January 2013 - Grace United Methodist Church
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Volume 21, No. 1 December 2012 / <strong>January</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Wednesday, December 19 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
A Different December (see details in this issue)<br />
Rev. David Shank<br />
Sunday, December 23: 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. - The Fourth Sunday of Advent<br />
A Different Birth - Receiving Jesus<br />
Rev. Amy McCullough preaching<br />
Monday, December 24 - Christmas Eve<br />
4:00 p.m. - Worship service designed for families and young children<br />
Music by the Youth and Alleluia Choirs<br />
8:30 p.m. - Festive Candlelight Service<br />
Rev. McCullough preaching<br />
Music by the Chancel Choir and String Quintet<br />
[Communion will be offered beginning at 8:00 p.m.<br />
The prelude with strings and organ will begin at 8:15 p.m.]<br />
Tuesday, December 25 - Christmas Day<br />
11:00 a.m. - A quiet service with communion<br />
Rev. David Shank preaching<br />
Sunday, December 30 - The First Sunday After Christmas<br />
8:30 and 10:00 a.m.<br />
Rev. David Shank preaching.
Short-term Disciple Bible Study<br />
"Invitation to New Testament"<br />
Rev. Amy McCullough will be leading a 4-week<br />
DIsciple Bible Study class entitled "Invitation to the<br />
New Testament." The class will explore the writings of<br />
the New Testament using the witness of Jesus as the<br />
starting point. The survey of the testament looks at how<br />
the early church was shaped by the story of Jesus and<br />
how the church learned how to develop as disciples and<br />
create communities of faith.<br />
The class includes<br />
video reflections by leading<br />
New Testament scholars and<br />
an emphasis on how we can<br />
be renewed personally and<br />
communally by the story of Jesus.<br />
The class will be offered at two different times<br />
during the week: Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at<br />
12 noon beginning the week of <strong>January</strong> 7. (The groups<br />
will decide together how to handle the Martin Luther<br />
King holiday.)<br />
If you are interested in participating, please<br />
contact Rev. Amy (graceumsrpas@verizon.net) or<br />
through the church office. All participants need a<br />
workbook, so advance signup would be helpful.<br />
Congregational Hymn Sing<br />
Sunday, <strong>January</strong> 27 -- 6:30 p.m.<br />
led by our own David Brock<br />
Join us in the sanctuary as we make a "joyful noise"<br />
and warm up on a wintry evening. Following we will<br />
head to the parlor for fellowship and dessert<br />
A A Different Different December<br />
December<br />
Wednesday, December 19<br />
7:00 p.m.<br />
Are you feeling lost, lonely, overwhelmed,<br />
distanced from relatives of friends, or just need<br />
a place and a time to take pause during the<br />
holiday season? This worship experience is<br />
designed for you.<br />
Please join us for an evening to remember<br />
as we celebrate the Christmas Season anew.<br />
With song and candlelight we will share in<br />
thoughtful meditation on what this season truly<br />
means. Come to hear the message of Christmas<br />
in a new way.<br />
All are welcome, with open arms, to this<br />
time of worship. We look forward to seeing<br />
you here with us!<br />
THANK YOU!<br />
The Youth of <strong>Grace</strong> thank you for your support<br />
of our first mission fundraiser for 2012-<strong>2013</strong>. As of<br />
result of your generous giving, ALL of the children at<br />
St. Edwin's Children's Home for Orphans in Kimende,<br />
Kenya will be receiving new shoes for school this<br />
Christmas.<br />
To date we have raised $1,168.00 and donations<br />
are still coming in. Thanks again from our Youth!<br />
Our next project will be "Hoodies for the<br />
Homeless" so watch for details later in <strong>January</strong> and<br />
February.<br />
Wishing you a great Christmas season!
An outpouring for flood buckets<br />
Thank you to all who made Sunday, November<br />
18th such a special Sunday in the life of <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Church</strong>.<br />
Following an inspiring service of worship, the reception<br />
time included the assembling of 25 flood buckets for<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Methodist</strong> Relief efforts in the storm-ravaged<br />
areas throughout New Jersey and New York. Thanks to<br />
your generosity, <strong>Grace</strong> raised approximately $2800 for<br />
this mission project. The flood buckets were picked up<br />
on Saturday, November 24.<br />
Since we raised more money than we needed for<br />
the buckets, a check for the remaining balance will be<br />
sent directly to UMCOR. Once again <strong>Grace</strong> members<br />
demonstrated their giving, compassionate spirit. Thank<br />
you!<br />
Within the Family at <strong>Grace</strong><br />
DEATH<br />
Cordelia (Mrs. Gordon) Gilbert<br />
November 24, 2012<br />
BAPTISM<br />
Kadence Leigh Trader<br />
daughter of Daniel and Kristine Trader<br />
November 25, 2012<br />
JANUARY PREACHING<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
<strong>January</strong> 6 Epiphany - Rev. Amy McCullough<br />
<strong>January</strong> 13 - Rev. Amy McCullough<br />
<strong>January</strong> 20 - Rev. David Shank<br />
<strong>January</strong> 27 - Rev. Amy McCullough<br />
Special Gifts<br />
We acknowledge with gratitude the following<br />
special gifts to<br />
The Rigler Family Music Fund by<br />
Bob and Sue Gaston<br />
The work of the Zimmermans in Nepal by<br />
Michael Klag<br />
In memory of Spencer Kelly by<br />
Jane Emich<br />
In memory of Ann Reppert by<br />
Jane Emich<br />
Susan Cunnold<br />
In memory of Cordelia Gilbert by<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gordon Gilbert Jr.
Birthday Greetings<br />
to those of our church family<br />
celebrating in <strong>January</strong><br />
1 Misako Fukushima, Kurt<br />
Hoffman<br />
2 Spencer B. Potter, Kelly<br />
Topper<br />
3 Mary Jane Demarest, Don<br />
Feige, Wes Gilbert, Jr., Elaine<br />
Schaefer, Lyla Schmidt<br />
4 Hudson Rowan, Riley Schmidt<br />
5 Tom Gause, Ian Murray, Leigh Thomas<br />
6 Richard Cayce, Abbey Murphy, Benjamin Murphy<br />
8 Laurey Cappe, Esther Dietz, Ben Holt, Maxwell<br />
Wiseman<br />
9 Christopher A’Hern, Janet Ander, Diana<br />
Damewood, Cianna Ferrante<br />
10 Will Alcenat, Nathan Arnold, Michael Holle,<br />
James Scouten<br />
11 Marianne Corry, Frances Eger, Eve McCusker,<br />
Dagan Schill<br />
12 Adrienne Hackley, Linda Johnson, Helen McGill,<br />
Jacquelyn Meadors, Terry Lynn Shriver, Suzanne<br />
Weber, Ariana Winn<br />
15 Thomas Adolph, Lee Burbage, Jeffrey Cook, Dr.<br />
Alice Scott<br />
16 Henry Hanley, Robyn McGowan, Will Renner, Jr.,<br />
Margaret Stuart, Kara Thorne<br />
17 Bryan Howe, Samuel King, Patrick McCusker<br />
18 Fadé Adesina, Charles Starkey, John A. Tyler<br />
19 Angus Everton, Gretchen Frankenfield<br />
20 Michael A’Hern, Andrew Greenland, Justin Meyer<br />
22 Carol Gamble, Cassandra Plitt, Tyler Smith<br />
23 Jeane Santamaria, Mary T. Taicher, Glenn White<br />
24 Carolyn Benfer, Chris Gause<br />
25 Wayne Schmidt, Alastair Valentine, Laird Wilhide<br />
26 Barbara Daneker, Jeff Gamble, Michael E. Green,<br />
Mark Gruber<br />
27 Jeff Irwin, Ken McCabe, Patricia Richardson,<br />
Walter Stucki<br />
28 Phillip Kessell, Jhana Marquez<br />
29 Lucas Calderon, Robert W. Martin, Timothy<br />
Monosmith<br />
30 Alan Seitz, Matthew Strobel<br />
31 Walter Hudson<br />
A thank you<br />
Downing Kay sends her sincere thanks for the<br />
many greetings she received in celebration of her 105 th<br />
birthday last month. Your thoughtfulness and your<br />
friendship mean a great deal to her and brought much<br />
happiness on this special occasion in her life. She feels<br />
truly blessed!<br />
Book Club selection<br />
for <strong>January</strong><br />
The Light Between Oceans by<br />
M. L. Stedman is the book selected<br />
for discussion at the next meeting of<br />
the <strong>Grace</strong> Book Club on <strong>January</strong><br />
14th. All are welcome to attend –<br />
7:00 p.m. in the <strong>Church</strong> Parlor<br />
In February, the group will read<br />
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane<br />
Ackerman. That date will be<br />
February 11 th .<br />
NACA awarded matching grant;<br />
drive to raise funds underway<br />
The Northwood Appold Community Academy has<br />
been awarded a matching grant by the France-Merrick<br />
Foundation in the mount of $40,000. The grant will<br />
enable NACA to purchase and install a smart board, an<br />
LCD projector, a document camera, and a laptop<br />
computer in every classroom at NACA I (grades K-5)<br />
and NACA II (grades 6-10).<br />
The grant will be released once NACA raises the<br />
matching $40,000, then making a total of $80,000 which<br />
will cover the purchase and installation of the state-ofthe-art<br />
technology.<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Church</strong> volunteers are currently partnering<br />
with NACA as tutors and other support personnel for<br />
these charter schools.<br />
Should you wish to make a tax-deductible donation<br />
to NACA to help it reach the matching goal amount,<br />
please make a check payable to “The Freedom and<br />
Democracy Schools Foundation” and mail it to:<br />
NACA (Northwood Appold Community Academy)<br />
c/o 4499 Loch Raven Boulevard<br />
Baltimore, MD 21218<br />
An invitation to attend program<br />
on human trafficking<br />
Jeanne Allert of the Samaritan Women will<br />
continue our education on the economic rewards for<br />
those who sell bodies and hideous damages caused to<br />
those who are trapped to serve.<br />
The AAUW has chosen to partner with the Notre<br />
Dame of Maryland University to have a wider audience<br />
as we help the community increase its awareness of this<br />
growing, sickening industry. Please come to Notre Dame<br />
on Sunday, <strong>January</strong> 13 at 2:00 and bring your friends.<br />
High school and college students are encouraged to<br />
attend. Your will not like what you hear but you<br />
SHOULD HEAR IT. – Jean Smith
Kitty Allen<br />
Janet Ander<br />
Nathan & Kathryn Arnold<br />
David & Annette Beachler<br />
Lynn & Ruth Ann Beachler<br />
Don & Carolyn Benfer<br />
Linda Benson<br />
Nancy Blackstone<br />
Francette Boling<br />
Barbara Bond<br />
Kathleen Bossom<br />
Elizabeth M. Brannan<br />
Patrick & Kate Brannan<br />
David Brock<br />
Mamie Brundige<br />
Catherine Buffington<br />
Omar & Christine Calderon<br />
Linda Cameron<br />
Susan & Bud Clark<br />
Marianne I. Corry<br />
Kathy Cosgrove<br />
Jeanette Cosper<br />
Ann Dahl<br />
Shirley & Joseph Dandy<br />
Barbara Daneker<br />
John & Maureen Danz<br />
Mary Jane Demarest<br />
Edward B. Dexter<br />
Bruce Eicher<br />
Burt & Linda English<br />
Deborah & James English<br />
Ray & Norma Faby<br />
Allison Ferguson<br />
Jim Fitzgerald<br />
John G. Ford<br />
Mabel Fowler<br />
Richard & Nancy Frank<br />
Doris Franklin<br />
Thomas & Kimberly Franklin<br />
Ed & Anna Mae Frederick<br />
Patricia Fulton<br />
Bob & Jeanne Gayler<br />
Marcia Gleckler<br />
Lee Gough<br />
Claire & Walter Greenhouse<br />
Lisa Greenhouse<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Church</strong> Stewardship Campaign<br />
for <strong>2013</strong> Operating Expenses<br />
CALLED TO GRACE: Here I Am<br />
Our purpose is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Accordingly, we wish to<br />
thank each and every one who, thus far, has supported God’s work and already<br />
returned a pledge card. As of December 4, 126 cards have been returned pledging<br />
$279,000. We urge all those who have not done so to return your card today! (You<br />
will find cards in the Narthex and entrance hall should you need another.)<br />
Anne & Lawrence Griffith<br />
Richard Hall<br />
Chris & Beth Hayes<br />
Laura Headley<br />
Ashby Heath<br />
Lynn Hebden<br />
James Heckman<br />
Carl Hickey<br />
Charlotte Houghton<br />
Bettie Jean Howard<br />
Wendy Iglehart<br />
Gad Ilunga<br />
Kelly Jackson<br />
George A. Kahl<br />
Downing Kay<br />
John & Francie Keenan<br />
Brian & Sandy Kick<br />
Bill & Lois Klein<br />
Thomas Lynn<br />
Michael & Amy Madsen<br />
Amy & Chris McCullough<br />
Diana McGraw<br />
Robert & Sharon McIntire<br />
Jacquelyn Meadors<br />
Ellie Megraw<br />
Erin Millon<br />
Helen Mosher<br />
Pamela Moyers<br />
Stephen & Kathryn Mullan<br />
Chris & Nila Murray<br />
Frances Northington<br />
Tom & Joyce O’Dwyer<br />
Bob Outman<br />
Steve & Kelly Painter<br />
Doris Patterson<br />
Marge Penhallegon<br />
Henry & Mirlene Perry<br />
June Peterson<br />
Bill & Carol Polk<br />
Nancy Rawlings<br />
Bruce & Susan Rice<br />
Romney & Peggy Rice<br />
Michele & Ryan Riddle<br />
Thom & Sue Rinker<br />
Tonya Sapré<br />
Bob & Elaine Schaefer<br />
Thank you!<br />
John Schisler<br />
Jean Schreier<br />
Bob & Carolyn Scott<br />
Nancy & Alan Seitz<br />
Kevin & Elizabeth Shaner<br />
Lynne & Norman Sharpe<br />
Philip Shaw & Karen White<br />
Dorothy Shindle<br />
Richard Shindle<br />
Glenn & Kittie Simmons<br />
Kristin Simmons<br />
Jack & Jean Smith<br />
Tanya & Ron Spedalare<br />
Chuck & Barb Starkey<br />
Lee & Wilma Starkey<br />
Gordon & Joan Stetz<br />
Janie Stetz<br />
Ellen Stokes<br />
Walt & Marguerite Stucki<br />
Charles & Leigh Thomas<br />
Don & Diane Topper<br />
Rex & Kristin Turner<br />
Beth Vargas<br />
Pat & Milt Volker<br />
Christine Von Klencke<br />
Marian Wallace<br />
Susan Wallace<br />
Lura Warren<br />
Nancy J. Webb<br />
Carl Weber<br />
Lois & Tom Wellener<br />
Sue Wilkerson<br />
Jody Wiseman<br />
There is still<br />
room for your<br />
name!
LAY LEADERSHIP REPORT - <strong>2013</strong><br />
Our thanks to the following persons who are retiring from leadership posts at the end of the current year. We<br />
are most appreciative of your service to <strong>Grace</strong> and the many contributions you have made to the life of this<br />
congregation.<br />
Glenn Simmons, Staff-Parish Relations Committee<br />
Robert Schaefer, Investment Advisory Board<br />
Claire Greenhouse, Lay Leader<br />
Steve Painter, <strong>Church</strong> Council<br />
David Brock, Worship Committee<br />
Kristen McGuire, Mission-Outreach Committee<br />
The Committee on Nominations and Lay Leadership presented this report to the Charge Conference at which<br />
time it was voted upon and approved. We are grateful to each of those who will be serving.<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES<br />
Staff-Parish Relations Committee<br />
Class of <strong>2013</strong>: James Grandsire, Lisa Greenhouse (chair), Glenn Simmons<br />
Class of 2014: Douglas Schmidt, Claire Greenhouse, Debbie English<br />
Class of 2015: Christine Calderon, Jack Danz, Rod Barnes<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
Class of <strong>2013</strong>: Michael Madsen, Robert McIntire, Gordon Stetz<br />
Class of 2014: Chuck Starkey, George Kahl, Linda English<br />
Class of 2015: Tim Gause, Biz Shaner, Wendy Iglehart<br />
Lynn Beachler (staff)<br />
Investment Advisory Board (no terms of service)<br />
Gordon Stetz (chair), Michael Madsen, Robert McIntire, Kitty Allen, Chuck Starkey, Joyce O’Dwyer<br />
Finance Committee<br />
Class of <strong>2013</strong>: Amy Madsen, Don Benfer,<br />
Class of 2014: Linda Cameron, Tom Gordon, Burt English (chair)<br />
Class of 2015: Steve Painter, Nila Murray<br />
Jack Smith (asst. treasurer), George Kahl (financial secretary), Heather Grandsire (<strong>Church</strong> Council)<br />
Lisa Greenhouse (SPRC), Kitty Allen (Annual Conf.), Lynn Beachler (treas.), Rev. Amy McCullough<br />
Nominations and Lay Leadership<br />
Kelly Painter: lay leader<br />
Class of <strong>2013</strong>: Amy Madsen, George Kahl, Lois Klein<br />
Class of 2014: David Brock, Jack Danz, Kate Mullan<br />
Class of 2015: Wilma Starkey, Kelly Jackson, Elizabeth Brannan<br />
<strong>Church</strong> Council<br />
Heather Grandsire: chair Henry Perry: vice-chair Kitty Allen: secretary<br />
Kelly Painter: lay leader Burt English: Finance chair Lisa Greenhouse: SPRC chair<br />
Linda English: Trustee rep.<br />
Programmatic representatives:<br />
Moms and Dads/<strong>Grace</strong> Community Fellowship: Jenai Paul<br />
Mission/Outreach: Elaine Schaefer<br />
Worship: Andrew Trofatter<br />
Children’s Ministries: Barb Starkey<br />
(Continued on next page)
<strong>Church</strong> Council, continued<br />
Lynn Beachler: treasurer George Kahl, Financial Secretary<br />
Edie Gordon: UMW president Rebecca Friedel: Youth<br />
Patrick Brannan: Communications Doug Schmidt: Annual Conference rep.<br />
Members at Large:<br />
Class of 2012: Doris Franklin, Jeanette Cosper, Carolyn Benfer<br />
Class of <strong>2013</strong>: Kristin Simmons, Annette Beachler, Sue Williams<br />
PROGRAMMATIC COMMITTEES<br />
Worship<br />
Chair: Andy Trofatter<br />
Claire Greenhouse Linda English Lee Starkey<br />
Kittie Simmons Katie Buffington Debbie English<br />
Amanda Graham Chuck Starkey Kelly Jackson<br />
Ashby Heath Jean Smith Jeff Sewell<br />
Staff: Bruce Eicher, David Brock, Robert Cantrell, Kathryn Arnold, John Kessell, Amy McCullough, Dave Shank<br />
Outreach and Mission<br />
Chair: Elaine Schaefer<br />
Lynn Beachler Edith Gordon Jean Smith<br />
Diane Topper Kristen McGuire Maureen Danz<br />
David Beachler Don Benfer Deborah English<br />
Henry Perry<br />
Wilma Starkey<br />
Reconciling<br />
Chair: George Kahl<br />
Lee Starkey Barbara Bond<br />
Olivia Birkel Ann Dahl Michelle Riddle<br />
Doris Franklin Anne Griffith Richard Hall<br />
Pam Moyers Elizabeth Ottinger Barb Starkey<br />
Ben Starkey<br />
Andrew Trofatter<br />
Shepherding<br />
Chair: Lois Klein<br />
Kim Franklin Ellen Stokes<br />
Pastoral Care Representative: Lucy Wood<br />
Coordinator of Bereavement: Deborah English<br />
Coordinator of Prayer Ministry: Jeanne Gayler<br />
Coordinator of <strong>Grace</strong> Cares: tba<br />
Communications<br />
Chair: Kitty Allen<br />
David Beachler<br />
AIDS Task Force<br />
Chair: Barbara Bond<br />
Lynn Beachler Patrick Brannan George Kahl<br />
Bruce Eicher Anne Griffith George Kahl<br />
Diane Lesman Alice Mack Frances Northington<br />
Bruce Rice<br />
Henry Perry<br />
Susan Rice Mary Jo Rigler-Martin
<strong>Grace</strong> members we would like to hear from or about - Current address? Do you wish to stay a member?<br />
Charlie Achuff<br />
Holly Beth Adolph<br />
John C. Anderson<br />
Elisa Askin<br />
Kimberly Barnes<br />
Dexter Beane<br />
Cheryl Bennett<br />
Edward Bennett<br />
Larry Biemiller, III<br />
Jean Binkley<br />
Elizabeth Bishop<br />
John A Bishop<br />
Susan Blalock<br />
Bob Bonnell, Jr.<br />
Rebecca Booth<br />
Jan Bradley<br />
Russell Bradley<br />
Beverly Brandon<br />
Tom Breard<br />
Betsy Breard<br />
Charles BrohawnJr.<br />
Charles Bryan<br />
Julia Bryan<br />
Jennifer Buettner<br />
Laura Lee Burchell<br />
Deborah L. Burker<br />
Dennison Byrne<br />
Chris Calvert<br />
Charlene Calvert<br />
Daniel Cappe<br />
Jenny Cappe<br />
Laurey Cappe<br />
Richard Cappe<br />
Sarah Cappe<br />
Bob Charles<br />
Joyce Charles<br />
George Chenoweth Jr<br />
Gloria Childs<br />
Richard Childs<br />
Richard Childs, Jr.<br />
Robert Childs<br />
Jordan Clark<br />
Lindsay Clark<br />
Devon Conklin<br />
James Connelly<br />
Kimberly Connolly<br />
Bryson Cook<br />
Dave Cornbrooks<br />
Peter Cornbrooks<br />
Claire Covington<br />
John Covington<br />
Michelle Craig<br />
Vince Craig<br />
Katherine Criswell<br />
Bettie Crow<br />
John Crow<br />
Diana Damewood<br />
Julia Davis<br />
Steven Davis<br />
Douglas Dean<br />
Maria Pica Dean<br />
Charles Dees, III<br />
Catherine DeFilippis<br />
Kimberly Devine<br />
Sarah Devine<br />
Terry Dickinson<br />
Andrew Dietz<br />
Lesley Dudek<br />
Frank Dudek<br />
Albert H Dudley, III<br />
Amber Elburn<br />
Wilton Elburn<br />
Helen Ellett<br />
Robert Ellett<br />
Janet Eveleth<br />
Donald Feige<br />
Jeffrey Feige<br />
Jennifer Feige<br />
Becky Ferguson<br />
James Ferguson, III<br />
Bruce Fiske<br />
Heather Flower-Rogers<br />
Alan Foote<br />
Janet Foote<br />
Cynthia Frank<br />
Morgan Frazier<br />
Tom Gayler<br />
Melinda George<br />
Elizabeth Gerringer<br />
George Getschel, III<br />
Guy Ghingher<br />
Frances Ghinger<br />
Dale Glewwe<br />
Dorothy Glewwe<br />
Sam Glewwe<br />
David Gonzales<br />
Rosanna Gonzales<br />
Ann Gorman<br />
Kathryn Gorman<br />
John Graf<br />
Christine Gray<br />
Lisa Gray<br />
Emory Green<br />
Michael Green<br />
Stephen Green<br />
Tom Green<br />
Charles Greenland<br />
Charles Greenman<br />
Nancy Gross<br />
David Guth<br />
David Guth, Jr.<br />
Kate Guth<br />
Kathy Guth<br />
Jennifer Guy<br />
Carole Hagopian<br />
Meg Hanley<br />
Sam Harris<br />
Louis Hatter, Jr.<br />
Douglas Hebden<br />
Jeffrey Hebden<br />
Kenneth Hebden<br />
Linda H Smits<br />
Kelly Hendry<br />
Robert Hendry<br />
Grafton Hersperger<br />
Leslie Heubeck<br />
Lauren Hoehn<br />
Allie Holle<br />
Henry Holljes<br />
Susan Holljes<br />
Dina Hooper<br />
Rhonda Inskeep<br />
Tom Inskeep<br />
Karen Jones<br />
Carol Ann Kardell<br />
Janet Kasper<br />
Georgia King<br />
Kenneth King<br />
June Kramp<br />
William Krim<br />
Ann Landay<br />
John Landay<br />
Robert Lang<br />
Linda Latreille<br />
Ramona Leitzel<br />
Charles Letner<br />
Eldon Leutzinger<br />
Janice Leutzinger<br />
Barbara Lewis<br />
Fred Lewis<br />
Susan Linthicum<br />
Dwight Little, Jr<br />
Kimberlie Little<br />
Deborah Lynn<br />
James Lynn<br />
John Lynch<br />
Devin Mack<br />
Joe Mack<br />
Ruth Malzahn<br />
Tamara Maracotta<br />
Bonnie Markall<br />
Christy Marshall<br />
Michael Marshall<br />
Kathilynch Martin<br />
Tom Martin<br />
Ifeoma Mbah<br />
Ndubuisi Mbah<br />
Bruce McCall<br />
Carrie McCall<br />
Judith McCall<br />
Courtney A McClernan<br />
Natalie McClernan<br />
Andrea McCracken<br />
Helen McGill<br />
Marlene McGill<br />
Timothy McGill<br />
Lisa McKissick<br />
Candace Millard<br />
Christopher Miller<br />
Douglas Miller<br />
Lindsey Miller<br />
Sheri Miller<br />
Eric Mills<br />
Diane Mitchell<br />
Jackie Montgomery<br />
Karen Moore<br />
Charles Moylan, Jr<br />
Firmadge Nichols, III<br />
Charles Owens<br />
Glynn Owens<br />
Carter Parkinson, Jr<br />
Michael Parr<br />
Michele Perkins<br />
Edward Personette<br />
Linda Personette<br />
Katie Phelps<br />
Kevin Phelps<br />
Norma Plutschak<br />
John Pohlhaus<br />
Doug Poole<br />
Joan Potter<br />
Louise Potter<br />
Taylor Potter<br />
Suzanne Pratt<br />
Stephen Recher<br />
Erin Redline<br />
Robbie Reichhelm<br />
Scott Reichhelm<br />
Will Renner, Jr<br />
Courtney Rhoades<br />
Patricia Richardson<br />
Larry Ricketts, III<br />
Lee Riley, III<br />
Sallie Rixey<br />
Bonnie Roe<br />
Richard Roe<br />
Margaret Rodgers<br />
Toni T. Rosenblatt<br />
Robert Roth<br />
Virginia Sachse<br />
Donald Sacks, Jr<br />
Michael Salamon<br />
Tyson Sapre<br />
Amy Sargent<br />
Richard Scheiner<br />
Sally Scheiner<br />
Alec Schill<br />
Joanne Schill<br />
Lyle Schill<br />
Alexandra Schmidt<br />
Jesse Schreier<br />
Alice Scott<br />
Amanda Scott<br />
Jean Shattuck<br />
Susan Shattuck<br />
Margery Shriver<br />
Terry Shriver<br />
Edward Skinner, IV<br />
Herbert C Smith<br />
Albert Snellings, Jr.<br />
Beth Spedalere<br />
Amanda Stearns<br />
Ashley Stearns<br />
Carol Sullivan<br />
John L Swarm<br />
J Lynwood Swem, II<br />
Alastair Valentine<br />
Karel-Anne Valentine<br />
Kristin Vanicky<br />
Wendy Wallace<br />
Nancy Ward<br />
Diane Weber<br />
Gregory Weber<br />
Jeff Wellener<br />
James Michael White<br />
Sam White<br />
David A Wingate<br />
Paul J Wingate<br />
Glenn Wischhusen<br />
Kathy Wischhusen<br />
Shelly Wojciechowski<br />
Brian Wolven<br />
John Wood<br />
Allison Woodward<br />
Robert Woodward<br />
David Zura<br />
Edwin Zura<br />
Judith Zura<br />
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410-433-6650<br />
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Baltimore, MD 21210-2024<br />
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PERMIT NO. 642<br />
Dear Members of the <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Church</strong> Family, [letter condensed because of space]<br />
I wanted to send the Gilbert family’s tremendous gratitude for your support over the last several years. As you may be<br />
aware, one of our three sons, Grayson, is the only 17-year pediatric pancreatoblastoma survivor on the planet. . . .he still<br />
remains confident that these things are but “bumps in the road” and fights every day to remain positive in his effort to help<br />
others.<br />
We continue to live on the edge since losing my job in late 2008, but I have been working on my own with my own firm,<br />
Commercial Brokerage Group Inc. Your compassionate support has helped us in so many ways--spiritually, mentally,<br />
financially and physically. When Grayson has been hospitalized, someone from the clergy has always given time to visit and<br />
provide the spiritual and mental support. . . . The remarkable fact about Grayson has been that even when his life is<br />
threatened. . . ., he makes every effort to try to help others fighting chronic illnesses. I have learned so much as a father<br />
from his tolerance and good will.<br />
Grayson has just received approval for his 501C3 tax exempt foundation called the “Inspirational Medicine<br />
Foundation,” which is his effort to connect chronically ill patients with their heroes through social media. He has designed<br />
what he would like to call the “Wellness Walk,” which is a designated walking area within a hospital, in which patients can<br />
walk and be entertained by his “information tube” and skyline window sights. Patients and families can walk together, learn<br />
more about the hospital or city, and be entertained by visual effects and also learn about local transportation. restaurants,<br />
and places of interest.<br />
Grayson's latest surgery on his liver and digestive tract was very difficult. . . . After the surgery was completed, Dr.<br />
Okolo came out and stated that “by the <strong>Grace</strong> of God" he believed he had “found the culprit." He told us that an<br />
anastomosis in his liver was completely closed and that it was a MIRACLE that they were able to find it. . . . He stated that<br />
he truly believed that because of our visit to the Jesus Christ statue asking for God’s guidance in helping his hands be steady<br />
and his procedure to be precise, that his team had been able to be successful. . . . He pressed his hand together and bowed<br />
his head, stating that he truly believed that God's hands were present in the success of the team at the operating table.<br />
Grayson is in his last semester of his Junior Year at Towson University, which is a remarkable feat. He deals with<br />
significant pain every day, mostly without complaint. . . . We continue to fight through so many difficult issues, but because<br />
people like you have been there for us, we remain humble and thankful to be alive and part of this great family.<br />
Sincerely, Steve (Gilbert)
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