In November, the Grace Session voted to become a Matthew 25 Congregation within the PCUSA. Taking the words of Matthew 25:31-46, the PCUSA 222nd and 223rd General Assemblies (2016 and 2018) created and endorsed this initiative. There are three focus areas of this initiative: building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism, and eradicating systemic poverty.
The Grace Session began an in-depth study of congregational ...
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As Advent approached, the Grace Children’s Ministry celebrated the birth of three babies connected to our community. Grace members were gracious to offer gifts such as handmade blankets, sweaters and books, and I was blessed to deliver them. In addition to the gifts, Grace supplied freezer meals and treats for the new families.
The youngest of Grace children received a “knock and drop” advent bag delivered by some of the older Grace children. Inside these fun bags was a sticker nativity ...
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Early in November, Jacob’s Learning Ladder children brought non-perishable food items to school to donate to the food bank. Items were collected and sent to HumanKind Ministries through Operation Holiday.
Our Thanksgiving Program looked very different this year. We filmed each class separately singing their songs. Clips were put together in one video and then shared with families through our YouTube page so we could celebrate Thanksgiving with our families safely.
Children have been busy in their classrooms: voting, making bird feeders, ...
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The Grace Session met on Monday, November 30 and unanimously voted to remain with online only worship through Sunday, January 3, 2021. Sunday services air on Facebook Live at 11 am and are posted to our website, mygpc.org.
The Christmas Eve services are available on our website the morning of December 24, so you may watch them anytime. If you prefer to watch with the community, they premiere live at 5 pm and 8 pm on Facebook. The 5 pm service ...
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Each year we hold what we call our “Silent Night” service in Advent. Some churches call this “Blue Christmas,” or another name. It is a service designed with the understanding that the holiday season is hard for some people. We recognize that some of us need time to pause. We need a quiet time and space set apart.
This year the service is all online, but we stream it from the sanctuary. You may watch it here>
Catherine Neelly Burton, Kelsey ...
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