Category Archives: Church Information

Invitation to the Old Testament Bible Study

oldAre you interested in an in-depth Bible Study?  This fall Pastor Catherine Neelly Burton invites you to join her for “Invitation to the Old Testament.”  This is nine-week overview of the Old Testament.  It is part of the Disciple Curriculum and is like the “Invitation to Psalms” that was offered in 2016 and “Invitation to John” in 2018.  It is a study that emphasizes knowledge and faith formation.

Participants who engage in this study gain knowledge and confidence about the Bible. This Bible study requires a high commitment and won’t be for everyone. The commitment is a weekly class of one hour and fifteen minutes and a couple of hours of homework a week.  We won’t read all of the Old Testament in class, but we will read a lot.  It is fine to miss a class on occasion, but you need to make at least 75% of the classes.

Materials for the class are a study Bible and study guide.  The guides may be purchased at Grace for $15.  A kindle version of the book is available through Amazon.

The classes meet on Tuesdays at 10 am or Wednesdays at 6 pm.  Classes begin the week of September 8 with an overview session. Sign-ups begin in early August.  Look for more information on a bulletin board at church, in Grace this Week, or by calling Catherine, 684-5215. Childcare is available for class upon request.

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Presbyterian Triennium

This July 16-20 thousands of Presbyterian youth and adults gather in West Lafayette, Indiana, for Triennium.  Triennium is held every three years and brings together youth and adults from around the country for worship, fellowship, study, play, and service.  It’s an incredible opportunity for young people to see the church beyond the local congregation.

This year, five of our youth and two adults are at Triennium with the delegation from the Presbytery of Southern Kansas.  You may read more of the history of Triennium here.  Grace member Laurie Haury went to the first Triennium in 1980, and Laurie Mulford followed in 1983.  Catherine Neelly Burton was there in 1995, and Dave McIntire has served as a small group leader.

Is there anyone else who’s been?

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Cuba Connection: August 2019

In March 2019, Darcy Eads, Pam Head, and Capri Zimmerman traveled from Grace to Cuba with a group from the Presbytery of Southern Kansas. They spent their time in Cuba in the Del Centro Presbytery learning about the life and mission of the congregations there. They visited different churches and met with and worshiped with Cuban Presbyterians.

Since their return, the Grace Session has approved the start of a Cuba Team to explore a future partnership with a Cuban Congregation. In June, Darcy Eads traveled to New Orleans for the Cuba Partners Network Gathering. There she learned more about what partnership with a congregation might look like.

On Sunday, August 11, we are excited to welcome Jo Ella Holman to Grace. Jo Ella serves as the PCUSA Mission Coordinator for Cuba and the Caribbean. She preaches at Grace at 9 am and 11 am. Come and hear what God is doing in Cuba.

Kings Worship Series

Kings Worship Series

Join us for a look at the books of I and II Kings. From June 16 – July 7, we dig into stories of greed, corruption, abuse of power, sometimes goodness, and always God’s faithfulness. Catherine Neelly Burton preaches on Sundays from Kings at 9 am and 11 am, and Martin Burch teaches an adult Sunday School class at 10 am.

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Mission Spotlight June 2019

The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church USA.  PDA responds to disasters around the world, including the recent floods in the Midwest.  One way PDA responds is by distributing buckets filled with clean-up supplies.  In effort to restock the warehouse with buckets, the Presbytery of Southern Kansas challenged congregations to donate money for this purpose.

The Grace Mission Distribution team contributed $1000.  Other churches in the presbytery donated a total of $6027, and the Presbytery Mission Team matched it.  We were able to give $12,055 to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to purchase clean-up bucket supplies.  This will fill 325 clean-up buckets which will be ready to go when another disaster hits.