Welcome

We welcome you here at Grace Church. We are eager to get to know you and share with you the ways God is working in our Church. Our purpose as we gather is to focus on God. "That with one accord you may with one voice glorify God." (Romans 15:6) This focus comes as we strive to know Him through His Word, the Bible. As we study His Word we grow in our individual faith and teach each other how to serve and to share our faith with those who desperately need to know Him. Welcome to this adventure as God leads us on!

                       ANNOUNCEMENTS             03/18/09

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Church & Community 

• Care Net Pregnancy Center in Keene will begin Volunteer Training this Monday through Saturday, March 23^rd to 28^th from 9:00 to noon.  Cost of materials - $30. Call 603-358-6460 for more information. 
• Welcome Home - Spc. Peter William Mitchell, home from Iraq on Saturday, March 28^th at the Chesterfield Town Hall, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Please call Joyce Schlichting at 603-363-4759 or Kathy Magraw at 603-399-7700 if you can help in providing finger foods.
• Calling all Cooks: SuperMoms needs your favorite recipes to include in the next edition of the Grace Church cookbook! For info on submitting recipes, pick up a flyer near the women's ministry board in the foyer. Please contact Edi Swearingen (edi@sugargroup.net / 603-499-4145 or Denise Erway / erwayde@comcast.net / 413-498-2020) for more info.
• Missing anything? Please check the Lost & Found Box located inside the front door.
• Missing Bibles located on the bottom shelf, underneath the church mailboxes, in the foyer.
• New Deaf Ministry: Interpreter now available for our morning worship service.  Please use relay services to request our Interpreter.  Call 603-835-6356.  Ask for Christine.  
• Men's Retreat: View Photos of 2009 Retreat. 

Children's Ministry

We have a new Children's Ministry website!  Please click here and take a look at any of the following pages:  Sunday Morning Ministries, Family Events, Parent's Page, Volunteer Page (including nursery schedule and teacher tips), and a Prayer list specifically for Children Ministries.

 Family Fun Event

 Come join us at Camp Spofford for an Easter Egg Hunt on Sat. April 11, at 10:00.  Please invite your friends and neighbors for this fun time as a family.  More details to come...

We need your help!  Please donate as many plastic eggs as possible.  There will be a collection box in the foyer for the next few weeks. Hurry, the hunt will be soon.  (Consider buying eggs on sale after Easter for next years' event)

Youth Ministry 

Fuel (Middle School)

• Winter Retreat: March 20th - 22nd at Monadnock Bible Conference

On-going Opportunity

Prayer is a key component of our ministries at Grace Community Church and we encourage participation through one of several opportunities. Each are led by our Prayer Coodinator and a Prayer Team captain.  Click on "Intercessary Prayer Ministry and Prayer Teams" to learn more.  If you prayerfully feel led to be part of this team please contact our Pastoral Assistant Harry Bafundi by phone @ 603 363-4277 or email hbafundi@gracefreechurch.org  

Angel Food Ministries (Ministries of Mercy) Every month offers 6-7 different menus that consists of both fresh and frozen food. All for $30.00 -$21.00. It is located in 35 states, feeds 500,000 families monthly. Click on food opportunities #1 to find out more and access their web site. Be sure to pick up "the Servant" magazine in the lobby for a detail of the menues.  

• Angel Food Ministries - Month of March      

• Purpose Statement & Opportunities to Serve page (Ministry of Mercy -NEW - click on "Ministries" & get involved) 
• Order Deadline - March 15th

Important Information!!! If ordering on line, put in the comment box - Grace Church. Otherwise, you will have to pick up your order at the Brattleboro location.  

• Distribution Day - March 28th at Grace Community Church

• SuperMoms:  Mondays 10:00am - 12:00pm at Grace Community Church. All SuperMoms welcome, along with their super kids, for faith, food, fun and friendship. SuperMoms know that we are not "super" on our own. We can only be our best with the help of our SUPER God! Please call co-leaders: Denise Erway at (413) 498-2020 or Edi Swearingen at (603) 499-4145) for more information.  
• Our Service Men & Women: If you have relatives that are serving in the military please give wallet size photo and details of branch of service, address, e-mail and deployment area to Peter Mitchell or Todd Stockwell.