This Week - 6-5-23 thru 6-11-23

** G.R.A.C.E. notes for this week.
Wednesday, June 7th, starts our first Summer Lunch in the Park.  We will go weekly through August 9th.  The weather forecast currently says highs in the 70s.
Please share with your church members, family, and friends that we will provide a meal beginning at 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  This meal is for anyone (not just children).   Dine at the park or carry-out.
This first week is "G.R.A.C.E." week's to host.  We have some needs:
Looking for coolers to hold sandwiches and drinks.
Need helpers to set-up, serve items, and clean up.
Please let me know if you can help with either coolers or help.
I may have jury duty (yes, got my summons to appear Monday).  Subway sandwiches and bottled water may need to be picked up.  I won't know until at least Sunday evening if there will be a jury case or Monday morning if I have been picked.  If someone is available "on call" to pick up items, please let me know.
DeGraff, Quincy, Philadelphia Lutheran, and Stony Creek - If anyone needs paper bags for meals, we have "a bunch" available at Stony Creek.

Please share: The Second Harvest Food Bank will be delivering weekly meal bags on Mondays this summer from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at DeGraff Park.  
The program will run from June 4th to August 7th. Our thanks to Riverside Local Schools staff and students who are stepping up to handle the distribution this year.  
According to Peak of Ohio (posted on their website on Friday):
Every child is eligible for a bag containing five breakfasts and five lunches.
Adults and parents may pick up bags for children in their households.
Weekend bags will also be available IF the parent/guardian fills out a one-page form for eligibility. The weekend bags contain extra meals and snacks to help throughout the weekend.
NOTE: From an Email with Catie at Second Harvest, weekly meals will be distributed but children do not have to eat at the park (a change from last year's rules) - since they are providing a bag for the week.


Schedule for meals:
June 7 - G.R.A.C.E. will host.  There will be Subway sub sandwich trays and veggie trays for those sandwiches.  Still would like some veggie bags & dip, fresh fruit, dessert, juice drinks (we have some on-hand), and bottled water (thanks to Easton Water).  We will need some help putting things together but funding will be provided by G.R.A.C.E. donations already received.
June 14 - Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff (formerly called DeGraff UMC).
June 21 - Quincy Methodist Church
June 28 - Philadelphia Lutheran
July 5 - Cornerstone Fellowship of DeGraff (formerly called DeGraff UMC).
July 12 - Stony Creek
July 19 - Quincy Methodist Church
July 26 - Philadelphia Lutheran
August 2 - Stony Creek
August 9 - G.R.A.C.E.  will host.  We are thinking pizzas, veggie bags & dips, fresh fruit, bottled water and/or juice drinks, dessert or snack items.   We will need some help putting things together but funding will be provided by G.R.A.C.E. donations already received.
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** 1st Wednesday Kids Club is done for the school year, and we are beginning to explore what next year will look like. If you would like to get involved in the planning process, feel free to reach out!

** Light Hours has been a great resource for our college age young people. They will be meeting again on Sunday June 11th 6:30 - 8:00.

** Faith Builders new Bible study group will be taking a break due to schedules and ball games. Will be looking for a time coming up soon to get back started.

** Our Cornerstone Women's group is planning to meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place on June 1st at 6:00. ( I am still looking for someone to lead a "Cornerstone Men's" group )

**Missions Moment - time to get involved!
It looks like another busy summer is shaping up.  We have a few opportunities to serve our communities which will involve the whole Church's support.  First is the New Path Pregnancy Resource Center's Baby Bottle Campaign which kicks off now and will run through Father's Day.  The bottles are available in the gathering area to take home and fill with change to be returned by June 18th.  

     Next up is assisting G.R.A.C.E. with the free lunches in the park on Wednesdays during the summer.  Our Church will be providing lunches on June 14th and July 5th.  We will prepare the meals at Church and serve them over at the park.  Sarah will buy the items we need to make Walking Tacos for June 14th along with fruit cups, rice krispie treats and juice boxes.  We will decide later on the menu for July 5th which might include grilled hot dogs.  More details to come.

     We will plan to have the free community produce tent again this summer in partnership with New Beginnings Church.  The tent will be set up around the end of June or first of July at New Beginnings and stay there until sometime in September.  Please share this info with local gardeners who may want to donate some of their harvest to the tent.  

     To wrap up the summer we will set the Free Sale for Saturday, August 5th.  So we will start the set-up the previous Sunday after Church and take donations to sort and display July 31st through August 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m.  More info later on this.  - Sue Walls, Missions Chair 
** We are now collecting instant potatoes (mashed, au gratin, scalloped, etc..) for the Five Loaves Food Pantry.  We need 55 by June 18th. They will still serve meals and give out food boxes Wed. June 21st at 4:30pm, if you would like to help serve and carry boxes!

Birthdays This Week:
Monday - June 5th - Terry King - 8207 Twp Rd 207. DeGraff, OH 43318
Tuesday - June 6th - Kara Kauffman - 309 Co Rd. 24 S. DeGraff, OH 43318
Wednesday - June 7th - Pat Bonar - 7248 Austin Woods Ln. Cincinnati OH 45247
Wednesday - June 7th - LuCinda Holycross - 7776 St. Rte. 235. DeGraff, OH 43343
Thursday - June 8th - Curt Roach - P.O. Box 391. DeGraff, OH 43318
Saturday - June 10th - Gene Mitchell - 2401 Wells Dr. Sidney, OH 45365

This Week at the Church: - June 5th - June 11th

• Monday: Church Open 10-12 /  SPPRC Meeting 6:00 pm / No Trustees Meeting

• Tuesday: Church Open 10-12

• Wednesday: Bible Study taking a summer break / No Praise or Choir Practice / Pastor Mike’s Quick Shots - Facebook and YouTube 8:00 pm

• Thursday: Senior Lunch 11:15 / Ad Council Meeting 7:00 pm

• Friday: AA Meeting at the church 8:00 - 9:00 pm / Church open 7-9 pm

• Next Sunday: June 11th, 2023 - Beyond The Doors - Prayer - 1 Timothy 2:1-8  - Adult & High School Sunday School Classes 9:30 / Worship Service 10:30 / Noisy Coin Offering / Carry-In Lunch

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