A New Picture Directory

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As a church, Grace has changed significantly since the last church picture directory was completed five years ago. It is time for an update, and you are an integral part of the process!

We want 100% participation. Pictures are taken at the church September 25-28. Before pictures are taken, each family unit needs to sign up for a scheduled picture time.

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Sign Up

Signups are available Sunday mornings beginning August 18 and online: follow the link below. There is also a need for volunteers to help with signups, make phone calls, and serve as hosts on picture days. Sign up to volunteer on the sheets on the bulletin board by the coffee bar or contact Jo Wilkinson: redwoof58@yahoo.com or 316-323-3500.

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Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: August 15

Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community. This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is on a weekend we meet the Friday before. Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.

We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution.  Want to help?  Contact Kirk Anderson, kirk@mygpc.org or 684-5215.

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August 2019 Yellow Bag Sundays

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter.  In August our offering goes to the Covenant Presbyterian Church Food Pantry.  All non-perishable groceries are welcome.  Consider bringing canned meats and canned fruits.

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Invitation to the Old Testament Bible Study

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oldAre you interested in an in-depth Bible Study?  This fall Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton invites you to join her for “Invitation to the Old Testament.”  This is nine-week overview of the Old Testament.  It is part of the Disciple Curriculum and is like the “Invitation to Psalms” that was offered in 2016 and “Invitation to John” in 2018.  It is a study that emphasizes knowledge and faith formation.

Participants who engage in this study gain knowledge and confidence about the Bible. This Bible study requires a high commitment and won’t be for everyone. The commitment is a weekly class of one hour and fifteen minutes and a couple of hours of homework a week.  We won’t read all of the Old Testament in class, but we will read a lot.  It is fine to miss a class on occasion, but you need to make at least 75% of the classes.

Materials for the class are a study Bible and study guide.  The guides may be purchased at Grace for $15.  A kindle version of the book is available through Amazon.

The classes meet on Tuesdays at 10 am or Wednesdays at 6 pm.  Classes begin the week of September 8 with an overview session. Sign-ups begin in early August.  Look for more information on a bulletin board at church, in Grace this Week, or by calling Catherine, 684-5215. Childcare is available for class upon request.

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Presbyterian Triennium

This July 16-20 thousands of Presbyterian youth and adults gather in West Lafayette, Indiana, for Triennium.  Triennium is held every three years and brings together youth and adults from around the country for worship, fellowship, study, play, and service.  It’s an incredible opportunity for young people to see the church beyond the local congregation.

This year, five of our youth and two adults are at Triennium with the delegation from the Presbytery of Southern Kansas.  You may read more of the history of Triennium here.  Grace member Laurie Haury went to the first Triennium in 1980, and Laurie Mulford followed in 1983.  Catherine Neelly Burton was there in 1995, and Dave McIntire has served as a small group leader.

Is there anyone else who’s been?

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