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SUNDAY, MAY 12TH
8:45am - Our Elders invite you to a time of prayer, with a focus on renewal, strength, and wisdom for our church. All are welcome in the Library. 9:30am Service - Join us Sunday morning for worship music, our Children's Choir and sermon message from Senior Pastor Cliffe Knechtle, Amazing Mothers.We'll have Sunday programming for children and teens, and our service will be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
After the Service
Mother's Day Tea Party - Join us in celebrating our wonderful moms today in the Commons. We’ll be serving iced tea, lemonade and cookies as a sweet tribute!
Sunday Small Group - Join Assistant Pastor Stuart Knechtle in the Library for a post-service small group. It is a Bible study format, and it’s open to all adults. If you’re not already in a Grace Small Group, stop by.
After the service, the shuttle bus will pick up from the Sanctuary/upper parking lot from 10:30-11am, then 11am-12noon from the West Barn/lower parking lot only.
HIGH SCHOOL SERVICE TRIP
Grace 9th-12th grade students are invited to participate in an awesome volunteer opportunity in New York City. We’ll head in on Friday evening, June 14th and spend the night at Our Lady of Good Counsel on East 90th Street. Saturday morning the group will serve breakfast and hand out hygiene kits and clothing to the homeless, then explore one of Manhattan’s iconic sites before returning late afternoon on Saturday, June 15th.
During the month of May, as we prepare for our trip, we’ll be collecting the following items Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary.
Clothing for Men & Women: Gently worn Sweatshirts & Sweatpants, Rain Jackets, Shirts/Tops, Jeans, NEW Underwear and Socks. Hygiene Items: Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Combs, Wipes & Hand sanitizer, Razors, Bars of Soap, Washcloths, and Travel Size deodorant.
For additional details or to sign up, email Youth Pastor Rob Knechtle HERE.
PARK IT FORWARD
Last Sunday, parking onsite at Grace Farms was at capacity – so we thank those of you who “parked it forward”, at Oakridge Commons to take the shuttle bus. We encourage as many of you as possible to park offsite so new visitors won't be turned away. The shuttle bus circulates quickly, and is a great place to socialize with friends and meet new ones on the ride to and from Grace Farms.
** Buses depart from Oakridge Commons to Grace Farms at 8:30am, 8:45am, 9am, 9:15am, 9:30am, 9:45am and 10am dropping off at the Sanctuary/upper parking lot and West Barn/lower parking lot for kids/teens attending Sunday school programming.
Oakridge Commons is located at 600 Oakridge Drive, South Salem, NY 10590.
PICKLEBALL MIXER
Calling all singles to rally friends and join us this Saturday, May 11th for a pickleball mixer at Mead Park in New Canaan. We've reserved three courts from 6-8pm and invite you to come play. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned player, we'll have a great time together. RSVP to Community Director Bo Beatty HERE. Hope to see you there!
BAPTISM SUNDAY
Water baptism is a beautiful picture of what God has done for us. As we are immersed in the water, we symbolize burial with our Lord; we are baptized into His death on the cross and are no longer slaves to self or sin (Romans 6:3–7). When we are raised out of the water, we are symbolically raised to new life in Christ to be with Him forever. Water baptism also illustrates the spiritual cleansing we experience when we are saved.
We'll be holding our Baptism ceremony during our service on May 19th. If you’d like to be baptized, please contact one of our pastors HERE as they would like to meet with you before the ceremony.
PARENTING WORKSHOP
Join us for an interactive workshop designed for parents with children and teens. In this four-week class, facilitated by Youth Director Elena Jackson, MA, LPC, LMHC, and our Youth Team, we'll address various topics from smartphones and addiction to gender identity, and emotional well-being. Register HERE, and we’ll meet Sundays 5/19 & 26, and 6/2 & 9 together at 10:45am in the West Barn Hall.
"RARE" COMMUNITY EVENT
On Sunday, May 19th, Lewisboro Town Park will transform into an exciting venue featuring family-friendly attractions and interactive activities all to support STAR (Salla Treatment and Research) and their partnerships with childhood rare disease researchers at Children's Hospital at Montefiore, the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Round up the kids and join us at the park, 1079 NY-35, South Salem, NY, from 2-6pm for a super fun afternoon featuring; The Harlem Wizards, Pony Rides, Truck Tours, a Magic Show, Tie Dye T-Shirts, Auctions, a Care Card Creation Station, Face Painting and Rock Painting with Grace Community Church, Hot Dogs and more!
** Volunteers are needed to help with the Grace face painting booth.
Sign up with Community Director Bo Beatty HERE and get a free ticket to
the event for yourself or your family.
EXPLORE & ENGAGE AT GRACE FARMS
Encounter the arts at Grace Farms this May! This month we’reunveiling a new long-term exhibit,With Every Fiber. Designed byStudio Cooke John Architecture + Design,withPentagram,With Every Fiberasks us to consider whether the building materials that make up the built world around us were made with force labor. Explore the exhibit on your daily visit or stop in on May 4thfor pop-up talks with exhibit curator and Grace Farms Founding Creative DirectorChelsea Thatcher.
