Register for Vaca on Bible School TODAY! Vaca on Bible School July 13-17 is less than a month away—register your children age three through the com-ple on of 4th grade today! You can get forms in the Ac vity Center, the church office, or online at www.peopleofgrace.org/vaca on_bible_school. You may also register online at the same URL. Payment of $30 per child must be made in person in the church office prior to the start of VBS. Welcome Home, Side-by-Siders! What a great week they’ve had in Pensaco-la! Come see and hear what they did at a slide show next Sunday evening, June 28, 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall! Vaca on Bible School Needs Teen Helpers Margaret Harrison is in great need of 5-6th graders, junior high, high school and college age help this sum-mer at Vaca on Bible School, July 13-17. Help is needed in several areas across several ages. Please consider offering your me for a week this sum-mer at Vaca on Bible School. Adults are needed too! Please contact Marga-ret at gumcstory@peopleofgrace.org or 630-355-1748, ext. 3241. Seniors, Pick Up Your Portraits! High school seniors who provided a portrait for our display case may pick them up in the main churhc office. GYM On Break In June—Watch for Summer Fun! Wednesday night Open GYM will resume on July 15. Visit peopleofgrace.org/youth_ministry for con-sent forms for ac vi es for incoming 6th graders-completed 12th grade and their friends. Look at all the fun in store this summer!

Children and Youth Children and Youth

GUMC Operating Budget Contributions and Worship Attendance

PERIOD April YTD

Fiscal Year

2015 Anticipated

Income $1,543,510

ANTICIPATED INCOME

$503,388

ACTUAL INCOME

$482,517

VARIANCE

($20,287)

PERCENT

95.9

ATTENDANCE May 23/24 443 May 30/31 602 June 6/7 582 June 13/14 414

Worship attendance will be updated weekly. Thank you for your commitment to your pledges

and to the life and future of Grace Church.

How Can You Help? How Can You Help?

People Needed

Thursday and Sunday Morning Recep onists The Grace Church office is in need of a recep onist to man the front desk on Thursday mornings, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and Sunday mornings, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Volunteer re-cep onists will be trained, and no computer skills are necessary. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this vital ministry, please contact Joan Williams at 331-454-6766 or Sharon Ferguson at 630-355-1748, ext. 3223. Nurses Needed! Grace’s Health and Wellness Commi ee is looking for nurses interested in taking blood pressure readings for members of our congrega on on occasional Sunday mornings. Please contact Barb McCar-thy at 630-579-4588 or s-bmccarthy@sbcglobal.net if you’re interested in this very needed ministry. Seeking 9:30 Greeters Grace is in need of some new persons/families to

greet worshipers at the beginning of the 9:30 worship ser-vice. This is only a 15-minute me commitment, just a few

mes per year. While there is a core group of greeters in place, Dianne Calhoun is seeking to expand this group.

Please contact her at diannecalhoun@wideopenwest.com. Hear, Hear! Sound Board Operators Needed Our 9:30 a.m. worship ser-vice is in need of addi onal sound board operators. Training will be pro-vided! If you’re a college student studying audio/sound technology or a similar field, this would be a perfect way to gain experience, or anyone in-terested in learning how to improve acous cs during worship is welcome to explore this opportunity. Please contact Laura Hoogerwerf at 630-978-1988 or lhead@transunion.com. Open Doors Ministry Peer Buddies If you are a middle school or high school student interested in new leadership opportuni es and working with peers with special needs, the Open Doors Ministry would love to meet with you! The me commitment for peer buddy involvement is completely up to you. Please contact Nicole Zaccaria at odm@peopleofgrace.org for further informa on. Items Needed

Preemie Hats for Kenya Please con nue to knit and crochet preemie hats for next year’s mission to Kenya. Pa erns can be found online or in the church office. We have nearly 100 completed so far! Place your finished ones in the pink box marked “Hats For Kenya” in the office. Thank you!

Give to Grace Through E-Giving Grace’s online E-Giving tool allows you to fulfill your pledges in a way that is con-venient, flexible and secure. You can give any me, 24/7, via your checking or savings account or credit/debit card. Click the “E-Giving” link found on every page of our web-site, peopleofgrace.org. Or scan this QR code with your smart device to instantly pledge via E-Giving to Grace’s opera ng budget, Capital Campaign, or various support/relief efforts as they arise.

Information and Upcoming EventsInformation and Upcoming Events July Healing Worship Saturday evening healing worship services are scheduled for July 11 and July 18, 5:00 p.m. in the Ac vity Center with Pam Riley. Join with fellow worshipers in an in mate circle of friends, and let the presence of God and the touch of sacred, anoin ng oils comfort and strengthen you. Summer Picnic Tix On Sale Now! Every summer, our Grace family cele-

brates the warm weather and a wonderful week of Vaca on Bible School with our annual picnic. This year, it’s on Sunday, July 19, beginning at 11:30 on the field adjacent to the lower parking lot. Please join us for hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream sundaes, Moon Jump, and fun for the whole family! This will also be an excellent opportunity to meet our new senior pas-tor, Cindy Marino, joining us on July 1. Picnic ckets are on sale today in the church office and in the Ac vi-ty Center today, July 5 and July 12 at $3 per person or $10 max. per family. Please bring a salad to share (two if your family exceeds four people).

Massed Choir Celebrates Pastor Cindy’s First Sunday at Grace Music Min-ster Dan Wagner invites all of our Grace choir members—and anyone who likes to sing!—to join a special massed choir in honor of Pastor Cindy Marino’s first Sunday with us on July 12. Register to sing at www.peoplefograce.org/music. Music will be available in advance. Register Today For Vaca on Bible School! Vaca on Bible School is less

than a month away! NOW is the me to reg-ister your children aged three through the comple on of fourth grade to a end Vaca-

on Bible School this summer, July 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. at Grace! Cost for the week is $30 per child, payable in the church office as soon as possible. Register in the Ac vity Center to-day or online at www.peopleofgrace.org/vaca on_bible_school. Dinners For Eight! Sign Up Today! Sign-ups for “Dinners For Eight” con nue today through August 1 in the church office. This fun group of people of all ages, couples or singles, meets for dinner and great conversa on four mes per year. Hosts open their homes just once, pre-paring the main entree, while other par cipants bring side dishes. Contact Alice Mann at 630-369-5455 with any ques ons or for further informa on. Wear Your Nametags! Let’s all get into the habit of wearing our nametags

in prepara on for the arrival of our new sen-ior pastor, Rev. Cindy Marino, who will be in the pulpit for the first me the weekend of July 11/12. We have only her name to re-member, but she’s got hundreds! Wearing your nametag is also a good way to help eve-ryone greet you and put a name to a face!

Let’s help Pastor Cindy Marino learn who we are!

Sunday 21 8:15am-12:00pm-Sunday Worship-

Sanctuary Monday 22 7:30am-4:00pm-WSEA Tutoring-Rooms

224-227, 232 9:00-10am-Temple Builders-Ac vity

Center 9:00am-1:00pm-PDO-Lower level

classrooms 3:00-4pm-Prayer Ministry-Chapel 7:00-8:15pm-Healing Flow Yoga-Chapel Tuesday 23 7:30am-4:00pm-WSEA Tutoring-Rooms

224-227, 232 9:00am-1:00pm-PDO-Lower level

classrooms 10:00am-12:00pm-Youth Bell Ensemble-

Room 160 7:00-pm-Church Council Mee ng-Room

254 7:00-9pm-Riverwalk Quilters Guild Board-

Fireside Room 7:00-9pm-Cancer Support Ministry-

Off-site 7-30-9pm-Alanon Mee ng-Room 232 Wednesday 24 7:30am-4:00pm-WSEA Tutoring-Rooms

224-227, 232 9:00-10am-Temple Builders-Ac vity

Center 9:00am-1:00pm-PDO-Lower level

classrooms Thursday 25 7:30am-4:00pm-WSEA Tutoring-Rooms

224-227, 232 9:00am-1:00pm-PDO-Lower level

classrooms 4:00-5pm-”Reel People” Movie Group-

Room 254 6:30-8:30pm-YWCA - ED-Room 231 7:30-9pm-CoDA Mee ng-Room 224 Friday 26 9:00-10am-Temple Builders-Ac vity

Center Saturday 27 9:00-11am-Russia Ini a ve-Room 232 5:00pm-Saturday Evening Worship-

Ac vity Center Sunday 28 8:15am-12:00pm-Sunday Worship-

Sanctuary 9:15-11am-Recep on for Bob Poland-

Ac vity Center 7:00-8:30pm-Side-by-Side Slide Show-

Fellowship Hall

CHILDREN/YOUTH CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Nursery Care-8:15 am-12:00 pm: Infants-Room 130 Toddlers-Room 131 Children-9:30 am: 9:30-9:45am-K-5th gr. gathers in Fellowship Hall, or as posted Two’s (2 by Sep. 1, 2015)-Room 134 Preschool (3 or 4 by Sep. 1, 2015)-Room 137 Kindergarten-Room 122 1st Grade-Room 123 2nd Grade-Room 152 3rd Grade-Room 153 4th Grade-Room 154 5thGrade-Room 155 Children-11:00 am: “Gather Together” (age K-3rd grade)-Begins in Sanctuary, moves to Room 231 Youth-9:30 am: Jr. High-Grades 6-8-Room 233 Sr. High-Grades 9-12-Room 234 8th Grade Confirma on-Room 231 ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 9:30 am: Hearts On Fire-“Restless: Place”; next week: “Restless: People” Forum-Fireside Room-“Fellowship: You Were Formed For God’s Family”; next week: “Celebra ng Ellen Burrows” Questors-Room 254 New Connec ons-Room 227-Study of “The Message of the Sermon on the Mount,” by John Sto Parent-to-Parent-Room 224 Confirma on Parents-Room 232 11:00am: OHM-Room 232-”Embracing Emergence Chris ani-ty” (Dr. Phyllis Tickle) New Member Classes– Contact Sharon Ferguson at 630-355-1748, ext. 3223

Grace in Mission is a Communica ons Ministry of:

Grace United Methodist Church

300 E. Gartner Road Naperville, IL 60540

630-355-1748 www.peopleofgrace.org

News for Grace in Mission must be

received by Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Please submit news to Barb Ceru via e-mail at

barbceru @peopleofgrace.org; by phone at 630-355-1748, ext. 3240;

or drop in the church office, ATTN: Barb

This Week’s CALENDAR

Beyond the PewBeyond the Pew

Human Trafficking DVD Available Over 100 people a ended a very im-portant program on human trafficking April 26, presented by Salva on Army human trafficking specialist Elyse Dobney. For those who were una-ble to a end, DVD’s of the program are available in the church library (Room 223). Human trafficking is a crime of modern day slavery, involving either forced sexual ac vity or labor, that affects children and teens all over the world. You might be sur-prised to learn that it happens right here in our community, too. Visit the Grace library, or contact

Ro Willard at 630-430-4489 for further informa on. Opportunity to Serve Feed My Starving Children All are invited and encour-

aged to volunteer at the Feed My Starving Children facility in Aurora on Tuesday, July 21, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Seated and standing jobs are available, and all are welcome—youth included! Contact Grace Mary Circle

PR representa ve June McCluskey at jcluskey22@yahoo.com or 630-355-1392 by July 17 to confirm your par cipa on. Grace Quilters On Summer Break United Methodist Women Quilters will meet again August 10 at a new me of 9:30 a.m. Enjoy the summer, and get ready to quilt again in a few months! Music, Music, Music! Summer is the ideal me to think and pray about becoming part of the Grace Music Ministry. In August, our many choirs and instrumental groups will swing into full gear again, and we warmly welcome and encourage new members to our diverse, dynamic program. Regardless of your age, music abili es or music preferences, there is a place for children, teens and adults in music at Grace! Please contact Grace Minister of Music Dan Wagner at 630-355-1748, ext. 3232, or andante147@gmail.com. Scleroderma Fundraising Walk Grace member Edie Northfield reminds us that the Naperville Scleroderma Support Group is holding its 2nd annual fundraising walk, “Reason to Rock,” on July 26 at the Kane County Cougars ballpark from 12:00-3:00 p.m. Come out for an a ernoon of walking around the ball field, food, music, a car show, and raffles. For more informa on, to register and/or support this cause, visit www.reasontorock.org. Last year, over $23,000 was raised for research and educa on about this life-threatening disease. Career Networking with Thatch Irwin Looking for a job or a new career path? Grace member and career networking professional Thatch Irwin is happy to share his services and exper se with the family and friends of Grace. Feel free to contact him at rwin@wideopenwest.com or 630-961-3278.

Join us this summer in worship as we explore our Grace mission statement: “Gather to Christ, Grow as Disciples, Go to Serve.”

S , J 21 - G : Zink Sanders, Cer fied Lay Servant

S , J 28 - G : L Y L B Pastor Tammy Sco S , J 5 - L , T U , E

Pastors Ma hew and Tammy

And be sure to join us on Saturday, July 11/Sunday, July 12 when we welcome Pastor Cindy into our pulpit for the first me!

Welcome Home, Side-by-Side! See Their Slide Show Next Sunday! This a ernoon, 80 youth, teens and adults from Grace and the community will return from Pensacola, Florida, where they worked with Habitat for Hu-manity on building projects in the area. Please pray for their safety as they make their way home again! Come see and hear their stories at a slide show next Sunday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

New “OHM” At 11:00 Study Begins Today All are welcome to a new “OHM” (Open Hearts and Minds) study this morning at 11:00 a.m. in Room 232, en tled “Embracing Emergence Chris anity,” from Dr. Phyllis Tickle. This study includes DVD lectures and dis-cussion of the changing face of Chris anity and culture. Tickle surveys 2,000 years of Western history, iden fy-ing the great upheavals that occur in Western culture and Chris anity every 500 years. The last was the Great Reforma on of the 1500s; the next is happening NOW. Join Revs. Don Niswonger and Carol Findon each Sun-

day in exploring the implica ons of this “Great Emergence.”

Grace in Mission Grace in Mission

This Week at Grace

Announcements for the People of Grace June 20 and 21, 2015

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.

UMW Book Group This Wednesday Do you like to read? Then join United Methodist Women’s monthly book group, mee ng this Wednesday, June 24, 12:45 p.m. in the home of Audrey Owensby (7S441 Green Acres Dr., Naperville). The book to be discussed is The Lady In Gold, by Anne-Marie O’Connor. Book group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month.

Next Sunday: Celebrating the Ministry of Bob Poland Please join us in the Ac vity Center next Sunday, June 28, a er the 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. worship services for a cele-bra on of the ministry of Business Office Manager Bob Poland, who has faithfully served Grace above and be-yond the call of duty for many years. Please join us!