Grace Community

Week of February 5-12

Youth Notices 

  Dessert.Study.Fellowship

  Middle and High School DSF will not be meeting today.  Join us next week at our regularly scheduled times:  Middle School- 5:00-6:00pm    High School- 6:30-8:00pm.

Sippin’

Wednesday, 3:30-5:00pm

YOUTH EVENTS

Snow Tubing & Spaghetti Dinner

RSVP Today!!!!  Tickets are limited, so they need to be pre-purchased

Date: Saturday, February 11th

Time: Meet at the church by 12pm. We will be tubing between 2-4pm. Spaghetti Dinner at the Flippen’s when we return to Lexington. Our evening should wrap up around 7:00-7:30pm.        Cost: Tickets are $28 per person. Money due Saturday.

Bowling

Date: Saturday, March 17th

New Adult Sunday School Clss

  The Adult Sunday School Class this semester is entitled "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands" by Paul Tripp. This class began today, and is a practical and helpful teaching with discussion about how God uses us in His ministry to His people.

Women's Bible Study 

The Women’s Bible Study be meeting this Tuesday morning from 9:30-11 a.m. at the church.  We will be doing Lesson 15 of our study of 2 Corinthians.  Babysitting is provided. 

Upcoming Women's Event

Saturday, March 3 – Morning Retreat with Paige Benton Brown. Please RSVP. 

Card Workshop Postponed 

The Card-Making Workshop scheduled for next Saturday, Feb. 11 has been postponed to a later date.  We’ll let you know when!

Ministry Meal Volunteers Needed 

We are very much in need of some more volunteers for our Ministry Meals. These meals are provided to those in our church family who need the love and help we can provide during times of sickness, new baby, a death in the family, home from the hospital, etc.  If you could volunteer to help provide a meal or part of one on an occasional basis, please let Faye Welch or Julie Carter  know.Thank you so much.

Children's Choir

The Children’s Choir will meet this evening from 5:00-6:00 at the church .  All children ages 4-5th grade are welcome to come and sing for joy unto the Lord!

Sunday School Announcement

Please remember that Sunday School begins at 10:00 and ends at 10:45. Parents, we especially need your help with bringing children to their classrooms and picking them up on time. Our teachers fit a lot into those 45 minutes, and we don't want your children to miss any of it, nor do we want the rest of the class to have to start over for a late arrival. Thank you!

Prayer Shawl Ministry 

The next Prayer Shawl Ministry meetings will be on Monday, February 6:  9:00 a.m. at the church or 7:00 p.m. at the home of Patti Hammond (152 Sycamore Lane at Kendal, Lexington).  Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to come!

Choir For Easter 

Choir Practice for Easter will be each Monday at 6:15 p.m. the church.  Anyone interested in singing some Easter music, please come!

Rafiki Workday

There will be a Rafiki A-Z Workday on Saturday, Feb. 11th from 9:30-11:30.  Come join us as we assemble reader booklets for the children in Africa.  For ages 11-12 up to adult - it's fun!

Langham Preaching Seminar

Please be in prayer for the Langham Preaching Seminar in Georgetown, Guyana on February 14-17. Paul will be leading along with Dr. Las Newman from Jamaica and Mr. Joe Caterson from Trinidad. Please pray for the Spirit of God to use that time for the expansion of His Kingdom in that country.

TWO LECTURE OPPORTUNITIES:

Friday, February 10

Michael McClymond, a historical theologian at St. Louis University and internationally-recognized Jonathan Edwards scholar will be speaking on “Jonathan Edwards and the Future of Global Christianity” at Antrim Chapel at 7:30 pm at Roanoke College.  Sponsored by the Blakley Fund for Evangelical Studies.  The public is invited; no tickets required.  (Paul is planning on going, if anyone would like to ride with him.)

Sunday, March 18

“Was Paul a Good Jew? The Apostle, Torah, and Acts 21”  Lecture by Dr. David Rudolph (PhD, Cambridge University),  5:00 pm.  Pickle Lounge, Colket Student Center, Roanoke College. The public is invited; no tickets required.

Grace Food

Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." ( Luke 18:27 ) Feeding our hungry Rockbridge neighbors is only possible through God’s power at work in each of us. Please take home a GRACE FOOD bag today and return it next week, or as often as possible, with ANY non-perishable food item. Watch God do the impossible through you!

Nursery and Child Care