Weekly Update 11.10.23

Family + Friendsgiving Dessert Night

Churchwide Youth Event

Students grades 6-12 from all sites are invited to our first-ever Family + Friendsgiving Desserts Night this Sunday, November 5th, from 5-6:30p at New Grace.

Here’s what to bring:

• Your favorite Thanksgiving dessert to share — be it a pie, a muffin, a cake. Whatever you love, bring it on out!
• A friend—or two, or three, or more!
• At least one parent, family member, or caregiver.

We’ll eat desserts, play some games—including some light-hearted (maybe messy?) competitions between students and parents! During this time, parents will have 20-30 minutes to hear from site-specific and church-wide leaders about where we’re headed in youth ministry — and for parents to share how we can best partner with you in this season!

Registering ahead of time will tell us how many plates, cups, and beverages we need to provide. Even a ballpark number helps us prepare! Church-wide youth events rotate host sites — this event is hosted at New Grace!

Let us know you’re coming!

Haiti Angel Tree (Gifts due Nov 19th)

Churchwide

Last year, we started a new tradition of giving kids’ toys, school supplies, and essentials to the kids in the community of our Haitian church family. This year, we are doing it again, but with a new approach!

In place of sending pre-packaged boxes, we will be giving the supplies to the church in Haiti so they can pack the boxes and distribute the gifts to kids in their community. It’s just one more way we can partner with our brothers and sisters in Haiti!

Here’s how we’ll do it:

• Christmas trees will be placed at each site beginning on October 15th and go until November 19th
• Each tree will have “ornaments” placed on them with items that you can donate or certain amounts of money to give
• All donations will be due that final Sunday, Nov. 19th.

Questions? Contact Sue Steinmetz at timsue612@gmail.com

Give to Haiti Angel Tree

Baptisms & Parent-Child Dedications (Nov 12th)

East

Baptism is going public about your faith in Jesus and communicating to the world your heartfelt commitment to following Him. It’s an important act of obedience that God’s Spirit rewards in a very special and personal way.

Parent-Child dedication is a commitment to raise your child in the ways of Jesus. Are you ready to make that commitment, and are you ready to ask our church to make the same commitment alongside you? If so, sign up below!

Be Baptized or Dedicate Your Child(ren)

Chili Cookoff & Cornhole Tournament (Nov 17th)

East

On Friday, November 17th, this will be a super fun night of tasting chili entries and voting for a winning recipe. (You will need cash to place your votes for the chili entries you enjoy.)

You can also sign up to be part of a corn hole tournament for just $5/team.

Grace Gathering will be providing hotdogs and drinks, and there will be other fun activities to enjoy. All are welcome and we ask those not entering the Chili Cook-Off to bring a dessert to share.

Proceeds from the evening will go toward reaching out to the community through our Just Come Dinner in December.

Register Here

Hosting PrayerWorks

East

As a congregation, we are hosting the PrayerWorks 24/7 prayer room on Tuesday, November 7th from 3pm to 10pm. It’s a great opportunity to love our city well.

As a prayer room host, you do not have to be an “expert” in praying for people, nor do you have to know all about PrayerWorks. There will be a PrayerWorks partner with you to help. You get to welcome anyone who walks through the doors!

Sign Up to Host

Day Change: Tuesday Women’s Bible Study is Now on Wednesday

East

The Tuesday women’s Bible study is now meeting on WEDNESDAYS at 10am in the prayer room at Grace Gathering East. We are beginning a study of 1,2,3 John in a 7-week study by Jen Wilkin, called Abide. Our first meeting is November 8. The book is available on Amazon and through Lifeway Christian Resources.

Leadership Lab

Churchwide

We’re developing a training process for frontline missional leaders that is beginning this January. This leadership development community is designed to train and deploy men and women into ministries like youth, children, and the scattered church.

For more information, reach out to Kyle Tennant, Family Ministries Director, at kyle.tennant@gracegathering.com