CHURCH OFFICE will be open on Thursday’s from 9am-4pm for the next two weeks. If there is an emergency outside that time please contact either Dick Crawford or Mark Andrews.
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS are Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, and Matthew 3:1-12.
VOTER’S MEETING will be held today following church.
TURKEYS & HAMS: Twenty turkeys were delivered last Sunday to our partner agencies that used them for their free Thanksgiving dinners for those in need in our community. We will continue to accept donations of turkeys and hams until December 21, when we will make a second delivery to help provide Christmas dinners. Thank you for helping your neighbors.
NEXT SUNDAY: December 7, we will be decorating the sanctuary after worship. Many hands make light work. Please plan to stay if you are able.
ADVENT SIMPLE SUPPERS & WORSHIP begin this week. A simple supper will be offered at 5:30 pm. each Wednesday, followed by worship at 6:30 pm. If you cannot make the supper, you are welcome to join for worship. Suppers and worship will be offered each Wednesday through 12/17. There is a sign-up sheet available on the glass case for volunteers to help provide food.
ADVENT GIVING TREE: Donations to our Giving Tree tables in the narthex and chapel will support Heart, Love, & Soul, Potter’s Field, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, and Niagara Gospel Mission. If you would like to participate, take as many tags as you would like, purchase the item(s) requested, and bring it back to the table unwrapped. We will be accepting donations through December.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: On Sunday, December 21, our Sunday School students will be participating in worship as greeters, readers, acolytes, and ushers. They will be singing special music, including a selection they will sing with our choir. All are invited to stay for a pizza reception in the chapel after worship. We hope you will join us as we prepare to celebrate the greatest birth in history.
CHOIR will practice after worship today. New members who would like to join in singing special Christmas music are welcome to attend practice.
NOVEMBER MISSION ENVELOPES will benefit Niagara Falls Meals on Wheels. They are a non-profit group located in Niagara Falls that provides nutritious meals to our city’s residents who cannot shop for or cook their own meals. They DO NOT receive any government funding for the services they provide. Because of this, they are able to serve people who do not qualify for other programs and might otherwise slip through the cracks. If you would like to support Meals on Wheels, use your mission envelope during November or give online by choosing “monthly mission”.
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS have been posted at the narthex and parking lot entrances. Check out the list and offer birthday greetings to your friends at Grace.
GRACE LADIES Christmas Party will be on Tuesday, November 9th at 5:30pm. Food will be provided by ALPS Catering and cost is $15. Please bring a $5 wrapped gift to exchange.
FREE BIBLES: Our congregation provides free Bibles for guests and neighbors who come through our doors for voting, Survivors’ Group meetings, VBS, Trunk or Treat, and many other events. Our supply is running low, and it’s time to restock. Each case of 40 is about $100. If you’d like to support this mission, please mark your gift “Bible Outreach” (for online: choose the Special Missions category first). Those who receive Bibles are very grateful!