Upcoming at Garden of Grace:
You are invited to celebrate with us!
1020 Atlas Road, Columbia, SC 29209
803-695-9664, www.gogucc.com
How does our Garden grow?
7 p.m. Monday, March 2, our associate pastor, Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge, revtheodyke@gmail.com, begins a new series of Care Circle lessons at church. At Garden of Grace we believe that God is still speaking. God can speak to us in many ways – through the Bible, nature, and even through song. We'll explore how God speaks to us through the songs of the Irish rock band U2. As a new album comes out from the group, we'll delve into past songs that reveal God as justice, lover, absent, and present. The circle gathers first and third Mondays at 7 p.m. to explore how God is still speaking through U2.
9:45 a.m. Sunday, March 8, Choir practice, led by Andy Farmer, jandyfarmer@yahoo.com. Our choir is growing!
11 a.m. Sunday, March 8, our pastor, Rev. Andy Sidden, pastorandys@msn.com, presents the message, "A WAM or a WAY," based on Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 and Mark 8:31-38, exploring our sacrificial love for others and concern for their needs. Linda Renner, Care Circle leader and social justice minister, shares a presentation about a mission opportunity the week of Labor Day on Pine Ridge Reservation. Please remove to turn your clocks ahead for the beginning of Daylight Savings' Time.
1 p.m. Sunday, March 8, Theology Among the People Class, taught by our Rev. Candace and coordinated by Trustee Jennifer Spears, jennifervspears@aol.com.
Also, How Our Garden Grows!
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, Linda Renner, lgrenner@aol.com, and Loretta Cobb, lorettaacobb@aim.com, lead a Care Circle in Lexington, exploring "Bible Study for Amateurs.
7:34 p.m. Friday, March 13, Adventure Scouts, a youth troop for boys and girls ages 10 and older, gathers at the church. Leaders are Barbara Johnson, compmom1@yahoo.com, and John Faulkner, JFaul37010@aol.com. Like all Garden of Grace groups, Adventure Scouts is open to the community. The group gathers second and fourth Fridays of each month.
11 a.m. Sunday, March 15, S.C. Progressive Network representatives will make a short presentation on ways we serve our community together. Music Team member, Jay Greene, colablkdragon2@aol.com, will provide special music.
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, Our Women's Group dines out. Jan Hogan, janh244@yahoo.com, is the leader. This is great fellowship!
7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, Our Men's Night Out gathers. Patrick Parker, parker557@hotmail.com, is the leader. Twenty-two folks attended the February gathering!
Also, How Our Garden Grows!
A fifth-Sunday covered-dish luncheon will follow worship Sunday, March 29. A Ministry Fair – a time for ministry leaders to share information will be included. Please see Joe Matthews, jmatthewssc@bellsouth.net, or Pastor Andy, pastorandys@msn.com, for more information. The morning's message will explore "The Stations of the Cross" on our journey to Easter.
9 a.m. Saturday, April 4, Garden of Grace will host the UCC's Georgia/South Carolina Association annual meeting. This is a great ministry opportunity!
11 a.m. Passion/Palm Sunday, April 5, we celebrate with a dramatic re-creation of the Last Supper. 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 10, we worship with a dramatic remembrance of Christ's important living on the cross.
"Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians" can be ordered at http://www.bulletproofbook.com. This exciting new book by our associate pastor, Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge, has received much acclaim.
Please feel free to phone or email any prayer requests during the week or please write the requests in our prayer book in our entryway on Sundays.
Our Outreach Team leads Garden of Grace in sponsoring the resettlement of two young Burmese couples who have lived in refugee camps for years before coming to Columbia. This project is a joint effort with Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas. Joy and Carol Smith-Dailey, fotosetc@yahoo.com, coordinate this growing Outreach/Compassion Ministry.
Patricia Grello, pgrello@sc.rr.com, leads a social-justice Care Circle in West Columbia that volunteers with Harvest Hope Food Bank and with sewing projects for infant clothing. A barrel for Harvest Hope's food drive is at Garden of Grace.
Aluminum cans are collected each Sunday by Trustee Jennifer Spears, jennifervspears@aol.com, and Church Sexton Lois Spears, loistalk1948@aol.com, as an on-going fundraiser.
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