What an awesome Christmas Eve we celebrated here at Grace! The sanctuary was beautiful, the music was inspiring and the message was certainly one to take with you into the new year. What a gift we’ve been given…the One who brings us Flawless Love, Unexplainable Peace, Boundless Joy and Endless Hope. May you know Him even more intimately in the new year.
Our upcoming sermon series will focus on prayer. Please join us as we prepare for the new year fully covered with prayer. This Sunday’s message is “A Covenant Prayer.” The series will lead us into…
CASTING A VISION FOR PRAYER 2019 on Saturday, January 12, Fellowship Hall with Terry Teykl. Combining humor and depth, Terry leads prayer conferences around the country. Our seminar will begin at 8:30 am with refreshments and registration. Sessions are 9 am to 2 pm. Lunch will be available at noon for $5. To help in planning lunch, please sign up in the Welcome Center or call the church office at 724-463-8535. The seminar is open to everyone in the community.
And, on the subject of prayer: . Fourteen churches have committed to join in prayer for our community. All will be using a 30-day Community Prayer Devotional by Bob Santos. The Community Prayer Devotional is available for purchase in our Welcome Center and at the Church Office. Cost is $5 per book.
As you pray, please remember our Mexico Mission Team which is currently gearing up for their annual work mission to San Luis, Mexico. The team will depart on January 11.
We will be UN-decorating the church on Wednesday, January 9th at 5:30 pm. All are welcome! Many hands make light work–and it’s fun working together.
Ladies…are you looking for support to lose weight in 2019? If so, please join GEMs (God Empowering Me and Gals Encouraging Me) on Sundays at 10:00 am in Room 202. We are here for you! For more info, please contact Julie Bracken at 724-599-4232 or bracken.family@comcast.net.
Registration is now open for Confirmation 2019! All students 6th grade and up are invited to participate in our Confirmation Class which plays a major role in the spiritual formation of our youth. The class will consist of 13 sessions that will be held on Sundays following our morning services. Sessions will begin on February 10th and will end on May 5th. Participants will also be required to attend an overnight retreat on March 14-15. For more information about this opportunity or to register for the classes, please visit the youth table in the Welcome Center or contact Youth Director, Drew Whaley.
Attention Grace Men! There will be a Men’s Breakfast on the third Saturday of each month during January, February and March, 2019, from 8:30 am -10:00 am in Fellowship Hall. The next Men’s Breakfast will be on January 19. Sign up in the Welcome Center or call the church office.
Building Project Donations: If you wish to make a year-end contribution toward the upcoming building project, you may do so by clearly marking BUILDING PROJECT on the memo line of your check. Cash donations may be placed in pew envelopes. Thank you.
Please Note: Contributions to the church budget, ministries, missions or the upcoming capital campaign for renovations must be dated and postmarked not later than December 31st to be considered tax-deductible for 2018.
Movie Night is Coming to Grace! Once a month until May on a Friday evening, we will show a Christian movie in Fellowship Hall. Mark your calendars with these 5 dates: January 11, February 15, March 08, April 12, and May 10. The movies will start at 7:00 pm. Come a little early and get some free popcorn! Water will also be available. This is a great opportunity to invite a friend. The first movie will be “God’s Not Dead”.
Once again, Grace will host the Martin Luther King luncheon and program following the annual march which begins at 10:30 a.m.
Ring in the New Year With Grace! Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Monday, December 31 from 9:00 pm – midnight for a New Year Celebration! There will be music with the contemporary worship band, a message, games, food and fun! Bring a dish to share. No sign-up is necessary.
We hope to see everyone in church this Sunday to wish you a Happy New Year!
May your troubles last only as long as New Year’s resolutions!!!
