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For some of us, Mother’s Day is really hard. Maybe it’s because despite your longing and praying, you aren’t able to have kids. Or maybe you did, and you lost them much too soon, maybe before they were born. Maybe they grew up, but you have had the heart-wrenching experience of burying them. These stories, all too often, go unspoken. Over the…
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Whenever people are asked why they came to Grace and why they stayed, they nearly always speak of the welcome they receive and the relationships they begin to build. Recently, your Grace staff and leadership has been working to build creative ways to keep us all informed and connected. That mission has included implementing a…
Whether working together to cover the cost of a new dishwasher part or making sure kids can eat over the weekend through the Sheridan Story, this community loves through its generosity. We have an opportunity now to make giving to Grace easy and accessible like never before. We’ve implemented a new online giving platform with…
Our world is connected like never before. We have access to each other and to our communities consistently, even in the palm of our hand. There are few things quicker and easier these days than sending a text message via a mobile device. Our new people management and online giving platforms, called Breeze, offers a new…
December 2017 Cider Press Please email January articles to j.rendell@graceofav.org and k.kuehne@graceofav.org by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017
With the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God’s creation. As we prepare for another week of prayer and remembrance, let us use this time to reflect on God’s word and hear our voices, heal our spirits, touch our hearts, forget our…