The Prairie Fire Marathon Run is this Sunday, October 13. Access to Douglas is limited on that day, so plan ahead and leave plenty of time to get to the church. The easiest access to Grace arrives from the north.
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Grace has a new partner in our ministry: a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of the South Sudan. Led by Pastor Jacob Juol, this congregation worships on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and gathers on Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Bible Study and Prayer. On both days, the congregation gathers in the Chapel. Please greet and welcome our siblings in Christ whenever you see them.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is a most significant mission arm of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
From the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) website:
The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded through designated gifts.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Series: “Jesus’ Message: You Are Integral For Unity Being One Race And One Blood”
“Take Courage and Do Not Worry” – Job 1:1; 2:1-10
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12, Mark 10: 2-16 (13-16)
Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors. Twenty-five years ago, Gladwell published The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference. This month he published Revenge of the Tipping Point. Gladwell writes, “The Tipping Point is the biography of an idea,” I began, “and the idea is very simple.” Continue Reading →
In August, we shared that we had unexpected expenses this year totaling almost $40,000, and our insurance costs more than doubled. This drained much of our contingency funds.
We had ways to alleviate some of these issues on a short-term basis because of safeguards and other approaches we put in place. But these short-term solutions are stop gaps that cannot answer the ongoing issues we are facing. Our giving this year has not kept up with our budget income expectations. Giving ...
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