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SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH
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 and a sermon message from Youth Pastor Rob Knechtle, The Authority to Forgive. We'll have Sunday programming for children and teens, and our service will be live-streamed on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
10:45-11:45am - After the Service
Sunday Small Group- Join Assistant Pastor Stuart Knechtle in the Library for a post-service small group. It's a Bible study format, and open to all adults. If you’re not already in a Grace Small Group, stop in!
Grief Share - Pastoral Care Associate Carla Gatto, Elder Sue McCrossan, and Andy Ross invite you to participate in their Biblically-based support group for those who have lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend. Please join them in the East Barn Lounge to participate.
VBS Crafting - Lend a helping hand to Miss Adrienne as she begins preparations for our June Vacation Bible School. Kids of all ages welcome!
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.
PARK IT FORWARD
Sunday morning attendance is growing, and with a finite number of parking spots available at Grace Farms, we need your help. This Sunday, please “Park it Forward” by parking at Oakridge Commons, then taking the shuttle bus to Grace Farms. To keep things moving quickly, buses will 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. We don’t want to turn anyone away on Sunday morning, so thank you for your partnership by taking the shuttle bus so that visitors and newcomers can park on-site at Grace Farms.
Oakridge Commons is located at 600 Oakridge Drive, South Salem, NY 10590.
FAMILY BEACH PICNIC & PICKLEBALL
Summer is right around the corner, so we're getting a jump on a beachside gathering at Compo Beach this Saturday, April 27th at noon. This is a family-friendly event with pickleball, a great playground for little kids and lots of time to hang out with friends. We'll provide hamburgers and hot dogs, and invite you to bring appetizers, side dishes, desserts and beverages to share. RSVP to Bo Beatty HERE, and we hope you'll join us!
FAMILY BOWLING
We have a few spots open for this Saturday's, April 27th, family bowling at Pinstripes in the Sono Mall. The cost is $20 per person including snacks, and we'll bowl from 3-5pm. RSVPs are required, so please clickHERETODAY,if you'd like to join us so Catherine Palazola can count you in. It will be a lot of fun, we hope you can join us!
THE NEXT STEP CLASS
Calling all 5th & 6th graders for an exciting Communion class created just for this age group. Youth Leaders Chris & Elena Jackson invite your teen for four Sundays this spring to talk through the meaning and purpose of having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the friendship He wants to have with us. We’ll meet in the Commons: Sundays 5/5, 12, 19 & 6/2 from 9:45-10:45am. Contact Chris or Elena HERE to let them know your son/daughter will join in.
BAPTISM
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.
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.
