Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

Sunday, June 10^th:

Registration begins at Grace UMC for Vacation Bible School which will be held from July 23^rd to July 27^th, 2012.  For more information, please contact Sister Audrey Arthur, 301-731-0556.

Tuesday, June 19^th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.:

Walking with the Word Bible Study at the Prince George's Plaza Food Court.
We will continue studying "I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church" by Paul Nixon.

Save the date as Ager Road celebrate its 70th Anniversary 
Saturday, July 28^th, 6:00 p.m.:

Anniversary Banquet in the Wesley Hall. Tickets will be available.

Sunday, July 29^th, 10:00 a.m.:

Worship Service followed by a potluck luncheon.

Ads for the souvenir journal are welcomed: full page $100.00 half page $50.00 and

quarter page $25.00

Saturday, September 8^th, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.:

There will be a Spiritual Gift Workshop at Grace United Methodist Church.  Registration fee is $5.00 which will cover lunch, materials and the book “Discovering your Spiritual Gifts” by Kenneth Cain Kinghom.  An optional book “What’s so Special about your Gifts” by Henry & Mei Blackaby is available for $10.00.  If you are interested, please contact Sister Hilda Macauley homacauley@verizon.net and/or Sister Brenda Maxwell brendamaxwell86@yahoo.com

The Committee on Lay Leadership (COLL) is currently developing the 2013 nominating slate for Charge Conference. If you believe you are called to serve in a particular Ministry leadership position in 2013, please contact Pastor Paul at 410.299.2570 before August 31^st, 2012.

Volunteers needed! If you are interested in helping with the Grace UMC Food Pantry, please contact Sister Dahlia Leigh (http://www.blogger.com/%22http://mailto:dleighkk@gmail.com%22) or Brother Dunrick-Sogie Thomas (http://www.blogger.com/%22http://mailto:dunricks@yahoo.co.uk%22).  We need help on Fridays to transport and store food and on Saturdays to distribute food. Currently we only distribute food once a month on 1st Saturdays but if we have more volunteers from the Charge we can distribute food twice a month or maybe every Saturday.

Your financial assistance is needed! Grace UMC is currently behind on apportionments so don't forget to give over and beyond your normal tithe and offerings to our Apportionment Fund every 3rd Sundays so we can meet our Conference obligation. See the following link for more information on why it is vital that we pay our apportionments: http://bwcumc.org/whywegive

To check out information about the following on the Washington Region Blog: Annual Conference Follow Up, Registration Reminders, Young People’s Ministry, Summer Camp, Overview of Regional Expectations, please go to http://www.bwcumc.org/washingtonregion/weekly_update_june_5_2012