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March 2016
Grace Notes News from Grace United Methodist Church
Carbondale, Illinois 618-457-8785
Web site: www.carbondalegrace.org
E-mail: [email protected]
March 6 Communion Sunday / Fourth Sunday in Lent Mark 1:40-45
“The Hands of Christ”
The first Sunday is a sharing Sunday. You are encouraged to
bring canned food for the food pantry. March 13 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Luke 7:36-50
“The Feet of Christ”
March 20 Passion/ Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11
“What Kind of King Is He? ”
March 24 Maundy Thursday Service “The Blood of Christ”
Dialogue Message, Special Songs, Communion &
Hand Washing
March 27 Easter Sunday
SonRise Service: 7:45 AM
Combined Service: 10:30 AM Matthew 28:1-10
“Born to Die, Dying to Rise”
Bring family and friends to the special services!!
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Dear Friends,
We are studying Bill Hybels’ Just Walk Across the Room
for Lenten season. He indicates that there are two types of
Christians. One is “cocooners” and the other is
“connectors.” Hybels says, “The longer people walk with
Christ, the fewer their interactions with people living far
from God. They become ‘cocooners’---men and women
who rarely step outside of their warm, safe, comfortable
Christian circle. But for other Christians, the opposite is true; over time,
they experience an increase in their love quotient for people outside the
faith, making them more of a ‘connector.’” We often hear that all the
people I know go to a church. But we know that the surrounding com-
munity has been changed. In fact many people are not Christians, don’t
go to any church. We have a tendency not to be acquainted with them,
because we want to stay in our cocoons. But when we think of our faith
journey, we know there were people who made an effort to connect us
to Jesus Christ and even brought us to a church. They were connectors
who took a risk to introduce Jesus Christ to us. We know that our lives
wouldn’t be same without Jesus Christ, our Savior, our Redeemer, our
good Shepherd. And we truly appreciate the people who made a great
impact on us in our faith journey.
Hybels presents us the practical steps how to come out of our co-
coons and to become connectors again. The first step is to develop
friendship with the people who don’t have any relationship with Jesus
Christ, or who move far from Jesus Christ. The second step is to dis-
cover their stories. Be interested in their life stories. They might have
negative experiences about faith or church. They might have troubles
and difficulties in their lives. As we know their life stories, we might
catch an opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ. The third
step is to discern the next steps. Are there any resources I could use to
help the person to find faith in God? Throughout the process, we need
to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, because it’s the work of
the Holy Spirit.
The great season of Easter is coming soon. We have the greatest
news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ who transformed our lives from
a doubter to a believer, from a victim to a conquer. Easter is the season
to break out of the dark cocoon and to fly freely and highly as a butter-
fly.
In Christ, Pastor In-Sook
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March 20 Palm / Passion Sunday
Early Service: 9:00 a.m. / Late Service 11:15 a.m.
March 24 Maundy Thursday Service
Communion Service : 7:00 p.m.
March 25 Good Friday Worship Service
At Carbondale First UMC: 7:00 p.m.
Carbondale First UMC, Bethel AME Church and Grace UMC
will join to worship together.
March 27 Easter Worship Services
Joint Easter SonRise Service: 7:45 a.m.
Rev. Bong-Choul will preach.
Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9: 15 a.m.
Joint Easter Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
in the Auditorium
Pastor In-Sook will preach.
Special Music
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Children’s Holy Week Activities
Palm Sunday, March 20th- All children, tod-
dlers through teens, are invited to gather just be-
fore the worship services at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. to
lead a Palm Sunday processional. Children will
be involved in other parts of the service, also.
Children's Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt,
Saturday, March 26th, 10:00-11:00 A.M. For ages 2-10.
Bring your friends, grandkids, cousins, neighbors! Come to the
children's area for Bible story and party activities before the egg
hunt.
Easter Egg Help Needed
Your help is needed in filling Easter
eggs for our children's Easter celebra-
tion. Bins with empty plastic eggs will be
located in the church foyer. Please take a
bag to fill with stickers, candy, treats,
prizes, etc. Please remember that some of our children have
serious allergies to all kinds of nuts and peanut butter. Please
return the filled eggs to the children's area by Friday, March
25th.
If you are skilled at hiding eggs, storytelling, or airing up
balloons, the children would also appreciate your talents during
the Easter celebration. Sign up in the children's area or contact
Kay Eckiss.
Adopting One or Two
SIU International Students
SIU has many international students who are away
from home to study and to learn about American culture and cus-
toms. They are willing to have American friends. If you would
like to invite them to have a conversation, to have a meal and to
learn about another culture, please let Pastor In-Sook know.
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Circle of Friends Potluck Tuesday– March 8 - Noon
Bring a dish and join the fellowship.
Youth Group Highlights:
Questions? Comments? Want to stay
connected? Contact Jaci Arthur at car-
Upcoming Events & Announcements: ~ Join us on Friday, March 4th, for our second Youth Night
Out. We're going to have a game night in the auditorium at
Grace.
~ Do you have a suggestion for a Youth Night Out activ-
ity? Let Jaci know! & join us the first Friday of every month
for Youth Night Out.
~ What does youth group at Grace mean to you? Let's give it a
name!
~ Keep an eye out for more information on our summer mission
trip and ways to get involved. Most information will go out via
email and be on our Google Drive.
~ We're going to start monthly mission/service projects. Keep
an eye out for more information, and let Jaci know if you have
any suggestions!
Senior High Sunday School: February 28th - "Back to Basics - Christianity"
March 6th - "Back to Basics - UMC"
March 13th - "Back to Basics - Prayer"
March 20th - "Palm Sunday"
March 27th - "Easter"
April 3rd - We'll start a series called "Images."
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Grace UMC Mission Statement
"Love God, love people, make disciples of Jesus Christ."
CHILDREN'S MARCH
NEWS
Sunday School- For the first two
weeks in March, we will be working
on special items to use on Palm Sun-
day, in addition to our regular Bible classes. Join in the fun with
ages 4-11 as we share Lent activities and prepare for Holy Week.
Drama- All youth and children are welcome to join Grace Players'
rehearsal for Palm Sunday and Easter. Come to the auditorium
at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 13th, if you would like to partici-
pate in the special worship performances.
The Light Kids Conference- On Saturday, March 12th, in Marion,
Illinois, a conference will be held just for kids in 1st-5th
grades! An adult leader is required for each church group. Infor-
mation is found at kidsconference.org. The Harvest Worship
Band will lead the conference activities. Contact Kay Eckiss (521
-9895) or the church office (457-8785) if you would like to regis-
ter.
Children's Bell Choir- Children are invited to play in their own
handbell choir, which will begin to meet in April. Let Jaci Arthur
know before Easter if you would like to be a part of the choir.
Do You Like to Bake?
We would like to include a small loaf
of bread or tea bread as a visitor's gift,
along with our church information. We
will freeze the loaves to use as needed. If
you would be willing to bake and donate a small loaf (any kind),
please notify Kay Eckiss at church or call her at 521-9895.
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March Birthdays
(by date)
4 - Timothy Park
5 - Lily Morthland
6 - Tim Crosby
16 - Dylan Edwards
18 - Ruth Brooks
21 - Matthias Schurz
22 - Sharon Ebersohl
22 - Elizabeth Shappard
23 - Katrin Schurz
23 - Monty Smith
24 - Gay Biggs
25 - Ed Herman
25 - Bridget Vale
28 - Margaret Wheeler
29 - Tommy Adams
30 - Danie Dawson
30 - Jim Frailey
30 - Myung Kim
Early April Birthdays
Apr. 2 Paula Arthur
Apr. 2 Joel Kirby
Grace United Methodist Church
9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship
10:10 a.m. Sunday School
11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship
March 7 Ryan and Laura Morthland
March Anniversaries
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Please have articles for the April 2016 Grace
Notes to the church office by March 18.
It’s Coming!
It’s Coming!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
PLAN TO HELP
Friday, June 3 2016, Grace church will hold its 25th annual
GRACE RACE.
We need everyone’s help to make this race a success — 50 or
more volunteers are needed.
Anyone interested in working with Lena Hake or Thyra Russell
this year and assuming the duties of directing the race next year
will need to contact us. If not, the 25th race will be the final
race.
Think about how you can contribute this year.
Thank you,
Lena Hake and Thyra Russell
The church office will be closed Monday,
March 28, 2016.
Mark your calendars! Grace Camp 2016 is
coming, July 11th - 15th, noon– 5:00 p.m.
Contact Kay Eckiss or Jaci Arthur if you'd like to
volunteer.
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Attention 2016 Graduates of
High School, College,
Graduate School, or
Professional School
Please contact Jaci Arthur at [email protected]
on or before March 15th so your name can be added to our list of
graduates.
Easter Lily Changes
A group of lilies is a beautiful sight on Easter Sunday, but
their scent and pollen can trigger allergy and asthma complica-
tions for some worshippers. This Easter you will be able to con-
tribute an offering in honor or remember a loved one but the of-
ferings will be used to purchase a few lilies and other spring flow-
ers (maybe even a few silk flower arrangements) to decorate the
church on Easter Sunday. Funds collected in excess of the cost of
the flowers will be used for missions. This will be different from
past years as you will not be purchasing a flower to take home
with you. Names in honor and in memory will still be listed on
an insert on Easter Sunday.
The Opportunity to Have a Ministry Intern!
Our conference provides an intern with a $3,000 sti-
pend for the whole school year. The Wesley Founda-
tion is willing to be a partner with us to share one in-
tern if we provide a room or housing expenses. If you
are wiling to provide a room in your house, from the middle of
August to the middle of May, or any donation for renting an
apartment, contact Pastor In-Sook. It will be a great opportunity
to a young person who will experience being in ministry before
discerning God’s call to full-time ministry.
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Chicken & Dumpling
Dinner and Auction
Saturday, April 2
Serving from 5 -6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for Adults
$5 for children over 6
free for children 6 & under
All proceeds will go to GUMC missions such as Dr. Fasa,
Africa University, etc. Several members have already donated
items for the auctions. If you haven’t done so and want to but
don’t know what you can do, give us a call. As a member of one
of the church groups you may want to collectively prepare a
theme basket as an auction item.
Share your God given gifts and help raise money for mis-
sions. There is not time to waste as we will need to receive the
donations by the 28th of March. For more information call
Marilyn Hisgen549-4487, Thyra Russell 457-7554 or Joan Har-
ris 457-6001.
The GUMC Handbell Choir invites eve-
ryone, young and old, seasoned and inexperi-
enced, and everyone in between to their Open
Ring sessions. Every Wednesday, now
through the end of April, from 4-5 p.m., our
bells, chimes, children's bells, music, and
equipment will be set out for anyone who
wants to come try their hand at the bells. Instructors will also be
available. Drop by for 5 minutes, 15, or the entire hour; come
once, on occasion, or every week. Whatever you do, just don't
miss this fun opportunity!
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Holy Communion:
Some Questions and Answers
May I receive Communion without standing
or kneeling?
Certainly. In some United Methodist congregations most per-
sons receive Communion while standing, while in others most
receive while kneeling; but you are always welcome to receive
while seated. If others are kneeling at the rail, you may remain
standing and you will be served. You may also come forward
and be seated on the front row or come forward in your wheel-
chair, and you will be served. Or you may notify an usher, and
someone will come to you and serve you where you are seated.
Our heartfelt sympathy is given to Cindy Hall on
the death of her sister Julia Lynn Berkel-Slager.
Christian sympathy is also given to Misty Mowrer
on the death of her grandmother.
John Vana
Marian Cliff Manor
381 Elm Street
St. Mary, MO 63673
Grace Players
The Grace Players are always looking for new
members, both on-stage and off. Everyone from
actors and dancers to artists, directors, sewists,
and writers, and everything in between is welcome! Contact Jaci
Arthur at [email protected] for more information.
We received a thank you from the Midwest Distribution
Center for our $240 donation for flood buckets.
