Weekly Grace News: November 21, 2022

Upcoming Sermon Series: Making Room in Advent

On November 27, we will begin studying Making Room in Advent by Bette Dickinson. Study along with us and order your copy now!

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Events and Reminders:

Stand in the Gap – November: As a church, we have set aside the month of November to consider how God is asking us to care for vulnerable children, both before and after their birth. We will highlight this during services with special prayer events, network development, opportunity presentation, and more. Read additional details here.

Youth Fundraiser – November: During the month of November, we will have an envelope fundraiser for Grace Youth. Details are available online, and giving envelopes will be available in the Eagle’s Nest throughout the month.

Christmas Photo Studio – November & December: Grace’s Christmas photo studio will remain open in the Eagle’s Nest for everyone to use on Sunday mornings with your own camera. Enjoy and be sure to tag us on social media so we can see your shining faces: @gracecommunitygso.

Gifts of Grace – Nov. 20 – Dec. 4: We are coming together as a church family for the holidays to create blessing boxes for our WCF friends. Fill up your shoebox-sized boxes and drop them off in the Eagle’s Nest from Nov. 20 through Dec. 4. Please see the website for full details.

Warm Blankets Needed – November through February: We need your help restocking our WCF closet with WARM/thick/large blankets for our friends who may be sleeping outside. Drop off in Room 105 or order from our Amazon Wishlist and ship directly to Grace.

Reminder: Grace kids and youth classes will be closed on Nov. 27, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1. for the holidays!

Women’s Christmas Dinner – Dec. 4: Hey ladies! Looking for a way to get connected at Grace? Join us for our annual Christmas dinner, with guest speaker, Jo Heather Dodson – details here!

Youth Outreach – Dec. 10: Join the Grace Youth group as we partner with Glenwood Together to help people from the community make Christmas gifts for their friends and family.

Reminder: No Grace Youth on Dec. 11

Baptisms – Dec. 18: Interested participants are to sign up in advance via Realm.

Christmas Eve Service – Dec.24: Join us for a beautiful service of Christmas worship, where we will slow down and reflect on the birth of Jesus and his gift to our world. Service time: 5:00 pm.

Christmas Together – Dec. 25: Join our Christmas service, combined with Gate City Church, for worship at 10am on Dec. 25, with pastor Maurice Dent speaking.

VOLUNTEER NEEDS

GraceKids Teachers: We need volunteers to pour the love of God into our kids! If you’re interested in teaching, please contact Lee at lsimmons@gracegso.org.

WCF Assistance: We need some extra hands for Wednesday Community Fellowship. Please reach out to Jennifer at jholloway@gracegso.org.

Missionary Care Team: We have a few spots opening up on our Missionary Care Team. This team connects with our missionaries, prays for them individually, and discovers any ways our church can directly serve them. If you’d like to know more about what’s involved, please email missions@gracegso.org

Download and print your copy of the current Missions Prayer Calendar Here.

WEEKLY AT GRACE

SUNDAY: Join us for worship in person or online every Sunday….

  • In person services 8:30am & 10am
  • Online services – Regular Sunday Services are LIVE STREAMED at 10am on our You Tube Channel ..OR our Facebook Live Feed. Catch up on any you missed by clicking these links.

WEDNESDAY: Wednesday Community Fellowship dinner is provided every Wednesday at 6pm in our sanctuary. All who need a hot meal are welcome! Children may be served with their parents.

MONTHLY AT GRACE

Grace Groups – Get involved in a community here at Grace…we were never meant to do life alone! Join one of our small groups… CLICK HERE for more info & to sign up.

Prayer Requests – We want to pray for you! Prayer requests can be submitted online HERE.

Giving – Giving is an act of worship to God. We want our church to maintain a strong financial position in order to minister well now and in the months to come. Please consider giving online HERE. Below is a snapshot of the past week:

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