October 21, 2021

1. Trunk or Treat - It's Not Too Late for Trunks or Candy!

Sunday, October 24, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Grace athletic field parking lot

Join us for trick or treating, candy, food and fun! This is a terrific evening to invite your friends, family, and neighbors to share in some costume (not scary) fun.

We need more trunks... we can't have Trunk or Treat without trunks. Help us create a fun, safe night of Trick or Treating for kids by hosting a themed trunk. It is easy and fun! Our Children's Ministry team is happy to share ideas for quick, easy, fun trunks. Contact Johneice Haney at jhaney@gpch.org for trunk information. Register HERE for trunks and food.

Donate candy... we always need candy to help support those who host a trunk to share with those who attend. Please help with candy donations, there are “candy bins” in the Welcome Center or you may donate from the Amazon Wish List HERE.

2. Monthly Evening Worship and Potluck Dinner

Sunday, November 7, in the Chapel
5:00 p.m. Worship, 6:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner

Worship - In the Beatitudes, Jesus offers us a vision of how to embrace the kingdom of God and invites us into practices for living a life of faith in the world. Over the next few months we invite you to join us on this journey of worship as we look at how these teachings of Jesus form us as followers of Christ through the words, postures, and practices of Jesus himself. Note that this worship service will be completely different content from the Sunday morning series on Romans.

Food - Following worship will be a potluck dinner in Massey Tucker Hall. In November our main dish will be fried chicken, please bring a side dish of your choice-enough to feed your family plus four more. Just drop your goodies in MTH before worship then we’ll enjoy them after worship!

3. New Courses October 31 - December 5

Biblical/Theological Track

Course Title: Hard Questions - Hard Conversations (Part B), part A is not a pre-requisite, anyone may take this course.

Facilitator Teacher: Chris French

Location: TBD

Description: Do you feel ill equipped to have conversations about difficult topics from a Biblical perspective? If so, then this is the perfect course for you! Christian faith includes many controversial beliefs that non-Christians find hard to accept. Part B of this course will explore 6 issues that might cause someone to dismiss Christianity—issues such as the existence of suffering, the Bible’s teaching on gender and sexuality, the authority of the Bible, and more. In this course we will have conversations about the best research from sociology, science, and psychology that doesn’t disagree with but actually aligns with claims found in the Bible.  This course will help us understand why these issues and how to discuss them with people that disagree with us.

Transformational Track

Course Title: Ponder: Christmas

Primary Resource: Ponder materials and resources provided by Amy French

Facilitator Teacher: Amy French

Location: Massey-Tucker Hall Room A

Description: Ponder: Christmas will expand your awareness of the Word of God as we explore scripture related to Advent. By giving words time and space, they can take on a new perspective and meaning you may have never considered. The richness of getting the words off the pages and into a conversation with others and into conversation with God is something that helps take words from knowledge to experience.  The Greek word for ponder is also translated “discussed”. The goal is awareness, engagement and communion.

Communication Note

Together we’re all God’s people!

We’ve added a new “Together” icon at the bottom of the Grace Weekly. By clicking the Together icon, you’ll find information about the community of Grace-our people, members and friends. While WORSHIP, EQUIP and SERVE tell you about those ministries, we wanted a landing page for information about our people. You’ll see information on births, deaths, baptisms, new members, weddings and everything in between.

Livestream Worship for Sunday, October 24

If you are out of town or unable to join us for in-person worship this Sunday, please click HERE to join us online. This week’s scripture reading is Romans 8:26-39.

Please take a moment to read the scripture and prepare your heart for this week’s message.

Financial Update

2021 Collections Goal - $3,650,000
Actual 2021 Collections to Date - $2,227,216
Amount Needed Prior to Year End - $1,422,784

We are 82 percent through 2021 and have collected 61 percent of our goal. This puts us $772,784 behind our goal to date.

If you need to update your giving, please take a moment and do that online at gpch.org/give. You also can mail your gift to the church office (10221 Ella Lee Lane, 77042) or bring it to worship on Sunday.

Save the Date

Sunday, October 24 Trunk or Treat, all ages
Sunday, November 7 Grace Worship Night + Potluck Dinner
Fri-Sun, November 12-14 High School Retreat
Sunday, November 14

Stewardship Commitment Sunday
Pastor Julia's Open House

Sunday, November 21 Pre-worship Hymn Sing
Saturday, December 4 Gingerbread House Building
Sunday, December 5 Grace Worship Night + Potluck Dinner
Sunday, December 12 Christmas for the City-Habitat for Humanity Build
Sunday, December 19 Lessons and Carols
Friday, December 24

Christmas Eve Services:

10:30 a.m. Jammies and Jingle Bells
3:00 p.m. Worship Service with Communion
5:00 p.m. Candlelight Service
7:00 p.m. Candlelight Service
7:00 p.m. Grace en Espanol

Saturday, January 2 Epiphany Sunday
Sunday, January 9 Grace Worship Night
Sunday, January 16 Confirmation begins, grades 8-12

What else is happening at Grace?

Simply click on each button below to read all the respective Worship, Equip, Serve, and Together announcements.

Worship - worship services, giving opportunities, and leadership news
Equip - ministry groups and events for Adults, Children, and Students
Serve - opportunities to serve our communities
Together - news and updates about the people and friends of Grace

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