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January 2017 Youth Schedules

If you would like to get on the Student Ministry email list for either IGNITE or INSPIRE/WYLDlife, please email your request to Kirk Anderson.

IGNITE (All High School aged youth)

  • Sunday discussion (10 – 10:50 am) – Will meet the January 15, 22 and 29

Wednesday Events; every Wednesday starting on January 11

  • Chess Club (4:15 – 5:15 pm) – Room 101/103 led by Ann Graham and Gary Hart
  • Fellowship
    • 5:30 pm Dinner
    • 6:30 pm Fellowship (Youth Center)

 Other Dates

  • All Student worship – January 18
  • Mission Trip: July 7 – 16

INSPIRE (All Middle High aged youth)

  • Sunday discussion (10 – 10:50 am) – Will meet the January 15, 22 and 29

Wednesday Events; every Wednesday starting on January 11

  • Chess Club (4:15 – 5:15 pm) – Room 101/103 led by Ann Graham and Gary Hart
  • Fellowship
    • 5:30 pm Dinner
    • 6:30 pm Fellowship (Youth Center)

Save the Dates

  • All Student worship – January 18
  • Graduating 8th graders: Mission trip July 7 – 16

YaYa’s (College aged youth)

  • We meet on Sunday evening at various homes and venues discussing God’s purpose in one’s life during the college aged years. Call Kirk or Sean Foster for locations and more information.

Camp Dates for Westminster Woods

  • Winter Retreats
    • Young Adult: 01/6-8
    • High School: 01/20-22
    • Middle School: 02/3-5
  • Summer Camp
    • 3rd & 4th grades: 05/30-06/2
    • 5th & 6th: 06/5-9
    • 7th & 8th: 06/12-16

Financial Peace University – January 18, 2017

Just Imagine: Financial Peace University at Grace Presbyterian Church

Imagine having no car payment or house payment.

Imagine having an emergency fund for the unexpected.

Imagine having Christmas paid for before it gets here.

You don’t have to imagine it; plan for it! Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan! It teaches God’s ways of handling money.

Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group activities, FPU presents biblical, practical steps to get from where you are to where you’ve dreamed you could be. You’ll learn how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more!

Attend Financial Peace University, Dave Ramsey’s 9-week financial seminar. The class meets Wednesdays from 6-7:30 pm, January 18—March 15 in the Parlor. The cost is $93 per family and child care is provided (registration required). Want to register or know more? You can call Martin Burch at 684-5215 or visit the website.

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From the Pastor's Desk

From the Pastor’s Desk: December 2016

In November, Dr. Katie Rhoads made a visit to Grace. Katie is a missionary in Uganda and Sudan. Grace is one of Katie’s supporting congregations, and it’s always a blessing to hear from her.

Katie is a physician. She serves as a doctor and a teacher.  As a doctor (and specifically a surgeon), she provides a wide range of medical care.  As a teacher, she teaches medicine, and she teaches Christians in the communities where she works about Christianity and about the joy of sharing the good news.

As I listened to Katie, I realized that I sometimes forget the power of the gospel – the transformative nature of Christianity. She shared that people she works with have conversion experiences but don’t necessarily know anything about Christianity, about what’s in the Bible. It’s one thing to come to faith. It’s another thing to have your faith inform your life.

She told us a story about being in a village where someone from another tribe came and killed some animals. The response of the people she was with was to retaliate by killing the families of the perpetrators. The people she was with were Christians, but they didn’t know teachings of Christianity; they didn’t know that their faith should inform their actions. Katie told us of sitting with these people and sharing scripture after scripture about forgiveness. Their hearts were changed.

Faith changes lives.

We’re in Advent – the time when we await Christ’s coming. We remember that God took on flesh to live among us, and in that, everything changed. If you are new to faith, I hope you’ll hear the scripture of the season and let it shape you. If you’ve been a Christian for a long time, hear these stories in new ways.  The incarnation, God’s taking on flesh, changed everything.  Continue to let God change and transform you.

In Christ,

Catherine

 

silent night

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is Saturday, December 24.  We look forward to this special night.  Christmas Eve is a night of beauty and mystery.  We worship at 5 pm (Great Room) and 8 pm (Sanctuary).  Both services include the Lord’s Supper.  The 8 pm service includes candlelight. Children are always welcome in worship, but if you prefer, a nursery is available at 5 pm and 8 pm.