January Worship Schedule 2019

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.

Children and Youth

Children ages 0-Pre-K: A nursery is available all morning from 8:50 – 12:15. From 10 – 10:45 Colissa Fry leads a    Sunday School lesson for these children.

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade: Kindergarten – 2nd grade meets in room B10 (in the basement) also known as the Foundation Station.

3rd – 6th Grades

3rd, 4th, and 5th graders meet in Room 201 (on the 2nd floor).  This year 6th graders join this class as mentors for the younger students.

Youth

7-12th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

Adults

All adults are invited to the Great Room for January Sunday School. Each week at 10 am Dr. Matthew Umbarger from Newman University leads our class.\

 

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January Sunday School: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Something for Christians to Get (Soberly) Excited About

The greatest archaeological discovery of the last century is without question the library of Qumran, popularly known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Because it took decades to publish them, conspiracy theories abounded about their contents, and by the time that they were published, it was difficult to know what significance they hold, if any, for our understanding of the New Testament. Was Jesus a member of the Essenes, the esoteric society that produced the Scrolls? Were the Essenes early Christians? Or do the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us hardly anything at all about early Christianity?

In this series, Matthew Umbarger introduces the Dead Sea Scrolls, discusses the peculiar traits of the Essenes, and explains how their religious vocabulary just might show up in our own New Testament.

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January Preaching Schedule 2019

January 6     

On this first Sunday of 2019 we celebrate the arrival of the wise men to Bethlehem.  We gather at the Lord’s Table for communion at both services.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

January 13        

Catherine Neelly Burton preaches, and we celebrate Baptism of the Lord Sunday.

January 20    

On this Sunday Catherine Neelly Burton preaches from John 2:1-11.  We ordain and install officers at both worship services.

January 27        

We look at Nehemiah 8:1-10 this Sunday. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

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Congregational Potluck Christmas Brunch: December 23

It’s time for the annual potluck Christmas Brunch.  The brunch is from 10-11 am in the Great Room on Sunday, December 23.  Bring a dish to share.  There is a bulletin board with sign-up sheets at Grace.  Enjoy fellowship and food on the fourth Sunday of Advent!

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Sunday Morning Schedule December 2018

9 am           Worship in the Great Room

10 am         Education and Fellowship

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, December 23, we have a Congregational Potluck Brunch in the Great Room at 10 am and no Sunday School.  On Sunday, December 30, we have one worship service at 10 am and no Sunday School.

We have Sunday School for people of all ages on Sundays December 2, 9, and 16.

Children and Youth

  • Children ages 0-Pre-K

A nursery is available all morning from 8:50 – 12:15. From 10 – 10:45 Colissa Fry leads a Sunday School lesson for these children.

  • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Kindergarten – 2nd grade meets in room B10 (in the basement) also known as the ‘Foundation Station.’

  • 3rd – 6th Grades

3rd, 4th, and 5th graders meet in Tower Room (on the 2nd floor).  This year 6th graders join this class as mentors for the younger students.

Youth

7-12th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

Adults

There is one adult Sunday School Class in December:

  • Advent Art: Prepare for Christmas – Meets in the Parlor – Randy Routsong invites you to come SEE the story in the Gospels through the eyes of artists.

 

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