A Great Big Thank You to Linda S and Jennifer B!

A Great Big THANK YOU to Linda S and Jennifer B!

Our hearts are filled with gratitude for two women who are stepping down from their jobs here at Grace. Linda Sorenson has been the volunteer Co-Chair, alongside her good friend Linda Mathews, for the Hospitality Ministry Team and Volunteer Coordinator & Scheduler for the Sunday Welcome Center for several years.

In April, after much thought and prayer, Linda and her husband Mike decided it was time for her to step away from her leadership roles at the church. We can’t express our thanks for all Linda has done strongly enough. She approaches her calling to the Lord with a joyful heart, often saying, “It is well with my soul!” even when she might have been in the midst of a struggle. Linda wove prayer into her meetings with HMT volunteers, staff, and as an elder. She seeks God’s guidance and blessing and she encourages those she serves with to do the same. Linda expressed her appreciation to the HMT volunteers and said she would be cheering them on as we all continue serving the body of Christ through Hospitality.

Please find Linda after church on Sunday or give her a call to let her know how much we appreciate her efforts all these years. She and Linda M have set a strong foundation, under the guidance of our Lord, for volunteers at our church. That said, if anyone is interested in serving on the Hospitality team, please contact the church office or with Linda Mathews. Greeters, ushers, cookie servers, and working at the Welcome Center are just a few of the ways you can be a part of a pretty dynamic team.

We also want to say farewell to our Front Office Administrative Assistant, Jennifer Brice. Jennifer has worked in the office for over 4 years as well as in our childcare before that. She has brought a fun energy to the office –greeting staff, church family, and the public with a bright smile and a contagious laugh. Jennifer has been part of our Preschool family and board, she serves on the Hospitality and Women’s ministry teams and she has been the one to say, “I’ll help with that!” for almost every event that happens around our busy church. We will miss her greatly but are happy for her next adventure. She said we will still see her on Sunday mornings!