Red Cross Blood Drive: February 17

  • Every two seconds someone in the US needs blood.
  • One pint of blood (the approximate amount given in a donation) can be used to help up to three people.
  • About 1/3 of the US population is eligible to give blood.
  • Five million patients in the US need blood every year.

On February 17, we host a Red Cross Blood drive at Grace from 8 am – 1 pm.  Sign up to donate on Sundays at Grace, by calling the office – 684-5215, or by going here: http://www.redcrossblood.org/rcbmobile/drive/chooseDonationTime.jsp

You may use the “rapid pass” and save time on the day of your donation.  Go to redcrossblood.org/RapidPass to finish the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online before coming to your appointment.

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Get to know Grace: January 26

Are you a Grace visitor? Come learn more about our church on Saturday, January 26, at 9:30 am. Enjoy coffee and refreshments in the parlor with Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton.

We’ll talk about Grace, how you might get more involved, and what it means to join the church. Get to Know Grace lasts about an hour, and childcare is available upon request. RSVPs are not required but are helpful, 684-5215, or catherine@mygpc.org

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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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