April at Grace Church

Grace Church Easter Events - Dates to put on your calendar:

Wednesday, April 16th - Easter Egg Stuffing at the church at 6:30 pm

Saturday, April 19th - Easter Egg Hunt Outreach event at 10:00 am

Sunday, April 20th - Grace Church Easter Service at 10:00 am

• Donate candy! Candy can be placed in the totes in the lobby. We need lots! Make sure the candy is small enough to fit inside plastic easter eggs.
   
• Sign-up to help on the day of the event HERE. We need people who can help set-up, those who can greet guests and oversee an age group, or people who can help with clean-up.
   
• Donate to this outreach event HERE.  We will be purchasing prizes to give away.
   
• Come stuff the eggs with candy on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30 pm in the lobby at Grace Church.
   
• If you have any questions, contact Tracy Nelson (gt_nelson@yahoo.com) or Jillyn Boldrey (jillynboldrey@gmail.com). 

There is still lots of wood that needs to be cut on the back property of Grace Church. Each Saturday in April from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm is an opportunity for you to help cut and stack wood. Bring a chain saw if you have one as well as work gloves. Contact Ryan Hickey if you have questions or if you are in need of wood (517-852-4800) / ryan@gc3.org

We wanted to make sure everyone at Grace Church knew about an opportunity you have to serve at the Lansing Rescue Mission's Women and Children's Shelter on Cedar Street in Lansing.

Grace Church, led by our deacon team, sends a group to the mission on the third Friday of each month (5:30-7:30 pm) to serve dinner to the women and children who are utilizing their services. This is a rewarding time where we can get out of our comfort zone to do something as simple as serve a meal.
Everything is provided for us, so all we have to do is show up and be the hands and feet...and smiling faces of Jesus to them! Most often, the groups of 5-7 people who are serving will carpool to the mission which allows for a great time of fellowship together.

If you have an interest in serving at the mission once or twice a year, contact Kyle Booher (booherky@hotmail.com) to have your name added to the list. If you have questions, you can talk with Kyle or any of the deacons (Denny Shaver, Brice Hasselback, Don Wiser, Colin Paul).

Healing the Wounded Heart Training Class

This course, designed to teach people how to deal with trauma, will be offered in Grand Rapids June 2nd-6th. There will also be a 3-day class offered in August with dates yet to be determined. Colin Paul and Matt Firman have taken this training and use it as they do jail ministry. They are encouraging people to be trained in trauma healing and then use it to minister in their communities. If you have questions or want to sign-up for the training, contact Colin Paul (colinholly21@yahoo.com) or Matt Firman (colo323@protonmail.com).

"For wounds to heal, people need to express their pain and grieve so that their feelings are not buried inside of them. They can express them to God and bring their pain to the cross. As they experience Christ's healing, they can begin to forgive and rebuild their lives. Then they are better able to face future suffering."

Grace Church holds a Meet & Greet for those who are newer to the church on the 4th Sunday of each month. Our next Meet & Greet is Sunday, April 27th. This takes place right after the service in CJ's coffee shop. It is a great opportunity to meet the staff and leadership of Grace Church and learn a little more about the church. It also gives us an opportunity to learn a little about you! Contact Leslie Booher if you have any questions (leslie@gc3.org).

Sunday, April 6th - Addison Van De Moortel

Wednesday, April 9th - David Smith

Thursday, April 10th - Tony & Linsey Wright

Saturday, April 12th - Tracy Nelson, Ellis Bolinger