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<div style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">If you have a bulletin announcement (print/digital),</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">please <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:mailto:Office@gracechurchrootstown.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;">email it to the church office</a> by Wednesday afternoon.</p></div>
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          <div class="bltn-announcement-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">Ladies (seniors high school and older) mark your calendars for March 14-15, 2025, for our next Ladies Retreat in the heart of the Ohio's Amish Country. Join us for this sweet time of fellowship and teaching. Our speaker this year is Stacie Patton and the topic is  <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Abide - John 15</em>. The cost this year is $80. This includes a double occupancy room, Friday evening meal, and on Saturday morning a continental breakfast. Register Now! Invite-A-Friend or two.  Deadline to register is February 2, 2025, and payment is due by Sunday, February 23, 2025. </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">Sign-up sheet is located at the Sign-Up-Center. For more information and registration visit the<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://registrations.planningcenteronline.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;"> church website</a> or the Church Center app.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;"></p></div>
          
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          <div class="bltn-announcement-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; word-wrap: break-word;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; white-space: break-spaces;">Children's Ministries is looking to fill a new Sunday School class, ages 3-4.  We are in need of three teachers and two helpers to share in a rotation for this class.  We are also in need of teachers and helpers for this same age group during church hour.  Please contact Katti Simkanin at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:ksimkanin@gmail.com" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007bff; text-decoration: none;">ksimkanin@gmail.com</a> or 330-328-7967 with any questions or interest.</p></div>
          
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