Session Minute Summaries: December 19, 2022, and January 15, 2023

Session Minute Summaries: December 19, 2022, and January 15, 2023

Full Session minutes are available upon request.

December 19, 2022

  • The Grace Session met on December 19 in the church parlor. The meeting was opened with prayer and closed with a devotional led by Charlene Randle.
  • Financial reports were given and received. Other reports were received.
  • The session celebrated the many gifts of the church that are on display during the Advent season. We are blessed with volunteers who create events (hanging of the greens and brunch), create art and decorate our spaces and ...
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Session Minute Summaries

The Sermon on the Mount

Sermon on the MountThe Sermon on the Mount is a collection of Jesus’ teachings found in Matthew 5-7.  For three Sundays, we look at teachings from each chapter.  I encourage you to read each chapter in preparation for worship.  The volume of teachings is so great that we cannot cover it all in worship, and I ...

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Church Information

Confirmation Journey 2022-2023

Confirmation Journey 2022-2023

We are halfway through our current Grace Confirmation class. Since late October, six confirmands have had weekly discussion topics that have provided great conversation and questions. Topics included trust in God, who is Jesus, discipleship, prayer and its importance, grace and sin, the history of the church and Grace Presbyterian, what is Presbyterianism and the PCUSA, worship, and the sacraments. The confirmands served with First Presbyterian and their homeless breakfast and spent time reading the book of Matthew.  They also ...

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Events

Grace Missionary Support

Grace Missionary Support

Did you know that Grace supports two international mission households?  We offer monthly financial support to Dr. Katie Rhoads and to Jerry and Breanna Hurd and family.  These relationships span more than a decade.

Dr. Rhoads (yes, she’s Tom Rhoads’ sister) is a medical missionary and theologian in Northern Uganda and Sudan.  She offers medical care, medical training, and she trains pastors.

The Hurds are part of the missionary flight community in east Africa. Jerry flies supplies and people throughout different countries. ...

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10
JAN
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Church Information

January 2023 Yellow Bag

January 2023 Yellow Bag

The new year brings us a time for renewal and resolutions. It also brings us another opportunity to assist our sister congregation with its food pantry program.  This month’s recipient for Yellow Bag donations is Covenant Presbyterian Food Pantry.  Food staples such as canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats, cereals, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, and pasta sauce are good items to donate.  Please be sure the food being donated is within the “use by” date and packaging is not open.  ...

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Church Information

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