Yellow Bag Sundays: October 2016

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. This month our contributions go to the food pantry at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. Consider bringing canned meats and proteins. This is the last time our contributions go to Mount Vernon in 2016. In November and December, our donations go to Interfaith Ministries’ Operation Holiday.

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Laundry Love: October 9

It’s time for our monthly Laundry Love! This is when we go to College Town Laundry at 3223 E 17th St, by the WSU Campus, and pay for laundry for people. This is a mission of our evangelism team, and we’d love for you to join us. We’ll be there from 2:30 – 5:30 pm on Sunday, October 9.  Want to know more? Contact Catherine Neelly Burton in the church office, 684-5215.

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Prairie Fire Marathon and Bluegrass Worship: Sunday October 9

Sunday, October 9, is the Prairie Fire Marathon and Half Marathon.

For the fourth year in a row runners race past Grace starting around 8 am. We’ll be on the lawn to cheer for them as they zoom down Douglas.

Cheering, waving, and clapping for the runners is joyful, particularly when you can see the difference the encouragement makes for a person. Bring a chair or plan to stand. Our presence on the lawn is an important witness to the community.

The 9 ...

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Watermark Books at Grace: October 5

Grace is excited to host Watermark Books and author, Geraldine Brooks, on Wednesday, October 5, at 6:30 pm.  Brooks’ latest book is The Secret Chord.

She is the author of four novels including the Pulitzer Prize winning March.  Her novel, Caleb’s Crossing, won the New England Book Award for fiction and the Christianity Today Book Award.

When we host Watermark, we enjoy the opportunity to offer hospitality to the community.

Can you volunteer? We need greeters for ...

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Numana Food Packing Event: October 16

Grace is answering Christ’s call to ‘feed his sheep.’  On October 16, we host a Numana Food Packing event from 2-4 pm.

Numana (numanainc.com) is based out of El Dorado, KS. They bring pounds and pounds of dried beans and rice to Grace that day, and we package the food into bags to be shipped to a ministry in Haiti that works with children.

The event is open to everyone five years and older. There is a nursery for younger children. If ...

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