NEW DATE: Grace UCC to Host Author Allison K. Garcia

Author Allison K. Garcia

Author Allison K. Garcia

Due to weather concerns, Allison K. Garcia, Christian Latino Fiction author, has re-scheduled her visit and will now be coming to Grace UCC on January 27th to talk about her book, Finding Amor, and the issues she writes about.

The Grace congregation recently read Finding Amor as a group advent activity.

Allison K. Garcia holds a full-time job as a Licensed Professional Counselor, but she has wanted to be a writer ever since she could hold a pencil. A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, she connected to her regional ACFW and is the head of the ACFW Shenandoah Valley chapter. She is also a member of Shenandoah Valley Writers and regularly hosts online writing events.

Allison’s talk will be immediately after service on Sunday January 27th at 1:30 p.m. and is open to one and all. She will have books available for purchase, or bring your personal copy to have it signed by the author.

There is no cost to attend this event, although books will be available for purchase if desired. However, an RSVP is requested for planning purposes.

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Angel Patrol 2018

The 2018 Angel Patrol program was very successful. We adopted six families who are currently homeless or who have come through a period of homeless but who are still struggling. In addition to eight adults, there were 20 children among the six families. The families were all very appreciative of the many gifts they received.

Here are some quotes from the currently homeless families being sheltered:

Mom: “I was so happy to get a winter coats for me and my daughter. We’ve needed winter coats for so many years. I was not expecting such generous gifts.”

4 year old Daughter: “I loved my new doll! Let me show you how pretty it is.”

Mom:  “Thank you for my bottle of perfume! I was hesitant to put it on my wish list. But it is wonderful to have some perfume… it makes me feel so good.”

 10 year old Son: “I got a LeBron James jersey, a scooter and a helmet! I love my scooter.”

Mom:  “Thank you. The $200 gift card to ShopRite was a total surprise! I didn’t ask for a grocery card but my family will have many nice meals now.”

7 year old Son:  “I got a Jurassic World jigsaw puzzle. I love dinosaurs! Wanna help me put the puzzle together again?”

 Attached are three pictures taken on Christmas evening. One Family Promise Guest said it best:

 “A lot of churches only help people who are members of their church. You have to be someone who go there every Sunday. They teach the Word of God, but they don’t live the Word of God. You guys live the Word of God. Thank you for adopting my family for Christmas.”

Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this Christmas joy possible, and special thanks to Family Promise and our own Bill Taylor for providing us with this opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ this Christmas.