The Grace Blog

The Wichita Alternative Gift Market is Saturday, November 15, and is a Market “Lite” – a fresh air event.  It’s held in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church, 525 N Broadway Ave.

You may also shop online at: https://alternativegifts.org/giving/crowdfunds/57

The market is scaled down this year as a precaution:

• We are outside but still request that all shoppers and volunteers wear face coverings and observe social distancing.
• We end the event an hour earlier than usual.
• As an additional precaution there are no ...

This year we again partner with HumanKind Ministries for Operation Holiday.  This takes the place of our November and December Yellow Bag drives.  Operation Holiday serves over 12,000 people each year.  Because of the pandemic, Operation Holiday is streamlining its requests this year (see the list below).  You may bring donations to Grace between November 4 and December 1.

Operation Holiday Needs

• New children’s coats (size 2T-XL Youth)
• New or handmade children’s winter accessories
• New or handmade blankets
• Nonperishable foods such as soup, proteins, peanut ...

• The Session met via Zoom and began and ended the meeting with prayer.
• We discussed worship: the backyard retreats, outdoor services, and two weeks of in-person worship.
• We discussed logistics of funerals.
• We committed to a new worship schedule beginning October 11 and going through November 8, with Sunday School at 10 am and worship at 11 am.
• A question was raised about how to build a relationship with a congregation that is primarily non-white. This is particularly hard right now with Covid restrictions.
• We ...