WWW.GRACETHOMASVILLE.COM • THOMASVILLE, N.C. • (336) 476-4114 • TVGRACE@GMAIL.COM ISSUE NO. 38• MAY 2019

May 1

Open Arms: 1:00 PM (@ Loflin’s)

Choir Practice: 6:45 PM

May 2

WELCA: 6:30 PM

May 4

WELCA Spring Gathering:

8:30 AM-3:00 PM

May 5

New Member Lunch & Class:

12:00 PM

May 6

Boy Scouts: 7:00 PM

May 7

Girl Scouts: 6:30 PM

May 8

Choir Practice: 6:45 PM

May 12

Mother’s Day

Davis Baptism

New Members Join

May 13

Boy Scouts: 7:00 PM

May 14

Finance Meeting: 6:00 PM

Girl Scouts: 6:30 PM

May 15

Choir Practice: 6:45 PM

May 20

Boy Scouts: 7:00 PM

May 21

Stewardship Meeting: 11:00 AM

Girl Scouts: 6:30 PM

Property Meeting: 6:30 PM

May 22

Choir Practice: 6:45 PM

May 27

OFFICE CLOSED/Memorial Day

Council Meeting: 6:30 PM

Boy Scouts: 7:00 PM

May 28

Girl Scouts: 6:30 PM

May 31

Cindi Hill Fundraiser to benefit

Victory Junction: 5:00 PM

Dear Sisters and brothers at Grace Lutheran Church,

Isaiah 43:19-21 The Message (MSG):

16-21 This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’ —the coyotes and the buzzards— Because I provided water in the desert, rivers through the sun-baked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me.

As we continue to rejoice in the joy of Easter the new thing that God was doing that the prophet Isaiah foretold, let us also rejoice in the resurrection, the new things happening here at Grace.

Over the past few months a lot has happened, we had an incredible Easter Egg hunt and a free concert for the community, our council has been spending a lot of time thinking about the future of grace and our mission, and we had some major facility

improvements with new lighting and a new roof on the way.

Grace is alive and experiencing many new things, and we are following Jesus together, growing in faith together, and connecting to one another and the Thomasville community together.

New things are happening here, amazing things signs of God’s love.

Let us continue to be the church together and continue to try new things for the sake of the Gospel and the Thomasville community together.

God is with you all!

Pastor Cassie

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Cassie McIntosh

Overcash, Pastor

OFFICE HOURS

Monday — Friday

9:00 AM — 1:00 PM

From the Pastor’s desk

ON THE CALENDAR FOR MAY

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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29 30

1 1:00 PM Open

Arms (@ Loflin’s)

6:45 PM Choir

Practice

2

6:30 PM WELCA

National Day of

Prayer

3

4

8:30 AM –3:00 PM

WELCA Spring

Gathering

5 9:00 AM S.School

10:00 AM Worship

12:00 New

Member Lunch &

Class

Cinco de Mayo

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7:00 PM Boy

Scouts

7

6:30 PM Girl

Scouts

8 6:45 PM Choir

Practice

9

10

11

12

9:00 AM S.School

10:00 AM Worship

Davis Baptism &

New Members Join

Mother’s Day

13

7:00 PM Boy

Scouts

14

6:00 PM Finance

Meeting

6:30 PM Girl

Scouts

15

6:45 PM Choir

Practice

16

6:30 PM Council

Meeting

17

18

19

9:00 AM S.School

10:00 AM Worship

20

7:00 PM

Boy Scouts

21 11:00 AM

Stewardship Mtg

6:30 Property Mtg

6:30 PM Girl

Scouts

22

6:45 PM Choir

Practice

23

5:30 PM CCM

Board Meeting

24 25

26

9:00 AM S.School

10:00 AM Worship

27

OFFICE CLOSED

6:30 PM Council

28

6:30 PM Girl

Scouts

29

30 31

5:00 PM Cindi Hill

Fundraiser to

benefit Victory

Junction

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May 2019

MAY BIRTHDAYS

4 Doug Edgerton

6 Nicholas Edinger

8 Jilyne Palmer

9 Jamie Charles

Rachel Sink

10 Brandon Seamon

Ethan Moore

16 Linda Edgerton

17 Kye Brian Dale

Zack Greer

18 Lauren Edinger

Linda Bryant

19 Andrew Vaughn

20 Jean Ridenhour

L.W. Conrad

Walt Miller

23 Mike Seamon

25 Matthew Moore

26 Michelle Seamon

28 Angela Beck

Michael Edinger

29 Tom Muschlitz

30 PaulaSue Okken

MAY ANNIVERSARIES

3 David and Michelle Seamon

7 Richard and Judy Edinger

12 Kenton and Martha Musselman

18 Steve and Beverly Ferguson

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MAY 2019 WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS

May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26

Assistant

Lector

Acolyte

Presenter

Nursery

Altar Flowers

Bulletins

Counters

Jonathan Beaver

Cindy Hunnicutt

Joey Bump

David Sullivan

Heather Beaver &

Charlotte Yandell

Doug, Linda Edgerton

Bob, Rachel Herman

Kenton, Marty

Musselman

Doug Edgerton

Kenton Musselman

Julian Seamon

Pat Wood

Heather Beaver &

Loretta Wise

Bob, Rachel Herman

Bob, Rachel Herman

Bill, Margie Venable

Eugene Berry

Doug Edgerton

Lauren Seamon

Bill Venable

Heather Beaver & Leah

Pendergrass

Bob, Rachel Herman

David, Sandra Armfield

Margie Venable

Cindi Hill

Matthew Moore

Charlotte Yandell

Heather Beaver &

Marianne Yandell

Mark, PaulaSue Okken

Bob, Rachel Herman

Mike, Jane Hill

Ushers serving in MAY:

Altar Guild serving in MAY:

L.W. Conrad, Jeff Martz, Bill Venable, Bill Armentrout

Paul & Cindy Myers, Cindy Hunnicutt

If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, please secure a replacement and advise the church office.

Congratulations Austin!

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NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATION

The Christian formation committee would like to thank all the volunteers, all who stuffed eggs, all who stuffed bags, and all who contributed to the Easter Egg Hunt in any way! Thanks for providing an incredible event for families in our community.

And a special thanks to all those who helped with Breakfast on Easter Sunday!

Thanks to all who came out to our spring workday and helped!

The Thomasville Middle school will have their end of grade testing. Testing begins Friday, May 24th, Wednesday 5/29 and ends on Friday, May 31st. Proctors are needed between the hours of 7:30am, -12pm. The PTA would like to see if Grace Lutheran Church could help provide volunteers to proctor testing

during these time frames. They need a total of 20-30 proctors each day so any help would be greatly appreciated. If interested let Pastor Cassie know or contact Renee Dow, PTA president at renee.dow.rd.7 @gmail.com.

On June 20th, Pastor Cassie will be throwing out the first pitch at the Hi-Toms baseball game! If you are interested, get tickets and join your church family for fellowship and baseball.

We will be honoring Graduates on June 2nd during worship. If you have a child, grandchild, or other family affiliated with Grace Lutheran that are graduating, please let Pastor Cassie know and please plan to be at worship on June 2nd.

The Stewardship committee would like to thank all those who came to the Davidson Singers concert at Grace and helped with this event on April 27th.

Jim McClain and Lorretta Wise would like to announce that Jim’s latest cancer scans were overwhelmingly positive. Thank you for your prayers and support, Grace Lutheran Church made all the difference.

A special thank you to all those who made soup for our Lenten Soup and Study on what makes us Lutheran. Thanks for providing delicious

meals for us each week and for the fellowship.

June Newsletter Submissions. If anyone has submissions or announcements for the June newsletter, please get those to Deb by May 21. You may call the office or email them to tvillegrace@gmail.com

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SPECIAL EVENTS

WELCA CENTRAL CONFERENCE 2019 Spring Gathering

MAY 4 8:30 AM — 3:00 PM

Hosted By: GRACE THOMASVILLE

Women of the ELCA

MISSION STATEMENT TO MOBILIZE WOMEN TO ACT

BOLDLY ON THEIR FAITH.

MAY 31 FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT VICTORY JUNCTION

Hill family is hosting a fundraiser on Friday

May 31st at 5 pm to raise money for

Victory Junction. It will be a hotdog supper.

More info to come.

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Our Mission

Following -Growing-Connecting

Following the example of Christ, we are growing together, connecting with community through God’s grace.

What does this mean?

Following the example of Christ through service

Jesus’s ministry was defined by how he served and treated others (Matthew 20:28) we believe in following the

example of Jesus through making an impact in the Thomasville community following the example of Jesus by

loving our neighbors and serving them.

We are growing together in faith

We believe that we do ministry better together than alone, we bring out the best in each other and help one

another to grow in faith, love, and good deeds (2 Peter 3:18).

Connecting with community

We are called to be there and present in the lives of one another and in the Thomasville community, we will be

a place that the community feels welcome to gather (Galatians 6:2).

Our Core Values

The principals that define who we are as a community and make our mission possible.

Fellowship: We believe in feeding ourselves spiritually by gathering together in community to play and enjoy

time in community.

Support: We believe that when Jesus says, “feed my sheep” (John 21:17) it’s a call to support each other, the

Thomasville community, and especially those who are hungry.

Grace: Living into our name, we believe that all that we do is possible because of God’s Grace, God’s

unconditional love and forgiveness given to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Welcome: We believe that all people are welcome to be part of our mission and ministry.

Worship: We believe in the Lutheran tradition of a rich liturgical worship that brings comfort and invites many

to participate in worship.

Service: We believe in serving one another and our neighbors following the example of Christ.

OUR MISSION & CORE VALUES

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WAYS TO SHARE YOUR TIME AND TALENTS THIS MONTH

Welcome our new members and the newly

Baptized on May 12th.

Pray for our Synod as pastors and leaders from congregations around the synod gather to make decisions

about the Church together on May 31st -June 1st.

Send a card, call, or visit one of our shut-ins! You’d be amazed how much it means to them!

Have a computer? Here’s three easy things you can

do to help our congregation:

Review us on Google!

Like our Facebook posts and share them!

Check out our updated website: gracethomasville.com

There are lots of ways to share your time and talents. If you have a good idea, let us know so we can share it!

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GRACE Lutheran

Church

115 Unity Street

Thomasville, NC 27360

WWW.GRACETVILLE.ORG • THOMASVILLE, N.C. • (336) 476-4114 • TVILLEGRACE@GMAIL.COM ISSUE NO. 27• MAY 2019

Your stewardship has the

potential to influence lives,

provide hope to others, and

make an eternal difference.

Stewardship Corner

SENIOR SAINTS BUS TRIP

The Senior Saints recently made a bus trip to Boone NC,

where they enjoyed lunch, frescoes and the Ashe

County Cheese Factory in West Jefferson.