POTTER’S FIELD: Thank you for your generous donations to Potter’s Field, our May mission envelope designation. We were able to send a check for $900 to support their work with high-risk children and teens in Niagara Falls.
JUNE MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to support PIONEER ON THE LAKE as their summer season gets underway. Pioneer offers a wide range of options including day visits, a beautiful beach, special camps and retreats, and beautifully renovated cottages to rent. If you would like to support our camp, please use your mission envelope during June, or donate online under “monthly mission”.
BABY BOTTLE BANKS ARE DUE. Please be sure to return them as soon as possible. They can be left in the office or given to Alice Moll. Thank you for generously supporting Summit Life Center in this way. And thank you to all who donated baby clothes and toiletries for the parents that are assisted by Summit.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: There is a signup sheet on the glass case for our Summer Coffee Hout, which will begin NEXT SUNDAY after worship. If you can help by providing a snack, please sign up for a week (or two) of your choice. We hope everyone plans to stay after worship for a few minutes, have a cup of coffee and a snack, and visit with your Grace friends and families.
THANK YOU to all who brought delicious side dishes and desserts to help make our annual Sunday School picnic a success! Special thanks to our grill cooks, Dick Crawford and Jim Wolf, and our helpers who set up and cleaned up, including Dick & Marla Crawford, Lacey, Michael, and Daniel Bahr, and Lizzy Washburn. We thank Thrivent for helping with the cost of meat and supplies, Marla who did the shopping, and Amy Folmsbee who sponsored the Thrivent Action Team. Also thank you to Mark Binkley for leading Bible class and worship, and Lacey & Jane Schulz for leading our Sunday School’s participation in worship. It was an enjoyable Sunday of worship, fellowship, good food, and fun!
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS are Isaiah 65:1-9, Galatians 3:23-4:7, and Luke 8:26-39.
GRACE LADIES FIELD TRIP: We will be carpooling from our parking lot this Tuesday, June 17th at 9:30AM. Our first stop is the OLV Basilica on Ridge Road in Lackawanna. Along with the beautiful building and sanctuary, they have a gift shop and small museum. Then we drive 3 blocks to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens; the cost is $18.00. They also have a gift shop. We end up at Olive Garden for lunch on Military Road in Niagara Falls. All guys and gals, old and young, are invited to join. See the sign-up sheet on the glass case in the chapel.
VBS UPDATES:
Decoration making: If you like constructing, crafting, or just being useful come Saturday, June 28 at 9 am to help make our props and decor for VBS. If needed, we will also gather Saturday, July 5. Training: All new and youth volunteers must attend training on Sunday, July 6 following decorating the building (lunch provided). If you cannot attend, please make special arrangements with Lacey (716-525-5134). Donations: Our needs board will be up June 22. On it you will find snack and craft items we will need for the kids that week. Ask items need to be returned by Sunday, July 6. Set up: Many hands make light work! Sunday, July 6 please stay and help us put up the tables and decorations for the week.
Niagara Youth Endurers: We are just five weeks away from heading to New Orleans! In our final weeks, we are looking to fund our food. Pick up an envelope for $10, $15, and $20 to help feed our kids breakfast, lunch, and dinner, respectively. You can also support our staff at hotels, restaurants, and transportation by picking up a “tips” envelope.
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY: Grace, Niagara Falls – Fall 2025. This is a nine-week Christian financial course where you watch a video on your own time, and gather with others for support, direction, and accountability. Day and time to be determined by those interested. Contact Grace at 716-283-1843 or office@gracenf.org for more information or to be put on the interest list.