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Grace United Methodist Church 1832 W 9th St Hastings NE 68901 July 31, 2015 Vol. 25 No. 31 GRACE VINE (USPS 735-510) is published weekly by Grace United Methodist Church 1832 W. 9th St., Hastings, NE 68901 Periodicals postage paid at Hastings, NE POSTMASTER: Send address changes to GRACE VINE, Grace United Methodist Church, 1832 W. 9th St.., Hastings, NE 68901 Email: [email protected] Web Site: hastingsgrace.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gracechurchhastings Twitter: @GraceUMethodist e-giving is available at https://e-giving.org/graceumchastings Pastors: Cindy Karges, & Oscar Perez Worship Leader: Megan Lee Director of Christian Education: Cassie Brader Youth Director: Parish Nurse: Judy Reimer RN (until Dec. 31st) Office: Denise Hauff Phone 402/463-5696 Monday, August 3 4:00 Spanish Parenting Class 6:00 English Class 7:00 Administrative Board FLC/6:00 a.m. aerobics Tuesday, August 4 9:30 Tai Chi 2:00 Staff meeting (answering machine) 7:00 Bible Study (Cristo Poder de Dios Wednesday, August 5 1:30-4:30 drop in to visit Cindy 5:30-6:00 W.O.W. 7:00 soccer meeting FLC/6:00 a.m. aerobics Thursday, August 6 6:00 Cristo Poder de Dios Friday, August 7 3:00 Office closes 5:30 wedding rehearsal 6:00 English class FLC/6 a.m. aerobics Saturday, August 8 7:00 a.m. Men’s breakfast 1:30-3:00 Kool Aid stand 4:30 Johnson/Soucie wedding Sunday, August 9 9:00 Sunday School (Duos, Lamplighters) 10:00 Worship 11:00 Sunday School (Christian Builders, Path Finders) 4:00 Worship (Cristo Poder de Dios) You can help! United Methodist Women are looking for persons interested in adding to our supplies for School Mission kits. School supplies are at a discount this time of the year so now is the time to buy. A list of the supplies for the kits is listed below. If you can contribute in any way it would be greatly appreciated. A box col- lecting donations will be available in the office or Fellowship Hall. Mission kits will be sent to the Midwest Distribution Center in Illinois. We will do this through the rest of July and Au- gust. Thank you in advance for your assistance…. UMW Kit Contains: • 3 notebooks—spiral, gum board, or a pack of loose leaf lined paper 150 sheets or less pads of paper—spiral or top bound pads, 150 sheets or less—(no composition books) • 6 unsharpened pencils • 1 hand held pencil sharpener— 1” or bigger • 1 pencil eraser—2” or larger • 1 ruler 12” long with metric—hard or flexible • 1 box of 24 crayons—please only 24 count boxes • 1 pair round tip scissors—(no plastic scissors) Grace at Kool-Aid Days Come enjoy the festivities and serve our Community. Saturday, August 8 th , 1:30 to 3:00 Serving Kool-Aid at the World’s Largest Kool-Aid Stand. All ages wel- come. Email the church office or sign up at worship. Is your life running on empty? Free fill-ups here every Sunday & Wednesday!

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Grace United Methodist Church

1832 W 9th St

Hastings NE 68901

July 31, 2015 Vol. 25 No. 31

GRACE VINE (USPS 735-510) is published weekly by

Grace United Methodist Church

1832 W. 9th St., Hastings, NE 68901

Periodicals postage paid at Hastings, NE

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to GRACE VINE, Grace United

Methodist Church, 1832 W. 9th St.., Hastings, NE 68901

Email: [email protected] Web Site: hastingsgrace.org

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gracechurchhastings Twitter: @GraceUMethodist e-giving is available at https://e-giving.org/graceumchastings

Pastors: Cindy Karges, & Oscar Perez Worship Leader: Megan Lee Director of Christian Education: Cassie Brader Youth Director: Parish Nurse: Judy Reimer RN (until Dec. 31st) Office: Denise Hauff Phone 402/463-5696

Monday, August 3

4:00 Spanish Parenting Class

6:00 English Class

7:00 Administrative Board

FLC/6:00 a.m. aerobics

Tuesday, August 4

9:30 Tai Chi

2:00 Staff meeting (answering machine)

7:00 Bible Study (Cristo Poder de Dios

Wednesday, August 5

1:30-4:30 drop in to visit Cindy

5:30-6:00 W.O.W.

7:00 soccer meeting

FLC/6:00 a.m. aerobics

Thursday, August 6

6:00 Cristo Poder de Dios

Friday, August 7

3:00 Office closes

5:30 wedding rehearsal

6:00 English class

FLC/6 a.m. aerobics

Saturday, August 8

7:00 a.m. Men’s breakfast

1:30-3:00 Kool Aid stand

4:30 Johnson/Soucie wedding

Sunday, August 9

9:00 Sunday School (Duos, Lamplighters)

10:00 Worship

11:00 Sunday School (Christian Builders,

Path Finders)

4:00 Worship (Cristo Poder de Dios)

You can help!

United Methodist Women are looking for persons interested in

adding to our supplies for School Mission kits. School supplies

are at a discount this time of the year so now is the time to

buy. A list of the supplies for the kits is listed below. If you can

contribute in any way it would be greatly appreciated. A box col-

lecting donations will be available in the office or Fellowship

Hall. Mission kits will be sent to the Midwest Distribution Center

in Illinois. We will do this through the rest of July and Au-

gust. Thank you in advance for your assistance…. UMW

Kit Contains:

• 3 notebooks—spiral, gum board, or a pack of loose leaf lined

paper 150 sheets or less pads of paper—spiral or top bound pads,

150 sheets or less—(no composition books)

• 6 unsharpened pencils

• 1 hand held pencil sharpener— 1” or bigger

• 1 pencil eraser—2” or larger

• 1 ruler 12” long with metric—hard or flexible

• 1 box of 24 crayons—please only 24 count boxes

• 1 pair round tip scissors—(no plastic scissors)

Grace at Kool-Aid Days

Come enjoy the festivities

and serve our Community.

Saturday, August 8th,

1:30 to 3:00

Serving Kool-Aid at the

World’s Largest Kool-Aid Stand. All ages wel-

come. Email the church office or sign up at

worship.

Is your life

running on

empty? Free

fill-ups here

every Sunday

& Wednesday!

The mission of the Christian Education

Committee is to provide opportunities for

our church family and members of our

community to which individuals may learn and grow in spirit

and faith. The committee meets monthly to plan Sunday

School, present 3rd graders with Bibles, plan Trunk or Treat

and other fun events. They oversee the Wednesday night les-

son and dinner. Committee members are Kari Wrightsman,

Chair; Cassie Brader, Director of Christian Education; Court-

ney Bumgardner, Jamie Long, Dave Essink, Boyd Mignery,

Susan Overmiller, Mike Trindle, Nichole Bryant, Tami Kersh-

ner, Carlene Springer & Karen Hohman. They are getting

ready now for a new school year and are in need of teachers!

Please speak to a committee member if you are interested.

The Missouri River

District UM Men

would welcome

you and your men

to the Camp Fonta-

nelle Gathering

scheduled for Saturday August 15th (with

optional work afternoon on the 14th, with

a stay over in the lodge). Camp Fonta-

nelle is north of Fremont, NE. A flier is

on the community bulletin board for reg-

istration details.

Church members who mail their

offering envelopes when they can-

not attend worship help us meet

our weekly income goal. You can

also sign-up for giving at

https://e-giving.org/graceumchastings

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

and my service.”

Prayer Concerns:

Lisa Hendrick (hospital) requested by

Lloyd & Mary Ann McCartney

Helping homeless in our community

(requested by Stephanie Schlotzhauer)

Don Cole (health) requested by

Wilma Collett

Those serving in the military ~ Grey

Pickerill, Adam Koertner, Ryan &

Ashley Ardiana

Grace UMC is looking for a Youth Director. This important ministry position is part-time. The po-sition is available immediately . Interested per-sons are invited to submit an application/resume to the main office or Rev. Cindy. For more infor-mation contact Rev. Cindy or Mark Johnson for the SPRC Committee.

Sunday Worship 7/27/15 127

W.O.W. 7/22/15 26

Youth Sunday School Summer break

Adult Sunday School 29

Budget $3,536.55

Balance as of June (29,489.79)

The Grace community garden committee is happy to announce that Rick Poppe's garden was selected as the garden of the week! Rick is a member of FUMC and has a unique way of coming to the garden on his segway. Stop out at the garden and take a look!

Mark your calendars for Open Table on August 30th. More information to come!

Men’s breakfast

Sat., Aug. 8th at

7:00 a.m. at the

church. All men

are invited!

Stephen

Ministers will

not meet in

August.

Judy Reimer is retiring and

leaving her position as Parish

Nurse. If YOU are interested

please speak with one of the

Health Ministry team: Francie

Lomax, Connie Hyde, Larry

McKinnis, Janet Gerloff,

Sharon Selley, Carlene

Springer or Mark Johnson

Christian Builders

Sunday School

class will not meet

August 2nd.

Youth Ministry Gathering

Save the Date.

Aug.16th 6:00 pm. Youth

and their families

(including upcoming 6th

graders) will meet for food

and games.

Thank you so much to all the

United Methodists who volunteered!

You served as the hands and feet of

Christ with your hearts of compassion!

Sandy Sypherd