Transcript 2013 - Grace Lutheran Church

2013
Looking Back at a Year at
Grace
What a year we’ve had!
 We gained new members and friends!
 The ‘pink building’ next door became the Place of
Grace – a location where residents of our community
can find the help they need!
 Our Property Committee led us in becoming more
“green,” with cost-saving lighting and more efficient
practices!
 We bid farewell to long-time staff, and added a new
team that will take us into the next era at Grace!
 …and so much more! Enjoy this look back at all
we’ve done – TOGETHER!
Our Leadership Team
 Rev. Christine Stoxen,
 Rev. David Ludwick,
and
 Matthew McCall, our
Director of Music
First Communion
It’s an exciting time when kids get to take Communion
at last…and understand what it’s all about!
Fall Festival
Annual Church Picnic
Blessing of the Animals
 Our first Blessing of the
Animals!
Rally Sunday
 Getting ready for the
new Sunday School
year!
Vacation Bible School
Grace Gang End-of-Year Luau
NOBODY knows how to party
like these kids do!!!
Little Lutherans
Having fun in all
the things we do
and learn!
WELCM = Winthrop EpiscopalLutheran Campus Ministry
Roof Construction in
Aiken, SC >
< 8 Campus Ministries working
together at the
GALSM Retreat!
GYM Beach Retreat
 GYM = Grace Youth
Ministry
GYM – Stairwell Painting
 Our Youth painted the
stairwell outside the
youth classroom.
Youth Sunday
…when our
Youth led the
Worship services!
Confirmation
Children’s Choir Practice
< Grace Gang and
Little Lutherans sing together
or separately!
They sound (and look!)
like angels! >
Faith Milestone Ministry
Special events in an individual’s life…Those
milestones that deserve to be celebrated!
These include:
 Birth
 Baptism
 First Bible
 First Communion
(cont’d…)
Milestones, cont’d…
 Driver’s License
 Quillows
 Christmas & Easter gifts
 Money Milestone
 New Bible
 Backpack Blessing
 Camper
 College
 Care packages
Wild Women Weekend
 Only the ladies allowed
on this wild & crazy
weekend!
Seniors @ Grace
…for the young-at-heart!
Rock Hill Christmas Parade
We serve hot
chocolate and popcorn
to chilly parade
watchers!
Note: If you participate, expect
to engage in random, sporadic,
and joyous caroling!
Habitat Thrivent Build
 Thanks to Habitat for
Humanity, Thrivent
Lutheran Financial
Services, Grace
Church, and YOU…
a local family
now has a home!
.
Place of Grace…
Then: The PINK BUILDING!
(Trivia: some folks still call it that!)
Place of Grace…
…Now!
Groups Using the Place of Grace:
 York County Free
Clinic
 ARC of SC
 Chrysalis Autism
Center
 York County Adult
Day Care
 Boy Scouts Troop
#540 Office
Finance
 Thank you to our Finance Team:
* Terri Schavey, Chair, and Kendall
Anderson, Council Representative
* Karen Harris and Dan Bartel, Treasurers
* Bob Stonebraker, Financial Secretary
* All of our Tabulators
Stewardship
• Our estimated giving
for 2013 was
$500,000
• Our estimated giving
for 2014 is
$540,000
Just think what we can
accomplish in 2014!
Outreach Programs
We Support:
HUNGER
OUTREACH
PROGRAM
World Hunger
Grace-C Quilters
Making cozy quilts for chemotherapy patients!
Office Volunteers
These are the ladies who make sure your bulletins are
compiled and ready to use each Sunday! They also make
copies, do mailings, answer the telephone, greet
visitors, and so much more – and it’s all done with TLC!
Louise Schmidt, Connie Setzler,
Kathy Bridges, Martha Mills,
& Kay Lynes
Gardening Volunteers
We’re sure you’ve often wondered, “HOW do the
church grounds always look so nice?”
Well, wonder no more: Working behind the
scenes are our gardening volunteers!
Nate & Mary Buchholz,
and Doris Lourigan
The Kitchen Crew
Our kitchen is kept clean and well-stocked by
the Kitchen Crew. These members rotate tasks
monthly and oversee all operations involving
the kitchen and its supplies:
Jean Winsch, Susan Hollich, Adele Evans,
Andy Bell, Frances Davis, Nora Sliney,
Ann Johnson, Annie-Laurie Wheat, Irene Pointon,
Donna Richter, Madeline Hazen, & Carla Harrison
Other Committees
 Worship
 Endowment
 Learning
 Technology
 Youth & Family
 Audit
 Nursery
 Staff Support
 Bereavement
 Mutual Support
 Public Relations
 Campus Ministry
 New Member
 Executive Council
 Parish Life
 Congregational
Council
Interested in joining in? There’s a place for YOU!
Muggers
We welcome first-time visitors
with a “cup of Grace” filled
with goodies, information
about the church, and more!
New Members
In 2012, we were
honored with
43 new members
In 2013, we were
honored with
57 new members!
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2013
2012
Thank You…
…for being part of the
family of Grace Church!
We cannot accomplish so
many things without the
willing hands that pitch in
and help whenever and
wherever you’re
needed!
…YOU are the reason that
we are the “hands and
feet” of the Gospel!
Join us for a new year at Grace
in 2014, and see what happens!