Hello, Grace Family.

Children’s Ministry is moving on all cylinders with the start of another school year.  The Excavation Station, (elementary Sunday School Class) enjoyed learning about being made in God’s image last week.  Nine students created an art gallery depicting what it was like to be made in the image of God.

In addition to Sunday School, the Girls of Grace group continues to grow.  This is a group made up of elementary age girls 3^rd- 6th grade.  We would love to start a “Guys of Grace” group if a willing adult is being called to lead.

We are focusing on filling ourselves up with a healthy dose of spiritual meals.  Just like our physical bodies need good food several times a day, so do our spiritual bodies.  We talked about three spiritual meals we can enjoy each week

1. Weekly Worship with others
2. Personal study and prayer
3. Family Worship. Open up God’s Word at home. Don’t know where to start? The Proverbs are a great place. Read one chapter of Proverbs a day ,and in one month your family has finished the whole book. Our family is doing this at dinner time.

Spiritual vitamins are also great things to “take” in order to grow as a Christian and build deeper connections with others. Spiritual vitamins are things like Church Retreats, Fellowship activities, Youth Group, Mission Trips, Listening to Christian music…. But eating vitamins alone won’t result in a healthy body.  These should be taken in addition to the spiritual meals we listed earlier.

Two opportunities to engage in both of these things involve the Children’s Ministry here at Grace.

Spiritual Meal Opportunity:  Adopt a Jacob’s Learning Ladder Teacher/Class – In the Coffee bar area there is a bulletin board with names and lists of all JLL staff.  We encourage you to take a name or a list and commit to praying for this person throughout the school year.  If you feel led, write them a note during this time, send them a Bible verse, bring them a special drink once in a while.  This is one way we can build connection with the families that attend Jacob’s.

Spiritual Vitamin Opportunity:  Jacob’s Learning Ladder is hosting a Trunk or Treat event in the Grace Parking Lot on Wednesday, October 27 from 6:15 – 7:15 pm.  Sign up to park your car in one of the designated spots and hand out candy, prizes, stickers, etc. to all the kids that pass by.  Some people enjoy creating a “carnival type game.”  We have some here at Grace that you can use.  Contact me (Jennifer) if you would like to know more.  jennifer@mygpc.org

The music ministries at Grace are gearing up for a new season with our choir and bell choir. The choir starts rehearsals on Wednesday, September 1, from 6:15-7:15 pm in the sanctuary. Choir members rehearse weekly on Wednesdays, and lead worship at the 11 am service on Sundays. If you like to sing, we would love to have you join us at any point in the season!

The bell choir will be starting rehearsals on Wednesday, September 8 from 5:15-6:15 PM in the bell choir room. The bells meet weekly for rehearsal and lead worship at the 11 am service every four-six weeks. Whether you’re an experienced ringer, or a beginner, we would love to welcome you to our group!