16, 10:00-11:30 am @ Grace
Many of our older youth are taking advantage of the Christian Day Camp – an ecumenical opportunity at Saulsbury Park. But, that leaves a gap for our younger kids.
In response, area churches are organizing a VBS for kids ages 3-5. Host congregation will be Grace.
More information is coming soon. Mark your calendars and spread the word to families you know! If you’re willing to assist as an adult leader, contact Pastor Aleese.
Summer Events – Save the Dates!
Our Social Team has some fun lined up for us this summer! Sign ups will come later this summer, but mark your calendars now to join with others in your church community!
Sat, June 24 – 5:30 pm
Dinner out at The Lighthouse, Fairport
Sun, July 9 – after worship
Ice Cream social fellowship
Sat, August 12 – 6:30 pm
River Bandits Baseball game with SOTC, Grace, and Zion