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For information on these and other events at Grace United Methodist Church, please check out the ‘Grace Events Calendar’, click here. 

• July 4. Happy Independence Day! “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Join the Grace folks at our booth for the annual neighborhood 4th of July Celebration, Little Stacy Park, 11 AM – 2 PM. 
• July 8.  5-7 AM. Feed My People.  Grace UMC Volunteers help prepare and serve breakfast to the homeless at First UMC Family Life Center (13th & Lavaca Sts.). Contact Rev.Kessie for more information or just show up ready to work.
• July 15.  7 PM. Administrative Council Meeting, Fellowship Hall. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the Council meetings. Major plans are in progress that will shape and guide Grace UMC. Be part of them!
• July 26 – 30. VBS 2010 – Vacation Bible School (July 26-30, 2010) is free this year at Grace UMC! You can register now from our Children’s Page. Click here!   You can also volunteer to help from the same site, or just talk to Cas!
• July 27.  7-8:30 PM. Choir Rehearsals Begin After Summer Hiatus, Choir Room, 2nd floor of Education Building.  Contact Stefen Kane (Choir Director, gracemusic_sk@yahoo.com ) if you have any questions. Join us for a potluck fellowship dinner before rehearsal at 6 PM.
• July 31.  8 AM - Noon. Shrub Removal Work Day. Please bring garden tools and help us remove the shrubs around the church.   If you have any questions, please talk with John Jordan or Tom Calnan.
• August 12, Thursday.  8 AM - Noon. Water Fun in Aunt Catherine’s Garden. More details from Cas soon!

To access the July 2010 Pulpit and Pew newsletter, click here.

Hello All!   Here is the info the churches have received from our Bishop Dorff on behalf of Bishop Raul Garcia de Ochoa re:  flooding in Eastern Conference Methodist Church of Mexico including the Rio Grande Valley .  Items are needed immediately.  The last collection date will be Tuesday, July 27.  Another appeal may be necessary in order to meet the needs on the U.S. side of the border. Cash gifts are most urgently needed and should be given through the SWTX Conference Disaster Response – Conference Advance #2050.  Please designate “Mexico Disaster Response” on the memo line with the Advance #.  (You can bring your checks to church or to the church office during the week: make your check to Grace UMC with the Advance number on the memo line)

SPECIFIC items requested:

• Water (bottles)
• Beans (2 lb bags)
• Rice (2 lb bags)
• Cereal (Varieties of Cheerios/Chex)
• Canned Goods (Tuna/Corn/Tomatoes)
• Fideo (pasta)
• Disposable Diapers

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Expiration date on any item must not be less than 3 months, preferably 6 months.  No clothes, PLEASE. And we had it confirmed again – $$$ are the most efficient way to help at this time. 

Drop point is the Austin District Office, or Grace Church and we will bring to Austin District Office.

Contact Person for the District Office:  Emmett Eary – emmett.eary@sbcglobal.net.

Items will be transported to Mexico and given through the Methodist Church to families evacuated from their homes. Any questions, please contact Susan Hellums, Border Area Mission Coordinator (956)648-8509 or shellums@mcfirst.com.

 The need is great.  Every $10 will help!

Shalom,

Linda