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A spiritual home where all are welcome; a healing place in a broken world.
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Telling Your Story
One of the goals of Grace Church this year is to develop and practice ways of bringing deeper spirituality and healing into the lives of our parishioners and our neighbors. "Telling our story" is one way of doing that. Each week after the announcements, a parishioner tells their story of a time they experienced God. So far, three people have told their story: Roger Perna, Wanda Miller and David Mukasa. Adults are not the only ones to experience God; children do, too. This coming Sunday Jamanuel Thrower will tell his story. Come and hear how God has touched one of our young people. |
Support Asked to Stop War Criminal Joseph Kony
 During last Sunday's Snack 'n Chat, David Mukasa asked Grace members and friends to support the Kony2012 effort to arrest war criminal Joseph Kony and to disarm the Lord's Resistance Army and to bring the child soldiers and slaves home again. You can see one of the most-watched internet films and learn more about this effort at kony2012.com. |
 Thanks ...
...to Carol Lyon for the "Telling Your Story" article.
...to Barbara Todd for donating the greens on the altar this week in honor of Belinda Perna. We're sure that we've left out many of the people who deserve our thanks. Let us know who we've missed by clicking eGraceNotes@GraceCollegeHill.org. |
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Promoting Grace Church for Weddings
Marjorie Shadd wrote this nice piece promoting use of Grace Church for weddings. When you hear about people planning a wedding, let them know that Grace may be an option for them.
 Grace Church is a charming stone building with the feeling of an English village church. It is perfect for the small, intimate wedding that blends the deeply spiritual tone of this special event with the romance and elegance of the historical past.
The building is located on Belmont Avenue and Hamilton Avenue in College Hill.
There is a small parking lot behind the church and easy street parking.
The Worship Area is 4400 square feet with seating for 176 persons. If additional guests are expected the pew space can be augmented with chairs.
Brides and their attendants may dress in our Parlor. The Groom and groomsmen may utilize a room on the ground floor.
If the Bride and Groom would like to they may rent our air-conditioned Great Halll which is 2700 square feet. A dais is located on the south end of the hall and there is a kitchen adjacent. The capacity of the room is 200 persons.
See more photos on the Grace Center page on our website.
If interested, call the church office at 513-541-2415.
To see the church with people in it, visit a Sunday service at 10 am.
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Coming Attractions
The online Grace Church Calendar lists most everything we know about that's happening at Grace Church. If something's not listed, or if you see errors, please tell the office (office@gracecollegehill.org). Note especially: - Sharing Sunday - 1st Sunday of each month - collection of goods/money for the College Hill Food Pantry
- Bible Study - Sundays, 9 AM, Parlor.
- Snack 'n Chat - Every Sunday after service, Small Assembly Room.
- Healing Service - 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 pm, Grace Church sanctuary.
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| Ballet Classes Offered at Grace
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Prayer Requests
 Please keep these people in your prayers for their special needs: Rev. Ernestein, Chris, ,The Erik Handy Family, The Darryl Handy Family, Tom, Madeena and Michael, Dee and Albertha, The Burlew Family, Missy, Paula's Family, Hadiya, Scott, Ruth, Doug, Susan, Marjorie, Rhonda Partin-Sharp, The Partin & Sharp Family, Angie and LaMont, The Fantetti Family, The Bennett Family, Rita, Nadine Renee, Rick, Bob, Jared, Teresa, Lee Hardy, Tara, Paul, Carl, Shari. Please remember these members and friends who are not often able to come to Grace in person: Mary Lou Bellows, Nancy Hall, Maureen Back, Carl Relyea, Mary Jane Showers, Jane Strohmeier, Naomi Koester, Elva Gscheidle, Mary Ratliff, Jo Carroll, Anne Henneberg. Please contact the Church Office (513-541-2415, office@gracecollegehill.org) with the names of the persons you wish to remain in our prayers. If you email, please place "Prayer Reqest" in the subject line. Please also indicate whether the name of the prayer recipient is to be listed in the bulletin. Pastoral Care
If you need pastoral care or know of someone who does, please call or email the office (513-541-2415, office@gracecollegehill.org). Keep us informed about about illness, hospital stays, requests for visits, communion, and prayers for special concerns.
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Selected Short Subjects
 Senior Warden Taking Time Off. Senior Warden Roger Perna will be taking time out for about three weeks while his wife Belinda recovers from surgery. She is scheduled to donate a kidney to an anonymous recipient this Tuesday, March 20. Junior Warden Wanda Miller will be filling in for Roger while he's out.
Youth Program Newsletter Out. The March issue of the Diocese's Yout Program newsletter is now online. You can see it here. Seasonal Choir Members Sought. Bill Jenne is seeking choir members for our Lent, Palm Sunday and Easter Services. He would love to see all those, and more, who turned out for the Christmas Eve Mass. We will meet on Sunday mornings at 8:45 am starting March 11. |
Worship Service Volunteers
Here is the worship volunteer schedule through Easter. The whole schedule is available on our website ( gracecollegehill.org). If you're scheduled and can't make it, find a substitute and let Ken Lyon ( webmaster@gracecollegehill.org, 513-542-2941) know so the schedule can be updated.
Sunday Service Volunteers are needed in all volunteer positions. We will provide training as needed. We are a Common Ministry Parish - everyone is encouraged to serve. Contact Judy Handy (jhandy23@cinci.rr.com, 513-681-5829). March 18: Eucharist II- Celebrant: Fr. David Howard
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Jamanuel Thrower
- Healing Minister (lead): J White
- Chalice: Wanda Miller
- Lector: Carol Lyon
- Prayers of the People: Maria Mukasa
- Offering Counter: John Thayer
- Usher: David Mukasa
- Altar Guild: Lisa Perry, Tammy Robertson
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
- Sunday School: Roger Perna
March 25: Eucharist II- Celebrant: Fr. Bob Hufford
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Mathias Mukasa
- Healing Minister (lead): J White
- Chalice: Ken Lyon
- Lector: John Thayer
- Prayers of the People: Ken Lyon
- Offering Counter: Roger Perna
- Usher: Wanda Miller
- Altar Guild: Carol Lyon, Wanda Miller
- Flower Guild: Carol Lyon
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
- Sunday School: Maria Mukasa
April 1: Palm Sunday, Eucharist II- Celebrant: Fr. David Howard
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Jammanuel Thrower
- Healing Minister (lead): J White
- Chalice: Wanda Miller
- Lector: Ken Lyon
- Prayers of the People: Carol Lyon
- Offering Counter: John Thayer
- Usher: Albertha Howard
- Altar Guild: Chuck Bowles, Jackie McCray
- Flower Guild: Chuck Bowles
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
- Sunday School: Virginia Chapel
April 5: Maundy Thursday, 7:30 pm, Eucharist II- Celebrant: Fr. Bob Hufford
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Ken Lyon
- Healing Minister (lead): J White
- Chalice: Carol Lyon
- Lector: Carol Lyon
- Prayers of the People: John Thayer
- Offering Counter: Roger Perna
- Usher: David Mukasa
- Altar Guild: Chuck Bowles, Jackie McCray
- Flower Guild: Chuck Bowles
April 6: Community Good Friday Service, Noon to 3 pm- Preaching: Ken Lyon, 6 others
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Ushers: Wanda Miller, Mary McLain
- Altar Guild: Chuck Bowles, Jackie McCray
- Flower Guild: Chuck Bowles
- Offering Counter: John Thayer
April 8: Easter Sunday, Eucharist II- Celebrant: Fr. David Howard
- Preaching: Fr. Bob Hufford
- Keyboards: Bill Jenne
- Acolyte: Mathias Mukasa, Jammanuel Thrower
- Healing Minister (lead): J White
- Chalice: Carol Lyon
- Lector: Grace Staples
- Prayers of the People: Marie Mukasa
- Offering Counter: Roger Perna
- Ushers: David Mukasa, Phyllis Mukasa
- Altar Guild: Chuck Bowles, Maureen Back
- Flower Guild: Wanda Miller
- 9am Adult Bible Study: Ken Lyon
- Sunday School: Roger Perna
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Instructor Pamela Petrusch brings her classical ballet training and many years of professional dancing and teaching experience to Grace Church. Ms. Petrusch studied classical dance with Rita O'Neill and modern dance at CCM. She danced professionally in Europe with Stadttheater Hildesheim and the State Opera House in Hannover. 
