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Join in the Fun
When was the last time you thought about the trunk of your car? Better yet, when did you last take an inventory of the contents of your trunk? The truth is, the trunk is often overlooked and under appreciated, and I think it is time we recognize their significance. I have great news! On October 27, you have an opportunity to not only encourage your trunk but also to recognize its importance.
Grace’s annual Trunk or Treat is Sunday October 27, 4:30 - 6 p.m. in the Grace parking lot by the athletic fields. Now, I know that some of you may be thinking, “How does Trunk or Treat encourage or bring significance?” Well, as we continue to live to make Jesus visible, we do so in a variety of ways. Trunk or Treat presents an opportunity for us to practice hospitality, not only to the Grace family but also to families who may not yet be part of Grace. We will have opportunities to visit with one another, enjoy the many costumes, and share the joy of the Lord.
Consider these words, “Every day this week you have to decide if you want to achieve your life or receive it. If you make achieving your goal, your constant companion will be complaint, because you will never achieve enough. If you make receiving the goal, your constant companion will be gratitude for all that God is achieving in your life” (Craig Barnes).
I have always loved the phrase, “join in the fun.” It is such an inviting phrase. But also, as any invitation does, it requires a response. However, “joining in,” is not a posture of achieving as much as it is about receiving.
I hope you will choose to “join in the fun” on Sunday evening at Trunk or Treat.
In the meantime, know that I am so thankful for you. I hope you will never forget that God is, in fact, achieving many things in and through your life.
Peace,
Trey
P.S — Please help Children’s Ministries by registering your trunk or ordering your dinner TODAY: www.gpch.org/trunk/.
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READY Construction Worship Venue Change
Beginning Sunday, November 3 through Sunday, December 1, our worship locations will change due to the temporary construction. Exciting updates will be underway in our Sanctuary and Narthex (Sanctuary Lobby) and new Welcome Center that will READY us to be a welcoming place, a relevant space, and to extend Grace! We invite those of you who typically worship in the 11:15 a.m. Traditional service, to consider joining us in worship at 9 a.m., so that we may more evenly distribute attendance in the Chapel services.
9 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Gym
9 a.m. Traditional Worship in The Founders’ Chapel
11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship in The Founders’ Chapel
11:15 a.m. Grace en Español Worship in the Gym
Thank you so very much for your continued patience as we near the final few months of construction!
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Serve on the READY Construction Hospitality Team
We have a wonderful opportunity for you to serve the Grace family and our guests on Sunday! You are invited to help smooth the worshippers’ path on Sunday mornings by volunteering for the READY Construction Hospitality team. Find more information by clicking HERE.
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Save These Dates!
ONE Worship Service Sundays
- December 8, Grace at 50!
- December 15, GKM & Christmas for the City
- December 29, Jazz Sunday
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Out Of Town This Sunday? Watch Us On Facebook Live Each Week!
We love gathering together each Sunday as a Grace family! But, if you are unable to join us for worship, there are two ways to join us online: on our homepage or live on our Facebook page.
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Starting Point
November 3
Interested in joining the Grace church family? Meet the Session elders at the front of the Sanctuary after the service on November 3. You’ll find out more about Grace, complete some simple paperwork, be received into membership of this amazing church by the elders and learn about next steps. For more information, contact Beth Craig (bcraig@gpch.org, 713-267-5012).
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Save the Date! Grace at 50
Sunday, December 8
Mark your calendars! Join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this amazing Grace campus and God’s impact through Grace on the west side of Houston… from Downtown to the Beltway and Beyond. You’ll want to be here for this one-service Sunday and lunch!
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Grace at 50: Fun Fact
Sunday, December 8
Over the next couple of months as we look toward our Grace at 50 celebration on Sunday, December 8, we are going to share some “fun facts” from the past 50 years at Grace. Look for these fun trivia facts about Grace in Grace Weekly, the worship bulletins, and social media!
This Week’s Fun Fact:
The Chapel organ was the largest pipe organ in the state and reportedly even the largest west of the Mississippi at the time of construction of Second Presbyterian Church on Main Street (1903).
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Candy Corn vs. Kit Kats vs. Smarties
Sunday, October 27, 4:30-6 p.m.
Donate your favorite kind of Halloween candy using our Amazon Wish List HERE. We'll give it all away during our Trunk or Treat event! For more information, contact Lisa Ann Henkel (lhenkel@gpch.org; 713-267-5015).
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Trunk or Treat:
We Need More Trunks!
Sunday, October 27, 4:30-6 p.m.
We need a few more trunks for this Sunday's Trunk or Treat event! Decorate your car/truck trunk and win fabulous prizes AND bragging rights! The event is free. Register HERE.
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November
Parents' Night Out
Saturday, November 9, 5-9 p.m.
Triumph Sports will return for our Parents' Night Out event in November! Triumph accepts kids from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The cost is $20 per child and includes pizza and all the sports games.
For our PreK Fours-Fives and younger, our Nursery staff will provide our classic safe and fun childcare. The cost is $10 per child ages PreK and younger. Your child will enjoy pizza, games, and a movie.
The deadline for registration is noon on Monday, November 4. Cancellations for a refund are accepted if received by this deadline. To register, please click HERE.
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Grace Kids Music
Sundays, 1-3 p.m.
We want kindergarteners-Fifth Graders to be a part of Grace Kids Music’s big Christmas experience! Rehearsals are held Sundays in the Grace Choir room, (by the Sanctuary), from 1-3 p.m. through our performance on December 15 at the 10 a.m. worship service. For more information, contact Ivy Castle Simpson (icastle@gpch.org; 713-267-5075). For more information and to register, click HERE.
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An Evening
with Kara Powell
Wednesday, November 6, 7 p.m.
Massey-Tucker Hall
Parents will not want to miss this evening with Kara Powell as she reveals do-able ways to help Grace change the lives of young people AND help our young people change life at Grace. Her talk "Growing Young: Helping Young People Discover and Love the Church” will explore the findings of a landmark investigation by the Fuller Youth Institute of more than 250 diverse congregations that uncovered the core commitments that are key to reaching and retaining young people. For more information or to register, please click HERE.
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Crowded House: Food.Faith.Friends.
Sundays 6 p.m.
All high school and middle school students and their friends are invited to join a small group for dinner and Bible study. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to grow in their faith and build meaningful friendships with other students in their grade. Locations vary by grade and can be found online HERE.
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Middle School Lock-In
Friday, November 1, starting at 9 p.m.
It is the best time of year: time for the Middle School Lock-In! All middle school student and their friends are invited! For more information or to register, please click HERE. Please contact Lindsey McDonald (lmcdonald@gpch.org, 713-267-5067).
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Farm to Table: A New Sunday School Class
10:15 a.m., Massey-Tucker C
Everyone is welcome to join a new eight-week Sunday school class, “Farm to Table,” led by Jenny Gottschalk and Doug Gleditsch. The class will utilize the PONDER Bible study format and each lesson will be “stand alone” so it’s a great opportunity to try this wonderful way to look deeply into God’s word.
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Women of Grace Teams
with Kendra Scott
Wednesday, October 30, 5-7 p.m.
Kendra Scott in City Centre
During this "Gives Back" event, 20 percent of sales during the evening benefits Grace Mission Partners Rosie and Akap Phom. Be sure to stop by!
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Horizons Sunday School Class Advent Study
Sundays, November 3 - December 1, 10:15-11 a.m., Molly Ann Smith Building
The Horizons class will be doing an Advent study to prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will be using the book " While We Wait", written by Mary Lou Redding. We will be focusing on questions asked by those in both the Old and the New testament: Tamar, Zechariah, Ruth, Elizabeth, Mary and the Magi. Everyone is invited to join us for this study.
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Trunk or Treat --
Last Chance to Register for James Coney Island!
Sunday, October 27, 4:30-6 p.m.
Prepaid dinner is available from James Coney Island for $5 (2 hot dogs or 2 chili dogs, chips, and water). There will be a limited number of extra meals available for cash only at Trunk or Treat. Register HERE.
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Here's What We're Learning in The Backyard
October 27
Bible Story: The Stand (Twelve Men Check Out the Land of Canaan)
• Numbers 13-14
Bottom Line: You can do what you should, even when others are afraid.
Memory Verse: Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid. Do not lose hope. I am the Lord your God. I will be with you everywhere you go. • Joshua 1:9b, NlrV
Life App: Courage—Being brave enough to do what you should do, even when you’re afraid.
Basic Truth: I can trust God no matter what.
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Here's What We're Learning in TreeHouse
October 27
Bible Story Focus: God is powerful so I can be brave. (Hezekiah)
• Chronicles 32:1-23
Memory Verse: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid . . . for the Lord your God goes with you.
• Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
Key Question: Who can help you be brave?
Bottom Line: God can help me be brave.
Basic Truth: God loves me.
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High School
Sunday Mornings
10:15-11 a.m., Massey-Tucker Hall, Room 207
All high school students and their friends are invited to join us for food, a fun game, and a devotion every Sunday morning.
10/27 - Meet in MT-207 for Capture the Flag
11/03 - Baby Food Roulette & other food games
11/10 - Bubble Soccer
11/17 - Romans & Christians
11/24 - Volunteer with Children’s Ministry in The Backyard and TreeHouse (meet at The Backyard)
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Middle School
Sunday Mornings
10:15-11 a.m., Massey-Tucker Hall, Room 201
All middle school students and their friends are invited to join us for food, a fun game, and a devotion every Sunday morning.
10/27 - Dodgeball
11/03 - Baby Food Roulette & other food games
11/10 - Bubble Soccer
11/17 - Romans & Christians
11/24 - Volunteer with Children’s Ministry in The Backyard
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High School Fall Retreat
November 15-17
Camp for All in Brenham
All High School Students and their friends are invited to spend a weekend away connecting with God and growing in friendship with other high school students. Spots are limited! For more information and to register, please click HERE.
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Help Feed Our Student Ministry on Sundays
Everyone knows that students love to eat, so can you help feed them to make their Sunday mornings extra sweet? Please click on this Sign Up Genius to contribute. Thank you in advance for your help and for your support in making Sunday mornings an awesome time for our students!
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SAVE the DATE: “Get in the Game!"
Men’s Night
with Jonathan Evans
Wednesday, November 13
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Massey-Tucker Hall
Treebeard's Dinner $15
Join us as former NFL fullback, author, chaplain and dynamic speaker Jonathan Evans seeks to impact today’s athletes and men with sports analogies and spiritual truths aimed at strengthening men of all ages with the skills they need for living victoriously. Jonathan is a dynamic speaker with a “game day, every day” attitude you will not want to miss. Register HERE.
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November Encore Day Trip
Wednesday, November 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join us for a wonderful trip to Three Dimensional Visions Glass Blowing in Tomball Texas. The cost $16 and lunch will be on your own at Goodson’s Café. Please be at the church at 9 a.m. for 9:15 a.m. departure, and we will return to the church around 3 p.m. Payment is due by Sunday Oct. 27. To sign up or for more information, please contact Becky Morris (bmorris@gpch.org; 713-267-5091).
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Annual Golf Tournament
Registration Now Open!
We are thrilled to host the 2019 Dolores and Alan Wood Memorial Golf Tournament that continues to honor the Woods’ life and legacy with the same goal of supporting missions and cultivating a time of connection with friends, coworkers, and neighbors. This year’s tournament will benefit Friends of Westchase and our Guatemala School project. To learn more, please visit the information table on Sunday mornings in Massey-Tucker Lobby or check out the website: www.gpch.org/golf.
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Hospitality on Your Street:
A Six-Week Study
on Loving Your Neighbors
Sundays through November 10
10:15-11 a.m.
Massey-Tucker Hall, Room 103
Find out how to make Jesus visible in your neighborhood. No homework or book are involved so you can join at any time. Led by Gindi Vincent, we invite you to join a community in learning how to simplify hospitality. If you have any questions, please email Gindi Vincent. To sign up, email Gina Enriquez.
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Christian-Based
Counseling Available
at Grace
Thursdays, 1-5 p.m.
Christian-based counseling sessions are available through a Licensed Professional Counselor at Grace Presbyterian Church on Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. for a nominal fee. For more information/appointments call 281-881-8512 or email donnasullivan6697@gmail.com.
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Operation Turkey 2019
We are 35 days away from Thanksgiving Day. Once again this year, Grace will be hosting Operation Turkey. The goal this year is 75,000 meals delivered. At Grace we will prepare around 7,000 of those meals. To learn more and to register, go to www.operationturkey.com.
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Looking Ahead in 2019… SAVE the DATE!
October 27, Trunk or Treat (NOTE: This is a Sunday event.)
November 1, Middle School Lock-In
November 4, Grace Golf Tournament at Pine Forest Country Club
November 6, An Evening with Kara Powell
November 9, Children's Ministries: Parents' Night Out
November 13, Men's Night at Grace with Jonathan Evans
November 15-17, High School Retreat
November 27, Operation Turkey Tailgate
November 28, Operation Turkey
December 1, Christmas in the Courtyard
December 7, Children's Ministries: Drop & Shop
December 8, Grace at 50 Anniversary Celebration: ONE Worship Service at 10 a.m.
December 15, Grace Kids Musical & Christmas for the City:
ONE Worship Service at 10 a.m.
December 21, Gingerbread House Decorating Day
December 24, Christmas Eve Services:
- 3 p.m. Traditional worship with Communion in The Founders’ Chapel
- 3 p.m. Kids' Christmas Celebration Service in the Sanctuary
- 5 p.m. Contemporary worship in the Sanctuary
- 7 p.m. Traditional worship in the Sanctuary
- 7 p.m. Grace en Español worship in The Founders’ Chapel
December 29, ONE worship service at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary
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