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Deep Roots

Dear Grace Community,

The Session is excited to share with you the Deep Roots Capital Campaign.  For over a year, groups within our congregation have studied our facilities to consider how we might continue to use our space most effectively for our congregation and the community. This summer, the Session began to study the data provided by these groups, and the result of this is the Deep Roots Campaign.

2018 is our 70th year worshiping at the corner of Bleckley and Douglas. Our roots are deep here. We believe that God calls us to do ministry here and from this place. We believe that God will continue to do new things in and through our congregation. This campaign will strengthen our facilities so that our ministries can grow, and so that we can continue to share God’s love both within the walls of the church and in the community.

On Sunday, September 16, we share more about the Deep Roots Campaign in worship. It is a $300,000 campaign with pledges made for up to three years. We have six open houses set-up for you to come and learn more about Deep Roots. Please plan to attend one.

In Christ,

Catherine Neelly Burton

Open Houses

All open houses start in the Grace Parlor and involve tours throughout the church building.  The open houses last from 30 minutes to an hour.

  • Sunday, September 16 at 12:15 pm
  • Tuesday, September 18 at 6:30 pm
  • Sunday, September 23 at 12:15 pm
  • Monday, September 24 at 6:30 pm
  • Tuesday, September 25 at 6:30 pm
  • Wednesday, September 26 at 6:30 pm
Morning Worship

Bus Tickets and Morning Worship: September 14

Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community.  This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is on a weekend we meet the Friday before.  Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.

We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution.  Want to help?  Contact Kirk Anderson, kirk@mygpc.org or 684-5215.

Yellow Bag Sundays

Yellow Bag Sundays: September

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter. In September our contributions go to the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church food pantry.  All non-perishable food items are welcome.

 

 

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Sunday Morning Schedule – September 2018

9 am        Worship in the Great Room

10 am      Education and Fellowship

11 am      Worship in the Sanctuary

Worship at 9 am is in the Great Room and is led musically by our band.  The style is less formal than the 11 am service.  The 11 am service is in the Sanctuary and is led musically by our choirs.  The style is more traditional.

There is no Sunday School on September 2.  We have Sunday School for people of all ages on Sundays September 9, 16, 23, and 30.

Children and Youth

  • Children ages 0-Pre-K

A nursery is available all morning from 8:50 – 12:15. From 10 – 10:45 Colissa Fry leads a Sunday School lesson for these children.

  • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Kindergarten – 2nd grade meets in room B10 (in the basement) also known as the ‘Foundation Station.’

  • 3rd – 6th Grades

3rd, 4th, and 5th graders meet in Tower Room (on the 2nd floor).  This year 6th graders join this class as mentors for the younger students.

  • Youth

7-12th graders meet in the Youth Center (downstairs)

Adults

There are three options for adults to participate in Sunday School:

Love and Logic – Meets in the Parlor

Cindy Dethloff and Jennifer Snook team up to lead another Love and Logic class.  The Love and Logic philosophy can fit any relationship, and the focus of this class is on parenting.  Love and Logic helps parents raise self-confident, motivated children who are motivated for the real world.

Bible 101 – Meets in Room 101

Bible 101 is an opportunity to dig into scripture.  Each week we take a different book of the Bible and give a 101 summary of it.  For five weeks Martin Burch teaches on I and II Samuel and Judges.

Steamer Class: Meets in Room 209

  • September 9 – Cindy Weisgerber from Covenant Presbyterian Church shares about the Presbytery of Southern Kansas trip to Cuba in February 2018.
  • September 16 and 23 – Lela Jo Monger teaches.
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Sunday Morning Preaching Schedule for September 2018

September 2    

On this first Sunday of the month we celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches from Mark 7:1-8.

September 9     

We welcome our Chancel Choir back to 11:00 worship this Sunday, and at 4:30 pm we gather for Messy Church.  Catherine Neelly Burton preaches for both morning services.

September 16   

Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

September 23   

Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.

September 30   

Catherine Neelly Burton preaches.