The Apostle monthly newsletter for
Grace Episcopal Church 105 S Madison Street, Whiteville, NC, 28472 www.gracechrist.com T: 910.642.4784
Peggy Blackmon, Carol and Jacob Brack, The Deans Family, Brenda Horne (our church housekeeper), Ruth & Johnnie B. Glass, Shirley Jo and Seth Smith Sr., Harold & Marie Hughes, Jack & Alice Babb, Lisa Richey’s mother (Edna Bearnes), Elsie Campbell’s niece (Brenda), Jerry Jupina’s brother (Michael), the Jupina’s daughter (Vicki Di Muzio), Margaret Palmer’s father (Shep), Peggy Blackmon’s sister-in-law (Jennifer Yoder), Kay Horne’s uncle (Jack Terrell), Jacqui Lye’s husband (Michael Newton), Alice Murphy’s brother (Tony), Amy Strickland’s nephew (Wesley), all in war’s way, the unemployed, underemployed, and those in financial crises. A complete list of prayer requests is located in the on the bulletin board by the rector’s office.
Choir Rehearsal: Regular Thursday evening rehearsals are suspended for the summer. Special rehearsals for the Centennial Celebration will be called as needed. The choir will assemble on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM before worship to practice the service hymns during June, July, and August. Lay Servers: Please welcome Jerry Jupina and Jerome Williams as our newest licensed Lay Readers. If you are interested in being trained as an acolyte, lector, or usher, please see Mother Anne.
Christian Formation: Gun Violence Presentation: June 3 at 6:30 PM in the Parish Hall. Dr. Ray thigpen will report on a recent deanery meeting concerning Resolution #4 (Resolution Concerning Conversations about Gun Violence) passed at the Diocesan Convention in February 2015. A DVD presentation will be shown.
including the Lutherans of Christ the King
June 2015
June’s Grace Family Night: Our Family Night activity on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30 PM will be a parish picnic in the Parish Hall (Avoid the heat and the bugs!). The church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, and iced tea. Please bring salads, veggies, baked beans, chips, or desserts to share. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the main bulletin board. Once again, Bill Horne will serve as our grill master.
NEW LUTHERAN BISHOP ELECTED! The Rev. Timothy Smith was elected May 30, to be the new bishop of the N.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Smith, a North Carolina native who previously led Lutheran churches in Boone and Newton, has been the senior pastor at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Peachtree Street in Atlanta since 2010. Pastor Smith is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and will succeed Bishop Leonard Bolick, who retired after serving 18 years – the longest tenure in the ELCA. Bishop-elect Smith will take office on August 1. His official installation as bishop will take place September 12 at Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte.
The interior repair of the damaged ceiling in Grace House has been completed. Due to the generousity of Gary and Sheryl Bauer, all the bulbs in the pendant lanterns in the church nave and choir have been replaced with energy efficient long-life LED bulbs. Enjoy the brighter lighting! A big ‘thank you’ to Jerry Jupina for cleaning and whitening the riser faces of the church and office steps, and to Hillie Hughes for providing and planting new flowers by the church sign and the patch along the side walkway to the office steps. Yard and Gardens Clean-Up: Friday, June 19-Friday, June 26. In preparation for our Centennial Celebration, we need to do some “house cleaning.” Stop by the main bulletin board to sign up to perform one of the many