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Are you looking for a great church home or looking for a church to visit?
You're invited and are always welcome to join us for Sunday Worship.

Our worship times are:
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sunday School: Adults, 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. & Children, 10:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

We look forward to seeing you!

Weekly Communion
Every Sunday before worship, 10 am - 10:30 am, available for all in the sacristy, except first Sunday of the month.

Do you know where your communion offering goes to?
Every 1st Sunday of the Month during communion, we ask people to donate to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. This fund is used to help those in our church and community who are in financial need. Over the years, it has been used to pay for groceries, utility bills, and rent. If you know someone or are in need yourself, please see Pastor Sandra

Sunday Altar Flowers
To order flowers or if you would like to bring your own, please call Chris in the church office to make arrangements.

Fellowship on Sunday Mornings
We are looking for more people to help out with serving and/or baking, etc. If interested, please speak to Pam Mavrelion.

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Church Closing Information due to snow storm can be found on the following channels: CBS (4), ABC (5), NBC (10), and CW (56) on your TV, or radio station WBZ AM 1030. The church office will be closed when the Lynn schools are closed.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, July 10
10:00 AM Staff Meeting
7:00 PM Book Club (Bright Room)

Thursday, July 11
10:00 AM EAP Support Group—closed (Bright Room)
10:00 AM Sacred Conversations Bible Study (Edie's home)

Friday, July 12
Office Closed
4:30—7:30 PM Serve at My Brother's Table

Saturday, July 13
2:00 PM Gracenotes Perform at Putnam Farms, Danvers
2:30 PM—4:30 PM Cristo Centro Band Practice (Bright Room)

Sunday, July 14
9:30 AM Serendipity Bible Study
10:30 AM Worship Service
11:30 AM Fellowship
1:00 PM Cristo Centro in Sanctuary


GET READY FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS), August 11—15, 5:30—8 pm
One small step for your kids...one giant leap for God's Kingdom! Blast off with the first VBS to land on Mars! To Mars and Beyond will help kids discover the wonders of God's universe. They'll become Voyagers on a journey through space, exploring where God's power can take them. This space adventure includes exciting new music, amazing science, creative crafts, fun recreation, and memorable Bible stories. This is a free program, including dinner. Child must be potty-trained to attend! We are also looking for volunteers to assist before and during our VBS. If you can cut, paint, glue or sew, have some creative ideas, can set up or tear down, we need you. If you would like to assist in music, science, crafts, registration or kitchen, we need you too. If you are a closet actor or actress, our bible storyteller could use your talents – no memorizing needed. We need prayer volunteers too! To be part of the excitement at To Mars and Beyond, please call the church office or visit the website: https://cokesburyvbs.com/graceumclynn. You can also send in the VBS registration form on the next page. There is also a link on the church’s website at: www.graceumclynn.org.

Love, Hope, Compassion, and Care being collected at Annual Conference
The United Methodist Foundation of New Eng-land, the United Methodist Economic Ministries (UMEM), and White Truck Ministries are collect-ing items to meet the specific needs of youth and families in Western Maine.
Items needed:
Socks (youth and adult), Underwear (youth and adult), Pocket folders, Glue sticks, Black or blue pens, #2 pencils, Notebooks, Composition books, Rulers, Cap erasers.
Please bring the items to the church by June 9 and Pastor Sandra will take them to the Annual Conference.

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RECURRING EVENTS

Craft Group
Craft Class meets every Tuesday at 1pm. All are welcome to attend and participate. For more information please see Pam Mavrelion.

Prayer Shawl Group
Meets on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am in the class room next to the office. All are welcome!

Adult Choir Rehearsal
Adult Choir Rehearsal is held on Thursdays at 7:00pm. 

Youth Choir
Youth Choir will begin rehearsals Thursday's at 6:30pm.

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OPPORTUNITIES

Serve at My Brother's Table
July: Jelly, Sugar, Artificial Sweetener Packets.
August: Reading glasses (assorted strengths), Canned tuna, Canned pasta

We serve on the 2nd Friday of the month, 4:30-7:30 pm.
Join others to serve dinner at the largest soup kitchen on the North Shore. Since 1982, MBT has served over 3 million meals to people in need, in all kinds of weather, during years of economic ups and downs. Open 365 days a year, MBT is fueled by private donations and does not seek nor accept United Way or Local, State or Federal grants. For many guests, their meal at MBT is their only source of daily nourishment.

This is a great, hands on way of helping to live out the mission of Grace Church! Meet others at 98 Willow Street, Lynn.

If you are available to volunteer, we will be serving Friday, Friday, July 12th, 4:30-7:30 pm
Please use the Response sheet in the Sunday bulletin, e-mail or call the church office to sign up.

Thank you for your Generosity!


Collecting Soda Can "Tabs" For Shriners Hospital
Please save your "tabs" from soda cans to benefit Shriners Hospitals. There will be a container place in the Narthex in the near future for the collection. Shriners Hospitals have been collecting pull-tabs or "pop-tops" from beverage cans since 1989, recycling them, and putting the money toward programs that directly benefit children. Since its inception, about a half million pounds of aluminum tabs have been collected and recycled!


Campbell Soup Labels
On behalf of our UMW, We are asking that you save all of your Campbell Soup labels, bring them to our church and deposit them in the specially marked container in the Narthex.

These labels will be given to Cooper Community. The Hattie B. Cooper Community Center is committed to providing children and youth with the strongest developmental foundations to inspire a lifelong excitement for learning and the skills to become caring and responsible citizens. Hattie B. Cooper Community Center (1891 Washington St., Boston) is the only United Methodist National Mission Institution in the six-state area of the NE Annual Conference. Please see Pam Mavrelion if you have any questions.


Can Tabs:
Please remember to bring in your tabs to benefit Shriner’s Hospitals.


Thanks for the Ink Cartridges, Keep 'm coming!
Cartridges can be dropped off in the office or outside the office door in the clear mailbox.


Clothes Closet Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm
**We are in desperate need of men's clothing and shoes**

We provide free clothes to those who need them in the Lynn community.

We also accept donations of "gently worn" clothing, shoes and outerwear. Donations of NEW underwear and socks would be welcomed and may be dropped off during office hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the ramp entrance.

You can also volunteer to help sort and fold on Fridays at 10 am and on Saturdays 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Please sign up for Saturday using the Response Sheet in the bulletin or call the church office.

**We are especially in need of baby and men's clothing at this time.**

"Box Tops for Education" by Children's Ministry as a mission project.
Please being in your Box Tops and drop them in the collection box located in the Narthex. Remember to save your soda can “tabs” to benefit Shiner's Hospitals.