Weekly Newsletter of Grace Church, Wallingford, PA

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Welcome New Members! Jeff & Kathy Schmit with Joey, Mary Ellen Bowman, Will & Hannah Gingery with Evie & Eleanor ~ More photos, including Baptism, at end of eNews

New in This Issue

July 3, 2026

Operation Christmas Child

Get "Back to School" Savings on Essential School Supplies

School Supplies List

ADA Restroom Update

Grace Main Office has Moved Down the Hall!

Save the Date

Some Key Dates for the Fall to Put on Your Calendar

In Other News

More Information Below

Summer eNews Schedule / Sunday Child Notes

eNews every other week / No Children Church from Grades 1-6 this Sunday

Communion This Sunday ... Sermon from I Peter 2:13-25

Note that Order of Worship is now in the Sunday block below

Women's Study Committee Report

Also links to sermon, cutting room floor, Elder and BFC preaching policies

Women in Ministry Report

Free Stuff

Check out stuff in gym

Summer Volunteer Opportunities

Help with Children or Image Bearers on Sunday, Help with transportation for David Stanley, Be a Nurse at Victory Valley ...

Grace Family News

CEF Employment Opportunity / Vision Bowl Support

BFC News

Reaching the Heart Conference

Prayer Focus

Camp Promise / Beth Wiegand / Year Round Camp Promise Ministries

Snapshots of Grace

Baptism and Membership Sunday

Hope You Have a Happy 4th of July!

Celebrating God's Faithfulness to America for over 250 years

In Church Center

Click Below to go to Church Center Page

Summer Teams

Pray for / Give to Summer Teams

Summer Page on Church Center

eNews Summer Publication Schedule

For the Summer, we plan to publish eNews every other Friday. Please send any news for each set of two weeks to office@gracebfc.org by the Wednesday before publication.

Publishing Dates:

July 17, 31

August 14, 28

Sunday Morning Kids

On July 5, we will NOT have the older Children's Church. We will instead have kids in grades 1-6 remain in the service with their families. We will provide a children's bulletin for them. All other nursery and children's areas should be open as usual.

Sunday Worship

THIS Sunday, July 5, 2026, 10 AM Worship

Order of Worship: Order HERE, Lyrics Sheet HERE

Sermon: Pastor Aaron Susek is preaching from 1 Peter 2:13-25

Communion: During the Service

After Worship: Join us in the gym for Water Ice & fellowship

Next Sunday: Pastor Aaron Susek continuing in 1 Peter

Online: Livestream and Past Sermons on YouTube, Worship playlist on Spotify

SUNDAYS - For the summer months, we need some additional people as Helpers in Children's Ministry as well as people to serve as Buddies for Image Bearers class . To help with Children, contact Fuzzy. With Image Bearers, contact Pastor Mark
NEW - TRANSPORTATION - David Stanley is in need of transportation to Riddle for therapy on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, arriving at 11:00AM . If you are able to help any days in July or August please contact Clayton Wilt who is overseeing the schedule.
NURSE for VICTORY VALLEY - Victory Valley needs an RN for two weeks of camp this summer and needs your help finding someone who loves Jesus and is willing to volunteer for a week or part of a week of camp. The priority is a Teen week, which includes Cabin Camp, Outpost, and Day Camp, running from July 19th at 1:30pm through July 24th at 7pm. The nurse would stay on site from Sunday through Friday, or whatever portion they can cover. One of our veteran nurses is available to assist that week but cannot cover the full week. We also need a nurse to cover July 13th through July 17th, from 8am to 4pm each day. That week is for Day Camp only and is usually very quiet for the nurse. Victory Valley carries liability insurance that serves as the primary coverage for all volunteer nurses. We also have a medical director, Dr. John Daubert of Trinity BFC, who has standing orders that are printed and in place to ensure clear direction for the nurse. Nurses' kids can attend camp FREE as our way of saying "Thank You"! Contact: Curt Cutler, Director610-966-5880, www.victoryvalleycamp.org

Last month we heard an Elder Update from Andrew Piasecki and then a sermon by Pastor Aaron that addressed the topic of women in ministry in the Bible, including how we at Grace apply this, particularly on the topic of preaching to the gathered church on a Sunday morning. You can listen to that update and sermon HERE There is also a Cutting Room Floor video to clarify some points from the sermon HERE

The Women's Ministry committee's report to the Elders is available HERE . If you care to read the full text of the Elders and BFC Preaching Policies, as well as the Elders' updated vetting procedure, you can access all those documents in one place HERE.

Questions or Concerns? We would love to hear from you! Contact any Elder (Mike Plourde, Mike Kraemer, Mark Kessler, Nate Biermaas, Steve Bach, Andrew Piasecki, Mark Bickel,and Aaron Susek). Questions on documents, contact Pastor Mark

We are cleaning out several of the offices, so over the next few weeks, there will be tables in the gym with items we no longer use that you can take for FREE. This week is books that were donated to the church. Contact Pastor Mark.

Operation Christmas Child

ATTENTION!! ”BACK-TO-SCHOOL” SALES ARE HAPPENING NOW!!

Even though it’s only July, NOW is the time to begin shopping for your Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. EVERY box needs to contain school supplies. NOW is the perfect time to begin shopping for those school supplies during the “Back-to-School” sales at Target, Walmart, and Staples.

Some examples of sale items:

“Crayola” colored pencils: 97-99 cents
“Crayola” 24 pack crayons: 50 cents
“Crayola” thick and thin markers: 97-99 cents
Pencil sharpeners: 55 cents
Composition books: as low as 35 cents
10 pack of pens: 99 cents

Don’t wait until October or November to shop for school supplies! The prices will go back to normal when school starts. Take advantage of those “Back-to-School” sales NOW!

Click "download" below for the “Essential School Supplies” list.

Questions: PJ Hartzell (richandpj@aol.com), Trish Lawton (trishlawton33@yahoo.com)

2026 ESSENTIAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES

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Office Has Moved!

In preparation for building the ADA Family Restroom, we have moved the main office for the church down the hall. The main office is temporarily set-up in what used to be Pastor Tim's office , the office located to the right of the side entrance to the church, across from Aaron's office. We have moved the desk, copier, mailboxes, first aid, and supplies to that space.

Questions? Contact Pastor Mark

Sunday, September 13 ~ Joint Worship with JuAhn Church
Saturday, October 3 ~ International Festival
Sunday, October 18 ~ Grace Centennial Celebration
Friday, December 4 & Saturday, December 5 ~ Christmas Walk-Thru

CEF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CEF of Delaware County is currently seeking to fill a part-time ministry position. Contact Connie Lee for more info.

Ministry Coordinator Job Description

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HELPING WITH VISION BOWL

A few of our Grace folks are participating in Vision Bowl to help support the programs & services offered by the Center For The Blind and Visually Impaired. Contact Lisa O'Malley for more info.

eNews July 3, 2026