mission spotlight

Mission Spotlight: Refugee Team

As an outgrowth of our Refugee Team, Janet Rhoads and Texie Randle have been teaching Citizenship classes through the Wichita IRC (International Rescue Committee).  Recently, four students successfully passed the Interview Test given by USCIS Officers (United States Citizenship Immigration Services), and their Oath Ceremony is scheduled for February 25.

Requirements to become a US Citizen are: permanent residency in the US for five years and successfully passing the Interview Test which includes knowledge of the US Government, and a reading, writing and speaking section. Janet and Texie really enjoyed teaching these students and plan to teach another class in the spring.

If you want to learn more about the Grace Refugee Team contact Wizie Eads, wizie1164@gmail.com

Lent 2022: Full to the Brim

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Have you ever used the expression, “I’m maxed out,” or “My plate is too full?” Both sayings imply that you can’t take on one more thing, whether it be a task or emotional weight. Then there’s the expression, ‘full to the brim,’ which sounds similar but has a different meaning. ‘Full to the brim’ implies that your cup overflows in a good way.

Our theme this Lent is Full to the Brim.  This theme invites us to invest in a relationship with our God who pours out grace on us, our God whose love for us overflows. My challenge to you this Lent is to examine your life and the places where you’re maxed out: at capacity.  What can you let go of this Lent so that you can fill your life with good things from God?

This Lent we join five other PCUSA churches in the Wichita area in sharing this theme. As part of our shared Lent the pastors from these churches will share pulpits. Catherine preaches in Derby on the first Sunday of Lent and at Westwood on the fifth Sunday of Lent. We welcome pastors from Covenant and First Wichita.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 2.  There are two opportunities for worship on Ash Wednesday.  read more >

Study opportunities during Lent include:

  • Witness at the Cross is a weekly class with Dr. Martin Burch. read more >
  • How to Read the Bible – A class exploring ‘The Shape of the Hebrew Bible’ – taught by Kirk Anderson and Mike Fetters
    • Classes meet on Tuesdays at 6 pm starting on March 22 through April 26
  • Weekly Sunday School for people of all ages

 

Witness at the Cross

Witness at the Cross

The Wednesday Afternoon Video Discussion Group facilitated by Martin Burch is back during Lent in 2022. It has been almost two years since this class last met. For six weeks starting Wednesday, March 2, at 2 pm, join us for a new video study Witness at the Cross hosted by Professor Amy-Jill Levine. In this series Professor Levine helps us experience the cross from the various perspectives of those who witnessed the event. “The witnesses at the Crucifixion watch Jesus die, and we watch with them, and we watch them. And we come away transformed.”

Join Martin Burch and participate in timely and relevant Christian discussion and learning.

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Get to Know Grace: February 27

Are you visiting Grace?  Would you like to know more about us?  Join Pastor Catherine for “Get to Know Grace” on Sunday, February 27, at 10 am in Room 103 (behind the Great Room). This is a chance to ask questions about Grace and learn more about who we are. The class is between worship services and goes for about 45 minutes.