A tidbit from history:
Benjamin Franklin’s “An Economical Project,” written in 1784, is the earliest known proposal to “save” daylight. It was whimsical in tone, advocating laws to compel citizens to rise at the crack of dawn to save the expense of candlelight:

“Every morning, as soon as the Sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing: and if that is not sufficient, let cannon be fired in every street to wake the sluggards effectually… . Oblige a man to rise at four in the morning, and it is probable that he will go willingly to bed at eight in the evening.”

We’re done saving daylight for this year!   SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR BEFORE GOING TO BED ON SATURDAY EVENING!

At each worship service this weekend, we will be revealing our new Grace Church Mission Statement:
engage. empower. expand.  Pastor Bill’s message is entitled “Engage” and uses the sermon text Luke 19:1-10.  Over the next three weeks, we will focus on ways for us to live into the new mission statement.  Please join us!

Volunteers needed to help with the Soup Kitchen at Chevy Chase Center.  If you would like to volunteer for two hours once or twice a month, please contact Chevy Chase Center or leave a message with your name and number at 724-463-0674.  Chevy Chase Community Action Council, Inc. has a new, strong, hard-working board. The Center serves hot lunch to the disadvantaged of Indiana County, lunches to New Story and provides gleanings and children’s programs.

Grace church is in the “It’s a Wonderful Life” parade again this year!  We will be handing out candy from the float while singing along with our contemporary band.  We are asking for individually wrapped candy,  Please place candy in the parlor kitchen up until the day of the parade, Friday, November 16.  The parade starts at 7:00 pm on Philadelphia Street so keep an eye out for the church float!

So far this year, our Grace Church Food Bank has assisted more than 1500 individuals with groceries.  Because of your generosity, we are able to purchase meats, fresh vegetable and fruit, milk, butter, eggs and cheese.  We depend on donations of non-perishables to fill the many requests for help.  On Sunday, November 4, we will kick off our Annual Food Bank Ingathering.  Grocery bags will be placed in the pews for you to take with you.  Please fill these bags with non-perishable items, and bring them with you to church on November 11 or November 18. Trucks will be in the front and back of the church to drop off your food items.  Our youth group will be available to help carry your donations to the trucks.  Thanks in advance for your on-going support of this vital outreach ministry.

Bring a STUFFED ANIMAL to church!  Women’s Fellowship is collecting “Love Bears” and other stuffed animals of all sizes to give to children facing surgery, lab work, and other procedures at IRMC.  November is “Love Bears Month,” and there will be a collection bin in the Welcome Center beginning this week.  Help comfort a child in a tough situation!  (Stuffed animals must be new and have their store tags attached.)  “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7

Next Sunday, November 11 is a Grace Church Work Day in the community:  Teams are being formed to go out after worship services on Sunday.  If you would like to participate, please sign up in the Welcome Center for one of the work projects.  Feel free to  wear your work clothes to church next Sunday.

One of our work day projects for next Sunday will be writing out cards to military personnel.  If you have a friend or family member who is in the military, please call the church office and give us their name and full mailing address so we can send them a card.

Where are you?  Please take the time to check out the map on the parlor side wall in the church hallway.  Take a pin and place it on the map at the location of your home.  We would like to represent every household in our church family as we expand!  We can update the map as new folks join us!   Invite your friends…help us expand!

Next Sunday:  Christobel Russelliah, Gilgal Gospel Mission missionary in India, will be visiting Grace Church.  She will be speaking prior to Pastor Bill’s message at each worship service.  She will also be visiting with people in the Welcome Center between services.

Grace U.M. Church is again hosting the annual Thanksgiving Concert of Praise, produced by The Christian Witness, Inc., on the evening of Sunday, November 18. This year will be the “Silver Anniversary”, and should be an exciting event.  Featured are some musicians from the past as well as many new voices.  The Concert starts with a variety of “Prelude Music” at 5:45, with the “Concert” starting officially at 6:30.  Afterwards, there will be refreshments in Fellowship Hall.  Please plan to attend.

Senior Adult Ministry Events Rock!!!  All senior adults are invited to join us at noon in Room 208 on Thursday, November 8 for a luncheon and an activity to follow.  Join us for good food, fun and fellowship!  Sign up in the Welcome Center or call the church.

Wednesday Dinner – please read carefully.
This week’s menu is our Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey and all the fixin’s!  RESERVATIONS BY 4 P.M. ON TUESDAY ARE AN ABSOLUTE MUST.  Price change for this week only:  Adults – $7, Children 5 to 12 – $3.50.  There is no family meal plan for this week and we cannot accommodate take out orders.

Special Request:   We are trying to locate church keys that members have used over the past few years.  If you no longer are in need of keys for any of the buildings, classrooms, closets, etc. please contact Doris at the church office.  You may also choose to drop the key in an envelope labeled with the door for which it is used.  It can be placed in the offering plate or dropped of in the office.   The rooms and closets  have been reassigned, and we need to reclaim the keys!  Thanks for checking your king rings!

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