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Church & Community Events for 2023

*All bold listings are Church events

May 2023

  • Sunday, May 14 – 9:30 am – First Worship Service of the Season (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, May 21 – 9:30 am – Worship Service (Art Couch)
  • Monday, May 22 – 4:30 pm – Church Council Mtg – Zoom
  • Thursday, May 25 – Noon – Grindstone Island Winery Opening
  • Sunday, May 28 – 9:30 am – Memorial Day Weekend Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, May 28 – Noon – 3 pm – Opening of the Grindstone Community Farm Stand

June 2023 – Please NOTE: Beginning in June, All Church Worship Services will be at 10 am

  • Saturday, June 3, 6 pm – Dodge Memorial Hall First Summer Meeting
  • Sunday, June 4, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn/Charlies Moehs)
  • Sunday, June 4, 11 am – Meeting of Grindstone Community organizations – Grindstone Island Church
  • Tuesday, June 6, 9:30 am – GIRHC Board Meeting – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Sunday, June 11, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Mike Weeden)
  • Sunday, June 18, 10 am – Worship Service with Communion (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Monday, June 20, 9:30 am – Grindstone Island Museum Committee Meeting – Lower Schoolhouse
  • Sunday, June 25, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, June 25, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Monday, June 26, 10 am – Church Council Meeting
  • Tuesday, June 27, 9:30 am – GIRHC Board Meeting – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Wednesday, June 28, 10 am – River Yoga – Grindstone Island Winery
  • Thursday, June 29, 5:30 pm – Church Parsonage Dinner

July 2023

  • Saturday, July 1, 1 pm – Opening of the Grindstone Island Heritage Museum – Lower Schoolhouse
  • Saturday, July 1, 5 pm – 7 pm – Grindstone Island Winery live music with Eliza Moore
  • Sunday, July 2, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, July 2, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Sunday, July 2, 5 pm – 7 pm – Grindstone Island Winery – live music with Sylvia Fisher
  • Monday, July 3, 10 am – 12 pm – GIRHC Summer Camp for kids begins – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Tuesday, July 4, 11:15 am – GIRHC Mule Parade – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Thursday, July 6, 10 am – River Yoga – Grindstone Island Winery
  • Friday, July 7, 9 am – Co-Ed Coffee (everyone invited) – Church Carriage House
  • Saturday, July 8, 5:00 pm – Grindstone Island Annual Turkey Dinner – Church Carriage House
  • Saturday, July 8, 7 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Square Dance
  • Sunday, July 9, 10 am – Worship Service at Aunt Jane’s Bay (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, July 9, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Monday, July 10, 10 am – River Yoga – Grindstone Island Winery
  • Wednesday, July 12, 11 am – First Aid/CPR Course, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Thursday, July 13, 4 pm – Blessing of the Animals (location TBD)
  • Thursday, July 13, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Friday, July 14, 6 pm – 9 pm – Grindstone Island Winery BBQ Event w/Jay Nash
  • Saturday, July 15, 10 am – 1 pm – Grindstone Island Farm Stand
  • Saturday, July 15 – TILT Grindstone Island Loon Census
  • Sunday, July 16, 10 am – Worship Service & Communion (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, July 16, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Monday, July 17, 10:00 am – Church Council Meeting
  • Monday, July 17, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Tuesday, July 18, 9:30 am – GIRHC Board Meeting at Lower Schoolhouse Museum
  • Thursday, July 20, 5:30 pm – Church Parsonage Dinner
  • Thursday, July 20, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Thursday, July 20, 9 am – Coffee/Speaker Dr Chris Ebey, “Geology of the River Region”, Museum
  • Sunday, July 23, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, July 23, 11 am – Church Pancake Breakfast
  • Sunday, July 23, 4 pm – 6 pm – Grindstone Island Winery, music with Paul Behan
  • Monday, July 24, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Wednesday, July 26, 5 pm – Clayton Town Board Meeting on Grindstone – Dodge Memorial Hall
  • Thursday, July 27 – Last day of GIRHC Kids Summer Camp – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Thursday, July 27, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Saturday, July 29, 10 am – 1 pm – Grindstone Island Farm Stand
  • Saturday, July 29, 8 pm – Square Dance at Dodge Hall
  • Sunday, July 30, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, July 30, noon – Old Homes Day at Potter’s Beach
  • Monday, July 31, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery

August 2023

  • Wednesday, Aug. 2, 4 pm – Church Mission Wine & Cheese Fundraiser – Grindstone Isl. Winery
  • Thursday, Aug. 3, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Saturday, Aug. 5, 10 am – 1 pm – Grindstone Island Farm Stand
  • Saturday, Aug. 5, 3:30 pm – Speaker Dr. Laurie Rush “Indigenous People on Grindstone” – Museum
  • Sunday, Aug. 6, 10 am – Worship Service/Annual Memorial Service (Art Couch)
  • Sunday, Aug. 6, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Monday, Aug. 7, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Tuesday, Aug. 8, 9:30 am – GIRHC Board Meeting at Heritage Museum
  • Thursday, Aug. 10, 5:30 pm – Church Parsonage Dinner
  • Thursday, Aug. 10, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 am – 1 pm – Grindstone Island Farm Stand
  • Saturday, Aug. 12, noon – Dodge Memorial Hall, Cornhole Tournament (burgers, hotdogs)
  • Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 am – 3 pm – First Annual Fly-In, Grindstone Island Winery (check website for details)
  • Saturday, Aug. 12, 8 pm – Dance at Dodge Memorial Hall
  • Sunday, Aug. 13, 10 am – Worship Service & Communion (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, Aug. 13, 11:30 am – GIRHC Annual Picnic/Auction – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Monday, Aug. 14, 10 am – Church Council Meeting
  • Monday, Aug. 14, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Thursday, Aug. 17, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Monday, Aug. 21, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Sunday, Aug. 20, 10 am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn/Rev. Molly MacWade)
  • Thursday, Aug. 24, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery
  • Sunday, Aug. 27, 10 am – Worship Service/Church Conf. (Rev. Jeff McArn & Rev. Debbie Earthrowl)
  • Sunday, Aug. 27, 11 am – 2 pm – Grindstone Island Winery Sangria Brunch (ok to arrive after church)
  • Monday, Aug. 28, 10 am – River Yoga, Grindstone Island Winery

September 2022

  • Saturday, Sept. 2, 10 am – GIRHC Annual Meeting – Upper Schoolhouse
  • Saturday, Sept. 2, 8 pm – Dance at Dodge Memorial Hall
  • Sunday, Sept. 3, 10 am am – Worship Service (Rev. Jeff McArn)
  • Sunday, Sept. 10, 10 am – Last Worship Service (Art Couch)
  • Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 am – Prayer & Praise Service, location TBD (Charlie Moehs)
  • Monday Sept. 18, 4 pm – Church Council Meeting – Zoom
  • Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 am – 2 pm – TILT Potter’s Beach Clean Up and Lunch
  • Saturday, Sept. 23, 5 pm – Grindstone Island Chili Party at Chuck Baum’s
  • Sunday, Sept. 24, 10 am – Prayer & Praise Service, location TBD (Charlie Moehs)

Let the Circle be Unbroken

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11440 N. Shore Road
PO Box 411 | Clayton, NY 13624
Jeff McArn, Summer Minister
315-825-8570 | jmcarn@gmail.com
Charlie Moehs, Lay Minister
315-955-0051 | charlie.moehs@gmail.com
Art Couch, Lay Minister
317-501-4722 | acouch1@aol.com

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