Sunday Morning Schedule – October 2015

9 am           Worship in the Great Room

10 am           Education and Fellowship (see below)

11 am          Worship in the Sanctuary

Worship at 9 am is in the Great Room and is led musically by our band. The style is less formal than the 11 am service. The 11 am service is in the Sanctuary and is led musically by our choirs. The style is more traditional.

On Sunday, October 11, the 9 am service meets for informal worship on the lawn as we cheer for runners in the marathon and half marathon. The second service is at 10:30 am in the sanctuary and is led by a bluegrass band. There is no Sunday School this day.

Here’s where you will find education and fellowship opportunities at 10 am every Sunday in October except for October 11.

CHILDREN 

  • Children ages 0-Pre-K:A nursery is available all morning from 8:50 am – 12:15 pm. From 10 – 10:45 am Colissa Fry leads a Sunday School lesson for these children. They  use the Feasting on the Word curriculum.
  • Kindergarten – 2nd grade meets in room B10 (in the basement). Merodee Grannis and Kendall Drake teach using the Feasting on the Word curriculum.
  • 3rd grade – 5th grade meets in the Tower Room (on the 2nd floor). Geoff Snook and Sherry Camargo teach using the Feasting on the Word curriculum.

YOUTH

  • 6-8th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)
  • 9-12th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

ADULTS

Steamers – Location: Room 209

  • October 4: Claudia Peebler teaches
  • October 11: No Class – Marathon
  • October 18: Carol Graham and Mary Burgett lead the class and share about the National Presbyterian Women’s Gathering: One Body, One Spirit
  • October 25: TBA

In addition to the Steamers there are two additional classes from October 18 – November 15. These classes use a curriculum called, For the Life of the World” which explores how God’s purposes are woven into our everyday lives. The two classes use identical materials but one is targeted to people who are newer to Sunday School, and one is targeted to people who have some history with Sunday School.

  • Room 101: For the Life of the World – for the newer to Sunday School crowd
  • Room 103: For the Life of the World – for the Sunday School veterans

 

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Sunday October 11: Worship at 9 and 10:30

Sunday, October 11, is the Prairie Fire Marathon and Half Marathon. For the third year in a row runners will race past Grace starting around 8 am. We’ll be on the lawn to cheer for them as they zoom down Douglas.

Cheering, waving, and clapping for the runners is joyful, particularly when you can see the difference the encouragement makes for a person. Bring a chair or plan to stand. Our presence on the lawn is an important witness to the community.

The 9 am service worships informally on the lawn. At 10:30 am, we all gather in the sanctuary for worship. (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE.) Our music for the day is a bluegrass band, and following worship we share a BBQ lunch in the Great Room. The cost for lunch is $8 for adults and $3 for anyone 11 and under with a family cap of $19. Don’t miss this fun Sunday!

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Watermark Event: Elizabeth Gilbert October 12

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We’re excited to host our neighbors Watermark Books on October 12. At 6:30 pm we welcome author Elizabeth Gilbert who will share about her new book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Gilbert is also the author of the bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love.

This is a ticketed event, however Grace is given a set of free tickets to share. First priority for tickets goes to those who volunteer. We need greeters starting at 5:45 pm and a clean-up team to break down the Great Room after the event. Look for sign up information at church or contact Catherine Neelly Burton, catherine@mygpc.org 684-5215.

 

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Same-Sex Marriage Program: September 29

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Make plans to be at Grace on Tuesday, September 29. We’ll gather for dinner from 5:45-6:15 pm and a program at 6:30 pm. Dinner is informal with a cost of $7 for adults, $3 for children 11 and under, and a $17 family cap. Childcare will be provided for the program, starting at 6:30.

The program begins at 6:30 and goes until 8. This summer our session invited two men to come and speak and dialogue with us regarding same-sex marriage. These two men lead organizations with differing viewpoints, and yet have found a way to work together. They are Paul Detterman from the Fellowship of Presbyterians and Brian Ellison from the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. The Fellowship is opposed to same-sex marriage, while the Covenant Network is in favor of it.

Last year as presbyteries debated this issue, Paul and Brian spoke together before many of those meetings, not debating one another, but both speaking honestly about their opinions and their convictions about same-sex marriage and the importance of church unity. They will both speak, and then there will be plenty of time for questions and answers.

Within the Grace congregation there are a wide range of views on same-sex marriage, and we will not all agree with one another. However, the witness of these two men who disagree yet work together within the same church may help us as we seek to be the church together.

In the days leading up to this program please seek out Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton or members of the Session with your questions or concerns.

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Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: September 15

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Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community. This happens on the 15th of the month (or the Friday before the 15th if it falls on a weekend.) Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 7 am in the Grace alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 8:30 am, and a brief worship service follows. Everyone is invited to stay for worship, which includes communion. The worship service lasts about 15 minutes, and you are encouraged to come and participate.

 

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