IMPORTANT: Please fill out the attendance sheet found in your bulletin EACH WEEK with your name and date, and place it in the offering plate. This will assist us in making sure that all of our members are being cared for as needed during our vacancy.
SOCIAL MINISTRIES MEMBERS: After service today, we will be checking the food donations for expiration dates and packing everything in boxes. If you are able, please stay for a few minutes to give a hand.
GRACE LADIES bake sale is TODAY. Come to the Ladies Lounge after worship and check out our homemade breads and other goodies. We are also still selling Save Around Buffalo books each Sunday after worship thru December 11th. AND – Sign up for the Grace Ladies Christmas Party on the glass case in chapel.
TURKEYS & HAMS: We will continue to accept donations of turkeys and hams until December 18. We are already making deliveries of your donations to the Salvation Army, Community Mission, Lighthouse Women & Children, and the Lord’s Day Dinner to help them provide holiday dinners for our neighbors in need. We will make additional deliveries prior to Christmas. Your gifts can be stored in the downstairs kitchen freezer. If you need help carrying, please ask an usher for assistance.
NOVEMBER MISSION ENVELOPES have been designated to support Niagara Hospice. This local agency provides physical, emotional, and spiritual care to patients and families facing terminal illness. They have provided comfort and dignity to several cherished families of our congregation in recent months. They strive to maximize their quality of life for as long as possible in home settings, long-term care, and their Hospice House facilities. If you wish to support their services, please place your mission envelope in the offering plate during November, or donate online in the monthly mission section.
THANKSGIVING EVE worship will be held on Wednesday, November 23, beginning at 6:30 pm. Thanksgiving is a day our forefathers designated for us as Americans to stop and give thanks to God for all of His many blessings. We are thankful for the freedom we have to come together to consider the multitude of gifts that God gives us on a daily basis. We hope you will consider setting aside an hour for that purpose.
CHRISTMAS DECORATING of the sanctuary is taking place after worship on December 4. Please plan to stay for a half hour or so to assist in decorating your church. Your help is appreciated.
YOU’RE INVITED to celebrate with us! The Sunday School is excited about Jesus’ upcoming birthday next month, and they are planning a special celebration for Sunday, December 18. They are already working on a song that they will be singing during worship, and they will be participating in the service that day by helping with the readings, ushering, and acolyting. The congregation is invited to stay after worship for cake and snacks in the chapel. What a great way to start off the week leading up to the greatest birth in the history of the world! Mark your calendars so you won’t forget!!
GRACE LADIES Christmas Poinsettia sale is currently going on until Sunday, December 4th. Order forms are at both sanctuary entrances, please turn in your order to the church office no later than the 4th. The cost is $7.00 a piece.
OFFICE HOURS: Starting November, the church office will only be open the first Sunday of the month on weekends. The weekday hours remain the same of Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10am-2pm. There is a gray inbox on the desk to drop off any information or requests for the office.
COMING SOON: Pick up your 2022 Advent devotional at either entrance. You have two choices: “This is My Son”, a more traditional devotion book, and “How do They Celebrate Christmas?”, a look at Christmas in different cultures.