Grace Presbyterian Church

FAREWELL BREAKFAST/RECEPTION

Sunday, November 15 at

9:30 a.m., between services

in honor of our interim pastor, Betsy Pense

 Please bring a breakfast casserole, muffins, and fruit.

or your favorite breakfast recipe.

 Join us in reading ISAIAH.

                             November 11   43:1-13            November 12   43:14-28

                             November 13   44:1-8              November 14   44:9-20

                             November 15   44:21-28          November 16   45:1-13

                             November 17   45:14-25          November 12   43:14-28

                             November 13   44:1-8              November 14   44:9-20

                             November 15   44:21-28          November 16   45:1-13

                             November 17   45:14-25          November 18   46:1-13

                             November 19   47:1-15            November 20   48:1-11

                             November 21   48:12-22          November 22   49:1-13

Calendar Reminders/Changes

Nifty Fifties, Saturday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. (contact Tom Denny at tadenny@academicplanet.com).

Children’s Education Ministry, Sunday, November 15 at 12:17 p.m. (contact Ron Musfeldt at rmusfeldt@tx.rr.com).

Tuesday Circle, Tuesday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. (Contact Ann Livingston at utfan50@att.net).

WOG General Meeting, Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. (Contact Leslie Seggelink at leslieseggelink@sbcglobal.net).

Library Ministry, has been changed to Wednesday, November 25 at 6:45 p.m. (bmenti@att.net).

 Cub Scouts are hosting a garage sale on Saturday, November 14 from 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 Sunday, November 15, “Culture of Poverty” Presentation, 5:00-6:00 pm in the Sanctuary. GPYC and Howard Livingston bring in Lylette Pharr, Tarrant County Food Bank, to talk about poverty in Tarrant County and ways we can help.  All ministries of Grace are invited!

 Ladies Retreat
Sweet Life Cafe
January 8-10, 2010
Camp Crucis
$90.00
Please sign up at pay by November 22, 20009

  Grace Presbyterian Youth Connection

Sunday, November 15, ”Culture of Poverty” Presentation, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Lylette Pharr of the Tarrant County Food Bank talks about poverty in Tarrant County. 

All ministries of Grace are invited!  Youth Meeting will continue from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

with fun and games!  $3 for dinner.

 Sunday, November 22, Fall Worship Celebration, FPC, Ft Worth. 

Bring money for the offering and a light dinner on the way back!

Meet at GPC 3:00 p.m.  Time of return is approx. 6:30 p.m.

Please sign up on Youth board. Drivers Needed!

 Sunday, November 29, Coffee House and Book Study, 5:00-8:00 p.m. GPC

Bring a friend!  Volunteers needed to serve coffee!

 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO… 

 Give a gift of LOVE to a child this Christmas! Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection

will be presented and blessed

during services this coming Sunday, November 15! 

 Pamphlets and shoeboxes are available in the hallway across from the Youth Room. 

 Throwing away old furniture?

GPYC is in need of couches, sectionals, or comfy office chairs in fairly good condition.  

Please keep us in mind!

  If you borrowed, or know the whereabouts of the Youth Projector,

we ask that you PLEASE return it to the office!  Thanks! 

 We are in need of sponsors to provide dinners!

 Please contact Sheryl Machen, or sign up on Youth Board if you can help!

 YOUTHQUAKES for JR. HIGH leave Friday, November 13-15!  Camp Gilmont.

Please pray for them to have a safe and fun time this weekend!

Sunday, November 8, “Bonfire at the Bayless’”, 112 Forest Green St, Burleson, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

 To Become a SPONSOR for GPYC, or for more information on Events, contact Sheryl Machen (817) 296-7208, s.machen@yahoo.com

  Saturday, December 5 ~ Advent Festival

It’s time to start planning for the upcoming holiday season at Grace.  Plan to be in attendance on Saturday, December 5 to help decorate the sanctuary, sing carols, enjoy our annual soup/chili supper and watch the children and youth perform.

Schedule for the day:

• 12:30pm ~meet at the church to go to the storage unit, proceed to the storage unit and retrieve the boxes of decorations, return to the church and unload decoration boxes
• 2:00 to 4:00pm “Hanging of the Greens” ~ be at the church to help decorate.  We need plenty of helpers, so please come.  Bring your 8 foot ladders!
• 4:30 to 5:00pm ~ Carol sing
• 5:00 to 6:00pm ~ Soup/chili potluck supper ~ bring your favorite soup or chili or your favorite dessert to share.
• Following supper, the children and youth will perform.

This promises to be a wonderful afternoon and evening of service and fellowship, so mark your calendars and plan to be there!

      Join 6^th Grade Sunday School for a trip to Mission Arlington. 

                    The 6^th grade Sunday School class has scheduled its annual trip to Mission  Arlington to work  in the Christmas store for Saturday, December 12.  We are  looking for additional people to come along with us.  We never know what our work assignment will be ~ we have helped shoppers pick out gifts, helped  wrap gifts, unloaded trucks and sorted toys!  Whatever the assignment, we  always enjoy the chance to help make the holidays brighter for those less  fortunate.  If you would like to join us, please contact Martha Kinard or Barb Mcallister so that we can make sure we have adequate transportation for everyone.  Plan to spend the morning working.  Then we always “treat” ourselves to lunch before returning to the church.  We hope you will take a  morning to show others that “Love Matters” at Grace

 THANK OFFERING

          The Thank Offering is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude for the special blessings in our lives and is collected at our November general meeting, then submitted to Presbyterian Women.  The giving guideline is simply “give as you are blessed”.  Forty percent of this offering supports health ministries throughout the world.  The remaining sixty percent of the offering funds new creative ideas for missions.  Twenty-seven projects received grants from the 2009 Thank Offering.  From nearly 70 requests, the Creative Ministries Offering Committee selected 14 projects in the United States and 13 projects in other parts of the world to receive a total of $684,000.

 COOKBOOKS FOR SALE!!   COOKBOOKS FOR SALE!!!!!

We still have about 175 cookbooks left for sale!  If you can help us sell them, we would be most grateful.  If you have friends through book clubs, social clubs, quilting clubs, school friends, craft fairs, etc., please try to sell them as they will make wonderful Christmas presents.  Now that things have slowed down a bit, through the rest of October and November, we will not be selling in the Narthex.  If you need to purchase cookbooks, just contact us; we will be happy to get the books to you.  If you have a business and would like to display the cookbooks, we will also be happy to set that up for you.  We have paid off the publishing costs and the money we make from here on out will go directly to the library at Grace.