Greetings, family and friends of Grace Wesleyan!

As we enter the second weekend of Lent, 2022, there are things going on in the life of the church that I wanted to let you know about:

1) If you were with us on Membership Weekend and took the pledge to join the church but perhaps did not turn in your membership card, please complete one and drop it in the offering plate on your next visit to worship services. If you are an online member and wish to formally join Grace Wesleyan, please reply to this email so we can have a chat about how you can do that.

2) GEMS IS DOING IT AGAIN!!! The have partnered with ifaw (International Fund for Animal Welfare) to help the animals in Ukraine. ifaw has contacts in Ukraine that they have worked with since Russia’s first invasion of 2014. GEMS are also partnering with the Humane Society Of Broward County to get their wish list of items needed at the shelter. We will have information on a flyer very soon of how you can help one or both of these organizations as they work to help the animals. As always thank you for your support as we work to help the least of these (who cannot ask for help themselves). GEMS is also continuing to make meaningful impacts serving those in need in our community. Their latest projects also include the Hope South Florida shower items and God’s Little Lambs diaper drive. As always, if you cannot secure the items on the wish lists, you can make a donation to Grace Wesleyan, directed to GEMS (Just mark whether for HSF, God’s Little Lambs, or Animals).

3) We are accepting orders for Easter Lillies beginning this weekend. Sign up sheets will be at each entrance. If you wish to order lillies but cannot make it to one of the services between now and March 27th, you may reply to this email with the following information: Your name, how many lillies you want ($10 each), and who you want to dedicate them to (honor for living/memory for those gone to glory), and your phone number. We can let you know how to pay for them. We were able to secure a very favorable rate this year, and we hope to have a big collection of Easter lillies at our Easter Sunday service!

4) Check the “blue box” on our website for the latest updates on all the happenings and upcoming events at Grace Wesleyan including our weekly Men’s Bible study/accountability (Monday, 7pm), Pastor’s Bible study (Tuesday, 7pm), and Wesley study (every other Thursday, 7pm).

5) This Sunday, at 1:30pm in the Family Life Center, there will be a regional meeting of the Wesley Covenant Association in which information will be available to Methodist laity who want to know more about the upcoming launch of the Global Methodist Church on May 1st. We are hosting this event as a courtesy to our sisters and brothers in the faith in South Florida who have been unable to get the truth from the Florida Conference bishop, cabinet, and clergy. Please see my email earlier this week on the matter and let your Methodist friends know about it.

Much is happening in the life of our church, and I hope you are all keeping up with it by attending and checking our website regularly!

Grace and peace to you,

Pastor Myron