The Tea Room and Gift Shop
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| A typical Tea Room dessert: a generous slice of homemade cake topped with freshly whipped cream and garnished with a flower from a local garden. |
MAY 31-JUNE 11, 2010
During the annual Spoleto Festival USA in late May and early June, Grace Church operates a Tea Room and a gift shop, the Church Mouse Boutique. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All for outreach
The entire parish is involved in the Tea Room, from planning and publicity to food preparation and cleaning up afterward. Grace welcomes many visitors to Grace during these two weeks, and everyone makes new friends while working together for a good cause. All the proceeds from the Tea Room and Gift Shop are used to support the outreach efforts in our community. For more information about the Tea Room, contact Mary Bradley at 559-9828.
The Church Mouse Boutique
Open 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. daily during the Tea Room. Browse a selection of new or gently used books, jewelry, china, crystal, silver, lamps, artwork, handmade and decorative items, small tables and small appliances. All proceeds go to worthy local charities.
| 2009 TEA ROOM DISBURSEMENTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association for the Blind | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop Gadsden Residents Assistance Fund | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Trident Area | $4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canterbury House | $6,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carolina Youth Development Center | $1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy | $8,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communities in Schools | $3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crisis Ministries | $5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Island Outreach | $500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center | $3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowcountry Food Bank | $3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rural Mission | $500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Star Gospel Mission | $8,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wings | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Sister's House | $1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence Crittenton Home | $4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | $53,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tea Room Prayer
Your grace and blessing we seek, heavenly Father,
on this our ministry of service and love.
We thank you for the good fruits of your earth.
Guide us as we prepare and share them with others.
Keep us mindful, O Lord,
that the treasure we collect in exchange for these meals
is yours, and yours alone.
Direct us as we give it away, as you would have us to do.
Finally, Father, we thank you for this time together
as friends and family,
serving you by serving others.
In the name of the Risen Lord we pray.
Amen.
2009-05-25 Tea Room & Church Mouse Boutique
Copyright 2010
Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth St., Charleston SC 29401, (843) 723-4575