Love on Lebanon
Tonight, is the night we have all been waiting for! At 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm), the Grace youth will present, “Return of the Exiles,” an original dramatic presentation in support of Beit El Safa Girls’ Home in Lebanon. The event is free to attend, but a free-will offering will be taken. It promises to be a night of great laughter that you will not want to miss! Mark your envelope: “Girls’ Home.”
Notice of Members’ Meeting
A Business Meeting of the members of Grace Baptist Church will be held at the church on Sunday, June 23, from 6:00 – 7:00 pm for the purpose of:
receiving and removing members
approving minutes of previous meetings
approving the budget for fiscal year July 1, 2019
to June 30, 2020
adopting the Fellowship Policy Statement on Marriage and Human Sexuality
receiving a state of the ministry update
presenting any other business
Life After Fifty-Five
On Thursday, June 13, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, L.A.F.F. will be having their end-of-season BBQ lunch and concert, featuring Kerroy Williams, a vocal soloist. This is an event you won’t want to miss! All retirees are welcome to attend and invite a friend. Please contact the church office at 905-737-4737 or email lynnk@gracebc.ca to sign up.
Parking Lot Construction Update
Last week, I reported a plan to bury our topsoil around the perimeter of the parking lot after a couple of tests came back with slight contamination. Thankfully, the tests on our sub-grade soil were fine and the disposal facility agreed to take it. When the crew arrived to excavate, however, they initially balked at the engineer’s plan, fearing that digging too deep, too close to the property line, might result in the ground wall caving in, the fence being disturbed and possibly the neighbours’ yards being impacted. More discussions followed, leading to more delays, but eventually a compromise was reached to utilize a smaller digger with a narrower bucket, dig farther from the property line and backfill the topsoil as soon as the sub-grade is removed in order to avoid any impact to the adjacent properties. On Friday, work began to bury the topsoil and on Monday trucks are scheduled to arrive to carry away the sub-grade soil. Please continue to pray with us through this process.
Calling All Youth/Young Adults to Summer Ministry
We are looking for committed, enthusiastic helpers for our Children’s Summer Program, which will be taking place during the 11:00 am worship service. This summer, children aged 3-11 will be going on an exciting adventure at “Roar!” starting Sunday June 30. Whether you are available for 1 or 2 weeks or the entire summer, you are invited to Orientation on Saturday, June 22 from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm. This time includes decorating, learning the songs, preparing games, and working on set-up. Pizza lunch will be provided. See Mrs. Keats for more details.