Grace United Methodist Church

1832 W 9th St

Hastings NE 68901

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March 27, 2015 Vol. 25 No. 13

Pastors: Cindy Karges, & Oscar Perez Director of Christian Education: Cassie Brader Youth Director: Kelli Shuck

Office: Denise Hauff Phone 402/463-5696 Email: graceunited@hastingsgrace.com Web Site: hastingsgrace.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gracechurchhastings Twitter: @GraceUMethodist

Monday, March 30

4:30 Worship Committee preparing sanctuary for

Holy Week

5:00 Spanish Parenting Class

6:00 English Class

FLC/6:00 aerobics 6:45 Pilates

Tuesday, March 31

11:00 Cindy’s Lenten Bible Study

7:00 Bible Study (Cristo Poder de Dios)

Wednesday, April 1

1:30-4:30 hours set to visit with Cindy

6:00 Worship at the Upper Room and Journey to

the Cross

7:00-7:30 Middle School Youth Group

7:00-7:30 Lesson (K-5th grade)

7:00-8:00 Adult bells

7:30-8:30 Confirmation class

7:45-9:15 Senior High Youth Group

8:00-9:00 Chancel Choir (adults)

Thursday, April 2

7:00 Boy Scouts leader meeting

Friday, April 3

12:00 office closes

6:00 English class

Saturday, April 4

7:00 a.m. Men’s breakfast

7:00 p.m. Worship (Cristo Poder de Dios)

FH/1-4:00 baby shower

Sunday, April 5 Easter

8:30 Worship (Chancel Choir)

9:45 Sunday School

10:00 Easter egg hunt

11:00 Worship (Chancel Choir)

12:00 Worship (Cristo Poder de Dios)

Worship on Wednesday April 1 @ 6:00 p.m.

Beginning in the Upper Room (FLC) with a simple meal then moving to the sanctuary to remember the events leading to Jesus’ death (With candles, narrative & song).

Easter Resurrection Worship April 5 @ 8:30 & 11

With brass and communion

Easter egg hunt April 5 @ 10:00

Gather in the Family Life Center for activities!

From the Staff at

Grace

UMC

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. ~Robert Flatt

Worship 60 + 119 = 179

Cristo Poder de Dios

Youth Sunday School 13

Adult Sunday School 45

Budget $2,153.76

One Great Hour UMCOR $50.00

Balance as of February (14,586.86)

“I will be loyal to the United `Methodist Church and uphold it with my prayers, my presence, my gifts

and my service.”

We live and die; Christ died and lived! ~John Stott

Jak wants a high 5! Save the week of June 15th for VBS!

↑ Meet Vanessa, Hunter & Clint

Dericks. Vanessa made her Pro-

fession of Faith and Hunter was

baptized last Sunday, March

22nd. Clint is the grandson of

Connie & Gary Markwell, which

makes Hunter their great grand-

son. Congratulations to this new

family of Grace!

The drink-

ing fountain

in the north

wing is re-

paired!

Wednesday Dinners

April 1-fried chicken

April 8-ham

Brianna &

Rob Collett

(son of Dave

& Wilma Collett) have

a new son! William

James Collett was born

March 21st. This is the

first grandchild for Dave &

Wilma; and a great grandchild

for Gene Benson. Congratula-

tions to all!

Prayer concerns:

Those serving in the military:

Grey Pickerill, Stacey & John Stearns,

Adam Koertner, Ryan & Ashley Ardiana

Sympathy to Alyce Faye Hajny with the

death of her husband Lanny

Wilma Richards (hospital) mother of

Alyce Faye Hajny & Bonnie Smith

William (Bill) Prichard (health) father of

Krescene Allen

Jeannette Harvey (health) sister of Jeanne

Bruntz

Elaine Goldenstein is praying for good

weather the day of her sale March 28th

Gene Benson (fell at home, leg pain)

Rob Collett (kidney stones first night the

baby was home!)

Help would be appreciated with set up for Open Table on

April 12th (opening sacks, opening packages, setting con-

tents on tables, etc.) Meet Wilma Collett in the kitchen

between 8:30 & 9:00. Help is needed to put together 600

sack lunches between services, and we also need someone

to deliver the lunches to Catholic Social Services on Mon-

day morning, April 13th. Monetary donations are always

appreciated for Open Table supplies too! Thank you.

All men are invited to

breakfast 7:00 a.m.

Sat., April 4th at the

church.

UMW Spring Meeting is

Sat., April 18th at Geneva

UMC with featured speaker

Harrietta Reynolds. Paid ($8)

reservations need to be to

Glenice Larsen by April 10th.

Worship and WOW

New Times for Worship May through October Two worship services, New times, Six months The Administrative Board, after congregational input (the surveys) and input

from other committees, voted to explore some different worship times. Begin-

ning May 3 Sundays at Grace: Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:00 am;

Coffee 11:00 am

May 6 WOW Begins (Worship on Wednesdays) 5:30 pm

WOW will be come as you are (from school, work or to other church activities

or the ball field); 30 minutes of Praise, Sermon and Prayer.

We hope these worship opportunities will provide our faith community and

others with options for worship that will more readily work with the lives many

of us live today. Of course, you are welcome to come to both. Sermons

will be different and music will be led by a worship leader.

So come along, get to know some Grace members

and friends you might not have worshipped with

before. And most importantly, let’s praise God in

word and song.

Scholarships The Grace United Methodist Scholarship is available in

the office. Please turn in applications to the church office or Cassie

Brader by April 26th. The applicant must be a member of Grace United

Methodist Church and a graduating senior in high school.

To keep on schedule

of meeting on even

months, Ad Board

will meet Monday,

April 6th at 7:00.

Thank you to our Grace Family, along with

Pastor Cindy, for the blankets, first bibles,

flowers and the wonderful baptism of

Hannah and Harper. God Bless- Justin,

Danielle, Hailey, Hannah and Harper Wahl

If you plan

on attend-

ing the meal for the

Wednesday Worship

during Holy Week

(April 1) please bring a

salad or a dessert to go

along with the provided

chicken. Thank you!