Sunday Morning Preaching Schedule for January 2018

January 7

On this first Sunday of 2018 we worship at 9 am and 11 am and celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches, and we focus on Epiphany.

January 14

In this new year we look at how Mark’s gospel kicks off Jesus’ ministry, with his baptism. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches from Mark 1:4-11.

January 21

We ordain and install new officers in worship on this Sunday.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches, and we look at Exodus 17:1-17 and Mark 1:14-20.

January 28

Our worship team leads us this day.

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Fair Trade: Final Sale January 14

On Sunday, January 14, we celebrate and say goodbye to the Fair Trade Ministry.  For many years this ministry has provided Grace worshipers the opportunity to buy fairly traded products one Sunday morning a month. Fair Trade means that the workers who provide the food and labor to make the products we buy, receive fair wages. Buying Fair Trade products is a way for us as Christians to support good labor practices that lift up people and provide opportunities.

When the Fair Trade ministry began at Grace there were few places in town to buy Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and olive oil.  Now these products are readily available at a number of grocery stores and coffee shops. In fact, these other stores do a better job of providing these goods than we do. Because of this we are getting out of the Fair Trade business. We celebrate and have a going out of business sale on Sunday, January 14. We give thanks for the volunteers who began this ministry years ago and who have faithfully supported it through the years.

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Messy Church: January 21

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Life is messy.  Church is for messy people.

Messy Church is an interactive worship experience targeted at children eight and under and their families. It meets once a month, and the next gathering is January 21 at 4:30 pm.

We started Messy Church in September, and every month it looks a little different, but every month there will be singing, art, story, and a simple free dinner.

Messy Church is a way for young people and their families to encounter God.  It is a little chaotic, a little messy, joyful, authentic, and the time always closes with a free dinner.  The whole thing goes for about an hour, but sometimes people stick around and talk.

Messy Church is for church people and for people who don’t go to church.

We’re not perfect. We don’t expect you to be either.  Come and get messy with us.

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Economy Corner

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We give thanks for another year of Economy Corner Ministry. Grace partners with First Presbyterian in running Economy Corner, a second hand store on the First Presbyterian property at Central and Broadway. Grace and First volunteers staff the store.

If you want to donate clothing to Economy Corner, please drop it off at Grace.  We receive a percentage of the proceeds from Economy Corner, and all money we receive is then given away. This fall we supported The Kansas Food Bank and a Coat Drive.

 

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Tools of Righteousness: Living out God’s Plan for Our Bodies January Adult Sunday School

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Join the Christian Discipleship Team and all Grace Adults for Sunday School at 10 am in the Great Room in January.  Dr. Joshua Papsdorf from Newman University is our teacher. Josh taught us in 2014, and we’re excited to welcome him back. Here’s a description of the class.

“Some of the earliest controversies in the Church centered on the proper Christian attitude toward the body, and things have continued along those lines for two thousand years. The difficulty is only multiplied by the conflicting messages modern society gives us about our bodies. This series aims to recover a biblical Christian understanding of the body. Building on that, we look at how proper stewardship of our body can play a pivotal role in God’s plan for our lives, the Church, and the world.”

 

 

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