enews for may 30, 2014
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May 30, 2014 NEWS FOR OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
Inside this IssueBelvedere FestivalDirectory RequestEYC News & Events,Feast of St. ColumbaFirst Friday FellowshipFood Pantry SundayGSL Night at the Levitt ShellLevitt Shell Child CareMessengerPentecost CelebrationVestry MinutesVideos OnlineDownload a pdf of the eNews
Deadline June 1 for Updates to 2014-2015 GSL Directory & Guide BookWe want your information to be listed correctly. Have you moved? Changed your phone number? Stopped using your landline number? Changed emails? Have your grown children gotten married, moved away, and have their own addresses? Please contact Lucy Owens with your correct info!
Check Out the Advertising Opportunity This guide book and directory is being provided at NO COST to the church or its members, including the mailing to each family. It will be subsidized by local businesses that advertise in it. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please contact Lucy Owens, [email protected], for more information.
Click here or more info.
What's happening in June? Messenger Ready for ViewingThe June Messenger is ready to download: www.gracestlukes.org/the-messenger/. Inside this issue: 39ers, Altar Flowers, Athletics, Bygone Days, Calendar Highlights, Directory and Committee Guide, Drivers Education, EYC News, Feast of St. Columba, First Friday Fellowship, Food Pantry Sunday, From the Rector, GSL Night at the Levitt Shell, Looking Towards Sunday, Lay Schedule, Laymen's Conference, Member News,
Memorials and Honoraria, Music News/Belvedere Festival, Outreach Ministries, Pastoral Care Corner, Pentecost Reception, and School News, and more. Please note: For those of you who also get the paper edition of the Messenger, it was mailed the yesterday. If you are unable to open the pdf file, updating Adobe Reader will most likely fix the problem. Contact Lucy with any question.
GSL Youth present Levitt Shell Night Child CareGames, activities, snacks, & FUN! Enjoy a night at the Levitt Shell, AND support the GSL youth on their summer mission trip, while your children enjoy a night at the church! The GSL nursery and youth space will be open 6:30–9:30
p.m. and supervised by the nursery staff & youth trip participants. For children from birth to 11 years old. First child is $25; each additional child in same family is $10. Pay at the door. Questions? Contact Mary Margaret Winn, youth minister, 272-7425, [email protected], June 6, 7:30 p.m., Kopecky Family Band Friday, June 20, 7:30 p.m., Playing for Change
First Friday FellowshipJune 6, Change of Plans!Interested in connecting with others at GSL in an informal setting? On June 6 at 6:30 p.m., FFF will gather at the Levitt Shell. RSVP for the event and get all the details on the First Friday Fellowship Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GSLFirstFridayFellowship. You can also email Kim Norris ([email protected]) for more
info. Childcare: Bring your children to the church for "Levitt Shell Night Child Care" and support our GSL youth on their summer mission trip! Read above for more information about childcare.
Pentecost Celebration on June 8Make plans to join us after the 10:30 service on June 8 and enjoy our traditional Pentecost reception. It’s a favorite event for the Fellowship Committee to plan because we try to come up with as many RED foods as possible. Some of this year’s yummies include
Cold Curry Tomato Soup, Chipotle Shrimp Skewers and, of course, Red Velvet! Don’t forget to wear red!
Belvedere Festival DatesMark your calendars for the 8th annual Belvedere Chamber Music Festival: June 18-21. Concerts at GSL daily. Visit the GSL website for more details.
Rector's Forum Videos available OnlineVideos of past Rector's Forums can be found on the GSL website. We've had some great speakers and sharing these videos with friends is a great way to let folks know a little more about what goes on at our little corner in Midtown!
Vestry MinutesApril's vestry minutes have been uploaded to the GSL website. Click this link to read a copy online.
Upcoming EYC DatesJune 1-Mission Trip registration deadlineJune 6-Please sign up with Mary Margaret to receive a ticket and food voucher to the Redbirds game.June 8-EYC at the Redbirds! June 15-Mission Trip payment deadline.
For more information, contact Mary Margaret Winn at [email protected].
GSL Night at the Levitt ShellMark Your, Calendars NOW!Join fellow parishioners for GSL Night at the Levitt Shell, Sunday, June 29, for a FREE concert, as well as FREE food (BBQ from the Germantown Commissary) and beverages hosted by the Fellowship Committee. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the hospitality tent followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. The entertainment for the evening is the summer grand finale concert by the Stax Music Academy.
This promises to be a fun community event for all ages. Friends & family invited. The more the merrier!
Feast of St. Columba, June 7The third annual Feast of St. Columba, St. Columba Episcopal Conference & Retreat Center’s popular fundraising dinner, will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. Guest contributions cover an elegant small-plate community dinner featuring local Memphis foods, drinks and a beautiful outdoor evening worth remembering. All proceeds go towards the mission of camp & hospitality at St. Columba and support some 5,500 annual guests
and campers. Tickets are $75 per person or $600 for a table for 8 and may be reserved by emailing [email protected].
Fitness for FunGSL's Fitness for Fun group continues throughout the summer! Join them Friday mornings 10-11 a.m. Fitness for Fun is an exercise group of GSL's seniors, although all are invited to join them. Exercises include light weight lifting and stretching and HAVING FUN!
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