The Dynamic Duos Sermon Series continues this weekend. Pastor Bill’s message will the story of Jacob and Esau with Sermon Text: Genesis 25:27-34
Local Mission Project: Over the next several weeks teams will be working at the Chevy Chase Community Center insulating walls, hanging and finishing drywall, painting, and installing flooring. Most work will be done on Saturdays, but there may be opportunities throughout the week to help. Experience with drywall would be helpful. If you have never done that kind of work and would like to learn how, this would be a great opportunity to do so! Please call Larry Catlos at 724-463-7788 or 724-388-6032 if you would like to volunteer some time to this very worthwhile project.
Community-wide Prayer Service: Tomorrow, February 10 at 4:00 pm at Word of Grace Fellowship (at the corner of 5th and Grant Street) in Indiana, PA. Everyone is invited to join in prayers for our Community!
Women’s Fellowship will be meeting on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00 pm in the parlors. They will be working on no-sew blankets for the missions team to take to Bethel Bible Village in March, so all help will be greatly appreciated. They will also be discussing an upcoming service project for April. Women of all ages are invited to enjoy an evening of food, fun, and fellowship! Please contact Sue Stitt or Mary Helen Taylor for information.
Join Shanda and Wes Tomer for their next Financial Peace University group starting Friday, February 15. You will learn things like: how to create a budget, the fastest ways to get out of debt, what you need to know before buying a home (or how to pay off your home faster), how to communicate about money and much more! Fridays from 6:15 – 8:00 pm for nine weeks; last class is April 12. Child care is available. Cost is $109. Scholarships are available. Contact Shanda (724) 931-7823 or Wes Tomer (484) 477-9228 with any questions. Sign up in the Welcome Center today, February 10th or at anytime at: https://www.fpu.com/1085123. Our last class, 10 households represented, paid off $42,123 of non-mortgage debt and saved $12,903 in just nine weeks! Now it’s your turn!
Attention Grace Men! Sign up today in the Welcome Center for the Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, February 16 at 8:30 am in Fellowship Hall.
A Chili Cook-Off to benefit the Chevy Chase Community Center is being held Saturday, February 16 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Indiana Eagles, 420 Philadelphia Street, parking in the rear off of Gompers Avenue. Dinner includes: Chili, Salad, Bread and home made desserts. Adults are a $10 donation and children are a $5 donation. Tickets can be purchased from Dave Taylor.
Engaging Women’s Hearts to Pray: The Women of Grace Prayer Breakfast is Saturday, March 02, 9:00 – 10:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Sign up in the Welcome Center for delectable food, delightful conversation, and dazzling insights into prayer! Natalie Glaser and Claudia Curry will talk about prayer. Childcare will be provided. There is NO CHARGE for this event, and it’s open to women of all ages at Grace. The last day to sign up is February 22. Sign up in the Welcome Center or call the church office at 724-463-8535.
Movie Night at Grace is Coming Soon! Our next movie will be “God’s Not Dead 2” on Friday, February 15. Come join us and remember – this is a great opportunity to invite a friend. Mark your calendars for future Movie Nights: March 08, April 12, and May 10. The movies will start at 7:00 pm in Fellowship Hall. Come a little early and get some free popcorn!
New GEMs Group forming – Ladies, if you are looking for support to lose weight using Scripture and Christian songs, a new GEMs group will begin on Thursday, February 21 at 5:15 pm in room 102. Please contact Julie Bracken at bracken.family@comcast.net or 724-599-4232 for more information.
New Member Classes will be held for anyone interested in joining Grace Church. Classes will be held on Sundays, March 03, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:10 am – 11:00 am. Those completing the classes will join the church on Sunday, March 31 (the last class day) during worship services. Please call the church office if you wish to attend the classes and join the church on March 31.
Birthday Revelers: On March 4 at 6 pm in Fellowship Hall, your pastors and their spouses will host a dinner for all adults and a guest who have a birthday in March. Childcare and pizza will be provided for young children. There is no cost but reservations are required, including you and your guests name, the month and day of your birth, and number of young children. Please register in the Welcome Center or email kmihoerck@indianagrace.org. Deadline is February 17 for the March Birthday Celebration!
New 6-week seminar: “Let’s Think It Through: Pizza and God and Reasoning”. This course is designed for those with spiritual doubts, and believers who have somebody in their life who has expressed doubts. This is not a Bible Study. Instead, we will discuss a variety of topics using reasoning to see that we can arrive at the same conclusions you get from the Bible. Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm in the G.I.M. building beginning February 21 and ending March 28. Free Pizza will be provided to participants. Non-church members are welcome and encouraged. Maybe you can bring that skeptical person that you know. Sign up in the Welcome Center. Contact Kenny Schramko at 724-584-6920 or steelersfan345@gmail.com for more information.
KINGDOM ASSIGNMENTS:
As part of her Kingdom Assignment, there will be an original painting by Wiley Frumpkin on display in the Welcome Center from Sunday, February 10 through Sunday, March 3. Silent Auction bids for the painting will be accepted through March 03 when the highest bidder will be contacted. The money made from the auction will go to Grace Missions. To place a silent bid, simply fill out a form next to the painting and place it in the box provided.
Clara Pollock (age 8) and Anna Pollock (age 5) are selling heart sugar cookies for their Kingdom Assignment. Please stop by the Welcome Center before and after the 11:00 am service on February 17 to buy some cookies for $1 each! All donations from the cookie sale will go to the Ronald McDonald House in Pittsburgh in honor of Quinn Santini and her parents Joe and Kellie. Quinn is a 9 month-old, sweet baby girl who received her miracle heart transplant this summer. The Ronald McDonald House offers a temporary home for so many families while their children are being treated at Children’s Hospital. We are looking forward to seeing God bless numerous families through these heart cookies!
Safe Sanctuary training: Saturday, February 23 at 9:00 am in the parlors. This is for all servants and staff who have not had this training. We will discuss the policy the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has to keep children, youth, and vulnerable adults safe. Questions? See Mary Beth Rine in the Nursery.
Winter Blues? Join us for a fun day of Snow Tubing at Hidden Valley on Saturday, March 2nd. No skill required – just grab your winter gear and get ready for a fabulously fun day of thrilling, fast-paced runs down the slippery chutes. A convenient lift takes you back for more action! Additional details are forthcoming, but we need to provide a headcount. Please sign up in the Welcome Center and plan to bring your whole family.
Grace trip to Dollywood: November 12-15, approximate total cost, $350-400, includes: 3 overnights in Dolly’s cabin, a 2 day park pass including a dinner in the park, 1 evening dinner/show outside the park, and transportation. To hold your spot, a $50 -$100 deposit is needed by Sunday, February 17. Write your check to GUMC (Memo: Dollywood 2019) and sign up in the Welcome Center where more information is available.
Important Reminder: Construction is underway at the church!!! It is an exciting time, and one that will require considerable changes. Room assignments have changed, and there will be some area that are totally “off limits” for safety reasons. Thank you all for your patience and understanding during this transition time. One particular change pertains to Children’s Ministry. All of the Grace Kids Ministry classes, worship, nursery and activities will be on the second floor during construction. Sign in will take place in our Fellowship Hall. Adult classes and studies are moved to other rooms in the church.
Bulletin Bloopers (from other churches) to make you smile:
The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir
The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.
The service will close with Little Drops of Water. One of the ladies will start quietly and the rest of the congregation will join in.
Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the carpet should come forward and do so.
The church is glad to have with us today as our guest minister the Rev. Shirley Green, who has Mrs. Green with him. After the service, we request that all remain in the sanctuary for the Hanging of the Greens.
Enjoy the sunshine, and SMILE!
