The Messenger - May 2013 - (Page 3)

The Messenger Making Gentle a Bruised World May 2013 Remember when you sent that note? It mattered. Katherine Fraile was recently elected president of Duke University’s Partnership for Service, an umbrella organization for the school’s many service organizations. We like to think she got her start in service right here at Grandview. Apparently, Katherine thinks so, too. Here’s the content of a postcard she sent expressing her gratitude for the way Grandview encouraged her as she grew up and continues to do so now that she’s in college. Pastor Mike shared this in a recent sermon but we thought you might want to read it for yourself. These are two of the great things Church does—helps people find their calling in life and reminds them they are loved. Way to go Grandview! Hello! This postcard is addressed to you two [pastors] because it’s kind of hard to address mail to an entire congregation, but that’s who this is really to. I just wanted to take a few minutes to say THANK YOU for everything you do and have always done for me. It’s an amazing feeling to know that my church family will always be supporting me and cheering me on. Andrea, I can’t begin to explain the amount of love I felt when you shared that article [about her election to head the Partnership for Service] on Facebook and 20 of our “family members,” whether friends of mine or just faces I recognize in the congregation, proceeded to like it. And it seems every time I go to my mailbox there’s a new letter from someone in the congregation celebrating me or some holiday I never thought of. Not to mention the nut-free package of Valentine’s cookies or the insane amounts of love, support, and goodies that I received this past summer [when she was on staff with Appalachia Service Project]. Thanks for all the love and support from when I was the little girl-boy running around kicking people in the shins to now, the college girl that hardly gets home to see my Grandview family. Y’all are (I think I’m Southern now. Funny, right?) in large part responsible for the person I’ve become in and out of my faith. I have hundreds of amazing examples of great people and disciples in all of you that I’ll feel lucky to become even half of. Know that while we may seem like ungrateful college kids at times, the things you do for us definitely do not go unnoticed or unappreciated! Too much love to fit on a postcard . . . . Katherine Thanks keep pouring in from college students, including Allison Hausman & Jenna Peart, for Valentine cookies! New addresses Bike Swap fights malaria Tim and Tonia Miller 41 Oxford Village Lancaster, PA 17602-1159 Saturday, May 4 is Grandview’s annual Bike Swap. There will be bikes to buy, bikes to swap, tune-ups and a fabulous grilled hot dog lunch special. All this and more will raise money to help eradicate malaria through the Nothing but Spokes ministry. Lindsay and Nicolas Fritz 22 Heatherfield Drive Willow Street, PA 17584-9644 This is a community event, so invite your family, friends, and neighbors. It’s 11am -1pm. Dave & Audrey Marschka 18D Center Drive Lancaster, PA 17601 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Messenger - May 2013

The Messenger - May 2013
Contents
Million $ church
Shaping a servant
Council notes
Hubcaps & groundhogs!
Reflections of Gratitude
Calendar

The Messenger - May 2013