Announcements
Messenger Deadline PDF Print E-mail

Articles and information for the March Messenger are due by Wednesday, February 15.  Articles can be e-mailed. If you do not have email you can place a typed or handwritten copy in the Messenger mailbox.

 
Dinner Anyone? PDF Print E-mail

Help us feed the body, mind and soul of local children while enjoying a tasty meal in the homes of some of Grandview’s gracious hosts and hostesses. Tickets will be sold for $25 per person and all proceeds benefit LUMINA, Powerpacks, and Shalom Partnership. Mark the date, Saturday, March 10 on your calendar. More information to follow. Contact Jenn Desmarais if you are interested in hosting.

 
Service Dog Project PDF Print E-mail

Heather Newkirk will be collecting supplies for a project to help service dogs. The main supplies that she is looking for are old towels, old fleece blankets, and old jeans. She is going to be making door pulls that allow the dogs to open doors for their owners.  There will be a box in Zerr Hall to place your donations. Any of these items would be greatly appreciated.

 
Leadership Enrichment PDF Print E-mail


Jump start the heart of your ministry with a healthy dose of leadership wisdom and insight that will encourage and inspire you to soar in 2012. Renowned religious and business leaders are featured in the Leadership Summit DVDs, which are coming to a BIG screen near you on February 17 & 18. Friday we’ll kick off the screening at 7 p.m. in the Horning’s barn on the jumbo screen, with a discussion afterwards. Doors open again Saturday, 9-4 p.m. The coffee will be hot and the topics even hotter. Come for the day or come for an hour. Breakfast, lunch and snacks included. Contact Tammy Horning with questions.

 
February Messenger PDF Print E-mail

The February Messenger has been emailed to those of you who have supplied your email address. (electronic copy / pdf version) Hard copies are available on the wall rack in the Gathering Room.

 
Adult Sunday School PDF Print E-mail

The combined Searchers and Contemporary Issues classes will continue a study of the book The Greatest of These: Biblical Moorings of Love by John Indermark.


In February the study will conclude with chapter 6, Love as Wonder.


February 5 – "Holy Ground Holy Love" Exodus 34:1-10 and "When Wonder Is Not Delight" Mark 10:17-22.   
February 12 – "Of All the Places" Jeremiah 31:1-3 and "Out of Sight" I Peter 1:8-9.
February 19 – "Can't Buy Me Love" Song of Solomon 8:6-7 and "The Greatest of These" I Corinthians 1:3.

 
Building Entrance PDF Print E-mail

The church lobby is not open.  8:15 & 10:45 worshippers will enter directly from the outside into the Narthex and Sanctuary.

From the Sanctuary, the restrooms on the first floor are not accessible.  You can use the stairs to the left corner of the Sanctuary (organ side) that lead to Zerr Hall and use the restrooms in the lower level OR you can exit the church and reenter through the Memorial Garden doors to access the first floor restrooms.


The Nursery is open and can be accessed through the Memorial Garden doors.


9:30 Celebration worshippers will enter the building through the Memorial Garden doors.


The Adult Sunday School class is meeting in the room next to the preschool classroom.  There is a sign on the door.  Please use the Memorial Garden doors.
Be sure to look for the Sunday Morning Greeting team to help you get where you need to be for worship and Sunday school each week you come to church.

 
Choir Robes PDF Print E-mail

Some of you may be wondering why the choir is not robed during worship. Due to limited storage space their cabinets and robes have been packed away during construction. We will look forward to seeing them robed when construction is complete.

 
Youth ASP Trip PDF Print E-mail

This year's Appalachian Service Project trip is July 7 – 14.  If you would like to go, whether as a student or as an adult leader, please let George know by Monday, February 27.  The cost for students is $175 and is due by the same date. If  this cost is a barrier for you, please talk to George.

 
Grand Re-Opening PDF Print E-mail

Unemployed? Looking for a better job? Stuck in your job search? Missed a job because of lack of training? The staff of the PA CareerLink (Liberty Place, 313 W. Liberty St. in Lancaster) can help you in your job search and offer information regarding where to find jobs in Lancaster County as well as the future employment trends for our region.  For more information on this event visit www.jobs4lancaster.com.

 
Gift Cards PDF Print E-mail

We are asking everybody to purchase gift cards AFTER worship and the sales team will be on the move to serve you as best they can.  Look for them at the back of the Sanctuary after 8:15 and 10:45 and in the back of Zerr Hall after 9:30. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry.

 
Professional Clothing Bank PDF Print E-mail

Due to a lack of storage space during construction we are asking folks to take their donated professional clothing directly to the clothing bank. It is located at Otterbein UMC, 20 E. Clay St., Lancaster, with hours of Tuesday 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. and 2nd Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. – 12. You may call them with questions at 394-8412.

 
Street Parking Clarification PDF Print E-mail

There has been a clarification of the parking at Schaeffer School. The no parking signs are now located on either end of the school property. Manheim Township has confirmed that we may NOT park in the semi-circle in front of the school any day of the week or the school side of the street Monday—Friday, 9 a.m.—5 p.m. We are more than welcome to use the school parking lot in the evenings and on weekends.

 
Grocery Gift Cards PDF Print E-mail
Remember that when you purchase Grocery Gift Cards 5—10% of the proceeds goes to our Capital Campaign. We have cards for Stauffers, Giant, Oregon Dairy, Weis and Darrenkamps.
 
Equal Exchange PDF Print E-mail
The Fair Trade System encourages farmers to stay on their own land by giving them a fair price for their crops. "Fair Trade offers us a dignified way of doing business. We don’t beg. Selling one or two containers is not begging." Raymond Kimaaro, Tanzania. Check out our Equal Exchange selections of organic coffee, tea and chocolate in the Gathering Room.
 
Building Team Announced PDF Print E-mail
Thanks to everyone who through prayer and discernment was able to make a pledge or contribution to the Capital Campaign.  We are still waiting to hear the final total pledged, though at last count it was upwards of $850,000. God is good.  

With this overwhelmingly positive response to what God is calling us to do at Grandview, we have moved forward with the next step and put together a Building Team to guide us through the next phase of this project.

The team consists of Pastor Michael Alleman, Pastor Andrea Brown, Ken Miller, Cheryl Dennis, Bob Desmarais, and John Edwards.

The team is currently working on determining project scope, calendar, contract language, and identifying strategic partnerships to make this project a success all around.

Look for information each month in The Messenger and on this website page on the progress of the team and any important updates and milestones.
 
Separate Checks PDF Print E-mail
Please note that when you are writing checks for the General Budget and Capital Campaign we need separate checks for each. This will make the money counters job a lot easier.
 
Building Up Reaching Out Grandview UMC Video

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Many thanks to Roxanne Edwards and Nxtbook Media for creating this video and the animated newsletter.

 
Address for Dennis PDF Print E-mail

Dennis Spangler #10-1147
Clinton County Correction Facility
P.O. Box 419
58 Pine Mountain Rd.
McElhattan, PA   17748

Please handwrite your return address on the envelope. Denny would like to have your address and self stick labels are taken off before mail is delivered.

 
Job Exchange Board PDF Print E-mail
Grandview’s Job Exchange bulletin board is located outside the Treasurer’s office.  If you have information on an available employment opportunity, then please post it.  If you are looking for an employment opportunity, then please post your qualifications & skills.  All postings must be limited to a single 3 X 5 index card.  If you have any questions, please contact the church office.
 
Save Those Box Tops & Labels PDF Print E-mail
There is a two page list of labels and box tops to save in the closet in the Gathering Room. Please note that we must have the UPC code attached to the labels to receive the points. These benefit Red Bird Mission and clinic in Kentucky, a special ministry of the United Methodist Church, serving four counties in the isolated rural distressed Applachian Mountains.
 
Worship Resources PDF Print E-mail
If you would like a copy of this week's 9:30 or 10:45 worship service, please self address a CD envelope and place $3.00 inside. You will find envelopes in the Gathering Room closet upstairs and the corner cabinet outside Zerr Hall downstairs. We will mail you a CD of the service the following week. If you wish to pick up your CD the next Sunday instead of having it mailed, put only your name on the envelope.
 


Our Services: Each Sunday

10:45 a.m.

Traditional worship with a choir and a creative twist

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