A special Adult Sunday school begins this Sunday at 10:00 am and is led by guest teacher Dr. Matthew Umbarger in the Great Room.  Join us.

Youth Sunday School resumes on Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Preparing for the Presbytery’s mission trip to Cuba later this year, our January Yellow Bag collection is medical items.  Please ensure the bottles are sealed, and the medications are up to date.  The need is tremendous, and our donations are much appreciated by the mission team and the people of Cuba, who will benefit from our donations.  NOTE:  The team cannot bring gummies or gel caps into Cuba, so please be sure your med donations are either capsules or pills.  Below are the items that are most needed.

• Acetaminophen
• Ibuprofen
• Low-dose aspirin
• Antidiarrhea medicine
• Triple Antibiotic cream
• Hydrocortisone cream
• Migraine headache meds
• Vitamins
• Children’s vitamins

Darcy Eads visited Cuba in December and learned about a need for a non-medicine item.  There is a great need for colostomy bags of all sizes and stomas (including children’s sizes).  Darcy informs us that the church in Placetas serves 80 people in the community with this need.

Finally, thank you for your very generous donations during November and December to the Alternative Gift Market, Salvation Army Angel Tree, and HumanKind Ministries Operation Holiday.  Our donations did make a difference in the lives of those who received assistance from these three organizations.

Darcy Eads and Carolyn Shaw are connecting with our sister church, Placetas, in Placetas, Cuba, and their pastor and his wife each week to share one or two prayer concerns for Grace to lift up along with them praying for us. This week, they shared this joy, the children’s Christmas Eve pageant.  They also asked for prayers for Phoebe, Edith, and Yamila, who live alone, and the holidays are lonely for them. For John Carlos and Thalía – two kids who are undergoing cancer treatments.

If you have questions about our partnership between Placetas, the Presbytery of Southern Kansas, and Grace, please contact Darcy or Carolyn. You can support them in many ways, including adding them to your prayers.

 

Monday, December 16, 2024, the Stated Session meeting, the Session received the Nominating Committee’s report for the members of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC): Mitzi Darmstetter, Kevin East, Bruce Gealy, Adam Lancelot, Janet Rhoads, Carolyn Shaw, and Ginny Vincent. The Session also called a Special Congregational meeting for Sunday, January 12, 2025, immediately following the 11:00 am Worship Service to elect the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) members and Paula Lancelot to the Deacon Class of 2027.

Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Stated Session meeting, the Session received the Nominating Committee’s report for the members of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC): Mitzi Darmstetter, Kevin East, Bruce Gealy, Adam Lancelot, Janet Rhoads, Carolyn Shaw, and Ginny Vincent. The Session also called a Special Congregational meeting for Sunday, January 12, 2025, immediately following the 11:00 am Worship Service to elect the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) members and Paula Lancelot to the Deacon Class of 2027.