Bulletin: 5.10.26

Pastoral Candidate Jeremy Sanders has accepted and signed the Pastoral Call Letter for Grace Church of Harmony.

Baby Bottle Campaign

Grace Church will once again be participating in the Women’s Choice Network Baby Bottle Campaign to help support abortionvulnerable women at three clinics in the Pittsburgh area. Baby bottles are available in the welcome center starting today. Take one home and fill it with change or a donation check. Bottles should be returned to the lobby or church office by Sunday, June 21st. You can also donate online: ebottle.org You will need to select Grace Church of Harmony from the dropdown menu in the SubFund box.

Church Picnic

Join us on Sunday, June 7 for our first church picnic of 2026. This picnic will be at Ewing Park-Picnic Pavilion #6-in Ellwood City from 3:30 pm until 8 pm. We plan on eating at around 5 pm, bring a dish to share. Water, lemonade, cups, plates & utensils will be provided as well as hotdogs & buns. There will be family games, balloon animals & a walk on the beautiful park nature trail. There is also an extensive playground for children.

The Bellora Scholarship

The Bellora Scholarship application period is now open. Bellora scholarships are awarded annually for tuition expenses at colleges, community colleges, technical, and trade schools. Applicants must be active members of Grace Church. More information is available in the application form, which will be available in the Welcome Center and online here beginning May 1st. Completed applications should be emailed to officeadmin@gcoh.org or mailed to 538 Main St., Harmony, PA 16037. The deadline for applications is Saturday, June 1st. If you have questions, contact Leah at the church office.

Monday, May 18 at 7:00 PM (Room B1)

Join us for a time of prayer for our church as we give thanks for the approval of Jeremy Sanders as Senior Pastor and continue to pray for unity and a smooth transition.

Short Term Mission Opportunity

A short term mission trip is scheduled for June 14-20 to Sanford, FL to the Retirement Village for missionaries of Ethnos360 to assist with groundwork and general upkeep. Ages from teens and up. Financial assistance is available! Deadline to sign up is NEXT WEEK, May 17! Sign up in the Welcome Center and see Gretchen McMichael for more info.

Women’s Summertime Sharing

This will be our 19th year of Summertime Sharing, of ladies sharing their stories how God has been working in their life. This year the women that will be sharing their stories are: On June 2nd, Cathy Schweinegruber will be sharing the history of Summertime Sharing with Cyndi Cegalis sharing what Summertime Sharing has meant to her. Sarah Cooper, Autumn Bupp, Danica Alexandria and her daughter Ariana will be sharing this year. We will be meeting on Tuesday June 2, June 9, June 16, and June 23. We will be meeting in the Fellowship Room at 7:00 p.m.

Men’ s Breakfast

Saturday, May 23 at 8:30 am. The speaker will be Chris Jamison, and the topic will be “Take Root and Bear Fruit”. All men and teens are invited. Cost is $10.00.

New Church Directory Information!

Church members and regular attenders: Please take the time to sign up for a photo appointment for the new directory! Saturday, May 30th is wide open with appointments. There are some remaining on Thursday 5/28 and Friday, 5/29 also. As a reminder, the photo weekend is the weekend AFTER Memorial Day. The next opportunity for photos won’t be until August when we have two weekdays reserved, August 11 and 12. Appointments for those open up after the May photo sessions are completed. To book your own, go to www.ucdir.com and click Photography Session Sign Ups. Church Code: pa1280 and Password: smile1280. Then choose your day and time. It’s easy!