Volunteering

On February 3, 2025, a very special person celebrated a very special birthday. Earl Nixon turned 90! I’d like to tell you a bit about this remarkable man and what he has meant to our church for so many years.  Earl has been a fixture at Grace and Graceview church for a very long time. He is an elder and at one time was active on session. However, he didn’t like what he viewed as “the politics”, so he retired…

(Those of you who have gotten to know Beth may be  interested to know that) Beth spent twenty years as a volunteer in a federal prison, providing programs for the inmates and their children.  Initially, Beth’s husband Bob began going into Beaver Creek Institution, which houses over 700 inmates in both minimum- and maximum security settings, to offer Christian spiritual services. Later, Beth joined the small group of volunteers from the nearby Gravenhurst community.   She continued after Bob died to attend weekly meetings with twelve to fifteen inmates.  The volunteers knew…

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The sign-up sheet for coffee/tea service after worship is on the bulletin board opposite the kitchen downstairs. Please sign yourselves up or sign up your committee so that our Fellowship time after church can continue.  Sept. 29 – Rachael and Georgena  October – Outreach Team