Book Club
The book club meets the final Tuesday of the month on August 29. Our new book is One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. The group meets in homes. Contact Capri Zimerman prizslp@gmail.com or Catherine Neelly Burton, Catherine@mygpc.org for more information.
Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community. This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is a weekend we meet the Friday before. Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.
We invite all guests to a brief worship service with communion in the Great Room at 7:35 am.
We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution. Want to help? Contact Kirk Anderson, kirk@mygpc.org or 684-5215.
August 6
This is the start of our “Faithful Together” worship series. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches from Deuteronomy 6:1-9. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both services.
August 13
In week two of our “Faithful Together” worship series we look at Matthew 13:1-9. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.
August 20
This Sunday is the ‘Blessing of the Backpacks’ in worship. In addition, some of our children receive Bibles in worship. Catherine Neelly Burton and Jennifer Snook preach together at both services.
August 27
Catherine Neelly Burton preaches on this final Sunday of our “Faithful Together” worship series.
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.
Youth participate in the Reformation class in the Great Room this month.
Children participate in the Reformation class in the Great Room this month.
Are you interested in an in-depth Bible Study? This fall Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton invites you to join her for “Covenant Bible Study: Creating the Covenant.” This is a nine-week course. In it we get a sampling of the Old and New Testaments through the lens of Biblical covenant.
Participants who engage in this study will gain knowledge and confidence about the Bible. This Bible study requires a high commitment and won’t be for everyone. The commitment is a weekly class of one hour and fifteen minutes and a couple of hours of homework a week; you will read a lot of scripture. It is fine to miss a class on occasion, but you need to make at least five of the eight classes in order to participate.
Materials for the class are a study Bible and study guide. The guides may be purchased at Grace for $14, and you may also buy a study Bible from Grace for $25, or you may use one you already have. The videos we use in class reference the Common English Translation (CEB) of the Bible, but you may use the translation of your choice.
The classes meet on Tuesdays at 10 am or Wednesdays at 6 pm. Classes begin on September 12 and 13. Sign-ups begin mid-August. Look for more information on a bulletin board at church, in Grace this Week, or by calling Catherine, 684-5215. Childcare is available for class upon request.
