Grace Presbyterian Midland

Welcome to Grace Presbyterian Church.
Welcome home!

“The people of Grace Presbyterian Church gather to seek and to worship God,
and disperse, sharing and celebrating through love and service, the grace of God:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.”

Sunday Morning Worship at Grace

Beloved community … this Sunday, you are invited to join us, online or in-person.

~ Coffee & Conversation, Sunday, May 21, 9:30 am, Adult Sunday School Room
~ Children’s Sunday School, Sunday, May 21, 10:15 am, Children’s Sunday School Room
~ Worship Service Service, Sunday, May 21, 11:00 am – in person, by Zoom (link below, and on Facebook Live (Grace Presbyterian Church, Midland, Texas)

ZOOM Link
Meeting ID: 857 8263 8923
Passcode: 8ggZk1

Worship Bulletin (pdf)

Available Every Sunday

Hearing assistance devices; large print hymnals; fun activity bags for children; and the children’s play/pray space in the front corner of the sanctuary.

Thank You, your holiness, for such attention to our lives, and In Christ’s name, Amen.

Next Week
~ Resource Team Meeting, Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 pm, Adult Sunday School Room
~ Handbells, Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 pm, Bell Choir Room
~ Soul Sisters, Wednesdays, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
~ Choir, Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, Choir Room
~ Coffee & Conversation, Sundays, 9:30 am, Adult Sunday School Room
~ Children’s Sunday School, Sundays, 10:15 am, Children’s Sunday School Room
~ Worship Service, Sundays, 11:00 am, Sanctuary/ZOOM/Facebook Live
~ Next Newsletter Deadline, 05/31/2023

PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023

Mark Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023 on your calendar in bold red and wear red, y’all! It will be here before we know it, this
celebration of the day the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and other followers of Jesus. In addition to celebrating the gift
of the Holy Spirit, we will also commemorate the birth of the Church during worship that day.

BREAKING BREAD

During the month of May, Grace Presbyterian will be gathering jumbo cans of vegetables (no hominy please). These items may
be placed in the narthex.

WELCOME RECEPTION FOR OUR NEW PASTOR

The Rev. Diane Baldwin will be joining the staff at Grace Presbyterian Church next month. Her first Sunday
will be June 4, 2023. We will have a welcome reception in the Fellowship Hall after worship. Please plan to
come and give Diane a warm West Texas welcome! (If you would like to help with the reception, contact
Harper or Dee Estes or Chris Laufer.)

In Other News:

~ Grace’s “Happy Taxi”: is running again! If you would like a ride to worship on Sundays, please call Happy Taxi coordinator Judy Brown (853-3056)

Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed!
We are Easter people; let us live into the hope of Christ’s resurrection.
May this day offer you just what you need in each unfolding moment,.

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Blessing Box

The Mission Team has designated the first Sunday of each month as a “Blessing Box Sunday”, meaning that is a GREAT time to make donations for the Blessing Box. A suggested list of items is included in the newsletter (and on the Mission table in the narthex) and covers such things as canned soups, canned fruits, boxed meals, canned meats, pasta, pasta sauces, crackers of all kinds, peanut butter crackers, peanut butter, rice, cereals, granola bars, cookies, baby goods of any kind, and toiletries. Include things you would like, yourself! Creativity is welcome.

As Sundays are presently a difficult day to bring donations, another day works fine (Tuesday thru Friday); there is a collection basket on/by the Mission table back by the Fellowship Hall. Or – if the Blessing Box is in need of stocking, you can put your goods directly in the Box.

Thank you; YOU are a blessing!

Mission Notes

• Travel Toiletries: We always welcome donations of travel toiletries. Jeff McDonald takes these to various organizations around town including Breaking Bread Kitchen Ministry and Safe Place.

• Manna Bags: The Manna Bags are available at the church for you to keep in your car and hand out to people on the street corners asking for help. They contain face masks, food items and information about where to get help. Feel free to come by and pick them up.

• Growing with Grace: We continue to pack sacks of food for Fannin Elementary students to take home with them on the weekends.

• Prayer Box. Also by the labyrinth on the edge of our north parking lot is the Grace “Prayer Box” (in the photo, at left). Anyone from the community is welcome to come by and drop in a prayer request. Requests will be kept anonymous as they are shared with the congregation.

• Grace continues to support our Mission Partners each month: Marion Medical Mission, Family Promise, Tres Rios Presbytery, Community Children’s Clinic, Reflection Ministries, and others.

• Grace received a grant of $1,000 from the Tres Rios Presbytery to help keep the well- utilized Blessing Box stocked. Thank you Tres Rios Presbytery!!!

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