All adults are invited to Sunday School in the Great Room on Sundays January 10, 17, 24, and 31. Our teacher for these weeks is Matthew Umbarger. Matthew is a theology professor at Newman University. His topic for our class is, “Jewish Origins of Christianity.”
Christmas Eve this year falls on Thursday, and as always, we are looking forward to this special night. Christmas Eve is one of the best times to bring a guest to church with you. People who don’t have a church but might consider going to a church are much more likely to attend a Christmas Eve service than a regular Sunday service. Christmas Eve is a night of beauty and mystery. We have services at 5 pm in the Great Room and at 8 pm and 11 pm in the Sanctuary.
Of our three services, the 8 pm service is the most full, so if you come then, please sit at the front of the sanctuary so that our guests may sit more comfortably in the middle and back. As Catherine often reminds our church officers, it is preferable that you, a member, be a little uncomfortable by sitting on the front row than a visitor feel uncomfortable.
After several years of caroling in Crown Heights, where Grace is located, we’re taking our show on the road. This year we join Legacy Ministries for caroling in their neighborhood. Legacy Ministries is a Christian non-profit based in downtown/south Wichita.
Legacy reaches out to their neighborhood through art classes for young people, a community garden, a home in the community, and more.
On December 17, we join Legacy to carol in their neighborhood. Meet at Grace at 6 pm to carpool. Contact Jennifer Snook with questions. Caroling is about enthusiasm, not skill, so come ready to spread some cheer!
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. This month our contributions go to Operation Holiday. Operation
Holiday is part of Interfaith Ministries and served over 12,000 people in Wichita last year providing them with food, coats, and gifts.
Advent (or the Christmas Season as many call it) is a time of mixed messages and mixed emotions. For anyone who has
experienced loss or sadness, the holidays can be difficult, or at the least, stir up emotions. Whether it is a public loss, like a death in the family or a divorce, or a more private sadness, it can be hard to move through a season when the expectations are high energy, big smiles, and Santa sweaters.
Recognizing that some of us need a time to pause, a quiet time and space set apart during the Advent Season, Grace hosts the annual “Silent Night” service on Monday, December 14, at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary. It is a quiet worship service that includes the Lord’s Supper. All are invited to join us. Even if you approach Advent and Christmas with no sadness or
Heaviness, you may appreciate a quiet evening of worship.
WHERE TO FIND US
5002 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67208
316.684.5215
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
We worship in person and online. Worship is at 9 am and 11 am. The 9 am service is in the Great Room, and the 11 am service is in the Sanctuary.
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